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2008 House Bill 105 (Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2008)

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  • Introduced by Rep. Jim DeCesare on January 8, 2008, to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to set up and maintain a single, searchable website containing identifying information about state Treasury expenditures and transfers in excess of $5000. The bill exempts from disclosure transfers between two state agencies or payments of government assistance to an individual. The bill allows the Finance and Administration Cabinet discretion to request additional information and requires all state agencies to comply with those requests. The bill requires the website to be available for public viewing by January 1, 2009 and requires all information for a fiscal year to be available on the website within thirty days of the end of each fiscal year. The bill makes no time requirement for posting of individual expenditures or transfers .
    • Referred to the House State Government Committee on January 10, 2008.

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Introduced by Rep. Jim DeCesare on January 8, 2008. New Comment

1) we need this! [by newmark on March 4, 2008]
We need transparency in government. I want a line-item budget accounting for every tax dollar in and out. I bet you that I can find a few places to slash the budget and fix this "crisis".


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2) It's about time! [by CTyra on March 4, 2008]
This should pass in flying colors. I would think after all the stigma in Frankfort that any governor would want the tax payors to know what is being spend, unless, of course, there is something to hide.
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3) Please quit hiding our checkbook! [by Anonymous Citizen on February 18, 2008]
Anyone that doesn't vote for this apparently wants to hide our expenditures from us. No other reason why it shouldn't be passed. We are watching for who votes for this, and who is trying to hide it from us. Mike Cherry, please bring it up and do the right thing for the people of Ky. Please stop hiding it.
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4) stuck in committee? [by Anonymous Citizen on February 16, 2008]
I love this bill. We should all call Frankfort and tell them to get this out of committee. Don't let them tell you they can't, there's a procedure to do it by force.
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5) House Bill 105 [by Anonymous Citizen on February 16, 2008]
Great work by the Legislator from Bowling Green. May your tribe increase !!
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6) dash [by Anonymous Citizen on February 14, 2008]
Require language in this legislation of posting all merit and/or non-merit state employees whose motor vehicles do not have a Kentucky license plate. If they're working and being paid by Kentucky state government their motor vehicles ought to be licensed in Kentucky so they're paying to Kentucky their usage and property taxes plus state registration fees.

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7) Step in the right direction [by Anonymous Citizen on December 6, 2007]
It sounds like this is a step in the right direction to make government more transparent. It is important to create the system. Once it is established, it can be improved to make it more timely and to cover more of the government's expenditures.
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