| Last Action | 04/05/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 107
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1311 |
| Sponsors | DJ Johnson, K. Bratcher |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 13B.020 to remove the Registry of Election Finance from the list of agencies exempt from conducting administrative hearings pursuant to that chapter; amends KRS 67C.135 to require that county clerks mail voters a notice informing them of their current legislative council district and member upon the completion of reapportionment; amends KRS 116.085 to require that county clerks mail voters a notice informing them of their current district number, state representative, and state senator upon the enactment of a new redistricting plan; amends 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, to define “independent expenditure-only committee,” to include independent expenditure-only committee and federally registered political committee in the definition of “permanent committee,” and to define “reasonable cause”; amends KRS 121.140 to increase the maximum penalty per day for violations, and to require that the registry conduct administrative hearings pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B; amends 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, to allow certain campaign committees to make unlimited contributions to an independent expenditure-only committee, or as allowed by federal law to a federally registered political committee with provisions, to allow that campaign funds be used for the repayment of debt in a previous campaign for the same office, to allow independent expenditure-only committees to accept contributions from a corporation, and to make technical corrections; amends KRS 121.160 to make technical corrections; amends KRS 121.170 to allow a committee campaign treasurer to be a registered voter from any state if the chair of the committee is a registered voter in Kentucky, to replace “federally registered out of state permanent committee” with “federally registered political committee,” and to conform to 52 U.S.C. sec 30101(4)(a) and 52 U.S.C. sec. 30118; amends KRS 121.175 to allow members of the General Assembly to use campaign funds for certain legal fees; amends KRS 121.180 to increase the threshold from $3,000 to $5,000 for campaign finance reporting requirements, to change the amount of campaign funds per event or affair that a candidate or slate of candidates can use to purchase admission tickets for or contribute to another candidate or slate of candidates, to establish deadlines by which candidates and slates of candidates shall file the required spending intent form, to establish a penalty for persons who fail to file the required form, and to replace “unauthorized campaign committee” with “independent expenditure-only committee”; amends KRS 121.180 and 121.210 to conform; amends KRS 121.190 to establish additional guidelines for disclaimers in campaign communications; amends KRS 121.230 to establish permissible expenditures for the administrative costs of maintaining a political party headquarters; and amends KRS 121.990 to establish a penalty for persons who fail to comply with requests from the registry for records for audits; EMERGENCY. |
| Summary of Original Version | 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. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Crimes and Punishments - Campaign finance, forms, failure to file, false information, penalty, Class D felony Effective Dates, Emergency - Campaign finance, funds per event or affair General Assembly - Campaign funds, allowable expenditures, legal fees State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, administrative hearings, exemption, removal State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, audits, records, failure to comply, penalty prescribed State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, campaign communications, guidelines State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, candidate reporting, requirements Campaign Finance - Candidate reporting, requirements Campaign Finance - Campaign audits, failure to comply, penalty Campaign Finance - Candidates, spending intent form, filing deadline Campaign Finance - Committee, treasurer, chairperson, residency requirement Campaign Finance - Committees, contributions, expenditures, authorization Campaign Finance - Communications, guidelines Campaign Finance - Funds, allowable expenditures, events, tickets, admission Campaign Finance - General Assembly, campaign funds, allowable expenditures, legal fees Campaign Finance - Independent expenditure-only committee, definition Campaign Finance - Political party headquarters, maintenance, permissible expenditures Campaign Finance - Reasonable cause, definition Campaign Finance - Registry of Election Finance, administrative hearings, procedure Campaign Finance - Solicitations, contributions, certain organizations, prohibition Campaign Finance - Unauthorized campaign committee, removal Corrections Impact - Registry of Election Finance, audits, records, failure to comply, penalty prescribed Local Mandate - Registry of Election Finance, campaign communications, guidelines |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions except amend KRS 121.015 to include "federally registered political committee" in the definition of "permanent committee"; remove "independent expenditure-only committee" from the definition of "contributing organization"; amend KRS 121.150 to allow certain campaign committees to make unlimited contributions to an independent expenditure-only committee, or as allowed by federal law to a federally registered political committee, provided that if the contribution is for a particular independent expenditure, the person making the independent expenditure is required to disclose the contribution; allow independent expenditure-only committees to accept contributions from a corporation; delete changes that would amend KRS 121.990 to create a Class D felony; amend KRS 67C.135 to require county clerks to mail voters a notice informing them of their current legislative council district and member upon the completion of reapportionment; amend KRS 116.085 to require county clerks to mail voters a notice informing them of their current district number, State Representative, and State Senator upon the enactment of a new redistricting plan. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - Legislative council districts, reapportionment, voter notice County Clerks - Redistricting, boundary changes, voter notice Elections and Voting - Redistricting, reapportionment, voter notice Redistricting - Boundary changes, voter notice Consolidated Local Governments - Legislative council districts, reapportionment, boundary changes Campaign Finance - Federally registered political committees, unlimited contributions, authorization, disclosure Campaign Finance - Independent expenditure-only committees, corporate contributions, authorization Campaign Finance - Independent expenditure-only committees, unlimited contributions, authorization, disclosure Cities, First Class - Legislative council districts, reapportionment, boundary changes |
| Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | K. Bratcher |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 595 |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 121.175 to allow a member of the General Assembly to utilize campaign funds to attend certain events, educational courses, and seminars, upon approval by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, depending on the member's respective chamber. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, General Assembly members, allowable campaign expenditures Campaign Finance - General Assembly members, allowable expenditures Local Mandate - Registry of Election Finance, General Assembly members, allowable campaign expenditures |
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