2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 6 - The general assembly

Apportionment

• 6.010 Repealed, 1971.
• 6.011 Repealed, 1991.
• 6.020 New counties.
• 6.030 Repealed, 1971.
• 6.031 Repealed, 1991.
• 6.040 Repealed, 1971.
• 6.041 Repealed, 1992.

Privileges and Discipline -- Witnesses

• 6.050 Privilege from arrest or civil suit -- Censure -- Fine or expulsion.
• 6.060 Renumbered as KRS 6.072.
• 6.070 Contempt or breach of privilege, punishment for.
• 6.071 Collection and disposition of fines imposed.
• 6.072 Witnesses before General Assembly -- Privileges and compensation -- Oath.
• 6.080 Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty -- Enforcement by Attorney General.
• 6.090 Charge -- What to contain.
• 6.100 Procedure on charge.
• 6.110 Judgment on report of committee.
• 6.120 Renumbered as KRS 6.131.
• 6.130 Collection of fine.
• 6.131 Resolutions and orders -- How enforced.
• 6.140 Renumbered as KRS 6.071.

Members, Officers, and Employees

• 6.145 Resignation of member.
• 6.150 Officers and employees -- Number elected.
• 6.160 Duties of chief clerk, assistant clerk and enrolling clerk of each house.
• 6.161 Journals.
• 6.162 Expenses of preparing journals -- How paid.
• 6.170 Duties of sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, janitor, cloakroom keeper and pages.
• 6.180 Employees to attend sessions.
• 6.185 Funds appropriated for legislative sessions -- Payment of compensation of members and employees.
• 6.190 Compensation -- Travel expenses.
• 6.191 Repealed, 1986.
• 6.193 Repealed, 1978.
• 6.200 Repealed, 1950.
• 6.210 Certification for payment of compensation and travel allowance of members of General Assembly.
• 6.211 Additional allowances for members of General Assembly.
• 6.212 Payment of allowances authorized by KRS 6.211.
• 6.213 Interim expense allowances for members.
• 6.220 Allowance in lieu of stationery.
• 6.225 Offices for President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives -- Interim per diem and expenses.
• 6.226 Repealed, 2003.
• 6.227 Repealed, 2003.
• 6.228 Repealed, 2003.
• 6.229 Repealed, 2003.
• 6.230 Compensation of employees.
• 6.235 Repealed, 1956.
• 6.237 Group life and group hospitalization insurance for members of General Assembly.

Form of Acts

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

Filing of Bills

• 6.245 Repealed, 2022.
• 6.247 Bill request files.
• 6.248 Authorization of joint primary and cosponsorship of similar bills in opposite chambers -- Petition -- Approval -- Withdrawal -- Forms.
• 6.250 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.260 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.270 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.280 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.290 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.300 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.310 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.320 Repealed, 1993.

Display of Motto

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

Actuarial Analysis

• 6.350 Actuarial analysis required for bill before General Assembly to increase benefits or participation in state-administered retirement system.
• 6.360 Renumbered as KRS 7.310.
• 6.365 Repealed, 1974.
• 6.370 Renumbered as KRS 7.320.
• 6.375 Repealed, 1974.
• 6.380 Renumbered as KRS 7.330.
• 6.385 Repealed, 1974.
• 6.390 Renumbered as KRS 7.340.
• 6.395 Renumbered as KRS 7.350.
• 6.400 Repealed, 1974.
• 6.405 Renumbered as KRS 7.360.
• 6.410 Renumbered as KRS 7.370.
• 6.415 Renumbered as KRS 7.380.

Security

• 6.420 Department of Kentucky State Police to provide certified officers to protect property, facilities, and meetings of General Assembly and Legislative Research Commission -- Briefings on security matters.

