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{"bill_id":560536,"bill_number":"HB11","title":"AN ACT relating to drone surveillance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 500 to define \"drone,\" \"law enforcement agency,\" and \"prohibited agency\"; prohibit a law enforcement agency from using a drone to gather evidence or other information; provide exceptions; prohibit use of evidence obtained in violation; provide that the Act may be cited as the \"Citizens' Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB11/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB11.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":560594,"bill_number":"HB12","title":"AN ACT relating to confirmation of executive appointments.","description":"Amend KRS 304.2-020 to delete the requirement for Senate confirmation of the Governor's appointment of the commissioner of the Department of Insurance; and amend KRS 342.228 to delete the requirement for Senate confirmation of the Governor's appointment of the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB12/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB12.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":560650,"bill_number":"HB13","title":"AN ACT relating to problem, compulsive, or pathological gambling and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 222.005 to define \"pathological gambling\" and \"problem gambling\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Problem and Pathological Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program; direct the use of funds and limit annual administrative costs to $200,000; establish the Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program Advisory Council; establish the council's membership and responsibilities; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations in collaboration with the council; establish a funding and application process, certify disbursement of funds, and require reports annually; assign responsibilities to the director of the Division of Behavioral Health; amend KRS 222.001 and 222.003 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB13/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB13.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":575429,"bill_number":"HB96","title":"AN ACT relating to public procurement.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 45A making findings of the General Assembly and establishing policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to promote the Kentucky and United States economies by requiring a preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in Kentucky and the United States; create new section of KRS Chapter 45A defining \"manufactured in Kentucky\", \"manufactured in the United States\", \"Kentucky\", and \"United States\", require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in Kentucky in construction and maintenance contracts and subcontracts, provide for a waiver of the Kentucky preference requirement, require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States if the Kentucky waiver is granted, and provide for a waiver of the United States preference requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A establishing a short title of \"Kentucky Buy American Act\"; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.080, and 424.260 to require compliance with the \"Kentucky Buy American Act\".","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB96/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB96.htm","sponsor":"Jeffery Donohue"},
{"bill_id":575430,"bill_number":"HB109","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and repairs.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require that motor vehicles that are invoved in an accident and are still under a manufacturer's warranty be repaired with new factory parts unless the use of after-market parts are approved in writing by the owner; require an insurance company to reimburse for new factory parts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB109/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB109.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575431,"bill_number":"HB90","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by persons under the age of 18.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to forward a copy of all uniform traffic citations issued to drivers under the age of 18, to the parent or guardian who accepted liability for the minor under KRS 186.590; cite this legislation as \"the Denzel Steward Act of 2014.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 81)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB90/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB90.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":575432,"bill_number":"HB63","title":"AN ACT relating to utilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require retail electric suppliers to maintain a 30-day supply of fuel for electricity generation.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB63/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB63.htm","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":575433,"bill_number":"HR14","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kentucky Department of Parks Commissioner Elaine N. Walker for assuring Kentucky State Parks employees that they will keep their full hours during the winter months.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kentucky Department of Parks Commissioner Elaine N. Walker for assuring Kentucky State Parks employees that they will keep their full hours during the winter months.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR14/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR14.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":575434,"bill_number":"HB74","title":"AN ACT relating to Transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 189.030 to require the illumination of headlights on motor vehicles with a model year of 2000 or newer during any period of precipitation that necessitates the use of windshield wipers by motorists; amend KRS 189.90 to specify that there will be a courtesy warning period until July 1, 2015; establish fine range of $20 to $100; specify that no court costs or points will be imposed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB74/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB74.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":575435,"bill_number":"HB14","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189.520, 189A.010, 189A.120, and 281A.2102 to move the per se DUI threshold from 0.08 to 0.05.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB14/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB14.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":575436,"bill_number":"HB105","title":"AN ACT relating to fees for fingerprinting and photography by law enforcement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to allow State Police to charge a reasonable fee when persons request fingerprinting and photography for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or for personal use; amend KRS 64.090 to allow sheriffs to also charge a fee for requested fingerprinting and photography; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow local governments to charge a fee for requested fingerprinting and photography; create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to allow sheriffs to change a fee for requested fingerprinting and photographs.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 135)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB105/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB105.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575437,"bill_number":"SB23","title":"AN ACT relating to the transportation of household goods.","description":"Amend KRS 281.624 to establish procedures for the issuance of household goods certificates; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 281.625 to exempt applicants for a household goods certificate from notification requirements and the protest process; require the Transportation Cabinet to issue a certificate if an applicant satisfies certification requirements; amend KRS 281.630 to delete transporters of household goods; amend KRS 281.620 and 281.650 to establish $250 fee for initial certificate and renewal; create a new section of KRS 281 to require background checks on employees of household goods certificate holders; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 21)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB23/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB23.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":575438,"bill_number":"HR13","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Fontaine H. Banks, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Fontaine H. Banks, Jr.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR13/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR13.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":575439,"bill_number":"HB27","title":"AN ACT relating to firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 establishing a rebuttable presumption that cancer, resulting in either temporary or permanent disability or death, is an occupational disease for full-time firefighters; establish the guidelines for compensation; establish the types of carcinogens associated with specific types of cancers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB27/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB27.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575440,"bill_number":"HB52","title":"AN ACT relating to nuclear power.","description":"Amend KRS 278.600 to define \"storage\" and require that nuclear power facilities have a plan for the storage of nuclear waste rather than a means for permanent disposal; amend KRS 278.610 to delete the requirement that the Public Service Commission certify the facility as having a means for disposal of high-level nuclear waste; change all references to the disposal of nuclear waste to the storage of nuclear waste; prohibit construction of low-level waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth, except as provided in KRS 211.852; require the Public Service Commission to determine whether the construction or operation of a nuclear power facility, including one constructed by entities regulated under KRS Chapter 96, would create low-level nuclear waste or mixed wastes that would be required to be disposed of in low-level waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth; repeal KRS 278.605.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"returned to Tourism Development & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB52/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB52.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575441,"bill_number":"HB88","title":"AN ACT relating to Legislative Research Commission staff.","description":"Amend KRS 7.090 to limit raises for staff of the Legislative Research Commission to five percent within a 24 month period unless approved by the Legislative Research Commission; exempt cost-of-living increases authorized by the budget from the requirement; require the director of the Commission to prepare an official personnel policy manual; require that a copy be given to all employees or made available to them via the internal Legislative Research Commission Web site; amend KRS 7.410 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB88/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB88.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":575442,"bill_number":"HB106","title":"AN ACT relating to health insurance coverage for public employees.","description":"Amend KRS 6.237 and 11.065 to prohibit General Assembly members, the Governor, and the Governor's Executive Cabinet from receiving health insurance coverage and benefits through the state health plan effective January 1, 2015; provide that General Assembly members, the Governor, and the Governor's Executive Cabinet may purchase health insurance coverage through a state or federally operated health insurance exchange and receive a premium reimbursement up to $175 per month; amend KRS 18A.225 and 18A.227 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB106/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB106.htm","sponsor":"Robert Benvenuti"},
{"bill_id":575443,"bill_number":"SR13","title":"Honor Mann Elementary School on being named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School.","description":"Honor Mann Elementary School on being named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR13/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR13.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575444,"bill_number":"HB68","title":"AN ACT relating to gaming and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to enumerate legislative findings and declarations; define terms, to include \"adjusted gaming receipts,\" \"affiliate,\" \"applicant,\" \"casino game,\" \"casino license,\" \"casino licensee,\" \"casino gaming,\" \"cheat,\" \"commission,\" \"control,\" \"county,\" \"electronic gaming device,\" \"gaming facility,\" \"gaming licensee,\" \"gaming supplies and equipment,\" \"gross gaming receipts,\" \"occupational license,\" \"racing association casino licensee,\" \"supplier,\" and \"wager\"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission and establish its membership; establish the operating procedures for the commission; establish the commission's powers and duties, including the authority to promulgate administrative regulations, inspect premises, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, initiate disciplinary action against applicants and licensees, and employ investigators; prohibit commissioners from engaging in off-the-record communication with applicants; require a continuing study of all aspects of gaming; require an executive director to be appointed by the Governor; establish casino license and criteria for casino location; establish requirements for casino licensure; specify information to be required on a casino license application; establish requirements for a racing association casino license; specify information to be required on a racing association casino license application; permit issuance of a temporary racing association casino license; require a racing association with a casino license to hold as many races as it held in 2014; specify exceptions to requirement; mandate that collective bargaining agreements in effect at racing associations shall also be in effect at casinos established at racing association casino; require supplier license for persons manufacturing, designing, assembling, selling, leasing, distributing, installing, or otherwise furnishing gaming supplies and equipment; grant commission authority to issue, not issue, renew, suspend, or revoke a supplier license, or to issue a temporary license; establish requirements for all suppliers; require occupational licensure for select employees of gaming facility and specify requirements for occupational licensure; grant commission authority to issue, not issue, renew, suspend, or revoke an occupational license, or to issue a temporary license; limit the number of issued and effective licenses to 5 racing association casino licenses and 3 casino licenses at any one time; establish a competitive selection process for selection of applicants for casino licenses; establish initial casino and initial racing association casino license fees of fifty million dollars; establish fees for license application, license renewal, supplier's license fees and occupational license fees; provide for an appeal process; establish requirements for gaming licensees including purchase of games and supplies, personnel, security, and reporting requirements; require the commission to establish minimum standards for gaming licensees relating to fiscal protection and control, financial reporting, and auditing; permit exclusion or ejection of certain persons and establish conditions for exclusion or ejection; exempt casino games or supplies licensed under provisions of this Act from 15 U.S.C. sec. 1172; prohibit any person under the age of 21 from placing a wager at a casino or accessing a casino gaming facility; prohibit cheating and establish penalties for cheating; establish the Kentucky gaming account and direct all wagering taxes levied by this Act to be deposited within; direct disbursements from the fund to the Kentucky compulsive gamblers assistance account, early childhood, primary, secondary, and postsecondary education, the Kentucky public pension stabilization fund, host jurisdictions, the Kentucky municipal public safety account, the Kentucky county public safety account, and the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse; retain 25% for appropriation by the General Assembly; create the Kentucky municipal public safety account and specify the distribution of funds from the account; establish the Kentucky county public safety account and specify the uses of funds dedicated to it; stipulate that gaming facilities are permissible uses at racetracks and casino facilities not located at racetracks shall be permitted uses in all zones which allow sports, entertainment, recreation, or retail facilities of a similar size; establish a set-aside amount for racing association casino licensees and specify the distribution of the funds for horse industry-related topics; require an annual audit of each racing association casino licensee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish a tax rate of 25% for the first three years of a racing association casino licensee, increasing to 30% thereafter; establish a tax rate of 39.5% for the first three years of a casino gaming facility, increasing to 44.5% thereafter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Kentucky compulsive gamblers assistance fund and specify use of funds; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to establish the Kentucky public pension stabilization fund and specify use of funds; amend KRS 243.500 and 243.505 to allow alcohol sales at a casino; amend KRS 525.090 to conform; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt licensed casino gaming from the definition of \"advancing gambling activity,\" \"gambling,\" \"gambling device,\" and \"profiting from gambling activity\"; amend KRS 528.100 to conform; amend KRS 15.380, relating to training of officers, to include Kentucky gaming commission employees; amend KRS 12.020 to place the Kentucky gaming commission under the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes; amend KRS 372.005 to conform; amend KRS 68.180, 68.197, 91.200, 92.281, and 93.300 to exempt gaming receipts from local licensing taxes; create a noncodified section to establish severability; effective upon certification of election results in November 2014 if a constitutional amendment is enacted by the General Assembly and approved by the voters permitting the General Assembly to authorize casino gaming.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB68/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB68.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":575445,"bill_number":"HB59","title":"AN ACT relating to school-based decision making councils.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to require the meetings of school-based decision making councils and council committees to be held at least one hour after the end of the school day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB59/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB59.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575446,"bill_number":"HB31","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 278.502 to condition the exercise of condemnation authority upon approval of the Public Service Commission, which may be given only after review of delineated statutory criteria.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB31/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB31.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":575447,"bill_number":"HB20","title":"AN ACT relating to the employment of public school teachers.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to require teacher vacancies to be filled by qualified teachers certified through a regular certification program before considering applicants certified through an alternative certification program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB20/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB20.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575448,"bill_number":"SB14","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain.","description":"Amend KRS 278.502 to allow eminent domain to be used only in cases where the condemnor is a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB14/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB14.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":575449,"bill_number":"HB117","title":"AN ACT relating to private development on state property.","description":"Amend KRS 56.515 to allow private development on land governed by the Department of Parks by authorizing a private developer to lease park land, to finance the development of the land by mortgaging the leasehold interest, and to operate the development, and require the private developer to pay all taxes and insurance on the development in addition to lease payments to the state.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB117/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB117.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":575450,"bill_number":"HB41","title":"AN ACT relating to tolls.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to create a refundable income tax credit for eligible persons who pay tolls to commute to work across an Ohio River bridge; create a new section of KRS Chapter 175B to establish an exclusion for tolls for mass transit vehicles operated by a public agency or a subsidiary of a municipal government; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to require a transfer from the road fund to the general fund for the amount of toll credit allowed.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB41/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB41.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":575451,"bill_number":"SB21","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 278.502 to limit the scope of the eminent domain authority created by that section; declare amendments retroactive to October 1, 2013; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB21/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB21.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":575452,"bill_number":"HB97","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to exempt from sales and use tax any charges by the retailer for any services necessary to complete the sale if the charges are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB97/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB97.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":575453,"bill_number":"HB47","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled parking placards.","description":"Amend KRS 189.456 to add advanced practice registered nurse to those who may submit a statement of disability for an accessible parking placard.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 76)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB47/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB47.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":575454,"bill_number":"HB67","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gaming.","description":"Propose to amend Section 226 of the Kentucky Constitution to allow the General Assembly to permit casino gaming by general laws that shall also strictly regulate casino gaming; submit to voters.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB67/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB67.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":575455,"bill_number":"HB103","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.051 to require that a District Court consult with a family member or peace officer during proceedings for involuntary hospitalization; amend KRS 202A.171 to require that an authorizing physician consult with a family member and the District Court prior to discharge from involuntary hospitalization; amend KRS 202A.081 to require that all involuntarily hospitalized patients are ordered to receive community-based outpatient treatment for at least 6 months after release or discharge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB103/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB103.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575456,"bill_number":"HB19","title":"AN ACT relating to the collection of delinquent taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 44.030 and 131.560 to prohibit the offsetting of a person's financial claim against the state or a local government, including claims for individual income tax refunds, to satisfy a delinquent property tax debt owed to the state or any local government if the 11-year period established for liens on the property on which the tax has become delinquent has expired; amend KRS 134.015 to extinguish the personal debt of a taxpayer for delinquent property taxes upon the expiration of the 11-year period established for liens on the property on which the taxes have become delinquent; amend KRS 134.490 to clarify that a third-party purchaser of a certificate of delinquency may institute an action to collect on the certificate anytime after the 1-year tolling period but prior to the 11-year period established in KRS 134.546; amend KRS 134.546 to provide that a certificate of delinquency becomes null and void 11 years from the date when the taxes became delinquent.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB19/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB19.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":575457,"bill_number":"HB83","title":"AN ACT relating to status offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 630.030 to allow a peace officer to detain a truant child; amend KRS 630.040 to conform; amend KRS 610.200 to allow a peace officer to release a truant child to the child's school.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB83/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB83.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":575458,"bill_number":"HB36","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits for noise abatement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a tax credit for noise insulation installed in a residential structure that is located within a designated airport noise contour; amend KRS 141.0205 to recognize credits.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB36/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB36.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":575459,"bill_number":"HB24","title":"AN ACT relating to dextromethorphan abuse.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to prohibit any person from possessing one gram or more of pure dextromethorphan or dextromethorphan that has been extracted from solid or liquid form; prohibit sale of products containing dextromethorphan as the only active ingredient to individuals younger than 18; require any person selling a product containing dextromethorphan to require that prospective buyers show a photo ID and sign a document stating the customer is older than 18 before purchase; create an affirmative defense for the retailer if a minor utilizes a fraudulent ID; prohibit individuals younger than 18 from misrepresenting their age and from utilizing a fraudulent ID to purchase or obtain dextromethorphan; establish penalties for violation.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB24/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB24.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":575460,"bill_number":"HB30","title":"AN ACT relating to animals.","description":"Amend KRS 525.125, 525.130, and 525.135 to forfeit ownership of animals involved in cruelty and torture cases and prohibit ownership or possession of animals of the same species for two years.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB30/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB30.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":575461,"bill_number":"HB111","title":"AN ACT relating to school-based decision making councils and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to require at least one parent representative of the school council to reside within the boundaries of the local school district; prohibit non-tenured teachers from serving on school councils unless no tenured teachers are willing or are available to serve; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB111/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB111.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":575462,"bill_number":"HB85","title":"AN ACT relating to charter schools and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to describe the intent of the General Assembly and the purposes of authorizing public charter schools; define terms; establish the Kentucky Public Charter School Commission and identify membership selection and responsibilities of members; outline the requirements and limitations on the establishment of charter schools including identification of charter school authorizers; describe responsibilities of authorizers; describe charter school application, renewal, and revocation processes; establish the Kentucky Public Charter School Commission trust fund and identify uses of the fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to identify student enrollment and withdrawal requirements to be followed by a charter school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to identify employment conditions for charter school staff; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local, state, and federal funds to be distributed to charter schools using formulas and allocation processes used in public schools; amend KRS 161.220 to include a teacher employed by a board of directors of a public charter school as a member within the state retirement system; amend KRS 161.220 to include employees of boards of directors of public charter schools in the state-sponsored retirement system; amend KRS 78.510 to include noncertified employees of public charter schools in the state-sponsored retirement system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB85/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB85.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":575463,"bill_number":"HB70","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony other than treason, intentional killing, a sex crime, or bribery the right to vote after expiration of probation, final discharge from parole, or maximum expiration of sentence; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB70/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB70.htm","sponsor":"Jesse Crenshaw"},
{"bill_id":575464,"bill_number":"HB86","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 189.520 to define operation of a vehicle as having physical control of the steering and braking if the vehicle is not a motor vehicle; exclude a person using muscular power to propel a vehicle from this definition of \"operate\" if that person is not in physical control of the steering or braking of the vehicle; amend KRS 222.202 to exempt from the definition of drinking in a public place any person who is using muscular power to propel but not operate a passenger coach or other passenger vehicle.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB86/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB86.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":575465,"bill_number":"SB15","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony other than treason, intentional killing, a sex crime, or bribery the right to vote after expiration of probation, final discharge from parole, or maximum expiration of sentence; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB15/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB15.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":575466,"bill_number":"HB71","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish caseload standards for public defenders with a contracting process established to handle excess caseload; amend KRS 186.574 to establish $50 fee to be added to the costs of a county attorney traffic safety program to be used to support public defender contracting to handle excess caseload.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB71/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB71.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575467,"bill_number":"SB19","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.","description":"Amend KRS 316.170 to increase the amount of compensation members of the Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors may receive to a maximum of $200 per day, the amount to be established in administrative regulation by the board.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 40)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB19/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB19.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":575468,"bill_number":"HB118","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 relating to assault to include \"loss of consciousness\" in definition of \"physical injury.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB118/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB118.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":575469,"bill_number":"HB50","title":"AN ACT relating to life imprisonment for persistent felony offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 532.080 to increase the sentence to life without the possiblity of parole for offenders with three or more convictions for Class A or B felonies or capital offenses.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB50/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB50.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575470,"bill_number":"HB57","title":"AN ACT relating to the Board of Barbering.","description":"Amend KRS 317.470 to require an applicant for administrator of the Kentucky Board of Barbering be a licensed barber after the effective date of this act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB57/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB57.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":575471,"bill_number":"SB22","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of fee-based pastoral counselors.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.400, 210.366, 335.600, 335.605, 335.610, 335.615, 335.620, 335.625, 335.630, 335.635, 335.640, 335.650, 335.699, and 645.020, and KRE 0506 to designate \"licensed\" pastoral counselors rather than \"certified fee-based\" pastoral counselors; authorized a board member whose term has expired to serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified; allow certificate holders certified before January 1, 2015, to transition to licensure; prohibit the use of \"LPC\" or any similar abbreviation, or holding oneself out as having this status, by anyone except a licensed pastoral counselor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":null,"last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB22/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB22.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":575472,"bill_number":"HB107","title":"AN ACT relating to boat dock and marina safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to establish standards for marina and boat dock owners and operators to prevent electrical shocks to persons in boats, in water, and on docks around the marina; prohibit swimming within 50 yards of a boat dock or marina, except for reasons of search and rescue; exempt boat dock or marina owners or operators who are in compliance from criminal or civil liability for injuries resulting from unauthorized swimming within the restricted 50-yard area; require marina and boat dock compliance by August 1, 2015; amend KRS 235.010 to amend the definition of \"marina\" to include a boat dock; establish definitions for \"boat dock\" and \"boat dock or marina owner or operator\"; amend KRS 235.200 to require any equipment meeting the American Boat and Yacht Council standards to protect the public from electrical shocks; require electrical wiring onboard a vessel to be performed by a licensed electrician; amend KRS 235.990 to establish penalties for violations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB107/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB107.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":575473,"bill_number":"HB26","title":"AN ACT relating to school district employee health insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 161.158 to specify that school district employees considered full-time under the federal Affordable Care Act shall be eligible for the state-funded contribution for the state health insurance plan offered by the school district.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 55)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB26/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB26.htm","sponsor":"Bart Rowland"},
{"bill_id":575474,"bill_number":"HB114","title":"AN ACT relating to temporary custody orders.","description":"Amend KRS 403.280 to create a presumption of joint custody in temporary custody orders and to have prior parental custody agreements become the court's orders; amend KRS 403.320 to create a presumption of equal visitation time in temporary custody orders.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB114/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB114.htm","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":575475,"bill_number":"HB46","title":"AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 96.895 to provide that, beginning in fiscal year 2014-2015, a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority in-lieu-of-tax payment made to the Commonwealth and deposited into the general fund shall be transferred to the regional development agency assistance fund to be distributed among fiscal court-designated local industrial development authorities for economic development and job creation activities; provide that the transfer will not affect the portion of the total TVA payment that is currently distributed among local government entities; provide that these transfers will be phased-in over a five-year period, with an amount equal to 50 percent of the general fund portion of the total TVA annual payment being transferred in fiscal year 2018-2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed $6,000,000 each year; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB46/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB46.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":575476,"bill_number":"HB61","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 189A relating to DUI to replace the current hardship license system with an ignition interlock licensing system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB61/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB61.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":575477,"bill_number":"HB40","title":"AN ACT relating to anti-bullying.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate October as Anti-Bullying Month in Kentucky; designate a purple and yellow ribbon as the symbol for anti-bullying awareness.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB40/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB40.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":575478,"bill_number":"SB32","title":"AN ACT relating to hearing exams for school children.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require that, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the physical exam required by the Kentucky Board of Education include a hearing exam.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB32/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB32.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":575479,"bill_number":"SR16","title":"Adjourn in honor of Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz upon being elected President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz upon being elected President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR16/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR16.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":575480,"bill_number":"HB22","title":"AN ACT relating to motor fuels taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 138.210 to remove any adjustment to the \"average wholesale price\" without the direct action of the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB22/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB22.htm","sponsor":"Lynn Bechler"},
{"bill_id":575481,"bill_number":"HB73","title":"AN ACT relating to filing requirements for managed health care plan terms and conditions for provider participation.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-527 to require a managed care plan to file copies of any terms and conditions required of a provider to participate in the network, on forms to be prescribed by administrative regulation promulgated by the commissioner.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB73/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB73.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":575482,"bill_number":"HB119","title":"AN ACT relating to donated dental services and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Donated Dental Services Program in the Department for Public Health; require the department to contract to provide the services; designate the Act as the\" Donated Dental Services Act\"; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB119/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB119.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":575483,"bill_number":"HJR8","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs naming the bridge at the intersection of Kentucky Route 15 and Kentucky Route 1231 in Knott County, that read the \"Robert R. Thornsberry Bridge.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs naming the bridge at the intersection of Kentucky Route 15 and Kentucky Route 1231 in Knott County, that read the \"Robert R. Thornsberry Bridge.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR8/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ8.htm","sponsor":"John Short"},
{"bill_id":575484,"bill_number":"SB20","title":"AN ACT related to anti-bullying.","description":"Create a new section in KRS Chapter 2 designating October as Anti-Bullying Month in Kentucky and a purple and yellow ribbon as the symbol for anti-bullying awareness.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 63)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB20/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB20.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":575485,"bill_number":"SR15","title":"Adjourn in honor of former Kentucky State Senator Joseph Meyer upon his retirement as Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.","description":"Adjourn in honor of former Kentucky State Senator Joseph Meyer upon his retirement as Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR15/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR15.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575486,"bill_number":"SB27","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.","description":"Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2016; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB27/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB27.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":575487,"bill_number":"HB100","title":"AN ACT relating to heroin.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.1412 to establish a 50 percent time service requirement for offenders trafficking in two grams or more of heroin; establish a higher penalty structure for heroin trafficking resulting in an overdose death.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB100/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB100.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":575488,"bill_number":"HB51","title":"AN ACT relating to booking photographs.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to prohibit a person from using a booking photograph for a commercial purpose if that photograph will be posted in a publication or on a Web site, and the removal of the booking photograph requires the payment of a fee or other consideration; amend KRS 61.870 to define \"booking photograph\"; amend KRS 61.8745 to include the misuse of booking photographs as a violation.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB51/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB51.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575489,"bill_number":"HB76","title":"AN ACT relating to financial literacy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education to develop the Kentucky Financial Literacy Program; require a high school student to complete a one-half credit bearing course in financial literacy prior to graduation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB76/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB76.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575490,"bill_number":"SB25","title":"AN ACT relating to knives.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any unit of local government from having local knife control ordinances, to establish limitations on local action, to require repeal of any local knife ordinance, and provide that parties may sue to enjoin violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB25/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB25.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":575491,"bill_number":"HB62","title":"AN ACT relating to parental rights.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 403.270 to 403.350 to provide that a person convicted of rape in the first degree shall have no parental or visitation rights with respect to any child born as a result of that sexual assault; create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB62/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB62.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":575492,"bill_number":"SR17","title":"Proclaim the month of March 2014 as Music In Our Schools Month.","description":"Proclaim the month of March 2014 as Music In Our Schools Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR17/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR17.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":575493,"bill_number":"SB30","title":"AN ACT relating to safety in schools for students with diabetes.","description":"Amend KRS 158.838 to permit student self-treatment of diabetes symptoms in school settings; require schools to have two staff employees trained in diabetes symptom responses; require training to be consistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association; exempt trained staff from licensed health professional requirements; prohibit schools from preventing students from attending due to having diabetes or a seizure disorder.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB30/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB30.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":575494,"bill_number":"HB115","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.045 to allow county governments to defer redistricting until after the General Assembly has redistricted the Kentucky senatorial and representative districts, provided proceedings are begun no later than May of the third year following each decennial census; amend KRS 67C.135 to allow consolidated local governments to defer redistricting until after the General Assembly has redistricted the Kentucky senatorial and representative districts, provided proceedings are begun no later than May of the third year following each decennial census; amend KRS 67.050 and KRS 67C.103 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"returned to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB115/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB115.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":575495,"bill_number":"HB33","title":"AN ACT relating to injury prevention and making an appropriation therefore.","description":"Amend KRS 189.292, prohibiting texting while driving, to prohibit the entering of a telephone number or name into a personal communication device in order to place a call while driving a vehicle in a highway work zone or school zone; amend KRS 189.990(30) to make technical corrections; increase the fines for violations of Section 1 of the Act and KRS 189.294 to $50 for the first offense and $100 for subsequent offenses; direct that 50% of the fines collected for violations of these offenses be directed to the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Kentucky and appropriate the funds for the purpose of injury prevention research; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB33/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB33.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":575496,"bill_number":"HB98","title":"AN ACT relating to safety in schools for students with diabetes.","description":"Amend KRS 158.838 to permit student self-treatment of diabetes symptoms in school settings; require training to be consistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association; exempt trained staff from licensed health professional requirements; prohibit schools from preventing students from attending due to having diabetes or a seizure disorder.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 3)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB98/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB98.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":575497,"bill_number":"SR14","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Milton J. Roth.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Milton J. Roth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR14/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR14.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575498,"bill_number":"SB35","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 278.050 to increase membership of the Public Service Commission (PSC) from three to seven commissioners; require an election of the commissioners in accordance with KRS Chapter 118; provide that initial election of PSC commissioners shall be at the regular election in November 2016; provide that each member of the commission shall be eligible for membership in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System as set forth in KRS 61.515 to 61.705; amend KRS 278.060 to change qualifications of the commissioners; amend KRS 278.120, 278.702, 11A.010, 11A.040, and 11A.050 to conform; repeal KRS 278.070.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB35/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB35.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":575499,"bill_number":"HB94","title":"AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes.","description":"Amend KRS 132.485 to clarify the standards for appraising the fair cash value of motor vehicles that are 20 years old or older, for property tax purposes, by providing that no vehicle of said age shall be presumed to have been maintained or restored to either the original factory condition or any otherwise classic condition unless information is available that warrants that finding, and also by establishing the standard value of said vehicles as being either the actual valuation of a vehicle in its nineteenth year for vehicles assessed for taxation in the Commonwealth in that year, or the clean trade-in value prescribed by the applicable edition of the valuation manual prescribed by the Department of Revenue for a vehicle in its nineteenth year if the vehicle was not assessed in the Commonwealth in that year, reduced by ten percent annually for each year beyond 19 years, unless information is available that warrants any deviation from that standard value; make technical corrections; declare that the Act shall apply to motor vehicles assessed on or after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB94/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB94.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":575500,"bill_number":"HB10","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits for hiring legally blind or severely disabled individuals.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide a nonrefundable income tax credit for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, for taxpayers who contract with a resident nonprofit organization for services performed by individuals who are legally blind or severely disabled; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the order in which the credit may be claimed.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB10/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB10.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":575501,"bill_number":"HB87","title":"AN ACT relating to transparency in employment rates and earnings.","description":"Amend KRS 151B.133 to require the Office for Education and Workforce Statistics to disseminate, in cooperation with the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Department of Education, information concerning the employment rates and earnings by degrees and academic majors of graduates from the public universities; require the information to be posted on the Web sites of the Office for Education and Workforce Statistics, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and each public university, published in public university catalogues, and made available to every high school guidance and career counselor; amend KRS 151B.134 to ensure that the Board of the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics distributes information to appropriate personnel within the agencies represented on the board; amend KRS 164.020 to ensure that the Council on Postsecondary Education cooperates and the public universities participate in the creation of the information concerning the employment rates and earnings of graduates from the public universities for the purpose of comparison by level of degrees, academic majors, and public universities.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 26)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB87/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB87.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":575502,"bill_number":"HB17","title":"AN ACT relating to reporting on economic incentive programs.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the cabinet to maintain a searchable electronic database containing information on the cost and status of economic incentive programs; specify programs and information to be included; apply to specified programs approved within last five years; require in addition a single annual written report for programs approved in preceding fiscal year; specify programs and information to be included; amend KRS 148.546, 148.8591, 154.12-100, 154.12-208, 154.12-278, 154.20-150, 154.27-050, and 154.31-030 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 134)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB17/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB17.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":575503,"bill_number":"HB80","title":"AN ACT relating to financial responsibility of motor vehicle operators.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"expenses of an emergency response,\" \"public agency,\" and \"reasonable costs\"; require a driver who drives on a highway that has been barricaded due to flooding be held liable for the costs of rescue or recovery; allow a driver convicted of violating KRS 189.290 for driving on a highway that is flooded to be held liable for the costs of rescue or recovery; limit liability under this section to $2,000; allow insurance policies to exclude coverage for a person's liability under this section; amend KRS 189.290 and 39F.120 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB80/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB80.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":575504,"bill_number":"HB93","title":"AN ACT relating to the disposal of vehicles forfeited to law enforcement agencies.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.420, regarding the disposition of forfeited property, to clarify that any vehicle forfeited which is contaminated with methamphetamine shall not be used, resold, or salvaged for parts, but shall instead be destroyed or salvaged for scrap metal.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB93/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB93.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":575505,"bill_number":"SB33","title":"AN ACT proposing a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gambling.","description":"Propose creating a new section to the Kentucky Constitution to allow casino gambling at no more than seven locations and dedicate ten percent of the revenue to promote equine interests, dedicate the Commonwealth's revenue from gaming to job creation, education, human services, health care, veterans' bonuses, local governments, and public safety.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB33/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB33.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":575506,"bill_number":"SB26","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Thoroughbred development fund and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 230.400 to extend payments from the Kentucky thoroughbred development fund to nonclaiming maiden races and allowance optional claiming races and require the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to establish requirements, conditions, and procedures for awarding payments.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 106)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB26/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB26.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575507,"bill_number":"HB56","title":"AN ACT relating to the disciplining of a child by a parent or legal guardian.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 give civil and criminal immunity to parents and legal guardians who discipline a child.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB56/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB56.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575508,"bill_number":"HB45","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to compensation for members of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose to amend Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit members of the General Assembly from receiving legislative pay for a special session that has been called by the Governor because the General Assembly adjourned without passing a state budget; submit to the voters with ballot question.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB45/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB45.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":575509,"bill_number":"HB89","title":"AN ACT relating to individual income tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an extension of time for filing a refund claim for an individual that received an airline payment amount and transferred any portion of the amount to an IRA according to Section 1106 of the federal FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Public Law 112-95; require certain documentation to be filed with the amended return; allow the amended return to be filed on or before December 30, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB89/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB89.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":575510,"bill_number":"HB16","title":"AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counseling.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 309.080 to 309.089 to establish the requirements for an applicant for registration as an alcohol and drug peer support specialist; mandate that an alcohol and drug peer support specialist complete 500 hours of board-approved experience with 25 hours under the direct supervision of a certified or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor with at least two years of post-certification or post-licensure experience; require an alcohol and drug peer support specialist to pass an examination approved by the board; mandate completion of three hours of domestic violence training, specify other hours of training required, and obligate applicant to live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; mandate that a registered alcohol and drug peer support specialist comply with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management; establish requirements for an applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor with a 60 hour master's degree, or a doctoral degree, including completion of 2,000 hours of board-approved experience, 300 hours of which is under direct supervision of a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; require a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor to pass a written examination approved by the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; include requirement for three hours of domestic violence training and for an applicant to live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; mandate that a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor comply with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations to define the registration process for applicants and for supervisors of record; establish supervision required for a practicing registered alcohol and drug peer support specialist; establish reciprocity; set up revolving fund; amend KRS 309.080 to define \"licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor,\" \"licensee,\" \"practice of alcohol and drug counseling,\" \"registered alcohol and drug peer support specialist,\" and \"registrant\"; amend KRS 309.0813 to conform and to delete the requirement for the board to establish an examination committee to administer and evaluate the case method presentation and oral examination; add the requirement for the board to collect and deposit all fees, fines, and other moneys owed to the board into the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving fund; amend KRS 309.083 to change the requirements of supervision for a certified alcohol and drug counselor applicant, permitting supervision from a certified alcohol and drug counselor or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor with at least two years of post-certification or post-licensure experience; delete the requirement for a certified alcohol and drug counselor to pass an oral examination approved by the board; mandate three hours of domestic violence training for a certified alcohol and drug counselor; require a certified alcohol and drug counselor applicant to live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; mandate that a certified alcohol and drug counselor comply with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management; amend KRS 309.084 to grant, upon application within 90 days from the effective date of this Act, licensure as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor for a certified alcohol and drug counselor with a master's degree or a doctoral degree meeting all requirements for the clinical designation except for the 60-hour requirement for the master's degree and the examination; amend KRS 194A.540, 210.366, 222.005, 309.0805, 309.081, 309.085, 309.086, 309.087, and 309.089 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB16/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB16.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":575511,"bill_number":"SCR18","title":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the potential use of an electronic health records system by the state to allow medical professionals instant access to medical histories of state employees, retirees, and Medicaid recipients.","description":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the potential use of an electronic health records system by the state to allow medical professionals instant access to medical histories of state employees, retirees, and Medicaid recipients.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR18/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC18.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":575512,"bill_number":"HB92","title":"AN ACT relating to recognition of American Indian tribes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to allow a group desiring to be formally recognized as an American Indian tribe to submit a petition to the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission; provide criteria that must be met to be recognized as an American Indian tribe; authorize the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to approve petitions submitted for recognition, provide approved petitions to the Governor and, if the Governor accepts the recommendation, provide for issuance of an executive order recognizing the approved group; require the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to promulgate administrative regulations identifying the procedures to be followed in submitting a petition and appealing a decision of the commission.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB92/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB92.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":575513,"bill_number":"HB42","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative procedures for state fiscal measures.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require roll call votes on any appropriation or revenue-raising measure voted upon in the Senate or House or a committee thereof; require identification of appropriation or revenue measures as state fiscal measures by the Director of the Legislative Research Commission, or upon a determination by the Senate or House or a committee of either; require separate votes for appropriations or revenue measures; require committees to vote on appropriation and revenue measures by roll call votes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB42/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB42.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":575514,"bill_number":"SB13","title":"AN ACT relating to school funding.","description":"Amend KRS 157.310 to clarify the intention of the General Assembly that no mandate be placed","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB13/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB13.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575515,"bill_number":"HB28","title":"AN ACT relating to the Code of Legislative Ethics.","description":"Amend KRS 6.611 to implement the \"no cup of coffee\" rule for legislators, limit allowable payments for attendance of individual legislators to events held in-state, define \"in-state\" and include administrative regulations and legislative proposals not introduced in the General Assembly to the definition of \"legislation\"; amend KRS 6.747 to specify that the legislative agent or employer may not furnish out-of-state transportation or lodging for a legislator with certain exceptions; amend KRS 6.767 to prohibit a legislator, candidate, or campaign committee from accepting a campaign contribution from an executive agency lobbyist, or an employer of a legislative agent or executive agency lobbyist during a regular session of the General Assembly, except for a special election held during a regular session of the General Assembly; amend KRS 6.811 to prohibit a legislative agent or employer from giving anything of value to a legislative candidate, prohibit a legislative agent from soliciting, controlling, or delivering a campaign contribution, prohibit an employer of a legislative agent from making a campaign contribution to a legislator, candidate, campaign committee, or caucus campaign committee during a regular session of the General Assembly, and delete language allowing legislative agents and their employers to purchase food or beverages for legislators not to exceed $100 (\"no cup of coffee\" rule); amend KRS 6.821 to conform, and to include the cost of advertising during a General Assembly by an employer of a legislative agent or their affiliates in the employer's statement filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission..","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 75)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB28/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB28.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":575516,"bill_number":"HB32","title":"AN ACT relating to probation and parole officers.","description":"Amend KRS 439.310 to require that probation and parole officer staffing levels allow for an active supervision ratio of no greater than 50 offenders per officer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB32/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB32.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575517,"bill_number":"HB66","title":"AN ACT relating to public benefit corporations.","description":"Amend KRS 271B.1-400, 14A.3-010, 271B.2-020, 271B.6-260, 271B.7-400, 271B.8-300, 271B.13-020, and 271B.16-210, and create a new section of subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 271B to establish public benefit corporations.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB66/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB66.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":575518,"bill_number":"HB82","title":"AN ACT relating to working hours for minors.","description":"Amend KRS 339.230 to permit minors over the age of 16 to work until 11 p.m. on days preceding a school day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB82/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB82.htm","sponsor":"Sal Santoro"},
{"bill_id":575519,"bill_number":"HB84","title":"AN ACT relating to property leased by the state.","description":"Amend KRS 56.813 to increase from $1,000 to $10,000 the threshold amount for improvements of space leased by an agency to be amortized over the remaining term of the lease; require reporting of expenditures for improvements with a cost between $1,000 and $10,000 to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee on a semiannual basis.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 80)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB84/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB84.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":575520,"bill_number":"HB49","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to apply uniform penalty of mandatory drug treatment and community service to persons convicted of possessing certain drugs and paraphernalia; amend KRS 218A.140 to lower possession of counterfeit substances from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.1415 to lower possession of a controlled substance from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.1437 to lower possession of a methamphetamine precursor from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.276 to require that defendants convicted of possession of a counterfeit substance under KRS 218A.140, marijuana pursuant to KRS 218A.1422, synthetic drugs pursuant to 218A.1430, methamphetamine precursors pursuant to 218A.1437, salvia pursuant to KRS 218A.1451, or drug paraphernalia pursuant to KRS 218A.500 complete a drug treatment program; amend KRS 218A.275 to require that defendants convicted of possession of a controlled substance under various sections of Chapter 218A complete a drug treatment program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB49/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB49.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575521,"bill_number":"HR12","title":"Adjourn in recognition of the value and potential of the arts and cultural resources in contributing to economic growth in Kentucky.","description":"Adjourn in recognition of the value and potential of the arts and cultural resources in contributing to economic growth in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 96-0","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR12/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR12.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":575522,"bill_number":"SR12","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lawson Walker II.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lawson Walker II.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR12/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR12.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575523,"bill_number":"SB28","title":"AN ACT relating to apprenticeship programs.","description":"Amend KRS 343.010 to modify the definitions of \"apprentice,\" \"apprenticeship agreement,\" and \"council\"; amend KRS 343.020 to include two public members on the Apprenticeship and Training Council; amend KRS 343.030 to eliminate the confirmation requirement for the Governor's appointment of a supervisor of apprenticeship and training amend KRS 343.040 to delete the requirement that the council give advice and guidance to the apprenticeship and training supervisor; amend KRS 343.050 regarding the requirements for an apprenticeship agreement; amend the apprenticeship agreement approval requirements in KRS 343.060; amend KRS 343.070 to require an informal hearing before the supervisor for dispute resolution; amend KRS 343.080 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 008)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB28/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB28.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":575524,"bill_number":"SB34","title":"AN ACT relating to the Endow Kentucky tax credit and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 141.438 to increase the total amount of Endow Kentucky tax credits that may be awarded each fiscal year from $500,000 to $2,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2014-2015; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB34/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB34.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":575525,"bill_number":"HB38","title":"AN ACT relating to electrical inspections.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227A to specify contents of an electrical permit and stipulate that applying for a permit implies consent to an electrical inspection; require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to appoint and assign electrical inspectors to each county; permit the department to allow local governments to administer inspection program; require certain work conducted by an electrical utility on customer's property to be performed by an electrician or master electrician; repeal sections of KRS Chapter 227 and reenact as new sections of KRS Chapter 227A with specified changes; reenact and amend KRS 227.460 to provide for electrical inspections by the department if a city fails to establish an authorized program; reenact and amend KRS 227.480 to allow permit applications to be submitted the following day in emergency situations; exempt homeowners doing work on their own homes; require the department to promulgate regulations describing circumstances where inspections are required; reenact and amend KRS 227.487 to allow local programs with a fee schedule established as of January 1, 2014, to continue, and to specify requirements for electrical work requiring a permit; reenact and amend KRS 227.489 to conform; reenact and amend KRS 227.491 to specify recordkeeping requirements by inspectors; reenact and amend KRS 227.492 to conform; reenact and amend KRS 227.495 to give inspectors the authority to pull an electrical service under certain conditions; specify scheduling requirements for inspection; provide permit holder appeal rights; reenact and amend KRS 227.530 to assign the Electrical Advisory Committee to the Electrical Division and appoint the commissioner to the committee; amend KRS 227A.010 to define \"alteration,\" \"commissioner,\" \"division,\" \"electrical inspector,\" \"electrical system,\" and \"repair\"; amend KRS 227A.030 to conform; amend KRS 227A.050 to specify use of funds in the trust and agency account for the administration and enforcement responsibilities of the division; amend KRS 227A.130 to allow local governments to fix penalties for violations and to establish fines for violation of the chapter; amend KRS 198B.060 to allow local governments to petition for authority to approve electrical permits if the provisions of KRS Chapter 227A are met; amend KRS 211.350 and 227.205 to conform; repeal KRS 132.815, 227.450, and 227.500.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB38/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB38.htm","sponsor":"Sal Santoro"},
{"bill_id":575526,"bill_number":"HB39","title":"AN ACT relating to cable television.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require that any contract between a local government and a cable television service provider include a provision requiring the cable provider to offer access to channels individually.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB39/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB39.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575527,"bill_number":"SB18","title":"AN ACT relating to the donation of game meat.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define \"not-for-profit organization\" and \"wildlife\"; prohibit state and local government entities from restricting the donation of game meat to or from not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of free meal distribution; require that the game meat be from wildlife that was taken in the Commonwealth, properly field dressed and processed, and apparently disease-free and unspoiled.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB18/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB18.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":575528,"bill_number":"SB17","title":"AN ACT relating to commercial vehicle enforcement officers.","description":"Amend KRS 16.191 to require that Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers are paid equally to Kentucky State Police Officers with the equivalent rank, grade, and position; provide short title.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB17/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB17.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":575529,"bill_number":"HB18","title":"AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and tissue donation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employers' organ and bone marrow donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; declare short title to be the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB18/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB18.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":575530,"bill_number":"HB44","title":"AN ACT relating to school notification of persons authorized to contact or remove a child.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, if the cabinet is granted custody of a dependent, neglected, or abused child, to notify the school in which the child is enrolled of persons authorized to contact the child or remove the child from school grounds.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB44/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB44.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":575531,"bill_number":"HB21","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax holidays and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to establish a three-day sales and use tax holiday the first weekend in August each year to exempt clothing, school supplies, school art supplies, computers, and school computer supplies; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB21/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB21.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575532,"bill_number":"HJR7","title":"Designate the \"Officer Jason Ellis Memorial Highway\" in Nelson County.","description":"Designate the \"Officer Jason Ellis Memorial Highway\" in Nelson County.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR7/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ7.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":575533,"bill_number":"HB112","title":"AN ACT relating to judicial circuits.","description":"Amend KRS 23A.040 to add a second judge to the Thirty-sixth Judicial Circuit; provide that the election to fill the new judgeship shall be conducted in November, 2014, and that the term begins January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB112/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB112.htm","sponsor":"John Short"},
{"bill_id":575534,"bill_number":"HB58","title":"AN ACT relating to speed limits.","description":"Amend KRS 189.390, relating to speed limits, to increase the maximum speed limit is 65 MPH on four-lane state highways that are not interstates or parkways.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB58/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB58.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":575535,"bill_number":"SB12","title":"AN ACT relating to naloxone.","description":"Amend KRS 217.186 to allow peace officers, firefighter, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians to use naloxone at the scene of a narcotic drug overdose.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB12/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB12.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575536,"bill_number":"HB104","title":"AN ACT relating to private security officers.","description":"Amend KRS 508.025 to classify an attempted or actual physical injury to a private security officer performing job-related duties as a third-degree assault.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB104/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB104.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575537,"bill_number":"HJR6","title":"Direct the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to study current and needed post-traumatic stress disorder training, policies, and resources for peace officers; require a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2014.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to study current and needed post-traumatic stress disorder training, policies, and resources for peace officers; require a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR6/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ6.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":575538,"bill_number":"HCR11","title":"Encourage the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, local school districts, and schools to voluntarily promote trapshooting as a high school sport.","description":"Encourage the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, local school districts, and schools to voluntarily promote trapshooting as a high school sport.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR11/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC11.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":575539,"bill_number":"HB81","title":"AN ACT relating to employees of the Legislative Research Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 7.090 to implement a work-related incentive program for employees of the Legislative Research Commission using an employee suggestion system.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 79)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB81/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB81.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":575540,"bill_number":"HB91","title":"AN ACT relating to the definition of \"American Indian.\"","description":"Amend KRS 446.010 to define \"American Indian\" to mean a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment to the tribe of origin or to the community of original peoples.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB91/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB91.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":575541,"bill_number":"SR11","title":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Julie Metzger Aubuchon upon being named Kentucky Optometrist of the Year.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Julie Metzger Aubuchon upon being named Kentucky Optometrist of the Year.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR11/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR11.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575542,"bill_number":"HB79","title":"AN ACT relating to the enrollment of refugee or legal alien students in schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.100 to allow a local board of education to provide services to refugees and legal aliens who are between the ages of 21 and 23; amend KRS 157.360 to adjust SEEK base funding to include refugees or legal aliens between the ages of 21 and 23 who are enrolled in a high school program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 78)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB79/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB79.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":575543,"bill_number":"HB95","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.","description":"Amend KRS 7A.220 to increase the Public Pension Oversight Board membership from 13 to 17 members by adding one retiree of the Kentucky Retirement Systems appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one retiree of the Kentucky Retirement Systems appointed by the President of the Senate, one employee of an agency participating in the Kentucky Retirement Systems appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one employee of an agency participating in the Kentucky Retirement Systems appointed by the President of the Senate.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB95/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB95.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":575544,"bill_number":"HB48","title":"AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information.","description":"Amend KRS 61.661, 161.585, and 21.540 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems, Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, and the Judicial Form Retirement System, to disclose upon request the names, status, projected or actual benefit payments, and other retirement information of each member or recipient of a retirement allowance of the systems; require the systems to also make the information available on a searchable database on the systems' Web site or on a Web site established by the executive or judicial branch to provide government expenditure and salary data to the public.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB48/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB48.htm","sponsor":"Robert Benvenuti"},
