KRS 7.117: Legislative drafting communications not subject to disclosure -- Application.

(1) A member of the General Assembly is immune from disclosing in a civil or

criminal court proceeding, or in an administrative or legislative proceeding, any

communication:

(a) Made by the member of the General Assembly to a member of the staff of the

Legislative Research Commission, or to a member of the staff of the General

Assembly, with regard to a request for legislative drafting of bills or

resolutions or amendments thereto or to any information surrounding such a

request; or

(b) Received from a member of the staff of the Legislative Research Commission,

or from a member of the staff of the General Assembly, with regard to a

request for legislative drafting of bills or resolutions or amendments thereto or

to any information surrounding such a request.

(2) A member of the staff of the Legislative Research Commission or a member of the

staff of the General Assembly is immune from disclosing in a civil or criminal court

proceeding, or in an administrative or legislative proceeding, any communications:

(a) Made to him or her by a member of the General Assembly with regard to a

request for legislative drafting of bills or resolutions or amendments thereto or

to any information surrounding such a request; or

(b) Made to a member of the General Assembly with regard to a request for

legislative drafting of bills or resolutions or amendments thereto or to any

information surrounding such a request.

(3) This section shall not apply to a criminal court proceeding in which a member of the

General Assembly, a member of the staff of the Legislative Research Commission,

or a member of the staff of the General Assembly is the subject of the proceeding,

and a subpoena has been issued for the communication or related information.

(4) The communications referenced in this section or documents related thereto are not

subject to subpoena, deposition, writ of mandamus, interrogatory, or other

disclosure.

(5) Any order or subpoena purporting to compel testimony or the production of

evidence which is prohibited under this section shall be unenforceable.

(6) This section applies to a former legislator or former member of the staff of the

Legislative Research Commission or General Assembly only with regard to

communications made or received while a member of the General Assembly or

member of the staff of the Legislative Research Commission or General Assembly.

For purposes of this section, legislative interns, paid or unpaid, are considered to be

members of the staff of the Legislative Research Commission or General Assembly,

as applicable.