Also tagged in: Land Use, Local Government, Local Mandate, Planning and Zoning
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Posted in committee

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to prohibit the granting of variances for side yard or back yard sizes as stipulated in existing single family residential zones for lot sizes greater than one acre in a planning unit within an urban-county governments.

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Also tagged in: Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Effective Dates, Delayed, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fees, Fiscal Note, General Assembly, Local Government
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute

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Repeal and reenact KRS 138.130 and 138.140; provide that the legislation shall apply to tax periods beginning on or after June 1, 2006; notwithstand the provisions of KRS 446.145 to the extent that any provision included in Section 1 or 2 of the Act is determined to be new language.

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HB566

HB566 Sponsored by Jim Wayne
Also tagged in: Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Fees, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Special Districts, Taxation, Taxation, Income--Individual
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Floor amendment (2) filed

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Amend KRS 140.130 to provide definitions and to apply the estate tax without regard to the federal phase-out of the state credit; amend KRS 141.066 to provide a state earned income tax credit.

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Also tagged in: Constables, Fees, Local Government, Local Mandate, Sheriffs, Technical Corrections
Latest Action: 03/24/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day

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Amend KRS 64.090 relating to fees which may be collected by sheriffs, to add constables in urban-county governments.

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Also tagged in: Appropriations, Appropriations, Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Constitution, Ky., Counties, Counties, County Clerks, Economic Development
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008

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Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.

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Also tagged in: Actuarial Analysis, Local Mandate, Retirement and Pensions
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Local Government (H)

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Amend KRS 61.592 to add positions in urban-county governments with duties involving collection of waste and operation of heavy equipment to the definition of "hazardous position" for retirement purposes.

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Also tagged in: Consolidated Local Governments, Effective Dates, Delayed, Jails and Jailers, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Reassigned to Judiciary (S)

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Amend KRS 15.380 to require certain correctional officers employed by local governments to be certified as peace officers, amend KRS 15.400 to grandfather existing correctional officers; amend KRS 15.420 to exclude correctional officers from the definition of police officer as applicable to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund.

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Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Local Government, Nuisances, Nuisances
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - To State & Local Government (S)

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Amend KRS 65.8805, relating to the definitions of code enforcement boards, to define "executive authority."

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Also tagged in: Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Government, Local Mandate, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Police, City and County
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - To State & Local Government (S)

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Amend KRS 95.440 relating to the reinstatement of police and firefighters in an urban-county government to permit that with the approval of the appointing authority that a police or firefighter may be eligible for reinstatement under specified conditions.

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HB435

HB435 Sponsored by Steve Riggs
Also tagged in: Banks and Financial Institutions, Bonds, Public, Budget and Financial Administration, Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Local Government, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor

Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require a city, county, urban-county, consolidated local government, charter county, taxing district, or special district to notify the state local debt officer in writing before entering into any financing obligation, lease, bond issuance, or any long term debt obligation when the lease price exceeds two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); authorize the state local debt officer to promulgate administrative regulations to develop the forms of notification; specify information to be reported on form; specify that no approval by the state local debt officer shall be required; clarify that any financing obligation entered into prior to the passage of this section shall be considered in compliance, if notification is provided to the state local debt officer no later than one (1) year after the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 65.944 to delete language requiring notification in writing to the state local debt officer when a lease price exceeds [...]

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Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Counties, Counties, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate, Police, City and County
Latest Action: 03/21/2008 - Posted in committee

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Amend KRS 67A.6901 to create the new definition of "Dispatch communications personnel" and delete the definition of "Firefighter personnel"; amend KRS 67A.6902, 67A.6903, 67A.6904, 67A.6905, 67A.6906, 67A.6908, 67A.6909, and 67A.6910 to conform to the definition changes.

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HB319

HB319 Sponsored by Ted Edmonds
Also tagged in: Contracts, Contracts, Counties, Counties, Counties of 75,000 or More, Environment and Conservation, Housing, Building, and Construction, Land Use, Local Government, Nuisances
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 relating to voluntary agreements between a county and a property owner for the demolition or removal of dilapidated buildings; define or identify certain items and conditions for inclusion in voluntary agreements for demolition or removal; require notice to all property owners contiguous to the property on which the dilapidated building exists that the building is to be demolished or removed; prohibit county officials or employees or relative of county official or employee from any interests relating to an agreement for the demolition or removal of dilapidated buildings.

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HB305

HB305 Sponsored by Thomas Kerr
Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Fees, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 133 to define threshold amount and permit county clerks to elect not to prepare property tax bills below the threshold amount; amend KRS 91A.070 to permit cities to elect not to prepare property tax bills below the threshold amount.

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Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Local Mandate, Public Authorities, Public Officers and Employees, State Agencies, State Employees
Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - To State Government (H)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit a public agency or public employee to use public funds to be a member of a private organization which holds closed meetings in violation of the Kentucky open meetings law.

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