Kentucky House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-05 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 61.685 to make a person liable for civil penalties if he or she knowingly submits false or fraudulent claims or fails to report or remit required money, records, or property to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) in order to obtain retirement benefits from any of the retirement systems administered by the KPPA; define "person" and "knowingly" for purposes of the Act; provide civil penalties, including restitution of the payments received as a result of fraud, a penalty of as much as 3 times the amount of the excess payments, a penalty of $500 for each false or fraudulent claim submitted, and recovery of all legal fees and costs of the investigation and enforcement of civil remedies; require that, at the request of the KPPA, the Attorney General investigate and enforce the provisions of this Act and may recover the reasonable costs of litigation as determined by the court and provided by KRS 48.005; provide that civil payments, costs, and interest be made payable to the State Treasurer and remitted to the KPPA for deposit in the affected systems' trusts consistent with the methods used to distribute administrative expenses between the trusts; provide that the remedies provided by this Act be separate from and cumulative to any other remedy available to the KPPA.

AN ACT relating to fraud against the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.

Rep. Jerry Miller [R]

Rep. Ed Massey [R]

2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1832 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-01 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 164 (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-05	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)
2021-03-30	House	delivered to Governor
2021-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-30	House	received in House
2021-03-30	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0
2021-03-30	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 30, 2021
2021-03-29	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-16	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2021-03-03	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2021-03-02	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-03-02	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-01	House	3rd reading, passed 91-0
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
2021-02-24	House	posted in committee
2021-02-11	House	to State Government (H)
2021-01-12	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-12	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb261.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb261/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb261/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb261/vote_history.pdf