Kentucky House Bill 97 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-12 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 123)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 118.176 to add candidates for special elections to current definitions; amend KRS 118.315, 118.365, 118.367, and 118.770 to include political organization or political group candidates as candidates required to file nomination papers for a regular election; amend KRS 118.375 to change from 106 days to three months as the minimum amount of time that certain candidates may file petitions for a vacant elective office; amend KRS 118.760 to state the procedures to be followed for the nomination of independent, political organization, or political group candidates for a special election; amend KRS 118A.100 to establish petition standards for candidates for an unexpired term of a judicial office; amend KRS 118A.190 to establish for the board of elections of each county a certification deadline to the Secretary of State following primary or regular election.

AN ACT relating to elections.

Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]

Rep. Darryl Owens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-12		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 123)
2010-04-01		delivered to Governor
2010-04-01		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2010-04-01		received in House
2010-03-29		passed 35-0
2010-03-29		Senate receded from Committee Substitute
2010-03-29		posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute
2010-03-29		received in Senate
2010-03-29		House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
2010-03-26		posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute for Monday, March 29, 2010
2010-03-19		to Rules (H)
2010-03-19		received in House
2010-03-18		3rd reading, passed 22-15 with Committee Substitute
2010-03-17		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2010
2010-03-11		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-10		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-02-16		to State & Local Government (S)
2010-02-11		received in Senate
2010-02-10		3rd reading, passed 98-1
2010-02-03		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2010
2010-02-03		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-02		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2010-01-12		posted in committee
2010-01-05		to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB97.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB97/bill.doc