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HB 179 KY
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AN ACT relating to districts of the Supreme Court and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 4, 2022

Latest action (Jan 18, 2022) signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)

Summary

Amend KRS 21A.010 to divide the Commonwealth into the following Supreme Court Districts: DISTRICT 1 - Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster Counties; DISTRICT 2 - Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Logan, Meade, Monroe, Simpson, Spencer, and Warren Counties; DISTRICT 3 - Adair, Anderson, Bell, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Lincoln, Marion, McCreary, Mercer, Metcalfe, Nelson, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Washington, Wayne, and Whitley Counties; DISTRICT 4 - Jefferson County; DISTRICT 5 - Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford Counties; DISTRICT 6 - Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Shelby, and Trimble Counties; DISTRICT 7 - Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Robertson, Rowan, and Wolfe Counties; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (30)

  1. Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 4, 2022 taken from Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  4. Jan 4, 2022 1st reading · lower
  5. Jan 4, 2022 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
  6. Jan 5, 2022 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  7. Jan 5, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 06, 2022 · lower
  8. Jan 5, 2022 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed · lower
  9. Jan 6, 2022 3rd reading, passed 81-2 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2) · lower
  10. Jan 6, 2022 received in Senate · upper
  11. Jan 6, 2022 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  12. Jan 6, 2022 returned to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  13. Jan 6, 2022 1st reading · lower
  14. Jan 6, 2022 taken from State & Local Government (S) · upper
  15. Jan 7, 2022 taken from State & Local Government (S) · upper
  16. Jan 7, 2022 2nd reading · lower
  17. Jan 7, 2022 returned to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  18. Jan 8, 2022 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  19. Jan 8, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, January 08, 2022 · lower
  20. Jan 8, 2022 3rd reading, passed 33-1 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  21. Jan 8, 2022 received in House · lower
  22. Jan 8, 2022 to Rules (H) · lower
  23. Jan 8, 2022 taken from Rules · lower
  24. Jan 8, 2022 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  25. Jan 8, 2022 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  26. Jan 8, 2022 Bill passed 75-7 · lower
  27. Jan 8, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  28. Jan 8, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  29. Jan 8, 2022 delivered to Governor · lower
  30. Jan 18, 2022 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5) · lower
Subjects
Court of AppealsCourt, SupremeCourtsEffective Dates, EmergencyJudges and Court CommissionersLocal MandateRedistricting

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 5 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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