AN ACT relating to constables. [SB-229]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; courses shall include but are not limited to firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; constables and deputy constable seeking
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SB-229: AN ACT relating to constables.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
To State & Local Government (s) on 03/02/2020
AN ACT relating to local government. [HB-384]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 detailing the powers and duties of constables, excluding the general powers of peace or police officers, with certain exceptions; allow police powers where the county grants them and the constable or deputy has been certified pursuant to KRS 15.380, so long as that certification is maintained; amend KRS 15.707 deleting constables; amend KRS 16.060 deleting constables; amend KRS 61.300 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 61.310 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 63.170 by adding constables; amend KRS 63.180
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HB-384: AN ACT relating to local government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Koenig
Posted In Committee on 02/13/2020
AN ACT relating to fees that are established for services provided by elected officials. [HB-367]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to define "elected official"; establish that a statutory fee amount for services performed by elected officials or their offices be considered the maximum fee amount; allow the elected official to charge a lower fee amount when the maximum fee amount is not necessary for funding purposes; require a schedule of current fee rates to be posted and records of historical fee rates when the elected official charges a lower fee amount.
HB-367: AN ACT relating to fees that are established for services provided by elected officials.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chad McCoy
Recommitted To Local Government (h) on 03/09/2020
AN ACT relating to duties of elected officials. [HB-342]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to require that all elected county officers develop and maintain a records retention policy and an inventory policy for the elected office; establish a penalty for failure to comply.
HB-342: AN ACT relating to duties of elected officials.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Tate
Posted In Committee on 01/31/2020
AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-298]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction
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HB-298: AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 97) on 04/24/2020
AN ACT relating to the recall of elected officials. [HB-162]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 63 establishing a procedure for the recall of any elected sheriff, jailer, constable, or peace officer; amend KRS 63.990 to include a criminal penalty for giving money or anything of value in exchange for a signature on a petition.
HB-162: AN ACT relating to the recall of elected officials.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020
SB-1912: Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness and representation of proposed patients in proceedings for court-ordered mental health services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini
Vetoed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
You have voted SB-1912: Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness and representation of proposed patients in proceedings for court-ordered mental health services..
HB-461: Relating to service of a temporary ex parte order issued in response to an application for a protective order in circumstances involving family violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Isaac
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/10/2017
You have voted HB-461: Relating to service of a temporary ex parte order issued in response to an application for a protective order in circumstances involving family violence..