{"bill_id":575545,"bill_number":"HB116","title":"AN ACT relating to travel required for certain state employees prior to appointment.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.115 to require certain nonmerit employees to travel to Fulton and Pike Counties of Kentucky prior to being appointed.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB116/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB116.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":575546,"bill_number":"HB102","title":"AN ACT relating to regulation of local governmental affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 244.290 to grant the legislative body of a city situated in the same county as a consolidated local government the separate and independent authority to establish the hours and times, including Sundays, in which distilled spirits and wine may be sold within its jurisdictional boundaries; declare that if a city exercises this power, no ordinance or part of an ordinance enacted by the consolidated local government on that issue will apply within that city; amend KRS 244.480 to clarify that these cities have the same powers and limitations regarding malt beverages.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"Free Conference Committee appointed in House","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB102/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB102.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":575547,"bill_number":"HB72","title":"AN ACT relating to public financing for judicial campaigns and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates running for Justice of the Supreme Court; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; amend KRS 21A.140 to permit the Supreme Court to allow members of the Kentucky Bar Association to contribute to the clean judicial elections fund with their bar dues; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB72/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB72.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":575548,"bill_number":"HB75","title":"AN ACT relating to training and assessment of new superintendents and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 156.111 to expand the number of components within the superintendent's training program and assessment center; require a superintendent to complete the assessment center process within two years of taking office as superintendent; require the Kentucky Board of Education to adopt administrative regulations to govern the criteria for successful completion of the training requirements; amend KRS 160.350 to require a superintendent to complete the training program and assessment center process within two years of assuming the duties of superintendent; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 77)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB75/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB75.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":575549,"bill_number":"HB8","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Amend KRS 403.720, relating to domestic violence orders, to include dating partners among the class of persons allowed to obtain domestic violence protective orders; amend KRS 403.735 to require the court, when a petition involves a minor, to impose conditions that cause the least disruption to education if the parties attend the same school system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB8/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB8.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":575550,"bill_number":"HB110","title":"AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 376.268 to define \"contents\" and \"reasonable charges\"; amend KRS 376.275, relating to towing and storage liens on motor vehicles, to allow the sale of a vehicle's contents to satisfy a lien for towing and storage charges; allow for the return of some personal contents upon request by owner; provide that the storage or towing company is not responsible for contents to which it does not have access.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB110/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB110.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":575551,"bill_number":"HB43","title":"AN ACT relating to foreign law.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 454 to establish legislative intent that the rights of an individual afforded under the Constitutions of the Commonwealth and the United States take precedence over the application of any foreign law in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding; define specific terms; strictly construe waivers of constitutional rights; provide exceptions for corporate entities; prohibit choice of venue outside of the Commonwealth or United States to preserve the constitutional rights of the person against whom enforcement is sought.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB43/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB43.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":575552,"bill_number":"HB77","title":"AN ACT relating to financial literacy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education to develop a financial literacy program; require a high school student to complete a course in financial literacy that is integrated in the existing curriculum.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB77/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB77.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":575553,"bill_number":"HB55","title":"AN ACT relating to parole.","description":"Amend KRS 439.340 to allow the Governor to review parole orders issued by the Parole Board if review is requested by a victim.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB55/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB55.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575554,"bill_number":"HB54","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 217.181, and various sections of KRS Chapter 514 to increase the threshold for felony theft to $1000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB54/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB54.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575555,"bill_number":"HB108","title":"AN ACT relating to youth employment.","description":"Amend KRS 339.210, relation to employment of minors, to exclude service as a referee, umpire, or official for a youth athletic program from the definition of \"gainful occupation.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB108/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB108.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":575556,"bill_number":"SB24","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for the equine industry.","description":"Amend KRS 139.531 to exempt from sales and use tax the sales of machinery, machinery attachments, repair parts, replacement parts, feed and feed additives, water, farm chemicals, on-farm equine facilities, fuel to operate farm machinery and on-farm equine facilities, seed and commercial fertilizer, if the property is purchased by a person regularly engaged in the occupation of breeding, raising, training, racing, or exhibiting equine as a business and the property is exclusively and directly used in that occupation; amend KRS 139.470 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB24/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB24.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":575557,"bill_number":"HB60","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 278.502 to limit the scope of the eminent domain authority created by that section; declare amendments retroactive to October 1, 2013; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB60/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB60.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":575558,"bill_number":"HB99","title":"AN ACT relating to the carrying of concealed deadly weapons by retired peace officers.","description":"Amend KRS 237.140, relating to concealed carry licenses for retired peace officers issued in conformity with the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act to allow the annual license to be extended in yearly increments up to four times before a new license is issued; amend KRS 527.020 to allow LEOSA-certified retired peace officers to carry concealed deadly weapons under the same conditions as actively employed officers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 118)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB99/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB99.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":575559,"bill_number":"HB23","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax holidays and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to establish a three day sales and use tax holiday the first weekend in August each year to exempt clothing, school supplies, school art supplies, computers, and school computer supplies; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB23/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB23.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":575560,"bill_number":"HB64","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal records.","description":"Amend KRS 431.076 to expand the scope of an expungement motion under that statute to include felonies referred to a grand jury where no indictment ensues; amend KRS 431.078 to expand that statute's expungement process to include Class D felonies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish various protections for persons whose records have been expunged; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish standards for commercial criminal record history providers; amend KRS 527.040 to expressly provide that an expunged felony does not trigger the application of that statute.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB64/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB64.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":575561,"bill_number":"HB37","title":"AN ACT relating to the angel investor tax credit.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the angel investor tax credit program for certain investments in small businesses; define terms; state Act's title and purposes; list requirements for small businesses and investors to qualify for participation; require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) to establish the application process; cap the total amount of angel investor and Kentucky Investment Fund Act tax credits available in all years at $40,000,000; require KEDFA to maintain a Web site listing all businesses and investors certified and all credits awarded; require small businesses to report annually and allow for tax credit recapture in certain circumstances; amend KRS 152.20-255 to provide that the total amount of tax credits available in the Kentucky Investment Fund Act program and the angel investor program is $40,000,000 in all years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB37/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB37.htm","sponsor":"Arnold Simpson"},
{"bill_id":575562,"bill_number":"HB35","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.127 to permit a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to appear on the ballot only in the general election, not in the primary; require a party's nominee for Governor to designate his or her nominee for Lieutenant Governor no later than the fourth Tuesday following the primary; if this designation is not filed, require the governing authority of the party to name the candidate for Lieutenant Governor; set forth the oath to be sworn by a slate of candidates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 118 to allow a candidate for Governor to designate a replacement if the candidate for Lieutenant Governor dies, is disqualified, or is disabled; amend KRS 121.015 to redefine \"slate of candidates\"; amend KRS 117.275, 118.025, 118.105, 118.125, 118.245, 120.055, 120.095, and 121.170 to conform; repeal KRS 118.227.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB35/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB35.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":575563,"bill_number":"HB15","title":"AN ACT relating to coal severance revenues and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 42 to distribute 100% of coal severance revenues among the coal producing counties on the basis of the tax collected on coal severed or processed in each respective county; amend KRS 143.090 and 164.7891 to make conforming changes; repeal KRS 42.490; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB15/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB15.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":575564,"bill_number":"HB29","title":"AN ACT relating to consolidated local government funds.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C to define \"discretionary funds\" and to require any discretionary fund expenditures to be distinctly specified in the budget ordinance or budget amendment ordinance of the consolidated local government before expenditure.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB29/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB29.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":575565,"bill_number":"HB69","title":"AN ACT relating to automated business record falsification devices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 517 to prohibit the possession of an automated business record falsification device, commonly known as a tax zapper or phantom-ware; provide that possession of such devices is a Class D felony, and provide for the forfeiture of such devices and all proceeds associated with the sale or use thereof; amend KRS 139.760 to provide for a ten-year sales tax permit revocation whenever any permit holder uses an automated business record falsification device to violate any provision of the sales tax laws.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 09)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB69/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB69.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":575566,"bill_number":"HB34","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 189A, relating to driving under the influence, to restructure the existing penalties from a four-tiered structure to a three-tiered structure; expand the look-back window for prior offenses from five years to ten years, and to allow forfeiture of motor vehicles used in a DUI if the operator's license had been previously suspended; amend KRS 281A.2102 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB34/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB34.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":575567,"bill_number":"HB101","title":"AN ACT relating to trustees of fire protection districts and volunteer fire department districts.","description":"Amend KRS 75.031, relating to the board of trustees of fire districts, to synchronize the election and appointment of trustees and their respective terms, in order to have two trustees who are elected by the qualified voters of the district at the November election occurring in even-numbered years, while specifying that only qualified voters of the district may vote for these candidates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to set the procedures for the election of the two trustees representing the qualified voters of the district which will occur in the November election in even-numbered years; provide for staggering of terms and determination of term lengths for trustee.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB101/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB101.htm","sponsor":"Sal Santoro"},
{"bill_id":575568,"bill_number":"SB11","title":"AN ACT relating to trafficking in heroin.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.1412 to require that persons who violate that section by trafficking in heroin be charged as Class C felons for the first offense and to require that those persons serve at least 50% of the sentence imposed for the violation before being released on probation or parole.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB11/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB11.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575569,"bill_number":"HB113","title":"AN ACT relating to school holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to require public schools to be closed the second Monday in November in observance of Veterans Day.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB113/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB113.htm","sponsor":"John Short"},
{"bill_id":575570,"bill_number":"HB53","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 532.110 to require sentences for multiple Class A, B, or C felonies to run consecutively.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB53/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB53.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":575571,"bill_number":"SB31","title":"AN ACT relating to the prohibition against implementing the United Nations Agenda 21.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 224 to prohibit a state agency or political subdivision of the state from implementing any part of the United Nations Agenda 21 that is contrary to the United States or Kentucky Constitution, or being a member of or expending any public funds on a group or organization that will implement any part of the United Nations Agenda 21.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB31/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB31.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":575572,"bill_number":"SB29","title":"AN ACT relating to acupuncture.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 311.671 to 311.686 to change acupuncture from a certified to a licensed profession.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 24)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB29/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB29.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":575881,"bill_number":"HB78","title":"AN ACT relating to trusts and estates.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 386B and create subchapters and sections thereof to enact the Kentucky Uniform Trust Code; provide for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of trusts; address definitions, general provisions, venue, jurisdiction, and administration of trusts; establish method of sending notice and waiving notice; allow trust matter to be commenced in District or Circuit Court; provide uniformity regarding representation in transactions or proceedings related to a trust; allow a minor, incapacitated person, unborn individual, or person whose identity is unknown to be represented and legally bound by another having a substantially identical interest with respect to a particular question or dispute in a trust matter; require that most trusts to have a definite beneficiary and, alternatively, allow and legitimatize trusts for care of animals, charitable trusts, and trusts for a noncharitable purpose; allow the creation of a trust without a trust instrument; allow oral trusts; require clear and convincing evidence as the standard of proof for oral trusts; provide that courts may apply the doctrine of cy pres to a charitable trust when the charitable purpose is no longer obtainable and a comparable purpose may be selected; give express statutory direction for creditor","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 25)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB78/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB78.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":582584,"bill_number":"SB54","title":"AN ACT relating to child-care facility administrative regulations.","description":"Amend KRS 199.896 to require licensed child-care centers and certified family child-care homes that provide instructional and educational programs that operate for a maximum of 20 hours per week and which a child attends for no more than 16 hours per week be exempted from the licensure requirements of 922 KAR 2:090, 922 KAR 2:110, and 922 KAR 2:120.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB54/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB54.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582585,"bill_number":"HR26","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ronald L. Mingua.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ronald L. Mingua.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR26/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR26.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":582586,"bill_number":"SB43","title":"AN ACT relating to medical cannabis.","description":"Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to establish a comprehensive system for medical cannabis in Kentucky, including provisions for medical verification of need, persons allowed to cultivate, use, and possess the drug, organizations allowed to assist in providing the drug, regulation by the state Department for Public Health, interaction with state and local governments, including law enforcement, with persons and entities coming within the purview of the Act, and the establishment of required reporting and review procedures; amend KRS 218A.040 to conform; name the Act the Cannabis Compassion Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB43/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB43.htm","sponsor":"Perry Clark"},
{"bill_id":582587,"bill_number":"SB47","title":"AN ACT relating to drug-addicted or dependent newborns.","description":"Amend KRS 211.678 to require periodic reporting of public health statistics relating to drug-addicted or dependent newborns.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 42)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB47/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB47.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":582588,"bill_number":"HB178","title":"AN ACT relating to temporary elevator mechanic licensure.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.4021 to require that a temporary elevator mechanic license shall require 24 months of experience in specified areas; mandate that a temporary elevator mechanic license may not be renewed; and permit the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the scope of duties and fees associated with a temporary elevator mechanic license.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB178/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB178.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582589,"bill_number":"HR5","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Greg Karambellas.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Greg Karambellas.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR5/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR5.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":582590,"bill_number":"HB155","title":"AN ACT relating to the formation and administration of trust for the care of animals.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 386 for the formation and administration of a trust for the care of an animal alive during the settlor's lifetime; provide that the trust terminates upon the death of the animal; require that the property of a trust be applied only to its intended use; allow enforcement of the trust by a person appointed in the terms of the trust instrument or by a person appointed by the court.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB155/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB155.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":582591,"bill_number":"SR7","title":"Adjourn in commemoration of the first day that the Kentucky Senate has had two African-American members.","description":"Adjourn in commemoration of the first day that the Kentucky Senate has had two African-American members.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR7/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR7.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":582592,"bill_number":"HR21","title":"Declare January 14, 2014, to be Kentucky Food Bank Day.","description":"Declare January 14, 2014, to be Kentucky Food Bank Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR21/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR21.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":582593,"bill_number":"HR28","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James E. Bondurant.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James E. Bondurant.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR28/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR28.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":582594,"bill_number":"HR25","title":"Adjourn in honor of Eastern Kentucky University track and field coach Rick Erdmann.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Eastern Kentucky University track and field coach Rick Erdmann.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR25/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR25.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":582595,"bill_number":"HB177","title":"AN ACT relating to barber schools.","description":"Amend KRS 317.540 to require a minimum of one licensed teacher per 20 students in attendance on an instructional day in order for a barber school to qualify for the issuance or renewal of a license.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB177/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB177.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":582596,"bill_number":"HB181","title":"AN ACT relating to eggs.","description":"Define \"lot consolidation,\" \"registered lot consolidator,\" and \"repacking\"; stipulate training for a registered lot consolidator of eggs; allow lot consolidation by a registered lot consolidator; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 4)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB181/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB181.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":582597,"bill_number":"SB46","title":"AN ACT relating to public assistance fraud prevention.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to limit purchases with public assistance benefits; require public assistance recipients to be notified of prohibited purchases; permit a protective payee for violators; prohibit retail establishments from accepting payment for certain purchases with public assistance benefits; set fines for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB46/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB46.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":582598,"bill_number":"HB129","title":"AN ACT relating to the financial operations of local governments.","description":"Amend KRS 42.0201 to eliminate support for property valuation administrators; amend KRS 64.350 to eliminate requirement for certain jailers to submit 25% of fees to local governments.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB129/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB129.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582599,"bill_number":"HB144","title":"AN ACT relating to carrying concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Amend 237.110 to waive the original concealed carry application fee for veterans discharged other than dishonorably.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB144/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB144.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":582600,"bill_number":"SB39","title":"AN ACT relating to school employees.","description":"Amend KRS 160.380 to allow a retired teacher to substitute teach in a school where his or her spouse is the principal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB39/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB39.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":582601,"bill_number":"HR18","title":"Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky","description":"Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR18/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR18.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":582602,"bill_number":"SB36","title":"AN ACT relating to the right of redemption.","description":"Amend KRS 426.530 to reduce from one year to six months the time period for the right of redemption of real property sold in pursuance of a judgment or order of a court, other than an execution, if the sale did not bring two-thirds of its appraised value.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 107)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB36/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB36.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":582603,"bill_number":"SB68","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Amend KRS 403.720 to include persons in dating relationships within the coverage of Kentucky's domestic violence laws; amend KRS 403.735 to require the court, when a petition involves a minor, to improve conditions that cause the least disruption to education if the parties attend the same school system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB68/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB68.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":582604,"bill_number":"SR19","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William L. Sullivan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William L. Sullivan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR19/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR19.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":582605,"bill_number":"HB163","title":"AN ACT relating to abortion.","description":"Amend KRS 311.750 and 311.990 to prohibit a physician from prescribing or administering medication to induce an abortion prior to a physical examination of the patient with the penalty being set as a Class D felony.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB163/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB163.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":582606,"bill_number":"HB151","title":"AN ACT relating to local firearms controls.","description":"Amend KRS 65.870 to authorize exceptions to the local firearms ordinances prohibition for ordinances related to firearm safety.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB151/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB151.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":582607,"bill_number":"HJR24","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E in Knox County that read, \"Home of 2013 4-H Barrel Racing Champion, Zachary Dixon.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E in Knox County that read, \"Home of 2013 4-H Barrel Racing Champion, Zachary Dixon.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR24/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ24.htm","sponsor":"Jim Stewart"},
{"bill_id":582608,"bill_number":"HB154","title":"AN ACT relating to schools.","description":"Amend KRS 160.431 to require financial reports to be made by a school finance officer and the commissioner of education; require an annual review of school district financial reports; specify annual training requirements for school finance officers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 136)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB154/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB154.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":582609,"bill_number":"SR2","title":"Adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the 2014 Regular Session of the Senate.","description":"Adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the 2014 Regular Session of the Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR2/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR2.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":582610,"bill_number":"SR27","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Loretta George Williams.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Loretta George Williams.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR27/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR27.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582611,"bill_number":"HB173","title":"AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of \"no smoking\" signs at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violations; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines go to the agency whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; exempt certain research and manufacturing laboratories and agricultural buildings; amend KRS 344.040, relating to unlawful practices by an employer, to add reference to state law, local ordinance, or local board of health regulation relating to smoking; amend KRS 431.450, relating to uniform citations, to provide for issuing citation forms to health departments; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police to create and issue uniform smoking violation citations; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"floor amendment (5) filed","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB173/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB173.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":582612,"bill_number":"HB65","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of Kentucky's adults.","description":"Amend KRS 381.230 to establish a simplified method for elderly or vulnerable adults to petition for an order to prevent or restrain other persons from trespassing onto the petitioner's residence; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to clarify abuse of an adult and establish penalties, clarify exploitation of an adult and establish penalties, and clarify neglect of an adult and establish penalties; amend KRS 209.990 to delete existing penalties for abuse, exploitation, and neglect; amend KRS 209.020 to add four definitions of terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to create a rebuttable presumption that transfers of real or personal property made by protected adults and not supported by adequate consideration were made under undue influence.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB65/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB65.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582613,"bill_number":"HB168","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 507.030 to include within the offense of manslaughter in the first degree deaths caused by intentional abuse of another involving torture, confinement, or punishment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB168/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB168.htm","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":582614,"bill_number":"SB61","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of fee-based pastoral counselors.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.400, 210.366, 335.600, 335.605, 335.610, 335.615, 335.620, 335.625, 335.630, 335.635, 335.640, 335.650, 335.699, and 645.020, and KRE 506 to designate \"licensed clinical\" pastoral counselors rather than \"certified fee-based\" pastoral counselors; authorize a board member whose term has expired to serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified; allow certificate holders certified before January 1, 2015, to transition to licensure; prohibit the use of \"LCPC\" or any similar abbreviation, or holding oneself out as having this status, by anyone except a licensed clinical pastoral counselor.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 64)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB61/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB61.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":582615,"bill_number":"HB124","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Clarkson.","description":"Reclassify the City of Clarkson, in Grayson County, with a population of 884, from a city of the sixth class to a city of the fifth class, which requires a population of 1,000 to 2,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB124/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB124.htm","sponsor":"C.B. Embry"},
{"bill_id":582616,"bill_number":"SB53","title":"AN ACT relating to codes of ethics.","description":"Amend KRS 65.003 to include subpoena power in urban-county and consolidated local government ethics codes.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB53/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB53.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582617,"bill_number":"HB141","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits to promote quality education in Kentucky.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide a nonrefundable tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and KRS 141.0401 for contributions made to the Commonwealth school improvement fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a tuition assistance tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and KRS 141.0401 for contributions made to qualified tuition assistance organizations; amend KRS 141.010 to exclude any amount received as tuition assistance from the definition of \"adjusted gross income\"; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish the order in which the credits may be taken; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to allow financial institutions to take the Commonwealth school improvement tax credit and the tuition assistance tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 136.505; make effective for tax periods beginning on or after December 31, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB141/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB141.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":582618,"bill_number":"HB164","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual offenses.","description":"Amend KRS 510.010 to include penetration by body parts in definitions of rape and sodomy; amend KRS 510.110 to clarify that lack of consent is not an element of sexual abuse when there is sexual contact between a minor and a person in a position of special trust; amend KRS 510.320 to require that a defendant, after a finding of probable cause or the issuance of an indictment for a sexual offense and upon the request of the victim of the offense or parent or guardian of the victim, shall be compelled to undergo a human immunodeficiency virus test no later than 48 hours after the request; provide for follow-up testing.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB164/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB164.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582619,"bill_number":"SB40","title":"AN ACT relating to the removal of abandoned water vessels and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 151.700 to 151.730 to create a water vessel removal assistance fund to be administered by the Kentucky River Authority; require the Kentucky River authority to establish criteria for when the removal of an abandoned water vessel is necessary, use amounts deposited into the water vessel removal assistance fund to assist in the removal of water vessels from any waters of this state, accept bids and contract to provide for the removal of abandoned water vessels, and promulgate administrative regulations; require the Kentucky River Authority to submit annual report detailing all bids awarded; amend KRS 235.090 to require that the Transportation Cabinet transfer 50 percent of the fees received from KRS 235.080, 235.085, and 235.130 to the water vessel assistance fund; require transfers to be made quarterly, within 30 days of the close of each fiscal quarter; amend KRS 151.720 to authorize and empower the Kentucky River Authority to implement these provisions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB40/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB40.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":582620,"bill_number":"HR22","title":"Adjourn in honor of Richard \"Dick\" Cullison upon his retirement from Legal Aid of the Bluegrass.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Richard \"Dick\" Cullison upon his retirement from Legal Aid of the Bluegrass.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR22/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR22.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":582621,"bill_number":"HB143","title":"AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes.","description":"Amend KRS 132.485 to clarify the standards for appraising the fair cash value of motor vehicles that are 20 years old or older, for property tax purposes, by providing that no vehicle of this age shall be presumed to have been maintained or restored to either the original factory condition or any otherwise classic condition unless information is available that warrants that finding, and also by establishing the standard value of these vehicles as being either the actual valuation of a vehicle in its nineteenth year for vehicles assessed for taxation in the Commonwealth in that year, or the clean trade-in value prescribed by the applicable edition of the valuation manual prescribed by the Department of Revenue for a vehicle in its nineteenth year if the vehicle was not assessed in the Commonwealth in that year, reduced by ten percent annually for each year beyond 19 years, unless information is available that warrants any deviation from that standard value; make technical corrections; apply to motor vehicles assessed on or after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB143/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB143.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":582622,"bill_number":"HJR9","title":"Direct the Department for Public Health to establish the Donated Dental Services Program if funds are appropriated.","description":"Direct the Department for Public Health to establish the Donated Dental Services Program if funds are appropriated.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR9/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ9.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":582623,"bill_number":"HB152","title":"AN ACT relating to cemetery preservation.","description":"Amend KRS 67.680 to allow county cemetery boards to establish a county-specific component fund to provide for receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments; require county cemetery boards to report administrative and financial information to the Department for Local Government annually.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB152/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB152.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":582624,"bill_number":"HR30","title":"Support legislative action to provide a dedicated revenue source to fund actuarially required contribution rates for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS).","description":"Support legislative action to provide a dedicated revenue source to fund actuarially required contribution rates for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS).","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 97-0","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR30/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR30.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":582625,"bill_number":"HB184","title":"AN ACT relating to abortion.","description":"Amend KRS 311.725 to require that a physician performing abortions meet in person with a patient at least 24 hours before the scheduled procedure to answer patient questions and inform the patient of ultrasound imaging opportunities; amend KRS 311.990 to create fines as penalties for violations of subsection (1) of KRS 311.715 and to have courts report violations to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB184/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB184.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":582626,"bill_number":"SB57","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn children.","description":"Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to create the Kentucky Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, with provisions defining terms, setting out factual findings by the General Assembly, requiring a determination of fetal age prior to performing an abortion, prohibiting an abortion after 20 weeks of fetal development except in cases of emergency, allowing for civil and injunctive relief, establishing privacy protections, and allowing for severability of the various provisions; amend KRS 311.990 to establish a criminal penalty for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; repeal KRS 311.780.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB57/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB57.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":582627,"bill_number":"HB132","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to regulate abortions in relation to the detection of a fetal heartbeat; amend KRS 311.597 to provide for professional physician discipline relative to abortions performed in violation in Section 1 of the bill; amend KRS 311.720 to define terms.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB132/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB132.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":582628,"bill_number":"HR4","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Martha Ann Taylor Kelsch.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Martha Ann Taylor Kelsch.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR4/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR4.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":582629,"bill_number":"SB8","title":"AN ACT relating to full disclosure in public safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB8/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB8.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":582630,"bill_number":"HB120","title":"AN ACT relating to access control of highways.","description":"Amend KRS 177.315, regarding access control on highways, to exempt certain highways located in counties with only one incorporated city, if that city is no larger than a city of the sixth class, from the minimum spacing requirements for access points; prohibit the Transportation Cabinet from requiring a property owner to reimburse the cabinet for the enhanced value of a property due to the granting of a new access point on those same highways.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB120/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB120.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":582631,"bill_number":"HB176","title":"AN ACT relating to local government procedures.","description":"Amend KRS 65.055 to allow the electronic distribution of open meetings, open records, and records management materials which the local officials must distribute locally, and allow the distribution to members who have been appointed or elected after the most recent distribution to occur within 60 days after the date their term of office begins; amend KRS 83A.060, relating to city ordinances, to require text that is intended to be removed from an ordinance to be enclosed by brackets and be stricken through with a solid, rather than dashed, line; amend KRS 91A.040, relating to city audits, to allow the audits and financial statements to be sent by electronic means to the Department for Local Government, which may in turn send the audits and financial statements to the LRC by electronic means; amend KRS 424.330, relating to the publication of delinquent city taxes, to allow the publication costs to be prorated among the delinquent taxpayers, in lieu of a $5 fee being added for publication costs for each delinquent taxpayer.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 005)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB176/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB176.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":582632,"bill_number":"HB186","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to allow a refundable income tax credit for certified volunteer firefighters.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB186/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB186.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":582633,"bill_number":"SR22","title":"Adjourn in honor of the George Rogers Clark High School state champion cheerleading team.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the George Rogers Clark High School state champion cheerleading team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR22/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR22.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":582634,"bill_number":"SB5","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 72.026 to increase the scope of mandatory coroner and medical examiner reporting in deaths involving Schedule I deaths; amend KRS 196.286 and 196.288 to direct that a portion of recaptured savings from criminal justice reforms be directed to funding of KY-ASAP; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to specify the controlled substance treatment services to be offered under Medicaid; amend KRS 217.186 to increase the availability of Naloxone for use as a rescue drug for narcotic overdose situations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to provide immunity for persons seeking emergency help in drug overdose situations; amend KRS 218A.040 to specify that death by overdose is a foreseeable result of the consumption or use of a Schedule I controlled substance; amend KRS 218A.1412 to establish a 50% minimum time service requirement for higher-level traffickers in heroin or methamphetamine, with the ability to deviate from that requirement in cases where the defendant provides assistance to the prosecution; amend KRS 439.3401 to require a minimum 50% time service requirement for homicide and fetal homicide offenders in situations where the decedent died due to a Schedule I drug overdose; amend KRS 501.060 to provide that it is not a defense to the establishment of causation in a Schedule I overdose case that the decedent voluntarily ingested the drug or that there was no direct contact between the decedent and the defendant; direct the Department of Criminal Justice Training to conduct regionalized heroin-specific in-service training for law enforcement officers by December 31, 2015.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"Committee Substitute defeated","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB5/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB5.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":582635,"bill_number":"HB161","title":"AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define \"local unit of government\" and \"police officer\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow a local unit of government to employ a retired police officer under certain provisions; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to describe the terms of employment for police officers reemployed under Sections 1 to 3 of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB161/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB161.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582636,"bill_number":"HB147","title":"AN ACT relating to child-care articles containing bisphenol-A.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define \"baby food,\" \"infant formula,\" and \"reusable food or beverage container\"; prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any reusable food or beverage container containing bisphenol-A; prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any infant formula or baby food stored in container containing bisphenol-A; require manufacturers to use least toxic alternatives; prohibit replacement of bisphenol-A with carcinogens or reproductive toxicants; amend KRS 217.990 to assess a fine of not more than $10,000 for violations; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 24, 2014","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB147/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB147.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582637,"bill_number":"SR25","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tanzil \"Big T\" Martin.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tanzil \"Big T\" Martin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR25/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR25.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582638,"bill_number":"HCR17","title":"Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to establish reasonable limits on contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to prohibit noncitizen contributions and expenditures.","description":"Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to establish reasonable limits on contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to prohibit noncitizen contributions and expenditures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, Febuary 12, 2014","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR17/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC17.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582639,"bill_number":"SB51","title":"AN ACT relating to the continuing education for realtors.","description":"Amend KRS 324.085 to increase the continuing education requirement from 6 to 12 hours.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB51/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB51.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582640,"bill_number":"SB58","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 53, 91, 93, 95, and 245 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the Treasurer.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 53, 91, 93, 95, and 245 of the Constitution of Kentucky to abolish the office of Treasurer; submit to the voters for their approval or disapproval.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB58/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB58.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":582641,"bill_number":"SR29","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clarence R. Logan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clarence R. Logan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR29/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR29.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582642,"bill_number":"HB139","title":"AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 96.550 to 96.901 creating different reporting requirements for special districts that have wholesale power contracts with federal agencies; amend KRS 65A.010 to further define \"fee\" and exceptions to \"fee,\" and define \"compulsory\" and \"non-compulsory\"; amend KRS 65A.020 to include local ordinances and interlocal agreements; amend KRS 65A.080 to allow for amendments to special district budgets and clarify reporting requirements of amendments; allow establishing entities to have more stringent reporting requirements for special districts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB139/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB139.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582643,"bill_number":"HR27","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Guthrie.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Guthrie.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR27/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR27.htm","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":582644,"bill_number":"HB150","title":"AN ACT relating to state employee insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.225 and KRS 18A.2254 to require the Personnel Cabinet to offer as one of its health plan options a plan option with benefits equivalent to the benefits offered by the Medicaid program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB150/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB150.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":582645,"bill_number":"SB1","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly by general law to prohibit the adoption of administrative regulations that it has found to be deficient.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB1/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB1.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":582646,"bill_number":"HB160","title":"AN ACT relating to voluntary unification of counties.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 67 to establish a new procedure for the optional consolidation of counties; exclude consolidated local governments, charter county governments, urban-county governments, and unified local governments from the procedures; permit two or more counties to consolidate with such action initiated by public petition or local ordinance; require signatures of 20% or more of the number of persons voting in last presidential election for initiation petition; provide for the contents and certification of petitions as prescribed; require the county judge/executive in the initiating county within 10 days to notify the other local governments and their citizens of the proposal as prescribed; require responding action in adjoining counties within 120 days or initial action becomes void; require a special election within 90 days if adjoining counties enter the process; require approval in each county for consolidation to become effective; prescribe the language for the ballot, other election procedures, and advertisement of the election by the sheriff; require a simple majority of those voting in each county for approval; require all election costs to be paid for by the state, and prohibit any organizational changes in a newly consolidated county for 10 years; prohibit any new county from becoming effective until the end of terms of current officeholders and require new officers to be elected in the same manner and at same time as other county officials; require the county judge/executive in each county to appoint 6 citizens to a transition committee as prescribed; require transition committee to divide county into 3-8 magisterial districts and to select 2-5 names for the new county to be decided by the voters; require final report of the transition committee as prescribed; provide for a gubernatorial appointee to break tie vote on questions relating to the name of the new county, the formation of magisterial districts, or other issues on the ballot; require all taxes from the immediate year to remain in effect until changed by the new county; require the creation of a special taxing district for repayment of prior financial obligations in previously existing counties as prescribed; require surplus funds to be spent in the areas where funds were raised as prescribed; permit voters to determine the location of new county seat from previously existing locations; require county seat to remain at that location for not less than 10 years; require other remaining county buildings to be maintained as branch offices for 10 years as prescribed; require the Department for Local Government to promulgate administrative regulations awarding preference points on community development block grant applications and provide technical and advisory assistance to consolidated counties; require, upon consolidation, all appointments to boards of special purpose governmental entities to remain in effect until the expiration of the term, at which point the appropriate appointing authority shall make new appointments; amend KRS 567.280 to provide for federal and state election districts as prescribed; repeal KRS 67.190, 67.200, 67.210, 67.220, 67.230, 67.240, 67.250, 67.260, 67.270, 67.290, and 67.310.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB160/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB160.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":582647,"bill_number":"HB135","title":"AN ACT relating to the Law Enforcement Foundation Program.","description":"Amend KRS 15.430 to prohibit the use of funds in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program for any purpose other than those specified.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB135/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB135.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582648,"bill_number":"HB180","title":"AN ACT relating to jurisdiction of courts.","description":"Amend KRS 311.732, relating to abortions performed upon minors to apply its provisions to Kentucky residents only.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB180/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB180.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":582649,"bill_number":"HJR16","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 15 that crosses Forcing Road in Perry County, as the \"Dr. Eli C. Boggs Bridge.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 15 that crosses Forcing Road in Perry County, as the \"Dr. Eli C. Boggs Bridge.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR16/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ16.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":582650,"bill_number":"HB126","title":"AN ACT relating to the financial solvency of insurance companies.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 3 to define terms including \"Own Risk and Solvency Assessment,\" (ORSA) and establish the following requirements for the insurer assessment: maintain a risk management framework; perform an ORSA assessment at least annually and any time there are significant changes to the risk profile of the insurer or insurance group; submit a summary report to the commissioner of insurance upon request; establish requirements for the summary report; establish exemptions from the assessment and reporting requirements for insurers or insurance groups; require the ORSA summary report be prepared in accordance with the ORSA guidance manual and require that documentation be maintained and made available upon examination; establish privacy and nondisclosure requirements for documents, materials, or other information in the possession of the Department of Insurance obtained pursuant to the ORSA Summary Report, recognized as being proprietary and containing trade secrets; authorize the commissioner to share documents, materials, or other ORSA-related materials including proprietary and trade secret documents with other state, federal, or international financial regulatory agencies, a supervisory college as defined in KRS 304.37-010, the NAIC, or any third-party consultant designated by the commissioner, subject to agreement by the recipient to maintain confidentiality; require a written agreement between the commissioner and the NAIC or a third-party consultant to govern sharing and use of the confidential and privileged information; authorize the commissioner to receive ORSA-related information including privileged documents, materials, or information including proprietary and trade-secret information from other regulatory officials of foreign or domestic jurisdictions including members of any supervisory college and the NAIC and require the commissioner to maintain confidentiality of the privileged information; create a new section of KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 99 to establish a daily penalty of $100 for failure to timely file an ORSA Summary Report to a maximum of $1,000; amend KRS 304.32-130, relating to a nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, dental, or other health service plan, to delete the cap on unencumbered reserve or surplus over and above the required reserves and not to be deemed an excessive accumulation; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 119)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB126/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB126.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":582651,"bill_number":"HB158","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend and create sections of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the office of Constable.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky allowing the legislative body of a county to choose to abolish the office of constable and also to reestablish that office through an ordinance; amend Section 99 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit question to the voters.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB158/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB158.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":582652,"bill_number":"SR9","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James W. Shaughnessy, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James W. Shaughnessy, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR9/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR9.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":582653,"bill_number":"HR29","title":"Support legislative action to pay the full actuarially required employer contribution rate to the systems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Support legislative action to pay the full actuarially required employer contribution rate to the systems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 91-0","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR29/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR29.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":582654,"bill_number":"HB122","title":"AN ACT relating to debt collection.","description":"Amend KRS 45.237 and 131.130 to prohibit the Department of Revenue from collecting debts for public colleges and universities, and quasi-governmental entities.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB122/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB122.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":582655,"bill_number":"SJR24","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 1428 in Floyd County in honor of Joe \"Bucky\" Burchett.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 1428 in Floyd County in honor of Joe \"Bucky\" Burchett.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR24/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ24.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582656,"bill_number":"HB149","title":"AN ACT relating to tuition-free courses for employees of public postsecondary institutions and their dependents.","description":"Amend KRS 164.020 to allow dependents of full-time employees of public postsecondary institutions to take up to six credit hours per term at any postsecondary institution with tuition waived; amend KRS 164.5807 to allow full-time employees of KCTCS and theirin dependents to take a maximum of six credit hours per term at any public postsecondary institution with tuition waived.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB149/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB149.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":582657,"bill_number":"SB4","title":"AN ACT relating to the Legislators' Retirement Plan.","description":"Amend KRS 6.525 to allow members contributing to the Legislators' Retirement Plan prior to January 1, 2014, to make a one-time election to have their benefits from the Legislators' Retirement Plan based solely on their legislative salary and any salary, earned in another state-administered retirement system prior to January 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB4/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB4.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":582658,"bill_number":"HB136","title":"AN ACT relating to the limited liability entity tax and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 141.0401 to expand the definition of cost of goods sold to include any costs allowed by the Internal Revenue Code; effective for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2007; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB136/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB136.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582659,"bill_number":"HR31","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Howard Ray Dawson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Howard Ray Dawson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR31/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR31.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":582660,"bill_number":"SR32","title":"Honor the Bowling Green High School football team for winning the Kentucky State 5A championship.","description":"Honor the Bowling Green High School football team for winning the Kentucky State 5A championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR32/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR32.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":582661,"bill_number":"SB6","title":"AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information.","description":"Amend KRS 61.661, 161.585, and 21.540 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems, Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, Legislators' Retirement Plan, and the Judicial Retirement Plan, to disclose upon request the names, status, projected or actual benefit payments, and other retirement information of each member or recipient of a retirement allowance of the systems.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB6/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB6.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":582662,"bill_number":"HB159","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 110, 111, 112, and 113 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the courts.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 110, 111, 112, and 113 of the Constitution of Kentucky to give the authority to the Chief Justice to redistribute resources of the judicial branch to reflect workload and to draw Circuit and District Court judicial districts every ten years; submit to the voters for rejection or approval; supply ballot language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB159/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB159.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":582663,"bill_number":"HB179","title":"AN ACT relating to law enforcement officer service weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 65.041 to permit local law enforcement agencies to sell a government-issued firearm to the law enforcement officer to whom the firearm was issued upon that officer's retirement; establish prerequisites.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 29)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB179/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB179.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":582664,"bill_number":"SR35","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Guthrie.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Guthrie.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR35/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR35.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":582665,"bill_number":"SB59","title":"AN ACT relating to motor carrier transportation contracts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to define the terms \"motor carrier transportation contract\" and \"promisee\"; establish that indemnification clauses in motor carrier transportation contracts are void and unenforceable; establish that provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts requiring a motor carrier to procure liability insurance covering the acts or omissions of the promisee are void and unenforceable; establish that this section shall not apply to the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 43)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB59/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB59.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":582666,"bill_number":"HJR23","title":"Direct Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of old U.S. Highway 60 in Livingston County in honor and memory of Deputy Roger Dale Lynch.","description":"Direct Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of old U.S. Highway 60 in Livingston County in honor and memory of Deputy Roger Dale Lynch.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR23/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ23.htm","sponsor":"Lynn Bechler"},
{"bill_id":582667,"bill_number":"SJR23","title":"Designate the \"Carl Akers Memorial Bridge\" in Floyd County.","description":"Designate the \"Carl Akers Memorial Bridge\" in Floyd County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR23/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ23.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582668,"bill_number":"SR28","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thelma M. Humphrey.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thelma M. Humphrey.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR28/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR28.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582669,"bill_number":"SR34","title":"Declare January 14, 2014, to be Kentucky Food Bank Day.","description":"Declare January 14, 2014, to be Kentucky Food Bank Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR34/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR34.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":582670,"bill_number":"HB167","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain.","description":"Amend KRS 416.660, relating to eminent domain, to allow separately deeded tracts of land owned by the same person to be considered as a single parcel for valuation purposes; amend KRS 416.580, 416.600, and 416.610 to conform; provide that the changes apply to condemnation proceedings initiated on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB167/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB167.htm","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":582671,"bill_number":"SB42","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual abuse and harassment education.","description":"Amend KRS 6.701 to specify that sexual and workplace harassment information is to be part of the legislative ethics manual and training program; specify that the training for legislators is to be conducted by an individual chosen by the LRC assistant director of human resources; amend KRS 6.711 to specify that sexual and workplace harassment law and policy are to be part of the general curriculum of the legislative orientation courses; make sexual and workplace harassment training mandatory for legislators; specify that the training is to be conducted by a live presenter; expand the orientation training requirement to four hours; require that one of the four hours of the orientation course are to be devoted to sexual and workplace harassment law and policy; amend KRS 6.716 to include updates on sexual and workplace harassment in the current issues seminar for legislators; specify that one of the three hours of the current issues seminar is to be devoted to sexual and workplace harassment training; amend KRS 156.095 to include sexual abuse awareness to professional development training; require the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to post online sexual abuse awareness information and training resources by August 1, 2014; require every elementary, middle, and high school administrator to disseminate age-appropriate sexual abuse awareness and protection information to all students and their parents or guardians by September 1 of each academic year; amend KRS 158.070 to require two hours of self-study of sexual abuse awareness and protection training and resources for all elementary, middle, and high school principals, guidance counselors, and teachers each school year; name sections 4 and 5 of this act the \"Erin's Law\" Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB42/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB42.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":582672,"bill_number":"SB52","title":"AN ACT relating to a missed appointment fee pilot program for Medicaid patients.","description":"Require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver within 90 days for a pilot program permitting health professionals to charge a $25 missed appointment fee; require implementation within 60 days after approval in Jefferson and Lawrence Counties.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB52/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB52.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582673,"bill_number":"SB56","title":"AN ACT relating to offender reentry.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 335B relating to employment and licensure of persons convicted of crime to narrow the class of offenses to which the chapter applies, to require consideration of the passage of time since the commission of the offense, to expand the chapter's applicability to both public and private employment, and to establish a mechanism for the resolution of claims involving private employers; repeal KRS 335B.040.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB56/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB56.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":582674,"bill_number":"SB3","title":"AN ACT relating to full disclosure in public safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to specify how the phrase \"individual, private setting\" shall be interpreted in informed consent situations.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"posting waived retroactively","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB3/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB3.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":582675,"bill_number":"SB2","title":"AN ACT relating to debt.","description":"Amend KRS 48.010 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to establish limitations on the issuance of general fund supported debt; amend KRS 56.063 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB2/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB2.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":582676,"bill_number":"HB188","title":"AN ACT relating to ambulance service fees.","description":"Amend KRS 273.401 to allow the legislative body of a city or county to add ambulance-service membership charges and subscriber fees to property tax bills.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB188/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB188.htm","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":582677,"bill_number":"HR1","title":"Adopt Rules of Procedure for the 2014 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","description":"Adopt Rules of Procedure for the 2014 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR1/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR1.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":582678,"bill_number":"SB49","title":"AN ACT relating to residential care workers.","description":"Amend KRS 337.050 to exclude employees who work in a home care situation for the infirm from overtime wage requirements.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 108)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB49/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB49.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582679,"bill_number":"SR30","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kosair Charities upon the completion of its celebration of 90 years of service to the community and its children.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kosair Charities upon the completion of its celebration of 90 years of service to the community and its children.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR30/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR30.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":582680,"bill_number":"HR2","title":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2014 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2014 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR2/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR2.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":582681,"bill_number":"HR3","title":"Direct the appointment of a House of Representatives committee to join a like committee from Senate to wait upon the Governor.","description":"Direct the appointment of a House of Representatives committee to join a like committee from Senate to wait upon the Governor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR3/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR3.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":582682,"bill_number":"HB166","title":"AN ACT relating to tenancies in real property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide that the victim of an assault, domestic violence, or stalking may terminate a lease or rental agreement upon 30 days' written notice to the landlord; amend KRS 344.010 to define a qualified crime victim as a victim of assault, domestic violence, or stalking; amend various sections in KRS Chapter 344 to include qualified crime victims as protected persons under real estate related civil rights statutes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB166/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB166.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582683,"bill_number":"HB169","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.","description":"Amend KRS 190.030 to limit a temporary sale or display to only the county where the licensee is licensed to conduct business; increase the required bond amounts; amend KRS 190.033 to increase the required insurance amounts; amend KRS 190.058 to provide that the motor vehicle commission fund shall not lapse but be carried forward to the next biennium; amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit a manufacturer from offering any rebate or incentive that is not available to each dealer on proportionally equal terms.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 83)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB169/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB169.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":582684,"bill_number":"SR6","title":"Recognize the Christian Appalachian Project on its fiftieth anniversary.","description":"Recognize the Christian Appalachian Project on its fiftieth anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR6/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR6.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":582685,"bill_number":"SR5","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Justice Thomas B. Spain.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Justice Thomas B. Spain.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR5/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR5.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":582686,"bill_number":"HB123","title":"AN ACT relating to breast cancer treatment education.","description":"Amend KRS 311.935 to update the provision of information to patients diagnosed with breast cancer on possible treatment options; require information to be provided to patients on the implications of mammogram results that indicate dense breast tissue; name Act the \"Genea Breast Cancer Awareness Act.\"","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"floor amendment (1) withdrawn","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB123/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB123.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":582687,"bill_number":"HJR10","title":"Designate the \"Medal of Honor Recipient Trail\" in Ohio and Butler Counties.","description":"Designate the \"Medal of Honor Recipient Trail\" in Ohio and Butler Counties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR10/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ10.htm","sponsor":"C.B. Embry"},
{"bill_id":582688,"bill_number":"SB64","title":"AN ACT relating to all-terrain vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 189.515 to permit an all-terrain vehicle operator 16 years of age or older to cross a public roadway with a posted speed limit of 55 mph or less without protective headgear.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB64/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB64.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":582689,"bill_number":"HB172","title":"AN ACT relating to DNA.","description":"Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; amend KRS 17.175 to provide for expungement of DNA samples in specified circumstances and allow use of all samples collected in good faith; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected; include noncodified provision to provide for alternative dates where expanded DNA collection may begin or be delayed based upon funding and pending court.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB172/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB172.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582690,"bill_number":"HB130","title":"AN ACT relating to distribution of non-consensual pornography.","description":"Amend KRS 531.010 to define \"private erotic matter'; create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of non-consensual pornography, and make any such distribution a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB130/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB130.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582691,"bill_number":"HB157","title":"AN ACT relating to continuing medical education for physicians.","description":"Amend KRS 311.601 to require the State Board of Medical Licensure to include in its continuing medical education requirements training on the recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma for pediatricians, radiologists, family practitioners, and emergency medicine and urgent care physicians.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 006)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB157/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB157.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":582692,"bill_number":"SB9","title":"AN ACT relating to benefit corporations.","description":"Create KRS Chapter 271C to establish public benefit corporations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB9/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB9.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":582693,"bill_number":"HB185","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax deduction for volunteer firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.010 to allow a deduction from taxable income for volunteer firefighters who meet certain qualifications.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB185/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB185.htm","sponsor":"John Short"},
