| Last Action | to State & Local Government (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Bill Request Number | 860 |
| Sponsor | K. Stein |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to prohibit a public servant or candidate for statewide elected office from accepting a campaign contribution from a lobbyist; amend KRS 11A.990 to include receiving campaign contributions from lobbyists within the existing Class D penalty provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to prohibit a candidate for statewide elected office from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions from a lobbyist or spouse of a lobbyist; amend KRS 121.015 to include "lobbyist" in KRS Chapter 121 definitions; amend KRS 121.120 to require candidates and slates of candidates for statewide office and their campaign committees to file electronically with the registry if contributions, loans, or campaign account balances exceed $25,000; amend KRS 121.180 to establish a single campaign finance reporting threshold of $5,000; require candidates to file campaign finance reports 15 and 30 days prior to the primary, and 15, 30, and 60 days prior to the regular election; require candidates for statewide office to additionally file a report 60 days prior to the primary; change the filing deadline for supplemental reports from not later than 10 days after November 1 to not later than 10 days after December 31; amend KRS 121.990 to include receiving campaign contributions from lobbyists within the existing Class D penalty provisions; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Secretary of State - Elections, campaign finance, various changes Ethics - Lobbyists, prohiibition of campaign contributions to public servants and statewide candidates Campaign Finance - Lobbyists, prohibition of contributions to statewide candidates Campaign Finance - Reports, various changes Effective Dates, Emergency - Ethics, elections, campaign finance, various changes Elections and Voting - Campaign contributions Elections and Voting - Campaign finance reports, thresholds and electronic filing |
| 01/03/12 |
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| 01/04/12 |
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