Kentucky 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 7 — AN ACT relating to the administration of payroll systems.

Last action — returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

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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 2022 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Amend KRS 336.180 to define "political activities," "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "labor organization," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.134 to prohibit any deduction from the wages of any public employee for any dues, fees, or charges associated with a labor organization or for political activities without a written authorization from the public employee; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit employers from collecting financial information from public employees for the purpose of providing the financial information to a labor organization without written authorization from the public employee; amend KRS 336.135, 65.158, 161.158, and 164.365 to ensure that the notice required for the withholding of public employee earnings for payments associated with a labor organization shall comply; amend KRS 336.990 to create a penalty.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  2. 2nd reading

  3. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  4. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  5. 1st reading

  6. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  7. to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  8. to Committee on Committees (S)

  9. introduced in Senate

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

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Not signed on (137)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 7 do?
Amend KRS 336.180 to define "political activities," "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "labor organization," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.134 to prohibit any deduction from the wages of any public employee for any dues, fees, or charges associated with a labor organization or for political activities without a written authorization from the public employee; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit employers from collecting financial information from public employees for the purpose of providing the financial information to a labor organization without written authorization from the public employee; amend KRS 336.135, 65.158, 161.158, and 164.365 to ensure that the notice required for the withholding of public employee earnings for payments associated with a labor organization shall comply; amend KRS 336.990 to create a penalty.
Who sponsors SB 7?
SB 7 is sponsored by Robert Stivers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 7?
This bill died with 2022 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.
Where can I track SB 7?
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