Kentucky Senate Bill 196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 9 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-09 - vetoed
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Books for Brains Program to promote the development of a comprehensive statewide program for encouraging preschool children to develop an appreciation of books; attach the program to the Department for Libraries and Archives for administrative purposes; establish a governing board of seven members appointed by the Governor for staggered four-year terms; require governing board members to be reimbursed for expenses as funds become available; establish the Books for Brains Program trust fund to consist of funds collected through state appropriations, gifts, grants, and any other funds from the public and private sectors; direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedures for working with local partners to provide books for registered children; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to books for preschool children and making an appropriation therefor.

Sen. Stan Humphries [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-09	Senate	vetoed
2016-03-29	Senate	delivered to Governor
2016-03-29	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2016-03-28	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2016-03-28	Senate	received in Senate
2016-03-28	House	3rd reading, passed 98-1
2016-03-25	House	placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 28, 2016
2016-03-25	House	taken from the Consent Orders of the Day
2016-03-23	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2016
2016-03-23	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-22	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2016-03-18	House	posted in committee
2016-03-14	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2016-03-10	House	received in House
2016-03-09	Senate	3rd reading, passed 33-4
2016-03-08	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 9, 2016
2016-03-07	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-04	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2016-02-22	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2016-02-18	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB196.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB196/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB196/FN.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB196/vote_history.pdf