| KY | HB147 | Pass | Amends KRS 132.017 to define “next regular election,” as it pertains to placing on the ballot the question of whether a local property tax rate shall be levied, to specify that the election may occur in the same or a subsequent calendar year as t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-27
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 225) |
| KY | HB580 | Pass | Amends KRS 116.112 to allow the Secretary of State to enter into agreements on behalf of the State Board of Elections to further voter list maintenance practices, and to require that a voter confirm that his or her residence has changed; amends KRS 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-27
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 224) |
| KY | HB779 | Pass | Amends KRS 117.055, 117.0551, 117.0552, and 117.0557 to update terminology for precinct boundaries from a physical map to a digital file requirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 212) |
| KY | HB44 | Pass | Amends KRS 30A.145 to require that the Administrative Office of the Courts prepare, on the first Tuesday of each month, a list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen; creates a new section of KRS Chapter ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 177) |
| KY | HB388 | Pass | Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to provide that members of local boards, commissions, committees, and other bodies created by or appointed by consolidated local governments have geographic diversity; amends KRS 67C.103 to require that the ele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 181) |
| KY | HB622 | Pass | Repeals KRS 63.200, which requires the Governor to fill vacancies in the office of United States Senator; amends KRS 118.720 to require that the Governor sign a proclamation for an election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 187) |
| KY | HB53 | Pass | Amends KRS 117.001 to remove the definition of “risk-limiting audit” and to remove language from the defined term of “voting machine” or “machine” regarding a direct recording electronic voting machine; amends KRS 117.383 to require that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 156) |
| KY | SB58 | Pass | Amends KRS 132.017 to reduce the number of qualified voters needed to form a petition committee, to allow each sheet of the petition to contain the names of voters from more than one voting precinct, to remove the requirement that petition signees pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-07
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 115) |
| KY | HB809 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 120.280 to establish Hardin Circuit Court as the court of original jurisdiction for resolution of specified contests and recounts; amend KRS 120.290 to conform; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HR123 | Pass | Recognize May 16, 2024, and October 31, 2024, as Take Your Child to Vote Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | HB2 | Pass | Proposes a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for financial support for the education of students outside of the public school system; provides ballot language; and provides for submittal to voter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 8) |
| KY | SB143 | Pass | Proposes to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons who are not citizens of the United States from being allowed to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and provides ballot language and submission to voters for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 7) |
| KY | HB14 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to authorize a county, city, town, or municipal corporation to assess and collect local taxes and fees that are not otherwise in conflict with the Constitutio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB8 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| KY | SB23 | Engross
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of the real property that is assessed after the later of the year the owner t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB126 | Engross
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB131 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.001 to define "electioneering communication," "information content provider," "interactive computer service," "sponsor," and "synthetic media"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to establish a cause of action for the use of synthe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB244 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 118.225 to require that the ballot position for all statewide office candidates or slates of candidates be determined by lot for each congressional district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB355 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent senators from serving more than three terms of office, not including partial terms of two years or less, and to prevent members of the House of Representatives from serving more t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB351 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from property taxation the homesteads of veterans who were honorably discharged and certified as having a service-connected permanent and 100 percent total disability and the h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB100 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 121.150 to increase campaign contribution limits for anonymous donations, cash donations, and donations from persons under the age of 18 years; remove various campaign contribution limits and restrictions; amend KRS 121.015 to establish tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB381 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 18A.110 directing the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations requiring new employee compensation after the probationary period to not exceed or equal to an incumbent employee salary in the same job classification, work c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB358 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the educational costs of elementary and secondary school students outside of the public school system; provide ballot language for submis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB300 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.066 to eliminate vote centers; amend KRS 117.001 and 117.383 to conform.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB323 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend the Constitution of Kentucky to repeal Section 145; create a new section to establish the requirements for a person to vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB566 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB278 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB292 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.085 to provide convenience of the voter as a basis for absentee voting; amend KRS 117.076 to permit any qualified voter the ability to vote in-person absentee during normal business hours on any of the 12 working days and two Saturdays ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB257 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB794 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 118.125 to require the Secretary of State or county clerk to verify a candidate's address and precinct number prior to the candidate filing deadline; require the Secretary of State or county clerk to verify that the voters signing the candi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB827 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB784 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish definitions; establish a petition process for citizens of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education within the boundaries of the cit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB688 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 118.125, relating to primary elections, to remove the requirement that two registered voters from a candidate's party and district or jurisdiction must sign the candidate's notification and declaration; amend KRS 118A.060 to remove the requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB216 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.001 to define "prevailing time"; amend KRS 117.087 to require the processing, review, and counting of absentee ballots begin at 8 a.m. on the day of any primary, regular election, or special election day and prohibit sharing election re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB600 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.065 to require voting places to have safe and healthy conditions, including functional indoor bathrooms, heat, and air conditioning.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB195 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies three years after completion of imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB545 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 67C.103 to provide that a runoff election shall be held if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast and the candidates receiving the two highest number of votes are of separate political parties; provide that the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB546 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to lower the minimum age requirement to be a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 24 years of age to 18 years of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB341 | Engross
Sine Die | Propose to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons who are not citizens of the United States from being allowed to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB133 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 39A.010 to remove potential, threatened, or impending occurrences from enumerated emergency management system items; amend KRS 39A.020 to define "executive action" to include all orders and guidelines, including industry-specific or agency ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB165 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to remove requirements for using a Social Security number as an identifier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | SB172 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 relating to voting leave for employees; define terms; require employers to grant employees reasonable leave from work to vote; prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who request leave to vote; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB486 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 121.015 to define "expenditure"; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, contributing organizations, or anyone on their behalf from making an expenditure to an intermediary, including subcontractors, for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB168 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 160.345 to remove reference minority members of school councils; change the parent membership of the council from two to three; specify that council members are subject to KRS Chapter 45A as officers of an agency; establish an election comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB80 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.001 to remove from the definition of "proof of identification" a student or employee identification document used to confirm a voter's identity; and amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identificatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB395 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission; define terms; require the commission be composed of 13 members who meet certain requirements and submit applications; require the Secretary of State to mail rand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB394 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a Citizens Redistricting Commission; require that the commission consist of 13 members randomly selected by the Secretary of State; require the commission to adopt a redistr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB374 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identification to confirm a voter's identity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB336 | Intro
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election; establish procedures for initiatives, effect of adopted initiative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB10 | Engross
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Committee On Committees |
