Kentucky House Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 15 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-15 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 95)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Propose to amend Sections 97, 99, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the term of office for Circuit Court Clerks and Commonwealth's Attorneys from six years to eight years beginning in 2024; increase the term of office for county attorneys and district judges from four years to eight years beginning in 2022; increase the requirement of being a licensed attorney from two years to eight years for district judges beginning in 2022; exempt any person serving as a District Judge on the effective date of the Act from the eight-year licensure requirement; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 97, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of Constitutional offices.

Rep. Jason Nemes [R]

Rep. Derek Lewis [R]

Rep. Ed Massey [R]

Rep. David Osborne [R]

2020-04-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 381 (Y: 80 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2020-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1449 (Y: 25 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 262 (Y: 76 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-15	House	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 95)
2020-04-15	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-04-15	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-04-15	House	passed 80-8
2020-04-15	House	House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1-title)
2020-04-15	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1-title)
2020-04-15	House	taken from Rules
2020-04-15	House	to Rules (H)
2020-04-15	House	received in House
2020-04-15	Senate	3rd reading, passed 25-7 with committee amendment (1-title)
2020-04-14	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2020-04-14	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, April 14, 2020
2020-03-26	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with committee amendment (1-title)
2020-03-19	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2020-03-19	Senate	returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2020-03-19	Senate	1st reading
2020-03-19	Senate	taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2020-03-19	Senate	received in Senate
2020-03-18	House	3rd reading, passed 76-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-03-17	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18, 2020
2020-03-17	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-02-26	House	posted in committee
2020-02-12	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2020-02-10	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb405.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb405/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb405/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb405/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb405/HCS1LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb405/vote_history.pdf