Kentucky House Bill 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 detailing the powers and duties of constables, excluding the general powers of peace or police officers, with certain exceptions; allow police powers where the county grants them and the constable or deputy has been certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404, so long as that certification is maintained; amend KRS 15.707 deleting constables; amend KRS 16.060 deleting constables; amend KRS 61.300 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 61.310 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 63.170 by adding constables; amend KRS 63.180 by adding deputy constables; amend KRS 64.060 to remove noncertified constables from the fee schedule for services and allow certified constables to continue to receive fees per the schedule; amend KRS 64.190 to amend constable fee schedule; amend KRS 64.200 to exclude urban-county governments from constable compensation requirements and include deputy constables within reporting requirements; amend KRS 70.310 to require deputy constables to execute bond; amend KRS 70.320 to allow the appointment of deputy constables; specify how they are appointed and their numbers determined, and their qualifications; amend KRS 70.350 to clarify where constables may execute warrants; amend KRS 70.410 to include deputy constables; amend KRS 70.430 to clarify the nature and recipient of constable and deputy constable's reports; grant fiscal courts or county clerks and merged governments the authority to retain 25% of fees collected; amend KRS 70.440 to include mandated reports within false reporting prohibitions; amend KRS 148.056 to remove constables; amend KRS 150.100 to remove constables; amend KRS 164.955 to specify that powers of constables are not being diluted or removed; amend KRS 183.881 to clarify that constable powers are not impaired or diminished; amend KRS 189.950 to permit vehicle blue lights for constables if the county grants them the authority and if they are certified as peace officers; amend KRS 230.240 to remove constables; amend KRS 277.280 to remove constables; amend KRS 281.765 to remove constables and deputies; amend KRS 446.010 to remove constables from definition of "peace officers"; amend KRS 454.140 to direct service of process first to sheriffs; exclude urban-county and consolidated local governments from this requirement, unless they pass ordinances granting the sheriff priority.

AN ACT relating to local government.

Rep. Adam Koenig [R]

Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]

Rep. David Hale [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-12	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2019-02-27	House	floor amendments (2), (3) and (4) filed
2019-02-26	House	floor amendment (1) filed
2019-02-14	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019
2019-02-14	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-13	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2019-02-08	House	posted in committee
2019-02-06	House	to Local Government (H)
2019-02-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb214.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb214/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB214/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB214/HFA2.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB214/HFA3.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB214/HFA4.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb214/LM.pdf