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Passed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB574

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

Subject: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate: County Clerks: Elections and Voting: Local Government: Secretary of State: State Agencies: Counties

Description: Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 48, 65, 83A, 116, 117, 118, 118A, 119, 120, 242, and 424 relating to paper ballots, voting equipment, voting systems, election education, voter registration, mail-in and in-person absentee voting and procedures, county board of election appointments, precinct election officer qualifications, consolidated precincts, mail-in absentee portal for mail-in ballot application requests, drop-box or receptacle for mail-in absentee ballots, voter assistance requirements prescribed, extension of time for reviewing and processing mail-in absentee ballots and procedures related, establishing recanvass thresholds, penalties prescribed for furnishing mail-in absentee ballots when not permissible, prohibiting tax dollars from being used to influence public opinion for ballot questions, and elections. repeal KRS 117.381 and 117.387, relating to electronic voting systems.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)

Last Action Date: April 7, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

6 sponsors: Jennifer Henson Decker (R); Joshua Branscum (R); Mary Imes (R); Kim King (R); Steve Sheldon (R); James Tipton (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 7, 2021 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)
House Mar 30, 2021 delivered to Governor
House Mar 30, 2021 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House Mar 30, 2021 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House Mar 29, 2021 House concurred in Senate floor amendments (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
House Mar 29, 2021 Bill passed 91-3
House Mar 16, 2021 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
House Mar 16, 2021 returned to the Orders of the Day
House Mar 16, 2021 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
Senate Mar 16, 2021 floor amendment (2) withdrawn
Senate Mar 16, 2021 3rd reading
Senate Mar 16, 2021 reported favorably, to Rules
House Mar 16, 2021 taken from Rules
House Mar 16, 2021 to Rules (H)
House Mar 16, 2021 received in House
Senate Mar 16, 2021 passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
Senate Mar 15, 2021 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
Senate Mar 15, 2021 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Senate Mar 15, 2021 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Senate Mar 5, 2021 2nd reading
Senate Mar 5, 2021 taken from State & Local Government (S)
Senate Mar 5, 2021 returned to State & Local Government (S)
Senate Mar 4, 2021 returned to State & Local Government (S)
Senate Mar 4, 2021 1st reading
Senate Mar 4, 2021 taken from State & Local Government (S)
Senate Mar 2, 2021 to State & Local Government (S)
Senate Mar 1, 2021 received in Senate
Senate Mar 1, 2021 to Committee on Committees (S)
House Feb 26, 2021 floor amendment (3) defeated
House Feb 26, 2021 passed 93-4 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2)
House Feb 26, 2021 3rd reading
House Feb 25, 2021 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
House Feb 25, 2021 floor amendments (1) (2) (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
House Feb 25, 2021 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
House Feb 24, 2021 1st reading
House Feb 24, 2021 posted in committee
House Feb 24, 2021 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
House Feb 24, 2021 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
House Feb 24, 2021 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
House Feb 23, 2021 to Committee on Committees (H)
House Feb 23, 2021 introduced in House
Texts
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Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/26/2021 28 68 0 4 No
  • Baker, Shane (R) Nay
  • Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Bechler, Lynn (R) Nay
  • Bentley, Danny (R) Nay
  • Blanton, John (R) Nay
  • Bojanowski, Tina (D) Yea
  • Bowling, Adam (R) Nay
  • Branscum, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Bratcher, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Bray, Josh (R) Nay
  • Bridges, Randall (R) Nay
  • Brown, George (D) Yea
  • Burch, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Calloway, Josh (R) Nay
  • Cantrell, McKenzie (D) Yea
  • Carney, John (R) Absent
  • Dixon, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Donohue, Jeffery (D) Yea
  • Dossett, Myron (R) Nay
  • Dotson, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Duplessis, Jim (R) Nay
  • Elliott, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Fischer, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Fister, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Flannery, Patrick (R) Nay
  • Fleming, Ken (R) Nay
  • Flood, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Frazier, Deanna (R) Nay
  • Freeland, Chris (R) Nay
  • Fugate, Chris (R) Nay
  • Gentry, Alan (D) Yea
  • Goforth, Robert (R) Nay
  • Gooch, Jim (R) Nay
