Kentucky 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 253 — AN ACT relating to candidates for President of the United States. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to require candidates for President of the United States to file three years of income tax returns with the Registry of Election Finance; require the registry to promulgate administrative regulations to provide a release form; require the registry to place the income tax returns on its Web site; require candidates for President of the United States to file a notification and oath of declaration of compliance; require the Board of Elections to provide the oath of compliance form; prohibit any candidate from appearing on a ballot if a candidate fails to file his or her income tax returns with the board; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the presidential candidate's federal income tax be filed with the Registry of Election Finance before the Secretary of State may place the candidate's name on the ballot; amend KRS 118.212 to conform.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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  1. To State & Local Government (S)

  2. Introduced in Senate

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