{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-6.747","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 6.747","heading":"Prohibition against honoraria -- Authorization for certain out-of-state travel","body":"-- Penalty.\n(1) A legislator shall not accept any compensation in consideration for an appearance,\nspeech, or article unless the appearance, speech, or article is both relate d to the\nlegislator's employment outside the General Assembly and is unrelated to his or her\nposition as a legislator.\n(2) A legislator may accept prepaid transportation, food, and lodging or be reimbursed\nfor actual expenses for out -of-state travel associated with the performance of his or\nher duties as a legislator if he or she obtains prior approval of the travel from a\nmajority of the Legislative Research Commission. However, a legislative agent or\nemployer shall not furnish or pay for out -of-state tran sportation or lodging for a\nlegislator. A legislative agent or employer may furnish food, beverages, or local\ntransportation for an event held in conjunction with a meeting of a multistate or\nnational organization referenced in KRS 6.611(2)(b)11., if the event is conducted in\naccordance with KRS 6.611(2)(b)8.a. to d. The reimbursement of expenses pursuant\nto this subsection shall be reported to the Legislative Research Commission.\n(3) Violation of this section is ethical misconduct.","path":["KRS Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43305","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:25Z","sha256":"7e5dae4d92fc34be2051629b14cfb9699985ef443b2bd18967c914042b103ad7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-6.744","next":"us-ky/krs-6.750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}