{"bill_id":582694,"bill_number":"HB140","title":"AN ACT relating to tuition waivers for adopted children.","description":"Amend KRS 164.2847 to provide a tuition waiver for students at Kentucky public postsecondary institutions who were adopted by a family member and either adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent children orphaned; amend KRS 199.520 to require the court to indicate in the adoption judgment if a child meets the requirements of the tuition waiver; amend KRS 199.570 to allow the Cabinet for Families and Children to obtain a copy of an adoption file for purposes of determining a student's tuition waiver eligibility; amend KRS 625.045 to allow the Cabinet for Families and Children to obtain a copy of a voluntary termination file for purposes of determining a student's tuition waiver eligibility; amend KRS 625.108 to allow the Cabinet for Families and Children to obtain a copy of an involuntary termination file for purposes of determining a student's tuition waiver eligibility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB140/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB140.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":582695,"bill_number":"HB133","title":"AN ACT relating to recreational vehicles.","description":"Create KRS Chapter 190A, regarding recreational vehicle dealer relationships with manufacturers; define \"area of sales responsibility,\" \"dealer agreement,\" \"established place of business,\" \"family member,\" \"new recreational vehicle dealer,\"\" factory campaign,\"\" line-make,\" \"manufacturer,\" \"proprietary part,\" \"recreational vehicle,\" \"recreational vehicle salesperson,\" \"supplier,\" \" transient customer\" and \"warrantor\"; establish guidelines for new recreational vehicle dealers, manufacturers and distributors; set forth requirements for recreational vehicle dealer agreements; establish a warrantor's obligations to a recreational vehicle dealer; prescribe procedures for the termination or nonrenewal of an recreational vehicle dealer agreement; prohibits specified actions by a warrantor or dealer; establish procedures a dealer and manufacturer must follow if dealer receives a damaged recreational vehicle; prohibit coercive actions by a manufacturer; amend KRS 190.010 to define \"recreational vehicle\" and \"new recreational vehicle dealer\"; amend KRS 190.030 to establish fee schedule and establish a new recreational dealer license and recreational vehicle salesperson license; amend KRS 190.033 to require an applicant or holder of a new recreational vehicle dealer's license to have on file with the Motor Vehicle Commission an approved indemnifying bond or insurance policy; amend KRS 190.035 to require new recreational vehicle dealers to have an established place of business to obtain a license; amend KRS 190.040 to establish when a recreational vehicle license may be denied, suspended, or revoked; amend KRS 190.062 to require the parties to a dispute involving recreational vehicle franchise issues to attempt mediation before bringing a civil action; amend KRS 190.090 to include recreational vehicles in the installment sales contract provisions; amend KRS 190.260, 190.270 and 190.300 to include motor homes in the odometer provisions; provide that the Act may be cited as the \"Recreational Vehicle Dealer Franchise Act of 2014.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 27)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB133/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB133.htm","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":582696,"bill_number":"HB171","title":"AN ACT relating to civil rights.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for \"sexual orientation\" and \"gender identity\"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB171/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB171.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582697,"bill_number":"SB48","title":"AN ACT relating to combined electric and water plant boards.","description":"Amend KRS 96.172 to create a new governing board for certain electric and water plant boards, establish size of board, establish municipal appointees, establish county appointees, make the new board subject to the same ethical and legal criteria as other electric and water plant boards; amend KRS 96.174 to require the new board to alternate chairs between city and county appointees.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB48/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB48.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":582698,"bill_number":"SB37","title":"AN ACT relating to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.674 to exempt service companies from KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 if they service, maintain, or replace parts on an existing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system; prohibit a service company from installing or replacing a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB37/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB37.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":582699,"bill_number":"SB44","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle weight tolerance.","description":"Amend KRS 189.222 to provide a weight tolerance of 10% for commercial vehicles registered under KRS 186.050(3) that are engaged in the transportation of agricultural products.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB44/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB44.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":582700,"bill_number":"HB2","title":"AN ACT relating to increasing bachelor's degree attainment at postsecondary education institutions located in coal-producing counties.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Coal County College Completion Program to include the Kentucky Coal County College Completion Scholarship and the Kentucky Coal County College Completion Student Services Grant; create the Kentucky Coal County District to include coal-producing counties as defined in KRS 42.4592(1)(c); direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; define student and institutional eligibility for scholarships and grants; define the maximum grant amounts; require the authority to make an annual report on the program and a program evaluation every four years; fund the program with amounts appropriated from coal severance tax receipts in the biennial budget; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 133)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB2/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB2.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":582701,"bill_number":"SB67","title":"AN ACT relating to nuclear power.","description":"Amend KRS 278.600 to define \"storage\" and amend a definition to require that nuclear power facilities have a plan for the storage of nuclear waste rather than a means of permanent disposal; amend KRS 278.610 to delete the requirement that the Public Service Commission certify the facility as having a means for disposal of high-level nuclear waste; change all references to disposal of nuclear waste to storage of nuclear waste; prohibit construction of low-level waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth except as provided in KRS 211.852; require the Public Service Commission to determine whether the construction or operation of a nuclear power facility, including one constructed by an entity regulated under KRS Chapter 96, would create low-level nuclear waste or mixed wastes that would be required to be disposed of in low-level waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth; repeal KRS 278.605, relating to construction of nuclear power facilities.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"returned to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB67/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB67.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":582702,"bill_number":"HB128","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 527.020, relating to carrying a concealed deadly weapon, to permit a retired peace officer who has a concealed deadly weapon license issued pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act and KRS 237.138 to 237.142 to carry a concealed deadly weapon at all times at any location within the state except for a detention facility.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 120)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB128/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB128.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":582703,"bill_number":"SR26","title":"Recognize and honor women.","description":"Recognize and honor women.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR26/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR26.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582704,"bill_number":"HCR20","title":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study family care-giving and long-term supports and services in Kentucky.","description":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study family care-giving and long-term supports and services in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR20/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC20.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582705,"bill_number":"HB138","title":"AN ACT relating to public employee health insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.2254 to add health flexible spending accounts as an option for public employees in addition to the Public Employee Health Insurance Program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 82)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB138/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB138.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582706,"bill_number":"SB55","title":"AN ACT relating to funds to support education excellence in Kentucky.","description":"Amend KRS 157.350 to prohibit the withholding of support education excellence in Kentucky funds as a punitive measure.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"returned to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB55/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB55.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":582707,"bill_number":"HB146","title":"AN ACT relating to expedited partner therapy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to create definitions and establish authority and standards for expedited partner therapy.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB146/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB146.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582708,"bill_number":"HB3","title":"AN ACT relating to the legislative branch of state government.","description":"Amend KRS 6.611 to implement the \"no cup of coffee\" rule for legislators, limit allowable payments for attendance of individual legislators to events held in-state, define \"in-state\" and include administrative regulations and legislative proposals not introduced in the General Assembly to the definition of \"legislation\"; amend KRS 6.701 to specify that sexual and workplace harassment information is to be part of the legislative ethics manual and training program, and specify that the training for legislators is to be conducted by an individual chosen by the deputy director of human resources; amend KRS 6.711 to specify that sexual and workplace harassment law and policy is to be part of the general curriculum of the legislative orientation courses, make sexual and workplace harassment training mandatory for legislators, specify that the training is to be conducted by a live presenter, expand the orientation training requirement to five hours, and require that two of the five hours of the orientation course is to be devoted to sexual and workplace harassment law and policy; amend KRS 6.716 to include updates on sexual and workplace harassment in the current issues seminar for legislators, and specify that one of the three hours of the current issues seminar is to be devoted to sexual and workplace harassment training; amend KRS 6.747 to specify that the legislative agent or employer may not furnish out-of-state transportation or lodging for a legislator with certain exceptions; amend KRS 6.767 to prohibit a legislator, candidate, or campaign committee from accepting a campaign contribution from an executive agency lobbyist, or an employer of a legislative agent or executive agency lobbyist during a regular session of the General Assembly, except for a special election held during a regular session of the General Assembly; amend KRS 6,811 to prohibit a legislative agent or employer to give anything of value to a legislative candidate, prohibit a legislative agent from soliciting, controlling, or delivering a campaign contribution, prohibit an employer of a legislative agent from making a campaign contribution to a legislator, candidate, campaign committee, or caucus campaign committee during a regular session of the General Assembly, and delete language allowing legislative agents and their employers to purchase food or beverages for legislators not to exceed $100 (\"no cup of coffee\" rule); amend KRS 6.821 to conform, and to include the cost of advertising during a General Assembly by an employer of a legislative agent or their affiliates in the employer's statement filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to require the Commission, with the assistance of the Personnel Cabinet, to establish a job classification and compensation system for non-partisan employees of the Commission by July 1, 2014, require non-partisan staff to be employed, promoted, disciplined, and dismissed in accordance with that system, allow non-partisan staff to appeal to the Kentucky Personnel Board, require that each non-partisan employee of the Commission have a personnel file that is accessible to the employee, and provide that nothing in this section shall grant rights under KRS Chapter 18A to employees of the Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to define \"sexual harassment\" and \"workplace harassment\", require the Commission to establish comprehensive policies and procedures to maintain a harassment-free workplace, require the Commission to employ a deputy director for human resources upon recommendation of the director who may only be dismissed by the Commission, provide for partisan staff to make complaints under this section, require complaints of workplace harassment to be investigated and the findings and recommendations made in a written report to the Commission, prohibit the Commission from providing staff support for a member of the Senate or House, or anyone directly employed by the Senate or the House, who has not consented in writing to be bound by the policies and proceduresregarding sexual and workplace harassment; amend KRS 7.090 to require employment of personnel by the Commission to be in accordance with the job classification and compensation system; amend KRS 18A.030 to require the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to assist the Commission in establishing a job classification and compensation system; amend KRS 18A.075 to the require the Kentucky Personnel Board to assist the Commission in establishing a job classification and compensation system; require the Commission to contract with an external entity within 10 days of enactment of this legislation to evaluate all facets of the policies, procedures, and culture of all Commission staff, require certain experience of the outside entity, and require the entity to recommend best practice in accordance with the requirements of this Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB3/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB3.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":582709,"bill_number":"SJR20","title":"Direct Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of old U.S. Highway 60 in Livingston County in honor and memory of Deputy Roger Dale Lynch.","description":"Direct Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of old U.S. Highway 60 in Livingston County in honor and memory of Deputy Roger Dale Lynch.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR20/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ20.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":582710,"bill_number":"HB1","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to $8.10 per hour on July 1, 2014, $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2015, and $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2016; amend KRS 337.420 to define \"equivalent jobs\" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the promulgation occur on or before July 1, 2015; amendments to KRS 337.423 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB1/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB1.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":582711,"bill_number":"HB156","title":"AN ACT relating to users of public roadways.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner that causes a collision and serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public roadway; establish definition of \"vulnerable user of a public roadway\"; establish penalties for violation; permit persons convicted to petition to enter a community labor program and attend a traffic safety course in lieu of penalties; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the traffic safety program; amend KRS 27A.060 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB156/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB156.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":582712,"bill_number":"SR33","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jane Ann Long.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jane Ann Long.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR33/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR33.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":582713,"bill_number":"SR10","title":"Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky","description":"Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR10/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR10.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":582714,"bill_number":"HB174","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Williamstown.","description":"Reclassify the City of Williamstown, in Grant County, with a population of 3,897, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB174/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB174.htm","sponsor":"Brian Linder"},
{"bill_id":582715,"bill_number":"HB25","title":"AN ACT relating to operators of taxis, buses, or other passenger vehicles for hire.","description":"Amend KRS 508.025, relating to third degree assault, to include an assault on an operator or passenger of a taxi, bus, or other passenger vehicle for hire within that offense; amend KRS 508.050 and 525.060, relating to menacing and disorderly conduct, to increase the penalty for those offenses if the offense is committed against an operator or passenger of a taxi, bus, or other passenger vehicle for hire.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"reassigned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB25/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB25.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582716,"bill_number":"SB63","title":"AN ACT relating to the workers' compensation special fund and Funding Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 342.120 require the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to engage in an aggressive attempt to settle special fund claims; amend KRS 342.122 and eliminate all funding provided to the Labor Cabinet from special fund assessments.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"returned to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB63/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB63.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":582717,"bill_number":"HB187","title":"AN ACT relating to compensation of retired judges.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to provide that any judge or justice retired under the Senior Status Program for Special Judges with a pension benefit greater than or equal to 100% of his or her final compensation who are then appointed, elected, or re-elected to a position of judge or justice on or after the effective date of this Act shall have his or her salary reduced by his or her annual pension benefit; provide that the reduction shall not be below 10% of the what the judge or justice would be otherwise eligible to receive; exempt retired judges and justices who are temporarily assigned to serve as a judge or justice.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB187/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB187.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582718,"bill_number":"HJR19","title":"Honoring Kentucky Retired Teachers by establish the third week of October to be Kentucky Retired Teachers' Week.","description":"Honoring Kentucky Retired Teachers by establish the third week of October to be Kentucky Retired Teachers' Week.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 61)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR19/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ19.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":582719,"bill_number":"HB148","title":"AN ACT relating to wage discrimination.","description":"Amend KRS 337.420 to define \"equivalent jobs\" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the promulgation occur on or before July 1, 2015; amendments to KRS 337.423 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB148/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB148.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":582720,"bill_number":"HB189","title":"AN ACT relating to the veterans' program trust fund.","description":"Amend KRS 40.450 to clarify that the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs has administrative authority over the veterans' program trust fund and the authority to promulgate administrative regulations related to the trust fund.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 30)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB189/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB189.htm","sponsor":"Charles Miller"},
{"bill_id":582721,"bill_number":"HB183","title":"AN ACT relating to city civil service.","description":"Amend KRS 90.310 to prohibit the establishment of a civil service commission in the months of November or December of even-numbered years; allow any ordinance creating a civil service commission to be amended or repealed, except that no repeal of provisions relating to the maintenance of a pension fund are allowed; amend KRS 95.761 specifying that certain cities may adopt either the provisions of KRS 95.761 to 95.766 or KRS 90.300 to 90.420 for its police and firefighters, allow adoption of KRS 90.300 to 90.420 for nonpolice and firefighters; prohibit the establishment of a civil service commission in the months of November or December of even-numbered years; allow any ordinance creating a civil service commission to be amended or repealed, except that no repeal of provisions relating to the maintenance of a pension fund are allowed.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 121)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB183/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB183.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":582722,"bill_number":"SR21","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Franklin Earl Farley.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Franklin Earl Farley.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR21/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR21.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":582723,"bill_number":"SR1","title":"Establish the 2014 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","description":"Establish the 2014 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR1/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR1.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":582724,"bill_number":"HB134","title":"AN ACT relating to the legislative branch of state government.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to require that the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) annually evaluate its written policies and procedures related to workplace harassment; mandate that members of the General Assembly and LRC employees receive annual training on workplace harassment law and policy in the legislative workplace; require the LRC to develop a certification process by which members of the General Assembly and LRC employees attest to their attendance of this training.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB134/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB134.htm","sponsor":"Jeffery Donohue"},
{"bill_id":582725,"bill_number":"HB5","title":"AN ACT relating to the safety and security of personal information held by public agencies.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define certain terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require public agencies and nonaffiliated third parties to implement, maintain, and update security procedures and practices, including taking any appropriate corrective action to safeguard against security breaches; establish reasonable security and breach investigation procedures; include security and breach investigation procedures in contracts with nonaffiliated third parties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require public agencies that maintain personal information to notify persons impacted by security breaches; notify specified officials of security breaches; specify how to provide notice of security breaches to impacted individuals; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for the disposal and destruction of records that include personal information and require the legislative and judicial branches to follow Sections 1 to 4 of this Act; amend KRS 42.722 to define certain terms; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to develop a security framework relating to privacy and confidentiality of personal information and submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission regarding security breaches; amend KRS 42.732 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to receive specified advice on preventing security attacks; amend KRS 171.450 to require the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures to protect against unauthorized access to personal information; amend KRS 171.680 to require public agencies to comply with the provisions of Sections 1 to 4 of this Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 74)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB5/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB5.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":582726,"bill_number":"HB145","title":"AN ACT relating to a medical order for scope of treatment.","description":"Amend KRS 311.621 to define \"medical order for scope of treatment\"; create a new section of KRS 311.621 to 311.643 to permit the completion of a medical order for scope of treatment directing medical interventions; require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations to develop a standardized medical order for scope of treatment form; list the required contents of the standardized medical order for scope of treatment; amend KRS 311.623, 311.633, and 311.637 to add the medical order for scope of treatment.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB145/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB145.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":582727,"bill_number":"HB162","title":"AN ACT relating to dogs.","description":"Amend KRS 258.095 to amend the definition of who qualifies as the owner of a dog to include persons permitting the dog to remain on or about premises owned and occupied by the person.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Agriculture & Small Business (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-09","committee":"Agriculture and Small Business","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB162/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB162.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":582728,"bill_number":"SR8","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lawson Walker II.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lawson Walker II.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR8/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR8.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":582729,"bill_number":"SB41","title":"AN ACT relating to physician assistants.","description":"Amend KRS 311.856 to require a supervising physician to review and countersign at least 10% of the medical notes written by a physician assistant every 30 days; allow a physician assistant to execute an order without the countersignature of the supervising physician.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 41)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB41/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB41.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":582730,"bill_number":"HB121","title":"AN ACT relating to school safety and communication.","description":"Amend KRS 158.156 to include any incident involving a knife or firearm committed by any person and to require that all parents and legal guardians of students within the school be notified of its occurrence.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB121/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB121.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":582731,"bill_number":"SB62","title":"AN ACT relating to the prevention of overdose deaths.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 218A to provide limited criminal and civil immunity for persons reporting or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB62/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB62.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":582732,"bill_number":"HJR15","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to name Kentucky Route 2113 in Woodford County the \"Police Memorial Highway.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to name Kentucky Route 2113 in Woodford County the \"Police Memorial Highway.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR15/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ15.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":582733,"bill_number":"SB65","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health records.","description":"Amend KRS 210.235 to specify additional conditions under which patient records may be disclosed.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 12)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB65/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB65.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":582734,"bill_number":"SR4","title":"Direct the appointment of a Senate committee to join a like committee from House of Representatives to wait upon the Governor.","description":"Direct the appointment of a Senate committee to join a like committee from House of Representatives to wait upon the Governor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR4/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR4.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":582735,"bill_number":"HB170","title":"AN ACT relating to the utility gross receipts license tax for schools.","description":"Amend KRS 160.613 to clarify that if a manufacturer, processor, miner, or refiner chooses to claim that a portion of the energy or energy producing fuels purchased by that entity is exempt from the utility gross receipts license tax, the entity claiming the exemption becomes responsible to report and pay the portion of the tax due directly to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 160.6156 to specify who may request a refund or credit of any overpayment of the tax and require that an appeal of the denial of a requested refund to the Circuit Court shall be made within 30 days from the mailing date of the denial.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 137)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB170/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB170.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":582736,"bill_number":"HB142","title":"AN ACT relating to state-owned marinas.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to define \"slip\" and \"personal watercraft\"; allow a person who rents a slip at a state owned marina to keep that same slip number and location if the person has rented the slip for three years consecutively and there is no unpaid slip rent and the slip rent has been paid on time.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB142/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB142.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":582737,"bill_number":"SB60","title":"AN ACT relating to deadly weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 237.110 to allow firearms safety instructors to issue certificates of completion rather than the Department of Criminal Justice Training and to prohibit administrative regulations which would require concealed deadly weapon license applicants to clean guns in class; amend KRS 244.125 to prohibit alcohol consumption while in possession of a loaded firearm when on premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink; amend KRS 237.128 and 237.132 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB60/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB60.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":582738,"bill_number":"HB153","title":"AN ACT relating to firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to establish a rebuttable presumption that cancer, resulting in temporary or permanent disability or death, is an occupational disease for full-time paid firefighters; establish the guidelines for compensation; establish the types of carcinogens associated with specific types of cancers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB153/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB153.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":582739,"bill_number":"SB7","title":"AN ACT relating to nurses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314 to establish a Collaborative Prescribing Agreement Joint Advisory Committee; set membership of the committee at 3 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who prescribe nonscheduled legend drugs and 3 physicians who currently or previously signed a collaborative agreement with an APRN for prescribing nonscheduled legend drugs (CAPA-NS); authorize the committee to recommend items to the nursing and medical boards, including a common CAPA-NS form; establish methods to assist APRNs who need a physician to sign a CAPA-NS in emergency and non-emergency situations; require the committee to forward complaints to the appropriate licensing board without discussing or reviewing any complaint or actions by the practitioner; declare that each board retains jurisdiction over its licensees and committee members; attach the committee to the nursing board, while each board is responsible for the expenses of its members; alternate committee meetings between the facilities of the two boards; amend KRS 314.042 to set out specific requirements for a CAPA-NS agreement similar to those already established for controlled substance collaborative agreements; allow an APRN to discontinue or be exempt from the CAPA-NS requirement in limited circumstances after the APRN has prescribed under a CAPA-NS for 4 years in a certified population focus; clarify that an APRN cannot be required to maintain a CAPA-NS after the 4 years, but may choose to continue a CAPA-NS indefinitely; direct an APRN to notify the nursing board if the APRN will be prescribing without a CAPA-NS; permit an APRN from another state seeking licensure by endorsement to prescribe without a CAPA-NS if that APRN either had a collaborative prescribing agreement with a physician or prescribed independently for at least 4 years; require an APRN who has prescribed for less than 4 years when the new requirements take effect to complete the 4 years before being eligible to prescribe without a CAPA-NS.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"signed by Governor","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB7/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB7.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":582740,"bill_number":"HB137","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability trust fund and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to provide that if federal legislation is enacted that requires out-of-state sellers to collect and remit sales and use tax on behalf of states, tax receipts and interest and penalties thereon resulting from the enactment of the federal legislation shall be deposited in the Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability trust fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB137/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB137.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":582741,"bill_number":"SB38","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of dental prosthesis.","description":"Amend KRS 139.472 to exempt dental prosthesis from sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB38/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB38.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":582742,"bill_number":"SB66","title":"AN ACT relating to boating law enforcement.","description":"Amend KRS 235.310 to only allow boating enforcement officers to enter upon boats on the waters of the Commonwealth if the officer has a reasonable and articulable suspicion that a violation of KRS Chapter 235 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder has occurred; allow the department to conduct periodic inspections of marine sanitation devices according to regular inspection schedules; name the Act the Boater Freedom Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB66/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB66.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":582743,"bill_number":"HB125","title":"AN ACT relating to direct patient reporting of medical laboratory reports.","description":"Amend KRS 333.150 to require a medical laboratory to provide a copy of laboratory results to a patient at the patient's request.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"received in House","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB125/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB125.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":582744,"bill_number":"SB45","title":"AN ACT relating to search warrants.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to allow the court system to authorize a search warrant to be applied for and issued electronically if the process complies with constitutional and other specified safeguards.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 62)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB45/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB45.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":582745,"bill_number":"SR3","title":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2014 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2014 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR3/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR3.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":582746,"bill_number":"HB182","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the salaries of state officials and to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing an independent commission to set salaries of members of the General Assembly, judges, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Agriculture; require the General Assembly to enact laws creating this commission; require the commission periodically to file salary schedules with the Secretary of State; allow voter referendum on a salary schedule after the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the number of voters who participated in the most recent election for Governor; require salaries in effect on November 4, 2014, to remain in effect until altered by the commission or by voter referendum; propose to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit to voters.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-09","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB182/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB182.htm","sponsor":"Dwight Butler"},
{"bill_id":582747,"bill_number":"HB165","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of juries in competency hearings conducted in guardianship proceedings.","description":"Amend KRS 387.570 and 387.580 to allow a bench trial when the parties agree, there is no objection from interested parties, and the judge finds no cause to require a jury trial.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB165/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB165.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":582748,"bill_number":"SR31","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Scott County High School football team for winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Scott County High School football team for winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR31/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR31.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":582749,"bill_number":"HB131","title":"AN ACT relating to property tax.","description":"Amend KRS 132.010 to change the definition of \"compensating tax rate\", and to add definitions for \"Four (4%) rate\", and \"Taxing district\"; amend KRS 132.017 and 132.0225 to conform; amend KRS 132.023 to require all taxing districts to calculate separate real and personal property tax rates; amend KRS 68.245, 157.440, 160.470, 210.480, 212.755, 65.125, 67.934, 67.938, 67A.850, 67C,125, 67C.147, 78.530, 132.012, 132.028, and 342.240 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 173 to require the Department of Libraries and Archives to calculate tax rates for library taxing districts; repeal KRS 132.018, 132.024, 132.0225, 132.029, 68.248 and 160.473; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB131/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB131.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":582750,"bill_number":"HB127","title":"AN ACT relating to airports.","description":"Amend KRS 183.8811, relating to firearms and deadly weapons on airport property, to protect lawful possession of firearms and deadly weapons on airport property; specify that, in areas controlled by federal law or regulation relating to possession of firearms and deadly weapons, that federal law or regulation shall be followed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-08","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB127/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB127.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":582751,"bill_number":"SB50","title":"AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 202A to create a process for District Courts to order outpatient mental health treatment; establish eligibility and court proceedings; provide for transportation processes for the purposes of a mental health examination; require a mental health examination and the development of a treatment plan; establish the process for hearings; authorize 72-hour emergency admission for failure to comply with orders; provide for the right to stay, vacate, or modify orders; provide for a process to change a treatment plan; authorize extension of orders; and repeal KRS 202A.081.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB50/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB50.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":582752,"bill_number":"HB175","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Housing Corporation.","description":"Amend KRS 198A.040 to add certain corporate powers to the Kentucky Housing Corporation, to eliminate certain exemptions from regulation and statute.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 28)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB175/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB175.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":583464,"bill_number":"SB74","title":"AN ACT relating to disaster and emergency response.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.280 to provide civil liability protections to licensed professional engineers and licensed architects who voluntarily provide professional services at the request of officials during or after a declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe; establish limitations to liability protection; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 129)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB74/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB74.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":583468,"bill_number":"SR39","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John L. \"Jack\" Shea.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John L. \"Jack\" Shea.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR39/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR39.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":583470,"bill_number":"HJR32","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US 421 in Leslie County in honor and memory of Matt and Mary Stidham.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US 421 in Leslie County in honor and memory of Matt and Mary Stidham.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR32/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ32.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":583477,"bill_number":"HJR34","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1482 in Leslie County in honor of Cpl. Stevie Smallwood.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1482 in Leslie County in honor of Cpl. Stevie Smallwood.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR34/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ34.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":583481,"bill_number":"SR36","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nellie M. Gnadinger.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nellie M. Gnadinger.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR36/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR36.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":583483,"bill_number":"SB73","title":"AN ACT relating to requirements for preauthorization of non-formulary prescriptions.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-161 to define \"preauthorization\"; and create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS chapter 304 to establish requirements for pharmacy benefit managers to expedite the process of preauthorization of a non-formulary drug product.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB73/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB73.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":583487,"bill_number":"HB197","title":"AN ACT relating to traffic regulations.","description":"Amend KRS 189.338 to establish an affirmative defense for an operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle for a violation of entering or crossing an intersection controlled by a traffic signal against a steady red light; establish criteria for an affirmative defense; provide that the affirmative defense shall not constitute a defense to any other civil or criminal action.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB197/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB197.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":583490,"bill_number":"HB191","title":"AN ACT relating to the minimum wage for tipped employees.","description":"Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $3 per hour; provide that, beginning July 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, this minimum shall be increased by the lesser of $0.95 or the amount necessary to bring the wage to 70% of the hourly minimum wage for non tipped employees.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB191/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB191.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":583496,"bill_number":"HCR37","title":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study whether counties should be offered the option of conducting elections in centralized voting centers rather than in voting precincts.","description":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study whether counties should be offered the option of conducting elections in centralized voting centers rather than in voting precincts.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR37/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC37.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":583501,"bill_number":"HB190","title":"AN ACT relating to health benefit plans.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 establishing mandated coverage of genetic testing for mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes for insured who are at risk of breast cancer or ovarian cancer or who have been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer under the age of forty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB190/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB190.htm","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":583502,"bill_number":"SB71","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Booneville.","description":"Reclassify the City of Booneville, in Owsley County, with a population of 80, from a city of the 6th class to a city of the 4th class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB71/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB71.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":583506,"bill_number":"SB69","title":"AN ACT relating to the Endow Kentucky tax credit and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 141.438 to increase the total amount of Endow Kentucky tax credits that may be awarded each fiscal year from $500,000 to $2,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2014-2015; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB69/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB69.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":583515,"bill_number":"HB193","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of drugs used in the production of cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, llamas, alpacas, buffalos, aquatic organisms, cervids, ratite birds, or equine.","description":"Amend KRS 139.472, relating to the sales and use tax, to exempt drugs and over-the-counter drugs if used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, llamas, alpacas, buffalos, ratites, aquatic organisms, cervids, ratite birds, or equine; EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB193/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB193.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":583517,"bill_number":"SR37","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Grace Pettit.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Grace Pettit.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR37/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR37.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":583522,"bill_number":"HB196","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7881 to permit high school seniors, beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, and high school juniors and seniors, beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, to use their KEES awards to pay for dual credit courses; require that the funds they would have received as eligible postsecondary students be reduced proportionally over a four-, or in some cases, five-year period by an amount equal to the amount used for dual credit; amend KRS 164.7885 to conform; designate the expenditures as necessary governmental expenses if KEES funds appropriated for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 are not adequate.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB196/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB196.htm","sponsor":"Brian Linder"},
{"bill_id":583523,"bill_number":"HR38","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thomas Leland Moore, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thomas Leland Moore, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR38/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR38.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":583530,"bill_number":"HB198","title":"AN ACT relating to parental rights.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 403.270 to 403.350 to provide that a person convicted of a felony sexual offense shall have no parental or visitation rights with respect to any child born as a result of that sexual assault; create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB198/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB198.htm","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":583534,"bill_number":"HB192","title":"AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 65A.010 to define \"federally regulated municipal utility,\" and to clarify the definition of \"fee\"; amend KRS 65A.020 to make technical changes, and to clarify information that must be filed with the Department for Local Government relating to taxes and fees imposed by special purpose governmental entities, and financial information submitted by federally regulated municipal utilities; amend KRS 65A.030 to allow federally regulated municipal utilities to comply with audit provisions relating to the public power components of their operations by submitting audits that conform to the information that must be submitted to the federal regulator; amend KRS 65A.080 to provide for budget amendments; amend 65A.100 to further define and refine the type of information that must be reported to the governing body of the establishing entity; amend 96.840 to conform; amend KRS 91A.360, 91A.372, 91A.380, and 91A.394 to require tourist and convention commissions to be audited as provided in KRS 65A.030; provide that the provisions of the Act shall be retroactively effective to January 1, 2014; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 007)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB192/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB192.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":583538,"bill_number":"HB195","title":"AN ACT relating to energy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapters 278 and 96 to require retail electric suppliers to use increasing amounts of renewable energy; require retail electric suppliers to take energy-efficiency measures and implement energy-efficiency programs that increase energy savings over a period of time; provide for alternative compliance plans for public utilities who fail to meet renewable energy or efficiency requirements; define renewable energy; specify reporting requirements to the Public Service Commission regarding progress in diversifying energy sources and energy savings; require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff guidelines for purchase of renewable power.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB195/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB195.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":583542,"bill_number":"HJR35","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 699 in Leslie County in honor of Larkin Lewis.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 699 in Leslie County in honor of Larkin Lewis.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR35/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ35.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":583544,"bill_number":"SB72","title":"AN ACT relating to judicial redistricting.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to require the Supreme Court to analyze and propose adjustments to the Commonwealth's judicial circuits and districts and the judicial assignments therein to account for population changes in the same years as legislative redistricting is required.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB72/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB72.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":583549,"bill_number":"HJR33","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 2009 at its intersection with United States Highway 421 in Leslie County as the \"Pvt. Arnold Morgan Memorial Bridge.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 2009 at its intersection with United States Highway 421 in Leslie County as the \"Pvt. Arnold Morgan Memorial Bridge.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR33/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ33.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":583553,"bill_number":"SR38","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen Spalding.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen Spalding.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR38/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR38.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":583557,"bill_number":"HB194","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education tuition fees.","description":"Amend KRS 164.2841 and 164.2842 to identify correctional officers of urban-county governments and metropolitan correctional services divisions as law enforcement officers; allow postsecondary education tuition fees to be waived for survivors of correctional officers of urban-county government and metropolitan correctional services divisions killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-13","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB194/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB194.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":583558,"bill_number":"HR36","title":"Honor Russell-McDowell Intermediate principal Heather Tackett Aldrich.","description":"Honor Russell-McDowell Intermediate principal Heather Tackett Aldrich.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR36/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR36.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":587807,"bill_number":"HB205","title":"AN ACT relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in schools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring high schools to include CPR training in the health education curriculum.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB205/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB205.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":587829,"bill_number":"SB76","title":"AN ACT relating to medical service providers.","description":"Amend KRS 315.522 to clarify that a reciprocal license may be granted to an out-of-state provider located in one of Kentucky's seven contiguous bordering states; establish that requirements for licensure in the contiguous state, including any requirement for a physical location in the state as a condition of issuing or renewing a license, be substantially similar to the licensure requirements in this state; amend KRS 315.191 to reorganize membership of the advisory council to include two members of the durable medical equipment profession.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB76/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB76.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":587851,"bill_number":"HB204","title":"AN ACT relating to jail officers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 71 to establish a procedure for handling a complaint against a jail officer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB204/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB204.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":587873,"bill_number":"HB208","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 11.065 to add the chief information officer to the Governor's Executive Cabinet; amend KRS 42.722 to define \"technology infrastructure\"; amend KRS 42.724 to name the chief information officer, establish the Division of Enterprise Architecture within the Office of Enterprise Technology, abolish the Division of Printing Services, rename the Division of Financial Information Technology the Division of Revenue Application Development, rename the Division of Support Services the Division of Development Support Services, rename the Division of Agency Information Technology the Division of Agency Application Development, establish the Division of Data Management Services within the Office of Application Development, and establish the Office of Information Technology Service Management within the Commonwealth Office of Technology; and amend KRS 42.726 to expand the duties of the Commonwealth Office of Technology.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 138)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB208/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB208.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":587894,"bill_number":"HJR41","title":"Designate KY 476 as the Robinson Forest Highway in Breathitt County.","description":"Designate KY 476 as the Robinson Forest Highway in Breathitt County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR41/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ41.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":587918,"bill_number":"HB203","title":"AN ACT relating to outdoor advertising devices.","description":"Amend KRS 177.830 to define the terms \"advertising device viewing zone,\" \"view permit,\" and \"trim or prune,\"; amend KRS 177.863 to make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to allow the owner of a legally erected advertising device to apply to the Transportation Cabinet for a vegetation control permit; specify components of permit application, including the use of a cabinet certified contractor, proof of insurance, and right-of-way access plan; establish standards for approval of vegetation control permit; establish the procedures for applicants who were denied a permit or issued a restricted permit to submit an amended application for a vegetation control permit; allow applicant that was issued a restricted permit or denied a permit based on an amended application to petition for an administrative hearing under KRS Chapter 13B determine whether denial or restrictions were appropriate; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to allow a city, urban-county , or consolidated local government to endorse the application of an applicant for work on roads in their jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to require a billboard owner with a valid application in force to secure a view permit each time prior to trimming or pruning vegetation; set fee for each view permit at $250; require a performance bond sufficient to cover the amount of work prior to issuance of a view permit; make view permits valid until work is completed or for 180 days, whichever is shorter; require the Transportation Cabinet to monitor work done on a view permit; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to require trimming and pruning done under a view permit to be supervised by a certified arborist; prohibit cutting in a view permit area between April 15th and September 15th if the area is a potential habitat for the Indiana Bat; specify that all costs of work under a view permit, including costs for arborist services and replacement vegetation, be borne by the permit holder; amend KRS 177.860 to conform; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to establish a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for violations each violation of Sections 3 to 6 of this Act; waive the fine if corrected within 30 days; create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to clarify that nothing in Sections 1 through 8 of the Act should be construed as to permit activity which is in conflict with the Federal Highway Beautification Act or any agreement entered into between the Federal Highway Administration and the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB203/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB203.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":587938,"bill_number":"HB207","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of roofers and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define \"board,\" \"commercial roofing contractor,\" \"residential roofing contractor,\" and \"roofing\"; exempt homeowners and farm owners working on their own homes or farms; establish the Kentucky Board of Roofing Contractors; assign duties and powers to the board; establish licensure requirements and fees for residential and commercial roofing contractors; establish maximum fees for education provider applications and examination fees; require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to develop an on-line permitting system; allow any inspector licensed or certified by the department to have authority to review roofing permits on job sites; establish penalties.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB207/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB207.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":587961,"bill_number":"HR44","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Paul Whalen.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Paul Whalen.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR44/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR44.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":587983,"bill_number":"HB210","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 521, relating to bribery and corrupt influences to prohibit probation or shock probation for a public officer or employee convicted of a bribery or related offense; amend KRS 522.050, relating to abuse of the public trust to prohibit probation or shock probation for a public officer or employee convicted of the offense.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB210/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB210.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":588006,"bill_number":"HB202","title":"AN ACT relating to nonteaching time for teachers.","description":"Amend KRS 158.060 to require teachers to be provided a minimum of 150 minutes per week for nonteaching activities; specify types of teacher-directed activities to be completed during nonteaching time.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB202/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB202.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":588032,"bill_number":"SR43","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Cedric E. Sherrer, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Cedric E. Sherrer, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR43/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR43.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":588053,"bill_number":"SR45","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William S. \"Bill\" Blakeman.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William S. \"Bill\" Blakeman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR45/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR45.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":588074,"bill_number":"HR40","title":"Amend House Rule 22B regarding training.","description":"Amend House Rule 22B regarding training.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR40/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR40.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":588097,"bill_number":"SR41","title":"Honor Hardin County School Superintendent Nanette Johnston for being named the 2014 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year.","description":"Honor Hardin County School Superintendent Nanette Johnston for being named the 2014 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR41/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR41.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":588118,"bill_number":"HR39","title":"Adjourn in honor of Marty Wallingford upon being honored by the Board of Directors of Court Appointed Special Advocates.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Marty Wallingford upon being honored by the Board of Directors of Court Appointed Special Advocates.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR39/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR39.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":588141,"bill_number":"HR43","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mariam Marshall Burge.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mariam Marshall Burge.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR43/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR43.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":588165,"bill_number":"HCR46","title":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the potential use of an electronic health records system by the state to allow medical professionals instant access to medical histories of state employees, retirees, and Medicaid recipients.","description":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the potential use of an electronic health records system by the state to allow medical professionals instant access to medical histories of state employees, retirees, and Medicaid recipients.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR46/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC46.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":588188,"bill_number":"HB209","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 131.020 to create within the Department of Revenue Office of Processing and Enforcement, the Division of Protest Resolution, and to create within the Department of Revenue Office of Property Valuation, the Division of Local Support, the Division of State Valuation, and the Division of Minerals Taxation and Geographical Information System Services; confirm Executive Order 2013-806.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB209/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB209.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":588209,"bill_number":"SR40","title":"Adjourn in honor of Chad Kamen.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Chad Kamen.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR40/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR40.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":588232,"bill_number":"HB199","title":"AN ACT relating to child booster seats.","description":"Amend KRS 189.125, relating to vehicle occupant restraints, to require booster seats to be used by children who are less than nine years old and are between 40 and 57 inches in height; clarify that a child of any age who is over 57 inches in height shall not be required to be secured in a booster seat.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB199/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB199.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":588251,"bill_number":"HB206","title":"AN ACT providing that a loan modification resulting in a lower interest rate is secured by the original mortgage.","description":"Amend KRS 382.520 to provide that a real estate mortgage secures payment for modifications of the loan resulting in a lower interest rate.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 31)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB206/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB206.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":588277,"bill_number":"HB211","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-518, which reorganizes various offices in the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 14)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB211/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB211.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":588298,"bill_number":"SB77","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to eliminate the term \"capital offense\" and replace it with Class A felony; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to permit imprisonment for life without parole and imprisonment for life without parole for 25 years for offenses formerly denominated as capital offenses; amend KRS 532.050 to require a presentence investigation in all felony cases; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to authorize imprisonment for life without benefit of parole for 25 years, but not life imprisonment without benefit of parole, for a Class A felony which was formerly a capital offense; repeal various statutes relating to imposition of the death penalty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB77/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB77.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":588321,"bill_number":"SB78","title":"AN ACT relating to dogs.","description":"Amend KRS 258.095 to amend the definition of who qualifies as the owner of a dog to include persons permitting the dog to remain on or about premises owned and occupied by the person.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB78/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB78.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":588343,"bill_number":"HR45","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Noble Donald Morse.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Noble Donald Morse.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR45/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR45.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":588366,"bill_number":"HB200","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.","description":"Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the elections of statewide constitutional officers in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2020; provide transitional schedule; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB200/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB200.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":588386,"bill_number":"HB201","title":"AN ACT designating London, Kentucky as the cycling capital of Kentucky.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the city of London as the cycling capital of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB201/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB201.htm","sponsor":"Marie Rader"},
{"bill_id":588410,"bill_number":"HB212","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Confirm Executive Orders 2013-389 and 2013-853, which reorganize various offices in the Department of Education; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.017 to conform.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB212/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB212.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":588431,"bill_number":"SR42","title":"Honor Hardin County Attorney Jenny Oldham for being named a 2013 Kentucky Outstanding County Attorney.","description":"Honor Hardin County Attorney Jenny Oldham for being named a 2013 Kentucky Outstanding County Attorney.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR42/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR42.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":588452,"bill_number":"HR42","title":"Honor the Paducah Tilghman High School marching band for their performance at the 2014 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.","description":"Honor the Paducah Tilghman High School marching band for their performance at the 2014 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR42/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR42.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":588474,"bill_number":"HJR47","title":"Designate the Honor and Remember Flag as the state's official symbol recognizing the sacrifice and service of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.","description":"Designate the Honor and Remember Flag as the state's official symbol recognizing the sacrifice and service of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR47/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ47.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":588495,"bill_number":"SCR44","title":"Declare Kentucky the Houseboat Capital of the World.","description":"Declare Kentucky the Houseboat Capital of the World.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR44/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC44.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":588513,"bill_number":"SB75","title":"AN ACT relating to public library districts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 173.450 to 173.650 to provide for an alternative method of creating a public library district, appointing board members, levying an ad valorem tax and modifying the tax with fiscal court approval; specify the method of dissolution.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-14","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB75/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB75.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":590482,"bill_number":"HR49","title":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Louis Arnold upon the occasion of his 100th birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Louis Arnold upon the occasion of his 100th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR49/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR49.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":590521,"bill_number":"HB213","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 237.110 to allow corrections officers, current or retired, of urban-county governments or consolidated local governments to use their professional training to satisfy the training requirement in applying for a concealed-carry permit.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-20","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB213/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB213.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":590558,"bill_number":"SB16","title":"AN ACT relating to computer programming languages in public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to allow computer programming language courses to be accepted as meeting foreign language requirements in the public schools; amend KRS 164.002 to define \"computer programming language\"; amend KRS 164.4785 to ensure that computer programming language courses be accepted as meeting foreign language requirements for admission to public postsecondary institutions.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"returned to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB16/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB16.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":590598,"bill_number":"HB219","title":"AN ACT relating to the school calendar.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to permit a school district to adjust its calendar to keep schools open on the days of a regular or primary election if no school in the district is used as a polling place; allow a district to schedule election days as instructional days or make-up days for purposes of recouping instructional time missed due to weather-related, safety, or health emergencies or other disasters.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB219/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB219.htm","sponsor":"Bart Rowland"},
{"bill_id":590633,"bill_number":"SB80","title":"AN ACT relating to service monkeys for persons living with paralysis.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to allow an adult living with paralysis to obtain a permit to possess trained service monkey to perform day-to-day tasks and activities in a home environment; amend KRS 525.010 to define \"service monkey.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB80/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB80.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":590673,"bill_number":"HB214","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax refund designation for local history organizations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 171.311 to 171.345 to establish the local history trust fund and direct how money contributed to the fund may be disbursed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an income tax check-off for the local history trust fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB214/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB214.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":590710,"bill_number":"SB79","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.760 to provide that a person who is registered as a member of a political party, or who was registered as a member of a political party on January 1 immediately preceding the special election for which the person seeks to be a candidate, shall not be eligible for election as an independent, or political organization, or political group candidate.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB79/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB79.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":590747,"bill_number":"HB216","title":"AN ACT relating to boating safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to design a flag to be raised by boaters in the event of an onboard medical emergency; require the flag to be available for immediate purchase or for order and later delivery at each place where a fishing license is sold; allow the department to charge an amount reasonably calculated to recover the costs it incurs in producing and providing the flag; specify that the department shall not require use of the flag but shall encourage its use; allow the design of the flag to be the same as an existing nationally or internationally recognized flag that is only flown in the event of an onboard medical emergency.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB216/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB216.htm","sponsor":"Jim Stewart"},
{"bill_id":590785,"bill_number":"HB217","title":"AN ACT relating to designation of the National Day of the Cowboy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the National Day the Cowboy in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB217/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB217.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":590820,"bill_number":"SR46","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Albert L. Baumgartner.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Albert L. Baumgartner.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR46/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR46.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":590859,"bill_number":"SR50","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert \"Bob\" Dwaine Campbell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert \"Bob\" Dwaine Campbell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR50/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR50.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":590901,"bill_number":"SB83","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 241.010 to define \"commercial airport,\" \"cider,\" \"malt beverage,\" and \"weak cider\"; amend KRS 242.123 to delineate a reference to a special local option election in a city of the second class; amend KRS 243.030 to split the distiller's license into Class A and Class B licenses; amend KRS 243.033 to clarify that caterer's licenses may be used in limited restaurant moist territory and in the manner of an NQ4 drink license; amend KRS 243.042 to allow a qualified historic site to serve alcoholic beverages by the drink on a riverboat moored at its licensed premises; amend KRS 243.050 to add the holder of a license located in a commercial airport among those licensees who may be granted an extended hours supplemental license; amend KRS 243.072 and 243.075 to include county alcohol license fees and permit local regulatory license fees for limited restaurant territory or for a city of the third or fourth class under KRS Chapter 242; amend KRS 243.082 to clarify the duties and privileges of an NQ1 license; amend KRS 243.084 to authorize NQ2 retail drink licenses for hotel and restaurant dining facilities that seat at least 50 people and that derive at least 50% of their food and alcoholic beverage receipts from the sale of food; amend KRS 243.120 to assign a distiller's Class A license to distillers that produce more than 50,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year, and a distiller's Class B license to those that produce 50,000 gallons or less per year; amend KRS 243.200 to add the duties and privileges of a transporter's license; amend KRS 243.250, 244.125, and 244.295 to set the restaurant food threshold at 50% of food and beverage receipts rather than food and beverage income; amend KRS 243.320 to allow a nonbeverage alcohol licensee to produce, possess, and use alcohol in the manufacture of nonbeverage fuel ethanol; amend KRS 243.353 to make technical changes; amend KRS 243.360 to exempt an applicant for a micro out-of-state distilled spirits and wine supplier's license from the requirement to advertise the intention to apply for a license; amend KRS 244.290 and 244.480 to replace outdated terms; amend KRS 244.585 to compel a malt beverage distributor to file its territorial agreements only upon request of the department; amend KRS 243.034, 243.170, and 243.230 to conform; repeal KRS 243.083 and 243.205.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 22)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB83/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB83.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":590939,"bill_number":"HB218","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.39-117, regarding proof of insurance for motor vehicles, to require that a copy of the insurance card be required only within 45 days of transfer of title or changing insurance carriers; allow the vehicles listing in the AVIS database to be evidence of coverage.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 10)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB218/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB218.htm","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":590976,"bill_number":"SB81","title":"AN ACT relating to employee misclassification.","description":"Amend KRS 336.010 to define \"contractor,\" \"person,\" \"prime contractor,\" \"secretary,\" and 'subcontractor\"; amend KRS 336.040 to require the Labor Cabinet to be the determining authority in issues related to employee misclassification; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to establish criteria for determining whether a person is an independent contractor, exempting a prime contractor for a subcontractor's misclassification of an employee, and exempting independent contractors from certain benefits; amend KRS 336.050 to require the secretary to develop a training program on classification of employees; amend KRS 336.990 to establish a penalty for misclassification of employees; amend KRS 342.640 to delete provisions relating to newspaper delivery persons.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB81/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB81.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":591013,"bill_number":"SR51","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Andrew Paul Steely.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Andrew Paul Steely.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR51/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR51.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":591050,"bill_number":"HB215","title":"AN ACT relating to public school standards.","description":"Create a new section to KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit the Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education from implementing the English language arts and mathematics academic content standards developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative and the science academic content standards developed by the Next Generation Science Standards Initiative; require the state board to recommend new content standards to school districts and schools after consultation with the Council on Postsecondary Education; require public involvement in standards development; clarify the authority of the local board of education to adopt standards which differ from or exceed the standards approved by the state board; clarify that the school-based decision making councils shall develop policies based upon the standards adopted by the local boards of education; prohibit state officials from ceding control of education content standards and assessments; prohibit withholding of state funds from school districts for adopting different academic content standards; amend KRS 156.070 to limit disclosure of personally identifiable information; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require that the Department of Education and all school districts adhere to transparency and privacy standards when outsourcing data and Web-based tasks to vendors; clarify vendor contract requirements; amend KRS 158.6453 to permit a local board of education to supplement the state board-approved academic content standards with higher and more rigorous standards and require school councils to use them to fulfill curriculum policy requirements; amend KRS 160.345 to clarify school council curriculum policy authority.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB215/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB215.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":591086,"bill_number":"SR52","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marilyn G. Bornstein.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marilyn G. Bornstein.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR52/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR52.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":591127,"bill_number":"HJR50","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Kelsay Rae Collins by erecting signs on both entrances into Wayne County on Kentucky Route 90, that read \"Welcome to Wayne County Home of Kelsay Rae Collins 2013 Jr. Miss Petite Miss Kentucky.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Kelsay Rae Collins by erecting signs on both entrances into Wayne County on Kentucky Route 90, that read \"Welcome to Wayne County Home of Kelsay Rae Collins 2013 Jr. Miss Petite Miss Kentucky.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-15","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR50/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ50.htm","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":591163,"bill_number":"SR47","title":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Joseph W. Durbin.","description":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Joseph W. Durbin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR47/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR47.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":591201,"bill_number":"SB82","title":"AN ACT relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","description":"Amend KRS 11.065 to add the undersecretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Governor's Executive Cabinet; amend KRS 63.080 to add the secretary and undersecretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to those appointees not to be removed without cause; amend KRS 194A.005 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky Board of Health and Family Services to provide oversight and accountability for the duties of the cabinet and to employ the cabinet secretary and undersecretaries; specify board membership, selection process, and rules of procedure; require the board to set qualifications for the secretary position, conduct a search, and recommend three individuals to the Governor for appointment; specify that the secretary serves at the pleasure of the board; specify other duties of the board to include review of cabinet programs, development of federal strategies, and submission of reports to the Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB82/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB82.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":591238,"bill_number":"SR49","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alvin Pasley, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alvin Pasley, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR49/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR49.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":591276,"bill_number":"HJR48","title":"Direct the Office of the Secretary of State to conduct a study of civic education and engagement; require a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014.","description":"Direct the Office of the Secretary of State to conduct a study of civic education and engagement; require a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR48/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ48.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":591311,"bill_number":"SR48","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Noble Donald Morse.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Noble Donald Morse.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR48/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR48.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":592743,"bill_number":"HB220","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 140.130 to decouple from changes to the federal estate tax since 2003; amend KRS 141.010 to provide for a reduction and phase-out of the pension exclusion, disallow the domestic production activities deduction, establish a cap for itemized deductions, update the Internal Revenue Code reference date, and define \"taxpayer\"; amend KRS 141.020 to provide for changes to income tax rates; amend KRS 141.0401 to lower the exclusion threshold; amend KRS 141.120 to change apportionment methods to use a \"throwback\" rule; amend KRS 141.200 to require \"combined\" reporting for corporations; amend KRS 136.310, 136.530, 141.040, 141.121, 141.205, 141.206, and 141.420 to conform; amend KRS 141.066 to provide for a refundable earned income credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to recognize changes in income tax credits; amend KRS 141.383, 148.544, and 148.546 to make the film industry tax credit nonrefundable and nontransferable; create a new section of KRS 6.900 to 6.935 to require review and sunset of all economic development tax credits; amend KRS 131.190 to allow LRC employees to review selected tax documents; amend KRS 138.210 to set the \"floor\" price at $2.616 per gallon; amend KRS 138.220 to reduce dealer compensation to 1%; amend KRS 132.020 to make the real property tax rate 12.2 cents per $100, remove the rate adjustment provision, and remove the recall provision; amend KRS 132.260 to clarify requirements for reporting of rental space for mobile/manufactured homes, private aircraft, and certain boats/vessels; amend KRS 132.730, 132.751, 132.810, and 132.815 to clarify property tax treatment of manufactured homes; amend KRS 140.300 to clarify the treatment of agricultural valuation on inherited property; amend KRS 279.200, 279.530, 279.220, and 139.530 to repeal rural electric and telephone co-op taxes; amend KRS 132.097 and 132.099 to amend the exemption for personal property shipped out of state; amend KRS 139.105, 139.200, 139.220, 139.270, 139.340 and 139.740 to impose sales tax on selected services; amend KRS 243.0305 and 243.990 to recognize changes in the distilled spirits case tax; amend KRS 138.130, 138.140, and 138.143 to change the tax on cigarette rolling papers, to raise the tobacco taxes, to impose a floor stock tax, and to tax e-cigarettes; amend KRS 65.125, 65.674, 67.862, 67.938, 67A.843, 68.245, 68.248, 82.095, 97.590, 132.0225, 132.023, 132.024, 132.027, 132.029, 157.440, 160.470, 160.473, 67C.147, 78.530, and 342.340 to remove the provisions of HB 44 that allow for recall of certain tax rates and make conforming and technical changes; create a new section of KRS 138.510 to 138.550 and amend KRS 138.511, 138.530, and 138.550 to provide for an excise tax on advance deposit wagering; repeal KRS 132.017, 132.018, 132.025, 132.720, 143A.035, and 243.710; provide that income tax provisions apply for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, estate tax provisions apply for deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2014, sales tax provisions are effective for periods beginning on or after October 1, 2014, motor fuels tax provisions are effective August 1, 2014, property tax provisions are for assessments on and after January 1, 2015, and advance deposit wagering provisions apply to licensees beginning August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB220/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB220.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":592762,"bill_number":"HB228","title":"AN ACT relating to boards and commissions.","description":"Amend KRS 12.070 to require the Governor, when appointments to boards and commissions are made from submitted lists, to appoint a male or female so as to achieve as much gender equity as possible.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB228/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB228.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":592787,"bill_number":"HB225","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.","description":"Designate the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival as an official state outdoor drama.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB225/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB225.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":592809,"bill_number":"HR55","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nancy E. Quarles.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nancy E. Quarles.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR55/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR55.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":592831,"bill_number":"HR51","title":"Urge state police, city police, county sheriffs, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel in cities of 25,000 or more to receive one hour of training annually on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.","description":"Urge state police, city police, county sheriffs, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel in cities of 25,000 or more to receive one hour of training annually on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 94-0","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR51/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR51.htm","sponsor":"James Glenn"},
