AN ACT relating to school district buildings.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to allow school districts to issue general obligation bonds and obtain bank loans; amend KRS 160.160 require the approval of the Department of Education prior to a school district obtaining a bank loan or issuing general obligation bonds; require general obligation bonds to be entered into through advertising or competitive bidding; provide for the department to intercept funds for a payment due on a general obligation bond; make conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 126)
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
to Banking & Insurance (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1) and (3)
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
to Banking & Insurance (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Meredith
RRepublican
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