Kentucky House Bill 111 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-07 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 118.125 to require a candidate for constitutional statewide office who files a notification and declaration for elective office, including slates of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to submit a copy of his or her previous five years of federal income tax returns with the Registry of Election Finance; provide for written consent for public disclosure of the federal income tax returns; require that the federal income tax returns shall be made available on the registry's Web site when appropriate redaction of personal information occurs and not later than seven days after submission to the registry; require fines to be levied against a constitutional candidate or slate of candidates if the filing of federal tax returns does not timely occur; require the registry to retain the submitted tax returns for a time certain; and permit the registry to promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to implement and enforce; amend KRS 118.367 to require an independent, political organization, or group candidate for constitutional statewide office who files a statement-of-candidacy form for elective office, including slates of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to submit a copy of his or her previous five years of federal income tax returns with the registry; provide for written consent for public disclosure of the federal income tax returns; require that the federal income tax returns shall be made available on the registry's Web site when appropriate redaction of personal information occurs and not later than seven days after submission to the registry; require fines to be levied against a constitutional candidate or slate of candidates if the filing of federal tax returns does not timely occur; require the registry to retain the submitted tax returns for a time certain; and permit the registry to promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to implement and enforce.

AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Rep. Derrick Graham [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-07	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2020-01-07	House	introduced in House
2019-11-19	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb111.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb111/orig_bill.pdf