{"bill_id":592856,"bill_number":"SR56","title":"Honor the Mayfield High School football team upon winning the Kentucky Class A state championship.","description":"Honor the Mayfield High School football team upon winning the Kentucky Class A state championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR56/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR56.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":592880,"bill_number":"HB227","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 139.570 to increase the maximum amount of vendor compensation to $250 in any reporting period; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB227/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB227.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":592903,"bill_number":"SJR58","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US Highway 41 in Henderson County in honor of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients SFC Gary Lee Littrell and PFC Luther Skaggs, Jr.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US Highway 41 in Henderson County in honor of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients SFC Gary Lee Littrell and PFC Luther Skaggs, Jr.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR58/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ58.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":592926,"bill_number":"HJR53","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Route 150 in Lincoln County as the \"Lincoln County Veterans Highway\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Route 150 in Lincoln County as the \"Lincoln County Veterans Highway\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR53/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ53.htm","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":592949,"bill_number":"HB221","title":"AN ACT relating to court-ordered community-based outpatient treatment.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.081 to require that the attorney and, if available, alternative sentencing social worker be present when an agreement for court-ordered community-based outpatient treatment is reached and allow a peer support specialist or other supportive person to be present with approval of the court; require the Department of Public Advocacy to assign an alternative sentencing social worker to any person under court order who shall develop a treatment plan in collaboration with a community mental health center; require the court to appoint a case manager or team employed by a community mental health center to monitor treatment adherence, report on the person's functioning, recommend community support services, and assist the person in applying for social services; require that the case manager or team is available 24/7 and adequately trained; require that providers use evidence-based practices and define the term; provide that failure to abide by the treatment plan may result in rehospitalization provided that the criteria are met, procedures are initiated via affidavit by the case manager or team, and mental health examinations take place at community mental health centers; and require that courts report such orders to the cabinet.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB221/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB221.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":592973,"bill_number":"SR53","title":"Honor the Paducah Tilghman High School marching band for their performance at the 2014 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.","description":"Honor the Paducah Tilghman High School marching band for their performance at the 2014 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR53/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR53.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":592992,"bill_number":"SR54","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Theresa Steely Trimpe.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Theresa Steely Trimpe.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR54/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR54.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":593022,"bill_number":"HB223","title":"AN ACT relating to financial literacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 41 to create and describe the Kentucky Financial Literacy Commission; provide for membership of its board of directors; attach the commission to the Department of the Treasury for administrative purposes; set forth the duties of the commission; and establish the financial literacy fund.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB223/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB223.htm","sponsor":"James Glenn"},
{"bill_id":593044,"bill_number":"SR57","title":"Honor Nelson County 4-H volunteer Judy Creech.","description":"Honor Nelson County 4-H volunteer Judy Creech.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR57/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR57.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":593066,"bill_number":"SB85","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.400, relating to the duty to take precautions against a patient's violent behavior, to expand the definition of \"patient\" to include persons currently under the care or treatment of mental health professionals.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"Conference Committee appointed in House","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB85/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB85.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":593090,"bill_number":"SR55","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jean Marcum.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jean Marcum.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR55/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR55.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":593112,"bill_number":"SB84","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.295 to require an auto recycler or salvage yard to ascertain that a vehicle does not have any liens or delinquent taxes owed upon it before surrendering the title on the vehicle.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"returned to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB84/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB84.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":593137,"bill_number":"HB224","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual offender registration.","description":"Amend KRS 17.500, relating to sex offender registration, to modify the definition of \"sex crime\"; amend KRS 17.520, relating to the period of sex offender registration, to add specified offenses to lifetime sex offender registration requirement.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB224/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB224.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":593162,"bill_number":"HB222","title":"AN ACT relating to animals.","description":"Amend KRS 258.505 to set euthanasia standards for animal shelters.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-10","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB222/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB222.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":593183,"bill_number":"HB226","title":"AN ACT relating to private investigators.","description":"Amend KRS 329A.070 to exempt from the provisions of the chapter a consulting expert who is retained by an attorney, insurance company, or party to a legal proceeding or anticipated legal proceeding, or appointed by a court, to make tests, conduct experiments, draw conclusions, render opinions, or make diagnoses if those services require the use of training or experience in a technical, scientific, or social science field.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB226/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB226.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":593206,"bill_number":"HJR52","title":"Commend the Southeastern Kentucky Shawnee for their efforts to help their elderly and youth and to recognize their work to preserve their native language and heritage, which does not include gambling and casinos.","description":"Commend the Southeastern Kentucky Shawnee for their efforts to help their elderly and youth and to recognize their work to preserve their native language and heritage, which does not include gambling and casinos.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR52/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ52.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":593231,"bill_number":"HR54","title":"Resolution to honor Campbellsville University Senior Vice President Dr. Franklin D. Cheatham upon his retirement.","description":"Resolution to honor Campbellsville University Senior Vice President Dr. Franklin D. Cheatham upon his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR54/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR54.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":594615,"bill_number":"HJR56","title":"Designate the Specialist Nathaniel D. Garvin Memorial Highway in Hardin County.","description":"Designate the Specialist Nathaniel D. Garvin Memorial Highway in Hardin County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR56/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ56.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":594643,"bill_number":"SR60","title":"Promote the benefits of green schools in the Commonwealth.","description":"Promote the benefits of green schools in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR60/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR60.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":594676,"bill_number":"HB231","title":"AN ACT relating to funeral processions.","description":"Amend KRS 189.378 to require the use of emergency flashers during funeral processions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB231/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB231.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":594707,"bill_number":"HB230","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to delay the effective date of ordinary administrative regulations with a major economic impact until the effective date of legislation ratifying the administrative regulation; amend KRS 13A.010 to define major economic impact as an overall annual economic impact from an administrative regulation of $500,000 or more on state and local government and regulated entities as determined by the promulgating administrative body; amend KRS 13A.250 to require the fiscal note to include a cost analysis of the administrative regulation's effect on regulated entities and a determination by the promulgating administrative body as to the overall economic impact of the administrative regulation; amend KRS 13A.330 and 13A.331 to conform; specify short title of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-17","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB230/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB230.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":594738,"bill_number":"SB86","title":"AN ACT relating to Asset Resolution Corporation.","description":"Amend KRS 164A.055 to allow the Asset Resolution Corporation to adopt bylaws and rules for its business.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB86/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB86.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":594770,"bill_number":"SR59","title":"Honor the North Hardin Girls and Boys Track and Field Teams, 2013 Class 3A Champions.","description":"Honor the North Hardin Girls and Boys Track and Field Teams, 2013 Class 3A Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR59/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR59.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":594804,"bill_number":"HB229","title":"AN ACT relating to state agency administrative requirements for regulated entities.","description":"Amend KRS 13A.240 to require agencies to consider the impact of additional paperwork on regulated entities in order to comply with proposed administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB229/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB229.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":600084,"bill_number":"HB232","title":"AN ACT relating to security breach notifications.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to require consumer notification when a data breach reveals personally identifiable information.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 84)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB232/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB232.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":600105,"bill_number":"SB87","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7881 to permit high school seniors, beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, and high school juniors and seniors, beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, to use their KEES awards to pay for dual credit courses; require that the funds they would have received as eligible postsecondary students be reduced proportionally over a four-, or in some cases, five-year period by an amount equal to the amount used for dual credit; amend KRS 164.7885 to conform; designate the expenditures as necessary governmental expenses if KEES funds appropriated for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 are not adequate.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB87/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB87.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":600126,"bill_number":"HR57","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florian Meeks, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florian Meeks, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR57/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR57.htm","sponsor":"Darryl Owens"},
{"bill_id":600147,"bill_number":"SR62","title":"Honor the life and service of Dr. Faurest Coogle, Kentucky educator.","description":"Honor the life and service of Dr. Faurest Coogle, Kentucky educator.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR62/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR62.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":600167,"bill_number":"SB88","title":"AN ACT relating to boards of health.","description":"Amend KRS 212.230 to remove the board of health's ability to adopt administrative regulations by transferring the authority to the local legislative body; prohibit a board of health from regulating any part of firearms or ammunition.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB88/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB88.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":600187,"bill_number":"SR61","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Betty J. Roth.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Betty J. Roth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR61/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR61.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":600207,"bill_number":"HB233","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.275 to prohibit county boards of election, county clerks, and other local election officials from reporting or releasing the results of any primary, regular election, or special election until five minutes after all polling places in the Commonwealth have closed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-21","last_action":"recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB233/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB233.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":601569,"bill_number":"SJR67","title":"Require the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission to provide equal, nondiscriminatory access to outdoor recreational groups to express opinion, make suggestion, and provide testimony on policy affecting the status of wildlife and wildlife resources of the Commonwealth.","description":"Require the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission to provide equal, nondiscriminatory access to outdoor recreational groups to express opinion, make suggestion, and provide testimony on policy affecting the status of wildlife and wildlife resources of the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"floor amendments (2-title) and (3) filed","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR67/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ67.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":601579,"bill_number":"SR75","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Collings James \"Jim\" Edelen, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Collings James \"Jim\" Edelen, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR75/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR75.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":601591,"bill_number":"HB239","title":"AN ACT relating to jailers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 71 to establish a procedure for handling a complaint against a jail officer.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB239/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB239.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":601600,"bill_number":"HR63","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James J. Huber, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James J. Huber, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR63/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR63.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":601612,"bill_number":"SR65","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Loretta George Williams.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Loretta George Williams.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR65/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR65.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":601624,"bill_number":"HJR62","title":"Provide that the General Assembly shall adopt the last four years of the six year road plan as a joint resolution.","description":"Provide that the General Assembly shall adopt the last four years of the six year road plan as a joint resolution.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 145)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR62/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ62.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":601634,"bill_number":"SB90","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Abolish the Division of Administration and the Division of Business Filings in the Office of the Secretary of State; create the Office of Administration, Office of Business, and Office of Elections, and describe duties of the offices; confirm Secretary of State Executive Order 2013-01.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB90/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB90.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":601644,"bill_number":"SR69","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Matthew Graydon Cooper.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Matthew Graydon Cooper.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR69/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR69.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":601657,"bill_number":"HB243","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax deduction for educator expenses.","description":"Amend KRS 141.010 to permit an additional deduction for certain educators for expenses paid that would qualify for deduction except for a federal limitation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB243/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB243.htm","sponsor":"Brian Linder"},
{"bill_id":601669,"bill_number":"HR59","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lonnie Wayne Myers.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lonnie Wayne Myers.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR59/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR59.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":601681,"bill_number":"HB244","title":"AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt Kentucky residents who are 70 years of age or older from sport hunting and fishing licensing and permitting requirements; amend KRS 150.175 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB244/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB244.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":601691,"bill_number":"HR64","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Helen Slone.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Helen Slone.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR64/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR64.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":601705,"bill_number":"HB236","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The Transportation Cabinet Budget: appropriate from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Road Fund $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2013-2014, $2,647,531,500 in fiscal year 2014-2015, and $2,488,769,700 in fiscal year 2015-2016, $21,233,000 in fiscal year 2014-2015 and $16,205,000 in fiscal year 2015-2016 for operating costs; appropriate from the Road Fund, Bond Funds, and Investment Income for various capital projects; require the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to produce a document detailing the 2014-2016 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the Highway Preconstruction Program; provide debt service to the General Administration and Support budget unit; allow reallocation of appropriations among budget units; allow the Transportation Cabinet to receive funds and services for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program; provide funds for Aviation's operational costs; provide debt service to the Aviation budget unit; provide Aviation Development debt service; provide funds for Economic Development Road lease-rental payments; provide that no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund accrue to the Debt Payment Acceleration Fund account; provide debt service for Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds; provide funds for the State-Supported Construction Program, Biennial Highway Construction Program, Highway Construction Contingency Account, and the Kentucky Pride Fund; authorize projects in the 2012-2014 Biennial Highway Construction Plan to continue into the 2014-2016 biennium; provide funds for the Kentucky Transportation Center and new highway equipment purchases; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to match federal highway moneys; prioritize projects should any additional federal highway moneys become available; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to continue the Cash Management Plan and to make programmatic adjustments; provide for carry forward of any unexpended Road Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for various programs; provide debt service for wetland restoration; provide for the transfer of Road Fund resources for judgments; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to maximize the use of Toll Credits; provide funds for the County Road Aid Program, the Rural Secondary Program, the Municipal Road Aid Program, and the Energy Recovery Road Fund; provide debt service to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit; provide for Capital Construction Fund appropriations and reauthorizations; provide for the expiration of existing line-item capital construction projects; detail bond proceeds investment income; provide for payments for wetland restoration; authorize various capital projects; specify funds transfers.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 127)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB236/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB236.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":601715,"bill_number":"HB238","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The Judicial Branch Budget: appropriate $250,800 in fiscal year 2013-2014, $412,381,100 in fiscal year 2014-2015, and $427,317,400 in fiscal year 2015-2016 from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Federal Funds; provide General Fund moneys to revise the Judicial Branch salary structure; provide General Fund moneys for the increase in employer cost of health and life insurance, and five percent annual increments for personnel; provide General Fund moneys to support the actuarially required retirement contribution; provide General Fund moneys to fund current position levels in the Court Operations and Administration appropriation unit; provide General Fund moneys to support the Judicial Branch's portion of the KHRIS debt service payment; provide that funds in the Court Operations and Administration appropriation unit carry forward; provide that if the Supreme Court retains the 2008 increase in civil filing fees, the additional income, not to exceed $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, shall be deposited in a trust and agency account for court operations; provide funds to compensate local units of government for providing court space and for costs incurred in the development of local court facilities; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Fund carry forward; provide that the use allowance for the Fayette County Courthouse is contingent upon Short Street in Lexington remaining open to traffic; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund carry forward; provide funds for actuarial-assessed judicial retirement benefits; reauthorize a docket management capital project; detail deferred funding; authorize leases; clarify that nothing in this Act shall reduce funding of court facility projects authorized by the General Assembly; provide that if a court facility project is occupied and use allowance funding is insufficient that use allowance payments must be approved from the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, or if funds are not available in the Local Facilities use Allowance Contingency Fund, the use allowance payments shall be deemed a necessary government expense; provide the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts with expenditure authority; provide for severability of budget provisions and priority of individual appropriations; declare that KRS 48.312 controls duplicate appropriations; provide that any unexpended balance remaining in the Court's Restricted Funds or Federal Funds accounts carry forward; provide for the final budget document; provide for the transferability of funds; provide for appropriations revisions; include funds for trial commissioner salaries as provided for in the Judicial Branch Budget Recommendation; provide that issuance of paychecks scheduled for June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, shall not be issued prior to July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015; provide for participation in any Budget Reduction Plan or Surplus Expenditure Plan.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 122)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB238/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB238.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":601725,"bill_number":"SR68","title":"Adjourn in honor of Opal Phillips upon being the recipient of a 2013 Volunteers Are the Foundation of Hospice Award.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Opal Phillips upon being the recipient of a 2013 Volunteers Are the Foundation of Hospice Award.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR68/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR68.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":601734,"bill_number":"SR63","title":"Recognize and honor Paducah upon receiving acceptance into the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's Creative Cities Network, in the category of \"Crafts and Folk Arts.\"","description":"Recognize and honor Paducah upon receiving acceptance into the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's Creative Cities Network, in the category of \"Crafts and Folk Arts.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR63/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR63.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":601749,"bill_number":"HB241","title":"AN ACT relating to the disposal of coal combustion wastes.","description":"Create new sections of subtitle 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to define \"CCR or coal combustion residual,\" \"EAP,\" \"encapsulated CCR,\" and \"unencapsulated CCR\"; express sentiment favoring a balanced approach to disposal of CCRs that protects the health and safety of the public and the environment and the need for beneficial reuse of CCRs; require disposal of CCRs as solid waste or in impoundments permitted by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and prohibit permit-by-rule or registered permit-by-rule for disposal of CCRs; require liners, groundwater monitoring, and toxic substance monitoring; require emergency action plans for surface CCR impoundments that are deemed as high hazard potential by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for coal ash CCR emergency action plans within 180 days of the effective date of the Act; establish specific contents of the EAP; amend KRS 109.012 to include CCR as a solid waste; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit exemption for surface CCR impoundments regardless of size or type and prohibit use of permit-by-rule or registered permit-by-rule for surface CCR impoundments; amend KRS 224.50-760 to delete utility wastes and wastes from coal gasification facilities approved by the cabinet from the definition of special wastes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB241/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB241.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":601758,"bill_number":"SB91","title":"AN ACT relating to public utilities.","description":"Amend KRS 278.380 to allow the Public Service Commission to deliver its orders by electronic transmission unless a party objects in writing; clarify the form of electronic transmissions by the commission.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 45)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB91/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB91.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":601772,"bill_number":"HR61","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Louise Preston.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Louise Preston.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR61/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR61.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":601786,"bill_number":"HR60","title":"Declare January 23, 2014, as Kentucky Hospice Day.","description":"Declare January 23, 2014, as Kentucky Hospice Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR60/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR60.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":601795,"bill_number":"HB235","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The State/Executive Branch Budget: appropriate from the General Fund (Tobacco), General Fund, Restricted Funds, Federal Funds, Road Fund, Bond Funds, Agency Bonds, Capital Construction Surplus, Investment Income, Statewide Deferred Maintenance Fund, and other funds, as follows:","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-04-28","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts ch. 117)","last_action_date":"2014-04-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB235/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB235.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":601810,"bill_number":"SR74","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lester I. Adams, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lester I. Adams, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR74/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR74.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":601819,"bill_number":"SR71","title":"Declare January 23, 2014, as Kentucky Hospice Day.","description":"Declare January 23, 2014, as Kentucky Hospice Day.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR71/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR71.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":601830,"bill_number":"SR64","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C.A. \"Ottie\" Pantle, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C.A. \"Ottie\" Pantle, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR64/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR64.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":601841,"bill_number":"SR66","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Charles Douglas Sword.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Charles Douglas Sword.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR66/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR66.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":601854,"bill_number":"HB240","title":"AN ACT relating to involuntary treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 222.005 to define \"incapacitated by alcohol and/or other drug abuse\"; amend KRS 222.431 to permit a person meeting the definition of \"incapacitated by alcohol and/or other drug abuse\" to be court ordered to treatment; amend KRS 222.433 to require the court to review previous drug or alcohol assessments and drug tests in an order for treatment; require the court to review previous drug or alcohol assessments or drug tests if a respondent has failed to participate in a physical examination.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB240/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB240.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":601864,"bill_number":"SR73","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James O. Tilford.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James O. Tilford.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR73/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR73.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":601876,"bill_number":"HB234","title":"AN ACT relating to Korean War veterans.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to create \"Korean War Armistice Day\"; request the Governor to proclaim annually.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 32)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB234/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB234.htm","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":601887,"bill_number":"SB92","title":"AN ACT relating to speed limits.","description":"Amend KRS 189.390, relating to speed limits, to increase the maximum speed limit to 65 MPH on four-lane state highways that are not interstates or parkways.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB92/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB92.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":601900,"bill_number":"SR70","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lonnie Wayne Myers.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lonnie Wayne Myers.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR70/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR70.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":601912,"bill_number":"SR72","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Roberta Purcell Dickens.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Roberta Purcell Dickens.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR72/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR72.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":601922,"bill_number":"HB242","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the crime; require employee to give employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave time; require employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communications with employee crime victim; create a penalty for failing to maintain confidentiality; define terms.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB242/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB242.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":601934,"bill_number":"SR76","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dan Day Slone.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dan Day Slone.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR76/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR76.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":601947,"bill_number":"HR58","title":"Recognize September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.","description":"Recognize September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR58/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR58.htm","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":601958,"bill_number":"SB89","title":"AN ACT relating to public school standards.","description":"Amend KRS 156.070 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require that the Department of Education and all school districts adhere to transparency and privacy standards when outsourcing Web-based tasks to vendors; clarify vendor contract requirements; amend KRS 158.6453 to permit a local board of education or a school council to supplement the state board-approved academic content standards with higher and more rigorous standards and use them for curricular and instructional purposes; amend KRS 160.345 to clarify school council authority.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB89/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB89.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":601970,"bill_number":"HB245","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activity participation of students enrolled in home schools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in public school interscholastic extracurricular activities by home-schooled students; establish criteria for participation therein.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-22","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB245/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB245.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":601981,"bill_number":"HB237","title":"AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.","description":"Set out the fiscal year 2014-2016 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 139)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB237/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB237.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":601990,"bill_number":"HB246","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 171.345 changing \"Kentucky Military Museum\" to \"Kentucky Military History Museum\"; add ex officio voting members to the Kentucky Military History Museum Committee.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 85)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB246/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB246.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":603693,"bill_number":"SB95","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal records.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to prohibit a person from using criminal records, including booking photographs, for a commercial purpose if that information will be posted in a publication or on a Web site, and the removal of the information requires the payment of a fee or other consideration; amend KRS 61.870 to define \"booking photograph\"; amend KRS 61.8745 to include misuse of a criminal records as a violation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB95/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB95.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":603720,"bill_number":"SB94","title":"AN ACT relating to anesthesiologist assistants.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish and incorporate definitions relevant to anesthesiologist assistants; authorize the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; create a 9-member Anesthesiologist Assistant Advisory Committee; set up member requirements of the committee; give the board the power to approve the examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants before licensing anesthesiologist assistants; require training programs to be accredited by approved committees and commissions; authorize the board to revoke, suspend, deny, decline to renew, limit or restrict licensure; give the inquiry panel established in KRS 311.591 power to issue an emergency order and take necessary actions if it has probable cause to believe an anesthesiologist assistant has violated the terms of an order or has practiced in a way that the panel believes to be a danger to the health and welfare of patients or the general public; establish duties and limitations of the position; amend KRS 311.840 to include the definition of an anesthesiologist assistant; amend KRS 311.846 to conform; amend KRS 311.862 to establish new licensure requirements for a physician assistant who has not practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant in Kentucky prior to July 15, 2002.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB94/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB94.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":603748,"bill_number":"SB97","title":"AN ACT relating to airport noise overlays.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to allow a planning unit to incorporate airport noise overlay districts within its zoning texts and maps; allow the planning unit to incorporate guidelines on building techniques and materials that are designed to provide acoustical insulation benefits to structures within the zone; affirm that nothing in the bill is to be construed to allow a planning unit to have authority to restrict, permit, prohibit, approve, or control uses or building standards on airport lands, or airport lands that are leased.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB97/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB97.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":603777,"bill_number":"SR78","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert Ray.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert Ray.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR78/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR78.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":603808,"bill_number":"SB93","title":"AN ACT relating to forfeiture of retirement benefits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to provide that any current or former judge or justice with an account in the Judicial Retirement Plan, who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor relating to his or her duties as a judge or justice, or who enters into a plea agreement in order to avoid felony or misdemeanor charges related to his or her duties as a judge or justice, or who is convicted of a Class A felony not related to his or duties as a judge or justice, shall cease membership in the Judicial Retirement Plan and forfeit all rights and benefits earned in the Judicial Retirement Plan except for a return of his or her individual contributions less interest and restitutions or fines required to be paid by a court order; provide that the forfeiture of benefits shall apply to any judge or justice regardless of his or her participation date in a state-administered retirement system; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to notify the Judicial Retirement Plan when a current or former judge or justice is convicted or enters into a plea agreement to avoid conviction, of a crime subject to the provisions of this section; amend KRS 6.696, 61.535, and 161.470 to provide that any member or retired member of the Legislators' Retirement Plan, the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, the County Employees Retirement System, the State Police Retirement System, or the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, who is convicted or a felony or misdemeanor relating to his or her duties as a public servant, or who enters into a plea agreement in order to avoid felony or misdemeanor charges related to his or her duties as a public servant, or who is convicted of a Class A felony not related to his or duties as a public servant, shall cease membership in their respective retirement system or plan and forfeit all rights and benefits earned in those systems and plans except for a return of his or her individual contributions less interest and restitutions or fines required to be paid by a court order; provide that the forfeiture of benefits shall apply to any current or former public servant regardless of their participation date in a state-administered retirement system; require the employer to notify the respective retirement system or plan when a current or former public servant is convicted or enters into a plea agreement to avoid conviction, of a crime subject to the provisions of this section; amend KRS 6.505,16.652, 21.360, 21.470, 21.480, 61.625, 61.690, 61.692, 78.852, 161.530, 161.700, 161.714 to conform; create a noncodified section to create severability; create a noncodified section to only apply provisions of this Act to felonies, misdemeanors, and plea agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB93/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB93.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":603837,"bill_number":"HB251","title":"AN ACT relating to firefighters.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.262 requiring the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education to purchase workers' compensation insurance for paid and volunteer firefighters; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A establishing a rebuttable presumption that specific types of cancer, resulting in either temporary or permanent disability or death, are an occupational disease under KRS chapter 342 for paid or volunteer firefighters; specify that a recipients firefighters must have worked as a firefighter for 5 years or more and not used tobacco for ten years.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB251/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB251.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":603868,"bill_number":"HB250","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to limit the number of consecutive years that a Representative may serve in the House and a Senator may serve in the Senate to 12 years, beginning with those first elected after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB250/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB250.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":603898,"bill_number":"SR77","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy Wayne Milburn.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy Wayne Milburn.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR77/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR77.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":603929,"bill_number":"SB96","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Hardinsburg.","description":"Reclassify the City of Hardinsburg, in Breckinridge County, with a population of 2,342, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB96/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB96.htm","sponsor":"Carroll Gibson"},
{"bill_id":603958,"bill_number":"HJR66","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1807 in Leslie County in memory of Jordan Melton and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1807 in Leslie County in memory of Jordan Melton and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR66/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ66.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":603988,"bill_number":"HR65","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Luke Linus Winter.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Luke Linus Winter.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR65/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR65.htm","sponsor":"Bart Rowland"},
{"bill_id":604021,"bill_number":"HB249","title":"AN ACT relating to small business ombudsmen.","description":"Create new sections in Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering entrepreneurs with state agencies.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB249/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB249.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":604048,"bill_number":"HB247","title":"AN ACT relating to charity auctions.","description":"Amend KRS 139.496 to exempt from sales and use tax the gross receipts derived from a charitable auction held by a nonprofit civic, governmental, or other nonprofit organization; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB247/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB247.htm","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":604079,"bill_number":"HB248","title":"AN ACT relating to scholarships for at-risk children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a scholarships for at-risk children tax credit program; provide a nonrefundable credit against the income tax imposed under KRS 141.020 or 141.040, and the limited liability entity tax imposed under KRS 141.0401, for contributions made to a scholarship organization that is organized solely for the purpose of receiving and distributing cash contributions to provide educational scholarships to eligible students at qualified schools; amend KRS 141.010 to exclude from the definition of \"adjusted gross income\" the amount received by an eligible student or by an individual on behalf of an eligible student as an educational scholarship under the program; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the order in which the credit may be claimed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-23","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB248/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB248.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":604803,"bill_number":"HCR67","title":"Recognize Marshall County's Tater Day celebration as an important agricultural event in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Marshall County's Tater Day celebration as an important agricultural event in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR67/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC67.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":604830,"bill_number":"SB99","title":"AN ACT relating to telecommunications.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to modify the telecommunications deregulation plan in KRS 278.541 et.seq.; end most Public Service Commission authority over exchanges with 15,000 or more housing units; for less populous exchanges, PSC jurisdiction reduced and obligation to provide basic local exchange (wireline) service is reduced; utility would have option to substitute internet protocol or wireless service in some situations; customers in some situations would have the right to reject IP or wireless service and have their wireline restored; remove PSC jurisdiction over transfer of ownership or control of telecoms who adopt these modifications; eliminate PSC control and city control over consolidation of telecom operations within a city; federal jurisdiction, especially over carrier to carrier issues unaffected; end PSC jurisdiction over consumer cellphone complaints; end PSC jurisdiction over consumer broadband complaints; amend KRS 278.54611 to conform.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"floor amendments (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB99/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB99.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":604858,"bill_number":"SB98","title":"AN ACT relating to adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to require entities that provide personal care services to vulnerable adults to query the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as to whether a prospective employee, contractor, or volunteer has been the subject of a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation; allow queries for current employees, contractors, and volunteers; allow an individual to query the cabinet to determine whether a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation has been entered against him or her; make false queries a criminal violation; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the query process in a secure manner.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 110)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB98/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB98.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":604887,"bill_number":"HR69","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C.A. \"Ottie\" Pantle, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C.A. \"Ottie\" Pantle, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR69/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR69.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":604916,"bill_number":"HB256","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of vulnerable adults.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create and maintain an adult abuse registry; make the registry available electronically; prohibit unsubstantiated findings; prohibit placement of an individual on the registry unless all administrative appeals and judicial proceedings related to the appeal have been completed and upheld; prohibit a long-term-care facility or provider from employing an individual or volunteer whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 209.140 to permit limited release of information related to the adult abuse registry to long-term-care providers.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB256/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB256.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":604943,"bill_number":"HB255","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled parking and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 189.456 to require that the information contained on disabled parking placards is written on a tamper-evident sticker that indicates the year in which the placard expires; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the fine for violating KRS 189.459(2) or (3) to $500.00; require that 75% of the fines and costs collected be forwarded to the personal care assistance program and 25% be returned to the law enforcement agencies in the county where the violation occurred; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2016.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB255/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB255.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":604975,"bill_number":"HB257","title":"AN ACT relating to early fetal death certificates.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 213 to establish a process for applying for and receiving an early fetal death certificate.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB257/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB257.htm","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":605002,"bill_number":"HB259","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 139.531 to exempt from sales and use tax the sales of machinery, machinery attachments, repair parts, replacement parts, feed and feed additives, water, farm chemicals, on-farm equine facilities except barns, fuel to operate machinery, seed, and commercial fertilizer, if the property is purchased by a person regularly engaged in the occupation of breeding, raising, training, racing, or exhibiting equine as a business and the property is exclusively and directly used in that occupation; amend KRS 139.470 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB259/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB259.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":605029,"bill_number":"HB254","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 157.200 to clarify that programs for special education students extend through the school year in which they reach their twenty-first birthday; amend KRS 158.100 to clarify that high school service for all students extends through the school year in which they reach their twenty-first birthday.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"recommitted to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB254/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB254.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":605059,"bill_number":"HR68","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy \"The Yardman\" Noblitt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy \"The Yardman\" Noblitt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR68/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR68.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":605089,"bill_number":"HB258","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures.","description":"Amend KRS 171.397 to alter the application and approval process for the income tax credit for qualified rehabilitation expenses, to make the credit fully refundable, and to remove the cap on annual credit amount; amend KRS 141.0205 to recognize the change in the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB258/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB258.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":605117,"bill_number":"SB101","title":"AN ACT relating to the publication of local government legal advertisements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 424 giving local governments the option to post required advertisements online on a notice Web site operated by local government in lieu of newspaper publication, so long as one-time advertisement is published in actual newspaper; specify requirements for advertisements published on Internet Web site and in actual newspaper; specify rights of public and duties of local government; set out consequences of local government's failure to publish as required by law; provide penalty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-24","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB101/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB101.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":605133,"bill_number":"HB253","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The Legislative Branch Budget: appropriate from the General Fund $56,437,200 for fiscal year 2014-2015 and $60,139,500 for fiscal year 2015-2016; appropriate from Restricted Funds $50,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015 and $120,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016, with appropriations allocated as follows:","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 123)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB253/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB253.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":605158,"bill_number":"HB252","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.135 to delete the requirement that the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities appoint a subcommittee including members of the Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders to monitor the state plan and submit reports; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders; repeal KRS 194A.620 and KRS 194A.622; and confirm Executive Order 2013-805.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB252/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB252.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":605798,"bill_number":"HB265","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 139.570 to allow increased compensation if the seller had annual gross receipt of five million dollars or less and is located in a county where the unemployment rate is 12 percent or higher; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the high unemployment counties credit by allowing a credit on an individual's return when certain criteria are met; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB265/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB265.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":605810,"bill_number":"HR72","title":"Honor Linda McClanahan upon winning the American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmer and Rancher \"Excellence in Agriculture\" Award.","description":"Honor Linda McClanahan upon winning the American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmer and Rancher \"Excellence in Agriculture\" Award.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR72/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR72.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":605823,"bill_number":"SB102","title":"AN ACT relating to geothermal wells.","description":"Amend KRS 223.400 to create new definitions for \"geothermal borehole\" and \"geothermal vertical closed loop well\"; amend KRS 223.435, 223.445 and 223.455 to include geothermal borehole drilling and geothermal vertical closed loop well installation under the regulatory authority of the Cabinet for Energy and Environment and the Kentucky Water Well Certification Board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB102/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB102.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":605838,"bill_number":"SR86","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florian Meeks, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florian Meeks, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR86/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR86.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":605853,"bill_number":"SR79","title":"Recognizing the founders and current members of the Northern Kentucky Technical Rescue Team.","description":"Recognizing the founders and current members of the Northern Kentucky Technical Rescue Team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR79/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR79.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":605867,"bill_number":"SR82","title":"Honor Kentucky Department of Corrections' Division of Probation and Parole Officers Brian Melvin, Olivia Newsome, Sloane Marcus, and Joseph Ratliff for their courage and exemplary work performance.","description":"Honor Kentucky Department of Corrections' Division of Probation and Parole Officers Brian Melvin, Olivia Newsome, Sloane Marcus, and Joseph Ratliff for their courage and exemplary work performance.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR82/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR82.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":605881,"bill_number":"SR80","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy \"The Yardman\" Noblitt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy \"The Yardman\" Noblitt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR80/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR80.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":605899,"bill_number":"SR81","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Pauline Hutchinson Barnett.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Pauline Hutchinson Barnett.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR81/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR81.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":605911,"bill_number":"HB261","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary educational institution capital projects to be financed with university restricted funds.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to be numbered 164A.601 to authorize capital projects undertaken by institutions of higher education using a combination of cash restricted funds, federal funds, and private funds even though the projects are not specifically listed in a branch budget bill; establish conditions under which projects will be authorized.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB261/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB261.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":605927,"bill_number":"SR84","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. William C. Durham.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. William C. Durham.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR84/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR84.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":605939,"bill_number":"SB103","title":"AN ACT relating to diabetes, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to permit a caregiver of an individual who has diabetes to administer or assist with the self-administration of the medication listed if the caregiver has been trained and has the written authorization of the individual's health care practitioner; require the written authorization to be kept on file; exempt the health care practitioner and the caregiver from liability unless an injury is the result of negligence or misconduct; exempt the trained and authorized caregiver from laws related to the practice of nursing; permit a health care practitioner to train a caregiver.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 46)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB103/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB103.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":605955,"bill_number":"HB263","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 238 to establish a registry of individuals who have been disqualified from serving as a volunteer for a charitable organization; allow licensed charitable organizations to request a copy of the registry up to four times per year; set investigatory powers and appellate rights similar to those for regular charitable gaming violations; limit a volunteer's time on the registry to five continuous years, unless the person has committed another violation; amend KRS 238.520 to increase the size of the Charitable Gaming Advisory Commission to eleven members by adding two additional members from the public at large; enable a member to serve up to two consecutive terms, with possible reappointment following an absence of one term; amend KRS 238.535 to allow a licensee or applicant for a charitable organization license to choose to apply for the issuance or renewal of an annual or biennial license; amend KRS 238.525 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB263/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB263.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":605971,"bill_number":"HB260","title":"AN ACT relating to all-terrain vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 189.515 to permit an all-terrain vehicle operator 16 years of age or older to cross a public roadway with a posted speed limit of 45 mph or less without protective headgear, to get from one ATV trail to another.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 86)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB260/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB260.htm","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":605983,"bill_number":"HB262","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax deduction for qualified tuition programs.","description":"Amend KRS 141.010 to allow an exclusion from adjusted gross income for contributions to a qualified tuition program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB262/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB262.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":606001,"bill_number":"HR73","title":"Recognize Cooperative Extension Service for 100 years of service.","description":"Recognize Cooperative Extension Service for 100 years of service.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR73/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR73.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":606014,"bill_number":"HR70","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen Spalding.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen Spalding.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR70/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR70.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":606029,"bill_number":"SR83","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Steven \"Stevie\" James Hutchison.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Steven \"Stevie\" James Hutchison.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR83/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR83.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":606044,"bill_number":"HB264","title":"AN ACT relating to public advocacy.","description":"Amend KRS 31.100 to define \"defending attorney,\" \"non-lawyer assistants\" and \"plan\"; amend KRS 31.030 to require the department to file annual reports with the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 31.110 to establish that, in the case of a minor in specific instances, the department may have access to the court file without a formal court order using a release signed by the minor or his or her guardian; amend 31.120 to require that, at the time of sentencing, the court enter an Order In Forma Pauperis for purposes of appeal without having to show further proof of continued indigency; amend KRS 31.185 to include certain expenses incurred as charges against the local governmental entity; amend KRS 31.219 to clarify when the attorney's duty to file a notice of appeal arises; amend KRS 31.220 to set forth when KRS Chapter 31 applies to United States Courts; amend KRS 31.211 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 87)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB264/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB264.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":606059,"bill_number":"HR71","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thomas Lee \"Tom\" Stephenson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thomas Lee \"Tom\" Stephenson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR71/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR71.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":606072,"bill_number":"SR85","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Owen Stuart.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Owen Stuart.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR85/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR85.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":607003,"bill_number":"HB271","title":"AN ACT relating to DNA.","description":"Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; amend KRS 17.175 to provide for expungement of DNA samples in specified circumstances and allow use of all samples collected in good faith; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB271/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB271.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":607015,"bill_number":"HJR78","title":"Direct the Kentucky Board of Education to amend 702 KAR 3:130, pertaining to the procedures for the accounting of school activity funds by high school alumni associations.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Board of Education to amend 702 KAR 3:130, pertaining to the procedures for the accounting of school activity funds by high school alumni associations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR78/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ78.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":607030,"bill_number":"HCR74","title":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act, and the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","description":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act, and the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR74/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC74.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":607042,"bill_number":"HB267","title":"AN ACT relating to electronic cigarettes.","description":"Amend KRS 438.305 to define \"e-cigarette\"; amend KRS 438.310 to prohibit the retail sales of e-cigarettes to anyone under age 18; amend KRS 438.311 to prohibit anyone under 18 from buying e-cigarettes at retail; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit the distribution free of charge of e-cigarettes to those under 18; amend KRS 438.315 to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes by vending machine; amend KRS 438.320 to require reporting of e-cigarettes supplied to retail establishments; amend KRS 438.325 to require retailers to inform employees of e-cigarette prohibitions; amend KRS 438.330 to clarify agency retail inspections; amend KRS 438.350 to bar those under 18 from possessing e-cigarettes; amend sections of KRS Chapters 438, 600, 610, and 630 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB267/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB267.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":607057,"bill_number":"SR89","title":"Adjourn in honor of Catholic Schools Week 2014.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Catholic Schools Week 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR89/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR89.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":607070,"bill_number":"HR77","title":"Commend Kentucky State University for its efforts promoting public health and designate February as Kentucky State University Heart-Healthy Month.","description":"Commend Kentucky State University for its efforts promoting public health and designate February as Kentucky State University Heart-Healthy Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 93-3 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR77/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR77.htm","sponsor":"Tom Riner"},
{"bill_id":607083,"bill_number":"HR76","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Eastern Kentucky University Cross Country Team.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Eastern Kentucky University Cross Country Team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR76/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR76.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":607095,"bill_number":"SR88","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hershel Slone.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hershel Slone.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR88/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR88.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":607110,"bill_number":"HR75","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Matthew C. Dillingham.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Matthew C. Dillingham.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR75/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR75.htm","sponsor":"Bart Rowland"},
{"bill_id":607123,"bill_number":"SR92","title":"Adjourn in honor of Paige Pence and Sarah Camp.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Paige Pence and Sarah Camp.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR92/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR92.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":607136,"bill_number":"SR91","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clara W. Okruhlica.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clara W. Okruhlica.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR91/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR91.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":607149,"bill_number":"HB266","title":"AN ACT relating to school safety.","description":"Amend KRS 158.162 to emphasize the need for a comprehensive response to a violent intruder; require fire and violent intruder drills to be conducted quarterly; amend KRS 158.164 to comply.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB266/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB266.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":607164,"bill_number":"SR90","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Wade Bryant Hicks.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Wade Bryant Hicks.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR90/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR90.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":607176,"bill_number":"HB268","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of HVAC professionals.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.662 to allow three years of HVAC experience in another state to count towards journeyman licensure requirements, if standards in the other state are substantially similar.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB268/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB268.htm","sponsor":"Lynn Bechler"},
{"bill_id":607191,"bill_number":"HB269","title":"AN ACT relating to strangulation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation as a Class A misdemeanor unless certain aggravating circumstances are present, in which case it would be a class D felony; amend KRS 403.761 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered by a court when considering whether a person has committed a substantial violation of a domestic violence order.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB269/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB269.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":607203,"bill_number":"SR87","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Justice Wilfrid Albert \"Wil\" Schroder.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Justice Wilfrid Albert \"Wil\" Schroder.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR87/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR87.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":607214,"bill_number":"HB270","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State University health initiative trust fund and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky State University health initiative trust fund.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-28","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB270/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB270.htm","sponsor":"Tom Riner"},
{"bill_id":608017,"bill_number":"HCR86","title":"Urge Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced federal budget.","description":"Urge Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced federal budget.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR86/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC86.htm","sponsor":"Jim DeCesare"},
{"bill_id":608020,"bill_number":"HB276","title":"AN ACT relating to incompatible offices.","description":"Amend KRS 61.080 to prohibit a person from holding any two (2) offices that have the authority to levy taxes or to set rates or fees, except as otherwise authorized by statute.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 33)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB276/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB276.htm","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":608024,"bill_number":"HR81","title":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Jay Solinger for winning the Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Jay Solinger for winning the Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR81/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR81.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":608028,"bill_number":"HB291","title":"AN ACT relating to construction of unregulated electric generation facilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require an unregulated utility which is considering the siting of a generation facility to hold a public meeting in each county where the facility will be located if requested by a local government; specify how notice of the meeting shall be given; require notification of state government entities; provide penalty for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow a local government to require a code of conduct between it and utility; allow Public Service Commission to create a model code; direct Public Service Commission to study effects of wind farms; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 88)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB291/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB291.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":608030,"bill_number":"SCR95","title":"Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America authorizing legislation to establish reasonable limits on contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to prohibit noncitizen contributions and expenditures.","description":"Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America authorizing legislation to establish reasonable limits on contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to prohibit noncitizen contributions and expenditures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR95/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC95.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":608035,"bill_number":"HCR85","title":"Request the Legislative Research Commission to create the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study public safety, public protection, and gun safety issues.","description":"Request the Legislative Research Commission to create the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study public safety, public protection, and gun safety issues.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR85/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC85.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":608040,"bill_number":"SR93","title":"Honor and celebrate Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky for their historic role in African American education.","description":"Honor and celebrate Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky for their historic role in African American education.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR93/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR93.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":608042,"bill_number":"HB290","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Crestwood.","description":"Reclassify the City of Crestwood, in Oldham County, with a population of 4,617, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB290/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB290.htm","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":608048,"bill_number":"SR99","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Collins High School football team for winning the Class AAAA State Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Collins High School football team for winning the Class AAAA State Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR99/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR99.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":608053,"bill_number":"SR98","title":"Honor Gabriella Karas for winning her third consecutive Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","description":"Honor Gabriella Karas for winning her third consecutive Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR98/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR98.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":608054,"bill_number":"HB286","title":"AN ACT relating to creation of a technical advisory committee on pharmacy to the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance.","description":"Amend KRS 205.590 to create a technical advisory committee on pharmacy to the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance consisting of five members appointed by the Kentucky Pharmacists Association.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 11)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB286/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB286.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":608060,"bill_number":"HB278","title":"AN ACT relating to alcohol impact areas.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 241 to define \"alcohol impact area,\" and \"local government\"; permit an alcohol impact area to be designated by a local government by ordinance when established criteria are met; establish voluntary control options and require the local government to attempt to reach a voluntary agreement prior to enacting an ordinance; require local government to notify licensees, require the local government to petition the board to allow more stringent control over the sale of alcoholic beverages within established alcohol impact areas; grant the board 60 days to respond to the petition; allow licensees within an alcohol impact area adequate time to adjust to any limitations; require the local government to report on alcohol impact areas; designate recipients of the report, contents of report, and assign responsibility for the report to the local government administrator with jurisdiction over the alcohol impact area.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB278/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB278.htm","sponsor":"Darryl Owens"},
