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Senate Bill 251

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Last Action	03/30/21: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)
Title	AN ACT relating to the Department of Law.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 173 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	1373
Sponsor	B. Storm
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 15.010 to reorganize the Department of Law.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney General - Department of Law, reorganization State Agencies - Department of Law, reorganization
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History
Governor's Veto Message	Veto

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02/11/21	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/22/21	to Judiciary (S)
02/25/21	taken from Judiciary (S) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (S)
02/26/21	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/01/21	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
03/02/21	3rd reading, passed 35-1
03/03/21	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/04/21	to Judiciary (H) posted in committee
03/11/21	taken from Judiciary (H) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/12/21	taken from Judiciary (H) 2nd reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/15/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day
03/16/21	3rd reading, passed 73-24 with Committee Substitute (1) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) Bill passed 29-5 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/25/21	Vetoed
03/29/21	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 27-7 received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 71-23
03/30/21	received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Amend KRS 15.010 to reorganize the Department of Law; amend KRS 15.020 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action regarding the constitutionality of statutes, regulations, and orders; establish venue; amend KRS 15.060 to authorize assistance from other areas of state government regarding investigations and prosecutions of various matters; and amend KRS 15.113 to identify additional illegal or fraudulent activity under the investigative authority of the Attorney General.
Index Headings	Attorney General - Authority, specified legal actions, initiate or intervene Attorney General - Department of Law, reorganization Attorney General - Intervention and investigation, request of Senate President and Speaker of the House Attorney General - Investigation, assisting agencies Attorney General - Investigation, illegal and fraudulent activates Attorney General - Legal actions, authority, constitutional issues Civil Actions - Attorney General, authority, initiate or intervene

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