Kentucky
General Assembly

12/09/19	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/07/20	introduced in House to Banking & Insurance (H)
01/09/20	reassigned to Judiciary (H)
01/10/20	posted in committee
02/05/20	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
02/06/20	2nd reading, to Rules
02/10/20	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 11, 2020 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/12/20	3rd reading, passed 60-35 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1), and committee amendment (1-title)
02/13/20	received in Senate
02/18/20	to Judiciary (S)
03/05/20	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/06/20	2nd reading, to Rules
03/10/20	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2020 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/11/20	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/12/20	3rd reading floor amendment (1) withdrawn passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2) received in House to Rules (H)
03/17/20	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
03/18/20	House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
03/19/20	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2) Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2) Conference Committee appointed in Senate
03/26/20	Conference Committee appointed in House Conference Committee Report filed in House and Senate posted for passage for consideration of Conference Committee Report Conference Committee Report adopted in Senate passed 28-0 received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for consideration of Conference Committee Report Conference Committee Report adopted in House passed 66-16 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/07/20	Vetoed
04/14/20	veto message received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden in House bill passed 58-33 received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden in Senate bill passed 28-6 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Secretary of State (Acts ch. 86)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to state that a statement or restatement of law in a legal treatise is not the law of Kentucky and is not to be considered controlling authority; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Statements or restatements of law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Statutes - Statements or restatements of law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Constitution, Ky. - Statements or restatements of law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Constitution, U.S. - Statements or restatements of law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Short Titles and Popular Names - Model Act Concerning Interpretation of Kentucky Law

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Fischer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 150

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Fischer
Summary	Specify that a court may use a legal treatise or publication as informative or persuasive authority; delete short title.
Index Headings	Courts - Treatises and explanatory texts, courts may use as informative or persuasive authority Statutes - Treatises and explanatory texts, courts may use as informative or persuasive authority

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to state that a statement of law in a legal treatise is not the law of Kentucky and is not to be considered controlling authority, and that in the absence of a constitutional section or a statute on a topic, Kentucky is deemed to have adopted the common law; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Westerfield
Summary	Specify that a court may use a legal treatise or publication as a persuasive or informative source.
Index Headings	Courts - Legal treatises, courts may use as persuasive or informative sources

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	W. Westerfield
Summary	Delete the short title.
Index Headings	Short Titles and Popular Names - Model Act Concerning Interpretation of Kentucky Law, deletion of

Amendment	Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to provide that a statement of law in a legal treatise is not the law of Kentucky and is not to be considered controlling authority, and that in the absence of a constitutional section or a statute on a given matter, Kentucky is deemed to have adopted the common law; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Conference Committee Reports - HB 150 Constitution, Ky. - Statements of Law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Constitution, U.S. - Statements of law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Effective Dates, Emergency - Statements of Law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Statutes - Statements of Law, not controlling authority in Kentucky Statutes - Absence on a given matter, common law is adopted