23RS HB 546

House Bill 546

Actions

Last Action	02/22/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the General Assembly and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	996
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to authorize intervention by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in actions challenging any legislative act, executive or state agency order, or administrative regulation; establish that any intervention shall be filled within 90 days; reaffirm legislative or other privilege and immunity for the members or staff of the General Assembly or Legislative Research Commission; establish that legislative immunity and legislative privilege shall be applied broadly and shall remain inviolate; require legislative immunity and legislative privilege be preserved for members and staff of the General Assembly; establish that an individual legislator's immunity is personal and may not be waived or abrogated except by the member.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Ongoing litigation, General Assembly intervention General Assembly - Constitutionality or validity, challenge, intervention General Assembly - Intervention, challenge action, time limit Legislative Research Commission - Legislative privilege and immunity, affirmation State Agencies - Administrative regulations and orders, General Assembly, challenge, intervention Civil Actions - General Assembly, right to intervene, challenge Governor - Executive orders, right to intervene in court challenge Courts - General Assembly, right to intervene, challenge