KY HB40 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 454 to establish legislative intent that the rights of an individual afforded under the Constitutions of the Commonwealth and the United States take precedence over the application of any foreign law in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding; define specific terms; strictly construe waivers of constitutional rights; provide exceptions for corporate entities; prohibit choice of venue outside of the Commonwealth or United States to preserve the constitutional rights of the person against whom enforcement is sought.
Title
AN ACT relating to foreign law.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kim King [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2017-01-03 | House | introduced in House |
| 2016-09-14 | House | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB40.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB40/bill.pdf |
