SB 125 (BR 201) - E. Miller
AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.
Amend KRS 6.651 to require that at least 3 members of the Legislative Ethics Commission be members of the political party having the largest number of registered voters and that at least 3 members be members of the political party having the second-largest number of registered voters in the state; require that of the 4 members appointed by the President of the Senate, 1 be a former legislator, 1 be a vested member of the Judicial Retirement System, and not more than 3 be members of the same political party; require that of the 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House, 1 be a former legislator, 1 be a vested member of the Judicial Retirement System, and not more than 3 be members of the same political party; amend KRS 6.656 to permit the chair and vice chair of the commission to be reelected not more than once consecutively; direct that a member receive a per diem and expenses for meeting days and for a maximum of 2 nonmeeting days per month devoted to commission-related work; amend KRS 6.661 to establish procedures for hiring an executive director; direct the commission to elect a screening committee to receive applications, interview candidates, and submit to the commission a list of 3 names for consideration; specify membership of screening committee; prohibit commission chair from being eligible for election to the screening committee; amend KRS 6.681 to establish procedures for informal advisory opinions by appropriate commission staff.
SB 125 - AMENDMENTS
SFA (1, D. Williams) - Delete the requirement that at least 3 members of the Legislative Ethics Commission be members of the political party having the largest number of registered voters and that at least 3 members be members of the political party having the second-largest number of registered voters in the state; require that at least one member of the screening committee be a member of the political party having the second-largest number of registered voters in the state.
HCA (1, C. Geveden) - Remove the term limit of the chair and vice chair of the commission; remove the provision which requires that when an advisory staff member provides an informal advisory opinion that they shall offer to the requestor of the opinion a follow-up letter stating the question asked by the requestor, the relevant facts presented by the requestor, and the staff member's response; remove the confidentiality provision.
Feb 12-introduced in Senate
Feb 13-to State and Local Government (S)
Feb 20-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Feb 21-2nd reading, to Rules; recommitted to State and Local Government (S)
Feb 22-reported favorably, to Rules
Feb 23-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2001; floor amendment (1) filed
Feb 26-3rd reading, passed 36-1 with floor amendment (1)
Feb 27-received in House
Feb 28-to State Government (H)
Mar 7-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1) ; posting waived retroactively
Mar 8-2nd reading, to Rules
