House Bill 122

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 04/09/18: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 90)
Title AN ACT relating to fire department reporting.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number 276
Sponsors M. Meredith, L. Brown, J. Blanton, T. Couch, J. DeCesare, M. Hart, K. Imes, P. Pratt, B. Reed, J. Richards, R. Rothenburger, J. Sims Jr, W. Stone
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 65A.010, 75.430, and 95A.055 to require fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273 to report to the Fire Commission under KRS 95A.055 rather than under KRS Chapter 65A.
Index Headings of Original Version Fiscal Note - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Cities - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Counties - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Fire Prevention - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Firefighters and Fire Departments - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Local Government - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Special Districts - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports
State Agencies - Fire Commission, treatment of fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/03/18
  • introduced in House
01/05/18
  • to Local Government (H)
01/08/18
  • posted in committee
01/17/18
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
01/18/18
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, January 19, 2018
01/19/18
  • 3rd reading, passed 89-0
01/22/18
  • received in Senate
01/23/18
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/13/18
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/14/18
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/15/18
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/20/18
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
03/21/18
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendment (1)
03/22/18
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
  • taken from Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
  • House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
  • passed 93-1
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/27/18
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
04/09/18
  • became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 90)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor M. Wilson
Summary Amend Section 3 of the bill to add a new subsection (5) to require the fire commission to conduct a financial review of each fire department every 4 years with Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) approved procedures, add a new subsection (6) to give the fire commission the option to require an audit every fourth year of a fire department whose revenues or expenditures are equal to or greater than $100,000 and less than $500,000, add a new subsection (7) to require an annual audit of fire departments whose revenue or expenditures equal or exceed $500,000 for 2 or more consecutive years, and add a new subsection (8) to allow the APA to examine and review the reports and related work papers and documents relating to the financial review or audits conducted under this section; require the APA and Attorney General to be notified of any irregularities relating to the finances or operations of a fire department, while allowing the commission to notify other public officials; renumber subsections to conform.
Index Headings Audits and Auditors - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting
Counties - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting
Financial Responsibility - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting
Firefighters and Fire Departments - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting
Local Government - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting
State Agencies - Auditor of Public Accounts, fiscal oversight relating to fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055
State Agencies - Fire commission, fiscal oversight relating to fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055

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