21RS HB 538

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Last Action	02/22/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to executive orders issued by the President of the United States.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1747
Sponsors	D. Frazier Gordon, C. Massey, S. Baker, D. Bentley, C. Fugate, B. Reed, S. Sharp, W. Thomas
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to authorize the Legislative Research Commission to request that the Attorney General provide an opinion on the constitutionality of an executive order issued by the President of the United States; authorize the Attorney General or Legislative Research Commission to seek to have the executive order declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction; prohibit any state agency, political subdivision, or any elected or appointed official from implementing an executive order by the President of the United States that restricts a person's rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution or Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 15.025 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Legislative Research Commission - Attorney General, opinions, constitutionality of executive order Attorney General - Opinions, constitutionality of executive orders Constitution, Ky. - Executive orders, President of the United States, violation of rights Constitution, U.S. - Executive orders, President of the United States, violation of rights Local Mandate - Opinions, constitutionality of executive orders