Kentucky House Bill 553 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-15 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a False Claims Act with provisions that establish enhanced civil liability and penalties for committing fraud against the state; allow the Attorney General or a private citizen to bring a cause of action on behalf of the state to recover damages with a portion of any proceeds awarded being distributed to the person successfully bringing the action; grant the Attorney General enhanced investigatory authority; provide an increase in the range of civil payments that can be assessed in an administrative process from $500 to $5,000 to $11,000 against fraudulent Medicaid providers; establish procedures, statutes of limitation and repose; establish civil protections for whistleblowers; amend various sections to conform.

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance fraud.

Rep. Ed Massey [R]

Rep. Lynn Bechler [R]

2021-03-11 - House - House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 264 (Y: 68 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 23) [PASS]
2021-03-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 263 (Y: 68 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-11 - House - House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 262 (Y: 75 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-15	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2021-03-12	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-03-12	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-11	House	3rd reading, passed 68-26 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3-title)
2021-03-11	House	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill
2021-03-02	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
2021-03-02	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-01	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2021-03-01	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
2021-02-25	House	posted in committee
2021-02-23	House	to Judiciary (H)
2021-02-22	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb553.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb553/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb553/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb553/HCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb553/HCS1CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb553/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb553/LM.pdf