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Introduced February 18, 2025

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AN ACT relating to the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Retain original provisions, except, make technical changes to provisions regarding funds available to the Auditor; amend KRS 43.010 to expand the definition of "state agency"; amend KRS 43.030 to rename the assistant auditor the deputy auditor and revise qualifications; amend KRS 43.050 to revise duties of the Auditor to make special audits and investigations if requested; amend KRS 43.080 to include gender-neutral language and expand the auditor's authority regarding investigations; amend KRS 43.990 to include agency premises as an area subject to examination; establish procedures for adjudication of guilt for disobedience of subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, and refusal to testify.

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This bill updates the laws governing Kentucky's Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts. It broadens the definition of which government bodies count as "state agencies," expands the Auditor's authority to conduct special investigations, and sets up formal procedures for handling situations where someone refuses to comply with an auditor's subpoena or testify. These changes give the Auditor stronger tools to oversee how public funds and agencies are managed. Who it may affect: state government agencies and their employees, and members of the public who interact with state auditing processes.

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Legislative History

Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
To State & Local Government (S)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Taken From State & Local Government (S) (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
1st Reading (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Returned To State & Local Government (S) (clerical)
Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Taken From State & Local Government (S) (clerical)
Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading (clerical)
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 32-6 With Committee Substitute (1) And Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 32
Nay: 6
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Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

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Gex Williams

Senator · Senate District 20

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Gary Boswell

Senator · Senate District 08

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Matthew Deneen

Senator · Senate District 10

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Donald Douglas

Senator · Senate District 22

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Greg Elkins

Senator · Senate District 28

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Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

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Rick Girdler

Senator · Senate District 15

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Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

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Scott Madon

Senator · Senate District 29

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Amanda Mays Bledsoe

Senator · Senate District 12

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Stephen Meredith

Senator · Senate District 05

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Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

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Matt Nunn

Senator · Senate District 17

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Steve Rawlings

Senator · Senate District 11

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Aaron Reed

Senator · Senate District 07

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Steve West

Senator · Senate District 27

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Phillip Wheeler

Senator · Senate District 31

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Mike Wilson

Senator · Senate District 32

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