AN ACT relating to state procurement.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit a contract being awarded to a bidder if the bidder was awarded the same or similar contract through the use of an executive agency lobbyist who was convicted of a crime related to the contract for five years after the conviction of the lobbyist; amend KRS 45A.340 to prohibit any person associated with an agency from participating in the procurement of a contract for one year after termination; make Section 1 apply to contracts entered into since January 1, 2017; RETROACTIVE.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Jan 25, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 8, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Meredith
RRepublican
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