AN ACT relating to local government and making an appropriation therefor.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to prohibit any constable elected for the first time after January 1, 2023, from exercising general police powers unless certified, leaving all other constables unchanged; amend various KRS sections as they relate to constable powers and duties, especially those with police powers; allow constables to apply for training at any KLEC-approved basic training course, cost allocation determined; require the Department of Criminal Justice Training to accept one qualified constable per training class for training; APPROPRIATION.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 7, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 23-11
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (4) (5) (6) (7) filed
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1), (2) and (3) filed
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 59-38
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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