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AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the 1
Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
ď˘Section 1. The Legislative Branch Budget is as follows: 4
PART I 5
OPERATING BUDGET 6
Funds Appropriations: Funds are appropriated to the Legislative Research 7
Commission for the Legislative Branch of government out of the General Fund and 8
Restricted Funds accounts for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 9
2024, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and for the 10
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, in the following discrete 11
sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Each appropriation is made by the source 12
of respective fund or funds accounts to be used for the purposes of the Legislative Branch 13
of government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 14
A. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 15
Budget Units 16
2024-25 2025-26 17
1. General Assembly 18
General Fund 23,612,200 25,595,800 19
Restricted Funds 75,000 175,000 20
TOTAL 23,687,200 25,770,800 21
(1) Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission: Included in the above General 22
Fund appropriation is $567,700 in each fiscal year of the 2024-2026 fiscal biennium for 23
the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. Included in the above Restricted Funds 24
appropriation is $75,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $175,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 25
for the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. 26
(2) Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center: Notwithstanding KRS 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 263/GA
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7B.010 to 7B.090, operation of the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center and its 1
governing board shall continue to be suspended effective July 1, 2024, and shall remain 2
suspended for the 2024-2026 fiscal biennium or until funding is restored. No funds are 3
appropriated for the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center for fiscal year 2024-4
2025 and fiscal year 2025-2026. 5
(3) Pension Benefit Increase: Notwithstanding KRS 6.521(3), no pension 6
benefit increase shall be granted to recipients of a retirement allowance under KRS 6.500 7
to 6.577 on July 1, 2024. 8
2024-25 2025-26 9
2. Legislative Research Commission 10
General Fund 64,102,200 65,955,100 11
(1) Legislative Record: Notwithstanding KRS 7.105, distribution of the final 12
issue of the Legislative Record and the interim Legislative Record shall be suspended 13
effective July 1, 2024. 14
(2) Legislative Publications: Notwithstanding KRS Chapters 27A and 57, the 15
Acts of the General Assembly, the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, 16
and the official Kentucky statute publications may be distributed by use of electronic 17
versions only, at the discretion of the Director of the Legislative Research Commission. 18
TOTAL - OPERATING BUDGET 19
2024-25 2025-26 20
General Fund 87,714,400 91,550,900 21
Restricted Funds 75,000 175,000 22
TOTAL 87,789,400 91,725,900 23
Unexpended Balance: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any unexpended balance 24
remaining at the close of fiscal year 2023-2024 shall not lapse but shall continue into 25
fiscal year 2024-2025, and any unexpended balance in any succeeding fiscal year shall 26
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TOTAL - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BUDGET 1
2024-25 2025-26 2
General Fund 87,714,400 91,550,900 3
Restricted Funds 75,000 175,000 4
TOTAL 87,789,400 91,725,900 5
PART II 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS 7
1. Expenditure Authority: The Director of the Legislative Research 8
Commission, under the supervision of the Legislative Research Commission, may expend 9
any of the funds appropriated for legislative operation and administration in any lawful 10
manner and for any legal purpose consistent with the policies and practices of the 11
Commission. No executive agency or statute governing the executive agencies of state 12
government shall have the power to restrict or limit the actions of, or the expenditure of 13
funds appropriated to, the Legislative Research Commission for the Legislative Branch of 14
government. 15
2. Capitol and Capitol Annex Capital Construction Expenditures: Any 16
expenditure authorized by the Director of the Legislative Research Commission, under 17
the supervision of the Legislative Research Commission, relating to implementation of 18
KRS 56.463(4)(b), or relating to the Capitol Building, and funded by previous or current 19
appropriations to the Legislative Research Commission for the Legislative Branch of 20
government shall not be governed by KRS 7A.010, 7A.120, 45.750 to 45.810, 21
48.010(16), 48.020, and 48.110. 22
3. Severability of Budget Provisions: Appropriation items and sums in this Act 23
conform to KRS 48.311. If any section, any subsection, or any provision thereof shall be 24
invalid or unconstitutional, the decision of the courts shall not affect or impair any of the 25
remaining sections, subsections, or provisions. 26
4. Duplicate Appropriation: Any appropriation item and sum in this Act and in 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 263/GA
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an appropriation provision in another Act of the 2024 Regular Session of the General 1
Assembly which constitutes a duplicate appropriation shall be governed by KRS 48.312. 2
5. Priority of Individual Appropriations: KRS 48.313 shall control when a 3
total or subtotal figure in this Act conflicts with the sum of the appropriations of which it 4
consists. 5
6. Appropriations Revisions: Proposed revisions to Restricted Funds 6
appropriations in this Act shall be made and reported pursuant to KRS 48.630(10). 7
7. Allowance in Lieu of Stationery: Notwithstanding KRS 6.220, in lieu of 8
stationery, there shall be allowed to each member of the House of Representatives the 9
sum of $350 and to each member of the Senate the sum of $650. This allowance shall be 10
paid out of the State Treasury at the beginning of each legislative session. 11
8. Salary Adjustments: In each fiscal year, employees of the Legislative 12
Research Commission shall receive a salary adjustment in accordance with the salary 13
adjustment provided to state employees in the state/executive branch budget. 14
9. Administrative Expenses: Pursuant to KRS 21.540, administrative expenses 15
shall be paid out of an administrative account which shall be funded by transfers of the 16
necessary moneys, in appropriate ratio, from the funds provided for in KRS 21.550 and 17
21.560. 18
PART III 19
BUDGET REDUCTION OR SURPLUS EXPENDITURE PLAN 20
The Legislative Branch shall participate in any Budget Reduction Plan or Surplus 21
Expenditure Plan in accordance with KRS Chapter 48, except that obligations essential to 22
the constitutional duties of the Legislative Branch shall be exempt from any Budget 23
Reduction Plan. The level of participation in a Budget Reduction Plan shall be at the 24
discretion of the Director and shall not exceed the actual percentage of revenue shortfall. 25