Kentucky Senate Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 3 2011 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-16 - signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 65.8821 relating to the Local Government Code Enforcement Act allowing the assignment of a hearing officer to conduct hearings related to code enforcement on behalf of the board and to require those serving as hearing officers to take training relative to the conduct of administrative hearings pursuant to KRS 13B.080 as well as allowing the hearing officers to administer oaths; amend KRS 65.8825 to set procedure for issuing citations by either personal service to the alleged violator, leaving a copy with a person of majority age on the premises in the absence of the alleged violator, or in the absence of all persons on the property, to conspicuously post a copy of the citation and to mail a copy of the citation to the owner of record; amend KRS 65.8828 to specify that the code enforcement board conducts the hearing or upon the receipt of recommendations of a hearing officer that the board determines whether a violation was committed, and require the hearing officer, when conducting hearings to make written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations for consideration by the board who will then make the final determination, as well as requiring each final order of the board to include in writing the findings and conclusions of the board; amend KRS 65.8815 to set out what constitutes quorum of the board; amend KRS 82.615 relating to parking enforcement to require owners of vehicles cited for parking violations who have not responded to the notice within 7 days to be sent a second notice by first-class mail rather than certified mail; amend KRS 82.700 relating to local nuisance enforcement to allow all local governments to participate in the Local Government Nuisance Code Enforcement Act, establish appointing authority for the respective local government officers making appointments to it, and add a definition of "owner"; amend KRS 82.715 to extend from 7 days to 30 days the amount of time an appeal from a hearing board's determination may be made to the appropriate District Court.

AN ACT relating to the enforcement of local government ordinances.

Sen. Jack Westwood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-16		signed by Governor
2011-03-04		delivered to Governor
2011-03-04		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2011-03-03		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2011-03-03		received in Senate
2011-03-03		3rd reading, passed 88-0
2011-03-02		floor amendment (2) withdrawn
2011-03-02		taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2011-03-01		floor amendments (1-title) (2) and (3) filed
2011-03-01		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 2, 2011
2011-03-01		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-28		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2011-02-24		posted in committee
2011-02-24		posting waived
2011-02-23		to Local Government (H)
2011-02-22		received in House
2011-02-18		3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute
2011-02-18		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2011
2011-02-17		reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
2011-02-15		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2011-02-15		2nd reading
2011-02-15		taken from State & Local Government (S)
2011-02-14		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2011-02-14		1st reading
2011-02-14		taken from State & Local Government (S)
2011-02-11		to State & Local Government (S)
2011-02-09		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB135.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB135/bill.doc