AN ACT relating to districts of the Supreme Court and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 21A.010 to divide the Commonwealth into the following Supreme Court Districts: DISTRICT 1 - Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster Counties; DISTRICT 2 - Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Logan, Meade, Monroe, Simpson, Spencer, and Warren Counties; DISTRICT 3 - Adair, Anderson, Bell, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Lincoln, Marion, McCreary, Mercer, Metcalfe, Nelson, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Washington, Wayne, and Whitley Counties; DISTRICT 4 - Jefferson County; DISTRICT 5 - Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford Counties; DISTRICT 6 - Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Shelby, and Trimble Counties; DISTRICT 7 - Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Robertson, Rowan, and Wolfe Counties; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Signed into Law
Jan 2022
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Signed Jan 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Jan 6, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jan 18, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Bill passed 75-7
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 33-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 6, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 81-2 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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