2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - CHAPTER 6 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Apportionment

• .010   Repealed, 1971.
• .011   Repealed, 1991.
• .020   New counties.
• .030   Repealed, 1971.
• .031   Repealed, 1991.
• .040   Repealed, 1971.
• .041   Repealed, 1992.

Privileges and Discipline -- Witnesses

• .050   Privilege from arrest or civil suit -- Censure -- Fine or expulsion.
• .060   Renumbered as KRS 6.072.
• .070   Contempt or breach of privilege, punishment for.
• .071   Collection and disposition of fines imposed.
• .072   Witnesses before General Assembly -- Privileges and compensation -- Oath.
• .080   Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty.
• .090   Charge -- What to contain.
• .100   Procedure on charge.
• .110   Judgment on report of committee.
• .120   Renumbered as KRS 6.131.
• .130   Collection of fine.
• .131   Resolutions and orders -- How enforced.
• .140   Renumbered as KRS 6.071.

Members, Officers, and Employees

• .145   Resignation of member.
• .150   Officers and employees -- Number elected.
• .160   Duties of chief clerk, assistant clerk and enrolling clerk of each house.
• .161   Journals.
• .162   Expenses of preparing journals -- How paid.
• .170   Duties of sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, janitor, cloakroom keeper and pages.
• .180   Employees to attend sessions.
• .185   Funds appropriated for legislative sessions -- Payment of compensation of members and employees.
• .190   Compensation -- Travel expenses.
• .191   Repealed, 1986.
• .193   Repealed, 1978.
• .200   Repealed, 1950.
• .210   Certification for payment of compensation and travel allowance of members of General Assembly.
• .211   Additional allowances for members of General Assembly.
• .212   Payment of allowances authorized by KRS 6.211.
• .213   Interim expense allowances for members.
• .220   Allowance in lieu of stationery.
• .225   Offices for President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives -- Interim per diem and expenses.
• .226   Repealed, 2003.
• .227   Repealed, 2003.
• .228   Repealed, 2003.
• .229   Repealed, 2003.
• .230   Compensation of employees.
• .235   Repealed, 1956.
• .237   Group life and group hospitalization insurance for members of General Assembly.

Form of Acts

• .240   Date of approval or passage to be stated at end of act.

Filing of Bills

• .245   Pre-session filing of bills.
• .247   Bill request files.
• .248   Authorization of joint primary and cosponsorship of similar bills in opposite chambers -- Petition -- Approval -- Withdrawal -- Forms.
• .250   Repealed, 1993.
• .260   Repealed, 1993.
• .270   Repealed, 1993.
• .280   Repealed, 1993.
• .290   Repealed, 1993.
• .300   Repealed, 1993.
• .310   Repealed, 1993.
• .320   Repealed, 1993.

Display of Motto

• .330   "In God We Trust" to be displayed above dais of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Actuarial Analysis

• .350   Actuarial analysis required for bill before General Assembly to increase benefits or participation in public retirement system.
• .360   Renumbered as KRS 7.310.
• .365   Repealed, 1974.
• .370   Renumbered as KRS 7.320.
• .375   Repealed, 1974.
• .380   Renumbered as KRS 7.330.
• .385   Repealed, 1974.
• .390   Renumbered as KRS 7.340.
• .395   Renumbered as KRS 7.350.
• .400   Repealed, 1974.
• .405   Renumbered as KRS 7.360.
• .410   Renumbered as KRS 7.370.
• .415   Renumbered as KRS 7.380.

Security

• .420   State Police to provide protection for facilities and property of General Assembly and Legislative Research Commission.

Legislators' Retirement Plan

• .500   Legislators' Retirement Plan -- Creation.
• .505   Election to participate -- Contribution -- Effect on membership in other retirement plans -- Repurchase of Kentucky Employees Retirement System credit lost by refund.
• .515   Terms of service to qualify -- Military service credit acquisition -- Special provisions for active members.
• .520   Retirement benefits.
• .521   Increase of retirement benefits.
• .525   Government of plan -- Combining service credit.
• .530   Legislators' retirement fund -- Established.
• .535   Service credit, disposition of.

Legislators' Retirement Plan Insurance Fund

• .575   Legislators' Retirement Plan insurance fund -- Purpose.
• .577   Group hospital and medical insurance -- Premium reimbursement plan -- Employer's and recipients' contributions -- Payment for dependents -- Exemption from premium taxation -- Eligibility of members with forty-eight months of legislative service.

Legislative Ethics

• .601   Short title for KRS 6.601 to 6.849.
• .605   Repealed, 1976.
• .606   Purpose of code.
• .610   Repealed, 1976.
• .611   Definitions for code.
• .615   Repealed, 1976.
• .616   Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly".
• .620   Repealed, 1976.
• .621   Extraterritorial application.
• .625   Repealed, 1976.
• .626   Construction of code with respect to charitable solicitations, employment of spouses of legislators, and continuing employment as legislative agents of certain spouses of legislators.
• .630   Repealed, 1976.
• .631   Construction of code with respect to criminal or penal laws.
• .635   Repealed, 1976.
• .640   Repealed, 1976.
• .645   Repealed, 1976.
• .650   Repealed, 1976.

Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

• .651   Establishment of Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission -- Membership -- Terms.
• .655   Repealed, 1976.
• .656   Chair and vice chair -- Meetings -- Compensation of members.
• .660   Repealed, 1976.
• .661   Executive director -- Staff.
• .665   Repealed, 1974.
• .666   Powers of commission -- Authority to promulgate administrative regulations -- Lists of legislative agents -- Trust and agency account.
• .670   Repealed, 1976.
• .675   Repealed, 1976.
• .680   Repealed, 1976.

Oversight of Legislative Ethics

• .681   Advisory opinions.
• .685   Repealed, 1976.
• .686   Complaint procedure -- Preliminary investigations -- Penalty for false complaint of misconduct.
• .690   Repealed, 1976.
• .691   Adjudicatory proceedings -- Action by commission -- Appeal.
• .695   Repealed, 1976.
• .696   Effect of felony conviction on state retirement benefits.
• .700   Repealed, 1976.

Legislative Ethics Education

• .701   Program of ethics education and training for legislators -- Program of ethics education and training for legislative agents.
• .706   Ethics education manual for legislators.
• .711   Orientation courses for legislators.
• .716   Current issues seminars for legislators.

Conduct of Legislators

• .731   General standards of conduct -- Penalties.
• .734   Prohibition against disclosure or use of confidential information -- Penalty.
• .737   Prohibition against certain contracts with state agency -- Penalty.
• .741   Prohibition against certain leases or sales of real property with state agency -- Penalty.
• .744   Prohibitions against influencing state agency and appearing as a paid expert witness before state agency -- Restriction of representation of clients before state agency or in court -- Penalties.
• .747   Prohibition against honoraria -- Authorization for certain out-of-state travel -- Penalty.
• .750  Renumbered as KRS 6.611, effective September 16, 1993.
• .751   Prohibition against acceptance of additional compensation or gifts for performance of legislative duties -- Penalties.
• .754   Prohibition against employment of and certain other conduct relating to members of a legislator's family -- Exception -- Penalty.
• .755   Repealed, 1993.
• .757   Restriction on former legislator becoming a legislative agent -- Prohibition against legislator being a legislative agent -- Penalty.
• .760   Repealed, 1993.
• .761   Conflict of interest provisions -- Penalty.
• .764   Offices incompatible with being a legislator -- Exception -- Penalties.
• .765   Repealed, 1993.
• .767   Prohibition against acceptance of campaign contributions from legislative agents -- Penalty.
• .770   Repealed, 1993.
• .775   Renumbered as KRS 6.731, effective September 16, 1993.
• .780   Repealed, 1993.

Financial Disclosure

• .781   Individuals required to file statements of financial interests.
• .784   Exceptions to financial disclosure requirements.
• .785   Repealed, 1993.
• .787   Statements of financial disclosure -- Form -- Contents.
• .790   Renumbered as KRS 6.751, effective September 16, 1993.
• .791   Public record status of statements of financial disclosure -- Retention requirements for commission.
• .793   Time schedule for filing statements of financial interests.
• .794   Ten-day grace period for filing of statements of financial interests.
• .795   Renumbered as KRS 6.744, effective September 16, 1993.
• .797   Notice of filing deficiency -- Penalties for deficient or false filing.
• .800   Renumbered as KRS 6.764, effective September 16, 1993.

Legislative Lobbying

• .801   Legislative findings and declarations relating to legislative lobbying.
• .805   Repealed, 1993.
• .807   Registration statements for legislative agents -- Penalties.
• .809   Registration fee -- Trust and agency account.
• .810   Repealed, 1993.
• .811   Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their employers -- Penalties.
• .815   Repealed, 1992.
• .820   Repealed, 1993.
• .821   Statements of expenditures -- Penalties.
• .824   Statements of financial transactions -- Penalties.
• .825   Renumbered as KRS 6.631, effective September 16, 1993.
• .827   Dispute resolution with respect to statements of expenditures and statements of financial transactions -- Civil liability for false information.
• .829   Commission's duties with respect to legislative lobbying.
• .849   [Number not yet utilized.]
• .850   Repealed, 1993.

Legislative Program Review and Investigations

• .900   Definitions for KRS 6.905 to 6.935.
• .905   Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee -- Membership -- Meetings -- Vote required to act.
• .910   Powers and duties -- Confidentiality of working papers and other information -- Closed meetings authorized.
• .915   Information to be provided by state agencies.
• .916   Information to be provided free of charge.
• .920   Additional powers.
• .925   Committee may require testimony.
• .930   Report of committee findings and recommendations.
• .935   Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, and other officials to assist committee.

Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee

• .940   Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Meetings -- Vote required to act.

Health Benefit Impact Statement

• .948   Financial impact statement requirement for bill or amendment with mandated health benefit -- Preparation of statement by Office of Insurance -- Contents -- Time for completion of statements.

State and Local Fiscal Coordination

• .950   Definitions.
• .955   Fiscal note required for bill or resolution of Legislature or executive order relating to local government.
• .960   Preparation of fiscal note for bill introduced in General Assembly or executive order.
• .965   Contents of fiscal note -- State mandate determination -- Copies to be furnished to local officials.
• .970   Fiscal note information system on local government's financial condition.
• .975   Requests for information from local government.
• .990   Repealed, 1993.