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House Bill 301

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Last Action	03/24/22: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 23)
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

Actions

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01/13/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/01/22	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/11/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/14/22	2nd reading, to Rules
02/15/22	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
02/17/22	3rd reading, passed 75-22 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
02/18/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/22/22	to State & Local Government (S)
03/02/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/03/22	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 07, 2022
03/07/22	3rd reading, passed 27-4 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/08/22	received in House to Rules (H)
03/09/22	taken from Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
03/10/22	House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1) passed 77-18
03/11/22	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/24/22	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 23)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
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
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.
Index Headings	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
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

Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)