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House Bill 70

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Last Action	received in Senate
Title	AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	173
Sponsors	J. Crenshaw, J. Hoover, T. Burch, D. Butler, M. Denham, J. Glenn, J. Greer, K. Hall, R. Heath, R. Henderson, D. Horlander, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, M. Marzian, T. McKee, R. Meeks, T. Mills, S. Overly, D. Owens, A. Simpson, W. Stone, T. Thompson, J. Wayne, B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version	Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony other than treason, intentional killing, a sex crime, or bribery the right to vote after expiration of probation, final discharge from parole, or maximum expiration of sentence; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.
Index Headings of Original Version	Fiscal Note - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Local Mandate - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Constitution, Ky. - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Crimes and Punishments - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Elections and Voting - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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09/26/13	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
10/02/13	To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary
01/07/14	introduced in House to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
01/08/14	posted in committee
01/14/14	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/15/14	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 16, 2014
01/16/14	floor amendment (1) filed 3rd reading, passed 82-12
01/17/14	received in Senate
01/22/14	to State & Local Government (S)
02/14/14	taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
02/18/14	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
02/19/14	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3rd reading, passed 34-4 with Committee Substitute
02/20/14	received in House to Rules (H)
02/27/14	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
03/05/14	House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
03/06/14	received in Senate

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Montell
Summary	Retain the provision of HB 70; amend to add payment in full of any court-ordered restitution as additional condition for the return of the right of suffrage.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Local Mandate - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Constitution, Ky. - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Crimes and Punishments - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Elections and Voting - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Amend to require restoration of civil rights by executive pardon only, for any person who is convicted of a felony which includes as an element of the offense the intentional killing of a human being as the General Assembly may declare, any felony sex crime as the General Assembly may declare, any felony offense where the person has been previously convicted of a felony from a different incident, or a person who's right to vote was previously restored by other than an executive pardon and later is convicted of a felony; require a five year waiting period from the later of a person's expiration of probation, final discharge from parole, or maximum expiration of sentence and during the five years no other convictions assigned to such a person; submit to voters with question.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Local Mandate - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Constitution, Ky. - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Crimes and Punishments - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide Elections and Voting - Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide

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