Kentucky House Bill 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-27 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch.141)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

Amend KRS 61.886 to provide that the commissioner of the Department of Parks may, upon request of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission, request the Governor to appoint individuals as peace officers; amend KRS 61.887 to give commission peace officers the power to enforce the rules and regulations of the commission; clarify that commission peace officers have jurisdiction over the commission's property; create a new section of KRS 61.886 to 61.892 to establish standards for any employee of the commission recommended to be appointed and commissioned as a commission peace officer; require the Breaks Interstate Park Commission to pay for any expenses associated with training and equipping an employee of the commission as a commission peace officer.

AN ACT relating to peace officers.

Rep. Chris Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-27	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch.141)
2016-04-15	House	delivered to Governor
2016-04-15	House	enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2016-04-15	House	received in House
2016-04-15	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0
2016-04-15	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, April 15, 2016
2016-03-25	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2016-03-24	Senate	returned to State & Local Government (S)
2016-03-24	Senate	1st reading
2016-03-24	Senate	taken from State & Local Government (S)
2016-03-18	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2016-03-16	Senate	received in Senate
2016-03-15	House	3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1)
2016-03-14	House	taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2016-03-11	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2016-03-11	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2016
2016-03-11	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-10	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-03-08	House	posted in committee
2016-03-02	House	to State Government (H)
2016-03-01	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB609.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB609/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB609/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB609/HFA1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB609/vote_history.pdf