HB 161 KY

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Introduced

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit all federal, state, and local tax dollars from being used for lobbying purposes; define "lobbying," "public agency," and "public agent"; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a person or entity is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of "legislative agent" any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agency that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to exempt these lobbying restrictions from the requirements of KRS 6.945.

• F. Rabourn Republican · primary
• K. Banta Republican · primary
• S. Baker Republican · primary
• L. Bechler · primary
• J. Calloway Republican · primary
• J. Decker Republican · primary
• J. Fischer · primary
• M. Hart Republican · primary
• T. Huff Republican · primary
• W. Lawrence Republican · primary
• D. Lewis Republican · primary
• M. Lockett Republican · primary
• S. Maddox Republican · primary

1. Dec 10, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
2. Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
3. Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · 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.

• Introduced · PDF