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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

HB455

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AN ACT relating to elections.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to establish the Office of Election Investigations and Security within the Office of the Attorney General; establish powers, duties, and procedures; require an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission.

Elections and VotingLegislative Research CommissionSecretary of StateState AgenciesAttorney GeneralReports Mandated

Introduced: February 12, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 45)
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This bill creates a new Office of Election Investigations and Security inside the Kentucky Attorney General's office. The office is given specific powers and duties related to election matters, and it must submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission. It adds a dedicated state-level body focused on election-related investigations and oversight. Who it may affect: Kentucky voters, election officials, and state government agencies involved in election administration.

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Legislative History

Feb 12, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 12, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 14, 2025 · House
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Feb 20, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 21, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 25, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 78-17
Yea: 78
Nay: 17
Absent: 5
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Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 36-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 36
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Mar 14, 2025 · House
Passed 71-17
Yea: 71
Nay: 17
Absent: 12
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Patrick Flannery
Patrick Flannery

Representative · House District 096

Primary sponsor
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

Co-sponsor
Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov

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