Kentucky 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- .010 Repealed, 1971.
- .011 Repealed, 1991.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- .030 Repealed, 1971.
- .031 Repealed, 1991.
- .040 Repealed, 1971.
- .041 Repealed, 1992.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- .191 Repealed, 1986.
- .193 Repealed, 1978.
- .200 Repealed, 1950.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- .226 Repealed, 2003.
- .227 Repealed, 2003.
- .228 Repealed, 2003.
- .229 Repealed, 2003.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- .235 Repealed, 1956.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
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- .250 Repealed, 1993.
- .260 Repealed, 1993.
- .270 Repealed, 1993.
- .280 Repealed, 1993.
- .290 Repealed, 1993.
- .300 Repealed, 1993.
- .310 Repealed, 1993.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
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
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
Health Benefit Impact Statement
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.