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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to districts of the Supreme Court and declaring an emergency. [HB-179]
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,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 5) on 01/18/2022
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A RESOLUTION designating January 22, 2022, as the Day of Tears. [SR-10]
Designate January 22, 2022, as the Day of Tears.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Withdrawn on 01/06/2022
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the election of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals of the Court of Justice. [HB-536]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 118A establishing that candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court and Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be nominated in a partisan primary; establish the manner in which the nomination shall be made; establish that candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court and Judge of the Court of the Appeals shall be elected in a regular election on a nonpartisan ballot; amend KRS 118A.060, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.190, and various other statutes to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 02/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Judicial Council. [HB-514]
Amend KRS 27A.100 to elect members of the judiciary to the Judicial Council.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Massey
To Judiciary (h) on 02/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections in the Court of Justice. [HB-517]
Amend KRS 118A.060, 118A.090, and 118A.100 to remove provisions that elections of Judges of the Court of Appeals and Justices of the Supreme Court shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis; provide that elections for a Judge of the Court of Appeals or a Justice of the Supreme Court be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 118; provide for continued election of Judges of the Circuit Court and District Court to be on a nonpartisan basis; amend KRS 117.125, 117.315. 118.165, 118A.150, and KRS 118A.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE November 8, 2022, only
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Massey
To Judiciary (h) on 02/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial elections. [HB-474]
Propose to amend Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of judges on a partisan rather than a nonpartisan basis; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Posted In Committee on 02/24/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial elections. [HB-437]
Propose to amend Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals on a partisan rather than a nonpartisan basis; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Judiciary (h) on 02/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. [HB-195]
The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to Court of Justice: 2020-2021: $440,802,800, 2021-2022: $447,867,300; appropriate to Judicial Retirement System: 2020-2021: $7,147,500, 2021-2022: $8,017,100; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Line Item Veto #1 Not Overridden on 03/30/2021
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 70, 72, 73, 74, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, and 95 and repeal Section 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to abolishing the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. [SB-75]
Propose to amend various sections of the Constitution of Kentucky to abolish the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, to establish the President of the Senate as the first in line for gubernatorial succession, and to establish the Speaker of the House as the second in line for gubernatorial succession beginning with the gubernatorial election in November 2023; expand the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court's constitutional obligations to preside over gubernatorial impeachment proceedings; eliminate the Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Seum
Introduced In Senate on 01/08/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the judiciary. [SB-232]
Amend KRS 27A.010, relating to the executive head of the Court of Justice, to insert gender-neutral language.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Judiciary (s) on 02/19/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to special grand juries. [HB-65]
Amend KRS 15.200 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate crimes that cross multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 01/10/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Supreme Court districts. [HB-496]
Amend KRS 21A.010 to move certain counties into different Supreme Court districts; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Posted In Committee on 02/25/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to election districts. [HB-482]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission; require each of the eleven members to be appointed with at least one member appointed from each of Kentucky's congressional districts; prior to appointment, members must meet certain conditions; members are to be appointed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, minority leadership in the House, minority leadership in the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court or his or her designee; set terms
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 02/21/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to retired justices and judges. [HB-147]
Amend KRS 423.010 to provide that retired justices and judges shall have the powers of notaries public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
To Judiciary (h) on 01/11/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial elections. [HB-123]
Propose to amend Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of judges on a partisan rather than a nonpartisan basis; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Posted In Committee on 02/12/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to childhood sexual assault or abuse and creating an emergency. [HB-105]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate childhood sexual assault or abuse that crosses multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury; make severable; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Bechler
Posted In Committee on 02/15/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. [HB-101]
Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Judiciary (h) on 01/10/2019
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Alabama Regular Session 2016
Circuit judgeships, Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court auth. to reallocate judgeships to a different circuit after vacancy, study by Judicial System Study Commission to make recommendations [SB-176]
Circuit judgeships, Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court auth. to reallocate judgeships to a different circuit after vacancy, study by Judicial System Study Commission to make recommendations
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ward
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Finance And Taxation General Fund on 02/09/2016
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Alabama Regular Session 2014
Circuit judgeships, Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court auth. to reallocate judgeships to a different circuit after vacancy, study by Judicial System Study Commission to make recommendations [SB-292]
Circuit judgeships, Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court auth. to reallocate judgeships to a different circuit after vacancy, study by Judicial System Study Commission to make recommendations
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ward
Indefinitely Postponed on 04/01/2014
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Alabama Regular Session 2014
Supreme Court, rules, publication by Secretary of State in Acts of Alabama, requirement deleted, Sec. 12-2-19 am'd. [SB-110]
Supreme Court, rules, publication by Secretary of State in Acts of Alabama, requirement deleted, Sec. 12-2-19 am'd.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ward
Third Reading Passed on 03/18/2014