SB 217 KY Became Law
AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and declaring an emergency.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to conduct all procurements necessary for its performance pursuant to KRS Chapter 45A; provide that upon approval of the commission, the commissioner shall be deemed the chief purchasing officer for the purposes of conducting procurements for the department; make all department personal service contracts, tax incentive agreements, and memoranda of agreement subject to review by the Government Contract Review Committee; require the department, upon approval of the commission, to conduct its own bidding and procurement; amend KRS 150.021 to provide that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources be attached administratively to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet only for those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the department; remove language making the powers conferred to the department by KRS Chapters 150 and 235 subject to KRS Chapters 42, 45, 45A, 56, and 64; require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to transfer to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources copies of all records, files, and documents associated with functions that the cabinet no longer performs for the department; exempt the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from reorganization under KRS Chapter 12; amend KRS 150.022 to change references from wildlife districts to commission districts; make commission members' terms end on December 31 of the fourth calendar year following their appointments and until their successors are duly appointed and confirmed by the Senate; require that a member serve no more than two full terms, excluding any partial terms that a member may serve; require that a candidate to be a commission member have held hunting and fishing licenses for the previous five consecutive years; require that an appointment to the commission to replace a member whose term has expired be made no later than January 20 of the year following the year in which the term expired; amend KRS 150.061 to make the commissioner the appointing authority for the department for the purposes of KRS Chapter 18A and to conform; amend KRS 235.030 to provide that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources be attached administratively to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet only for those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the department; amend KRS 45A.030, 150.0241, 235.010, and 235.130 to conform.
Sponsor (1)
- R. Webb Republican · primary
Action history (38)
- Feb 24, 2022 introduced in Senate · upper
- Feb 24, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Feb 28, 2022 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
- Mar 8, 2022 taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
- Mar 8, 2022 1st reading · upper
- Mar 8, 2022 returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
- Mar 9, 2022 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
- Mar 9, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022 · upper
- Mar 10, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · upper
- Mar 10, 2022 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · upper
- Mar 11, 2022 3rd reading, passed 28 - 2 with Committee Substitute (1) Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
- Mar 14, 2022 received in House · lower
- Mar 14, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Mar 23, 2022 to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) · lower
- Mar 24, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
- Mar 25, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
- Mar 25, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 · upper
- Mar 30, 2022 3rd reading, passed 62-23 · upper
- Mar 30, 2022 received in Senate · upper
- Mar 30, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 30, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 30, 2022 delivered to Governor · upper
- Apr 6, 2022 Vetoed · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 received in Senate · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 to Rules (S) · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 veto overridden · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 passed 29-8 · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 received in House · lower
- Apr 13, 2022 to Rules (H) · lower
- Apr 13, 2022 taken from Rules · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 veto overridden · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 passed 69-24 · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 received in Senate · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 13, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 13, 2022 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 197) · upper
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