Kentucky House Bill 141 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - posted in committee
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 173.450 to 173.650 to provide for the election of board members to public library districts; amend KRS 173.480 to remove references to appointment and integrate election protocols; create a new section of KRS 173.710 to 800 to provide for the election of board members to public library districts formed by petition; amend KRS 173.725 to remove references to appointment and integrate election protocols; amend KRS 173.650 to specify that the certification of election results other than for the election of library board members are certified by the county judge/executive in each county; amend KRS 118.305 to allow candidates for library boards to be placed on the ballot; amend KRS 118.315 to include candidates for library boards within nomination protocols for election; amend KRS 118.365 to allow candidates for library boards to be integrated with the petition of nomination process for elections; repeal KRS 173.490, relating to the boards of public library districts and KRS 173.730, relating to the boards of library districts formed by petition; establish that the terms of appointed board members expire upon the election and qualification of elected board members; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2022

AN ACT relating to the election of board members of library districts.

Rep. Larry Elkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15	House	posted in committee
2020-01-07	House	to Local Government (H)
2020-01-07	House	introduced in House
2019-12-06	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb141.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb141/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb141/LM.pdf