Kentucky Senate Bill 64 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 158)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 150.022 to subject appointments to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission to confirmation by the Senate; permit reappointment to the commission one time; prohibit appointment to the commission if convicted of a Class A misdemeanor or felony game law violation in any state or any jurisdiction; require the Governor to remove any commissioner if he or she was convicted of a Class A misdemeanor or felony game law violation in any state or any jurisdiction; remove eligibility of resident motorboat owners to vote for a commissioner in sportsmen's district election; amend KRS 150.150 to prohibit commingling of moneys in the Fish and Game Fund and require moneys be kept according to generally accepted accounting principles; amend KRS 150.061 to delete the indefinite term of employment and require a defined contract term of employment for the commissioner of Fish and Wildlife which is subject to removal or reappointment by the commission; require the commission to approve compensation, duties and terms of employment of the commission's employees; amend KRS 150.090 to require conservation officers to have full peace officer powers with restrictions to enforce fish and game laws only, except when there is a written request for assistance by another law enforcement agency and the commissioner has determined the fiscal impact on the department' resources or if there is an immediate life-threatening situation; restrict conservation officers service of process unrelated to enforcement of fish and game laws; require requests for assistance for periods longer than thirty days to have the approval of the commission and for assistance with commission approval to have a limited duration of thirty days; amend KRS 235.330 to require moneys collected under the boating chapters to be kept under different accounts in the Fish and Game Fund and not to be commingled with other funds; delete use of general fund appropriations for the Division of Law Enforcement.

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Sen. Joey Pendleton [D]

Sen. Gary Tapp [R]

Sen. Elizabeth Tori [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-13		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 158)
2010-04-01		delivered to Governor
2010-04-01		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2010-03-29		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2010-03-29		passed 37-0
2010-03-29		Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
2010-03-29		posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
2010-03-26		received in Senate
2010-03-26		3rd reading, passed 86-5 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
2010-03-25		floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed
2010-03-24		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 25, 2010
2010-03-23		reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
2010-03-22		returned to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2010-03-22		2nd reading
2010-03-22		taken from committee
2010-03-19		returned to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2010-03-19		1st reading
2010-03-19		taken from committee
2010-03-18		posted in committee
2010-03-15		to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2010-03-10		received in House
2010-03-10		passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (2)
2010-03-10		Committee Substitute (1) withdrawn
2010-03-10		3rd reading
2010-03-10		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 10, 2010
2010-03-10		reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
2010-03-10		recommitted to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2010-03-05		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-04		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-01-06		to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2010-01-05		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB64.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB64/bill.doc