Kentucky House Bill 554 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-23 - recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing an independent commission to set salaries of members of the General Assembly, judges, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Agriculture; require the General Assembly to enact laws creating this commission; require the commission periodically to file salary schedules with the Secretary of State; allow voter referendum on a salary schedule after the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the number of voters who participated in the most recent election for Governor; require salaries in effect on November 2, 2010, to remain in effect until altered by the commission; propose to amend Sections 120 and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the salaries of state officials and to amend Sections 120 and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.

Rep. Dwight Butler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-23		recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2010-03-17		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-16		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-03-04		posted in committee
2010-03-02		to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2010-03-01		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB554.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB554/bill.doc