{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13a.337","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13A.337","heading":"Legislative finding -- Certain administrative regulations void --","body":"Prohibition  against promulgating substantially similar regulations -- Judicial\nreview.\n(1) The General Assembly finds that certain administrative regulations, as evidenced by\nthe records of the Legislative Research Commission, including but not limited to\nthe Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service and the Administrative Register\nof Kentucky, were found deficient on or after July 15, 1988, and either expired prior\nto or upon adjournment of the 2001 General Assembly, or were scheduled to expire\nupon adjournment of the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly, under the\nprovisions of KRS Chapter 13A as existing before the issuance of the Opinion and\nOrder of the Franklin Circuit Court in Patton v. Sherman et al., Civil Action No. 01-\nCI-00660, entered January 11, 2002.\n(2) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes\nnotwithstanding, the administrative regulations identified in subsection (1) of this\nsection shall be null, void, and unenforceable, as follows:\n(a) Those administrative regulations identified in subsection (1) of this section\nwhich expired prior to or upon adjournment of the 2001 Regular Session of\nthe General Assembly under the provisions of KRS C hapter 13A existing\nbefore the issuance of the court order referenced in subsection (1) of this\nsection shall be null, void, and unenforceable as of their recorded date of\nexpiration, according to the records of the Legislative Research Commission.\nAdministrative bodies and regulated persons and entities have relied on the\nassumption that these administrative regulations have previously expired;\ntherefore, this subsection shall have the retroactive effect necessary to\nimplement its provisions; and\n(b) Those administrative regulations identified in subsection (1) of this section\ndue to expire upon adjournment of the 2002 Regular Session of the General\nAssembly, under the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A existing before the\nissuance of the court order referenced in subsection (1) of this section, shall be\nnull, void, and unenforceable on March 27, 2002.\n(3) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes\nnotwithstanding, an administrative body shall be prohibited from promulgating an\nadministrative regulation that is identical to or substantially the same as any\nadministrative regulation identified in subsection (1) of this section for a period\nbeginning on January 11, 2002, and concluding upon adjournment of the 2003\nRegular Session of the General Assembly. This subsection shall have the retroactive\neffect necessary to implement its provisions.\n(4) The Legislative Research Commission may file an action in the Franklin Circuit\nCourt for judicial review to determine if any administrative regulatio n is lawfully\npromulgated in accordance with the laws and Constitution of the Commonwealth of\nKentucky.","path":["KRS Chapter 13A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=777","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:30Z","sha256":"5e707adb92210e29f29577a8b2361e2bdf123777db7dbcdac4a5ee8740fa50a8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13a.336","next":"us-ky/krs-13a.338"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}