  • Graham, Derrick (D) Yea
  • Hale, David (R) Nay
  • Hart, Mark (R) Nay
  • Hatton, Angie (D) Yea
  • Heath, Richard (R) Nay
  • Heavrin, Samara (R) Nay
  • Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Nay
  • Huff, Regina (R) Nay
  • Huff, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Imes, Mary (R) Nay
  • Jenkins, Joni (D) Yea
  • Johnson, DJ (R) Yea
  • King, Kim (R) Nay
  • Kirk-McCormick, Norma (R) Nay
  • Koch, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Koenig, Adam (R) Nay
  • Kulkarni, Nima (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, William (R) Nay
  • Lewis, Derek (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Scott (R) Nay
  • Lockett, Matt (R) Nay
  • Maddox, Savannah (R) Nay
  • Marzian, Mary (D) Yea
  • Massey, Ed (R) Nay
  • McCool, Bobby (R) Nay
  • McCoy, Chad (R) Nay
  • McPherson, Shawn (R) Nay
  • Meade, David (R) Nay
  • Meeks, Reginald (D) Yea
  • Meredith, Michael (R) Nay
  • Miles, Suzanne (R) Nay
  • Miller, Charles (D) Yea
  • Miller, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Minter, Patti (D) Yea
  • Moser, Kimberly (R) Absent
  • Nemes, Jason (R) Nay
  • Osborne, David (R) Nay
  • Palumbo, Ruth (D) Yea
  • Petrie, Jason (R) Nay
  • Pratt, Phillip (R) Nay
  • Prunty, Melinda (R) Nay
  • Rabourn, Felicia (R) Nay
  • Raymond, Josie (D) Yea
  • Reed, William (R) Nay
  • Riley, Steve (R) Absent
  • Roberts, Rachel (D) Yea
  • Rowland, Bart (R) Nay
  • Rudy, Steven (R) Nay
  • Santoro, Sal (R) Nay
  • Scott, Attica (D) Absent
  • Sharp, Scott (R) Nay
  • Sheldon, Steve (R) Nay
  • Smith, Tom (R) Nay
  • Stevenson, Cherlynn (D) Yea
  • Stevenson, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Yea
  • Tate, Nancy (R) Nay
  • Thomas, Walker (R) Nay
  • Timoney, Killian (R) Nay
  • Tipton, James (R) Nay
  • Upchurch, Ken (R) Nay
  • Webber, Russell (R) Nay
  • Wesley, Billy (R) Nay
  • Westrom, Susan (D) Yea
  • Wheatley, Charles (D) Yea
  • White, Richard (R) Nay
  • Willner, Lisa (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/26/2021 93 4 0 3 Yes
  • Baker, Shane (R) Nay
  • Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Bechler, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Bentley, Danny (R) Yea
  • Blanton, John (R) Yea
  • Bojanowski, Tina (D) Yea
  • Bowling, Adam (R) Yea
  • Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Bratcher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Bray, Josh (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Randall (R) Yea
  • Brown, George (D) Yea
  • Burch, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Calloway, Josh (R) Yea
  • Cantrell, McKenzie (D) Yea
  • Carney, John (R) Absent
  • Dixon, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Donohue, Jeffery (D) Yea
  • Dossett, Myron (R) Yea
  • Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Jim (R) Nay
  • Elliott, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Fischer, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Fister, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Fleming, Ken (R) Yea
  • Flood, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea
  • Freeland, Chris (R) Yea
  • Fugate, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gentry, Alan (D) Yea
  • Goforth, Robert (R) Yea
  • Gooch, Jim (R) Yea
  • Graham, Derrick (D) Yea
  • Hale, David (R) Yea
  • Hart, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hatton, Angie (D) Yea
  • Heath, Richard (R) Yea
  • Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea
  • Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Huff, Regina (R) Yea
  • Huff, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Imes, Mary (R) Yea
  • Jenkins, Joni (D) Yea
  • Johnson, DJ (R) Yea
  • King, Kim (R) Yea
  • Kirk-McCormick, Norma (R) Yea
  • Koch, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Koenig, Adam (R) Yea
  • Kulkarni, Nima (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, William (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Derek (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Scott (R) Yea
  • Lockett, Matt (R) Yea
  • Maddox, Savannah (R) Nay
  • Marzian, Mary (D) Yea
  • Massey, Ed (R) Yea
  • McCool, Bobby (R) Yea
  • McCoy, Chad (R) Yea
  • McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea
  • Meade, David (R) Yea
  • Meeks, Reginald (D) Yea
  • Meredith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea
  • Miller, Charles (D) Yea
  • Miller, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Minter, Patti (D) Yea
  • Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Nemes, Jason (R) Yea
  • Osborne, David (R) Yea
  • Palumbo, Ruth (D) Yea
  • Petrie, Jason (R) Yea
  • Pratt, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Prunty, Melinda (R) Yea
  • Rabourn, Felicia (R) Nay
  • Raymond, Josie (D) Yea
  • Reed, William (R) Yea
  • Riley, Steve (R) Absent
  • Roberts, Rachel (D) Yea
  • Rowland, Bart (R) Yea
  • Rudy, Steven (R) Yea
  • Santoro, Sal (R) Yea
  • Scott, Attica (D) Yea
  • Sharp, Scott (R) Yea
  • Sheldon, Steve (R) Yea
  • Smith, Tom (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Cherlynn (D) Yea
  • Stevenson, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Yea
  • Tate, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Walker (R) Yea
