Kentucky
General Assembly

01/07/16	introduced in Senate
01/11/16	to State & Local Government (S)
02/24/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1), committee amendment (1-title)
02/25/16	2nd reading, to Rules
03/03/16	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/07/16	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 8, 2016
03/08/16	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/09/16	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/10/16	3rd reading, passed 26-12 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
03/11/16	received in House
03/14/16	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except: propose that a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky include a requirement that the Supreme Court shall, in analyzing the geographical arrangement of judicial circuits and districts, consider both population and caseload and require the Supreme Court to propose redrawing circuit and district lines if they are significantly unbalanced regarding population or caseload; propose to amend Section 97 of the Constitution of Kentucky to elect Circuit Court Clerks and Commonwealth's Attorneys to four-year terms in 2018 and to elect them to eight-year terms in 2022 and every eight years thereafter.
Index Headings	Court, Supreme - Certification requirement, elimination of Court, Supreme - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal Courts, Circuit - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Courts, District - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Constitution, Ky. - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Schickel
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Court, Supreme - Certification requirement, elimination of Court, Supreme - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal Courts, Circuit - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Courts, District - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Constitution, Ky. - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Schickel
Summary	Delete language concerning the terms of Circuit Court Clerks.
Index Headings	Court, Supreme - Certification requirement, elimination of Court, Supreme - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal Courts, Circuit - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Courts, District - Redistricting proposal, requirement for Constitution, Ky. - Judicial districts, Circuit and District Courts, redistricting proposal