Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 6.681 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission provide a draft of its proposed response to an advisory opinion request at least 10 days before it is scheduled to consider the advisory opinion; amend KRS 6.686 to require the commission to determine whether there is reason to believe a person has committed or about to commit an ethics code violation; provide that if the commission finds by a vote of at least five members that there is reason to believe a violation has been or is about to be committed, it shall initiate a preliminary inquiry into the alleged violations; provide that if less than five members find there is reason to believe a violation has been or is about to be committed, then it shall dismiss the complaint; provide that a reason to believe finding is not a finding that a person has violated the code, but that the finding merits further inquiry and investigation.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except require the commission to provide a draft of its response of an advisory opinion or notice of its intention not to issue an opinion to a requestor five days prior to the meeting to consider the opinion; allow the commission to dismiss an ethics complaint for failure to state a claim of an ethics violation; exclude from the definition of lobbying the action of any person whose official responsibilities do not include lobbying, who is not compensated to lobby, and who is an officer, managerial personnel, or employee with specialized knowledge assisting an entity or group that has a direct interest in legislation on a particular issue; allow a legislator to represent a client on adversarial matters related to previously-issued licenses or permits, ministerial functions related to licensing and permitting, or matters related to driver licensing.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6.681, 6.686
Acts Chapter 184: 6.681, 6.686, 6.611, 6.744
House Committee Substitute 1: 6.681, 6.686, 6.611, 6.744
Current/Final: 6.681, 6.686, 6.611, 6.744
Current: 6.681, 6.686, 6.611, 6.744