| Last Action | 01/04/22: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to public funds. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1137 |
| Sponsors | F. Rabourn, K. Banta, S. Baker, L. Bechler, J. Calloway, J. Decker, J. Fischer, M. Hart, T. Huff, W. Lawrence, D. Lewis, M. Lockett, S. Maddox |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit all federal, state, and local tax dollars from being used for lobbying purposes; define "lobbying," "public agency," and "public agent"; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a person or entity is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of "legislative agent" any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agency that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to exempt these lobbying restrictions from the requirements of KRS 6.945. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Government - Tax dollars, lobbying, prohibition Public Ethics - Legislative Ethics Commission, lobbying, tax dollars, penalties State Agencies - Public agencies, public funds, lobbying, prohibition Universities and Colleges - Tax dollars, lobbying, prohibition Ethics - Legislative Ethics Commission, lobbying, tax dollars, penalties Cities - Tax dollars, lobbying, prohibition Counties - Tax dollars, lobbying, prohibition Local Mandate - Tax dollars, lobbying, prohibition |
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