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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB171

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to governmental emergencies and declaring an emergency.

Subject: Disasters: Effective Dates, Emergency: General Assembly: Governor: Pharmacists

Description: Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 39A.100 to limit declarations of emergency, including executive orders relating to an emergency, to 15 days unless extended by the General Assembly; prohibit the Governor from declaring a new emergency based on the same facts upon the expiration of the initial declaration; prohibit the Governor from suspending statutes or administrative regulations unless the subject matter is authorized by statute; limit declarations of emergency by local chief executive officers to 15 days unless terminated earlier or extended by the corresponding local legislative body; amend KRS 39A.180, 39A.280, 315.500, and 367.374 to conform; create a noncodified section asserting the provisions of the Act are nonseverable; EMERGENCY.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)

Last Action Date: January 5, 2021

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: James Tipton (R); Savannah Maddox (R); Lynn Bechler (R); Steve Sheldon (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 5, 2021 introduced in House
House Jan 5, 2021 to Committee on Committees (H)
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

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Link: link to state bill page

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