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House Bill 437

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Last Action	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to Constables.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1429
Sponsors	F. Nesler, J. Jenkins, R. Crimm, D. Graham, D. Keene, A. Koenig, M. Marzian
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS 65.003 to 65.158 to allow the legislative bodies of counties, charter counties, urban-county governments, unified local governments, and consolidated local governments to adopt ordinances specifying the duties of constables; provide that duties shall not exceed those in the KRS, nor shall all duties be removed; provide that any changes of duties that relate to compensation not take effect until after the terms of constables serving at the time of adoption.
Index Headings of Original Version	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Constables, allow county legislative bodies to specify duties Constables - County legislative bodies, allowed to specify duties Counties - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties of 75,000 or More - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties, Urban - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2

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02/22/12	introduced in House
02/23/12	to Local Government (H)
03/12/12	posted in committee
03/21/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/22/12	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed
03/27/12	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; add prohibition that county legislative bodies shall not remove authority of constables to issue citations for nonmoving motor vehicle offenses, including, but not limited to, those related to KRS 186.020, 186.042, 186.050, 186.0425, 189.456, 189.458, and 189.459.
Index Headings	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Constables, allow county legislative bodies to specify duties Constables - County legislative bodies, allowed to specify duties Counties - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties of 75,000 or More - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties, Urban - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Delete all provisions of original bill; direct staff of the LRC to research applicable training programs and costs for county constables and to present findings to Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection by November 30, 2012.
Index Headings	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Constables, allow county legislative bodies to specify duties Constables - County legislative bodies, allowed to specify duties Counties - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties of 75,000 or More - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties, Urban - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Delete all provisions of original bill; direct staff of the LRC to research applicable training programs and costs for county constables and to present findings to Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection by November 30, 2012.
Index Headings	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Constables, allow county legislative bodies to specify duties Constables - County legislative bodies, allowed to specify duties Counties - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties of 75,000 or More - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties Counties, Urban - Constables, legislative bodies allowed to specify duties

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