Kentucky Municipal Statutory Law
Informational Bulletin No. 145 Revised September 2021
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K Y ENTUCK Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
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Robert Stivers David W. Osborne President, LRC Co-Chair Speaker, LRC Co-Chair
David P. Givens David Meade President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore
Damon Thayer Steven Rudy Majority Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader
Morgan McGarvey Joni L. Jenkins Minority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader
Julie Raque Adams Suzanne Miles Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair
Reginald Thomas Derrick Graham Minority Caucus Chair Minority Caucus Chair
Mike Wilson Chad McCoy Majority Whip Majority Whip
Dennis Parrett Angie Hatton Minority Whip Minority Whip
Jay D. Hartz, Director
The Kentucky Legislative Research Commission is a 16-member committee that comprises the majority and minority leadership of the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives. Under Chapter 7 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the Commission constitutes the administrative office for the Kentucky General Assembly. Its director serves as chief administrative officer of the legislature when it is not in session. The Commission and its staff, by law and by practice, perform numerous fact-finding and service functions for members of the General Assembly. The Commission provides professional, clerical, and other employees required by legislators when the General Assembly is in session and during the interim period between sessions. These employees, in turn, assist committees and individual members in preparing legislation. Other services include conducting studies and investigations, organizing and staffing committee meetings and public hearings, maintaining official legislative records and other reference materials, furnishing information about the legislature to the public, compiling and publishing administrative regulations, administering a legislative intern program, conducting a presession orientation conference for legislators, and publishing a daily index of legislative activity during sessions of the General Assembly.
The Commission also is responsible for statute revision; publication and distribution of the Acts and Journals following sessions of the General Assembly; and maintenance of furnishings, equipment, and supplies for the legislature.
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