| Last Action | posted in committee |
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| Title | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky, adopting a 21st Century Bill of Rights. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Impact Statements | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 286 |
| Sponsors | D. Thayer, D. Williams, J. Schickel, J. Westwood, M. Wilson |
| Summary of Original Version | Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky adopting a 21st Century Bill of Rights; claim sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; establish that no law or rule shall compel certain persons to participate in health care systems or to provide abortion services; prohibit laws that prevent the severing of coal, that restrict posting of the Ten Commandments, that restrict hunting and fishing, or that infringe upon the lawful possession or use of firearms or ammunition; prohibit expansion of gambling unless it is permitted by a constitutional amendment; establish that governmental agencies should promote the use of Kentucky coal and make public information available on the Internet, and that the General Assembly should provide a reasonable period of time for public review and comment on any appropriation or revenue measure. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Appropriations - Waiting period before enactment of appropriation measure, constitutional amendment requiring Budget and Financial Administration - Waiting period before enactment of revenue measure, constitutional amendment requiring Cities - Electronic media, dissemination of public information, constitutional amendment to require Coal - Severing, constitutional amendment to prevent laws from stopping Constitution, Ky. - 21st Century Bill of Rights, constitutional amendment to create Constitution, Ky. - Gambling, no expansion without constitutional amendment Constitution, U.S. - Second and Tenth Amendments, constitutional amendment to assert state powers under Counties - Electronic media, dissemination of public information, constitutional amendment to require Energy - Coal and energy efficiency, constitutional amendment to promote Environment and Conservation - Coal, constitutional amendment to prohibit laws preventing severing of Firearms and Weapons - Possession and use, constitutional amendment prohibiting laws that restrict Fuel - Coal and energy efficiency, constitutional amendment promoting General Assembly - Appropriation and revenue measures, constitutional amendment requiring waiting period before enacted General Assembly - Laws relating to various topics, constitutional amendment to prohibit adoption of Health and Medical Services - Abortion, constitutional amendment to prohibit laws requiring person or organization to provide Health and Medical Services - Health care system, constitutional amendment to prohibit laws requiring participation in Information Technology - Public information, constitutional amendment requiring electronic dissemination Insurance, Health - Health care system, constitutional amendment prohibiting laws requiring participation in Local Government - Electronic media, dissemination of public information, constitutional amendment requiring Popular Names and Short Titles - 21st Century Bill of Rights Reproductive Issues - Abortion, constitutional amendment to prohibit laws requiring person or organization to provide Taxation - Waiting period before final enactment of revenue measures, constitutional amendment to require Fish and Wildlife - Hunting and fishing, no restriction iwthout compelling state interest Gambling - Expansion, prohibition unless constitutional amendment is adopted Minerals and Mining - Coal, constitutional amendment to prohibit laws preventing severance of Local Mandate - Laws relating to various topics, constitutional amendment to prohibit adoption of Corrections Impact - Laws relating to various topics, constitutional amendment to prohibit adoption of |
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