Legislators' Retirement Plan

• 6.500 Legislators' Retirement Plan -- Creation.
• 6.505 Election to participate -- Amendment of benefits and rights -- Contribution -- Effect on membership in other retirement plans -- Repurchase of Kentucky Employees Retirement System credit lost by refund.
• 6.515 Terms of service to qualify -- Military service credit acquisition for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Special provisions for active members who began participating before January 1, 2014.
• 6.518 Limitations and exclusions on increases in creditable compensation in last five years of service in General Assembly for members retiring on or after January 1, 2018 -- Exceptions for bona fide promotion or career development -- Exclusion -- Determination by board -- Administrative regulations -- Inapplicability to hybrid cash balance participants.
• 6.520 Retirement benefits for members who began participating before January 1, 2014.
• 6.521 Increase of retirement benefits.
• 6.525 Statutes governing plan -- Exceptions -- Consolidation of accounts -- Combining service credit.
• 6.530 Legislators' retirement fund -- Established.
• 6.535 Service credit, disposition of.

Legislators' Retirement Plan Insurance Fund

• 6.575 Legislators' Retirement Plan insurance fund -- Purpose.
• 6.577 Group hospital and medical insurance -- Employer's and recipients' contributions -- Payment for dependents -- Exemption from premium taxation -- Eligibility of members with required amount of legislative service.

Legislative Ethics

• 6.601 Short title for KRS 6.601 to 6.849.
• 6.605 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.606 Purpose of code.
• 6.610 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.611 Definitions for code.
• 6.615 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.616 Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly".
• 6.620 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.621 Extraterritorial application.
• 6.625 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.626 Construction of code with respect to charitable solicitations, employment of spouses of legislators, and continuing employment as legislative agents of certain spouses of legislators.
• 6.630 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.631 Construction of code with respect to criminal or penal laws.
• 6.632 Misdemeanor or felony violation of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 may be adjudicated as ethical misconduct.
• 6.635 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.640 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.645 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.650 Repealed, 1976.

Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

• 6.651 Establishment of Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission -- Membership -- Terms.
• 6.655 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.656 Chair and vice chair -- Meetings -- Compensation of members.
• 6.660 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.661 Executive director -- Staff.
• 6.665 Repealed, 1974.
• 6.666 Powers of commission -- Authority to promulgate administrative regulations -- Lists of legislative agents -- Trust and agency account.
• 6.670 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.675 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.680 Repealed, 1976.

Oversight of Legislative Ethics

• 6.681 Advisory opinions.
• 6.685 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.686 Complaint procedure -- Preliminary investigations -- Penalty for false complaint of misconduct.
• 6.690 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.691 Adjudicatory proceedings -- Action by commission -- Appeal.
• 6.695 Repealed, 1976.
• 6.696 Effect of felony conviction on state retirement benefits.
• 6.700 Repealed, 1976.

Legislative Ethics Education

• 6.701 Program of ethics education and training for legislators and legislative employees -- Program of ethics education and training for legislative agents.
• 6.706 Ethics education manual for legislators.
• 6.711 Orientation courses for legislators.
• 6.716 Current issues seminars for legislators and legislative employees.

Conduct of Legislators

• 6.731 General standards of conduct -- Penalties.
• 6.734 Prohibition against disclosure or use of confidential information -- Penalty.
• 6.737 Prohibition against certain contracts with state agency -- Penalty.
• 6.741 Prohibition against certain leases or sales of real property with state agency -- Penalty.
• 6.744 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.
• 6.747 Prohibition against honoraria -- Authorization for certain out-of-state travel -- Penalty.
• 6.750 Renumbered as KRS 6.611.
• 6.751 Prohibition against acceptance of additional compensation or gifts for performance of legislative duties -- Penalties.
• 6.754 Prohibition against employment of and certain other conduct relating to members of a legislator's family -- Exception -- Penalty.
• 6.755 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.757 Restriction on former legislator becoming a legislative agent -- Prohibition against legislator being a legislative agent -- Penalty.
• 6.760 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.761 Conflict of interest provisions -- Penalty.
• 6.764 Offices incompatible with being a legislator -- Exception -- Penalties.
• 6.765 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.767 Prohibitions against acceptance of campaign contributions from legislative agents at any time and from employers of legislative agents or permanent committees during regular sessions -- Penalties -- Defenses.
• 6.770 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.775 Renumbered as KRS 6.731.
• 6.780 Repealed, 1993.

