AN ACT relating to tourism. Amend KRS 11A.010 to eliminate the waiver of a registration fee for a presenter at a tourism-related conference from the definition of "gift", and clarify that "public servant" does not include the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet or its subdivisions; amend KRS 11A.045 to exclude activities involving sponsorships granted by the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet in promoting the Commonwealth, and individuals traveling on their own acting on behalf of the cabinet; amend KRS 11A.055 to exclude tourism promotion from the prohibitions on fund raising by state agencies, and exclude nonprofit organizations affiliated with the cabinet from the provisions of the chapter; amend KRS 45A.045 to allow sponsorships by the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet to be granted by noncompetitive negotiation and make technical corrections; amend KRS 45A.810 to conform.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 17, 2017
Signed Apr 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 175)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 84-8
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (3)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (3)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
To Rules (H)
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (3)
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
To Rules (S)
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Recommitted to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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