{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13a.320","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13A.320","heading":"Amendment of administrative regulation during meeting of legislative","body":"committee or public meeting -- Format.\n(1) (a) An administrative body may amend a filed ordinary or emergency\nadministrative regulation at a legislative committee meetin g with the consent\nof the legislative committee. A legislative committee may amend a filed\nordinary or emergency administrative regulation at a legislative committee\nmeeting with the consent of the administrative body.\n(b) An administrative regulation shal l not be amended at a public meeting of a\nlegislative committee unless the amendment concerns an issue that was\nrelated to the administrative regulation filed with the Legislative Research\nCommission and was:\n1. Considered at the public hearing;\n2. Raised pursuant to a comment received by the administrative body at the\npublic hearing or during the public comment period pursuant to KRS\n13A.280(1); or\n3. Raised during the legislative committee meeting.\n(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require  the administrative\nregulation's resubmission or refiling or other action. The administrative\nregulation may be adopted as amended.\n(d) Following approval of an amendment to an administrative regulation at a\nlegislative committee meeting, the administrativ e regulation as amended shall\nbe published in the Administrative Register, unless all amendments to the\nadministrative regulation that were made at the meeting of the legislative\ncommittee:\n1. Relate only to the formatting and drafting requirements of KRS\n13A.220(5) and 13A.222(4)(b), (c), (i), (j), and (l); and\n2. Do not  alter the intent, meaning, conditions, standards, or other\nrequirements of the administrative regulation.\n(e) If the amendments to an administrative regulation made at a meeting of a\nlegislative committee meet the exception requirements of paragraph (d) of this\nsubsection, the regulations compiler shall publish a notice in the\nAdministrative Register that the administrative regulation was amended at a\nlegislative committee meeting only to comply with the formatting and drafting\nrequirements of this chapter.\n(2) If an administrative body intends to amend an administrative regulation at a\nmeeting of a legislative committee, the following requirements shall be met:\n(a) An amendment offered by the administrative body prior to a legislative\ncommittee meeting shall be approved by the head of the administrative body;\n(b) The amendment shall be contained in a letter to the legislative committee. The\nletter shall:\n1. Identify the administrative body;\n2. State the number and title of the administrative regulation;\n3. Be dated; and\n4. Be filed with the regulations compiler; and\n(c) The amendment shall be made in one (1) of the following formats:\n1. a. On separate lines, the amendment shall be identified by the\nnumber of the:\ni. Page;\nii. Section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, or\nsubclause, as appropriate; and\niii. Line.\nb. If a word or phrase, whether or not underlined, is to be deleted, the\namendment shall identify the word or phrase to be deleted and\nstate that it is to be deleted. If a word or phrase is to be replaced by\nanother word or phrase, the amendment shall specify the word or\nphrase that is to be deleted and shall specify the word or phrase\nthat is to be inserted in lieu thereof.\nc. If new language is to be inserted, the amendment shall state tha t it\nis to be inserted, and the new language shall be underlined.\nd. If the amendment consists of no more than four (4) words, the\nwords shall be placed between quotation marks. If the amendment\nconsists of more than four (4) words, the amendment shall be\nindented and not placed between quotation marks.\ne. If a section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, or\nsubclause is to be deleted in its entirety, the amendment shall\nidentify it and state that it is deleted in its entirety, whether or not\nit contains underlined or bracketed language; or\n2. a. By substituting the complete text of the administrative regulation,\nwith the proposed changes made to the administrative regulation\ntyped in bold, italicized, and in the format prescribed by KRS\n13A.222(2).\nb. i. If the amendment is initiated by the administrative body, the\nadministrative body shall submit at the same time as, or prior\nto, filing the paper version, an electronic version of the\namendment in a format approved by the regulations\ncompiler.\nii. If there are differences between the paper copy and the\nelectronic version of the amendment, the electronic version\nshall be the controlling version.\n(3) If the amendment is initiated by the administrative body, the amendment shall be:\n(a) Filed at least  three (3) working days prior to the meeting of the legislative\ncommittee;\n(b) Filed with an updated fiscal note as established by KRS 13A.250(4);\n(c) Filed with a summary of the amendment and an explanation of its intent; and\n(d) Emailed as soon as practicable to every person who has registered pursuant to\nKRS 13A.270(3)(a)2. and provided an email address as part of the registration\nrequest.\n(4) An amendment to an administrative regulation may be made orally at a legislative\ncommittee meeting if the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section are met.\n(5) Except for an amendment made orally pursuant to subsection (4) of this section:\n(a) For a meeting of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee, an\nadministrative body shall submit fifteen (15) copies of an amendment to an\nadministrative regulation to the regulations compiler prior to the\nAdministrative Regulation Review Subcommittee meeting at which the\namendment will be considered and, if applicable, in accordance wit h the\ndeadline established in subsection (3)(a) of this section; or\n(b) For a meeting of a legislative committee other than the Administrative\nRegulation Review Subcommittee, an administrative body shall contact the\nregulations compiler prior to the legisl ative committee meeting at which the\namendment will be considered to find out the number of copies needed for\nthat specific legislative committee. The original amendment and the specified\nnumber of copies shall be submitted to the regulations compiler prio r to the\nlegislative committee meeting at which the amendment will be considered\nand, if applicable, in accordance with the deadline established in subsection\n(3)(a) of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 13A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56301","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:30Z","sha256":"4cdaa3bdae07b97ab7406bcd7de50f55c6725108790b35a8da85c73283e8552d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13a.315","next":"us-ky/krs-13a.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}