Kentucky House Bill 182 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-06 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to allow a group desiring to be formally recognized as an American Indian tribe to submit a petition to the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission; provide criteria that must be met to be recognized as an American Indian tribe; authorize the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to approve petitions submitted for recognition, provide approved petitions to the Governor and, if the Governor accepts the recommendation, provide for issuance of an executive order recognizing the approved group; require the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to promulgate administrative regulations identifying the procedures to be followed in submitting a petition and appealing a decision of the commission.

AN ACT relating to recognition of American Indian tribes.

Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-06		to Judiciary (S)
2012-02-01		received in Senate
2012-01-31		3rd reading, passed 64-31
2012-01-27		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 30, 2012
2012-01-27		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-01-26		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2012-01-24		posted in committee
2012-01-04		to State Government (H)
2012-01-03		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB182.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB182/bill.doc