14RS House Bill 182

House Bill 182

Actions

Last Action	placed in the Orders of the Day
Title	AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the salaries of state officials and to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	962
Sponsor	D. Butler
Summary of Original Version	Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing an independent commission to set salaries of members of the General Assembly, judges, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Agriculture; require the General Assembly to enact laws creating this commission; require the commission periodically to file salary schedules with the Secretary of State; allow voter referendum on a salary schedule after the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the number of voters who participated in the most recent election for Governor; require salaries in effect on November 4, 2014, to remain in effect until altered by the commission or by voter referendum; propose to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit to voters.
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts - Salaries of judges, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Elections and Voting - Referendum on state officials' salaries as set by commission, constitutional amendment allowing General Assembly - Salaries of legislators constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Governor - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Judges and Court Commissioners - Salaries of judges, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Lieutenant Governor - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Public Officers and Employees - Salaries of state officials, amendment establishing commission to set Public Salaries - Commission to set state officials' salaries, constitutional amendment establishing Secretary of State - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set State Employees - Salaries of state officials, amendment establishing commission to set Treasurer - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Attorney General - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Auditor of Public Accounts - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set Constitution, Ky. - Salaries of state officials, amendment establishing commission to set Fiscal Note - Salary, constitutional amendment establishing commission to set

01/09/14	introduced in House
01/13/14	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/20/14	posted in committee
03/11/14	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/12/14	2nd reading, to Rules
03/18/14	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day