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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION
2022 R EGULAR SESSION
MEASURE
2022 BR NUMBER 936 HOUSE BILL NUMBER 377
TITLE AN ACT relating to county clerks and making an appropriation therefor.
SPONSOR Representative Michael Meredith
FISCAL SUMMARY
STATE FISCAL IMPACT: YES NO UNCERTAIN
OTHER FISCAL STATEMENT (S) THAT MAY APPLY: ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS
LOCAL MANDATE CORRECTIONS IMPACT HEALTH BENEFIT MANDATE
APPROPRIATION UNIT(S) IMPACTED: Department for Local Government
FUND(S) IMPACTED: GENERAL ROAD FEDERAL RESTRICTED
FISCAL ESTIMATES 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 ANNUAL IMPACT AT FULL
IMPLEMENTATION
REVENUES
EXPENDITURES $25,000,000
NET EFFECT ($25,000,000)
( ) indicates a decrease/negative
PURPOSE OF MEASURE: The purpose of this measure is to provide grants to county clerks
so they can modernize their technology infrastructure to allow people to access recorded
instruments via an online portal.
FISCAL EXPLANATION : To facilitate this modernization, $25,000,000 in General Fund is
appropriated in FY 23 to the Department for Local Government (DLG) to provide grants to the
county clerks. Administration of the program could be handled by existing staff.
DATA SOURCE(S): LRC Staff, DLG Staff
PREPARER: Justin Perry NOTE NUMBER : 66 REVIEW: JAB DATE: 3/2/2022