Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

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EMPLOYERS & LOBBYISTS ONLY

5/1/2025 to 8/31/2025 and is
due by Monday, September 15, 2025.

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. Disclaimer: This training does not include changes in the Code enacted after 2020. Contact the Commission office if you have questions.
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),
Members of the General Assembly, and
Candidates running for 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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Contact Phone Numbers

(502) 573-2911 - Emily Dennis, Executive Director

(502) 573-2863 - Donnita Crittenden, Assistant Director

(502) 573-2910 - Steven Pulliam, General Counsel
(502) 564-9076 - Lori Smither, Executive Assistant

The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission has scheduled its next regular meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Capitol Annex room 169 at 10 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.

2024 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.