KY SB151 | 2011 | Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill 151 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 22 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-02 - received in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 278.050 to expand membership of the Public Service Commission (PSC) from three to seven commissioners, one for each U.S. Congressional District and one for the state at large, who shall be elected for staggered four year terms beginning with the next regular election in even-numbered years for terms of four years, to begin on the first day of January of the year succeeding their election as follows: At the regular election to be held in November 2012, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected for a term of four years one member of the Public Service Commission in each odd-numbered Congressional District and one state-at-large member in which the term of his or her predecessor in office will expire; and at the regular election to be held in November 2014, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected for a term of four years one member of the Public Service Commission in each even-numbered Congressional District in which the term of his or her predecessor in office will then expire; provide that each member of the commission for retirement purposes shall be eligible to membership in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System as set forth in KRS 61.515 to 61.705 and the at-large commission member and a commission member designated by the Governor shall serve as co-chairs of the Public Service Commission; require that the Governor to appoint a new member of the commission to fill any vacancy; provide that all appointments made to the Public Service Commission by the Governor prior to or subsequent to the effective date of this Act shall expire on January 1, 2013; amend KRS 278.060 to require that each commissioner, including the at-large commission member, be a resident and qualified voter of this state and be no less than 25 years of age at the time of his or her election and shall have resided in this state and in his or her Congressional District for no less than three years prior to his or her election and shall not be qualified to run for commissioner if he or she holds any official relationship to any utility, or owns stocks or bonds thereof, or who has any pecuniary interest therein for three years prior to his or her election; require that members of the Public Service Commission be subject to the Executive Branch Code of Ethics in accordance with KRS 11A.001 to 11A.990; amend KRS 11A.010 to conform.

Title

AN ACT relating to Public Service Commission members.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-02		received in Senate
2011-03-02		3rd reading, passed 48-46 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (4)
2011-03-01		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 2, 2011
2011-03-01		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-28		floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2011-02-28		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-02-25		floor amendments (1) (2) and (3-title) filed
2011-02-23		posting waived
2011-02-23		to Tourism Development & Energy (H)
2011-02-22		received in House
2011-02-18		passed 29-5
2011-02-18		Committee Substitute withdrawn
2011-02-18		3rd reading
2011-02-18		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2011
2011-02-17		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-16		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-14		to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2011-02-10		introduced in Senate