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House Bill 6

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Last Action	03/12/21: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 14)
Title	AN ACT relating to legislative oversight and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 14 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	1109
Sponsors	L. Bechler, D. Osborne, A. Bowling, R. Bridges, J. Dixon, D. Frazier Gordon, C. Fugate, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, K. King, D. Lewis, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , S. Miles, K. Moser, J. Nemes, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, T. Smith, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 6.900 to define "person"; amend KRS 6.905 to change the name of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; require the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to appoint a co-chair and vice chairs from their respective bodies and make provisions for appointment of a subcommittee; amend KRS 6.910 to set forth the purpose of the committee; provide that information and working papers of the committee are exempt from open records; allow the committee to study a matter without regard to jurisdiction of another statutory or standing committee; and provide for issuance of subpoenas; amend KRS 6.930 to allow the committee to report any matter under its study to law enforcement, the Auditor of Public Accounts, or any other state official having jurisdiction over the matter under investigation and require a report; create a new section of KRS 6.900 to 6.935 to establish a penalty not to exceed $100 per day and a maximum of $1,000 for any person who fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee; amend KRS 12.028 and KRS 620.055 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee, duties General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee, duties State Agencies - General Assembly, Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, duties Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Legislative Oversight and Investigation, duties Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Legislative Program Review and Investigations, name change
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History
Governor's Veto Message	Veto

Actions

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01/05/21	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/06/21	to State Government (H) taken from State Government (H) 1st reading returned to State Government (H)
01/07/21	taken from State Government (H) 2nd reading returned to State Government (H) posted in committee
01/08/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute taken from Rules (H) placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
01/11/21	3rd reading floor amendment (1) defeated passed 72-23 with Committee Substitute received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/13/21	to State & Local Government (S) taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
02/10/21	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
02/11/21	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
02/22/21	3rd reading, passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute
02/23/21	received in House to Rules (H)
02/24/21	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
02/25/21	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) passed 72-23 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
02/26/21	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/08/21	Vetoed
03/11/21	received in House posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 74-24 received in Senate to Rules (S) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 28-3
03/12/21	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 14)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; change the minority party representation on any subcommittee appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House from one-third of the subcommittee to proportionate to the minority representation in each chamber.
Index Headings	General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, minority party, representation State Agencies - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, minority party, representation Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, minority party, representation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Graham
Summary	Remove the provision that information and working papers of the committee are exempt from open records.
Index Headings	Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, open records, retain General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, open records, retain State Agencies - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, open records, retain

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; change the definition of person; require the Circuit Court to render final judgment within 45 days from the date when a petition is filed by the committee or from the date of the commencement of any action or motion by any witness seeking to quash or resist compliance with a subpoena issued by the committee.
Index Headings	General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, duties State Agencies - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, duties Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, duties

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