HB 517 KY Became Law
AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.
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Summary
Amend KRS 6.681 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission provide a draft of its proposed response to an advisory opinion request at least 10 days before it is scheduled to consider the advisory opinion; amend KRS 6.686 to require the commission to determine whether there is reason to believe a person has committed or about to commit an ethics code violation; provide that if the commission finds by a vote of at least five members that there is reason to believe a violation has been or is about to be committed, it shall initiate a preliminary inquiry into the alleged violations; provide that if less than five members find there is reason to believe a violation has been or is about to be committed, then it shall dismiss the complaint; provide that a reason to believe finding is not a finding that a person has violated the code, but that the finding merits further inquiry and investigation.
Sponsor (1)
- D. Meade Republican · primary
Action history (36)
- Feb 13, 2024 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 13, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Mar 1, 2024 to State Government (H) · lower
- Mar 7, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 8, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 8, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024 · lower
- Mar 11, 2024 3rd reading, passed 75-17 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
- Mar 12, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Mar 14, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
- Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
- Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
- Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
- Mar 27, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
- Mar 28, 2024 passed 28-8 · lower
- Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
- Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
- Apr 4, 2024 Vetoed · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 taken from Rules · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 passed 77-20 · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
- Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (S) · upper
- Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 passed 24-8 · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 12, 2024 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 184) · lower
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