With a hearing looming next week in the ethics case against embattled state Rep. Daniel Grossberg (D-Louisville), the state legislature could take a closer look this winter at the inner workings of the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission.
A bill is pending in the House that would significantly alter operations within the commission by putting the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission — the House speaker and Senate president — in charge of employing its leader and staff and allowing the commission to fine or require attorney fees to be paid by a person who files a complaint that's found to be frivolous, improper or containing "factual allegations which lack any evidentiary support."
But don't look at House Bill 272 as a finished product. House Speaker David Osborne (R-Prospect) and bill sponsor Rep. Ken Upchurch (R-Monticello) have both said the bill will likely undergo changes before moving forward. It's currently pending in the House State Government Committee.
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