{"bill_id":608062,"bill_number":"SB105","title":"AN ACT relating to newspaper carriers.","description":"Amend KRS 342.640 to delete newspaper carriers from being considered employees of independent news agencies for workers' compensation purposes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 23)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB105/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB105.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":608069,"bill_number":"HB283","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.","description":"Amend KRS 238.505 to define \"statewide charitable organization\" and amend the definition of \"charitable gaming facility\" to allow them to be available to five or more licensed organizations instead of two; amend KRS 238.535 to specify requirements for licensure as a statewide charitable organization; amend KRS 238.545 to limit statewide charity fundraising event licensees to no more than two total charity fundraising events per week and no more than two special limited charity fundraising events per year.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB283/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB283.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":608073,"bill_number":"HJR79","title":"Erect a sign on Kentucky Route 11 North at the railroad tracks in Knox County that reads, \"Home of Brian Kilgore \"Original Bad Boy\" 2011 Hall of Fame.\"","description":"Erect a sign on Kentucky Route 11 North at the railroad tracks in Knox County that reads, \"Home of Brian Kilgore \"Original Bad Boy\" 2011 Hall of Fame.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR79/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ79.htm","sponsor":"Jim Stewart"},
{"bill_id":608075,"bill_number":"HR82","title":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Gabriella Karas upon winning her third consecutive Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Gabriella Karas upon winning her third consecutive Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR82/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR82.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":608081,"bill_number":"HR87","title":"Recognize February as Kentucky Career and Technical Education month.","description":"Recognize February as Kentucky Career and Technical Education month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR87/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR87.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":608085,"bill_number":"HB287","title":"AN ACT relating to athletic safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to require owners of nonprofessional baseball or softball fields to erect chain-link fencing in front of the dugout or area where players congregate; define minimal requirements for fencing and the ball fields to which the requirement applies; establish that a first violation is punishable by a fine of no less than $500 and no more than $1,000 and any subsequent violation is punishable by a fine of no less than $750 and no more than $1,500.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB287/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB287.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":608088,"bill_number":"HR83","title":"Honor the Collins High School football team upon winning the KHSAA Class AAAA State Championship.","description":"Honor the Collins High School football team upon winning the KHSAA Class AAAA State Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR83/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR83.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":608091,"bill_number":"HB282","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.31-010 to define \"community development\" as residential, retail, office, restaurant, hospitality, or mixed-use development occurring in low income areas or areas designated for urban renewal or revitalization; allow community development projects to qualify as economic development projects under the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act, making them eligible for sales tax incentives.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB282/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB282.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":608099,"bill_number":"HR80","title":"Reauthorize the House Tobacco Task Force through December 31, 2014, to address the problems facing the tobacco industry in Kentucky.","description":"Reauthorize the House Tobacco Task Force through December 31, 2014, to address the problems facing the tobacco industry in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 89-0","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR80/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR80.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":608101,"bill_number":"HR84","title":"Proclaim January 29, 2014, as Disabilities Awareness Day in Kentucky.","description":"Proclaim January 29, 2014, as Disabilities Awareness Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR84/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR84.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":608105,"bill_number":"HB288","title":"AN ACT relating to surface mining.","description":"Amend KRS 350.450 to require coal mine permittees for all types of mining practices to dispose of remaining overburden in the mined area, areas under the abandoned mine land program, or areas approved by the cabinet; require use of lifts and compacted fills; prohibit disposal of overburden in streams; amend KRS 350.440 to prohibit disposal of spoil or overburden in intermittent, perennial, and ephemeral streams or any other waters of the Commonwealth; prescribe areas where spoil may be disposed; amend KRS 350.410 to make internal reference corrections and specify that restoration to approximate original contour includes configuration and elevation of the area prior to mining and require disposal of remaining overburden in the mined area, areas under the abandoned mine land program, or areas approved by the cabinet and the use of lifts and compacted fills; prohibit deposition of overburden in streams.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB288/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB288.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":608109,"bill_number":"HB277","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of adults and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend and create various sections of KRS 216.785 to 216.793 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to establish a National and State Background Check Program for prospective employees of long-term-care facilities and providers and representatives of the cabinet who perform inspections of long- term-care facilities or providers; require a registry check of the nurse aide abuse registry and any other registry identified in administrative regulations; permit queries of available information by certain licensing bodies; require the cabinet to implement the program in phases by provider category; require each nursing facility, nursing pool providing staff to a nursing facility, assisted-living community, long-term-care facility owned, managed, or operated by the CHFS, and personal services agency to continue to request conviction information; establish a fee to be charged for the background check, and state reasonable amounts to be charged by the cabinet and state or federal law enforcement agencies; require the cabinet to use grant moneys or other funding to cover long-term-care facilities or providers to the extent that funds are available until at least May 19, 2014; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the program, including requirements to check registries, a schedule of dates for compliance, processing of registry and background checks, and fees; require the CHFS to collaborate with the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet on continuous employment assessment following an initial background check; permit the Department of Kentucky State Police and the FBI to charge for the actual cost of processing criminal background checks and assessments; require the Kentucky State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to retaining of applicant fingerprints and to immediately inform the inspector general if an employee is arrested or convicted of a crime following his or her initial criminal background check; require applicants to submit to background and registry checks; prohibit long-term-care facilities or providers, or agencies within the cabinet responsible for conducting inspections, from employing individuals listed on the registry; permit a provisional period of employment; establish an informal review process; establish a formal review process; outline notification procedures for the cabinet and procedures to be followed by a long-term-care facility or provider if an employee has a disqualifying offense; establish independent review or appeal procedures; establish a fine for continuing to employ an individual with a disqualifying offense, direct the use of funds collected by fines; establish an independent review process to allow for rehabilitation of a disqualifying offense, with requirements to include a written explanation of each disqualifying offense and employment and character references; require a rehabilitation review committee to review evidence and mitigating circumstances and make a recommendation to the secretary; remove civil liability for actions taken in good faith by the cabinet, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, a long-term-care facility or provider, or an individual acting on behalf of any of these entities; establish the National and State Background Check Program fund and provide for its operation; require prospective providers to establish an individual provider's responsibilities and rights in this process; prohibit agencies providing services to senior citizens from employing an applicant with a disqualifying offense; require agencies to request a registry check; prohibit a long-term-care facility or provider from hiring an applicant if an individual has a disqualifying offense; require a long-term-care facility or provider to request a registry and background check for each applicant; require application forms for initial employment by a long-term-care facility or provider to have certain information and statements; regulate employment of individuals with certain offenses in family-care and personal care homes; establish a trust and agency fund to administer fees and fines collected through the program; amend KRS 216.533 to require long-term-care facilities operated by the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to require applicants to submit to registry and background checks; prohibit individuals from being hired if they have a previous disqualifying offense; permit the hiring of pardoned individuals; amend KRS 216.712 to require personal services agencies to request registry checks and criminal background checks; provide for notice of fingerprint retention; prohibit an individual from owning or working for a personal services agency if he or she has a disqualifying offense; require the secretary to promulgate administrative regulations; establish procedures for background and registry checks; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB277/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB277.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":608114,"bill_number":"SR94","title":"Recognize January 29, 2014, as Kentucky Alzheimer's Advocacy Day.","description":"Recognize January 29, 2014, as Kentucky Alzheimer's Advocacy Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR94/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR94.htm","sponsor":"Albert Robinson"},
{"bill_id":608115,"bill_number":"SR100","title":"Adjourn in honor of Jimmy Rose for his performance on NBC's \"America's Got Talent.\"","description":"Adjourn in honor of Jimmy Rose for his performance on NBC's \"America's Got Talent.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR100/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR100.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":608125,"bill_number":"HB279","title":"AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth postsecondary education prepaid tuition trust fund.","description":"Amend KRS 164A.700 to add a utilization period definition for Kentucky's affordable prepaid tuition plan; amend KRS 164A.705 to limit the growth of a KAPT plan to two years after the plan's utilization period; amend KRS 164A.707 to prohibit extending the projected college entrance year of a KAPT contract; amend KRS 164A.709 to revise the refund provisions of a KAPT plan based on the utilization period end date; clarify provisions for transferring a KAPT account to another qualified tuition program; set June 30, 2028, as the closure date of the KAPT fund and office.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 34)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB279/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB279.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":608128,"bill_number":"HB285","title":"AN ACT relating to the selection of the commissioner of education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.148 to require Senate confirmation for the commissioner of education.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB285/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB285.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":608134,"bill_number":"HB272","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.","description":"Amend KRS 132.380 to clarify that, in the event a second property valuation administrator exam within a county is necessary, notice shall be made by issuing a press release in that county and by posting an announcement on the Web site of the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 133.020 to allow for an authorized person other than the county judge/executive to swear in a new member of the local board of assessment appeals; amend KRS 133.120 to clarify that real estate appraisers may represent a property owner in assessment appeals; amend KRS 136.180 to clarify that common carrier water transportation companies are taxed as public service corporations under KRS 136.1801 to 136.1805; amend KRS 136.1877 to make conforming changes; amend KRS 136.310 to clarify that the total value of bank deposits maintained in Kentucky shall be determined by the same method used for filing the summary of deposits report with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for purposes of the foreign savings and loan tax; amend KRS 136.555 to correct the statutory reference related to the local government franchise tax on bank deposits; amend KRS 138.330 to clarify that a financial instrument is an acceptable form of surety for motor fuels taxes; amend KRS 138.460 to conform to finalized litigation related to the return of a motor vehicle to a dealer within 60 days; amend KRS 138.4603 to remove an incorrect formula for determining the retail price of a new vehicle; make conforming changes.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB272/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB272.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":608135,"bill_number":"HB275","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle parking.","description":"Amend KRS 189.450 to separate by weight class the current provisions prohibiting parking, stopping, or standing of a vehicle on the shoulder of a state maintained highway, including ramps; amend KRS 189.990 to establish a penalty of $100 to $200 for a violation by a person operating a vehicle with a gross weight of over 44,000 pounds; provide that Section 1 of this Act shall be known as \"Todd's Law.\"","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB275/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB275.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":608140,"bill_number":"HB274","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Columbus.","description":"Reclassify the City of Columbus, in Hickman County, with a population of 165, from a city of the 5th class to a city of the 6th class, which requires a population of less than 1,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB274/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB274.htm","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":608143,"bill_number":"SB104","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 12.023 to remove the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation from the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 12.020 to attach the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; repeal, reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 248, and amend KRS 11.170 to attach the Kentucky Agriculture Resources Development Authority (KARDA) to the Department of Agriculture; allow KARDA to advise the Commissioner of Agriculture; allow KARDA to use staff of the Department of Agriculture to carry out the duties of the board; amend KRS 247.944 to attach the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee to serve as executive director of the Agricultural Finance Corporation board; amend KRS 248.707 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to serve as chair of the Agricultural Development Board; authorize the Governor to serve as vice chair of the Agricultural Development Board; attach the Agricultural Development Board to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 248.709 to provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee shall serve as director of the Agricultural Development Board; amend KRS 260.857 to conform; repeal KRS 248.480, relating to the Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation; transfer affairs associated with the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Development Board, KARDA, and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB104/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB104.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":608147,"bill_number":"SR96","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Captain David Lyon.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Captain David Lyon.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR96/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR96.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":608153,"bill_number":"SR97","title":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Jay Solinger for winning the Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Collins High School runner Jay Solinger for winning the Cross Country State Title at the 2013 Class AA Track and Field Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR97/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR97.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":608157,"bill_number":"SR101","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Eastern Kentucky University Cross Country Team.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Eastern Kentucky University Cross Country Team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR101/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR101.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":608160,"bill_number":"HB273","title":"AN ACT relating to 911 emergency services.","description":"Amend KRS 65.750 to define terms relating to 911 emergency services; amend KRS 65.760 to allow local governments to collect 911 fees from telematics service connections, CMRS service connections, and VoIP service connections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB273/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB273.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":608161,"bill_number":"HB280","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Coal Run Village.","description":"Reclassify the City of Coal Run Village, in Pike County, with a population of 1,685, from a city of the sixth class to a city of the fifth class, which requires a population of 1,000 to 2,999.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB280/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB280.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":608168,"bill_number":"HB289","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-203 to adjust the membership for the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs to reflect current commands at Fort Knox and Fort Campbell and to add the Huntington District of the United States Army Corp of Engineers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 57)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB289/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB289.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":608171,"bill_number":"HB284","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 12.023 to remove the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation from the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 12.020 to attach the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; repeal, reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 248, and amend KRS 11.170 to attach the Kentucky Agriculture Resources Development Authority (KARDA) to the Department of Agriculture; allow KARDA to advise the Commissioner of Agriculture; allow KARDA to use staff of the Department of Agriculture to carry out the duties of the board; amend KRS 247.944 to attach the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee to serve as executive director of the Agricultural Finance Corporation board; amend KRS 248.707 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to serve as chair of the Agricultural Development Board; authorize the Governor to serve as vice chair of the Agricultural Development Board; attach the Agricultural Development Board to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 248.709 to provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee shall serve as director of the Agricultural Development Board; amend KRS 260.857 to conform; repeal KRS 248.480, relating to the Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation; transfer affairs associated with the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Development Board, KARDA, and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-29","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB284/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB284.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":608172,"bill_number":"HB281","title":"AN ACT relating to special license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.162 to reduce the price of an initial Fraternal Order of Police special license plate from $45 to $38 and increase the donation amount to the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police Death Fund from $5 to $10.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 56)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB281/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB281.htm","sponsor":"Charles Miller"},
{"bill_id":609044,"bill_number":"HR90","title":"Honor and celebrate Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky for their historic role in African American education.","description":"Honor and celebrate Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky for their historic role in African American education.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR90/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR90.htm","sponsor":"Jesse Crenshaw"},
{"bill_id":609054,"bill_number":"HB296","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 11.200 to reduce the membership of the Commission on Small Business Advocacy to 13 members to be appointed by the Governor, with two members representing each congressional district and one at-large member; attach the commission to the Department for Business Development; amend KRS 12.020 to place the Office of Legal Services within the Office of the Secretary; abolish the Department for New Business Development, the Department for Existing Business Development, the Department of Commercialization and Innovation, and the Department of Financial Incentives and transfer their functions and positions to the Department for Business Development, established under the Office of the Secretary; attach the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation to the Department for Business Development; attach the Kentucky Economic Finance Authority to the Office of Financial services; repeal KRS 154.12-214, 154.12-215, 154.12-216, 154.12-217, 154.12-218, 154.12-220, 154.12-222, 154.12-225, 154.12-2333; confirm Resolution 13-03 of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership. dated June 18, 2013.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 89)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB296/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB296.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":609065,"bill_number":"HB298","title":"AN ACT relating to the natural resources severance and processing tax.","description":"Amend KRS 143A.010 to amend the definition of \"processing\" to include the act of loading or unloading limestone that has not otherwise been severed or treated in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 143A.035 to allow a credit for substantially identical severance or processing taxes paid to another state or political subdivision thereof; provide that no taxpayer may claim a total amount of credit that exceeds his or her tax liability; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB298/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB298.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":609075,"bill_number":"SR107","title":"Celebrate February as National Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month and encourage awareness.","description":"Celebrate February as National Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month and encourage awareness.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR107/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR107.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":609084,"bill_number":"SR105","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert K. Graves.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert K. Graves.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR105/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR105.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":609097,"bill_number":"SR103","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alex C. Johnson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alex C. Johnson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR103/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR103.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":609107,"bill_number":"SB110","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Amend KRS 341.078 to allow expungement of multiple unrelated misdemeanors or violations; allow expungement of felony arrests or charges on which no indictment has issued after 24 months.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB110/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB110.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":609116,"bill_number":"SB111","title":"AN ACT relating to activities regulated by the Kentucky Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists.","description":"Create a new section of Chapter KRS 317A to require the Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists to promulgate administrative regulations to require eight hours of continuing education for cosmetology instructors and six hours of continuing education for cosmetologists and nail technicians, at least three hours of which shall be dedicated to relevant health, sanitation, and safety education; create a new section of KRS Chapter 317B to require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish criteria for accepting training in esthetic practices received in other states, and to require eight hours of continuing education for teachers of esthetic practices and six hours of continuing education for estheticians, at least three hours of which shall be dedicated to relevant health, sanitation, and safety education; allow the board to contract with a third-party to administer the continuing education program at no cost to the Commonwealth; specify requirements of third-party administrator.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB111/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB111.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":609129,"bill_number":"SJR104","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new Ohio River bridge under construction in downtown Louisville as the Ronald W. Reagan Memorial bridge and erect appropriate signs.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new Ohio River bridge under construction in downtown Louisville as the Ronald W. Reagan Memorial bridge and erect appropriate signs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR104/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ104.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":609140,"bill_number":"SB108","title":"AN ACT relating to parental rights.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 403.270 to 403.350 and KRS Chapter 405 to provide that a person convicted of a felony offense under KRS Chapter 510 in which a child was born as a result of the offense shall lose parental rights with respect to that child; provide for an exception at the request of the mother; and provide that a court shall impose an obligation of child support against the offender unless waived by the mother and, if applicable, a public agency supporting the child.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 130)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB108/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB108.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":609150,"bill_number":"HB297","title":"AN ACT relating to tangible personal property used in the production of equine.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt feed and feed additives, seeds, commercial fertilizers, farm chemicals, farm machinery, water, fuels, and on-farm facilities used in the production of equine from the sales and use tax; amend KRS 130.470 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB297/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB297.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":609161,"bill_number":"SCR102","title":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study family care-giving and long-term supports and services in Kentucky.","description":"Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study family care-giving and long-term supports and services in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 73)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR102/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC102.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":609171,"bill_number":"HB299","title":"AN ACT relating to vapor products.","description":"Amend KRS 438.305 to define \"vapor product\"; amend KRS 438.310 to prohibit the retail sales of vapor products to anyone under age 18; amend KRS 438.311 to prohibit anyone under 18 from buying vapor products at retail; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit the distribution free-of-charge vapor products to those under 18; amend KRS 438.315 to clarify the sale of tobacco products and vapor products by vending machine; amend KRS 438.320 to require wholesaler reporting of vapor products to retail establishments; amend KRS 438.325 to require each retailer to inform employees of vapor products prohibitions; amend KRS 438.330 to clarify agency retail inspections; amend KRS 438.350 to bar minors from possessing vapor products and define \"vapor product\" for purposes of this section.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB299/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB299.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":609182,"bill_number":"HB292","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance reports.","description":"Amend KRS 121.180 to establish a single threshold for campaign finance reporting.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB292/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB292.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":609192,"bill_number":"HB295","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.040, regarding maintenance of motor vehicle insurance, to change from three to one the number of times a person may have his or her vehicle registration revoked for not maintaining insurance, before the revocation constitutes a violation of KRS 304.39-080; amend KRS 186.180 to set the reinstatement fee for a revoked registration at $20.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB295/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB295.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":609203,"bill_number":"SB106","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed weapons.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 403.715 to 403.785 to allow a person protected by an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order to carry, if authorized by the issuing court, a concealed deadly weapon for a period of up to 90 days after the sheriff has performed a criminal background check and fingerprinted and photographed the person.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB106/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB106.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":609213,"bill_number":"HR88","title":"Adjourn in honor of Catholic Schools Week 2014.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Catholic Schools Week 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR88/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR88.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":609226,"bill_number":"HB300","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.127 to permit a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to appear on the ballot only in the regular election, not in the primary; require a party's nominee for Governor to designate his or her nominee for Lieutenant Governor no later than the fourth Tuesday following the primary; if this designation is not filed, require the governing authority of the party to name the candidate for Lieutenant Governor; set forth the oath to be sworn to by a slate of candidates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 118 to allow a candidate for Governor to designate a replacement if the candidate for Lieutenant Governor dies, is disqualified, or disabled; amend KRS 121.015 to redefine \"slate of candidates\"; amend KRS 117.275, 118.025, 118.105, 118.125, 118.245, 120.055, 120.095, and 121.170 to conform; repeal KRS 118.227.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB300/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB300.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":609235,"bill_number":"SR106","title":"Recognize February 7 to 14, 2014, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.","description":"Recognize February 7 to 14, 2014, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR106/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR106.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":609246,"bill_number":"HB301","title":"AN ACT relating to the Small Business Tax Credit Program.","description":"Amend KRS 154.60-010 and 154.60-020 to simplify and streamline the provisions of the Small Business Tax Credit Program administered by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority; create a new section of KRS Chapter 154 to declare the name of the program; amend KRS 141.384 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts ch. 128)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB301/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB301.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":609259,"bill_number":"HR89","title":"Adjourn in honor of W.M. Feese, Jr., upon his retirement as Adair County Property Valuation Administrator.","description":"Adjourn in honor of W.M. Feese, Jr., upon his retirement as Adair County Property Valuation Administrator.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR89/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR89.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":609268,"bill_number":"HB293","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms, including ammunition and accessories for firearms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237, relating to firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories made in Kentucky, marked \"made in Kentucky,\" and used in Kentucky, to specify that these items are exempt from federal law; specify that the exemption does not apply to machine guns, silencers, exploding ammunition, and firearms with a bore of 1 1/2 inches; name law the \"Kentucky Firearms Freedom Act.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB293/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB293.htm","sponsor":"Jim DeCesare"},
{"bill_id":609277,"bill_number":"SB109","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale of tobacco related products to minors and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to define \"alternative nicotine product\", \"tobacco product\", and \"vapor product\"; prohibit the sale to minors of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products; prohibit minors from purchasing tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products; set out distribution prohibitions for wholesalers, retailers, and manufacturers; stipulate prohibitions on sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products from vending machines; establish retail notification requirements for tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products; set out Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Department of Agriculture inspection requirements; direct Department of Agriculture education duties; amend KRS 438.350 to prohibit possession by minors of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, and define terms in KRS 438.350; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 111)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB109/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB109.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":609289,"bill_number":"HB294","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board.","description":"Amend KRS 324A.065, relating to real estate appraisers, to increase the initial application fee and the annual renewal fee from $212 to $512; amend KRS 324A.163 to include a maximum allowable attorney fee of $10,000 for each distribution for restitution from the appraisal management company recovery fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB294/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB294.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":609298,"bill_number":"SB107","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal record expungement and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a felony record to be expunged under specified circumstances; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for the preparation of presentence investigations; amend KRS 527.040, relating to possession of a firearm by a felon, to exempt individuals who have had their felony records expunged; require the Kentucky State Police, Attorney General, Department of Corrections, and Administrative Office of the Courts to establish regulations reflecting the actual cost of processing certification of eligibility for expungement.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB107/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB107.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":609305,"bill_number":"SB112","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.","description":"Amend KRS 438.305 to define \"e-cigarette\" and \"sample\"; amend KRS 438.310 to prohibit the retail sales of e-cigarettes to anyone under age 18; amend KRS 438.311 to prohibit anyone under 18 from buying e-cigarettes at retail; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit the distribution free of charge of e-cigarettes to those under 18; amend KRS 438.315 to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes by vending machine; amend KRS 438.320 to require reporting of e-cigarettes supplied to retail establishments; amend KRS 438.325 to require retailers to inform employees of e-cigarette prohibitions; amend KRS 438.330 to clarify agency retail inspections; amend KRS 438.350 to bar those under 18 from possessing e-cigarettes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-30","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB112/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB112.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":609793,"bill_number":"HB310","title":"AN ACT relating to minor users of tanning beds.","description":"Amend 217.924 to prohibit an individual under the age of 18 from using a tanning device at a tanning facility without a medical prescription; repeal KRS 217.922, which requires a minor between 14 and 18 to obtain consent before using a tanning device.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB310/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB310.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":609816,"bill_number":"HR92","title":"Recognize February as National Children's Dental Health Month.","description":"Recognize February as National Children's Dental Health Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR92/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR92.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":609841,"bill_number":"HB307","title":"AN ACT relating to regional outlet shopping centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to provide a sales tax rebate to an owner of a regional outlet shopping center to offset a portion of the regional advertising and marketing expenses incurred by the owner.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB307/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB307.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":609865,"bill_number":"HB305","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officers.","description":"Amend KRS 61.365 relating to federal peace officers who have been granted Kentucky peace officer powers to add the United States Mint Police under specified conditions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB305/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB305.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":609888,"bill_number":"HR91","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clifton Bradley Wagner, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clifton Bradley Wagner, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-01-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR91/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR91.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":609914,"bill_number":"HB308","title":"AN ACT relating to state and local property tax exemptions for data centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt enterprise information technology equipment located in, and used in the operation of, a qualified data center from state and local ad valorem taxation; define terms; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB308/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB308.htm","sponsor":"Jim DeCesare"},
{"bill_id":609940,"bill_number":"SR109","title":"Honor the Forest Hill Military Academy and cadet education in Kentucky.","description":"Honor the Forest Hill Military Academy and cadet education in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR109/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR109.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":609965,"bill_number":"SB113","title":"AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.","description":"Extend the deadline for establishing precincts from January 28, 2014, to February 28, 2014; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"signed by Governor","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB113/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB113.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":609987,"bill_number":"SR108","title":"Adjourn in honor of Corria Mimms upon the occasion of her 100th birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Corria Mimms upon the occasion of her 100th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR108/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR108.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":610010,"bill_number":"HB311","title":"AN ACT relating to immunizations.","description":"Amend KRS 214.034 to require immunization against human papillomavirus for female children 9 to 16 years of age and male children 10 to 16 years of age entering sixth grade; require written statements to withhold consent for immunizations to be included with the file on immunization certificates; amend KRS 214.036 to permit parents to withhold consent for immunization against human papillomavirus for any reason; amend KRS 158.035 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB311/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB311.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":610038,"bill_number":"SR110","title":"Recognize March as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Kentucky and honor Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers.","description":"Recognize March as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Kentucky and honor Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR110/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR110.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":610061,"bill_number":"HB304","title":"AN ACT relating to civil liability for emergency care.","description":"Amend KRS 411.148, relating to the \"Good Samaritan\" law and nonliability for emergency care, to apply the law to all persons rendering care without remuneration, rather than to named persons; repeal KRS 311A.150 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB304/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB304.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":610084,"bill_number":"HB302","title":"AN ACT relating to health care coverage.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 17 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish definitions for \"direct purchase,\" \"health care system,\" and \"penalty or fine\"; prohibit the General Assembly from requiring any individual to participate in any health care system or plan, or imposing a penalty or fine regarding participation; permit an individual or an employer to pay directly for health care services and a health care provider to accept direct payment without penalties or fines; direct the Attorney General of Kentucky to undertake and initiate all necessary legal proceedings to protect and defend Kentuckians' rights as set forth; prohibit the Governor, the Personnel Cabinet, and state agencies from participating in or complying with any federal law, regulation, or policy that would compromise the freedom of choice in the health care decisions of any resident of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB302/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB302.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":610112,"bill_number":"HB306","title":"AN ACT relating to the negotiation of health benefit plans.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize the purchase of health benefit plans across state lines; allow negotiation of terms based on the purchaser's, needs without regard to state-mandated health insurance benefits; provide individuals and groups the ability to form pools to seek greater advantage in negotiations for health benefit plans.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB306/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB306.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":610135,"bill_number":"HB312","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of food sold through vending machines or self-service vending systems.","description":"Amend KRS 139.485 to exempt from sales and use tax food and food ingredients sold through a vending machines or self-service vending systems; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB312/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB312.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":610161,"bill_number":"HR95","title":"Adjourn in honor and recognition of Danville's African-American Business District.","description":"Adjourn in honor and recognition of Danville's African-American Business District.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR95/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR95.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":610184,"bill_number":"HR94","title":"Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Private Franklin Runyon Sousley, on the anniversary of his participation in hoisting the United States flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.","description":"Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Private Franklin Runyon Sousley, on the anniversary of his participation in hoisting the United States flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR94/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR94.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":610208,"bill_number":"HB303","title":"AN ACT relating to compensation of insurance producers for services performed in relation to a premium finance loan.","description":"Amend KRS 304.30-050 to authorize insurance producers of personal and commercial lines to receive payment for arranging insurance premium financing for an insured if the agent discloses the source and amount of compensation for the financing in writing to the insured and the insurance producer is not paid as an advance on future premium finance agreements or as a bonus from the premium finance company for agreeing to place agreements with the premium finance company.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-03","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB303/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB303.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":610233,"bill_number":"HCR93","title":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Timber Theft and Trespass Reduction Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding timber theft and trespass and to develop consensus recommendations to address those issues; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet three times before submitting its final report; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 5, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Timber Theft and Trespass Reduction Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding timber theft and trespass and to develop consensus recommendations to address those issues; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet three times before submitting its final report; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 5, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR93/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC93.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":610256,"bill_number":"HB309","title":"AN ACT relating to tobacco products.","description":"Amend KRS 438.305 to define \"tobacco products\" to include cigarettes, other types of tobacco, and electronic cigarettes; amend KRS 438.313 to clarify restrictions on distribution of tobacco products to minors; amend KRS 438.350 to conform.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-01-31","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB309/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB309.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":610278,"bill_number":"HB313","title":"AN ACT relating to reports submitted to the Legislative Research Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 7.110 to require that statutorily mandated reports submitted to the Commission be posted and archived in an electronic database accessible to members of the General Assembly and to staff; require that reports be archived in a specific way; require committee staff to attach a list of recent reports to meeting agenda when Commission refers reports to committee; require Commission to evaluate the necessity and content of the reports every five years and to make recommendations to the General Assembly if statutory changes are needed regarding any reporting requirements; amend KRS 248.723 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB313/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB313.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":611087,"bill_number":"SR111","title":"Honor and recognize Physician Assistants' Day on February 4, 2014.","description":"Honor and recognize Physician Assistants' Day on February 4, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR111/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR111.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":611114,"bill_number":"SB114","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer loan companies.","description":"Amend KRS 286.4-530 to change the dollar-amount classifications which are used to determine maximum charges that may be applied to a loan not exceeding $15,000.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 13)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB114/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB114.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":611145,"bill_number":"SR113","title":"Adjourn in honor of Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President Steve Stevens upon his retirement.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President Steve Stevens upon his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR113/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR113.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":611173,"bill_number":"SJR112","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the I-265 tunnel on the east end bridge approach as the \"Abraham Lincoln Memorial Tunnel,\" and to erect the appropriate signage denoting this designation.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the I-265 tunnel on the east end bridge approach as the \"Abraham Lincoln Memorial Tunnel,\" and to erect the appropriate signage denoting this designation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR112/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ112.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":611204,"bill_number":"HB317","title":"AN ACT relating to solicitation of an individual for a service related to a claim for basic reparation benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 367.409 to prohibit solicitation of any service relating to making a claim for basic reparation benefits, rather than related to a motor vehicle accident; clarify that emergency personnel are exempt if acting within the course and scope of their official duties.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB317/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB317.htm","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":611236,"bill_number":"HB319","title":"AN ACT relating to electronic cigarettes.","description":"Amend KRS 138.130 to define electronic cigarette and include the definition within the definition of tobacco product; amend KRS 138.143 to impose a floor stock tax on electronic cigarettes for inventory as of 11:59 p.m. on July 31, 2014; amend KRS 438.311 to make sales of electronic cigarettes to a person who has not attained the age of 18 unlawful; require the transfer of all moneys from the tax on electronic cigarettes within a certain time frame to the Judicial Form Retirement System and the Kentucky Retirement Systems for the issuance of a one-time cost-of-living offset to eligible retiress.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB319/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB319.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":611264,"bill_number":"SB115","title":"AN ACT relating to corrections.","description":"Amend KRS 196.731, 196.732, and 196.736 to calculate and pay appropriations to community corrections programs which realize savings on a quarterly basis, rather than annually; amend KRS 532.100 to give priority to American Correctional Association-accredited county jails in assigning eligible state prisoners.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB115/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB115.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":611294,"bill_number":"HB318","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to describe the purposes of Bluegrass Station Division; amend KRS 56.820 to allow the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to approve modifications to certain existing buildings if the source of payments for the improvements are through an agreement with an agency of the United States government; require the secretary to report any lease modification to the Legislative Research Commission within 30 days; EMERGENCY","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 15)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB318/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB318.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":611322,"bill_number":"HB316","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance for tangible personal property to secure a loan by a consumer loan company.","description":"Amend KRS 286.4-560 to establish the requirements for a consumer loan company to offer borrowers insurance on tangible personal property, except household goods, as security on a loan exceeding $300 if sold by a licensed insurance agent or by the consumer loan licensee if permissible under Kentucky law, and if the insurance may be excluded from the amount of the finance charge if the insurer waives its right to subrogation against the borrower; require a disclosure to the borrower of the coverages and costs of the insurance.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 58)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB316/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB316.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":611354,"bill_number":"HB315","title":"AN ACT relating to local government insurance premium taxes on bank-owned life insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.080 to authorize imposition of a local government premium tax, not to exceed one-half of one percent, on single premium bank-owned life insurance that meets the Internal Revenue Code definition of a \"modified endowment contract.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-03","last_action":"reassigned to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB315/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB315.htm","sponsor":"Bart Rowland"},
{"bill_id":611385,"bill_number":"SB116","title":"AN ACT relating to intellectual property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to establish a bad-faith assertion of patent infringement as a violation of Kentucky's consumer protection chapter and authorize the utilization of the remedies available for those violations in addition to private remedies established in the bill.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB116/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB116.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":611413,"bill_number":"HR96","title":"Honor and recognize Physician Assistants' Day on February 4, 2014.","description":"Honor and recognize Physician Assistants' Day on February 4, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR96/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR96.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":611444,"bill_number":"HB314","title":"AN ACT relating to landscape architects.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 323A to regulate inactive licenses and retired licenses for landscape architects; amend KRS 323A.010, 323A.120, and 323A.200 to remove references to expired, suspended, revoked, or inactive licenses; change the board's name to the \"Kentucky Board of Landscape Architects\"; repeal and reenact KRS 323A.040 to establish the requirements for licensure as a landscape architect; amend KRS 323A.050 to remove the examination exemption for reciprocity applicants; repeal and reenact KRS 323A.060 to set the types of fees that the board may charge; amend KRS 323A.080 to direct how a landscape architect may sign and seal work product; repeal and reenact KRS 323A.100 to establish license renewal, expiration, and restoration standards; amend KRS 323A.110 to clarify reasons for licensee discipline; increase the maximum fine the board may levy to $10,000 per violation; amend KRS 323A.170 to state that board members will be licensed landscape architects; delete outdated language; amend KRS 323A.180 to allow election of board officers; amend KRS 323A.190 to grant board members a $200 per diem; amend KRS 323A.210 to update the board's administrative regulation authority; amend KRS 323A.230 to allow the board to make a direct request to enjoin violations; amend KRS 323A.990 to make a violation of KRS Chapter 323A a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 224.10-052 to conform; repeal KRS 323A.025, 323A.070, and 323A.090.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 90)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB314/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB314.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":612533,"bill_number":"HB329","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.175 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB329/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB329.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":612540,"bill_number":"SR118","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Theresa Steely Trimpe.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Theresa Steely Trimpe.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR118/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR118.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":612551,"bill_number":"HB331","title":"AN ACT relating to municipal classification.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 81 to establish a two-class classification for cities based on city government model type, that being cities of the first class which are cities having the alderman form of government, and home rule cities which are cities having either the mayor-council plan, commission plan, or city manager plan, and require the city to report its classification to the Secretary of State initially and when a reclassification occurs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 81 to establish a process that allows cities, when the statutes establish a population limit based on the federal decennial census, to petition the Circuit Court of jurisdiction to declare the city's population at a certain level in the period between censuses; amend KRS 81.028 to preserve the authority of certain cities within consolidated local governments already doing so to maintain their own fire and police departments and civil service and pension systems; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 81 to conform with the proposed reclassification system dealing with the governmental forms; amend KRS 81A.530 relating to the annexation of cities smaller than 1,000 persons by larger cities; amend KRS 83A.160 to establish a procedure for becoming a city of the first class; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67A to affirm that the Act in and of itself does not affect the status or powers of an urban-county government that are derived from municipal powers assigned to the highest class at the time of the formation of the urban-county government; create a new section of KRS Chapter 83A to specify that a city, through meeting a population requirement assigned by the statutes set out in the section, retains the power or duty if the city falls under that population requirement, but if the power or duty is in conflict with another power or duty assigned to the city for meeting a population requirement, then the requirement for the higher population count prevails; create a new section of KRS Chapter 83A to preserve the mayoral term limits expressed in Section 160 of the Constitution; amend the following chapters or statutes to accommodate the proposed reclassification system: KRS 82.085 relating to differential tax rates by removing mention of class; KRS 82.095 regarding supplemental taxes available to certain cities in consolidated local governments by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 83A relating to organization of government in cities to conform to new system of classification; KRS 11.200 relating to appointments on the Small Business Advocacy Commission by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 15.705 relating to appointments to the Prosecutors Advisory Council by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 15.755 relating to the ability of county attorneys' practice of law in certain local governments by replacing mention of class with assigned population limits; KRS 39F.160 relating to rescue squad taxing district board appointments by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 41.240 relating to securities and obligations accepted by the State Treasurer from cities to allow any city to qualify rather than selected cities; KRS 56.140 relating to investment of obligations by cities to allow home rule class cities rather than selected cities to qualify; KRS 61.080 relating to incompatible offices by making mayors and city legislative body members offices incompatible in all cities; KRS 62.055 relating to the bonds of county clerks by requiring a bond of $100,000 by counties containing cities of classes other than a first class, which is $500,000, or containing an urban-county which is $400,000; KRS 64.012 relating to county clerks' fees concerning certain candidates for city office's fees to remove mention of class and make the same fees apply for all cities; KRS 64.530 relating to pay of fiscal court members in relation to city size; KRS 65.156 relating to actuarial evaluations of local government retirement systems by removing mention of city of former 2nd class; KRS 65.7623 relating to Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board members' appointments by removing mention of class; KRS 67.060 relating to primaries in county commissioner elections by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 67.180 and 67.185 relating to county motor vehicle insurance purchasing by granting the authority to all cities but first class ; KRS 67.323 relating to county fire department merit systems by specifying those that have not created one pursuant to law, rather than limiting to cities of the former 2nd class; KRS 67.750 relating to net profits and gross receipts license taxes levied by cities to set limit at former 5th class lower population limit, but to grandfather in cities with populations below that which imposed a license fee at a percentage before January 1, 2014; amend KRS 67A.500, 67A.570, and 67A.600 relating to urban-county governments' pension funds by removing mention of class; KRS 68.200 relating to licenses fees on rental motor vehicles to specify that those cities formerly classified as 1st to 3rd classes retain the right to levy the fee; KRS 68.202 relating to a gross receipts of cable television tax to specify that those cities formerly classified as 2nd class retain the right to levy the fee; KRS 69.010 relating to the representation of the Commonwealth's attorney representing the Commonwealth in civil cases to set the limit for not being required to at cities with populations of at least 25,000; KRS 69.105 relating to the oath giving powers of the stenographer for the Commonwealth's attorney to extend it statewide; KRS 70.320 relating to the appointment of deputy constables to preserve the status quo; KRS 74.120 to allow all cities to contract and be a part of water districts, not excluding cities of the former 6th class; KRS 74.370, relating to the powers of water districts to issue bonds being that of all cities under KRS 96.350 to 96.510; various sections of KRS Chapter 76, relating to metropolitan sewer districts and subdistricts, to permit the formation through population standards rather than city classification; various sections of KRS Chapter 77 relating to air pollution control districts, to permit the formation through population standards rather than city classification; various sections of KRS Chapter 90 dealing with city civil service in cities of the former 2nd and 3rd classes to permit the formation by any city; KRS 91A.040, relating to city audits to reflect current provisions through population standards rather than city classification; KRS 91A.180 relating to the sale, lease, or improvement of public property to apply to remove class restrictions; KRS 91A.350 relating to tourist and convention commissions to specifically include urban-county governments and apply to cities of home rule class; KRS 91A.392 relating to transient room taxes, to establish authorized cities being those of the first class and those formerly of the 2nd class; KRS 91A.400 relating to the restaurant tax to allow for authorized cities, those being cities of the former 4th and 5th classes; KRS 91A.550 and 91A.555 relating to management districts, to specify cities of the home rule class, rather than former 2nd to 6th classes as being able to form and operate the districts; KRS 92.280 relating to the general taxing powers for cities other than first class to maintain the status quo, but clarify that urban-county governments are under the provisions; KRS 92.281 relating to occupational license taxes to specify by population rather than class those cities permitted to levy on a percentage basis, and allow those cities below 1,000 in population which did so before January 1, 2014, to continue to do so; KRS 92.290, relating to the taxing situs of cities, to extend provisions to all cities, rather than those specified formerly of the 3rd, 5th, or 6th classes; KRS 92.300 relating to taxing exemptions to remove certain class-specific requirements and specify that the exemptions apply to cities of the home rule class rather than former 2nd to 6th classes; KRS 92.305 relating to the taxation of abandoned urban property to apply to cities of the home rule class rather than former 2nd to 6th classes; KRS 92.330 and 92.340 relating to city taxes being expressed through ordinance, to apply to cities of the home rule class rather than former 2nd to 6th classes; KRS 92.810 relating to enforcement of collection of tax bills, apply to cities of the home rule class rather than former 2nd to 6th classes and clarify that provisions apply to urban-county governments; create new sections of KRS Chapter 92 to provide for a uniform tax assessment procedure for cities who choose to collect their own taxes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 95 relating to fire and police departments generally including auxiliary police, discipline of members in certain cities, hours of work and pay for certain cities, insurance, and city-based pension systems and funds for police and fire departments to unify provisions under home rule, or to preserve through a registry of cities' populations when in certain former classes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to utilities in cities, including city control of private utilities, stock in utilities; city authorizations to provide utilities, combined provision of electric and water plants, transport, provision, funding, use of profits, and miscellaneous provisions relating to city utilities, to unify provisions under home rule or to preserve through a registry of cities' populations when in certain former classes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 97, relating to city parks and recreational activities, to unify provisions under home rule or to preserve through a registry of cities' populations when in certain former classes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 99 relating to urban renewal to assign population limits to city definition for rehabilitation of blighted areas, and relating to assigning population limits to cities eligible to host local development authorities; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 100, relating to planning and zoning, establishing a population limit for the definition of \"subdivision\" and including provisions relative to cities within counties containing consolidated local governments governing land use, as well as provisions relating to binding element enforcement, to establish through population limits the cities eligible to participate when distinguished; amend KRS 102.010 relating to chambers of commerce, to allow in all cities; amend KRS 104.520 and 104.580, relating to flood control districts, to preserve through population limits the participation and effects of counties containing cities of the prescribed former classes; amend KRS 106.010 and 106.200 relating to the acquisition and disposition of waterworks to allow cities of the home rule class to do so, which assignments were formerly cities of the former 2nd to 6th classes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 107 relating to city improvements including water conducting infrastructure to preserve through population limits cities of the former classes to which this authority was available, including powers in community improvement districts; amend KRS 108.110 relating to ambulance service district board appointments to allow the appointment of directors based on city population; amend KRS 117.035, to allow all boards of election to employ staff, rather than in just counties containing cities of the former 1st and 2nd classes; amend KRS 118.255, relating to candidate fees for cities, to make all the same; amend KRS 118.315, relating to nomination of candidates, to apply to home rule class cities rather than cities of the former 2nd to 6th classes; amend KRS 118.367 relating to statement of candidacy forms to apply to home rule class rather than cities of the former 2nd to 6th classes; amend KRS 132.200, relating to the bonds of property valuation administrator, to reflect the population limits of former cities of the 2nd class; amend KRS 133.020 relating to county board of assessment appeals to remove requirement that in certain cities the appointee must be a certified real estate appraiser without mayor certification that there in an inability to find one; amend KRS 134.420, relating to filing tax liens on delinquent property in the county clerk's office, to reflect the requirement to do so for cities with populations equal to the cities of the former 3rd to 5th classes; amend KRS 136.190 relating to notification of boundaries to franchise tax payers, the county, and the Department of Revenue, to use population limits for cities of the former 2nd to 6th classes; amend KRS 134.616 relating to the exclusion of municipal utilities from the revenue tax for telecommunications providers to remove reference of city class; amend KRS 147.640, relating to area planning commissions and the passage required for affirmative votes for constituent cities, to replace class with population limits; amend KRS 151.601, relating to 2020 water management planning council membership, to replace class reference to cities with population limits; amend KRS 154.33-520, relating to board members of the East Kentucky Development Corporation, to allow any city in a participating county to participate rather than only a city with the largest class in each county; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 160 relating to board of education members to specify that for the various independent board of education participation that is regulated by city class, use a register naming cities of the former classes to maintain the status quo; KRS 162.020 relating to independent school districts to prohibit the operation of such schools outside the district when the county contains a designated city which is a city of the former 2nd class; amend KRS 162.440 and 162.450 relating to school insurance, to allow designated schools to purchase insurance, when such city is a former city of the 2nd class; amend KRS 164.970, relating to police powers of police of post secondary institutions, to remove reference of cities and allow police powers to this officers if the institution authorizes it in writing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165 relating to municipal colleges to preserve the authority expressed formerly through class, to that expressed through population; amend KRS 172.170 and 172.180 relating to county law libraries to remove reference of city class and use populations of the former classes instead; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 173 relating to public libraries to remove references to class and use city populations instead that are reflective of the former classes; amend KRS 177.037, relating to community boundary road signs, to remove reference to class entirely; amend KRS 177.330, relating to the construction of roads through certain cities at the discretion of the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to replace reference to class with a population limit reflective of the former classes; amend KRS 177.9771, relating to extending or deleting portions of the extended weight coal haul road system, to allow any city rather than cities of the former four largest classes to make such recommendations to the transportation secretary; amend KRS 178.337, relating to city roads in a county containing a consolidated local government being eligible to be part of the county through road system, to remove mention of class; amend KRS 179.070, relating to the powers of the county road engineer in respect to cities in the county, to remove mention of class and replace with the commensurate population limit; amend KRS 179.470, relating to the maintenance of subdivision roads, to replace mention of class and replace with the commensurate population limit; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 181, relating to the financing to include tolls and maintaining constructing bridges and tunnels to remove mention of class and allow any city to operate under these provisions, as well as specifying that urban-county governments have these powers; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 183 relating to air board membership, bonding, and security to remove references of class and replace with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 184.010 and 184.020 relating to the establishment of public road districts to remove mention of class and replace with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 186.050 relating to the registration of motor vehicles exceeding 18,000 pounds to remove mention of class and replace with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 189.280 relating to regulating vehicles by cities to remove mention of class and replace with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 199.410 relating to boarding and lodging homes for children to replace mention of class and replace with a commensurate population limit; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 212 relating to local health departments to replace mentions of 2nd class and replace it with a population limit of 15,000; amend KRS 216.100 relating to the funding of municipal hospitals by allowing home rule class cities to do so rather than just cities of the former 2nd to 5th classes; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 220 relating to sanitation districts to replace the authorities and restrictions based on classification with either a commensurate population or by using cities of the home rule class; amend KRS 224.43-315 and 224.43-340 relating to universal collection to replace use of class with commensurate population limits, while allowing cities already doing so to continue, or through the creation of a registry capturing cities of the former 2nd class as of January 1, 2014; amend KRS 227.410 relating to the regulation of gas heaters by certain cities to replace mention of class with commensurate population limit; amend KRS 238.555 relating to the operation of charitable gaming facility bingo sessions by replacing the mentions of class with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 281.014 relating to the issuance of taxicab and limousine certificates to replace mention of class with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 281.635 relating to the powers of cities to regulate taxicabs to allow all cities to regulate rather than cities of the former 1st to 5th classes; amend KRS 281.6602 relating to the issuance of taxicab and limousine certificates to replace mention of class with commensurate population limits; amend KRS 286.7-430 relating to capital stock of industrial loan corporations in certain cities by replacing mention of class and replacing with commensurate population limit; amend KRS 241.160 and 241.170 relating to the creation of and jurisdiction of city alcoholic beverage control administrators by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limit, or allowing new authorities to create the office under certain conditions; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 242, 243, and 244 relating to local alcoholic beverage control to remove mention of class and in some instances using commensurate population limits, in other instances using grandfathering provisions, or registries to preserve certain authorities; amend KRS 363.510 and 363.600 relating to standard weights and measures to remove reference to city sealers in their entirety; amend KRS 381.720 relating to abandoned cemeteries, to give all cities the power to condemn the land for public cemeteries; amend KRS 381.780 to allow all cities to administer open toilets as public nuisances; amend KRS 382.220 and 382.225 relating to real property indexes to replace reference of class with commensurate population limit; amend KRS 424.220 relating to the preparation of statements of funds collected to replace mention of class with commensurate population limit for exclusions; amend KRS 605.050, relating to the appointment of chief probation officers, to replace mention of class with commensurate population limit; amend KRS 78.531, 363.670, and 427.150 to conform; repeal various sections of the KRS.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 92)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB331/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB331.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":612564,"bill_number":"HB326","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.","description":"Amend KRS 156.070 to require specific legislative committees to review the rules, regulations, and bylaws of an agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB326/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB326.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":612576,"bill_number":"SR116","title":"Adjourn in honor of the city of Ludlow, Kentucky, upon the occasion of its 150th anniversary.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the city of Ludlow, Kentucky, upon the occasion of its 150th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR116/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR116.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":612588,"bill_number":"HB330","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to eliminate the term \"capital offense\" and replace it with Class A felony; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to permit imprisonment for life without parole and imprisonment for life without parole for 25 years for offenses formerly denominated as capital offenses; amend KRS 532.050 to require a presentence investigation in all felony cases; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to authorize imprisonment for life without benefit of parole for 25 years, but not life imprisonment without benefit of parole, for a Class A felony which was formerly a capital offense; repeal various statutes relating to imposition of the death penalty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB330/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB330.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":612601,"bill_number":"SR117","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Andrew Paul Steely.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Andrew Paul Steely.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR117/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR117.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":612613,"bill_number":"HR97","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Steven Michael McDavid.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Steven Michael McDavid.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR97/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR97.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":612624,"bill_number":"SCR114","title":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act, and the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","description":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act, and the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR114/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC114.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":612637,"bill_number":"HB328","title":"AN ACT relating to reciprocal interstate agreements pertaining to coal mining.","description":"Amend KRS 224.10-100 to authorize the secretary or designee to enter into, execute, and enforce reciprocal agreements with other states relating to compliance with KRS Chapters 350, 351, and 352 and the administrative regulations promulgated under those chapters.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 35)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB328/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB328.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":612647,"bill_number":"HR99","title":"Adjourn in honor of Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President Steve Stevens upon his retirement.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President Steve Stevens upon his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR99/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR99.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":612660,"bill_number":"SR115","title":"Honor the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Marching Maroons for winning the 2013 KMEA Class AAAA Marching Band State Championship, their ninth consecutive KMEA title.","description":"Honor the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Marching Maroons for winning the 2013 KMEA Class AAAA Marching Band State Championship, their ninth consecutive KMEA title.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR115/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR115.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":612671,"bill_number":"SB117","title":"AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of \"no smoking\" signs at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violations; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines go to the agency whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; exempt certain research and manufacturing laboratories and agricultural buildings; amend KRS 344.040, relating to unlawful practices by an employer, to add reference to state law, local ordinance, or local board of health regulation relating to smoking; amend KRS 431.450, relating to uniform citations, to provide for issuing citation forms to health departments; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police to create and issue uniform smoking violation citations; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB117/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB117.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":612685,"bill_number":"SB118","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription eye drops.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 regulating coverage under health benefit plans for refills of prescription eye drops.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 47)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB118/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB118.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":612698,"bill_number":"HB327","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky New Markets Development Program.","description":"Amend KRS 141.432 relating to the New Markets Development Program to clarify how the operating income of a qualified community development entity is calculated; require that all qualified equity investments issued on or after January 1, 2014, shall have an increased percentage of the purchase price used by the issuer to make investments in qualified low-income businesses compared to current program terms; amend KRS 141.433 to require that all entities submitting applications for tax credits on or after January 1, 2014 shall include a refundable performance fee to help ensure compliance with program requirements; provide that tax credits may be recaptured if an entity fails to invest the relevant minimum amount of money in qualified low-income businesses; establish terms and conditions for the payment, retention, and refund of the performance fee; amend KRS 141.434 to increase the cap on the amount of tax credits that may be awarded each year from $5 million to $25 million; name the act the Kentucky New Markets Development Program Renewal Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB327/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB327.