House Bill 491

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/12/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to state government.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Actuarial Analysis
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1190
Sponsors S. Riley, K. Jackson, S. McPherson
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 45.750 to redefine "equipment" to include electronic equipment that incorporates advanced computing, including smart medical, scientific, and research equipment; increase the threshold required for a lease of real property to qualify as a capital project from $200,000 annually to $500,000 annually; increase the threshold required for equipment to qualify as a capital project from $200,000 to $500,000; increase the threshold required for a lease of movable equipment to qualify as a capital project from $200,000 annually to $500,000 annually; increase the threshold for a new acquisition, upgrade, or replacement of an information technology system to qualify as a capital project from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000; amend KRS 164A.585 to permit employees of an institution or inviduals hired specifically for that project to perform work on capital construction projects costing up to $500,000; remove the requirement for a specific invoice form if a personal service contract invoice contains the information required by that form; amand KRS 45A.695 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 164.330 to remove the requirement that a public postsecondary board of regents meet within 30 days of each appointment of new members; amend KRS 61.661 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to release account information to the employer or other state or federal agency upon request; amend KRS 61.880 to establish a 60-day timeframe to appeal an agency's denial of a request to inspect a public record; amend KRS 164.952 to remove the limitations on the number of retired police officers a public postsecondary education institution may employ without paying into the retirement system.
Index Headings of Original Version Actuarial Analysis - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Education, Finance - Capital project threshold, increase for various transactions
Education, Higher - Capital project threshold, increase for various transactions
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Personnel and Employment - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Police, City and County - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Police, State - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Public Records and Reports - Open records, denial of request to inspect, 60 days to appeal
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Universities and Colleges - Capital project threshold, increase for various transactions
Public Safety - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Capital Construction - Capital project threshold cost for annual lease, $500,000
Capital Construction - Capital project threshold cost for informational technology system, $5,000,000
Public Protection - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/12/25
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/14/25
  • to State Government (H)
03/05/25
  • taken from State Government (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to State Government (H)
03/06/25
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/07/25
  • Floor Amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/11/25
  • Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
03/12/25
  • taken from Rules
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except remove KRS 61.880 from the bill.
Index Headings Public Records and Reports - Open records, denial of request to inspect, appeals

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Tipton
Summary Retain original provisions; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 45A to define "state-operated school" and treat state-operated schools the same as school districts for the purposes of KRS Chapter 45A; amend KRS 167.015 to conform.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - State-operated schools, purchasing and contracting authority
Education, Finance - State-operated schools, purchasing and contracting authority
Education, Vocational - State-operated secondary area vocational education and technology centers, purchasing and contracts
Blind or Deaf Persons - Kentucky School for the Blind, purchasing and contracts authority
Blind or Deaf Persons - Kentucky School for the Deaf, purchasing and contracts authority
Contracts - State-operated schools, purchasing and contracting authority

Last updated: 3/28/2025 8:47 PM (EDT)