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HB 517 KY
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AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 13, 2024

Latest action (Apr 12, 2024) delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 184)

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)

Action history (36)

  1. Feb 13, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 13, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Mar 1, 2024 to State Government (H) · lower
  4. Mar 7, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  5. Mar 8, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Mar 8, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024 · lower
  7. Mar 11, 2024 3rd reading, passed 75-17 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  8. Mar 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  9. Mar 12, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  10. Mar 14, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  11. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
  12. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  13. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
  14. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
  15. Mar 27, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
  16. Mar 28, 2024 passed 28-8 · lower
  17. Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
  18. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  19. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  20. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
  21. Apr 4, 2024 Vetoed · lower
  22. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
  23. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
  24. Apr 12, 2024 taken from Rules · lower
  25. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
  26. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
  27. Apr 12, 2024 passed 77-20 · lower
  28. Apr 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  29. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (S) · upper
  30. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
  31. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
  32. Apr 12, 2024 passed 24-8 · lower
  33. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
  34. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  35. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  36. Apr 12, 2024 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 184) · lower
Subjects
Boards and CommissionsEthicsGeneral AssemblyPublic EthicsPublic Officers and EmployeesState 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 184 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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