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Kentucky Chapter 6 — The General Assembly

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  • KRS 6.010— Repealed, 1971
  • KRS 6.011— Repealed, 1991
  • KRS 6.020— New counties
  • KRS 6.030— Repealed, 1971
  • KRS 6.031— Repealed, 1991
  • KRS 6.040— Repealed, 1971
  • KRS 6.041— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 6.050— Privilege from arrest or civil suit -- Censure -- Fine or expulsion
  • KRS 6.060— Renumbered as KRS 6.072
  • KRS 6.070— Contempt or breach of privilege, punishment for
  • KRS 6.071— Collection and disposition of fines imposed
  • KRS 6.072— Witnesses before General Assembly -- Privileges and compensation -- Oath
  • KRS 6.080— Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty -- Enforcement by Attorney General
  • KRS 6.090— Charge -- What to contain
  • KRS 6.100— Procedure on charge
  • KRS 6.110— Judgment on report of committee
  • KRS 6.120— Renumbered as KRS 6.131
  • KRS 6.130— Collection of fine
  • KRS 6.131— Resolutions and orders -- How enforced
  • KRS 6.140— Renumbered as KRS 6.071
  • KRS 6.145— Resignation of member
  • KRS 6.150— Officers and employees -- Number elected
  • KRS 6.160— Duties of chief clerk, assistant clerk and enrolling clerk of each house
  • KRS 6.161— Journals
  • KRS 6.162— Expenses of preparing journals -- How paid
  • KRS 6.170— Duties of sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, janitor, cloakroom keeper and pages
  • KRS 6.180— Employees to attend sessions
  • KRS 6.185— Funds appropriated for legislative sessions -- Payment of compensation of members and employees
  • KRS 6.190— Compensation -- Travel expenses
  • KRS 6.191— Repealed, 1986
  • KRS 6.193— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 6.200— Repealed, 1950
  • KRS 6.210— Certification for payment of compensation and travel allowance of members of General Assembly
  • KRS 6.211— Additional allowances for members of General Assembly
  • KRS 6.212— Payment of allowances authorized by KRS 6.211
  • KRS 6.213— Interim expense allowances for members
  • KRS 6.220— Allowance in lieu of stationery
  • KRS 6.225— Offices for President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives -- Interim per diem and expenses
  • KRS 6.226— Repealed, 2003
  • KRS 6.227— Repealed, 2003
  • KRS 6.228— Repealed, 2003
  • KRS 6.229— Repealed, 2003
  • KRS 6.230— Compensation of employees
  • KRS 6.235— Repealed, 1956
  • KRS 6.237— Group life and group hospitalization insurance for members of General Assembly
  • KRS 6.240— Date of approval or passage to be stated at end of act
  • KRS 6.245— Repealed, 2022
  • KRS 6.247— Bill request files
  • KRS 6.248— Authorization of joint primary and cosponsorship of similar bills in opposite chambers -- Petition -- Approval -- Withdrawal -- Forms
  • KRS 6.250— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.260— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.270— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.280— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.290— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.300— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.310— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.320— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.330— "In God We Trust" to be displayed above dais of Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • KRS 6.350— Actuarial analysis required for bill before General Assembly to increase benefits or participation in state-administered retirement system
  • KRS 6.360— Renumbered as KRS 7.310
  • KRS 6.365— Repealed, 1974
  • KRS 6.370— Renumbered as KRS 7.320
  • KRS 6.375— Repealed, 1974
  • KRS 6.380— Renumbered as KRS 7.330
  • KRS 6.385— Repealed, 1974
  • KRS 6.390— Renumbered as KRS 7.340
  • KRS 6.395— Renumbered as KRS 7.350
  • KRS 6.400— Repealed, 1974
  • KRS 6.405— Renumbered as KRS 7.360
  • KRS 6.410— Renumbered as KRS 7.370
  • KRS 6.415— Renumbered as KRS 7.380
  • KRS 6.420— Department of Kentucky State Police to provide certified officers to protect property, facilities, and meetings of General Assembly and Legislative Research Commission -- Briefings on security matters
  • KRS 6.500— Legislators' Retirement Plan -- Creation
  • KRS 6.505— Election to participate -- Amendment of benefits and rights -- Contribution -- Effect on membership in other retirement plans -- Repurchase of Kentucky Employees Retirement System credit lost by refund
  • KRS 6.515— Terms of service to qualify -- Military service credit acquisition for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Special provisions for active members who began participating before January 1, 2014
  • KRS 6.518— Limitations and exclusions on increases in creditable compensation in last five years of service in General Assembly for members retiring on or after January 1, 2018 -- Exceptions for bona fide promotion or career development -- Exclusion -- Determination by board -- Administrative regulations -- Inapplicability to hybrid cash balance participants
