Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 6.900 to define "person"; amend KRS 6.905 to change the name of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; require the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to appoint a co-chair and vice chairs from their respective bodies and make provisions for appointment of a subcommittee; amend KRS 6.910 to set forth the purpose of the committee; provide that information and working papers of the committee are exempt from open records; allow the committee to study a matter without regard to jurisdiction of another statutory or standing committee; and provide for issuance of subpoenas; amend KRS 6.930 to allow the committee to report any matter under its study to law enforcement, the Auditor of Public Accounts, or any other state official having jurisdiction over the matter under investigation and require a report; create a new section of KRS 6.900 to 6.935 to establish a penalty not to exceed $100 per day and a maximum of $1,000 for any person who fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee; amend KRS 12.028 and KRS 620.055 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; change the minority party representation on any subcommittee appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House from one-third of the subcommittee to proportionate to the minority representation in each chamber.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- D. Graham

Summary Remove the provision that information and working papers of the committee are exempt from open records.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; change the definition of person; require the Circuit Court to render final judgment within 45 days from the date when a petition is filed by the committee or from the date of the commencement of any action or motion by any witness seeking to quash or resist compliance with a subpoena issued by the committee.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6.900, 6.905, 6.910, 6.922, 6.925, 6.930, 6.935, 12.028, 620.055
Acts Chapter 14: 6.900, 6.905, 6.910, 6.922, 6.925, 6.930, 6.935, 12.028, 620.055
House Committee Substitute 1: 6.900, 6.905, 6.910, 6.922, 6.925, 6.930, 6.935, 12.028, 620.055
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 6.900, 6.905, 6.910, 6.922, 6.925, 6.930, 6.935, 12.028, 620.055
Current: 6.900, 6.905, 6.910, 6.922, 6.925, 6.930, 6.935, 12.028, 620.055