Kentucky Senate Bill 208 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-19 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 6 to define terms; limit the authority of Kentucky delegates to United States Constitutional convention to consider single amendments; specify that the delegate's vote will be void if the delegate votes for any amendment other than the one authorized in 2015 RS BR 1326; prescribe an oath to be taken by the delegate and provide for penalties for violation of the oath; require the Secretary of State to provide credentials for delegates and authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations for selection of alternate delegates; specify that unauthorized amendments shall not be recognized under Kentucky law nor considered or ratified by the General Assembly; provide for enforcement of provisions of this Act by the Attorney General, the Legislative Research Commission, or private citizens; name the Act the "Convention Delegate Fidelity and Single Amendment Limitation Act of 2015."

AN ACT relating to limiting the authority of delegates to United States Constitution Article V Amendment Conventions.

Sen. Robert Stivers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-19	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2015-02-13	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB208.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB208/bill.doc