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HB 161 KY
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AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 4, 2024

Latest action (Jan 18, 2024) signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1)

Summary

Establish that a candidate who has filed nomination papers on or before January 5, 2024, and whose precinct name or number has changed since November 8, 2023, due to reapportionment and precinct establishment shall not be disqualified based solely on precinct name or number designation; RETROACTIVE to November 8, 2023; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (11)

Action history (27)

  1. Jan 4, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 4, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 4, 2024 taken from Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  4. Jan 4, 2024 1st reading · lower
  5. Jan 4, 2024 returned to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  6. Jan 5, 2024 taken from Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  7. Jan 5, 2024 2nd reading · lower
  8. Jan 5, 2024 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
  9. Jan 8, 2024 reassigned to State Government (H) · lower
  10. Jan 8, 2024 reported favorably, to Rules · lower
  11. Jan 8, 2024 taken from Rules · lower
  12. Jan 8, 2024 placed in the Orders of the Day · lower
  13. Jan 8, 2024 3rd reading, passed 94-0 · lower
  14. Jan 9, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  15. Jan 9, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  16. Jan 9, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  17. Jan 9, 2024 taken from State & Local Government (S) · upper
  18. Jan 9, 2024 1st reading · lower
  19. Jan 9, 2024 returned to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  20. Jan 10, 2024 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  21. Jan 10, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 11, 2024 · lower
  22. Jan 11, 2024 3rd reading, passed 34-0 · lower
  23. Jan 12, 2024 received in House · lower
  24. Jan 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  25. Jan 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  26. Jan 12, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
  27. Jan 18, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1) · lower
Subjects
Effective Dates, EmergencyElections and VotingRetroactive LegislationSecretary of StateState Agencies

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Acts Chapter 1 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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