Kentucky House Bill 4

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish that the General Assembly shall determine the date a regular session shall end unless another date is agreed upon by three-fifths of the membership of each House; establish that the General Assembly may be convened upon a Joint Proclamation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for no more than 12 legislative days annually; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.

Rep. David Osborne [R]

Rep. Steven Rudy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	House	returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2024-03-12	House	2nd reading
2024-03-12	House	taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2024-03-11	House	returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2024-03-11	House	1st reading
2024-03-11	House	taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2024-02-09	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2024-02-06	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb4.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb4/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/hb4/LM.pdf