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":612709,"bill_number":"SB120","title":"AN ACT relating to small farm wineries.","description":"Amend KRS 241.010 to expand the definition of small farm wineries, enabling them to produce brandy and wine spirits; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm wineries to manufacture, bottle, and sell brandy and wine spirits within the same parameters as set forth in this section.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB120/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB120.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":612722,"bill_number":"HB324","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Amend KRS 16.582 to remove language which prohibited an injury or disease resulting from military service from being considered a disabling condition for hazardous members of Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 61.510 and 78.510 to utilize partial fiscal years in determining the final compensation of a nonhazardous member who began participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the County Employees Retirement System on or after September 1, 2008, but prior to January 1, 2014, in situations where the member does not have 5 complete fiscal years of service; make technical amendments; amend KRS 61.542 to remove the requirement that the estate be designated as beneficiary of a member's account when they request a refund of contributions prior to retirement; provide that a beneficiary shall not be changed on or after the first day of the month in which a retired employee begins receiving retirement benefits; amend KRS 61.545 to remove provisions allowing a member who is simultaneously eligible for participation in more than one retirement system administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems to select participation in only one system; make conforming amendments; amend KRS 61.552 to clarify and conform to federal law the payment options available to members for purchasing service credit; remove service purchase provisions no longer applicable to current members; require agencies who fail to report employees to the retirement system to pay penalties and interest on employer contributions from the date the contributions should have been reported to the system; make technical amendments; amend KRS 61.555 to provide that the service credit that is granted without cost to employees who are called to active duty military deployment shall be limited to those whose rights to such benefits have not been terminated under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); require employees participating in the hybrid cash balance plan on or after January 1, 2014, who are called to active duty military deployment to pay their employee contributions if they are granted service credit, as required by USERRA, for the period of active duty deployment; require employers to make contributions, for service credited to employees as required by USERRA, who are called to active duty military deployment: make conforming amendments; amend KRS 61.557 to make technical amendments; amend KRS 61.560 to clarify that retirees reemployed on or after 9/1/2008 shall not pay into the systems and to make conforming amendments; amend KRS 61.590 to make technical changes and to clarify that a retiring employee must separate employment with all participating system employers; amend KRS 61.623 to allow the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees to require retirees of the systems, by promulgation of administrative regulation, to receive their retirement allowance by electronic funds transfer to either a financial institution or to electronic fund transfer cards issued by Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 61.645 to allow the Kentucky Retirement Systems board by promulgation of administrative regulation to conduct trustee elections by electronic ballot; amend KRS 61.650 to increase the Kentucky Retirement Systems investment committee membership from 5 trustees to 7 trustees and to make technical amendments; amend KRS 61.680 to provide for consolidation of accounts with other state-administered retirement systems only if the member retires simultaneously from all state-administered retirement systems or retires from the other state-administered retirement systems within one month of retiring from the systems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems; make technical amendments; amend KRS 61.702 to define \"monthly contribution rate\"; require recipients or the spouse or dependent children of a recipient of a retirement allowance, who is eligible to participate in Medicare to participate in the plans administered by the systems for Medicare eligible recipients; provide that a member who retired prior to July 1,2003, who has established a second retirement account shall not receive more than the monthly contribution rate for retiree health benefits: make technical amendments; amend KRS 16.520, 61.525, 61.5525, 61.592, 78.540, 78.610, and 78.615 to make technical and conforming amendments; provide non-codified section to provide that the successor of the additional board trustee elected by the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) added by SB 2 in the 2013 Regular Session shall be elected in the same period as all other CERS trustees in 2017 and shall have a shortened term from 2017 to 2021 to coincide with all other future CERS trustee terms of office.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"floor amendment (4) withdrawn","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB324/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB324.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":612732,"bill_number":"SR119","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles W. Buchanan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles W. Buchanan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR119/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR119.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":612744,"bill_number":"HB322","title":"AN ACT relating to special military license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.041 to establish a special military service academy license plate available to current attendees or graduates of the United States service academies; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the same fees for the special military service academy license plates as for standard military special plates; amend KRS 186.166 to conform; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 91)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB322/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB322.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":612755,"bill_number":"HB321","title":"AN ACT relating to employer tax credits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an employer hiring a qualifying employee a job stimulus tax credit equal to the amount of tax deducted and withheld as required by KRS 141.310 upon the qualifying wages paid to the qualifying employee; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the priority of the tax credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB321/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB321.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":612767,"bill_number":"SB119","title":"AN ACT relating to medical review panels.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 216C; create within that chapter various new sections establishing a medical review panel system for use in civil litigation relating to health care providers, including sections setting out definitions, delineating covered health care facilities and providers, panel membership and formation, functions and deliberations of the panel, and utilization of panel results in civil actions.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB119/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB119.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":612780,"bill_number":"SR121","title":"Adjourn in honor of Belfry High School football coach Philip Haywood upon being named USA Today High School Sports' Best High School Football Coach.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Belfry High School football coach Philip Haywood upon being named USA Today High School Sports' Best High School Football Coach.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR121/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR121.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":612792,"bill_number":"HB323","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.","description":"Amend KRS 7A.200, 7A.210, 7A.220, 7A.240, and 7A.250 to add the Legislators' Retirement Plan, the Judicial Retirement Plan, and the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System to the Public Pension Oversight Board's review responsibilities; amend KRS 7A.220 to provide that members of the Public Pension Oversight Board appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Governor with expertise in pensions or investments shall serve a term of four years; remove the prohibition on members and retired members from serving in these appointed positions; amend KRS 7A.250 to modify the annual report due date for the Public Pension Oversight Board from December 1 to December 31.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB323/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB323.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":612804,"bill_number":"HB325","title":"AN ACT relating to wholesale distribution by retail pharmacies.","description":"Amend KRS 315.402 to prohibit a pharmacy from selling or distributing prescription drugs to any entity defined as a wholesale distributor.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB325/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB325.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":612817,"bill_number":"SR120","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Danny VanHoose.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Danny VanHoose.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR120/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR120.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":612828,"bill_number":"HB320","title":"AN ACT relating to corrections.","description":"Amend KRS 196.73, 196.732, and 196.736 to calculate and pay appropriations to community corrections programs which realize savings on a quarterly basis, rather than annually; amend KRS 532.100 to give priority to American Correctional Association-accredited county jails in assigning eligible state prisoners.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB320/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB320.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":613774,"bill_number":"HR106","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carol Jean Ingram Blake.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carol Jean Ingram Blake.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR106/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR106.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":613782,"bill_number":"SR123","title":"Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 16 to 22, 2014, as Food Checkout Week.","description":"Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 16 to 22, 2014, as Food Checkout Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR123/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR123.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":613790,"bill_number":"HB336","title":"AN ACT relating to removal of electrical distribution installations on surface mine sites.","description":"Amend KRS 350.090 to require a mining permittee to include in the reclamation plan removal of electric distributions installations on the surface including poles, wires, other attachments unless the permittee has been granted an alternative post-mine use that is industrial, commercial, or residential.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 140)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB336/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB336.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":613802,"bill_number":"SB124","title":"AN ACT relating to drugs and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.010 to exempt from the definition of \"marijuana\" drugs used in FDA-approved studies or compassionate use programs and the substance cannabidiol when recommended by a physician practicing at a state research hospital.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 112)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB124/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB124.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":613810,"bill_number":"SR126","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hubert Lee \"Hoodie\" Allen, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hubert Lee \"Hoodie\" Allen, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR126/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR126.htm","sponsor":"Walter Blevins"},
{"bill_id":613819,"bill_number":"HR98","title":"Honor Paul Mason and his daughter, Belinda Mason, for their legacy of advancing awareness education, and treatment of HIV and AIDS.","description":"Honor Paul Mason and his daughter, Belinda Mason, for their legacy of advancing awareness education, and treatment of HIV and AIDS.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR98/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR98.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":613830,"bill_number":"HJR103","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new bridge in downtown Louisville over the Ohio River on I-65 as the \"Governor Steven. L. Beshear Bridge\" and the new bridge in Eastern Jefferson County over the Ohio River on I-265 as the \"Governor Mitch Daniels Bridge,\" and erect appropriate signs.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new bridge in downtown Louisville over the Ohio River on I-65 as the \"Governor Steven. L. Beshear Bridge\" and the new bridge in Eastern Jefferson County over the Ohio River on I-265 as the \"Governor Mitch Daniels Bridge,\" and erect appropriate signs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR103/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ103.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":613839,"bill_number":"SB121","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-518, which reorganizes various offices in the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB121/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB121.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":613846,"bill_number":"HB341","title":"AN ACT relating to books for preschool children and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Books for Brains Program to promote the development of a comprehensive statewide program for encouraging preschool children to develop an appreciation of books; attach the program to the Department for Libraries and Archives for administrative purposes; establish a governing board of seven members appointed by the Governor for staggered four-year terms; establish Books for Brains Program trust fund to consist of funds collected through state appropriations, gifts, grants, and any other funds from the public and private sectors; direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedures for working with local partners to provide books for registered children; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB341/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB341.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":613857,"bill_number":"HB337","title":"AN ACT relating to the application of military experience towards the licensing of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning professionals.","description":"Create a new section within KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 to require recognition of military trained and experience towards application for master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor's or journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic's licenses.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 93)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB337/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB337.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":613867,"bill_number":"SR125","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kela Bailey.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kela Bailey.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR125/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR125.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":613875,"bill_number":"HR101","title":"Adjourn in honor of 2013-2014 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Matthew Burchett.","description":"Adjourn in honor of 2013-2014 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Matthew Burchett.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR101/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR101.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":613886,"bill_number":"HB340","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, 118.225, 118.591, 118.601, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for candidates from the last Tuesday in January to the last business day in December and amend to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB340/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB340.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":613895,"bill_number":"HR108","title":"Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 16 to 22, 2014, as Food Checkout Week.","description":"Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 16 to 22, 2014, as Food Checkout Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR108/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR108.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":613904,"bill_number":"SR124","title":"Recognize February as Kentucky Career and Technical Education Month.","description":"Recognize February as Kentucky Career and Technical Education Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR124/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR124.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":613913,"bill_number":"HB346","title":"AN ACT relating to estimated income tax penalties.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 141 and amend various sections of KRS Chapters 131, 141, and 154 to amend the calculation of the estimated tax penalty; clarify that no interest is due on estimated tax payments; allow for annualized income for taxpayers whose income fluctuates during the year; mimic the federal estimated tax penalty calculation as nearly as practicable; apply to taxable years beginning January 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB346/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB346.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":613921,"bill_number":"HR104","title":"Promote public understanding of the institutions and processes of the government by establishing the third week of September as the kick-off week for America's Legislators Back to School Program and encouraging participation in the \"Principal for a Day\" program.","description":"Promote public understanding of the institutions and processes of the government by establishing the third week of September as the kick-off week for America's Legislators Back to School Program and encouraging participation in the \"Principal for a Day\" program.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR104/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR104.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":613932,"bill_number":"SB123","title":"AN ACT relating to sewerage corporations.","description":"Repeal KRS 278.185, relating to notification of sewer rate change.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 49)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB123/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB123.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":613942,"bill_number":"SR122","title":"Adjourn in honor of 2013-2014 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Matthew Burchett.","description":"Adjourn in honor of 2013-2014 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Matthew Burchett.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR122/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR122.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":613950,"bill_number":"HR100","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Captain David Lyon.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Captain David Lyon.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR100/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR100.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":613960,"bill_number":"HB332","title":"AN ACT relating to early childhood.","description":"Amend KRS 199.8943 to clarify participating agencies and schedule for implementing early child care and education provider rating system.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB332/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB332.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":613968,"bill_number":"HB343","title":"AN ACT relating to correctional facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 431.215 to change the date on which state financial responsibility for newly convicted offenders begins; amend KRS 441.045 to specify the medical payment rate for state prisoners in local county jails; amend KRS 520.010 to include cells phones within the definition of dangerous contraband.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 94)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB343/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB343.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":613978,"bill_number":"HR105","title":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Staff Sergeant Daniel Fannin.","description":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Staff Sergeant Daniel Fannin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR105/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR105.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":613987,"bill_number":"HR107","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sergeant Michael C. Cable.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sergeant Michael C. Cable.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR107/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR107.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":613997,"bill_number":"HB344","title":"AN ACT relating to applied behavior analysts.","description":"Amend KRS 319C.010 to clarify definitions and substitute \"analytic\" for \"analysis\" where appropriate; change the name of the board that licenses practitioners of applied behavior analysis to the \"Kentucky Analytic Licensing Board\" and change \"board\" to \"licensing board\" in the definition list; delete the definition of \"supervisee\" and define \"registered behavior technician\" to conform to a new classification established by the national certification board; amend KRS 319C.020 to expand the behavior analysis terms that are protected by licensure; amend KRS 319C.030, 319C.040, 319C.050, 319C.060 and 319C.070 to conform to the definition changes; amend KRS 319C.080 to establish the licensing procedure and requirements for registered behavior technicians; amend KRS 319C.090 to conform to the definition changes; amend KRS 319C.100, 319C.110, 319C.120, 319C.130, and 319C.140 to conform; amend KRS 645.020 to include board-certified and licensed behavior analysts in the definition of \"mental health professional\" for purposes of the Mental Health Act of the Unified Juvenile Code.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB344/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB344.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":614007,"bill_number":"HR102","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Beatrice \"Bea\" Sticklen Bare.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Beatrice \"Bea\" Sticklen Bare.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR102/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR102.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":614014,"bill_number":"SR127","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rev. Bernard \"Bernie\" Lovely, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rev. Bernard \"Bernie\" Lovely, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR127/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR127.htm","sponsor":"Walter Blevins"},
{"bill_id":614025,"bill_number":"HB339","title":"AN ACT relating to independent district boards of health.","description":"Amend KRS 212.786 to reduce the number of members on the independent district boards of health; remove proportional representation of certain professions; amend to population requirements for appointments.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB339/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB339.htm","sponsor":"Sal Santoro"},
{"bill_id":614035,"bill_number":"HB342","title":"AN ACT relating to drone surveillance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 500 to define \"drone,\" \"law enforcement agency,\" and \"prohibited agency\"; prohibit a law enforcement agency from using a drone to gather evidence or other information; provide exceptions; prohibit use of evidence obtained in violation; provide that the Act may be cited as the \"Citizens' Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB342/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB342.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":614044,"bill_number":"HB335","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky False Claims Act.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a False Claims Act with provisions that establish enhanced civil liability and penalties for committing fraud against the state; allow the Attorney General or private citizens to sue on behalf of the state to recover those amounts, with some of the proceeds of the action being distributed to the person successfully bringing the action; grant the Attorney General enhanced investigatory authority; provide an administrative sanctioning system for fraudulent Medicaid providers; provide civil protections for fraud whistleblowers; provide uniformity for allowable civil penalties and recovery mechanisms among other similar statutes.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB335/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB335.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":614051,"bill_number":"HB334","title":"AN ACT relating to redistricting.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission; require the commission to develop proposals for legislative, judicial, and congressional redistricting; require the commission to submit its proposals to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to consider the commission's proposal as approved by the Interim Joint Committee on State Government.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB334/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB334.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":614063,"bill_number":"HB345","title":"AN ACT relating to the interest rate on overpayments and underpayments of tax.","description":"Amend KRS 131.183 to apply the calculated interest rate to both overpayments and underpayments; apply retroactively to all outstanding refund claims and notices of tax due.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB345/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB345.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":614071,"bill_number":"HB333","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 161.220 to 161.716 to permit the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System (KTRS) to use and accept electronic signatures as deemed appropriate; amend KRS 161.290 to require public employers other than school districts to provide paid leave to teacher trustees serving on the KTRS board; amend KRS 161.310 to clarify the types of remuneration included in retirement incentives; amend KRS 161.340 to allow KTRS to contract for insurance; amend KRS 161.430 to allow the KTRS board to contract with one or more general investment consultants; remove references to the book value of assets in regard to limitations on funds managed internally by system's investment staff; remove the requirement that the board investment committee consist of the executive secretary of the system and two trustees; require system's staff to be subject to fiduciary requirements applicable to board members and investment consultants and managers; make technical amendments; amend KRS 161.470 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.480 to automatically designate a KTRS member's spouse as beneficiary for an active member's account balance upon employment until changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the active member's account balance in the event all named beneficiaries predecease the active member or the member fails to designate a beneficiary; amend KRS 161.545 to provide that full-time sabbatical leave by university staff participating in the KTRS shall be deemed full-time employment for retirement purposes; require employee and employer contributions to be paid during the period of sabbatical leave; amend KRS 161.553 to adjust the cost schedules of providing statutory benefit improvements for annuitants; amend KRS 161.560 to authorize the KTRS to promulgate administrative regulations to require more frequent submission of annual reports by participating employers; amend KRS 161.605 to make technical changes, provide that breaks-in-service are required before returning to work for the employer even if in a position not covered by KTRS if the member is under age 60; begin running of breaks-in-service from date of retirement; prohibit prearranged agreements between a retiring member and employer for member to return to work after retirement and require certification thereof; allow the commissioner of education to pay reemployed retirees in excess of statutory maximums if the commissioner deems that the employees have the necessary experience to provide services and support to persistently low-achieving schools as provided by KRS 160.346; require retired members under age sixty (60) returning to work for certain state universities and state community colleges to comply with the separation-from-service requirements, effective July 1, 2014; amend KRS 160.612 to reduce the $500 minimum monthly disability benefit by benefit payments from all state-administered retirement systems for part-time employees and substitute teachers participating in the KTRS who apply for disability benefits on or after July 1, 2014; provide that part-time employees and substitute teachers are not eligible to apply for a disability retirement allowance if they are eligible for a nondiscounted service retirement allowance; amend KRS 161.614 to include mediation awards; amend KRS 161.620 to clarify the option for seeking inflation adjustments; amend KRS 161.630 to make technical change; amend KRS 161.643 to authorize KTRS to require more frequent submission of annual reports on reemployed employees by participating employers; amend KRS 161.650 to automatically designate a KTRS member's spouse as beneficiary for a retired member's account remaining account balance at the time of death unless changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the retired member's remaining account balance in the event all named beneficiaries predecease the retired member or the member fails to name a beneficiary for the account balance; amend KRS 161.655 to automatically designate a KTRS member's spouse as beneficiary for the life insurance benefit available to active and retired members unless changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the life insurance benefit available to active and retired members if, upon the death of the member, all named beneficiaries predecease the member or the member fails to name a beneficiary; amend KRS 161.661 to provide that members who begin participating on or after July 1, 2014, shall not be eligible for a disability benefit if they are eligible for any unreduced benefit and that they shall have their $500 minimum monthly disability benefit reduced by benefit payments from all state-administered retirement systems; amend KRS 161.680 to clarify, authority to collect overpayments; amend KRS 161.550 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB333/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB333.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":614079,"bill_number":"HB338","title":"AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation rights.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 405.021 to allow a Circuit Court to grant a grandparent visitation rights if the Circuit Court determines that such a grant is in the best interest of a child by the preponderance of the evidence.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB338/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB338.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":614085,"bill_number":"SB122","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 131.020 to abolish the Division of Legislatives Services in the Department of Revenue; create within the Department of Revenue Office of Processing and Enforcement, the Division of Protest Resolution; create within the Department of Revenue Office of Property Valuation, the Division of Local Support, the Division of State Valuation, and the Division of Minerals Taxation and Geographical Information System Services; confirm Executive Order 2013-806.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 48)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB122/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB122.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":615682,"bill_number":"SB125","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons training.","description":"Amend KRS 237.110 to allow honorably discharged service members to waive the training requirement for a concealed deadly weapon license with certain documentation.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB125/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB125.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":615689,"bill_number":"HB352","title":"AN ACT relating to public emergency employee incentive pay programs, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 15.460 to increase the annual supplement an eligible local government receives from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund from $3,000 to $4,000 for each qualified police officer it employs; amend KRS 95A.250 to increase the annual supplement an eligible local government receives from the Firefighters Foundation Program fund from $3,000 to $4,000 for each qualified professional firefighter it employs; amend KRS 95A.262 to increase the allotment to various qualifying fire departments from the fund from $8,250 to $12,000; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB352/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB352.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":615693,"bill_number":"HB357","title":"AN ACT relating to self-service storage space insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.9-230 to create a self-storage space insurance limited line of authority for an agent's license; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms relating to self-service storage space insurance; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize an operator of a self-service storage facility to offer and disseminate insurance for personal property located within a leased space of the facility on behalf of and under the control of a limited lines self-service storage space insurance producer, subject to specified requirements; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to require provision of specified consumer protection disclosures to the occupant leasing the space.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 59)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB357/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB357.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":615697,"bill_number":"HB355","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Amend KRS 431.078 to allow expungement of multiple misdemeanors, violations, or traffic infractions.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB355/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB355.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":615701,"bill_number":"SB128","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 227.205 and 227.530 to establish the Electrical Division within the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; confirm Executive Order 2013-894.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 125)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB128/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB128.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":615705,"bill_number":"HB351","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed weapons.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to allow a person protected by an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order to carry, if authorized by the issuing court, a concealed deadly weapon for a period of up to 90 days, after the sheriff has performed a criminal background check and fingerprinted and photographed the person.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB351/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB351.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":615710,"bill_number":"SB126","title":"AN ACT relating to a school district's recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to permit school districts to educate students about traditional winter holidays and to permit students and staff to exchange seasonal holiday greetings and to display seasonal decorations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB126/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB126.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":615714,"bill_number":"HR114","title":"Recognize February 7, 2014 as National Wear Red Day.","description":"Recognize February 7, 2014 as National Wear Red Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR114/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR114.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":615718,"bill_number":"SR130","title":"Adjourn in honor of Sherman Price upon the occasion of his 100th birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Sherman Price upon the occasion of his 100th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR130/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR130.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":615722,"bill_number":"HB349","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation reporting requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 342.012 to require partnerships and limited liability companies to provide documents to the commissioner if requested; delete the provision for annual filing of partnership agreements, articles of organization, and tax returns with the Department of Workers' Claims.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 16)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB349/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB349.htm","sponsor":"Ben Waide"},
{"bill_id":615726,"bill_number":"SR128","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. O. James Hurt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. O. James Hurt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR128/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR128.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":615730,"bill_number":"HR112","title":"Recognize March as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Kentucky and honor Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers.","description":"Recognize March as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Kentucky and honor Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR112/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR112.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":615735,"bill_number":"HB353","title":"AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.","description":"Amend KRS 67C.105 to provide that, in the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor of a consolidated local government, the presiding officer of the legislative council shall serve as temporary mayor until a new mayor is elected by the legislative council, or if the legislative council does not elect a new mayor within 30 days, until the Governor appoints a new mayor and that appointee assumes the office.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB353/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB353.htm","sponsor":"Darryl Owens"},
{"bill_id":615739,"bill_number":"HB356","title":"AN ACT relating to the recycling of construction materials.","description":"Create a new section of subchapter 40 of KRS Chapter 224 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the Commonwealth Conservation Builder voluntary certification program; define terms; require the administrative regulations to set forth the application and certification process; require the cabinet to establish minimum certification requirements, including: compliance with relevant federal, state, and local recycling and waste disposal requirements, compliance with minimum debris diversion requirements to be determined by the cabinet, and submission of a plan from the builder detailing how the builder will comply with the diversion requirements; require the cabinet to publicize and promote participation in the program; require re-examination of the minimum debris diversion requirements once every 5 years; amend KRS 198B.050 to require the Uniform State Building Code, to the extent practicable, to include minimum debris diversion requirements; amend KRS 224.40-120 to require applicants for off-site disposal permits of 1 acre or less to comply with the minimum debris diversion requirements included in the Uniform State Building Code.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB356/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB356.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":615743,"bill_number":"HB358","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections' farm operations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish the Farm Operations Program; expand the Department of Corrections","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB358/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB358.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":615747,"bill_number":"SB127","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Wayland.","description":"Reclassify the City of Wayland, in Floyd County, with a population of 421, from a city of the sixth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB127/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB127.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":615751,"bill_number":"HR113","title":"Recognize February 7-14, 2014, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.","description":"Recognize February 7-14, 2014, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR113/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR113.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":615755,"bill_number":"HB347","title":"AN ACT relating to shock probation.","description":"Amend KRS 439.265, relating to shock probation, to prohibit shock probation if a person is convicted of violating KRS 507.040, relating to manslaughter in the second degree, or KRS 507.050, relating to reckless homicide, and a violation of KRS 189A.010, relating to driving under the influence, arising from the same incident; permit the victim's next of kin to ask the court to permit shock probation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB347/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB347.htm","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":615760,"bill_number":"HB354","title":"AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law, and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 95)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB354/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB354.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":615764,"bill_number":"HJR109","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 1016 from its intersection with United States Highway 25 to its intersection with United States Highway 421 as the \"Sheriff Jerry Combs Memorial Highway,\" and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 1016 from its intersection with United States Highway 25 to its intersection with United States Highway 421 as the \"Sheriff Jerry Combs Memorial Highway,\" and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR109/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ109.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":615768,"bill_number":"HR110","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lena Thurston Buckner Orme.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lena Thurston Buckner Orme.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR110/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR110.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":615772,"bill_number":"HJR111","title":"Designate the Representative Mary Harper Memorial Highway in Bullitt County.","description":"Designate the Representative Mary Harper Memorial Highway in Bullitt County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR111/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ111.htm","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":615776,"bill_number":"HB350","title":"AN ACT relating to medical cannabis.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to establish a comprehensive system for medical cannabis in Kentucky, including provisions for medical verification of need, persons allowed to cultivate, use, and possess the drug, organizations allowed to assist in providing the drug, regulation by the state Department for Public Health, interaction with state and local governments, including law enforcement, with persons and entities coming within the purview of the Act, and the establishment of required reporting and review procedures; amend KRS 218A.040 to conform; name the Act the Cannabis Compassion Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-06","last_action":"recommitted to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB350/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB350.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":615780,"bill_number":"SR129","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gene Willett.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gene Willett.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR129/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR129.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":616654,"bill_number":"HR115","title":"Adjourn in honor of Renfro Valley upon the occasion of its 75th anniversary.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Renfro Valley upon the occasion of its 75th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR115/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR115.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":616679,"bill_number":"HB359","title":"AN ACT relating to continuous alcohol monitoring.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow courts to order a person to wear a continuous alcohol monitoring device as a condition of pretrial release; amend KRS 431.520 to conform; amend KRS 533.030 to allow continuous alcohol monitoring as a condition of probation or conditional discharge; amend KRS 533.250 to allow continuous alcohol monitoring during pretrial diversion; amend KRS 403.750 to allow domestic violence protection orders to include continuous alcohol monitoring.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 141)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB359/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB359.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":616709,"bill_number":"SB129","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 12.020 to confirm Executive Order 2013-893 and abolish the Environmental Protection Legal Division within the Office of the General Counsel.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 50)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB129/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB129.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":616740,"bill_number":"SCR131","title":"Establish a task force to study the costs of administering the death penalty in Kentucky; establish membership of task force; provide that the task force is to study the costs to the state and local governments related to administering the death penalty in all phases of the criminal justice system and the number and outcomes of death-eligible cases; require the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2012.","description":"Establish a task force to study the costs of administering the death penalty in Kentucky; establish membership of task force; provide that the task force is to study the costs to the state and local governments related to administering the death penalty in all phases of the criminal justice system and the number and outcomes of death-eligible cases; require the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2012.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR131/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC131.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":617335,"bill_number":"HB362","title":"AN ACT relating to health benefit plans with out-of-network benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-550 to prohibit health benefit plans from limiting out-of-network providers and covered services to those performed within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB362/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB362.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":617348,"bill_number":"HR117","title":"Recognize February 18, 2014, as \"Scouts Day at the Capitol\" and honor Boy Scouts Sayre Turner, Nick Oliver, Nathan Vick, and Scouts from all over Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 18, 2014, as \"Scouts Day at the Capitol\" and honor Boy Scouts Sayre Turner, Nick Oliver, Nathan Vick, and Scouts from all over Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR117/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR117.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":617360,"bill_number":"SR133","title":"Recognize February 10, 2014, as the 60th anniversary of the addition of \"under God,\" to the Pledge of Allegiance.","description":"Recognize February 10, 2014, as the 60th anniversary of the addition of \"under God,\" to the Pledge of Allegiance.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR133/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR133.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":617374,"bill_number":"HB367","title":"AN ACT relating to nonpartisan elections.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.045 and 83A.170 to require instruction of voters in a primary or regular election to vote for \"up to\" the number of candidates for which they may vote; amend KRS 83A.100 to require that the two (2) candidates for the office of legislative body member receiving the highest number of votes by eligible voters be deemed nominated from such ward; repeal KRS 83A.110 which provides staggered terms for legislative body members.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 17)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB367/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB367.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":617384,"bill_number":"HB361","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care organization provider payments.","description":"Amend KRS 205.522 to define terms; permit an enrollee of a medicaid managed care organization (MCO) to assign rights to appeal an action by an MCO relating to care received by an enrollee; establish an enrollee's right to a state fair hearing when an enrollee or assignee appeals an MCO's action relating to care received or proposed to be given to an enrollee; require an action by an MCO to state the reason for an action with specificity; state that the MCO shall pay for services rendered while an appeal was pending if a hearing officer reverses a decision to deny, reduce, or terminate health care services.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB361/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB361.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":617394,"bill_number":"SB132","title":"AN ACT relating to debtor-creditor relations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a 6 year period of limitation in which an action may be brought against a consumer defaulting on a revolving credit plan and make a limited exception thereto; amend KRS 427.010, 427.030, 427.040, and 427.060 to increase the exemption value of specific property subject to execution or attachment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB132/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB132.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":617408,"bill_number":"HB363","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 210.770, 210.775, 210.780, and 210.795 to change the coordination of the Hart-Supported Living Council with the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to the Department for Aging and Independent Living; confirm Executive Order 2013-323, dated May 17, 2013, reorganizing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"returned to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB363/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB363.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":617424,"bill_number":"HB366","title":"AN ACT relating to self-funding of candidates.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to increase spending limits in relation to self-funded candidates; amend KRS 121.150, 121.015, and 121.056 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB366/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB366.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":617432,"bill_number":"SJR135","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Randy Napier as Kentucky's all-time winningest girls' high school basketball coach by erecting signs in Perry County denoting this honor.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Randy Napier as Kentucky's all-time winningest girls' high school basketball coach by erecting signs in Perry County denoting this honor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR135/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ135.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":617444,"bill_number":"SR138","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nellie Virginia Frick.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nellie Virginia Frick.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR138/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR138.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":617457,"bill_number":"SR132","title":"Adjourn in honor of Colonel (Retired) Sidney Crider Carpenter upon celebration of his one hundredth birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Colonel (Retired) Sidney Crider Carpenter upon celebration of his one hundredth birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR132/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR132.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":617474,"bill_number":"SR137","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David C. Sparrow.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David C. Sparrow.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR137/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR137.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":617484,"bill_number":"SR136","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ira \"Jack\" Vinson Birdwhistell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ira \"Jack\" Vinson Birdwhistell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR136/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR136.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":617497,"bill_number":"HR116","title":"Adjourn in honor of Charles W. Chief\" Shaw upon his retirement as the Area 14 Coordinator for Kentucky State Fire-Rescue Training.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Charles W. Chief\" Shaw upon his retirement as the Area 14 Coordinator for Kentucky State Fire-Rescue Training.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR116/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR116.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":617509,"bill_number":"HR118","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David C. Sparrow.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David C. Sparrow.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR118/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR118.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":617522,"bill_number":"SB131","title":"AN ACT relating to motor fuels and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 138.210 to establish a floor for the average wholesale price of gasoline at $2.512/gallon; effective July 1, 2014; EMERGENCY","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB131/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB131.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":617533,"bill_number":"HR119","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James F. \"Jim\" Ogden.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James F. \"Jim\" Ogden.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR119/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR119.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":617547,"bill_number":"SB133","title":"AN ACT relating to open records.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 209 and 209A to provide that substantiated findings of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation and spousal abuse or neglect shall be open records.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB133/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB133.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":617557,"bill_number":"HB364","title":"AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to define \"police officer\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to allow sheriff's offices the ability to employ retired police officers provided the officer participated in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program, retired with at least 20 years of service credit with no administrative charges pending, and met the separation of employment requirements so that retirement benefits from Kentucky Retirement Systems were not voided; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide that retired police officers employed by a sheriff's office shall continue to receive the benefits they were eligible to receive upon retirement but shall not accrue any additional retirement or health benefits during reemployment; provide that retirement and any health contributions shall not be paid to Kentucky Retirement Systems or the Kentucky Employees Health Plan on a retired officer who is reemployed under these provisions; amend KRS 61.637 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 96)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB364/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB364.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":617569,"bill_number":"SB130","title":"AN ACT relating to open records.","description":"Amend KRS 61.882 to require an agency head, upon a final court determination of willful withholding of records, to pay costs awarded out of his or her personal fund, to vacate his or her position with the agency for five years, and to forfeit his or her pension benefits.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB130/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB130.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":617582,"bill_number":"HB365","title":"AN ACT relating to fire protection district board members.","description":"Amend KRS 75.260 and 75.031 to increase the maximum monthly salary of fire district board members to $100; require that one of the two firefighter members of the district board of trustees be a paid firefighter and the other member a volunteer firefighter, if available.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB365/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB365.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":617606,"bill_number":"HB360","title":"AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes.","description":"Amend KRS 132.485 to clarify the standards for appraising the fair cash value of motor vehicles that are 20 years old or older, for property tax purposes, by providing that no vehicle of this age shall be presumed to have been maintained or restored to either the original factory condition or any otherwise classic condition unless information is available that warrants that finding, and also by establishing the standard value of these vehicles as being either the actual valuation of a vehicle in its nineteenth year for vehicles assessed for taxation in the Commonwealth in that year, or the clean trade-in value prescribed by the applicable edition of the valuation manual prescribed by the Department of Revenue for a vehicle in its nineteenth year if the vehicle was not assessed in the Commonwealth in that year, reduced by ten percent (10%) annually for each year beyond 19 years, unless information is available that warrants any deviation from that standard value; make technical corrections; apply to motor vehicles assessed on or after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB360/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB360.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Horlander"},
{"bill_id":617613,"bill_number":"SR134","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Amelia \"Mollie\" Odorizzi Lehocky.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Amelia \"Mollie\" Odorizzi Lehocky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR134/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR134.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":618417,"bill_number":"HB375","title":"AN ACT authorizing associations and member underwriters authorized to transact insurance in this state to also qualify as eligible surplus lines insurers.","description":"Amend KRS 304.3-070 to authorize an association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, to transact insurance in this state subject to minimum capital and surplus requirements, subject to a restriction on association members to solely conduct the business of underwriting, provide an exemption from the definition of a Lloyd's plan insurer and the requirements of Subtitle 28 of KRS Chapter 304 relating to Lloyd's insurers, and allow qualification as eligible surplus lines brokers; amend KRS 304.3-120 to exempt associations and underwriters authorized to transact insurance in this state pursuant to Section 1 of this Act from the requirements of this section; amend KRS 304.10-070 to authorize associations, including incorporated or individual unincorporated underwriters, authorized to transact insurance in this state to place surplus lines coverage if the syndicates within the association are listed on the quarterly list of alien insurers maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 36)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB375/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB375.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":618427,"bill_number":"HB376","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits promoting land conservation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a qualified conservation contribution income tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide for the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 146.560 to include the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board in the development of qualification for certification of qualified real property interests; amend KRS 262.908 to include the PACE board in the development of qualifications for certification of qualified real property interests.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB376/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB376.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":618439,"bill_number":"SR139","title":"Adjourn in honor of Manchester Memorial Hospital upon achieving HIMSS7 status.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Manchester Memorial Hospital upon achieving HIMSS7 status.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR139/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR139.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":618452,"bill_number":"SB134","title":"AN ACT relating to medical practice.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to require the Board Medical Licensure to design a program to ensure that a physician offers testimony in accord with his or her professional knowledge of skills; create an expert witness certificate program for individuals who submit certain documents; require that individuals testifying as expert medical witnesses be certified by this program before their testimony may be admitted as expert testimony; clarify that the certificate shall only permit an individual to testify and not practice medicine; state 16 subjects to which an individual, under penalty of perjury, shall attest before he or she may receive an expert witness certificate; state circumstances under which the board may pursue disciplinary action, issue fines of up to $10,000, and revoke an expert witness certificate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 454 to establish standards for medical expert witness testimony.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB134/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB134.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":618463,"bill_number":"HB371","title":"AN ACT relating to civil actions.","description":"Amend KRS 452.070 to require payment to Circuit Court clerks of updated mileage and expense allowances when the clerk is removing a civil case to another county.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB371/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB371.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":618481,"bill_number":"HB370","title":"AN ACT relating to correctional facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 197.050 to require that prisoners be informed of the law relating to assaults on prison personnel when the prisoner is first received into a state penitentiary.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB370/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB370.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":618494,"bill_number":"HJR120","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the portion of United States Route 60 that runs from Mount Sterling to Intersate 64 at Exit 101 as the \"Staff Sgt. Garth Sizemore Highway.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the portion of United States Route 60 that runs from Mount Sterling to Intersate 64 at Exit 101 as the \"Staff Sgt. Garth Sizemore Highway.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR120/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ120.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":618509,"bill_number":"HB373","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Repeal KRS 218A.310 referencing the entirety of KRS Chapter 218A as the Controlled Substances Act of 1972 as obsolete given the numerous enactments to that chapter in the ensuing years.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB373/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB373.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":618520,"bill_number":"HB368","title":"AN ACT relating to the intentional murder of a peace officer.","description":"Amend KRS 507.020 relating to murder to retain only the two highest sentencing options for that offense when the act of killing is intentional and the victim is a police officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff acting in the line of duty; provide that the Act may be cited as \"The Officer Jason Ellis Memorial Act.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB368/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB368.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":618533,"bill_number":"HB374","title":"AN ACT relating to the disposition of land from state parks.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.045, 56.463, and 148.021 to require that any compensation received from the disposition of any interest in real property that is part of a Kentucky state park be spent for the improvement or benefit of the state park from which the real property was disposed.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB374/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB374.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":618543,"bill_number":"HR121","title":"Declare February 20, 2014, to be County Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Declare February 20, 2014, to be County Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR121/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR121.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":618570,"bill_number":"HB372","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic relations.","description":"Amend KRS 401.010, relating to a change of name, to account for proper jurisdiction for persons residing on a post, reservation, or fort of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB372/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB372.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":618583,"bill_number":"HR123","title":"Honor the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Marching Maroons for winning the 2013 KMEA Class AAAA Marching Band State Championship, their ninth consecutive KMEA title.","description":"Honor the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Marching Maroons for winning the 2013 KMEA Class AAAA Marching Band State Championship, their ninth consecutive KMEA title.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR123/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR123.htm","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":618595,"bill_number":"HB377","title":"AN ACT related to liens for the towing and storage of vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 376.275, regarding the towing and storage of motor vehicles, to provide that a lien for towing and storage shall have precedence over other recorded liens.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB377/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB377.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":618608,"bill_number":"SB135","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to local levies of sales and use taxes.","description":"Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to confer upon the proper authority of any city or county the power to levy a local option sales and use tax, subject to specifically enumerated conditions and limitations; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval; supply ballot language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB135/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB135.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":618623,"bill_number":"SB136","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend several provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act in KRS Chapter 342 to define and recognize temporary partial disability benefits and amend other statutes to comply; define medical provider; limit medical benefits to age 70 or five years after date of injury, whichever is later except for permanent total awards or awards involving prosthetic devices which continue for as long as the employee is disabled; allow attorney's fees or increased payments for medical fee disputes that are decided in favor of the claimant; amend the reopening statutes to allow for reopening for additional temporary total or partial benefits; permit claimants who have awards of $60 or less per week to elect a lump sum and receive a one point higher discount rate than that set by the commissioner; require settlements for future medicals to be approved by the federal Medicare Secondary Payer Act; permit claimants to recover damages from an insurance carrier who commits an unfair claims settlement practice; increase attorneys' fees to a total of $24,000; specify that administrative law judges do not approve attorney's fees; enumerate changes to the manner that income benefits are determined; increase the maximum for temporary total or partial income benefits from 100% of the state average weekly wage to 120% of the state average weekly wage; increase the maximum of permanent partial income benefits from 75% to 85% of the state average weekly wage; increase and clarify multiplier language factors; provide that the time limit for permanent partial income benefits is determined by the impairment ratings; make other amendments to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB136/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB136.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":618636,"bill_number":"HB369","title":"AN ACT relating to the statute of limitations for written contracts.","description":"Amend KRS 413.160 to reset the statute of limitations for actions on a written contract at ten years instead of the current 15-year period; amend KRS 413.090 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 142)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB369/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB369.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":618647,"bill_number":"HJR122","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Bethanie Brogli Opell and Penny Mills for being declared co-winners of the Kentucky School Psychologist of the Year by erecting signs in Jefferson County denoting this honor.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor Bethanie Brogli Opell and Penny Mills for being declared co-winners of the Kentucky School Psychologist of the Year by erecting signs in Jefferson County denoting this honor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR122/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ122.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":618659,"bill_number":"SCR140","title":"Urge Congress to enact Glass-Steagall-inspired legislation currently before Congress, to separate commercial and investment banking functions in the manner provided by the Glass-Steagall Act until its repeal in 1999.","description":"Urge Congress to enact Glass-Steagall-inspired legislation currently before Congress, to separate commercial and investment banking functions in the manner provided by the Glass-Steagall Act until its repeal in 1999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-11","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR140/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC140.htm","sponsor":"Perry Clark"},
{"bill_id":619285,"bill_number":"HB384","title":"AN ACT relating to offender reentry.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 335B relating to employment and licensure of persons convicted of crime to narrow the class of offenses to which the chapter applies, to add consideration of the passage of time since the commission of the offense to the criteria considered in making licensure decisions, to delete language relating to a hiring or licensing authority's subjective view of an ex-offender's rehabilitation, and to require an open hearing prior to a license denial for an ex-offender; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 335B.060 to exempt peace officers and other law enforcement personnel; repeal KRS 335B.040.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-20","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB384/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB384.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":619302,"bill_number":"HR124","title":"Honoring Kosair Charities upon its 90th anniversary celebration.","description":"Honoring Kosair Charities upon its 90th anniversary celebration.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR124/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR124.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":619310,"bill_number":"SR143","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Officer Franklin W. Pysher, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Officer Franklin W. Pysher, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR143/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR143.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":619319,"bill_number":"HB385","title":"AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.","description":"Amend KRS 21A.160 to clarify that the Supreme Court's authority over the Kentucky Bar Association stems from the issuance of court rules and not from the promulgation of administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB385/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB385.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":619327,"bill_number":"HB381","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority.","description":"Amend KRS 224A.030 to decrease the board membership of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority from eleven to ten members and to decrease the number of members the Governor appoints from six to five by deleting the representative of a for-profit water company.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"recommitted to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB381/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB381.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":619336,"bill_number":"HB379","title":"AN ACT relating to the delivery of cremated remains.","description":"Amend KRS 367.97524 to authorize funeral directors to deliver cremated remains to the designated individual specified on the cremation form; remove the phrase \"registered mail\"; allow cremated remains to be delivered by a method that has an internal tracking system that provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 37)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB379/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB379.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":619344,"bill_number":"SB140","title":"AN ACT relating to civil rights.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for \"sexual orientation\" and \"gender identity\"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition on discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.100, 344.110, and KRS 18A.095 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 344.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.680, 344.370, and 344.380, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; and make various technical amendments.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB140/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB140.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":619353,"bill_number":"SB138","title":"AN ACT relating to the issuance of legal process.","description":"Amend KRS 454.210 to allow a court clerk to electronically transmit court process to the Secretary of State when that office is responsible for service of process.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 66)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB138/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB138.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":619364,"bill_number":"HB380","title":"AN ACT relating to unmined minerals tax.","description":"Amend KRS 132.820 to predicate the collection of the unmined minerals tax on the issuance of a permit to mine, drill or otherwise extract the mineral resource.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB380/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB380.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":619373,"bill_number":"HB383","title":"AN ACT relating to school calendars and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to define \"minimum school term,\" student attendance day,\" \"student instructional year,\" and \"teacher professional day\"; prohibit a district from scheduling a student attendance day on the day of a primary or regular election if any school in the district is used as a polling place; establish a process to amend a school calendar due to an emergency; permit teacher delegates to attend regional or district professional meetings held on days when school is open; amend KRS 157.350, and 158.649 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB383/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB383.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":619382,"bill_number":"HB382","title":"AN ACT relating to inmate medical furloughs.","description":"Amend KRS 439.600 to allow for the transfer of inmates to secure health facilities for the prolonged treatment of specified conditions.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB382/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB382.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":619389,"bill_number":"HB391","title":"AN ACT relating to 911 emergency services and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish legislative findings and declarations for KRS 65.750 to 65.760 and KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643; amend KRS 65.750 to add definitions; amend KRS 65.760 to allow for collection of local 911 fees from VoIP and establish permitted uses of locally collected 911 fees; amend KRS 65.7621 to add definitions; amend KRS 65.7629 raise CMRS service charge and index it to the CPI-U; amend KRS 65.7631 make changes to the CMRS distribution formula to allow for PSAP consolidation reimbursement and implementation of next generation 911 capacity; amend KRS 65.7635 to provide a collection method for the CMRS service charge from prepaid CMRS services; and amend KRS 65.7633 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB391/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB391.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":619398,"bill_number":"SB137","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.320 to double the maximum amount of attorney fees in original and reopened worker's compensation claims and add potential fees for post-award income benefits; amend KRS 342.730 to require worker's compensation income benefits to be paid until age 70 or 5 years after the injury whichever is later.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB137/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB137.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":619407,"bill_number":"SB139","title":"AN ACT relating to public transportation and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 96A.096 to appropriate one million dollars each fiscal year, from the general fund to the Kentucky Public Transportation Development Fund to be used for the coordination of public transit operating subsidies for veterans who served on active duty and were discharged under honorable conditions; require that moneys under this act be granted to nonprofit or public mass transit providers operating under 49 U.S.C. sec. 5307, 5310, or 5311; require the Transportation Cabinet to make grants on or before July 1 of each fiscal year.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB139/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB139.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":619415,"bill_number":"SR142","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leonilda \"Nell\" Kluesner Brown.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leonilda \"Nell\" Kluesner Brown.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR142/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR142.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":619424,"bill_number":"HB378","title":"AN ACT relating to harassment prevention training in the legislative workplace.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to require LRC to annually evaluate its written policies and procedures related to workplace harassment; to require all members of the General Assembly and the employees of LRC receive annual, in-person training on workplace harassment law and policy in the legislative workplace; to require the LRC to develop a certification process by which members of the General Assembly and LRC employees attest to their attendance of its training; and require that a poster declaring a zero tolerance for sexual harassment be posted in certain specific areas.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB378/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB378.htm","sponsor":"Jeffery Donohue"},
{"bill_id":619432,"bill_number":"HB386","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal liability.","description":"Amend KRS 502.050, which authorizes criminal liability for corporations, to expand its applicability to all forms of business entities.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB386/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB386.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":619438,"bill_number":"SR141","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the Honorable Algernon Wayne Tinsley.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the Honorable Algernon Wayne Tinsley.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR141/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR141.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":620150,"bill_number":"HB394","title":"AN ACT relating to outdoor advertising devices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to allow the erection of electronic multiple message signs in areas where billboards are permitted; set conditions for minimum length of message and time for message change; prohibit moving or flashing text or pictures, with certain exceptions; require sign owners to correct concerns regarding an electronic multiple message sign raised by the cabinet within 48 hours; set out procedures for dealing with signs that are deemed in violation of the statute; amend KRS 177.863 to conform; amend KRS 177.860 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set standards for electronic multiple message signs; prohibit the promulgation of administrative regulations that require the forfeiture or destruction of billboards as a requirement for erecting an electronic multiple messaging signs, unless compensation is paid in accordance with KRS 177.867..","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB394/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB394.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":620161,"bill_number":"HB387","title":"AN ACT relating to natural gas liquids pipelines.","description":"Amend KRS 278.700 to include a definition for natural gas liquids transmission pipeline; amend KRS 278.714 to require anyone constructing a natural gas liquids transmission pipeline apply for a construction certificate from the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB387/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB387.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":620174,"bill_number":"HB393","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation coverage.","description":"Amend KRS 342.260 to require the commissioner to develop and implement in coordination with the One-Stop Business Portal Advisory Committee an e-mail notification system where a person may enter his or her e-mail address into a data base and be notified if a specific business has cancelled workers' compensation coverage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB393/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB393.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":620185,"bill_number":"HB390","title":"AN ACT relating to the Executive Branch Code of Ethics.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to recodify sections of KRS 11A.040 relating to former officers or public servants doing business with the Commonwealth and public servants negotiating for employment with entities that have done business with the Commonwealth; create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to recodify sections of KRS 11A.040 regarding public servants accepting work or outside employment with entities that do business with the Commonwealth and make filing of outside employment reports by agencies an annual instead of quarterly occurrence; create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to require public servants who become aware of potential violations of the Ethics Code to report concerns to the Executive Branch Ethics Commission and protect those who report concerns under KRS 61.102; amend KRS 11A.010 to amend and add several definitions; amend KRS 11A.020 to clarify conflict of interest provisions; amend KRS 11A.030 to apply provisions to board members for regulatory and policy-making boards and commissions as well as public servants; amend KRS 11A.040 to prohibit board and commission members from contracting with the board or commission on which they serve; amend KRS 11A.045 to allow public servants to accept waiver of attendance fees and meals under specified circumstances, increase the limit on gifts from $25 to $50, and remove the exception for tickets to sporting events; amend KRS 11A.050 to require disclosure of additional information, including telephone numbers, electronic mail addresses, and the nature of the businesses required for listing; amend KRS 11A.060 to give elected Constitutional officers a role in the nomination process of prospective members of the Executive Branch Ethics Commission by submitting lists of nominees to the Governor, who makes the final appointment; amend KRS Section 11A.080 to require dismissal of a complaint if the complainant makes the complaint public, as well as to remove the requirement that the Executive Branch Ethics Commission notify a person that he or she is being investigated and allowing referral to law enforcement agencies; amend KRS 11A.100 to allow the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to recover the costs of administrative hearings from persons found to have violated the Executive Branch Code of Ethics; amend KRS 11A.201 to ensure placement agents are considered executive agency lobbyists; amend KRS 11A.990 to ensure that any officer, public servant, or candidate required to file a statement of financial disclosure under KRS 11A.050 who does not file the statement by a date specified in that section shall have his or her salary withheld from the sixteenth day of noncompliance until the required action is completed; make conforming amendments to KRS 18A.045 and KRS 164.013.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB390/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB390.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":620201,"bill_number":"SB141","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.","description":"Amend KRS 238.545 to delete the limitation on the use of automated charity game ticket dispensers to only during bingo sessions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB141/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB141.htm","sponsor":"Perry Clark"},