  • KRS 6.520— Retirement benefits for members who began participating before January 1, 2014
  • KRS 6.521— Increase of retirement benefits
  • KRS 6.525— Statutes governing plan -- Exceptions -- Consolidation of accounts -- Combining service credit
  • KRS 6.530— Legislators' retirement fund -- Established
  • KRS 6.535— Service credit, disposition of
  • KRS 6.575— Legislators' Retirement Plan insurance fund -- Purpose
  • KRS 6.577— Group hospital and medical insurance -- Employer's and recipients' contributions -- Payment for dependents -- Exemption from premium taxation -- Eligibility of members with required amount of legislative service
  • KRS 6.601— Short title for KRS 6.601 to 6.849
  • KRS 6.605— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.606— Purpose of code
  • KRS 6.610— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.611— Definitions for code
  • KRS 6.615— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.616— Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly"
  • KRS 6.620— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.621— Extraterritorial application
  • KRS 6.625— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.626— Construction of code with respect to charitable solicitations, employment of spouses of legislators, and continuing employment as legislative agents of certain spouses of legislators
  • KRS 6.630— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.631— Construction of code with respect to criminal or penal laws
  • KRS 6.632— Misdemeanor or felony violation of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 may be adjudicated as ethical misconduct
  • KRS 6.635— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.640— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.645— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.650— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.651— Establishment of Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission -- Membership -- Terms
  • KRS 6.655— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.656— Chair and vice chair -- Meetings -- Compensation of members
  • KRS 6.660— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.661— Executive director -- Staff
  • KRS 6.665— Repealed, 1974
  • KRS 6.666— Powers of commission -- Authority to promulgate administrative regulations -- Lists of legislative agents -- Trust and agency account
  • KRS 6.670— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.675— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.680— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.681— Advisory opinions -- Draft of proposed response to advisory opinion request -- Confidentiality
  • KRS 6.685— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.686— Complaint procedure -- Preliminary inquiries -- Penalty for false complaint of misconduct
  • KRS 6.690— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.691— Adjudicatory proceedings -- Action by commission -- Appeal
  • KRS 6.695— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.696— Effect of felony conviction on state retirement benefits
  • KRS 6.700— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 6.701— Program of ethics education and training for legislators and legislative employees -- Program of ethics education and training for legislative agents
  • KRS 6.706— Ethics education manual for legislators
  • KRS 6.711— Orientation courses for legislators
  • KRS 6.716— Current issues seminars for legislators and legislative employees
  • KRS 6.731— General standards of conduct -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.734— Prohibition against disclosure or use of confidential information -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.737— Prohibition against certain contracts with state agency -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.741— Prohibition against certain leases or sales of real property with state agency -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.744— Prohibitions against influencing state agency and appearing as a paid expert witness before state agency -- Restriction of representation of clients before state agency or in court -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.747— Prohibition against honoraria -- Authorization for certain out-of-state travel -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.750— Renumbered as KRS 6.611
  • KRS 6.751— Prohibition against acceptance of additional compensation or gifts for performance of legislative duties -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.754— Prohibition against employment of and certain other conduct relating to members of a legislator's family -- Exception -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.755— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.757— Restriction on former legislator becoming a legislative agent -- Prohibition against legislator being a legislative agent -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.760— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.761— Conflict of interest provisions -- Penalty
