Kentucky House Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 15 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-15 - signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 019)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 67.710 to include a timetable for county judge/executive appointments to fill a vacancy; require the judge/executive to submit a nomination to the fiscal court within 60 days of the vacancy; provide that the fiscal court shall approve or disapprove the nomination within 45 days, and if the judge/executive fails to nominate within the prescribed period, the fiscal court shall fill the vacancy; provide that if the fiscal court fails to approve or disapprove the nomination within the prescribed period, the nominee is deemed approved, and if the fiscal court disapproves a nomination, the period for the judge/executive to nominate shall be reset to a new 45-day period, and if county judge/executive fails to nominate another person within 45 days, a majority of the fiscal court shall fill the vacancy.

AN ACT relating to county appointments.

Rep. Thomas Huff [R]

Rep. James Tipton [R]

Rep. Russell Webber [R]

2019-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 899 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-22 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 109 (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-15	House	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 019)
2019-03-05	House	delivered to Governor
2019-03-05	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2019-03-04	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2019-03-01	House	received in House
2019-03-01	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0
2019-03-01	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019
2019-02-28	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-27	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2019-02-26	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2019-02-25	Senate	received in Senate
2019-02-22	House	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with committee amendment (1)
2019-02-21	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019
2019-02-21	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-20	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with committee amendment (1)
2019-02-08	House	posted in committee
2019-02-07	House	to Local Government (H)
2019-02-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb240.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb240/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb240/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB240/HCA1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb240/vote_history.pdf