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House Bill 430

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Last Action	floor amendments (1) and (2) and (3) filed
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1693
Sponsor	J. Bell
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 118.125 to require candidates for statewide constitutional offices and slates of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to file their state business and personal and federal business and personal income tax returns for the current year and for the 2 years preceding at the time they file their notice and declaration with the Secretary of State; require that candidates for statewide constitutional offices and all slates of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor also file those same tax documents with the county clerk in the county of their residence and with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance; amend KRS 121.120 to require the Registry to maintain and hold as public records those same tax documents for a period of 16 years; amend KRS 11A.050 to require all officials listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g) to file their state business and personal and federal business and personal income tax return for the current year and for the 2 years preceding with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission within 30 days of the effective date of this Act and thereafter to file those same tax returns no later than July 1 of each year, and to establish that those same tax returns be public records available to the public for review; amend KRS 121.180 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement County Clerks - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Elections and Voting - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Lieutenant Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Lieutenant Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Public Records and Reports - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, considered Public Records and Reports - Tax returns filed with Executive Ethics Commission, designated as public records Secretary of State - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Secretary of State - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, requirement Secretary of State - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Treasurer - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Treasurer - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Ethics - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Candidate for commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Attorney General - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Attorney General - State and federal income tax returns, filing of, Executive Branch Ethics Commission Auditor of Public Accounts - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Auditor of Public Accounts - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Campaign Finance - Registry, tax returns of certain candidates and slates of candidates, maintained as public records
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3

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02/18/16	introduced in House
02/22/16	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/26/16	reassigned to State Government (H)
03/01/16	posted in committee
03/17/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/18/16	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2016 floor amendments (1) and (2) and (3) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	Amend to require candidates for the General Assembly to file certain income tax returns with certain officials in order to be on the ballot.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement County Clerks - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Elections and Voting - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Lieutenant Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Lieutenant Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Public Records and Reports - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, considered Public Records and Reports - Tax returns filed with Executive Ethics Commission, designated as public records Secretary of State - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Secretary of State - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, requirement Secretary of State - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Treasurer - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Treasurer - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Ethics - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Candidate for commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Attorney General - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Attorney General - State and federal income tax returns, filing of, Executive Branch Ethics Commission Auditor of Public Accounts - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Auditor of Public Accounts - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Campaign Finance - Registry, tax returns of certain candidates and slates of candidates, maintained as public records

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Upchurch
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to file copies of both state and federal, individual and business income tax returns within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement County Clerks - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Elections and Voting - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Lieutenant Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Lieutenant Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Public Records and Reports - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, considered Public Records and Reports - Tax returns filed with Executive Ethics Commission, designated as public records Secretary of State - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Secretary of State - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, requirement Secretary of State - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Treasurer - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Treasurer - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Ethics - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Candidate for commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Attorney General - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Attorney General - State and federal income tax returns, filing of, Executive Branch Ethics Commission Auditor of Public Accounts - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Auditor of Public Accounts - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Campaign Finance - Registry, tax returns of certain candidates and slates of candidates, maintained as public records

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	K. Upchurch
Summary	Amend KRS 121.180 to require a member of the General Assembly to file with the Registry of Election Finance any civil proceeding which involves the member; requires the registry to maintain documentation of the civil proceeding for public inspection.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement County Clerks - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Elections and Voting - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Lieutenant Governor - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Lieutenant Governor - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Public Records and Reports - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, considered Public Records and Reports - Tax returns filed with Executive Ethics Commission, designated as public records Secretary of State - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Secretary of State - Certain candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns filed, requirement Secretary of State - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Treasurer - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Treasurer - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Ethics - Candidates and slates of candidates, income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Candidate for commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing requirement Agriculture - Commissioner, state and federal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Attorney General - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Attorney General - State and federal income tax returns, filing of, Executive Branch Ethics Commission Auditor of Public Accounts - Candidate, state and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing requirement Auditor of Public Accounts - State and federal business and personal income tax returns, filing with Executive Ethics Commission Campaign Finance - Registry, tax returns of certain candidates and slates of candidates, maintained as public records

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