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AN ACT relating to the Legislative Research Commission. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 7 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
As used in Sections 1 to 3 of this Act: 5
(1) "Federal action" means any: 6
(a) Federal law; 7
(b) Federal agency rule, policy, or standard; 8
(c) Executive order of the President of the United States; 9
(d) Order or decision of a federal court; or 10
(e) Making or enforcing of a treaty; 11
(2) "Global organization action" means an action by the United Nations, World 12
Health Organization, World Economic Forum, World Bank Group, International 13
Monetary Fund, or any other international organization to which the United 14
States is a member; and 15
(3) "Subcommittee" means the Committee on Constitutional Enforcement. 16
SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 7 IS CREATED TO 17
READ AS FOLLOWS: 18
(1) There is hereby created a permanent subcommittee of the Legislative Research 19
Commission to be known as the Committee on Constitutional Enforcement. 20
(2) The subcommittee shall be composed of twelve (12) members appointed as 21
follows: 22
(a) Four (4) members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; 23
(b) Two (2) members of the minority party in the Senate appointed by the 24
Minority Floor Leader of the Senate; 25
(c) Four (4) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker 26
of the House of Representatives; and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 246
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(d) Two (2) members of the minority party of the House of Representatives 1
appointed by the Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives. 2
(3) The members of the subcommittee shall serve for terms of two (2) years, and the 3
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 4
each designate a member from his or her respective chamber to serve as co-chair. 5
(4) Any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the subcommittee shall be 6
filled by the same appointing authority who made the original appointment. 7
(5) A majority of the membership of the subcommittee shall constitute a quorum, and 8
all actions of the subcommittee shall be by a vote of a majority of its membership. 9
(6) Any professional, clerical, or other employees required by the subcommittee shall 10
be provided in accordance with the provisions of KRS 7.090(4) and (5). 11
SECTION 3. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 7 IS CREATED TO 12
READ AS FOLLOWS: 13
(1) The Committee on Constitutional Enforcement may review and comment upon 14
any federal action or global organization action. 15
(2) If the subcommittee, in its review, determines a federal action or global 16
organization action violates the Kentucky Constitution and the sovereign power 17
of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to regulate the affairs of 18
Kentucky, the subcommittee shall: 19
(a) Refer the federal action or global organization action to the Attorney 20
General; or 21
(b) Make a recommendation at the next regular session of the General 22
Assembly to adopt a resolution urging Congress to take action to resolve the 23
unconstitutional federal action or global organization action. 24