Last Action | 03/24/22: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 23) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 23
Current/Final Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 1130 |
Sponsors | P. Flannery, J. Decker, J. Gooch Jr., C. Massey, B. McCool, S. Santoro, N. Tate |
Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to require all costs and expenses related to election administration be paid for with public funds; prohibit a state governmental body employee from accepting anything of value to assist with election administration unless entered into as a lawful contract; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require all costs and expenses related to election administration be paid for with public funds; prohibit a local governmental body employee from accepting anything of value to assist with election administration unless entered into as a lawful contract; require a local governmental body employee to disclose, in writing and within five days, to the Governor and the General Assembly any communication related to election laws and election administration from a federal executive branch agency; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to require any governmental body employee to disclose, in writing and within five days, to the Governor and the General Assembly any communication related to election laws and election administration from a federal executive branch agency; amend KRS 116.045 to prohibit a county clerk or local governmental body employee from accepting any private monetary funds to assist with voter registration activities unless accepted as part of a valid contract; amend KRS 117.015 to prohibit the State Board of Elections from accepting any private monetary funds for election administration unless accepted as part of a valid contract; amend KRS 117.995 to prescribed criminal penalties for local and state governmental employees who fail to properly disclose communication from a federal executive branch agency and employees who accept a private contribution or anything of value to assist with election administration unless part of a valid contract; amend KRS 48.630 to prohibit unbudgeted federal appropriations for expenditures related to election administration; and provide that the act may be cited as the "Stop Outside Influence Over Elections Act of 2022." |
Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, disclosure requirements, penalties prescribed Crimes and Punishments - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, disclosure requirements, penalties prescribed Elections and Voting - Prohibited acts, disclosures required General Assembly - Reports received Governor - Reports received Local Government - Employees of, prohibited acts relating to election administration, penalties prescribed Secretary of State - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, disclosure requirements, penalties prescribed State Agencies - Board of Elections, prohibited acts relating to election administration State Employees - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, disclosure requirements, penalties prescribed Short Titles and Popular Names - Stop Outside Influence Over Elections Act of 2022 Corrections Impact - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, disclosure requirements, penalties prescribed Local Mandate - Employees of, prohibited acts relating to election administration, penalties prescribed |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
01/13/22 |
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02/01/22 |
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02/11/22 |
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02/14/22 |
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02/15/22 |
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02/17/22 |
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02/18/22 |
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02/22/22 |
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03/02/22 |
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03/03/22 |
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03/07/22 |
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03/08/22 |
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03/09/22 |
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03/10/22 |
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03/11/22 |
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03/24/22 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Retain the provisions of the bill; remove references and penalties associated that require any governmental body employee to disclose to the Governor and the General Assembly any communication related to election laws and election administration from a federal executive branch agency. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Prohibited Acts, election officials, penalities prescribed Local Mandate - Board of elections, county clerks, election officials County Clerks - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed Crimes and Punishments - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed Elections and Voting - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed General Assembly - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed Governor - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed Local Government - Employee disclosure requirements and related penalties removed Secretary of State - Disclosure requirements and related penalties removed State Employees - Disclosure requirements, related penalties, removal |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | J. Fischer |
Summary | Amend Sections 1 and 2 to include a ten dollar threshold amount for money accepted by an employee or governmental body for sums received related to election administration; and technical corrections. |
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County Clerks - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, ten dollar threshold amount included Crimes and Punishments - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, ten dollar threshold amount included Elections and Voting - Prohibited acts, ten dollar threshold amount included Secretary of State - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, ten dollar threshold amount included State Agencies - Board of Elections, prohibited acts, election administration, ten dollar threshold amount included State Employees - Prohibited acts relating to election administration, ten dollar threshold amount included |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | C. McDaniel |
Summary | Amend Sections 1 and 2 to remove the $10 threshold amount for money accepted by an employee of governmental body for sums received related to election administration; require Sections 1 and 2 to be applied to employees of a state or local governmental body and not to the governmental body itself; stipulate that the prohibitions in Sections 1 and 2 do not apply to an acceptance of food or non-alcoholic beverages. |
Index Headings |
County Clerks - Prohibited acts relating to election administration Crimes and Punishments - Prohibited acts relating to election administration Elections and Voting - Prohibited acts Local Government - Prohibited acts relating to election administration Secretary of State - Prohibited acts relating to election administration State Agencies - Board of Elections, prohibited acts relating to election administration State Employees - Prohibited acts relating to election administration |
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