04RS HB413

HB413

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HB 413/FN/LM (BR 1514) - S. Riggs, J. Callahan, R. Crimm, R. Palumbo

     AN ACT making an appropriation to local government police departments and declaring an emergency.
     Create new sections of KRS Chapter 23A and 24A to define "local government" and "police department", require the payment of an additional $20 court cost fee for distribution to local governments with police departments, require the circuit clerk to remit funds to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for quarterly distribution to local governments, require funds to be used for the expenses of the operation of the police department, prescribe formula for distribution of funds, require the Justice Cabinet to annually certify the number of certified police officers employed by each local police department, and authorize the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; repeal KRS 24A.190, 24A.191, 24A.192, and 24A.193; EMERGENCY.

HB 413 - AMENDMENTS


     HFA (1, K. Upchurch) - Provide proportional share of funding to sheriff's office for law enforcement activities in those counties which do not contain a city.

     HFA (2, T. Riner) - Amend Section 2 to exclude cases arising from traffic violations from the $20 court costs fee.

     HFA (3, T. Riner) - Amend House Bill 413 to increase the fees access to $34 rather than $20.

     HFA (4, S. Nunn) - Amend HB 413 to allow local law enforcement personnel to exchange confiscated firearms for firearms and equipment with a federally licensed firearms dealer, extend time limit for exchanges or transfers to 180 days from 90 days.

     HFA (5/Title, S. Nunn) - Amend title to read as follows: "AN ACT relating to law enforcement agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency."

     HFA (6, C. Walton) - Add new language to permit the use of funds generated from district and circuit court costs to be additionally used for contracted police services, county jails and the transporting of prisoners; require 30% of the funds to be distributed equally for local police departments or contracted police services, 50% to be distributed on a per capita basis based upon the number of certified police officers as prescribed, and 20% to be distributed to counties for jails or the transporting of prisoners, of the 20% going to counties, 30% shall be distributed equally to all counties and 70% shall be distributed on a per capita basis according to county population; require local governments to annually certify the amount expended for contracted police services to the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

     HFA (7, C. Walton) - Insert new language to make eligible to receive funds generated from increased district and circuit court fees those counties who previously received net court revenue but who no longer have police departments; permit counties not having police departments to use the funds for other law enforcement activities as prescribed; require counties without police departments to annually certify the number of certified deputy sheriffs employed by the sheriff's department as prescribed.

     HFA (8, S. Riggs) - Insert new language to permit the use of funds generated from increased district and circuit court costs to be additionally used for contracted police services, county jails, and the transporting of prisoners; require 30% of the funds to be distributed equally for local police departments or contracted police services, 50% to be distributed on a per capita basis based upon the number of certified police officers as prescribed, and 20% to be distributed to counties for jails or the transporting of prisoners; require local governments to annually certify the amount expended for contracted police services to the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

     HFA (9/Title, S. Riggs) - Make title amendment.

     SFA (1, E. Tori) - Insert language to require that counties with detention centers be included in those county governments eligible to receive funding from increased court costs.

     SFA (2, J. Denton) - Amend various sections referring to providing moneys for transportation of prisoners to specify transportation of misdemeanant prisoners.

     SFA (3, J. Pendleton) - Insert new subsection in Sections 1 and 2 to require distribution of an amount of funds from new court costs fees equal to 2001 net court revenue levels to those counties which were receiving net court revenue funds in 2001; and require distribution of such funds prior to the distribution of funds to other local governments as provided by subsection 5 of the Act.
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     Jan 30-introduced in House
     Feb 2-to Local Government (H)
     Feb 5-posted in committee
     Feb 10-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Feb 11-2nd reading, to Rules; recommitted to Appropriations and Revenue (H)
     Feb 18-floor amendment (1) filed
     Feb 20-posted in committee
     Mar 2-reported favorably, to Rules
     Mar 3-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2004
     Mar 4-floor amendment (2) filed
     Mar 5-floor amendment (3) filed
     Mar 8-floor amendments (4) and (5-title) filed
     Mar 9-floor amendments (6) (7) (8) and (9-title) filed ; floor amendments (2) and (3) withdrawn
     Mar 11-3rd reading, passed 65-26 with floor amendments (8) and (9-title)
     Mar 12-received in Senate
     Mar 17-to Judiciary (S)
     Mar 19-floor amendment (1) filed
     Mar 23-taken from committee; 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S); floor amendment (1) withdrawn
     Mar 24-reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill; floor amendments (2) and (3) filed
     Mar 25-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 25, 2004; 3rd reading; floor amendments (2) and (3) withdrawn ; passed 36-0
     Mar 26-received in House; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor
     Apr 7-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 78)


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