Kentucky
General Assembly

02/14/22	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/15/22	to State & Local Government (S)
03/02/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/03/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 07, 2022
03/07/22	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/08/22	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/09/22	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/10/22	floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/11/22	3rd reading, passed 20-10 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3)
03/14/22	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/22/22	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/23/22	to Local Government (H)
03/24/22	taken from Local Government (H) 2nd reading returned to Local Government (H)
03/25/22	reassigned to State Government (H)
03/29/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day
03/30/22	3rd reading, passed 52-37 with Committee Substitute (1) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) passed 25-11 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/08/22	Vetoed
04/13/22	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 23-13 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto sustained 48-39 vote on passage reconsidered
04/14/22	placed in the Orders of the Day veto overridden passed 52-39 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 221)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; eliminate the requirement for library members to have a postsecondary credential that is at least the level of an associate degree, certificate, or diploma.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted Education, Higher - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted Education, Vocational - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted Libraries - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted Special Districts - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted Counties - Library district board members, education requirements, adjusted

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Nemes
Summary	Remove requirement that existing library board members' terms expire as of December 31, 2022; allow the library board members to finish serving their terms; require vacancies to be filled.
Index Headings	Libraries - Board members' terms, expiration mandate, removal Boards and Commissions - Library board members' terms, expiration mandate, removal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	P. Wheeler
Summary	Lower the requirement of an unanimous vote of the board to a majority vote of the board when voting on leasing or constructing appropriate buildings for use by educational institutions or approving expenditures for capital projects over $500,000; increase the total capital project expenditure amount that requires a vote of the board and approval of the fiscal court from $500,000 to $1,000,000; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Courts, Fiscal - Library district boards, building usage and capital project expenditure, approval Education, Elementary and Secondary - Library district boards, building usage, vote requirements Education, Higher - Library district boards, building usage, vote requirements Education, Vocational - Library district boards, building usage, vote requirements Libraries - Building usage and capital project expenditure, vote requirement Libraries - Capital projects, total expenditure amount, approval requirement Technical Corrections - SB 167/SCS 1

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	P. Wheeler
Summary	Remove the requirement that the terms of the existing board members expire; remove the requirement that new persons be appointed to the board as of January 1, 2023; remove the age, residency, and geographical requirements of board members; allow the county judge/executive to use an alternative appointment process for appointing members to a library board when the fiscal court adopts an alternative appointment process through the passage of a resolution.
Index Headings	County Judges/Executive - Library boards, membership requirements, alternative appointment process Courts, Fiscal - Library boards, membership requirements, alternative appointment process Libraries - Board membership requirements, alternative appointment process Boards and Commissions - Library districts, membership requirements, alternative appointment process

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend the process when appointing board members or filling vacancies throughout the bill to require the county judge/executive to request the Department for Libraries and Archives to submit two additional recommendations for each board position that remains unfilled from the first set of recommendations prior to allowing the judge/executive to appoint members of his or her choosing; exempt public library construction fund awards that were made before the effective date of this Act from the requirement that projects costing $1,000,000 or more must receive a majority vote of the board and approval of the fiscal court.
Index Headings	County Judges/Executive - Library districts, board appointment process Courts, Fiscal - Library districts, board appointment process Courts, Fiscal - Library districts, public library facilities construction fund, award approval of awards, timing Libraries - Library districts, board appointment process Libraries - Library districts, public library facilities construction fund, award approval of awards, timing Local Government - Library districts, board appointment process Local Government - Library districts, public library facilities construction fund, award approval of awards, timing Special Districts - Library districts, board appointment process Special Districts - Library districts, public library facilities construction fund, award approval of awards, timing Counties - Library districts, board appointment process Counties - Library districts, public library facilities construction fund, award approval of awards, timing