Kentucky
General Assembly

03/01/12	introduced in House
03/05/12	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/09/12	posted in committee
03/12/12	floor amendment (1) filed
03/13/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/14/12	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2012
03/15/12	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/16/12	3rd reading floor amendment (2) defeated passed 77-13 with Committee Substitute
03/19/12	received in Senate
03/21/12	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/26/12	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/27/12	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/28/12	floor amendment (1) filed
03/29/12	reported favorably, to Rules with committee amendment (1) as a Consent Bill
03/30/12	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 30, 2012 3rd reading floor amendment (1) withdrawn passed 37-0 with committee amendment (1) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1) House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1) passed 83-6 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/12/12	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/23/12	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 161)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions, except make technical and clarifying corrections; amend KRS 134.490 to add language clarifying that third-party purchasers not required to offer payment plans can do so voluntarily, and to provide that third-party purchasers must continue offering payment plans to taxpayers whose tax bills were purchased during a period when the third-party purchaser was required to register with the department, even if the third-party purchaser is no longer required to register with the department; amend KRS 134.551 to clarify that when a tax bill is exonerated, the third-party purchaser does not have to pay to release the lien, and to provide that appeals from the denial of an application for refund must be made to the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals; amend KRS 133.130 to clarify language; revise the amendments to KRS 134.452 to remove the litigation fee cap, and to address pre-litigation fees of $175 or less.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation, Property - Certificates of delinquency, sale and release procedures for County Clerks - Certificates of delinquency, sale process for County Clerks - Copying fees, authorization

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. Embry Jr.
Summary	Retain orignal provisions, except delete Section 12.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation, Property - Certificates of delinquency, sale and release procedures for County Clerks - Certificates of delinquency, sale process for County Clerks - Copying fees, authorization

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Wayne
Summary	Amend KRS 134.452 to restore the litigation fee cap that was provided in the original bill as introduced and which was removed in the committee substitute.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation, Property - Certificates of delinquency, sale and release procedures for County Clerks - Certificates of delinquency, sale process for County Clerks - Copying fees, authorization

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Leeper
Summary	Retain original provisions except amend Section 4 to correct a drafting error; amend Section 13 to clarify time frames for the imposition of fees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 134 to require the county clerks to provide information to the Department of Revenue, and to require the Department of Revenue to publish the information on its website; and create a new noncodified section to establish when the amendments made in Section 13 apply.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation, Property - Certificates of delinquency, sale and release procedures for County Clerks - Certificates of delinquency, sale process for County Clerks - Copying fees, authorization

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Ridley
Summary	Retain original provision except amend Section 12 of the Act to prevent county clerks from establishing restrictions that prevent people seeking copies from using their own scanners, cameras, or other means to make copies of records retained by the county clerk; allow the county clerk to restrict the use of a device or method of copying if the device or method would harm the records.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation - Property tax, certificates of delinquency for Taxation, Property - Certificates of delinquency, sale and release procedures for County Clerks - Certificates of delinquency, sale process for County Clerks - Copying fees, authorization