  • Timoney, Killian (R) Yea
  • Tipton, James (R) Yea
  • Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea
  • Webber, Russell (R) Yea
  • Wesley, Billy (R) Yea
  • Westrom, Susan (D) Yea
  • Wheatley, Charles (D) Yea
  • White, Richard (R) Absent
  • Willner, Lisa (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/16/2021 33 3 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Julie (R) Yea
  • Alvarado, Ralph (R) Yea
  • Angel, Denise (D) Absent
  • Berg, Karen (D) Yea
  • Buford, Tom (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Jared (R) Yea
  • Carroll, Danny (R) Yea
  • Castlen, Matt (R) Yea
  • Embry, C.B. (R) Yea
  • Girdler, Rick (R) Yea
  • Givens, David (R) Yea
  • Higdon, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Hornback, Paul (R) Yea
  • Howell, Jason (R) Yea
  • Kerr, Alice (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Christian (R) Yea
  • McGarvey, Morgan (D) Yea
  • Meredith, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Neal, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Nemes, Mike (R) Yea
  • Parrett, Dennis (D) Absent
  • Schickel, John (R) Nay
  • Schroder, Wil (R) Yea
  • Smith, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Southworth, Adrienne (R) Nay
  • Stivers, Robert (R) Yea
  • Storm, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Thayer, Damon (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Reginald (D) Yea
  • Turner, Johnnie (R) Yea
  • Webb, Robin (D) Yea
  • West, Steve (R) Yea
  • Westerfield, Whitney (R) Yea
  • Wheeler, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Wise, George (R) Yea
  • Yates, David (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 91 3 0 6 Yes
  • Baker, Shane (R) Yea
  • Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Bechler, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Bentley, Danny (R) Yea
  • Blanton, John (R) Yea
  • Bojanowski, Tina (D) Yea
  • Bowling, Adam (R) Yea
  • Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Bratcher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Bray, Josh (R) Absent
  • Bridges, Randall (R) Yea
  • Brown, George (D) Yea
  • Burch, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Calloway, Josh (R) Absent
  • Cantrell, McKenzie (D) Yea
  • Carney, John (R) Absent
  • Dixon, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Donohue, Jeffery (D) Yea
  • Dossett, Myron (R) Yea
  • Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Jim (R) Yea
  • Elliott, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Fischer, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Fister, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Fleming, Ken (R) Yea
  • Flood, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea
  • Freeland, Chris (R) Yea
  • Fugate, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gentry, Alan (D) Yea
  • Goforth, Robert (R) Yea
  • Gooch, Jim (R) Yea
  • Graham, Derrick (D) Yea
  • Hale, David (R) Yea
  • Hart, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hatton, Angie (D) Yea
  • Heath, Richard (R) Yea
  • Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea
  • Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Huff, Regina (R) Yea
  • Huff, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Imes, Mary (R) Yea
  • Jenkins, Joni (D) Yea
  • Johnson, DJ (R) Yea
  • King, Kim (R) Yea
  • Kirk-McCormick, Norma (R) Yea
  • Koch, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Koenig, Adam (R) Yea
  • Kulkarni, Nima (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, William (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Derek (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Scott (R) Yea
  • Lockett, Matt (R) Yea
  • Maddox, Savannah (R) Nay
  • Marzian, Mary (D) Yea
  • Massey, Ed (R) Yea
  • McCool, Bobby (R) Yea
  • McCoy, Chad (R) Yea
  • McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea
  • Meade, David (R) Yea
  • Meeks, Reginald (D) Absent
  • Meredith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea
  • Miller, Charles (D) Absent
  • Miller, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Minter, Patti (D) Yea
  • Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Nemes, Jason (R) Yea
  • Osborne, David (R) Yea
  • Palumbo, Ruth (D) Yea
  • Petrie, Jason (R) Yea
  • Pratt, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Prunty, Melinda (R) Yea
  • Rabourn, Felicia (R) Nay
  • Raymond, Josie (D) Yea
  • Reed, William (R) Yea
  • Riley, Steve (R) Absent
  • Roberts, Rachel (D) Yea
  • Rowland, Bart (R) Yea
  • Rudy, Steven (R) Yea
  • Santoro, Sal (R) Yea
  • Scott, Attica (D) Nay
  • Sharp, Scott (R) Yea
  • Sheldon, Steve (R) Yea
  • Smith, Tom (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Cherlynn (D) Yea
  • Stevenson, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Yea
  • Tate, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Walker (R) Yea
  • Timoney, Killian (R) Yea
  • Tipton, James (R) Yea
  • Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea
  • Webber, Russell (R) Yea
  • Wesley, Billy (R) Yea
  • Westrom, Susan (D) Yea
  • Wheatley, Charles (D) Yea
  • White, Richard (R) Yea
  • Willner, Lisa (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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