{"bill_id":620212,"bill_number":"HB392","title":"AN ACT relating to state employee overtime.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.195 to count time taken off at the direction of an agency as authorized hours worked in determining whether an employee is eligible to receive overtime pay.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB392/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB392.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":620222,"bill_number":"SB10","title":"AN ACT relating to voter identification.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 117 to allow a voter to cast a provisional ballot if the voter is unable or declines to produce proof of identification by executing a provisional voter's affidavit furnished by the State Board of Elections; describe the voting procedure for casting a provisional ballot; describe how to validate a provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot by requiring the provisional voter to appear before the county clerk or county board of elections to provide an affidavit stating that the voter is the same individual who cast the provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot , and to either show proof of identification or give a sworn statement that the voter is indigent and unable to obtain proof of identification or has a religious objection to being photographed; amend KRS 116.065 to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots in the requirements for verification and the penalties of perjury; amend KRS 116.155 to describe the creation of an individual's voter identification number and the circumstances under which the number can be changed; amend KRS 117.066 to clarify that there are two ballot boxes that are transferred to the county board of elections and to conform; amend KRS 117.075 to require proof of identification to be included with a person's application for an absentee ballot; set out the procedures for a voter to submit a provisional absentee voter's affidavit with a provisional absentee ballot if the voter did not submit a copy of his or her proof of identification or the proof of identification did not match the voter's voter identification number in the application for an absentee ballot; amend KRS 117.077 to require proof of identification to be sent with the absentee ballot request; provide for the voter to cast a provisional absentee ballot if the voter did not submit proof of identification or the proof of identification did not match the voter's identification number; amend KRS 117.085 to set out the requirements for provisional absentee voting when voting by mail and for canceling the absentee ballots when the voter is able to vote in person on election day; amend KRS 117.0851 to include provisional absentee ballots with absentee ballots in the tabulation procedures; amend KRS 117.086 to provide instructions to the absentee voter on how to vote a provisional absentee ballot; include provisional absentee ballots in absentee voting procedures; provide for provisional absentee ballots for persons who appear in person to vote an absentee ballot but who are unable or decline to provide proof of identification, and to require separate ballot boxes and lists for absentee ballots and provisional absentee ballots; amend KRS 117.0863 to include provisional absentee ballots in the requirements for absentee ballots; amend KRS 117.0865 to include provisional absentee ballots in the prohibition against aiding another in completing an absentee ballot or encouraging the voter to vote in a particular way; amend KRS 117.087 to exclude from the section's provisions all provisional absentee ballots; amend KRS 117.145 to require the county clerk to print a sufficient number of provisional absentee ballots, and provisional voter affidavits, and provisional ballots; specify the form of the provisional absentee ballot, and provisional ballots; amend KRS 117.175 to include instructions for filling out provisional ballots, and provisional ballots and provisional voter affidavits, and provisional ballots; in the instruction cards provided by the county clerk; amend KRS 117.187 to include instruction on proof of identification in the training provided by the county board of elections; amend KRS 117.195 to include provisional ballots, provisional voter affidavits, and a locked ballot box for provisional ballots in the items furnished to each precinct by the county clerk; amend KRS 117.225 to require that a voter provide proof of identification that matches the voter's voter identification number in order to cast a vote in a precinct polling place; provide an exception to requiring proof of identification if the voter resides in a state licensed care facility where the voting is taking place; amend KRS 117.227 to delete the requirement that a person's identify may be confirmed by personal acquaintance or by specific documents other than those documents designated as providing proof of identification in this Act; amend KRS 117.245 to specify that the challenge procedures do not apply to failure to provide proof of identification; amend KRS 117.255 to include provisional voters and provisional ballots in the instructions for marking a spoiled ballot; amend KRS 117.265 to include provisional voters and provisional ballots in the instructions for write-in candidates; amend KRS 117.275 to provide for tabulation of provisional ballots by the county board of elections; amend KRS 117.305 to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots in the recanvassing procedures; amend KRS 117.365 to include provisional voter affidavits in the documents to be presented to the grand jury; amend KRS 117.375 to include provisional ballot and provisional absentee ballot in the definition of \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" and to define \"proof of identification\", \"provisional voter\", and \"provisional ballot\" or \"provisional absentee ballot\"; amend KRS 117.383 to include provisional ballot cards in the State Board of Elections requirement to design ballot cards; amend KRS 117.385 to include instructions on how a voter is to place a provisional ballot with the accompanying affidavit in the appropriate envelope and box in the presence of a precinct election officer; amend KRS 117.995 to include provisional voting in the penalty provisions relating to voting; amend KRS 118.015 to define \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots; amend KRS 118.305 to require the county clerk to print provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots for the voting machines, and to ensure that provisional absentee ballots are not tabulated or recorded for any candidate who was replaced; provide that candidates for members of boards of education shall have their names printed on the provisional ballots; ensure that only duly nominated candidates shall have their names printed on provisional absentee ballots and provisional ballots; amend KRS 118.405 to prohibit more than one appearance of a candidate's name on any provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot; amend KRS 118A.010 to define \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots; amend KRS 118A.100 to require county clerks to print on provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots the candidates for offices of the Court of Justice; amend KRS 118A.130 to prohibit a judicial candidates name from appearing more than once on a provisional ballot or a provisional absentee ballot; amend KRS 118A.150 to allow only duly nominated candidates to the Court of Justice to have their names printed on provisional absentee ballots and provisional ballots; amend KRS 119.005 to define \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots; amend KRS 120.005 to define \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" to include provisional ballots and provisional absentee ballots.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB10/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB10.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":620236,"bill_number":"HB388","title":"AN ACT relating to best system emission reduction for existing electric generating units.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 224 to establish criteria by which the Energy and Environment Cabinet can establish performance standards for the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units; establish different criteria for coal-fired electric generating units and natural gas-fired electric generating units; allow performance standards to be adjusted on a case-by-case basis; require that any state plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions be issued under Section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act; direct the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards in a state plan; prohibit development or proposing of a state plan to the United States Environmental Protection Agency unless the plan is consistent with Sections 1 to 7 of this Act and is prepared in consultation with the Kentucky PSC; declare that any plan or performance standard has no legal effect if the United States Environmental Protection Agency does not issue federal rules or guidelines for regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing electric generating units or if the rules are withdrawn or invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 18)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB388/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB388.htm","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":620248,"bill_number":"HR125","title":"Adjourn in recognition of the Kentucky Saves Campaign.","description":"Adjourn in recognition of the Kentucky Saves Campaign.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR125/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR125.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":620271,"bill_number":"HB395","title":"AN ACT relating to synchronization of prescription refills.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304-17 to permit patients who suffer from chronic illnesses, in consultation with their medical providers, to elect a day of the month to purchase all of their medications; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to permit medication synchronization when part of a plan between provider, patient, and pharmacist.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB395/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB395.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":620285,"bill_number":"HB389","title":"AN ACT relating to public pension actuarial reports.","description":"Amend KRS 21.440, 61.670, and 161.400 to provide that all state-administered retirement systems shall conduct an actuarial experience study at least once every 5 years and to require the actuary certifying the results of the annual actuarial valuation and the 5 year experience study to be a fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries or a member of the American Academy of Actuaries; make technical amendments.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB389/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB389.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":620298,"bill_number":"HR126","title":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","description":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR126/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR126.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":620312,"bill_number":"HR127","title":"Adjourn in honor of Sundy Best.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Sundy Best.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR127/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR127.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":620722,"bill_number":"HB398","title":"AN ACT relating to reclassification of cities.","description":"Reclassify the City of Kuttawa, in Lyon County, with a population of 660, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 98)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB398/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB398.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":620794,"bill_number":"HB397","title":"AN ACT relating to prisoners.","description":"Amend KRS 439.3405, relating to parole of prisoners to permit the parole board to review prisoners who have been diagnosed with an incurable, progressive illness or have suffered a debilitating injury from which they will not recover or have been diagnosed with a terminal, incurable disease and whose life expectancy is 18 months or less, for parole after they have served at least 50 percent of their sentences; excludes those prisoners convicted of a Class C felony involving a sex offense.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB397/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB397.htm","sponsor":"Dwight Butler"},
{"bill_id":620866,"bill_number":"HJR129","title":"Urge the Governor and the Attorney General to appeal the recent United States District Court ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Kentucky.","description":"Urge the Governor and the Attorney General to appeal the recent United States District Court ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR129/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ129.htm","sponsor":"Tim Moore"},
{"bill_id":620939,"bill_number":"HB399","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to local levies of sales and use taxes.","description":"Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to confer upon the proper authority of any city or county the power to levy a local option sales and use tax, subject to specifically enumerated conditions and limitations; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval; supply ballot language.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"floor amendment (7) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB399/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB399.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":621009,"bill_number":"SB143","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 186.578, regarding testing for motor vehicle operators using a bioptic device, to allow a bioptic driving instructor to recommend that an applicant be allowed to retake the test after three failures; amend KRS 186.579, regarding restricted licenses issued to bioptic drivers, to eliminate the 36-month wait before a bioptic driver may be allowed to drive at night; allow applicants to take the nighttime driving examination upon recommendation of a vision specialist; include a restriction on bioptic drivers that requires the vehicle operated have left and right side mirrors.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 51)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB143/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB143.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":621151,"bill_number":"HCR128","title":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Kentucky Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study the use of volunteer firefighters in Kentucky, the factors impacting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters, and the options used in Kentucky and across the nation to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters; require the task force to develop consensus recommendations to improve the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; name the membership of the task force; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Kentucky Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study the use of volunteer firefighters in Kentucky, the factors impacting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters, and the options used in Kentucky and across the nation to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters; require the task force to develop consensus recommendations to improve the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; name the membership of the task force; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-14","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-18","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR128/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC128.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":621222,"bill_number":"HB396","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.25-010 to expand eligibility for jobs retention projects under the Kentucky Jobs Retention Act program to include certain household appliance and appliance parts or supplies manufacturers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 97)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB396/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB396.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":621290,"bill_number":"SB142","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement benefit spiking.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to provide that members of the Legislators' Retirement Plan or Judicial Retirement Plan who retire on or after January 1, 2015, shall be limited to a 10% growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last five years of employment if that compensation is used to calculate their retirement benefits; provide that only creditable compensation earned on or after July 1, 2014, shall be subject to the creditable compensation growth limitations; exempt lump-sum payments for compensatory time from the compensation growth limitation; exempt from the compensation growth limitation those years of compensation where in the immediately preceding fiscal year the member had 5 weeks of paid worker's compensation benefits or 5 weeks of unpaid maternity, FMLA, or approved sick leave; exempt bona fide promotions or salary advancements from the compensation growth limitation; define \"bona fide promotion or salary advancements\" as a professional advancement in substantially the same line of work held by the member in the 4 years immediately prior to the 5-year period or a change in employment position based upon training, education or expertise; provide that a bona fide promotion or salary advancement does not include situations where a legislator or judge takes a position of employment with a different employer participating in any of the state-administered retirement systems; provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall refund contributions and interest on contributions, for any reductions in creditable compensation provided by this section; provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall determine what constitutes a bona fide promotion or salary advancement and allow the member to appeal a decision of the system to the full board of trustees; amend KRS 61.598 to provide that members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, the County Employees Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System, who retire on or after January 1, 2015, shall be limited to a 10% growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last five years of employment if that compensation is used to calculate their retirement benefits; provide that only creditable compensation earned on or after July 1, 2014, shall be subject to the creditable compensation growth limitations; exempt lump-sum payments for compensatory time from the compensation growth limitation; exempt from the compensation growth limitation those years of compensation where in the immediately preceding fiscal year the member had 5 weeks of paid worker's compensation benefits or 5 weeks of unpaid maternity, FMLA, or approved sick leave; exempt bona fide promotions or salary advancements from the compensation growth limitation; provide that the Kentucky Retirement Systems shall refund contributions and interest on contributions, for any reductions in creditable compensation provided by this section; provide that the Kentucky Retirement Systems shall determine what constitutes a bona fide promotion or salary advancement and allow the member to appeal a decision of the system to the board; remove provisions charging employers for creditable compensation growth greater than 10% during the employee's last five years of employment; amend KRS 6.525, 16.645, 61.645, and 78.545 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB142/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB142.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":622567,"bill_number":"SCR153","title":"Urge Congress to update the coverage formula in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.","description":"Urge Congress to update the coverage formula in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR153/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC153.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":622570,"bill_number":"HB402","title":"AN ACT relating to the issuance of identification documents to federal criminal offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 186.412 to authorize the issuance of an identification card or operator's license to a discharged federal prisoner or federal probationer in the same manner as these documents are issued to discharged state prisoners or probationers.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB402/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB402.htm","sponsor":"Tom Riner"},
{"bill_id":622576,"bill_number":"SR147","title":"Declare February 20, 2014, County Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Declare February 20, 2014, County Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR147/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR147.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":622578,"bill_number":"HB403","title":"AN ACT relating to land bank authorities.","description":"Amend KRS 65.350 to define \"certificate of delinquency\", \"fee office\", \"local government lien\" and \"taxing jurisdiction; amend KRS 65.355 to expand the authority of land bank authorities; amend KRS 65.360 to clarify membership of the land bank authority; amend KRS 65.365 to update mailing list requirements; amend KRS 65.370 to update notice provisions; amend KRS 65.375 to clarify provisions relating to conveyance of property to the land bank upon sale with no satisfactory bid, to provide that all government taxes and liens shall be extinguished upon transfer to the land bank, to allow the land bank to keep proceeds from the sale of property, and to provide that the land bank shall receive a portion of property tax collected on property sold by the land bank for five years following the sale; amend KRS 99.715 to allow cities to transfer property to a land bank.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB403/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB403.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":622585,"bill_number":"SB145","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Amend KRS 431.078 to allow a Class D felony record to be expunged under specified circumstances; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for the preparation of presentence investigations; amend KRS 527.040, relating to possession of a firearm by a felon, to exempt individuals who have had their felony records expunged.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB145/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB145.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":622589,"bill_number":"HR130","title":"Celebrate February as National Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month and encourage awareness.","description":"Celebrate February as National Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month and encourage awareness.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR130/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR130.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":622596,"bill_number":"HR132","title":"Honor the Scott County High School football team upon winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","description":"Honor the Scott County High School football team upon winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR132/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR132.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":622600,"bill_number":"SR150","title":"Recognize February 18, 2014, as \"Scouts Day at the Capitol\" and honor Boy Scouts Sayre Turner, Nick Oliver, Nathan Vick, and Scouts from all over Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 18, 2014, as \"Scouts Day at the Capitol\" and honor Boy Scouts Sayre Turner, Nick Oliver, Nathan Vick, and Scouts from all over Kentucky.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR150/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR150.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":622606,"bill_number":"HB401","title":"AN ACT relating to transient room taxes imposed by a consolidated local government.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.390 to allow a consolidated local government to impose a transient room tax for the purpose of financing the renovation or expansion of a government-owned convention center located in the central business district; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 38)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB401/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB401.htm","sponsor":"Darryl Owens"},
{"bill_id":622610,"bill_number":"SR145","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Eugene Wilson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Eugene Wilson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR145/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR145.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":622622,"bill_number":"HB400","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool funding and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide a $1,000 maximum tax credit for qualified preschool expenses; amend KRS 141.0205 to include the tax credit in the ordering of credits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to direct the Early Childhood Advisory Council to determine the qualifications for, certify, and report on qualified preschools for purposes of the tax credit; amend KRS 154A.130 to direct net lottery revenues be used for the cost of the tax credit and the cost of public preschool education programs; make appropriation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB400/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB400.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":622624,"bill_number":"SR146","title":"Adjourn in honor of Laura Bell Bundy.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Laura Bell Bundy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR146/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR146.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":622631,"bill_number":"HR131","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jeffrey R. Campbell, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jeffrey R. Campbell, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR131/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR131.htm","sponsor":"Marie Rader"},
{"bill_id":622634,"bill_number":"SB100","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend 237.110 to allow both paper and electronic applications and renewals for concealed carry licenses; establish a $70 application fee and a $25 fee for duplicate licenses requested electronically; change the period for State Police to either issue or deny a license from 60 days for paper applications to 14 days for electronic applications; change the number of requests made to other states for license reciprocity from twice per year to once per year; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB100/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB100.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":622642,"bill_number":"SR152","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles Russell Laferty.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles Russell Laferty.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR152/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR152.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":622645,"bill_number":"SR151","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Walter James Brugh.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Walter James Brugh.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR151/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR151.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":622652,"bill_number":"SR149","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Arlie \"Pooh\" Hill III.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Arlie \"Pooh\" Hill III.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR149/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR149.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":622656,"bill_number":"SR144","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Chevrolet Corvette upon the Corvette Stingray being named 2014 North American Car of the Year.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Chevrolet Corvette upon the Corvette Stingray being named 2014 North American Car of the Year.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR144/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR144.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":622661,"bill_number":"SR148","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William David \"Bill\" Setser.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William David \"Bill\" Setser.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR148/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR148.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":622663,"bill_number":"SB146","title":"AN ACT relating to state employee hiring preference for coal miners.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require that a person with five years of surface or underground coal mining experience be given preference in state employment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-18","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB146/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB146.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":622666,"bill_number":"SB144","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Amend KRS 100.211 to require the planning commission to make a recommendation within 60 days, allow for waiver of requirement, and establish procedures for failure to act within 60 days; amend KRS 100.237 to allow board of zoning adjustment review and revocation of conditional use permits previously issued, in certain circumstances, and allow revocation of conditional use permit if the board is not informed of certain modifications.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 113)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB144/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB144.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":623297,"bill_number":"SR156","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Larry Wayne Taylor.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Larry Wayne Taylor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR156/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR156.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":623304,"bill_number":"HJR134","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 80, near its intersection with Kentucky Route 699 in Leslie County, as the \"SFC Frank Cornett Memorial Bridge,\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 80, near its intersection with Kentucky Route 699 in Leslie County, as the \"SFC Frank Cornett Memorial Bridge,\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR134/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ134.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":623311,"bill_number":"HB405","title":"AN ACT relating to telecommunicators.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 that allows a city, county, consolidated local government, urban-county government, charter county government, unified local government, or state law enforcement agency, including sheriffs' offices, to require newly-employed law enforcement telecommunicators to sign a contract and, if that law enforcement telecommunicator accepts employment with another law enforcement agency, to require either the new employer or telecommunicator to provide reimbursement of employment and training costs on a pro rata basis.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 99)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB405/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB405.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Horlander"},
{"bill_id":623318,"bill_number":"HB407","title":"AN ACT relating to financing of public-private partnerships.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.030 and 45A.075 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to define \"public-private partnership\" and \"private partner\"; allow the use of a public-private partnership as an alternative method to finance a project; provide for evaluation and oversight, and ratification by the General Assembly; amend KRS 65.025 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow the use of a public-private partnership by local governments; provide for evaluation and oversight; provide for a model system for the use of a public-private partnership to be developed; require use of the model and approval by the Finance and Administration Cabinet before a local government can utilize a public-private partnership; create a new section of KRS Chapter 175B and amend KRS 175B.005, 175B.010, 175B.020, 175B.030, 175B.035, 175B.040 and 175B.095 to define \"public-private partnership\"; and \"private partner\"; allow the use of a public-private partnership by an authority to provide an alternative structure for developing and financing a major transportation project.","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"Vetoed","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB407/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB407.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":623326,"bill_number":"SR157","title":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Ryan Stanton.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Ryan Stanton.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR157/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR157.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":623333,"bill_number":"HB412","title":"AN ACT relating to harassing communications.","description":"Amend KRS 525.080 relating to harassing communications to expand the acts which create a violation of the offense and expand the means of communication; increase the penalty for a second or subsequent offense from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB412/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB412.htm","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":623340,"bill_number":"HJR142","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 451 in Perry County as the \"PFC Carl Stidham Memorial Highway\" and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 451 in Perry County as the \"PFC Carl Stidham Memorial Highway\" and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR142/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ142.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":623347,"bill_number":"HJR139","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 1440 in Perry County in honor and memory of PFC Charles L. Hicks and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 1440 in Perry County in honor and memory of PFC Charles L. Hicks and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR139/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ139.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":623355,"bill_number":"HJR141","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 3459 in Harlan County as the \"Former State Representative Henry J. Giles Memorial Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 3459 in Harlan County as the \"Former State Representative Henry J. Giles Memorial Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR141/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ141.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":623363,"bill_number":"HR147","title":"Urge the Governor and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to continue to oppose the ruling of the United States District Court forcing recognition of same-sex marriage upon the citizens of Kentucky during hearings before the District Court, and to appeal any final order.","description":"Urge the Governor and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to continue to oppose the ruling of the United States District Court forcing recognition of same-sex marriage upon the citizens of Kentucky during hearings before the District Court, and to appeal any final order.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR147/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR147.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":623369,"bill_number":"HR144","title":"Honor the Scott County High School football team upon winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","description":"Honor the Scott County High School football team upon winning the Kentucky State 6A Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR144/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR144.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":623380,"bill_number":"HB408","title":"AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals.","description":"Amend KRS 525.125 to include the owning, possessing, keeping, breeding, training, selling, or transferring of four-legged animals for fighting purposes within the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"laid on clerk's desk","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB408/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB408.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":623386,"bill_number":"SR155","title":"Honor and welcome United States Representative John Lewis upon the occasion of his visit to Kentucky State University and for being the keynote speaker at the university's Black History Month Convocation.","description":"Honor and welcome United States Representative John Lewis upon the occasion of his visit to Kentucky State University and for being the keynote speaker at the university's Black History Month Convocation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR155/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR155.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":623393,"bill_number":"HB406","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 248.410, 248.420, and 248.450 to include gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Agriculture & Small Business (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Agriculture and Small Business","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB406/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB406.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":623400,"bill_number":"HJR135","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 213 in Powell County in honor and memory of United States Navy veteran Petty Officer Second Class Albert Martin and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 213 in Powell County in honor and memory of United States Navy veteran Petty Officer Second Class Albert Martin and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR135/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ135.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":623408,"bill_number":"HJR136","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 2346 in Montgomery County as the \"Pearl Harbor Survivor SSG John C. Toy Highway,\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 2346 in Montgomery County as the \"Pearl Harbor Survivor SSG John C. Toy Highway,\" and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR136/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ136.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":623418,"bill_number":"SR158","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marilyn Lynn Moore Wills.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marilyn Lynn Moore Wills.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR158/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR158.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":623425,"bill_number":"HR137","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Larry Wayne Taylor.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Larry Wayne Taylor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR137/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR137.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":623432,"bill_number":"HR146","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kevin Damron, Deputy State Highway Engineer for Project Development, upon his retirement.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kevin Damron, Deputy State Highway Engineer for Project Development, upon his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR146/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR146.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":623439,"bill_number":"SB70","title":"AN ACT relating to energy conservation measures for state buildings and property.","description":"Amend KRS 56.770 to clarify definitions for state government buildings and state property related to energy conservation; amend KRS 56.772, 56.774, 56.780, and 42.580 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 65)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB70/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB70.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":623446,"bill_number":"HJR143","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 550 at its intersection with Kentucky Route 476 in Perry County, as the \"CMSgt Merton Grigsby Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 550 at its intersection with Kentucky Route 476 in Perry County, as the \"CMSgt Merton Grigsby Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR143/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ143.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":623453,"bill_number":"HCR133","title":"Encourage the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study treatments and services for heroin and other opioid addiction and increase training on addiction treatment for medical professionals.","description":"Encourage the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study treatments and services for heroin and other opioid addiction and increase training on addiction treatment for medical professionals.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR133/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC133.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":623464,"bill_number":"HB411","title":"AN ACT relating to radon testing in child-care centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.8996 to require licensed child-care centers to be tested for radon at least once every five years as part of their initial licensure and license renewal; require the most current report to be posted in a public place within the child-care center.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB411/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB411.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":623470,"bill_number":"HJR140","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 15 in the city of Vicco in honor of PFC James T. Gibson.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 15 in the city of Vicco in honor of PFC James T. Gibson.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR140/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ140.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":623485,"bill_number":"HJR138","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E, north and south of the Barbourville City limits in Knox County, Kentucky, that read, \"Home of the 2013 11-12 year old Little League Baseball State Champions.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E, north and south of the Barbourville City limits in Knox County, Kentucky, that read, \"Home of the 2013 11-12 year old Little League Baseball State Champions.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR138/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ138.htm","sponsor":"Jim Stewart"},
{"bill_id":623492,"bill_number":"SR159","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Mahendra R. Varia.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Mahendra R. Varia.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR159/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR159.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":623499,"bill_number":"HB409","title":"AN ACT relating to dogs and cats.","description":"Amend KRS 525.130 and 525.135 to add sexual assault as an act of cruelty to animals; amend KRS 525.135 to add an intentional or wanton failure to provide minimum care which results in a serious physical injury to the elements of torture of a dog or cat and, upon conviction; forfeit ownership of all dogs and cats for three years; create a new section of Chapter 525 to punish wanton or reckless neglect of dogs and cats; amend KRS 500.090 to exempt forfeited dogs and cats from worthless property; amend 321.185 to allow veterinarians to report reasonable suspicion of dog and cat neglect or torture without client relationship; allow animal control officers to take physical custody of an animal if there is probable cause or the officer has a warrant finding probable cause to believe that the animal is in imminent danger of serious physical injury; require the animal control officer to file a petition of facts with the District Court 48 hours after taking custody of the animal and request action by that same court; allow the animal to be humanely destroyed if a licensed veterinarian deems the animal to be severely injured or diseased; require the District Court to place the petition on the docket and issue a summons for the owner or person caring for the impounded animal; require the court to determine physical custody of the animal pending a final decision of the court on the question of animal cruelty or torture; provide a method for the owner to be noticed of animal's custody if the court could not determine the animal's ownership; require the owner to relinquish ownership after court order or post a surety bond for the care of the animal pending final disposition of the case; allow the court to waive bond if the owner is found indigent; allow the court to order the animal humanely destroyed upon written assessment by a licensed veterinarian; allow agent caring for the impounded animal to draw on the bond for care expenses and provide method for return of unused portion of bond.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB409/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB409.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":623506,"bill_number":"HB404","title":"AN ACT relating to energy project assessment districts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to allow local governments to establish energy project assessment district programs in order to advance the efficient use of energy and water resources by allowing for energy projects to be financed by assessments imposed on only those properties participating in a program; define terms; establish the basic required parameters of a program; allow local governments to impose assessments on participating properties and provide the terms for the collection of the assessments, including the grant of senior tax lien status therefor; allow local governments to issue bonds for the financing of a program; prohibit a local government from imposing an assessment on property under a program, except upon the request of the owner of record; declare short title of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB404/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB404.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":623514,"bill_number":"SB147","title":"AN ACT relating to offender reentry.","description":"Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 335B, relating to employment and licensure of persons convicted of crime, to narrow the class of offenses to which the chapter applies, to add consideration of the passage of time since the commission of the offense to the criteria considered in making licensure decisions, to delete language relating to a hiring or licensing authority's subjective view of an ex-offender's rehabilitation, and to require an open hearing prior to a license denial for an ex-offender; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 335B.060 to exempt peace officers and other law enforcement personnel; repeal KRS 335B.040.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-19","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB147/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB147.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":623522,"bill_number":"HR145","title":"Designate February 28, 2014, as Rare Disease Day in Kentucky.","description":"Designate February 28, 2014, as Rare Disease Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR145/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR145.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":623529,"bill_number":"SR154","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Angelo Henderson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Angelo Henderson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR154/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR154.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":623536,"bill_number":"HB410","title":"AN ACT relating to school calendars and declaring an emergency.","description":"Provide a waiver of up to 10 instructional days for schools who have missed days during the 2013-2014 school year; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"returned to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB410/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB410.htm","sponsor":"John Stacy"},
{"bill_id":623541,"bill_number":"SB148","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance coverage of anticancer medications.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define \"anticancer medications\"; require that health benefit plans not require a higher copayment, coinsurance, or deductible for patient-administered anticancer medications than are required for anticancer medications injected or intravenously administered by a health care provider; prohibit specified actions to circumvent this provision.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB148/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB148.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":624296,"bill_number":"HB419","title":"AN ACT relating to prevailing wage.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to exclude all educational buildings and facilities from meeting the requirements of the prevailing wage law.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB419/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB419.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":624301,"bill_number":"SR161","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Opal Sams Mitchell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Opal Sams Mitchell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR161/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR161.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":624307,"bill_number":"HJR149","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY Route 158 in Fleming County in honor of PFC Stanley C. Jackson and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY Route 158 in Fleming County in honor of PFC Stanley C. Jackson and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR149/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ149.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":624312,"bill_number":"HB421","title":"AN ACT relating to acquired brain injuries.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define \"acquired brain injury,\" \"outcome,\" and \"treatment\"; provide that a health benefit plan that provides coverage for treatment of a post-acute acquired brain injury shall be exempt from the assessment required by KRS 304.17B-021 if medical, physical, cognitive, and affective behavioral rehabilitation treatments of the insured is covered, that the covered treatment shall be provided at one of the listed types of licensed and accredited facilities for a minimum of 60 visits per calendar year, and coverage shall not be denied solely because the facility is not geographically proximate to the insured; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this section.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB421/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB421.htm","sponsor":"David Watkins"},
{"bill_id":624319,"bill_number":"HB417","title":"AN ACT relating to the safe disposal of prescription medications and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to work with waste coordinators and city and county officials and sheriffs to establish a prescription drug drop off program; make the box that receives the prescription drugs and medicines the property of the cabinet; require that the program be included in the solid waste management plan; require police officers participating in the program to determine the location of the box, post signage, and monitor the box; allow local governments to create an alternative program for prescription drug or medicine drop off; amend KRS 224.43-310 to include a description of the cities and counties participating in the safe drop off drugs program in the solid waste report; amend KRS 224.43-315 to require counties to include participation in the safe drop off drugs program in their annual report to the cabinet.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB417/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB417.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":624325,"bill_number":"HB416","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax on float bed trays.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of float bed trays on or after August 1, 2014, through July 31, 2018; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB416/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB416.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":624327,"bill_number":"SB149","title":"AN ACT relating to the school calendar.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to permit a school district to use days in which schools are closed for a regular or primary election to use those days for professional activities or parent-teacher conferences; permit schools to be open on the day of a regular or primary election if no school in the district is used as a polling place; permit schools to be open on the day of a primary election if the district has missed any instructional days due to an emergency or disaster and the district has obtained the approval of the County Clerk for schools to be open for instruction at the same time that schools are being used as polling places.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB149/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB149.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":624332,"bill_number":"HR151","title":"Urge the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University to research the decline of Kentucky's honey bee population.","description":"Urge the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University to research the decline of Kentucky's honey bee population.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 97-0 with committee amendment (1)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR151/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR151.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":624340,"bill_number":"SB152","title":"AN ACT relating to the acquisition of water or sewer utilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to set forth procedures for the valuation of assets and rate base calculations relating to the acquisition of existing water or sewer utilities by investor-owned water or sewer utilities; define terms; require the Public Service Commission to include in the acquiring utility's next base rate case the entire value of all assets acquired as measure by the fair market value on the date of acquisition or purchase price paid, whichever is less; require the acquiring utility to pay for three appraisals, the average of which shall determine the fair market value; require one appraiser to be chosen by the acquiring utility, one to be chosen by the utility to be acquired, and one to be chosen by mutual agreement of the first two appraisers; require the appraisers to separately determine the fair market value of the assets in compliance with the latest version of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; require that the acquisition agreement provide for the repayment of any debt owed on the acquired assets by the utility being acquired to any state government entity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB152/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB152.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":624346,"bill_number":"HB420","title":"AN ACT relating to the certification of sprinkler fitters and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 198B to require certification of sprinkler fitters; define terms; prohibit work on a fire suppression system in the Commonwealth without a valid sprinkler fitter certification or sprinkler fitter apprentice permit; establish the State Board of Examiners of the Sprinkler Fitter Industry and install membership; designate commissioner of the department to serve as board chair; set up board terms, manner of appointment, citizenship requirements, and board compensation; enumerate the powers and duties of the board; establish minimum requirements to obtain a sprinkler fitter certification; set up continuing education and conditions for renewal of certification; establish minimum requirements to obtain a sprinkler fitter apprentice permit; make permit valid for three years; permit a nonjourneyman sprinkler fitter to apply for an apprentice permit within one year of effective date of Act; establish conditions for issuance of a reciprocal certification; institute a one-year grace period for persons required to apply for certification or apprenticeship; direct board to maintain a registry of certifications and permits; fix conditions that constitute a violation of this Act; grant the department authority to enforce and measures of recourse; create trust and agency account for board moneys; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB420/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB420.htm","sponsor":"James Glenn"},
{"bill_id":624351,"bill_number":"HB413","title":"AN ACT relating to the distribution of malt beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 244.585 to prohibit brewers or importers of malt beverages from requiring payment from distributors for the right to distribute their products in a designated territory.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"to Rules (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB413/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB413.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":624359,"bill_number":"HR150","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Kathleen Drummond.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Kathleen Drummond.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR150/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR150.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":624365,"bill_number":"SB151","title":"AN ACT relating to income tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the disaster relief credit equal to 20 percent of the fair market value of goods or services provided by the taxpayer free of charge to the Commonwealth or any county, city, or taxing district within the Commonwealth; limit the credit to $10,000 for each taxpayer and a total of $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; sunset credit January 1, 2019; allow carry-forward period not to exceed five years.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-20","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB151/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB151.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":624369,"bill_number":"SB150","title":"AN ACT relating to self-storage liens.","description":"Amend KRS 359.200 to define \"electronic mail\" and \"verified mail\"; amend KRS 359.230 to allow the use of verified or electronic mail in self-storage lien notices and allow for the towing of motor vehicles or watercraft in lieu of authorized sale in the event of default; create a new section of KRS Chapter 359 to authorize the imposition of late fees pursuant to a self-storage rental agreement and limit the value of the late fees to twenty dollars or twenty percent of the value of the monthly rental fee; allow the operator of a self-storage facility to recover reasonable costs in the event of a default.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 67)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB150/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB150.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":624375,"bill_number":"SR160","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles Earl Vickers.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles Earl Vickers.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR160/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR160.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":624383,"bill_number":"HB414","title":"AN ACT relating to life insurance.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 15 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms and authorize the sale of a life insurance policy with a face value in excess of $10,000 in exchange for a life settlement contract to provide for long-term-care services; proceeds of the life settlement contract are to be held in an irrevocable state or federally insured account for the benefit of the recipient of the long-term-care services; the recipient shall be the only person authorized to select a provider and any attempt to require the use of a provider is prohibited and constitutes an unfair or deceptive act in violation of KRS 304.12-010; require the contract to include a provision that reserves the lesser of 5% of the face value of the policy or $5,000 for final expenses and require the balance of the proceeds to be paid to the owner's estate or a named beneficiary of the irrevocable account; require the life settlement provider to maintain either a surety bond in the amount of $500,000 in favor of this state and authorize recovery by the commissioner of the Department of Insurance on behalf of any person who sustained damages due to erroneous acts, failure to act, fraud, or conviction of unfair practices or to obtain a policy of errors and omissions insurance in the amount of $500,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate for legal liability from erroneous acts or failure to act; require any life settlement contract forms required pursuant to this section and advertising and marketing materials of a life settlement provider to be filed with the Department of Insurance; limit claims against the life settlement provider to the face amount of the policy, less proceeds paid, the total amount of premiums paid since entering into the contract and other reasonable costs or expenses payable from the irrevocable account; provide that nothing in this section is the exclusive method for exclusion of a life insurance policy as a resource or asset for Medicaid eligibility purposes, or to prevent conversion of a life insurance policy to a long-term-care policy; authorize the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to provide that life settlement contract proceeds are not to be considered as a resource or asset in determining a recipient's eligibility for Medicaid, but are only to be used for long-term-care services to the extent allowed by federal and state law; prohibit the use of state or federal funds for the recipient's care until the proceeds of the life settlement are utilized, less the amount retained for final expenses; require the cabinet to ensure that applied income payments from Medicaid begin on the day following exhaustion of the life settlement proceeds if the required notice is provided; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to define a service or support deemed a long-term-care are service and require the cabinet to prescribe the notice requirement to be utilized by the recipient to obtain Medicaid; require the cabinet to provide notice to all Medicaid applicants of the options available in Section 1 of this Act for a life insurance policy and to provide information about Section 1 of this Act to local and state private and public agencies and organizations in the state in cooperation with one or more nonprofit organizations; amend KRS 304.15-420 to require an insurer to perform a comparison of its insureds' in force life insurance policies, contracts, and retained asset accounts against a Death Master File on a semiannual, rather than a quarterly, basis and allow an insurer to perform one comparison against the entire Death Master File and to utilize Death Master File updates thereafter; authorize an insurer, for escheat purposes, to submit its next unclaimed property report to the State Treasurer unclaimed life insurance benefits or unclaimed retained asset accounts, plus accrued interest, rather than submitting a report immediately upon the expiration of the statutory time period for escheat; provide that failure to meet any requirement of this section with such frequency as to constitute a general business practice, rather than failure to meet any requirement of this section, shall constitute a trade practice or fraud in violation of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 and provide that nothing in this section shall create a private cause of action; provide that if the insurer is making a good-faith effort to comply with this section, the insurer shall not be subject to fees, fines, penalties, or interest for failure to perform a comparison of its in-force life insurance policies, contracts, and retained asset accounts prior to the effective date of this Act; provide that the commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction based upon a demonstration of hardship to the insurer to allow an insurer to phase in compliance with this section for a time period not to exceed one year to allow for conversion of paper files, to searchable electronic files according to a plan and timeline approved by the commissioner.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 60)","last_action_date":"2014-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB414/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB414.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":624392,"bill_number":"SR162","title":"Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Private Franklin Runyon Sousley, on the anniversary of his participation in hoisting the United States flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.","description":"Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Private Franklin Runyon Sousley, on the anniversary of his participation in hoisting the United States flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR162/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR162.htm","sponsor":"Walter Blevins"},
{"bill_id":624399,"bill_number":"HR148","title":"Recognize and support the Boone Trace dedication event, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, June 13-14, 2014.","description":"Recognize and support the Boone Trace dedication event, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, June 13-14, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR148/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR148.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":624404,"bill_number":"HB415","title":"AN ACT relating to alcohol regulatory fees.","description":"Amend KRS 243.075 to stipulate that in a county in which both the city and county levy a regulatory license fee, only the county fee shall be applicable outside the jurisdiction of the city; require new fees enacted by a city or county to be enacted within two years of the date of the local option election authorizing alcohol sales; fees enacted shall be at a rate that will not generate revenue in excess of expenses actually incurred; require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to promulgate administrative regulations establishing a process whereby cities and counties may estimate expenses during the first year after the discontinuance of prohibition; require revenue received from the regulatory license fee to be spent only in accordance with established requirements; require fees to be reduced by an amount equal to alcohol-related taxes and fees received; require violators to pay attorney's fees and costs incurred by aggrieved persons and to forfeit the right to impose regulatory license fees.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 39)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB415/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB415.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":624409,"bill_number":"HB418","title":"AN ACT relating to sibling visitation.","description":"Amend KRS 405.021 to allow siblings to petition for reasonable visitation rights.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB418/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB418.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":625116,"bill_number":"HR152","title":"Adjourn in honor of Taiwan and its relationship with Kentucky.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Taiwan and its relationship with Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR152/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR152.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":625121,"bill_number":"SJR163","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs naming the bridge located in Floyd County on Kentucky Route 680, milepoint 13.6, Bridge Number B000147N, the \"Leo Roberts Korean War Veteran Memorial Bridge.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs naming the bridge located in Floyd County on Kentucky Route 680, milepoint 13.6, Bridge Number B000147N, the \"Leo Roberts Korean War Veteran Memorial Bridge.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR163/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ163.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":625126,"bill_number":"HB431","title":"AN ACT relating to state exemption from daylight saving time.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from daylight saving time.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB431/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB431.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":625131,"bill_number":"SR164","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Virginia Howard French.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Virginia Howard French.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR164/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR164.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":625143,"bill_number":"HB434","title":"AN ACT relating to the eradication of noxious weeds and invasive plants.","description":"Amend KRS 176.051 to revise the list of the noxious weeds to be cleared from state rights-of-way; urge continued university research on noxious weeds and invasive plants.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB434/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB434.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":625148,"bill_number":"HB427","title":"AN ACT relating to the school meal program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to provide that a student shall not be denied the same meal offerings as made available to all other students if the student is unable to pay for a meal, regardless of his or her family's income; permit the local school board to seek reimbursement of unpaid meal charges from the parents or guardians in the small claims division of the District Court or other appropriate means; prohibit the board from requiring a student be provided a substitute, alternative, or lesser meal offering.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB427/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB427.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":625155,"bill_number":"HB428","title":"AN ACT relating to school safety.","description":"Amend KRS 158.162 to include response to a violent intruder in school emergency response plans or drills; amend KRS 158.164 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB428/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB428.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":625161,"bill_number":"SR167","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kelsey Mattingly upon being named one of the top youth volunteers in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kelsey Mattingly upon being named one of the top youth volunteers in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR167/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR167.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":625169,"bill_number":"HB433","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to require state veterans' nursing home to fly flags at half-staff upon the death of a resident veteran from the day of death until interment.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB433/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB433.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":625175,"bill_number":"SJR168","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs designating the portion of United State Route 127 that runs through the city of Hustonville, in Lincoln County, the \"Eugene Hafley Highway.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs designating the portion of United State Route 127 that runs through the city of Hustonville, in Lincoln County, the \"Eugene Hafley Highway.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR168/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ168.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":625181,"bill_number":"HB430","title":"AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.","description":"Amend KRS 367.4903 to clarify the definitions used in KRS 367.4903 to 367.4917, the Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act of 1994, to change the name of the \"one-call center\" to the \"Kentucky Contact Center,\" and to change the term \"design locate request\" to \"design information request\"; amend KRS 367.4909 to reflect the name change of the Kentucky Contact Center and the term change of design information request; clarify and provide additional requirements of operators for design information requests; amend KRS 367.4911 to allow a person responsible for excavation in addition to the excavator to notify the operator of the work schedule and to require the operator to comply with the Act once the excavator has marked the boundaries and contacted the utility notification center or centers; amend KRS 367.4913 to include additional requirements for the protection notification center or centers in dealing with design information requests and to reflect the name change of Kentucky Contact Center; amend KRS 367.4917 to include fire prevention agencies in the recovery of fines for violation of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 100)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB430/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB430.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":625186,"bill_number":"HB426","title":"AN ACT relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination and to organize prayer groups, religious clubs, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each board of education to adopt and implement a policy regarding voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints and to establish a limited public forum for student speakers at all school events at which a student is to publicly speak, including graduation; designate procedure for selection of student speakers; require subject of speech to be relevant to event; require district disclaimer indicating nonendorsement of the content of voluntary expressions by students.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB426/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB426.htm","sponsor":"Richard Henderson"},
{"bill_id":625194,"bill_number":"HB424","title":"AN ACT relating to districts of innovation.","description":"Amend KRS 160.107 to allow a waiver or modification of the statewide assessment system for schools participating in a district of innovation plan, under specific conditions; allow a district of innovation to use student assessments other than those required by the state board, under specific conditions.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"returned to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB424/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB424.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":625199,"bill_number":"HB423","title":"AN ACT relating to taxes on pari-mutel wagering and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 138.510 to lower the pari-mutuel wagering tax to 1.5% for all tracks; allocate proceeds from the tax to support the Equine Industry Program at the University of Kentucky; allocate proceeds from the tax to be used for the construction, expansion, or renovation of facilities or the purchase of equipment for equine programs at state universities; allocate proceeds from the tax to be distributed to the commission to support equine drug testing; APPROPRIATION; DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB423/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB423.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":625205,"bill_number":"HB425","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 190.050 to require advisory committees to include one member from the general public.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"recommitted to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB425/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB425.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":625210,"bill_number":"SB154","title":"AN ACT relating to the designation of the pawpaw tree as the official fruit tree of Kentucky.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate the pawpaw tree as the official fruit tree of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB154/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB154.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":625218,"bill_number":"SB155","title":"AN ACT relating to an earned income tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to create a Kentucky earned income tax credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB155/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB155.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":625223,"bill_number":"HB429","title":"AN ACT relating to preserving the right of Kentuckians to own and use firearms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; invalidate and nullify all federal laws and regulations restricting ownership or possession of firearms; direct the General Assembly to take all appropriate action to safeguard Kentuckian's rights to possess firearms in accordance with the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 527.040 to add persons who have been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States and persons illegally or unlawfully in the United States to the list of persons who shall not possess firearms.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB429/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB429.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":625232,"bill_number":"SB153","title":"AN ACT relating to energy efficiency.","description":"Amend KRS 224.46-330 to authorize use of the pollution prevention fund dollars to match federal funds for the purpose of providing energy efficiency technical assistance.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 131)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB153/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB153.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":625237,"bill_number":"HB422","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 139.570 to allow increased compensation if the seller had annual gross receipts of five million dollars or less in the preceding year and is located in a county where the unemployment rate is 12 percent or higher; amend KRS 141.0401 to exempt certain small business entities operating solely in defined high unemployment counties from the limited liability entity tax.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB422/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB422.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":625242,"bill_number":"HB432","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance premiums.","description":"Amend 91A.080 to exempt from tax any premiums paid to an insurance company or surplus lines broker by nonprofit self-insurance groups whose membership consists of school districts.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 101)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB432/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB432.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Horlander"},
{"bill_id":625250,"bill_number":"SR165","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Estill Darrell Banks.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Estill Darrell Banks.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR165/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR165.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":625255,"bill_number":"SR166","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Janice Keene.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Janice Keene.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR166/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR166.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":625260,"bill_number":"SB156","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create a Kentucky Pardon Board and amend Sections 145, 150, and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.","description":"Propose to create a new Section 77A of the Constitution of Kentucky to create a Kentucky Pardon Board; propose to amend Sections 145, 150, and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB156/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB156.htm","sponsor":"Walter Blevins"},
{"bill_id":626333,"bill_number":"SR173","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Irene Robinson Griffey.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Irene Robinson Griffey.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR173/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR173.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":626341,"bill_number":"HB445","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.175 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 102)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB445/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB445.htm","sponsor":"Rick Rand"},
{"bill_id":626352,"bill_number":"SR177","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Maurice McGrath.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Maurice McGrath.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR177/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR177.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":626367,"bill_number":"SR178","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Julia Elizabeth Van Winkle.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Julia Elizabeth Van Winkle.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR178/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR178.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":626375,"bill_number":"SB158","title":"AN ACT relating to campus safety.","description":"Amend KRS 164.9489 to make the title of the statutory range \"The Michael Minger Life Safety Act.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 52)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB158/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB158.htm","sponsor":"Stan Humphries"},
{"bill_id":626387,"bill_number":"SB160","title":"AN ACT relating to redistricting.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Kentucky Committee on Legislative Redistricting, which shall be composed of state university faculty appointed by presidents of Kentucky's state universities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 5 to require the Kentucky Committee on Legislative Redistricting to develop redistricting plans for state legislative and U.S. Congressional districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 5 to require the Kentucky Committee on Legislative Redistricting to submit the redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission, which shall refer the plans to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; allow the General Assembly to enact or reject the redistricting plans, but not to alter or amend them; if the General Assembly does not enact the plans, allow them to be returned to the Kentucky Committee on Legislative Redistricting, which may incorporate changes requested by the General Assembly, but shall not be required to incorporate changes; require the Kentucky Committee on Legislative Redistricting to submit to the General Assembly new redistricting plans, which the General Assembly shall enact but not alter or amend.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB160/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB160.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":626396,"bill_number":"HCR154","title":"Recognize innovations in agricultural practice, particularly in dairy farming, and encourage the Kentucky Dairy Council and the Department of Public Health to review lab samples of milk obtained via portable dairying infrastructure to assess quality and safety characteristics.","description":"Recognize innovations in agricultural practice, particularly in dairy farming, and encourage the Kentucky Dairy Council and the Department of Public Health to review lab samples of milk obtained via portable dairying infrastructure to assess quality and safety characteristics.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR154/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC154.htm","sponsor":"Dwight Butler"},
