Last Action | 03/07/24: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) |
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Title | AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
Bill Request Number | 1635 |
Sponsors | C. McDaniel, M. Deneen, S. Funke Frommeyer |
Summary of Original Version | Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, limitation, ballot language County Clerks - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, limitation, ballot language Crimes and Punishments - Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation Elections and Voting - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation Governor - Pardons and commutations, limitation Secretary of State - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, limitation, ballot language Constitution, Ky. - Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation |
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01/23/24 |
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01/25/24 |
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02/14/24 |
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02/15/24 |
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02/21/24 |
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02/22/24 |
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03/07/24 |
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Last updated: 9/26/2024 1:37 PM (EDT)