AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.

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Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggri…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 14, 2026

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Sponsorship · 6 Sponsors

Democrat0Republican6Independent0Other0

R · PrimeSteve Rawlings
R · CoGreg Elkins
R · CoMatthew Deneen
R · CoDonald Douglas
R · CoAaron Reed
R · CoLindsey Tichenor

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