Kentucky Senate Bill 186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 59)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 43.020 to delete requirement that the Auditor of Public Accounts reside at the seat of government; amend KRS 43.030 to allow the assistant state auditor to recuse himself or herself in specified instances to comply with professional standards of accountancy; amend KRS 43.040 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to file a certification of the inventory of the office with the Secretary of State at the end of his or her term of office and provide for delivery of the inventory to the successor of the Auditor of Public Accounts; provide that in the event of a vacancy in the office of Auditor of Public Accounts, the assistant state auditor shall deliver the inventory to the Auditor's successor; amend KRS 43.050 to provide the Auditor of Public accounts with the authority to bill for audits, examinations, investigations, and reviews; specify that the Auditor of Public Accounts may provide consulting services to state and local government entities and may charge a mutually agreed upon rate; delete reference to "outstanding warrants"; amend KRS 43.060 to specify that the Auditor of Public Accounts is required to annually audit the Commonwealth's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR); amend KRS 43.090 to require that all audit reports and responses be posted online in a publicly searchable format; amend KRS 43.200 to make the Auditor of Public Accounts' scholarship discretionary rather than mandatory.

AN ACT relating to the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Sen. Mike Nemes [R]

2020-03-19 - House - House: For Consent RCS# 319 (Y: 70 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1263 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-27	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 59)
2020-03-19	Senate	delivered to Governor
2020-03-19	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-03-19	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-03-19	Senate	received in Senate
2020-03-19	House	3rd reading, passed 70-14
2020-03-18	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
2020-03-17	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2020-03-10	House	posted in committee
2020-03-05	House	to State Government (H)
2020-03-03	House	received in House
2020-03-02	Senate	3rd reading, passed 35-0
2020-02-28	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 2, 2020
2020-02-27	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-02-26	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2020-02-21	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2020-02-19	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb186.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb186/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb186/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb186/vote_history.pdf