Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

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EMPLOYERS & LOBBYISTS ONLY

The next report covers
09/01/2020 to 12/31/2020 and is
due on Friday, January 15, 2021.

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Search Employer and Legislative Agent 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.

TRAINING: Legislative Ethics Code Overview training. Please click here to watch.

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

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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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October 2020 - Newsletter

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The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission will hold its regular meeting via Bluejeans video teleconference on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 9 a.m.

What's New?

The Governor has issued additional guidance which states that in-person services should be halted at governmental offices.

In light of that, KLEC will be halting in-person service as of Tuesday, March 17.

As we previously highlighted on Friday, you may still continue to contact our office by phone (502) 573-2863, email, or fax.

If you need to send us copies of paperwork, please scan and email it to any of our email addresses, or you can fax the paperwork to (502) 573-2929.

If you are a lobbyist or employer and you currently file your disclosures by paper and would like to file online, please email us for your ID and password. Thanks to the many folks who now are filing online!

If you need to register as a lobbying entity, you can email the scanned paperwork to Donnita or Lori or fax it to (502) 573-2929. Blank forms may be found by clicking the green navigation bar at the top of this page marked FORMS, then click "get blank forms" at the bottom of the drop down box.

Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Laura Hendrix, Executive Director

KLEC Guidebook 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.