Financial Disclosure

• 6.781 Individuals required to file statements of financial interests.
• 6.784 Exceptions to financial disclosure requirements.
• 6.785 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.787 Statements of financial disclosure -- Form -- Contents.
• 6.790 Renumbered as KRS 6.751.
• 6.791 Public record status of statements of financial disclosure -- Retention requirements for commission.
• 6.793 Time schedule for filing statements of financial interests.
• 6.794 Ten-day grace period for filing of statements of financial interests.
• 6.795 Renumbered as KRS 6.744.
• 6.797 Notice of filing deficiency -- Penalties for deficient or false filing.
• 6.800 Renumbered as KRS 6.764.

Legislative Lobbying

• 6.801 Legislative findings and declarations relating to legislative lobbying.
• 6.805 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.807 Registration statements for legislative agents -- Penalties.
• 6.809 Registration fee -- Trust and agency account.
• 6.810 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.811 Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their employers -- Penalties.
• 6.815 Repealed, 1992.
• 6.820 Repealed, 1993.
• 6.821 Statements of expenditures -- Penalties.
• 6.824 Statements of financial transactions -- Penalties.
• 6.825 Renumbered as KRS 6.631.
• 6.827 Dispute resolution with respect to statements of expenditures and statements of financial transactions -- Civil liability for false information.
• 6.829 Commission's duties with respect to legislative lobbying.
• 6.849 [Number not yet utilized.].
• 6.850 Repealed, 1993.

Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee

• 6.900 Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935.
• 6.905 Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee -- Membership -- Meetings -- Vote required to act.
• 6.910 Purpose, powers, and duties of committee -- Confidentiality of working papers and other information -- Closed meetings authorized -- Witnesses -- Subpoenas.
• 6.912 Enforcement of committee subpoenas -- Penalty for failure to comply.
• 6.915 Information to be provided by state agencies.
• 6.916 Information to be provided free of charge.
• 6.920 Additional powers.
• 6.922 Annual evaluation of external child fatality and near fatality review panel -- Report to General Assembly.
• 6.925 Committee may require testimony.
• 6.930 Report of committee findings and recommendations.
• 6.935 Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, and other officials to assist committee.

Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee

• 6.940 Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Meetings -- Vote required to act. (Repealed - Effective until January 1, 2023).
• 6.940 Repealed, 2023. (Effective January 1, 2023).

Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee

• 6.943 Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Co-chairs -- Quorum -- Employment of personnel -- Staff and operating costs. (Repealed - Effective until January 1, 2023).
• 6.943 Repealed, 2023. (Effective January 1, 2023).

Legislative Mandates Regarding Cities' Spending and Taxation

• 6.945 Restriction of General Assembly's authority to require cities to make expenditures or levy taxes.

Health Benefit Impact Statement

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

Corrections Impact Statement

• 6.949 Corrections impact statement -- Conditions in legislation requiring preparation -- Contents of corrections impact statement -- Calculation of costs and savings of creation of new crime or revision of existing crime.

State and Local Fiscal Coordination

• 6.950 Definitions.
• 6.955 Fiscal note required for bill or resolution of Legislature or executive order relating to local government.
• 6.960 Preparation of fiscal note for bill introduced in General Assembly or executive order.
• 6.965 Contents of fiscal note -- State mandate determination -- Copies to be furnished to local officials.
• 6.970 Fiscal note information system on local government's financial condition.
• 6.975 Requests for information from local government.
• 6.990 Repealed, 1993.