Senate Bill 245

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Last Action 02/24/21: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
Title AN ACT relating to oversight of the police for a consolidated local government and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 170
Sponsor M. McGarvey
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C permitting a consolidated local government to establish a citizen review board independent of the police department, and an investigatory office led by an appointee of the mayor for review of police department policies, procedures and operations; require ordinance that establishes governmental bodies to include powers, duties, internal protocols, reporting requirements and such bodies' authority to adopt bylaws, policies and procedures; provide investigatory office leader the power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas reviewed and approved by a consolidated local government committee or other local body designated by the legislative body of the consolidated local government for that purpose to compel testimony or production of documents with subpoena enforcement by petition to Circuit Court; allow board and investigatory office review or discussion of potential or ongoing investigations in closed session, subject to KRS 61.815(1); make confidential and privileged information and records, proceedings, opinions, and deliberations provided to or generated by board or investigatory office with open record requests to be made to appropriate agency, as opposed to the bodies; provide certain exemptions from open records requirements; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts, Circuit - Citizen oversight board and investigation, review of police and subpoena power
Effective Dates, Emergency - Citizen oversight and investigating office, consolidated local government police review
Local Government - Citizen oversight board and investigatory office, consolidated local government police review
Police, City and County - Citizen oversight board and investigatory office, consolidated local government police review
Consolidated Local Governments - Citizen oversight board and investigation, review of police policies, procedures and operations
Cities, First Class - Citizen oversight board and investigatory office, consolidated local government police review
Counties - Citizen oversight board and investigatory office, consolidated local government police review
Boards and Commissions - Citizen oversight board and investigatory office, consolidated local government police review
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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02/11/21
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/22/21
  • to Judiciary (S)
02/24/21
  • floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor R. Thomas
Summary Create a new section of KRS Section 67A to extend the requirements and authorities relative to citizen review boards and inspectors general to urban-county governments as set out in Section 1 of the Act for consolidated local governments; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Courts, Circuit - Citizen oversight board and investigation, review of police and subpoena power
Effective Dates, Emergency - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Local Government - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Police, City and County - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Counties, Urban - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Cities, First Class - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Counties - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review
Boards and Commissions - Citizen oversight and investigating office, urban-county local government police review

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor R. Thomas
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - SB 245

Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:52 PM (EST)