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House Bill 179

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Last Action	01/18/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
Title	AN ACT relating to districts of the Supreme Court and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 5 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Redistricting Information	Redistricting Map Redistricting Statistics
Bill Request Number	346
Sponsors	J. Nemes, D. Osborne
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 21A.010 to divide the Commonwealth into the following Supreme Court Districts: DISTRICT 1 - Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster Counties; DISTRICT 2 - Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Logan, Meade, Monroe, Simpson, Spencer, and Warren Counties; DISTRICT 3 - Adair, Anderson, Bell, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Lincoln, Marion, McCreary, Mercer, Metcalfe, Nelson, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Washington, Wayne, and Whitley Counties; DISTRICT 4 - Jefferson County; DISTRICT 5 - Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford Counties; DISTRICT 6 - Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Shelby, and Trimble Counties; DISTRICT 7 - Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Robertson, Rowan, and Wolfe Counties; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Redistricting, judicial Court of Appeals - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Court, Supreme - Redistricting, judicial Courts - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Effective Dates, Emergency - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Judges and Court Commissioners - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Redistricting - Supreme Court districts, Court of Appeals districts
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes	Vote History

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01/04/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H) taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
01/05/22	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 06, 2022 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
01/06/22	3rd reading, passed 81-2 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2) received in Senate to State & Local Government (S) returned to State & Local Government (S) 1st reading taken from State & Local Government (S)
01/07/22	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
01/08/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, January 08, 2022 3rd reading, passed 33-1 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) Bill passed 75-7 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
01/18/22	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Redistricting Information	Redistricting Map Redistricting Statistics
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Remove Hancock County and Ohio County from the First Supreme Court District and into the Second Supreme Court District; and remove Logan County from the Second Supreme Court District and into the First Supreme Court District.
Index Headings	Court of Appeals - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Court, Supreme - Redistricting, judicial Courts - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Judges and Court Commissioners - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Redistricting - Supreme Court districts, Court of Appeals districts

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Effective for the 2022 primary and for no other election, extend the filing deadline for candidates filing for the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals to January 25, 2022; permit the Secretary of State or the county clerk, as appropriate, to determine when the drawing for ballot positions and certificates will be held; and permit the Secretary of State or the county clerk, as appropriate, to establish any other necessary election deadlines for the 2022 primary, excluding the date of the primary.
Index Headings	Court of Appeals - Candidates for judicial office, filing date extension Court, Supreme - Candidates for judicial office, filing date extension Elections and Voting - Candidates for judicial office, filing date extension Judges and Court Commissioners - Candidates for judicial office, filing date extension Secretary of State - Candidates for judicial office, filing date extension

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions and extend applicability of filing of nomination papers to candidates in the Fourth Supreme Court District; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Court of Appeals - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Court, Supreme - Redistricting, judicial Courts - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Effective Dates, Emergency - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Judges and Court Commissioners - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Local Mandate - Redistricting, judicial Local Mandate - Redistricting, Supreme Court districts Redistricting - Supreme Court districts, Court of Appeals districts

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