AN ACT relating to the Legislative Research Commission and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 6.905, 7.200, 7A.110, 7A.185, 7A.220, 13A.020, 15A.063, 45.790, 45A.705, 158.647, and 248.723 to require statutory committee membership appointments be made in January of each odd-numbered year; require vacancies to be filled within 30 days; and require the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to appoint co-chairs; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Introduced: February 14, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

(Acts Ch. 35)

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This bill updates the rules for how legislators are appointed to committees that assist the Legislative Research Commission, the agency that supports Kentucky's General Assembly. It sets a specific timeline requiring appointments to be made in January of odd-numbered years, vacancies to be filled within 30 days, and directs the Senate President and House Speaker to jointly appoint co-chairs for these committees. The emergency declaration signals urgency, though the changes themselves take effect January 1, 2027. Who it may affect: state legislators and the staff and agencies that work with the Legislative Research Commission.

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