Kentucky House Bill 251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-08 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 92)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 259 to define "local government" and "stray equine"; amend KRS 259.110 to specify when a stray equine may be taken up and posted; amend KRS 259.120 to remove some restrictions on when a stray equine may be taken up; remove the fee to be paid to the justice of the peace for posting the stray; require the record of the posting to be displayed in the sheriff's office instead of on the courthouse door; remove the requirement that a record of the posting be published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424; remove the distinction between strays younger than 2 years old and older than 2 years old; allow the taker-up to recover the actual costs incurred for keeping the stray equine and having it gelded from the true owner; amend KRS 259.130 to apply only to stray equines; shorten the period for absolute title to the stray equine to vest in the taker-up from 2 years to 90 days; remove reference to stray cattle; amend KRS 259.140 to allow the taker-up to sell the stray equine; allow the true owner to claim the proceeds from the sale less the costs for keeping the stray; provide civil and criminal immunity for local government employees acting in good faith in discharging their duties under the Act; amend KRS 259.990 to remove penalties that no longer apply to certain sections of the chapter; repeal KRS 259.150, 259.160, 259.170, 259.180, and 259.190.

AN ACT relating to stray equines.

Rep. Dwight Butler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-08		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 92)
2010-03-29		delivered to Governor
2010-03-29		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2010-03-29		passed 97-0
2010-03-29		House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1-title)
2010-03-17		posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1-title) for Thursday, March 18, 2010
2010-03-10		to Rules (H)
2010-03-10		received in House
2010-03-10		3rd reading, passed 36-0 with committee amendment (1-title)
2010-03-09		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 10, 2010
2010-03-05		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-04		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1-title)
2010-02-16		to Agriculture (S)
2010-02-12		received in Senate
2010-02-11		3rd reading, passed 95-1 with floor amendment (1)
2010-02-10		floor amendment (1) filed
2010-02-04		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 5, 2010
2010-02-04		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-03		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2010-01-25		posted in committee
2010-01-19		to Agriculture & Small Business (H)
2010-01-13		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB251.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB251/bill.doc