  • KRS 6.764— Offices incompatible with being a legislator -- Exception -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.765— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.767— Prohibitions against acceptance of campaign contributions from legislative agents at any time and from employers of legislative agents or permanent committees during regular sessions -- Penalties -- Defenses
  • KRS 6.770— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.775— Renumbered as KRS 6.731
  • KRS 6.780— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.781— Individuals required to file statements of financial interests
  • KRS 6.784— Exceptions to financial disclosure requirements
  • KRS 6.785— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.787— Statements of financial disclosure -- Form -- Contents
  • KRS 6.790— Renumbered as KRS 6.751
  • KRS 6.791— Public record status of statements of financial disclosure -- Retention requirements for commission
  • KRS 6.793— Time schedule for filing statements of financial interests
  • KRS 6.794— Ten-day grace period for filing of statements of financial interests
  • KRS 6.795— Renumbered as KRS 6.744
  • KRS 6.797— Notice of filing deficiency -- Penalties for deficient or false filing
  • KRS 6.800— Renumbered as KRS 6.764
  • KRS 6.801— Legislative findings and declarations relating to legislative lobbying
  • KRS 6.805— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.807— Registration statements for legislative agents -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.809— Registration fee -- Trust and agency account
  • KRS 6.810— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.811— Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their employers -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.815— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 6.820— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.821— Statements of expenditures -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.824— Statements of financial transactions -- Penalties
  • KRS 6.825— Renumbered as KRS 6.631
  • KRS 6.827— Dispute resolution with respect to statements of expenditures and statements of financial transactions -- Civil liability for false information
  • KRS 6.829— Commission's duties with respect to legislative lobbying
  • KRS 6.849— [Number not yet utilized.]
  • KRS 6.850— Repealed, 1993
  • KRS 6.900— Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935
  • KRS 6.905— Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Meetings -- Vote required to act. (Effective January 1, 2027)
  • KRS 6.910— Purpose, powers, and duties of committee -- Confidentiality of working papers and other information -- Closed meetings authorized -- Witnesses -- Subpoenas
  • KRS 6.912— Enforcement of committee subpoenas -- Penalty for failure to comply
  • KRS 6.915— Information to be provided by state agencies
  • KRS 6.916— Information to be provided free of charge
  • KRS 6.920— Additional powers
  • KRS 6.922— Annual evaluation of external child fatality and near fatality review panel -- Report to General Assembly
  • KRS 6.925— Committee may require testimony
  • KRS 6.930— Report of committee findings and recommendations
  • KRS 6.935— Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, and other officials to assist committee
  • KRS 6.940— Repealed, 2023
  • KRS 6.943— Repealed, 2023
  • KRS 6.945— Restriction of General Assembly's authority to require cities to make expenditures or levy taxes
  • KRS 6.948— Definitions for section -- Health mandate impact statement and federal cost defrayal impact statement requirement for bill or amendment with mandated health benefit -- State employee health plan impact statement requirement for bill or amendment with mandated health benefit applicable to state employee health plan -- Preparation of statement -- Requirements -- Contents -- Time for completion of statements
  • KRS 6.949— Corrections impact statement -- Conditions in legislation requiring preparation -- Contents of corrections impact statement -- Calculation of costs and savings of creation of new crime or revision of existing crime
  • KRS 6.950— Definitions
  • KRS 6.955— Fiscal note required for bill or resolution of Legislature or executive order relating to local government
  • KRS 6.960— Preparation of fiscal note for bill introduced in General Assembly or executive order
  • KRS 6.965— Contents of fiscal note -- State mandate determination -- Copies to be furnished to local officials
  • KRS 6.970— Fiscal note information system on local government's financial condition
  • KRS 6.975— Requests for information from local government
  • KRS 6.990— Repealed, 1993