Kentucky House Bill 31 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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March 6 2013 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Pending: Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; amend KRS 21A.140 to permit the Supreme Court to allow members of the Kentucky Bar Association to contribute to the clean judicial elections fund with their bar dues; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014.

AN ACT relating to public financing for judicial campaigns and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep Wayne, Jim	Rep Flood, Kelly	Rep Graham, Derrick W.	Rep Jenkins, Joni L.
Rep Marzian, Mary Lou

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2013-03-05	Senate	received in Senate
2013-03-04	House	3rd reading, passed 48-46
2013-02-28	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2013
2013-02-27	House	reported favorably, to Rules
2013-02-25	House	posting waived
2013-02-21	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2013-02-21	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2013-02-20	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2013-02-15	House	posted in committee
2013-01-08	House	to Judiciary (H)
2013-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31/bill.doc
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31/vote_history.pdf