Kentucky
General Assembly

03/05/12	introduced in Senate taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/12	to State & Local Government (S)
03/14/12	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2012 floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4-title) filed
03/15/12	3rd reading floor amendment (1) defeated floor amendments (2) (3) and (4-title) ruled out of order passed 27-11 with Committee Substitute
03/16/12	received in House
03/19/12	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
03/26/12	taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 1st reading returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
03/27/12	taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2nd reading returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) floor amendment (1) filed
03/28/12	floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2-title) (5) (6) and (7-title) filed

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend language relating to county division and language relating to General Assembly remaining in session, without pay, after April 15 to enact redistricting legislation and consider any veto.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Palmer II
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete subsections (4) and (5) relating to elections for the General Assembly and the applicability of district numbers to General Assembly districts.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Retain original provisions and propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit any state legislative redistricting plan from being drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent or to be drawn with the intent or result of denying equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to elect representatives of their choice; clarify that districts are to be as equal in population as is practicable and that districts are to be compact and, where feasible, that existing political and geographic boundaries be utilized.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Retain original provisions and propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create the Legislative Advisory Redistricting Commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for state legislative districts; establish standards to be followed by the commission and permit any member of the General Assembly under certain circumstances to file a plan; add creation of the commission to the ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Osborne
Summary	Replace previous provisions and propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to establish and regulate casino gambling at not more than 7 locations, to establish and regulate wagering on sporting events, and to specify the purposes for which the revenue derived therefrom may be expended; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Osborne
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Delete original provisions; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the General Assembly to divide the state into Senatorial and Representative Districts once every ten years during the first even-numbered-year regular session following receipt of the decennial census data, and to specify that districts must be contiguous counties or parts of counties, and to specify when new districts are effective for elections and that district numbers govern elections and qualifications; propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky and to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide a means whereby the sense of the people of any Senatorial District, including any county that is in or is part of the district, may be taken as to whether casinos, including the operation of gaming at horse racing tracks, will be permitted in the county; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Delete original provisions; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the General Assembly, through a Committee on Legislative Redistricting, to divide the state into Senatorial and Representative Districts once every ten years during the first even-numbered-year regular session following receipt of the decennial census data; to specify that districts must be contiguous counties or parts of counties; and to specify when new districts are effective for elections and that district numbers govern elections and qualifications; propose to create new sections of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the Committee on Legislative Redistricting; require the committee to develop plans for legislative redistricting; require the committee to submit its redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to enact the committee's plan or to return the plan to the committee for adjustment; require the General Assembly to provide for penalties and fine upon conviction of attempting to influence members of the committee; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Delete original provisions; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the General Assembly, through a Committee on Legislative Redistricting, to divide the state into Senatorial and Representative Districts once every ten years during the first even-numbered-year regular session following receipt of the decennial census data; to specify that districts must be contiguous counties or parts of counties; and to specify when new districts are effective for elections and that district numbers govern elections and qualifications; propose to create new sections of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the Committee on Legislative Redistricting; require the committee to develop plans for legislative redistricting; require the committee to submit its redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to enact the committee's plan or to return the plan to the committee for adjustment; require the General Assembly to provide for penalties and fine upon conviction of attempting to influence members of the committee; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Delete original provisions; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the General Assembly to divide the state into Senatorial and Representative Districts once every ten years during the first even-numbered-year regular session following receipt of the decennial census data, and to specify that districts must be contiguous counties or parts of counties, and to specify when new districts are effective for elections and that district numbers govern elections and qualifications; propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky and to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide a means whereby the sense of the people of any Senatorial District, including any county that is in or is part of the district, may be taken as to whether casinos, including the operation of gaming at horse racing tracks, will be permitted in the county; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment General Assembly - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Redistricting - Standards for, proposed constitutional amendment Constitution, Ky. - Section 33, redistricting, standards for Elections and Voting - Redistricting, standards for, proposed constitutional amendment