Executive branch ethics bill moves to Senate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ)— A bill that would put the Kentucky Board of Elections and certain Executive Branch contract employees under the governance of the state Executive Branch ethics code has received House approval.

House Bill 81 sponsor Rep. Jerry T. Miller, R-Louisville, said the Board of Elections is the only full-time, salaried Executive Branch board or commission in Kentucky that does not fall under the Executive Branch ethics code statute. The remaining four full-time salaried state boards or commissions— the state Parole Board, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Worker’s Compensation Board, and the Kentucky Claims Commission—are covered, he said.

HB 81 would also put full-time, non-seasonal Executive Branch contract employees and management under the code, said Miller.

Similar legislation was sponsored by Miller and passed by the House as HB 300 last year.

HB 81 passed the House by a vote of 89-5. The bill now goes to the Senate for its consideration.