Kentucky House Bill 162 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-29 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 120 to provide for an automatic recount in elections of constitutional officers, members of Congress, and members of the General Assembly when the vote margin is 0.5% or less; amend KRS 118.775 relating to membership in the General Assembly to conform; amend KRS 120.185 to provide for a recount in elections of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, members of Congress, and members of the General Assembly when an automatic recount does not apply; amend KRS 120.195, 120.205, and 120.215 to establish procedures for any election contest involving the Governor and Lieutenant Governor and members of the General Assembly, including a mechanism to ensure the integrity of the election records and a chain of custody of election records if transported; provide who shall conduct a recount as part of an election contest and the procedures to be followed; provide the time frame for a newly ordered election; amend KRS 117.295, 118.740, 120.017, and 120.155 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. John Blanton [R]	Rep. DJ Johnson [R]
Rep. Derek Lewis [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-29	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2021-03-29	House	taken from the Orders of the Day
2021-02-26	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
2021-02-26	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-25	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-02-09	House	posted in committee
2021-02-04	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2021-01-05	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb162.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb162/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb162/LM.pdf