Kentucky Senate Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-21 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to give the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate standing to intervene in judicial proceedings in which the constitutionality of any Kentucky statute or constitutional provision is challenged; and amend KRS 48.005 to require statewide constitutional officers to inform the court of the public accountability for funds provisions prior to entering into an agreed order in a legal action to which KRS 48.005 applies; allow the Speaker and the President to intervene in an action to ensure compliance with this section; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to causes of action in which the state has an interest and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Sara Gregory [R]

Sen. Dan Seum [R]

Sen. Whitney Westerfield [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-21	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2014-03-18	House	received in House
2014-03-17	Senate	3rd reading, passed 31-6-1
2014-03-14	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 17, 2014
2014-03-14	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules
2014-03-12	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2014-03-12	Senate	2nd reading
2014-03-12	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2014-03-11	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2014-03-11	Senate	1st reading
2014-03-11	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2014-03-11	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2014-03-06	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB221.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB221/bill.doc
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB221/vote_history.pdf