Kentucky House Bill 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-06 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Pending: Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; amend KRS 21A.140 to permit the Supreme Court to allow members of the Kentucky Bar Association to contribute to the clean judicial elections fund with their bar dues; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014.

AN ACT relating to public financing for judicial campaigns and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Jim Wayne [D]	Rep. Kelly Flood [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]
Rep. Mary Marzian [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2013-03-05	Senate	received in Senate
2013-03-04	House	3rd reading, passed 48-46
2013-02-28	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2013
2013-02-27	House	reported favorably, to Rules
2013-02-25	House	posting waived
2013-02-21	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2013-02-21	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2013-02-20	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2013-02-15	House	posted in committee
2013-01-08	House	to Judiciary (H)
2013-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31/bill.doc
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB31/vote_history.pdf