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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 14, 2025

To State Government (H)

Introduced February 11, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB429

AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.

Amend KRS 6.691 to allow Legislative Ethics Commission to increase the potential penalty imposed from $2,000 to $10,000.

General Assembly Public Ethics Ethics Boards and Commissions

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This bill would raise the maximum fine the Legislative Ethics Commission can impose for ethics violations by state legislators from $2,000 to $10,000. The change is intended to strengthen enforcement of ethics rules that apply to members of the Kentucky General Assembly. Who it may affect: state legislators and the Legislative Ethics Commission.

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