HB 595 KY

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Amend KRS 13B.020 to remove the Registry of Election Finance from the list of agencies that are exempt from conducting administrative hearings pursuant to that chapter; amend KRS 121.015 to include in the definition of "campaign committee" that persons receiving contributions and making expenditures in support of a candidate or slate of candidates must be authorized to do so; define "independent expenditure-only committee"; include independent expenditure-only committee in the definitions of "permanent committee" and "contributing organization"; define "reasonable cause"; amend KRS 121.140 to increase the maximum penalty per day for violations; require that the Registry shall conduct administrative hearings pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit independent expenditure-only committees from certain solicitations and contributions regarding religious, charitable, civic, eleemosynary, or other causes or organizations established primarily for the public good; allow campaign funds to be used for the repayment of debt in a previous campaign for the same office; make technical corrections; amend KRS 121.160 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 121.170 to allow a committee campaign treasurer to be a registered voter from any state if the chairperson of the committee is a registered voter in Kentucky; replace the term "federally registered out of state permanent committee" with "federally registered political committee"; make changes to conform to 52 U.S.C. sec 30101(4)(a) and 52 U.S.C. sec. 30118; amend KRS 121.175 to allow members of the General Assembly to use campaign funds for certain legal fees; amend KRS 121.180 to increase the threshold requirement from $3,000 to $5,000 for campaign finance reporting requirements; change the amount of campaign funds per event or affair a candidate or slate of candidates can use to purchase admission ticket for, or contribute to another candidate or slate of candidates; establish deadlines by which candidates and slates of candidates shall file the required spending intent form; establish penalty for persons who fail to file the required form; replace the term "unauthorized campaign committee" with "independent expenditure-only committee"; make conforming changes; amend KRS 121.190 to establish additional guidelines for disclaimers in campaign communications; amend KRS 121.230 to establish permissible expenditures for the administrative costs of maintaining a political party headquarters; amend KRS 121.990 to establish penalty for persons who fail to comply with requests from the registry for records for audits; create a Class D felony for persons who knowingly fail to file required forms or knowingly include false information; amend KRS 121.210 to conform; EMERGENCY.

• DJ Johnson Republican · primary
• K. Bratcher · primary

1. Feb 20, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 20, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 27, 2024 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
4. Feb 28, 2024 taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
5. Feb 28, 2024 1st reading · lower
6. Feb 28, 2024 returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
7. Feb 29, 2024 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
8. Mar 1, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 04, 2024 · lower
9. Mar 5, 2024 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
10. Mar 6, 2024 received in Senate · upper
11. Mar 6, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
12. Mar 8, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
13. Mar 13, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
14. Mar 14, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
15. Mar 15, 2024 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 21, 2024 · lower
16. Mar 21, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
17. Mar 22, 2024 received in House · lower
18. Mar 22, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
19. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
20. Mar 28, 2024 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
21. Mar 28, 2024 passed 78-17 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
22. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
23. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
24. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
25. Apr 5, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) · lower

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 107 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF