KY SB89 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-09 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-09 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky by prohibiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit to voters.
Title
AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-09 | Senate | to State & Local Government (S) |
2021-01-08 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
2021-01-08 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb89.html |
Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb89/orig_bill.pdf |