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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to campaign finance and declaring an emergency. [HB-740]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
Amend KRS 121.015 to define "form"; amend KRS 121.160 to remove the requirement of a candidate or slate of candidates designating a treasurer at the office with which they file for candidacy, and instead require the office for which the candidate files to forward a copy to the Registry of Election Finance; amend KRS 121.180 to require a candidate exempt from filing a campaign finance report to file a 30 day post-election report of receipts and disbursements; require a candidate who is exempt from filing for the primary who advances to the regular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Koch
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 208) on 04/14/2022
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AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-728]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 117.066 to include an additional requirement for a county board of elections' petition for consolidating precincts before the State Board of Elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-618]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
Amend KRS 117.001 to include a definition of "e-poll book" and exclude it from the definition of "voting machine" and "voting systems"; amend KRS 117.025 to allow the State Board of Elections to choose to provide master lists of registered voters in electronic format to county clerks for in use in e-poll books during an election; and amend KRS 117.379 to permit the State Board of Elections to examine any voter registration system maintained by the county clerk, including e-poll books, to establish the security of the system and its components, with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 172) on 04/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to constitutional officers. [SB-247]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 11.400 to prescribe additional duties to the office of Lieutenant Governor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 118 to establish a procedure to form a slate of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; amend KRS 118.125 to include an oath for a slate of candidates; amend KRS 118.226 to establish a procedure to follow if a vacancy occurs in a slate of candidates before a primary; amend KRS 121.015 to redefine “slate of candidates;” amend KRS 117.275, 118.025, 120.055, and 120.095 to conform; repeal KRS 118.126.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To State & Local Government (s) on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the office of county judge/executive. [HB-661]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 63.210 to change the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of county judge/executive, requiring the Governor to choose an appointee from a list of three names submitted by the county executive committee of the same political party as the county judge/executive who held the vacant seat; amend KRS 67.705 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Tate
Introduced In House on 02/28/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-679]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 158.070 to allow school districts to remain open if an individual school within the district is used as a polling location for an election; permit a school district to include additional days within their nontraditional instruction plan for each school district that closes to allow schools in the district to be used as a polling place for an election.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
Introduced In House on 02/28/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote. [HB-658]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of certain felonies the right to vote; ballot language included; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/28/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-599]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 67.060 to require the office of county commissioners to have partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.040 to require the office of mayor and legislative body members to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.045 to require all city offices to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.100 to require the city ward to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.180 to allow for the use of a transcript from an accredited college to satisfy the requisite for school board candidacy
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Huff
Introduced In House on 02/25/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. [SB-216]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 15.243 to expand the Attorney General's independent inquiry of potential election irregularities from not fewer than 5% of Kentucky counties to not fewer than 12 counties; amend KRS 117.228 to remove credit or debit card as a voter's secondary form of proof of identification; amend KRS 117.125 to require all voting systems to be approved in accordance with prescribed requirements by January 1, 2024, and prohibit a voting systems' capability of connecting to any network, including the Internet, or with any device external to the voting
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 219) on 04/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights. [SB-223]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To State & Local Government (s) on 02/28/2022
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Alabama Regular Session 2022
Secretary of State, boards and commissions, membership, maintenance on website, annual reports of board membership to Legislature, Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts to review appointment expiration dates for statutory authority and compliance, Sec. 36-14-17 am'd. [SB-262]
[Ethics ]
Secretary of State, boards and commissions, membership, maintenance on website, annual reports of board membership to Legislature, Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts to review appointment expiration dates for statutory authority and compliance, Sec. 36-14-17 am'd.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. T. Waggoner
Enrolled on 04/06/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. [HB-564]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 116, 117, 118, and 119 relating to no-excuse in-person absentee voting, establishing excused in-person absentee voting, prohibiting the early disclosure of unofficial ballot count totals, requiring a tamper resistant seal to be placed on voting equipment, recording the public counter on voting machines before and after the days of in-person absentee voting, changing the time from which the State Board of Elections is required to furnish the county clerk with the appropriate voter registration list prior to
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 87) on 04/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 110 and 111 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial review. [HB-549]
[Elections ]
Propose to amend Sections 110 and 111 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court to render a decision within ninety days from the day of the final hearing for a case over which the court exercises judicial review; ballot language included; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Introduced In House on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - License Applications - Taxpayer Identification Number [HB-1413]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the duties of certain licensing authorities in certain provisions of law relating to the suspension or denial of certain occupational licenses for child support arrearages to provide for the disclosure of the taxpayer identification number of an applicant for a certain occupational license instead of the Social Security number under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-497]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 118.015 to define "election officer"; amend KRS 117.001 and 119.005 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Roberts
Introduced In House on 02/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the General Assembly's authority over local revenue options. [HB-475]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[Elections ]
Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to authorize a county, city, town, or municipal corporation to assess and collect local taxes and fees that are not otherwise in conflict with the Constitution; provide ballot question with proposed amendment; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Miles
Returned To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 04/13/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Social Media Websites - Censored Speech [HB-1368]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Religion ]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; requiring a social media website to publish certain rules and policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [SB-159]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Amend KRS 116.025 to require that a voter be a resident of the state and precinct on or before the day of a primary or an election for voter registration purposes; amend KRS 116.045 to allow a person who is not a registered voter prior to the time that the registration books are closed, and who possesses all other qualifications for voter registration, to register at the person's precinct of residence on the day of a primary or an election if the person confirms his or her identity and completes the registration form and a required oath; amend KRS
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Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Thomas
To State & Local Government (s) on 02/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment. [HB-471]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 02/09/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. [SB-149]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Propose to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky by prohibiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Received In House on 03/04/2022