Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

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EMPLOYERS & LOBBYISTS ONLY

The next report covers
3/1/2024 to 3/31/2024 and is
due by Monday, April 15, 2024.

Searchable Register

Search Employer and Legislative Agent expense reports from September 1993 to present.

Reporting Period	Due
January 1 - 31	February 15
February 1 - 28	March 15
March 1 - 31	April 15
April 1 - 30	May 15
May 1 - August 31	September 15
September 1 – December 31	January 15

TRAINING: Online employer and legislative agent training. Please click here to watch.
To view a copy of the gray booklet we mention in the training video click here.
TRAINING: Legislative Ethics Code Overview training. Please click here to watch.
PLEASE NOTE: Legislators and legislative candidates are prohibited from receiving campaign contributions from registered employers of legislative agents and permanent committees (PACs) during a regular session of the General Assembly. KRS 6.767. Due to a change in the law in 2022, the KRS 6.767 prohibition does not apply to legislative candidates in a special election or legislators seeking statewide office.
KLEC has jurisdiction over
Legislative agents (lobbyists),
Employers (individuals or entities who engage legislative agents), and
Members of the General Assembly.

The legislative ethics law covers four broad subject matters

Registration of legislative agents and employers;
Statements by legislative agents and employers of:
lobbying expenditures and expenses, and financial transactions;
Conduct of members of the General Assembly; and
Financial disclosure statements of the General Assembly, legislative candidates, and
key legislative staff.

Reporting Deadlines
Reporting Period Due
January 1 - 31 February 15
February 1 - 28 March 15
March 1 - 31 April 15
April 1 - 30 May 15
May 1 - August 31 September 15
September 1 – December 31 January 15
More about Reporting Deadlines

Contact Us
Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
22 Mill Creek Park
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
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Phone - (502) 573-2863
Fax - (502) 573-2929
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NOTICE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have lost all data from our database, for employers and lobbyists, back to March 18, 2024. If you have filed any forms online since 3/18, they will need to be refiled with our office. This includes all 3/1 to 3/31/2024 forms that are due on Monday, April 15th. We understand this is a BIG issue and are granting an extension through April 30^th to get these re-filed. Please be aware, if you file online after Monday (4/15), the system automatically issues a late notice on your screen. You can ignore that notice and we will delete it on our end. If you filed by paper, we have those in the office and will get them re-entered.

Please be patient as we work to restore the missing data. We will try to pull emails back through 3/18 to catch all of the new registrations and contact information changes on our end.

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March 2024 - Newsletter

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Contact Phone Numbers

(502) 573-2863 - Donnita Crittenden, Assistant

(502) 573-2910 - Laura Hendrix, Exec. Dir.

(502) 573-2911 - Emily Dennis, Counsel

(502) 564-9076 - Lori Smither, Assistant

The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission will hold its next regular meeting, at the Capitol Annex, Room 171, in Frankfort, Ky. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

To watch it live click here.

Open Records Requests

To view the open records request policy for the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission click here.

To get a copy of the open records request form click here.

Donnita Crittenden is the official custodian of records at the Commission office, to send an email click here.

What's New?

KLEC Guidebook may be found here.

Mailing guidelines for legislators and legislative staff may be found here.

2020 General Assembly adopts changes in Code of Legislative Ethics see what's changed.

KLEC adopted a new opinion on December 12, 2018. To read this opinion click here OLEC 18-01.