SB 182/LM (BR 1624) - P. Herron Jr, D. Boswell
AN ACT relating to sheriffs.
Amend KRS 64.121 to define "incapacity" as a condition under which a sheriff's physician and the Circuit or District Court judge that presides over the sheriff's county determine that the sheriff is physically or mentally unable to discharge the duties of his or her office; require that if a sheriff in a county containing a population of less than seventy thousand (70,000) dies or is incapacitated during his or her term of office the fiscal court shall pay or reimburse the sheriff or his or her estate for the salaries of his deputies and assistants and other necessary expenses of his or her office paid by the sheriff during the year of his or her death or incapacity; provide that for each month which the sheriff or his personal representative performed his duties during the year of his or her death or incapacity, the fiscal court shall pay a sum of money equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total salary received by the county's sheriff in the year prior to the death or incapacity.
SB 182 - AMENDMENTS
SCS/LM - Retain original provisions of bill; amend KRS 64.121 to define incapacity as a condition under which a sheriff or his personal representative may apply to the Circuit or District Court Judge that presides over the sheriff's county for an order to determine that the sheriff is physically or mentally unable to discharge the duties of his office; specify that the application shall be made by the sheriff and that his application to the judge shall include and be supported by the sheriff's physician, documenting the sheriff's incapacitating condition.
Jan 20-introduced in Senate
Jan 21-to State and Local Government (S)
Jan 29-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
Feb 2-2nd reading, to Rules
Feb 3-posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for February 4, 1998
Feb 4-3rd reading, passed 29-0 with Committee Substitute
Feb 5-received in House
Feb 6-to Counties and Special Districts (H)
Feb 20-posted in committee
Feb 25-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Feb 26-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for February 27, 1998
Mar 19-3rd reading, passed 82-0
Mar 20-received in Senate; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer, delivered to Governor
Mar 27-signed by Governor
