Kentucky
General Assembly

02/03/09	introduced in House
02/04/09	to State Government (H)
02/23/09	reassigned to Local Government (H) posted in committee
02/25/09	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/26/09	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27, 2009
03/03/09	3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute
03/04/09	received in Senate
03/06/09	to State & Local Government (S)
03/09/09	taken from committee 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/10/09	taken from committee 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/11/09	reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
03/12/09	floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed
03/13/09	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13, 2009 floor amendments (1-title) and (2) withdrawn 3rd reading passed 38-0 received in House enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
03/24/09	signed by Governor (Act ch. 71)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions of bill, but provide that for employees of school boards, "seasonal employee" lasts no longer than 6 months.
Index Headings	Cities - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Public Officers and Employees - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Retirement and Pensions - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Counties - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position County Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Sheriffs - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Education, Elementary and Secondary - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Local Government - Counties, county employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Actuarial Analysis - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Circuit Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Thayer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Cities - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Public Officers and Employees - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Retirement and Pensions - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Counties - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position County Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Sheriffs - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Education, Elementary and Secondary - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Local Government - Counties, county employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Actuarial Analysis - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Circuit Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Thayer
Summary	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to define terms and to delete the exclusion of news stories, commentary, and editorials by the media from the definition of "contribution"; amend to increase the number of persons necessary to form a political issues committee from one to two or more persons; amend to require a person making an independent expenditure to report it if the amount exceeds $500 in the aggregate in any one election; establish campaign contribution limits for candidates, slates of candidates, and candidate campaign committees; establish campaign contribution limits for caucus campaign committees, political issues committees, permanent committees, and executive committees; permit the establishment of a building account; establish campaign contribution limits for inaugural committees; establish campaign contribution limits for individuals; permit a married couple to combine their individual contribution limits by writing one check under certain specific conditions; permit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, and individuals to utilize online credit and debit card transactions; provide for reporting exemptions for any candidate, slate, or political issues committee if a form is filed stating that contributions will not be accepted or expended in excess of $5,000 in any one election; require exempted candidates for city or county offices or for school boards to file reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of the exempted amount in any one election; require candidates or slates of candidates subject to an August filing deadline to timely file for an exemption and permit such candidates or slates to exercise rescission rights; permit the exercise of rescission rights by a candidate or slate of candidates if an opponent is replaced due to death, disability, or disqualification not later than 15 days after the party nominates the replacement; permit write-in candidates to request an exemption; establish that exempted candidate campaign committees, and political issues committees are bound to the terms of the exemption unless it is rescinded timely; establish penalties and fines for candidates, slates of candidates, candidate campaign committees, or political issues committees who accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of the limit in any one election without rescinding the exemption in a timely manner; require state and county executive committees and caucus campaign committees to make a full report to the registry of all money, loans, and expenditures made since the date of the last report; establish reporting requirements of candidates, slates of candidates, candidate campaign committees, political issues committees, and registered fundraisers; require all reporting candidates, candidate campaign committees, political issues committees, and registered fundraisers to make post-election reports; require that detailed information be maintained by the treasurer for six years from the date of the election to which the records pertain, but not to exceed six years; require certain permanent committees to make a full specified report to the registry of all money, loans, and expenditures since the date of the last report; permit Kentucky-based federal permanent committees to make certain contributions; require a supplemental report be filed annually until an account shows no unexpended balance; require that all reports filed with the registry be subject to open records and to require county clerks to maintain such reports for one year from the date the last report is required to be filed; exempt legislative candidates from filing reports with the county clerk; relieve candidates and slates from personally filing reports under certain conditions; prohibit the use of funds for candidacy for a different office, to support or oppose different issue, or to further the candidacy of another candidate or slate of candidates for office; abolish the requirement that a paper format report be filed if an electronic report is filed; require the registry to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a de minimus standard; amend KRS 121.120 to except those candidates, candidate campaign committees, and slates of candidates running for statewide office from mandatory audits of receipts and expenditures that receive or spend less than $5,000, and to require candidates and slates of candidates running for statewide office to file electronically on the next regularly scheduled reporting date when contributions or loans, or a balance in a campaign account or accounts is in the aggregate of $25,000 or more; amend KRS 121.135 to authorize the general counsel to the registry to write an advisory opinion and to require advisory opinions to be issued not later than 20 days from the date the registry receives the request; amend KRS 121.140 to define "frivolous complaint" and to authorize the registry to impose a civil penalty for the filing of frivolous complaints; amend KRS 121.220 to require segregation of primary campaign funds from regular election funds through bookkeeping; amend KRS 121.230 to lower the threshold for itemization of expenditures by check from $50 to $25; amend KRS 121.210, 121.190, 121.056, 121.990, 61.710, and 23A.070 to conform; repeal KRS 121.015, 121.150 and 121.180; effective November 5, 2009.  
Index Headings	Cities - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Public Officers and Employees - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Retirement and Pensions - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Counties - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position County Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Sheriffs - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Education, Elementary and Secondary - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Local Government - Counties, county employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Actuarial Analysis - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position Circuit Clerks - County employees retirement system, definition of seasonal position