AN ACT relating to charitable donor intent protection.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 273 to define terms; establish that charitable organizations that accept contributions pursuant to an endowment agreement must abide by the terms of the endowment agreement; establish that a donor or a donor's legal representative may bring a civil action against a charitable organization that violates the terms of the endowment agreement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
80–14
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic20
70% Nay
R
Republican80
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 121)
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 80-14
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 34-2 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
recommitted to Judiciary (S)
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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