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2008 House Bill 103 (Dissolving county courthouse districts)

Public Act 27 of 2008

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  • Introduced by Rep. Dennis Keene on January 8, 2008, to dissolve all courthouse districts and put the Governor's Office of Local Development in charge of the dissolution process.
    • Referred to the House Local Government Committee on January 9, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on January 15, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Passed in the House (84 to 0) on January 18, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Received in the Senate on January 22, 2008.
    • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 24, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 27, 2008, favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill.
    • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 27, 2008, to delete repeal of the court house district in Campbell County but require the taxing authority to expire on the effective date of the act. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 27, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Sen. Robert Stivers on March 27, 2008, to make a title amendment. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 27, 2008.
  • Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on March 27, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Received in the House on March 28, 2008.
    • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 28, 2008.
  • Passed in the House (95 to 0) on April 1, 2008, to delete repeal of the court house district in Campbell County but require the taxing authority to expire on the effective date of the act. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Signed by Gov. Steve Beshear on April 9, 2008.

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Introduced by Rep. Dennis Keene on January 8, 2008. Passed in the House (84 to 0) on January 18, 2008. New Comment

1) sir william [by Anonymous Citizen on January 19, 2008]
Are these still called Court Houses or are we going to be referring to these as "Justice Centers" We have just completed building many 'Justice Centers' in many Counties...tnx
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2) From Informed Citizen [by Anonymous Citizen on December 24, 2007]
All Courthouses in Kentucky are financed by State Government through the Administrative Office of the Courts.

The Courthouse in Campbell County is in Newport. However, the Courthouse Commission taxes only residents of the Campbell County cities of Newport, Dayton, Bellevue, Southgate and Wilder.

Campbell County residents of Alexandria, Cold Spring and the southern part of Campbell County benefit from the Courthouse but are not paying taxes to support it.

Additionally, the Courthouse Commission has three or four commissioners paid $10,000 a year plus health insurance for 12 meetings a year.

In the past 10 years the Campbell County Courthouse Commission has raised $800,000 a year with expenses estimated at $140,000 year. Where is the $6 million and what is being done with it???


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3) is the law still there? [by Anonymous Citizen on December 26, 2007]
Is the law that requires the courthouse to be within one day's ride of anywhere else in the county still in effect? If so, we need to move the courthouse functions in Newport back to Alexandria and close Newport.


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4) what? [by Anonymous Citizen on December 4, 2007]
What does he mean exactly by dissolving the CH districts?
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5) dash [by Anonymous Citizen on December 4, 2007]
instead of taking up legislature's time with such frivilous legislation, begin addressing STATE'S FINANCIAL CHAOS!

Begin by undoing what past legislaturs and administration have not done---address obsolete tax base and cut expenses while raising revenues up to cover state expenses.

Don't repeat the 1975 TILL THROUGH 2000 PERIOD WHEN ADMINISTRATIONS AND GENERAL ASSEMBLIES ACQUIESTED TO COVER GENERAL FUND DEFICITS THROUGH RAIDING ROAD FUND RATHER THAN RAISE TAXES OR MODERNIZE TAX BASE. THEY CONTINUED "CREDIT CARD MENTALITY" SPENDING, WITH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF APPROPRIATIONS RUNNING 6% WHILE AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF REVENUES WERE 5.3%. THIS DID NOT STOP LEGISLATORS FROM EMBELLISHING STATE EMPLOYEES WITH AN INVIOLATE RETIREMENT CONTRACT NOW BILLIONS IN ARREARS.
FROM 2000 TILL 2007 THE "CREDIT CARD MENTALITY" STILL ALIVE AND WELL. HOWEVER, MEDICAID HAS $389 MILLION DEFICIT, NEEDING $112 MILLION FROM STATE; STATE DEBT $700 MILLION, BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IS $4.2 BILLION AND STATE TAX EXPENDITURES HOVERING AROUND $750,000,000!

WHY NOT BEGIN BY ADDRESSING REDUCING THE THREE QUARTERS OF A BILLION DOLLARS OF KENTUCKY'S STATE TAX EXPENDITURES?

DASH
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