{"bill_id":626409,"bill_number":"HB439","title":"AN ACT relating to mineral leasehold liens.","description":"Amend KRS 376.140 to modify the operation of a mechanic's lien relative to oil, gas, or other mineral leases.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB439/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB439.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":626420,"bill_number":"HB441","title":"AN ACT relating to the labeling of genetically engineered food.","description":"Amend KRS 217.015 to define \"genetic engineering\" and \"in vitro nucleic acid techniques;\" create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to create labeling requirements for genetically engineered foods.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB441/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB441.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":626432,"bill_number":"SR171","title":"Adjourn in honor of the West Jessamine High School Boys Golf Team upon winning the 2013 Kentucky State Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the West Jessamine High School Boys Golf Team upon winning the 2013 Kentucky State Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR171/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR171.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":626444,"bill_number":"HB449","title":"AN ACT related to calling an Article V convention.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to establish criteria for calling of an Article V constitutional convention.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB449/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB449.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":626455,"bill_number":"HB437","title":"AN ACT relating to missed school days, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to permit local school boards to use a day on which a primary is held to make up a day missed because of inclement weather under certain conditions; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB437/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB437.htm","sponsor":"Brent Yonts"},
{"bill_id":626466,"bill_number":"HB450","title":"AN ACT related to appointment of delegates to United States Constitution convention.","description":"Create a new Section of KRS Chapter 61 to establish criteria to qualify delegates for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, and to establish duties of appointed delegates.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB450/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB450.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":626493,"bill_number":"HJR153","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Joshua Shaun Osborne by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Pike County, and erect the appropriate signs.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Joshua Shaun Osborne by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Pike County, and erect the appropriate signs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR153/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ153.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":626505,"bill_number":"HR159","title":"Adjourn in honor of the West Jessamine High School Boys Golf Team upon winning the 2013 Kentucky State Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the West Jessamine High School Boys Golf Team upon winning the 2013 Kentucky State Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR159/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR159.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":626516,"bill_number":"HB440","title":"AN ACT relating to trusts and estates.","description":"Amend KRS 391.030 to clarify that the statutorily enumerated spousal exemption is to be taken from the entire personal estate of the decedent prior to the payment of funeral expenses, charges of administration, and debts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB440/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB440.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":626524,"bill_number":"HB442","title":"AN ACT relating to school nurses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter158 to require all public schools to have a full-time nurse on staff; require the General Assembly to appropriate adequate funds to cover the cost.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB442/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB442.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":626536,"bill_number":"SR174","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Monroe Hogsed.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Monroe Hogsed.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR174/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR174.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":626546,"bill_number":"SR170","title":"Adjourn in honor of Grace Rose upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Girls Individual State Golf Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Grace Rose upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Girls Individual State Golf Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR170/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR170.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":626558,"bill_number":"SR172","title":"Adjourn in honor of Fred Allen Meyer upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Boys Individual State Golf Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Fred Allen Meyer upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Boys Individual State Golf Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR172/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR172.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":626567,"bill_number":"SB159","title":"AN ACT relating to children's dental care.","description":"Amend KRS 216B.176 to permit primary care centers to provide Medicaid managed care reimbursed school-based and Head Start-based dental care programs.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 68)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB159/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB159.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":626578,"bill_number":"SB157","title":"AN ACT relating to open juvenile proceedings.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 21A to request that the Supreme Court establish a pilot project to permit participating courts to make specified juvenile proceedings presumptively open to the public, establish guidelines, and provide a mechanism for a participating court to close a specific hearing upon a finding of cause; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to conform.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (5) (6) and (7)","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB157/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB157.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":626587,"bill_number":"HR157","title":"Adjourn in honor of Grace Rose upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Girls Individual State Golf Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Grace Rose upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Girls Individual State Golf Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR157/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR157.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":626599,"bill_number":"SR175","title":"Adjourn in honor of Colonel Vermont Garrison.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Colonel Vermont Garrison.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR175/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR175.htm","sponsor":"Albert Robinson"},
{"bill_id":626610,"bill_number":"HCR160","title":"Submit an application to Congress to call a Convention of the States of the United States of America pursuant to Article V of the Constitution.","description":"Submit an application to Congress to call a Convention of the States of the United States of America pursuant to Article V of the Constitution.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR160/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC160.htm","sponsor":"Mike Harmon"},
{"bill_id":626618,"bill_number":"SR169","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James F. \"Jim\" Ogden.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James F. \"Jim\" Ogden.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR169/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR169.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":626636,"bill_number":"HB448","title":"AN ACT relating to destruction of crops on farms by wildlife.","description":"Amend KRS 150.170 to allow landowners, their spouses, dependent children, or their designees to kill or trap on their lands any wildlife causing damage to the lands or personal property without a tag; require disposal of the carcass on-site; require inedible parts from wildlife not to be utilized for any purpose; require inedible parts from wildlife to be destroyed or left afield; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for the designee appointment process.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 19)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB448/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB448.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":626649,"bill_number":"HB438","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax fraud whistleblower program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 131 to allow the Department of Revenue to establish a tax fraud whistleblower program, and to set forth the parameters for the program.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB438/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB438.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":626662,"bill_number":"HB443","title":"AN ACT relating to utility franchises.","description":"Amend KRS 96.010 to allow cities to deny utility franchisees the ability to recover from ratepayers the franchise fee by adding a fee or surcharge to the bill; prohibit Public Service Commission from allowing recovery in a rate case.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Tourism Development & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB443/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB443.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":626676,"bill_number":"HB447","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":"Economic Development","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB447/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB447.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":626689,"bill_number":"HB436","title":"AN ACT relating to hunting at night.","description":"Amend KRS 150.370 to specify that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources shall not restrict the right of persons to hunt or train with dogs at night at any time of the year if the hunting or training is done: for sport and not for kill, in compliance with the relevant statutes and administrative regulations, and with permission on private property where coyote hunting at night has not been authorized; remove the department's authority to regulate training seasons for hunting dogs; remove requirement that dog hunting meets receive prior approval from the department; amend KRS 150.360 to enhance penalties for persons found guilty of hunting coyotes at night on the property of another without permission; provide for enhanced penalties in addition to all existing penalties to include: an additional $500 per offense, one year of permit forfeiture or permit activity forfeiture for each offense, beginning with the first offense, and payment of $1,000 in restitution for each hunting dog killed or rendered unable to hunt as a result of the offense.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Environment (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":"Natural Resources and Environment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB436/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB436.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":626704,"bill_number":"HR156","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James \"Ted\" Taylor Aikin.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James \"Ted\" Taylor Aikin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR156/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR156.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":626717,"bill_number":"HB444","title":"AN ACT relating to campus safety.","description":"Amend KRS 164.9489 to make the title of the statutory range, \"The Michael Minger Life Safety Act.\"","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB444/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB444.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":626733,"bill_number":"HR155","title":"Adjourn in honor of the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR155/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR155.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":626747,"bill_number":"SR176","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Philip E. Mullins.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Philip E. Mullins.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR176/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR176.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":626760,"bill_number":"HB446","title":"AN ACT relating to firefighter physical agility testing.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.040 to extend the required implementation date of the firefighter candidate physical agility test to January 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2014","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB446/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB446.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":626774,"bill_number":"SB161","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activity participation of students enrolled in private schools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by a private school student when the private school does not offer the interscholastic extracurricular activity; establish criteria for participation therein.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-24","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB161/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB161.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":626786,"bill_number":"HR158","title":"Adjourn in honor of Fred Allen Meyer upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Boys Individual State Golf Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Fred Allen Meyer upon winning the 2013 KHSAA Boys Individual State Golf Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR158/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR158.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":627566,"bill_number":"HB452","title":"AN ACT relating to Gold Star Siblings license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.162 to create a Gold Star Siblings license plate with the same fees as the I Support Veterans plate; amend KRS 186.164 to set forth eligibility requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB452/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB452.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":627585,"bill_number":"SB162","title":"AN ACT relating to drug-addicted or dependent newborns.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A that mandates priority access for pregnant women to substance abuse treatment or recovery service programs, while preventing discrimination against pregnant women by substance abuse treatment or recovery service providers, and providing practitioners civil immunity for failing to recognize controlled substance abuse by a pregnant patient or referring a pregnant patient to substance abuse treatment or recovery services consistent with community standards of care; amend KRS 625.050 to prevent the filing of a petition to terminate the parental rights of a pregnant woman who used a controlled substance during pregnancy if she, by the twentieth week of pregnancy, enrolls in and maintains compliance with both a substance abuse treatment or recovery program and prenatal care throughout the remaining term of that pregnancy.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB162/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB162.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":627602,"bill_number":"SR182","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gerald Bernard Brenzel.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gerald Bernard Brenzel.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR182/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR182.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":627621,"bill_number":"HR162","title":"Recognize Owen County's Sweet Owen Days celebration as an important agricultural event in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Owen County's Sweet Owen Days celebration as an important agricultural event in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR162/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR162.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":627640,"bill_number":"HB451","title":"AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes.","description":"Amend KRS 132.485 to clarify that the \"rough trade-in\" value or \"clean trade-in\" value shall not be used to determine the standard value of a motor vehicle.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB451/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB451.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":627660,"bill_number":"SR184","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Wimberly Calvin Royster.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Wimberly Calvin Royster.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR184/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR184.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":627676,"bill_number":"SB164","title":"AN ACT relating to corporations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 271B to provide for the status of or transition to the status of","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB164/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB164.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":627694,"bill_number":"SR183","title":"Adjourn in honor of Frank X Walker upon winning the 2014 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Frank X Walker upon winning the 2014 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR183/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR183.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":627712,"bill_number":"HB453","title":"AN ACT relating to oral health care and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 313 to establish the Kentucky Denturity Board; establish composition, duties, and authority of the board; require a license to practice denturity; establish licensing requirements, penalty, and appeals provisions.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB453/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB453.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":627752,"bill_number":"HB455","title":"AN ACT relating to the distribution of school funds.","description":"Amend KRS 157.410 to require the chief state school officer to prepare estimates for school district fund allotment and establish an incremental schedule for fund disbursement, allotment revisions, and equalization.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB455/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB455.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":627769,"bill_number":"SB165","title":"AN ACT relating to financial literacy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education to develop and implement the Kentucky Financial Literacy Program; require a high school student to complete instruction in financial literacy, included within the existing curriculum, prior to graduation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB165/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB165.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":627786,"bill_number":"SR179","title":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Staff Sergeant Daniel Fannin.","description":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Staff Sergeant Daniel Fannin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR179/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR179.htm","sponsor":"Walter Blevins"},
{"bill_id":627805,"bill_number":"SR181","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, the Kentucky Medical Association, and the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians on the passage of 2014 Senate Bill 7.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, the Kentucky Medical Association, and the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians on the passage of 2014 Senate Bill 7.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR181/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR181.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":627823,"bill_number":"SR180","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sergeant Michael C. Cable.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sergeant Michael C. Cable.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR180/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR180.htm","sponsor":"Joe Bowen"},
{"bill_id":627841,"bill_number":"HB454","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.","description":"Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt from motor vehicle usage tax motor vehicles sold or transferred to resident members of the Armed Forces on duty in the Commonwealth under orders from the United States government; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB454/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB454.htm","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":627860,"bill_number":"HR163","title":"Honor the Georgetown Festival of the Horse as an important agricultural event for the Commonwealth.","description":"Honor the Georgetown Festival of the Horse as an important agricultural event for the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR163/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR163.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":627880,"bill_number":"HB435","title":"AN ACT relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination and organize prayer groups, religious clubs, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups and allow for expression of religious viewpoints through dress to the same extent as students are permitted to express viewpoints through nonreligious dress; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each board of education to adopt and implement a policy regarding voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints and to establish a limited public forum for student speakers at all school events at which a student is to publicly speak, including graduation.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB435/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB435.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":627898,"bill_number":"HB456","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensing of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning professionals.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.664 to implement a 60-day grace period after the expiration of a license to allow HVAC professionals to renew the license while still practicing; authorize the board to renew licenses on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month; allow the board to terminate a license at the end of the 60 day grace period; require licensees with terminated licenses to apply for the reinstatement of a license after paying a renewal fee and a reinstatement fee; amend KRS 198B.658 to establish new licensing requirements for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning applicants; establish new licensing requirements for journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanics; repeal KRS 198B.662.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB456/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB456.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":627916,"bill_number":"SB163","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable funds collected by county clerks.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to permit county clerks to collect charitable funds raised from private sources for a statewide charitable program sponsored by the primary association representing county clerks.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB163/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB163.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":627934,"bill_number":"HR161","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ricky Wilson Mooneyhan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ricky Wilson Mooneyhan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR161/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR161.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":627950,"bill_number":"HB457","title":"AN ACT relating to corporate owned life insurance policies.","description":"Amend KRS 304.14-040 to create an insurable interest in the life of employees; create a new section of KRS 304.15 to allow for the purchase of corporate owned life insurance (COLI), and set certain requirements for COLI policies.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-25","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB457/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB457.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":628741,"bill_number":"SB166","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care organization provider payments.","description":"Amend KRS 205.522 to define terms; permit an enrollee of a medicaid managed care organization (MCO) to assign rights to appeal an action by an MCO relating to care received by an enrollee; establish an enrollee's right to a state fair hearing when an enrollee or assignee appeals an MCO's action relating to care received or proposed to be given to an enrollee; require an action by an MCO to state the reason for an action with specificity; state that the MCO shall pay for services rendered while an appeal was pending if a hearing officer reverses a decision to deny, reduce, or terminate health care services.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB166/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB166.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":628760,"bill_number":"SR185","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Paula Delle Brewer Adcock Greathouse.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Paula Delle Brewer Adcock Greathouse.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR185/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR185.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":628780,"bill_number":"HB461","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Louisa.","description":"Reclassify the City of Louisa, in Lawrence County, with a population of 2,467, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB461/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB461.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":628799,"bill_number":"HB462","title":"AN ACT relating to cigarette tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 138.130 to 138.205 to allow the Department of Revenue to authorize wholesale sales of untax-paid cigarettes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB462/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB462.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":628819,"bill_number":"HR167","title":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Specialist Christopher A. Landis.","description":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Specialist Christopher A. Landis.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR167/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR167.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":628840,"bill_number":"SR187","title":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Specialist Christopher A. Landis.","description":"Adjourn in honor and memory of Specialist Christopher A. Landis.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR187/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR187.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":628881,"bill_number":"SCR188","title":"Urge the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop the Bluegrass Beaten Path music trail.","description":"Urge the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop the Bluegrass Beaten Path music trail.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"to Tourism Development & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR188/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC188.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":628900,"bill_number":"SR189","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Violet Lucille Probus Jackson Simms.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Violet Lucille Probus Jackson Simms.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR189/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR189.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":628918,"bill_number":"SR186","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Craig Edward Bowling.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Craig Edward Bowling.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR186/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR186.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":628940,"bill_number":"HB473","title":"AN ACT relating to the safety and well-being of students.","description":"Amend KRS 158.440 to require school districts to have plans, policies, and procedures to deal with a student who is harassing, intimidating, cyberbullying, or bullying another student; amend KRS 158.441 to define \"harassment, intimidation, cyberbullying, or bullying\"; allow civil exchange of opinions or debate or cultural practices protected under the state or federal Constitution to be included in areas exempt from definition of \"harassment, intimidation, cyberbullying, or bullying\"; amend KRS 158.148 to require a school district's code of acceptable behavior and discipline to prohibit harassment, intimidation, cyberbullying, or bullying of students; require, if funds are available, school districts to provide training on the code of acceptable behavior to specific school employees; provide immunity to school employees or students who report a student's disruptive or disorderly behavior; amend KRS 158.150 to include student harassment, intimidation, cyberbullying, or bullying as a cause for disciplinary action; allow disciplinary action other than expulsion or suspension as an option; amend 158.444 to require local school districts to report specific disciplinary actions to the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 525.080 to include electronic communication, under certain conditions, as a form of harassing communication.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB473/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB473.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":628959,"bill_number":"HR165","title":"Adjourn in honor of Abigail Yarberry upon being named a top youth volunteer in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Abigail Yarberry upon being named a top youth volunteer in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR165/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR165.htm","sponsor":"Ron Crimm"},
{"bill_id":628978,"bill_number":"HB474","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development incentives for the coal industry.","description":"Amend KRS 154.31-010 to allow coal mining or processing companies to potentially qualify for sales and use tax incentives offered through the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA) and to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 154.31 to define terms; amend KRS 154.32-010 to allow coal mining or processing companies to potentially qualify for income tax incentives offered through the Kentucky Business Investment Act (KBI) and to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 154.32 to define terms; amend KRS 154.32-020, 154.32-030, and 154.32-060 to conform; direct the Cabinet for Economic Development to work with various foreign trade partners and the Kentucky coal industry to promote increased exports of Kentucky coal.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB474/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB474.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":628997,"bill_number":"HR164","title":"Commemorate the 15-year anniversary of Jarrett's Joy Cart.","description":"Commemorate the 15-year anniversary of Jarrett's Joy Cart.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR164/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR164.htm","sponsor":"Robert Damron"},
{"bill_id":629016,"bill_number":"HR166","title":"Adjourn in honor of Ferrell Wellman, host of KET's Comment on Kentucky, upon the occasion of his retirement.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Ferrell Wellman, host of KET's Comment on Kentucky, upon the occasion of his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR166/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR166.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":629038,"bill_number":"HB469","title":"AN ACT relating to public assistance.","description":"Amend KRS 205.200 to require persons born after January 1, 1995, to have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent to be eligible for public assistance payments beginning January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB469/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB469.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":629058,"bill_number":"HB472","title":"AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals.","description":"Amend KRS 525.130 to require forfeiture of ownership of animals directly involved in cruelty in the second degree and forfeiture of ownership of all animals of the same species; prohibit ownership of animals of the same species for up to three years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to allow peace officers and animal control officers to seize animals ordered to be forfeited; amend KRS 500.090 to prevent animals forfeited from being returned to a person convicted of these offenses.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB472/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB472.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":629078,"bill_number":"HB463","title":"AN ACT relating to the equitable treatment of manufactured homes.","description":"Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt from sales and use tax the retail sale of a pre-owned manufactured home or 50 percent of the gross receipts derived from the retail sale of a manufactured home that has not been previously owned; apply to retail sales made on or after August 1, 2014, but before July 31, 2018.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB463/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB463.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":629098,"bill_number":"HB465","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed carry licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 237.110 to allow new residents of Kentucky who have valid concealed carry licenses from other states to waive the training requirements for Kentucky licenses and to use the out-of-state license in Kentucky for their first 120 days of residence.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB465/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB465.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":629120,"bill_number":"HB459","title":"AN ACT relating to levies for fire protection districts and volunteer fire departments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish procedures for increasing the property tax beyond ten cents per $100 for a fire protection district or volunteer fire department; require local legislative approval of levy increase and time frame for request; set forth limits for each individual increase; establish a cap of 20 cents per $100 valuation for tax.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB459/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB459.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":629139,"bill_number":"HB466","title":"AN ACT relating to the development of the market for natural gas as an alternative transportation fuel.","description":"Amend KRS 154.20-410 to direct the deposit of the petroleum environmental assurance fees, also referred to as underground storage tank fees, imposed on liquefied and compressed natural gas used as alternative transportation fuel into the Kentucky alternative fuel and renewable energy fund; amend KRS 154.20-415 to specifically provide that the fund may be used to provide funding to Kentucky-based companies that undertake activities to develop and expand the market for using liquefied and compressed natural gas as alternative transportation fuel in Kentucky including development of fueling station infrastructure; amend KRS 224.60-140 and 224.60-145 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB466/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB466.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":629159,"bill_number":"HB464","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.040, regarding maintenance of motor vehicle insurance, to change from three to one the number of times a person may have their vehicle registration revoked for not maintaining insurance, before the revocation constitutes a violation of KRS 304.39-080; provide that notice of violation be sent to sheriff; amend KRS 186.180 to set the reinstatement fee for a revoked registration at $20.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB464/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB464.htm","sponsor":"Arnold Simpson"},
{"bill_id":629181,"bill_number":"HB467","title":"AN ACT relating to notifications by the Department of Workers' Claims.","description":"Amend KRS 342.260 to direct the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations no later than December 31, 2015 to establish the information necessary to create an e-mail notification system where a person may enter his or her e-mail address into the Insurance Converge Look-up database to be notified of any cancellation of a specific business' workers' compensation coverage; amend 342.340 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB467/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB467.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":629201,"bill_number":"HB471","title":"AN ACT relating to harassing communications.","description":"Amend KRS 525.080 to include electronic communication as a form of harassing communication.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB471/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB471.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":629222,"bill_number":"HB460","title":"AN ACT relating to health-facility-acquired infections.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require health facilities to implement infection prevention program for high-risk areas and, throughout the facility, by January 1, 2015; require implementation of effective infection prevention programs; require health facilities to report data on health-facility-acquired infections and multidrug-resistant organisms; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to serve as the chief administrative officer for data collection; exempt cabinet employees from liability; require the use of an approved method of data collection and reporting; require the secretary to implement a method for patients to report by July 1, 2014; require a report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by January 30 of each year; establish penalties for violations; state legislative findings in noncodified section.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB460/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB460.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":629242,"bill_number":"HB470","title":"AN ACT relating to budget reductions impacting state personnel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A, and amend KRS 7.090 and 27A.050, to direct how furloughs, salary reductions, or other personnel-related actions taken to implement a budget reduction plan, or to implement expenditure reductions directed in an enacted budget, shall be applied.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB470/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB470.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":629260,"bill_number":"HB468","title":"AN ACT relating to school funding and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 157.360 to allocate SEEK funds to school districts that will be unexpended at the close of a fiscal year; require the commissioner of education to determine the allotment of unexpended funds by March 15 of each year; require the funds be used for classroom expenses; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB468/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB468.htm","sponsor":"Marie Rader"},
{"bill_id":629280,"bill_number":"HB458","title":"AN ACT relating to naloxone.","description":"Amend KRS 217.186 to allow peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians to be prescribed, possess, and use naloxone at the scene of a opioid drug overdose.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-26","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB458/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB458.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":630111,"bill_number":"SR201","title":"Recognize April as Adopt-a-Greyhound Month.","description":"Recognize April as Adopt-a-Greyhound Month.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR201/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR201.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":630119,"bill_number":"HB499","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicare supplemental insurance.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 14 of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to individuals over 65 years old to also offer Medicare supplement policies to individuals under 65 years of age who are eligible for and enrolled in Medicare.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB499/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB499.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":630128,"bill_number":"SR196","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tony Codispoti.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tony Codispoti.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR196/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR196.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":630137,"bill_number":"HR172","title":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Sergeant Daniel Tyler Lee.","description":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Sergeant Daniel Tyler Lee.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR172/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR172.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":630145,"bill_number":"SCR195","title":"Recognize and congratulate the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections, and Department of Juvenile Justice leadership and staff on receipt of the American Correctional Association's Golden Eagle Award.","description":"Recognize and congratulate the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections, and Department of Juvenile Justice leadership and staff on receipt of the American Correctional Association's Golden Eagle Award.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR195/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC195.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":630154,"bill_number":"SR193","title":"Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the civil rights movement and Kentucky's historic involvement therein; urge support and participation in the commemorative March on Frankfort.","description":"Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the civil rights movement and Kentucky's historic involvement therein; urge support and participation in the commemorative March on Frankfort.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR193/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR193.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":630163,"bill_number":"HB501","title":"AN ACT relating to stalking.","description":"Amend KRS 403.720 to include stalking in the definition of domestic violence and abuse, thereby allowing protective orders to be issued.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB501/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB501.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Kerr"},
{"bill_id":630172,"bill_number":"HB479","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher tribunals.","description":"Amend KRS 161.790 to increase the membership of a teacher tribunal to include a lay person who resides in the district.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB479/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB479.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":630181,"bill_number":"HB484","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.050 to increase the amount of the DUI service fee by $100 and to increase the amount of the portion of the fee's revenue dedicated to the Prosecutorial Advisory Council for training prosecutors and obtaining expert witnesses; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB484/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB484.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":630190,"bill_number":"SB167","title":"AN ACT relating to rural transportation planning organizations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to define \"Rural transportation planning organization\"; establish RTPOs in each of the area development districts, set the membership and prescribe the duties of RTPOs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"recommitted to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB167/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB167.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":630199,"bill_number":"SR197","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sandy Boyd.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sandy Boyd.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR197/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR197.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":630208,"bill_number":"HB489","title":"AN ACT relating to energy.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.345 to expand definition of \"qualified provider\" and add definitions of other terms; amend KRS 45A.352 to limit bidders for guaranteed energy savings performance contracts to qualified providers; add total outstanding obligations under other such contracts to evaluation criteria; add a measurement and verification protocol to those acceptable; set penalties for failure to provide annual reconciliation statement; local agency may waive measurement and verification for lighting projects after two years; amend KRS 45A.353 to direct that exempted debt service obligations shall be added back into agency debt limits in the event of a guarantee termination; new section of KRS 45A created to set requirements for qualified provider status, renewal requirements and regulatory authority; amend KRS 103.200, 210, 220, 240, and 286, pertaining to city and county private activity revenue bonds, and create a new section of KRS Chapter 103 to reserve 10% of the state private activity bond cap for small or medium manufacturing facility energy efficiency bond projects during the first half of the bond cap allocation period after which unused cap shall revert to the single allocation pool; set requirements for issuance of manufacturing energy efficiency bonds; create new section of KRS 147A to allow DLG to establish an information clearinghouse to educate on issuance and uses of industrial revenue bonds; amend KRS 154.34-010, 070, 080, and 110 of the Kentucky Reinvestment Act to create a separate tax incentive tier for industries that invest a minimum of $300,000, applicable only to energy efficiency investments for small and medium sized industries previously ineligible.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB489/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB489.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":630217,"bill_number":"HR173","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Reynolds \"Dusty\" Bell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Reynolds \"Dusty\" Bell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR173/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR173.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":630226,"bill_number":"HB490","title":"AN ACT relating to the right of redemption.","description":"Amend KRS 426.530 to change the right of redemption period from one year to six months and define costs that the purchaser may recoup from the redeemer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB490/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB490.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":630235,"bill_number":"HB495","title":"AN ACT relating to synthetic drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 218.1430 to increase penalties for possession and trafficking of synthetic drugs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB495/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB495.htm","sponsor":"Ben Waide"},
{"bill_id":630244,"bill_number":"HB476","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Amend KRS 403.720 to include stalking and conduct which seriously alarms another person as grounds for the issuance of a domestic violence protective order; amend KRS 525.080 to include electronic communications within the definition of harassing communications.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB476/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB476.htm","sponsor":"Adam Koenig"},
{"bill_id":630253,"bill_number":"SR198","title":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Pikeville on becoming the future home to UPike Kentucky College of Optometry.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Pikeville on becoming the future home to UPike Kentucky College of Optometry.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR198/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR198.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":630261,"bill_number":"HR174","title":"Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the civil rights movement and Kentucky's historic involvement therein; urge support and participation in the commemorative March on Frankfort.","description":"Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the civil rights movement and Kentucky's historic involvement therein; urge support and participation in the commemorative March on Frankfort.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR174/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR174.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":630269,"bill_number":"SR202","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marion Shelby Williams.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marion Shelby Williams.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR202/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR202.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":630280,"bill_number":"HB496","title":"AN ACT relating to contracts.","description":"Amend KRS 336.130 to prohibit mandatory membership in or financial support of a labor organization as a condition of employment and to name this section as the \"Kentucky Right to Work Act\"; amend KRS 336.180 to conform; amend KRS 336.990 to make a violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor, award damages, and provide injunctive relief; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to exempt existing contracts or agreements; require the Attorney General to investigate complaints and prosecute those who violate Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB496/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB496.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":630288,"bill_number":"HB491","title":"AN ACT relating to rare plant protection.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 146 to establish a database of endangered or threatened plant species and prohibit any person from engaging in an activity which would threaten or harm the species; require the State Nature Preserves Commission to promulgate administrative regulations related to protecting endangered or threatened plant species; exempt ginseng and give permissive authority to exempt commercially propagated species from regulation by State Nature Preserves Commission; create a registry for people that sell endangered or threatened species; require those who sell endangered or threatened plant species to keep records for 2 years; create a certification for those propagating nursery stock of endangered or threatened plant species; prohibit state agencies from undertaking actions that would harms endangered or threatened plant species; exempt information concerning the location of endangered or threatened plant species from Open Records Act; amend KRS 146.605 to add definitions; amend KRS 146.990 to add a civil penalty of up to $500 for violation.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB491/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB491.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":630297,"bill_number":"SR199","title":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Kentucky Cheerleading Squad for winnings its 20th national championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Kentucky Cheerleading Squad for winnings its 20th national championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR199/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR199.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":630306,"bill_number":"SB172","title":"AN ACT relating to compatible licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 243.110 to permit the holder of a small farm winery license to also hold a small farm winery wholesaler's license; amend KRS 243.154 to require a small farm winery that holds a small farm winery wholesaler's license to pay the wholesale tax on gross receipts of package wine sold for the purpose of retail sale off the winery's licensed premises.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB172/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB172.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":630314,"bill_number":"SR190","title":"Honor Simmons College of Kentucky on its first national accreditation and official recognition as the nation's 107th Historically Black College and University.","description":"Honor Simmons College of Kentucky on its first national accreditation and official recognition as the nation's 107th Historically Black College and University.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR190/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR190.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":630323,"bill_number":"HB480","title":"AN ACT relating to school district finances.","description":"Amend KRS 134.191 to require the sheriff to report the amount of taxes collected for each equivalent tax rate of five cents levied by a school district to support education facilities; amend KRS 157.440 to require the chief state school officer to notify the applicable county clerk of each equivalent tax rate of five cents and make publicly available information related to each tax rate; and amend KRS 160.500 to require the county clerk to separately state each equivalent tax rate of five cents on the tax bills of the affected property owners.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB480/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB480.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":630333,"bill_number":"HB492","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary financial aid and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7881 to permit high school seniors, beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, and high school juniors and seniors, beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, to use their KEES awards to pay for dual credit courses; require that the funds they would have received as eligible postsecondary students be reduced proportionally over a four-, or in some cases, five-year period by an amount equal to the amount used for dual credit; amend KRS 164.7885 to conform; amend KRS 164A.055 to allow the Asset Resolution Corporation to adopt bylaws and rules for its business; designate the expenditures as necessary governmental expenses if KEES funds appropriated for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 are not adequate; specify that the use of KEES funds for dual credit shall not impact SEEK allocations; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB492/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB492.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":630341,"bill_number":"HB486","title":"AN ACT relating to tax credits for purchasers of ENERGY STAR manufactured homes.","description":"Amend KRS 141.437 to establish an individual income tax credit for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016 but before January 1, 2021, for taxpayers who purchase ENERGY STAR manufactured homes; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the order in which the credit may be taken.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB486/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB486.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":630362,"bill_number":"HB488","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.497 to exempt from sales and use tax sales of tangible personal property by a federally chartered corporation if the sales occur at the corporation's annual national convention held the Commonwealth; provide that the exemption applies to sales between October 1, 2014, and December 31, 2021.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 103)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB488/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB488.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":630371,"bill_number":"HB498","title":"AN ACT relating to property insurance.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers who offer property insurance to offer an additional policy rider, for an additional premium, covering sinkhole damage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB498/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB498.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":630379,"bill_number":"HB478","title":"AN ACT relating to nonresident pupils and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 157.350 to identify a process to be used by school districts to settle nonresident student disputes; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB478/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB478.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":630389,"bill_number":"HCR171","title":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","description":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR171/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC171.htm","sponsor":"Kenny Imes"},
{"bill_id":630398,"bill_number":"HB483","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.26-010 to allow companies with approved economic revitalization projects qualifying for incentives under the Kentucky Industrial Revitalization Act (KIRA) to undertake supplemental projects during or within twenty-four months following the term of the initial project and to qualify for additional incentives therefor; amend KRS 154.26-080 to establish the requirements for supplemental projects; amend KRS 154.26-090 and KRS 154.26-100 to conform; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt property incorporated into the construction or modification of a blast furnace as part of a KIRA supplemental project from the state sales and use tax; provide that sales tax exemption provisions are EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute for Tuesday, April 15, 2014","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB483/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB483.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":630406,"bill_number":"HB475","title":"AN ACT relating to local option elections.","description":"Amend KRS 241.010 to define a state park; add state park local option elections to the list of moist elections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 242 to allow a local option election for the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink at state parks; hold the election in the precinct where the state park's qualifying lodge or golf course is located; establish the petition question and the form of the proposition for the election; make the entire state park moist if the majority of voters in the precinct favor establishing moist territory; amend KRS 243.082 to allow an authorized state park to acquire an NQ1 retail drink license; set the limitations and privileges of a state park NQ1 license; amend KRS 243.100 to add governmental agencies to the types of corporate entities eligible to receive an alcoholic beverage license.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts ch. 20)","last_action_date":"2014-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB475/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB475.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":630415,"bill_number":"SB171","title":"AN ACT relating to lobbying.","description":"Amend KRS 6.611 to change the definition of \"employer\" to include persons hiring anyone who has any contact with the legislative branch of state government relating to a legislative matter and \"legislative matter\" to include administrative regulations; amend KRS 6.821 to require legislative agents to disclose all amounts paid to legislative agents for specific legislative or executive matters; require legislative employers to disclose all amounts paid by the employer to the legislative agents for specific legislative or executive matters; delete the requirement that legislative employers disclose prorated cumulative compensation paid to legislative agents; amend KRS 11A.110 to require statements filed with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to be on the commission's Web site; amend KRS 11A.216 to include the issues for which expenditures were made in the reporting requirements for executive agency lobbyists.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB171/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB171.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":630424,"bill_number":"SB168","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher tenure.","description":"Amend KRS 161.720 to include failure to successfully meet the requirements of a corrective action plan as a reason for termination or suspension of a continuing service contract; amend KRS 161.740 to establish a new process for teachers who are first hired after July 1, 2015, to achieve continuing service contract status; amend KRS 156.844 and KRS 156.844 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB168/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB168.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":630432,"bill_number":"SR203","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Ray Jasper.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Ray Jasper.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR203/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR203.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":630443,"bill_number":"HB497","title":"AN ACT reclassifying the City of Russell Springs.","description":"Reclassify the City of Russell Springs, in Russell County, with a population of 2,452, from a city of the fifth class to a city of the fourth class, which requires a population of 3,000 to 7,999.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB497/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB497.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":630452,"bill_number":"SR194","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Master Sergeant Aaron Carl Torian.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Master Sergeant Aaron Carl Torian.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR194/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR194.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":630460,"bill_number":"HB493","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism development tax incentives.","description":"Amend KRS 148.851 to define \"enhanced incentive county\"; amend KRS 148.853 to provide that the total eligible costs shall exceed $500,000 for a tourism attraction project located in an enhanced incentive county; and allow a tourism attraction project located in an enhanced incentive county to receive a sales tax incentive equal to the lesser of the amount of the sales tax liability of the approved company and its lessees or a percentage of the approved costs not to exceed 30%; create a new section of KRS 148.851 to 148.860 to provide that new applications for enhanced incentive county incentives shall not be accepted or considered for incentives before August 1, 2014 or after July 31, 2018.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 104)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB493/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB493.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":630469,"bill_number":"HR168","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Master Sergeant Aaron Carl Torian.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Master Sergeant Aaron Carl Torian.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR168/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR168.htm","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":630478,"bill_number":"HB482","title":"AN ACT relating to the definition of \"health care provider.\"","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to amend the definition of \"health care provider\" to include psychologists and psychological practitioners, occupational therapists, behavior analysts, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists or audiologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors licensed pursuant to state law.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB482/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB482.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":630487,"bill_number":"HB481","title":"AN ACT relating to the recycling of motor vehicles.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to permit an automotive recycling dealer or secondary metals recycling dealer to purchase a motor vehicle, ten years or older, without a title; amend KRS 186A.990 to establish penalties; exempt the sale of a motor vehicle under this Act from the provisions of KRS 433.890.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB481/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB481.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":630496,"bill_number":"HB494","title":"AN ACT relating to water commissions.","description":"Amend KRS 74.490 to delete restriction that water commissions shall not make capital expenditures for the purpose of furnishing water to non-members.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB494/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB494.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":630505,"bill_number":"SR191","title":"Adjourn in honor of Harvey Granson Gaines, Jr., upon the occasion of his 101st birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Harvey Granson Gaines, Jr., upon the occasion of his 101st birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR191/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR191.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":630514,"bill_number":"SJR200","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 417 in Green County as the \"Ryan J. Montgomery Memorial Highway,\" and to erect the appropriate signage denoting this designation.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 417 in Green County as the \"Ryan J. Montgomery Memorial Highway,\" and to erect the appropriate signage denoting this designation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR200/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ200.htm","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":630523,"bill_number":"HB485","title":"AN ACT relating to the disconnection of utility services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 278.010 to KRS 278.450 to require the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish additional utility service shut-off and reconnection protections; define terms; provide that if a customer certifies to the utility that a financial hardship exists, the customer is protected from termination of service if a resident has a serious illness, an infant under 12 months of age is domiciled at the residence, it is between November 1 and March 31 and termination of utility service would result in the customer's heating service to cease operating, or all adults domiciled at the residence are 65 years of age or older and a minor under the age of 18 years resides at the residence; require administrative regulations to include minimum protection substantiation requirements; provide for renewal of protection claims; require arrearage notices to include prominent written notice of the protections afforded by this section; require in-person notification of utility shut-off and notice and opportunity for the customer to avail himself or herself of the protections of this section; provide for the repayment of arrearages to be done according to a reasonable schedule, not to exceed 1 year from the date of protection qualification; prohibit utilities from requiring additional deposits for reconnection or continuance of service.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB485/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB485.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":630532,"bill_number":"HB477","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax poultry or livestock bedding purchased on and after August 1, 2014, but before July 31, 2018.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB477/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB477.htm","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":630541,"bill_number":"HJR170","title":"Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to study issues related to institutional tuition and fee policies and alternative policies in other states that mitigate financial strain on in-state students.","description":"Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to study issues related to institutional tuition and fee policies and alternative policies in other states that mitigate financial strain on in-state students.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR170/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ170.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":630550,"bill_number":"SB170","title":"AN ACT relating to noxious weeds and invasive plants.","description":"Amend KRS 176.051 to revise the list of noxious weeds and invasive plants to be eradicated from the state rights-of-way; provide that the Department of Highways shall promote awareness of the eradication program through the use of electronic media and the Cooperative Extension Service; provide that the department may by administrative regulation add noxious weeds and invasive plants to or delete them from the list; establish factors the department may consider in making a determination regarding the addition or deletion of a plant; provide that the department shall review the regulation at least once every four years.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 53)","last_action_date":"2014-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB170/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB170.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":630559,"bill_number":"HB500","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to compensation for members of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose to amend Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit members of the General Assembly from receiving legislative pay for a special session that has been called by the Governor because the General Assembly adjourned a regular session without passing state budgets; submit to the voters with ballot question.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB500/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB500.htm","sponsor":"Lynn Bechler"},
{"bill_id":630568,"bill_number":"HB487","title":"AN ACT relating to unclaimed life insurance benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 304.15-420 to require an insurer to perform a comparison of its insureds' in-force life insurance policies, contracts, and retained asset accounts against a Death Master File on a semiannual, rather than a quarterly, basis; allow an insurer to perform one comparison against the entire Death Master File and to utilize Death Master File updates thereafter; authorize an insurer, for escheat purposes, to submit its next unclaimed property report to the State Treasurer unclaimed life insurance benefits or unclaimed retained asset accounts, plus accrued interest, rather than submitting a report immediately upon the expiration of the statutory time period for escheat; provide that failure to meet any requirement of this section with such frequency as to constitute a general business practice, rather than failure to meet any requirement of this section, shall constitute a trade practice or fraud; provide that nothing in this section shall create a private cause of action; provide that if the insurer is making a good-faith effort to comply, the insurer shall not be subject to fees, fines, penalties, or interest; provide that the commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction based upon a demonstration of hardship to the insurer to allow an insurer to phase in compliance for a time period not to exceed one year according to a plan and timeline approved by the commissioner.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB487/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB487.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":630576,"bill_number":"SB169","title":"AN ACT relating to due process for teachers.","description":"Amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require the commissioner of education to initiate the appropriate due process procedures in response to a teacher's appeal of a superintendent's termination charge; establish hearing procedures and appointment of hearing officers for the appeal of a termination case; amend KRS 161.765 and 163.032 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB169/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB169.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":630585,"bill_number":"SR192","title":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Sergeant Daniel Tyler Lee.","description":"Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Sergeant Daniel Tyler Lee.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR192/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR192.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":630594,"bill_number":"HR169","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Reverend James L. McHugh.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Reverend James L. McHugh.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR169/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR169.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":631193,"bill_number":"HB511","title":"AN ACT relating to local school boards.","description":"Amend KRS 160.210 to require minority representation on a local school board in districts containing 10% or more minority student population; under specified conditions, require the commissioner of education to appoint two members, including a minority member to a local board of education.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB511/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB511.htm","sponsor":"Reginald Meeks"},
{"bill_id":631217,"bill_number":"HB505","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to define terms; establish the Office of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange to administer the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; establish the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board; repeal, reenact as new sections of KRS Chapter 194A, and amend KRS 304.17B-001, 304-17B-003, 304-17B-005, 304.17B-007, 304-17B-009, 304-17B-021, 307.17B-023, 304,17B-025, 304.17B-027, 304-17B-029 and 304,17B-031 to transfer the Kentucky Access Program to the Office of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange from the Department of Insurance; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 304.17B-011, 304.17B-013, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-017, 304.17B-019, 304.17B-033, 304.17B-035, and 204.17B-037; confirm Executive Order 2013-418.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB505/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB505.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":631243,"bill_number":"HB509","title":"AN ACT relating to communication of mammographic breast density information to patients.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require a facility that has performed a mammogram to notify a patient if a physician determines that the patient has dense or extremely dense breasts; clarify that providing this information does not create a liability for treatment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB509/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB509.htm","sponsor":"Regina Huff"},
{"bill_id":631270,"bill_number":"HB510","title":"AN ACT relating to child sexual abuse and sexual assault.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education and the Cabinet for Family and Health Services to identify or develop educational materials and policies to be used for the awareness, prevention, and reporting of child sexual abuse and sexual assault; require the materials and policies to be made available to local school districts; amend KRS 158.070 to require all school district employees to complete a minimum of one hour of self study review of educational materials on awareness and prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual assault each year.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB510/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB510.htm","sponsor":"Tom Riner"},
{"bill_id":631295,"bill_number":"HR175","title":"Honor the memory of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and stress the importance of genetically modified crops in combating world hunger.","description":"Honor the memory of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and stress the importance of genetically modified crops in combating world hunger.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 97-0 with Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR175/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR175.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":631321,"bill_number":"HCR179","title":"Establish the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and to develop consensus recommendations concerning the benefits, investments, and funding of the system; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet at least monthly before submitting its findings and recommendations; require its findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","description":"Establish the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and to develop consensus recommendations concerning the benefits, investments, and funding of the system; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet at least monthly before submitting its findings and recommendations; require its findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR179/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC179.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":631349,"bill_number":"HB508","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky River Authority.","description":"Amend KRS 151.710, relating to the Kentucky River Authority, to proscribe any two members being from the same county and proscribe any of those members from being an employee, officer, or director of a for-profit water utility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB508/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB508.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":631375,"bill_number":"HJR177","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations 603 KAR 10:001, 603 KAR 10:010, 603 KAR 10:020, and KAR 10:030 covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to withdraw recently filed administrative regulations 603 KAR 10:001, 603 KAR 10:010, 603 KAR 10:020, and KAR 10:030 covering outdoor advertising devices and work with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism to craft regulations with public input prior to the drafting of regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR177/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ177.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":631402,"bill_number":"HR178","title":"Raise awareness for the problem of bed sores in hospitals and adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bridgett Howard.","description":"Raise awareness for the problem of bed sores in hospitals and adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bridgett Howard.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR178/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR178.htm","sponsor":"John Short"},
{"bill_id":631428,"bill_number":"HR176","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clem R. Fennell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clem R. Fennell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR176/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR176.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":631454,"bill_number":"HB506","title":"AN ACT relating to state agency children.","description":"Amend KRS 605.110 to require interagency agreements to include a method to reimburse private child-care agencies for services provided to state agency children during the school day; include private child-care agencies as part of the resolution process when party to an interagency dispute.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB506/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB506.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":631487,"bill_number":"SB174","title":"AN ACT relating to the Endow Kentucky tax credit.","description":"Amend KRS 141.438 to divide the amount of Endow Kentucky tax credits that are awarded in each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2015, into the two equal categories of rural focus gift credits and urban focus gift credits; define terms; allow unused rural focus gift credits to carry forward and be awarded as urban focus gift credits in the succeeding year; make conforming changes necessary for tax credits to be awarded based upon the nature of the underlying gift as either rural or urban focus.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB174/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB174.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":631513,"bill_number":"SR204","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clem R. Fennell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clem R. Fennell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR204/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR204.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":631540,"bill_number":"HB503","title":"AN ACT relating to enrollment in public school districts.","description":"Amend KRS 157.350 to delete exclusion of nonresident pupils from a school's average daily attendance; amend KRS 158.120 to require boards of education to adopt a nonresident pupil policy; amend KRS 159.010 and 159.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-04","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB503/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB503.htm","sponsor":"Jim DeCesare"},
{"bill_id":631566,"bill_number":"HB504","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.120 to require the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to aggressively resolve outstanding liabilities through lump-sum settlements and if an injured worker chooses to receive a lump-sum payment, the worker may hire an attorney and his or her fees shall be paid from the special fund in an amount not to exceed 1% of the lump sum payment; amend KRS 342.122 to include funding the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to entities funded by the assessment on workers compensation carriers' insurance premiums and cap the funding at the amount budgeted for the 2015-2016 fiscal biennium, to be reduced by 5% annually for fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2016; amend KRS 342.1223 to require the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission to make a quarterly report to the Interim Joint Committee on Labor and Industry on claims closure, current claims, claims received, assessment income, transfer of funds, and use of transferred funds; amend KRS 342.1224 to increase the commission from 7 to 9 members by adding a member nominated by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers and the Kentucky League of Cities and appointed by the Governor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB504/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB504.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Greer"},
{"bill_id":631592,"bill_number":"HB507","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend several provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act in KRS Chapter 342 to define and recognize temporary partial disability benefits and amend other statutes to comply; define medical provider; limit medical benefits to age 70 or five years after date of injury, whichever is later except for permanent total awards or awards involving prosthetic devices which continue for as long as the employee is disabled; allow attorney's fees or increased payments for medical fee disputes that are decided in favor of the claimant; amend the reopening statutes to allow for reopening for additional temporary total or partial benefits; permit claimants who have awards of $60 or less per week to elect a lump sum and receive a one point higher discount rate than that set by the commissioner; require settlements for future medicals to be approved by the federal Medicare Secondary Payer Act; permit claimants to recover damages from an insurance carrier who commits an unfair claims settlement practice; increase attorneys' fees to a total of $24,000; specify that administrative law judges do not approve attorney's fees; enumerate changes to the manner that income benefits are determined; increase the maximum for temporary total or partial income benefits from 100% of the state average weekly wage to 120% of the state average weekly wage; increase the maximum of permanent partial income benefits from 75% to 85% of the state average weekly wage; increase and clarify multiplier language factors; provide that the time limit for permanent partial income benefits is determined by the impairment ratings; make other amendments to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB507/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB507.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":631620,"bill_number":"SR205","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert C. \"Bob\" Wade.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert C. \"Bob\" Wade.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR205/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR205.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":631646,"bill_number":"SB173","title":"AN ACT relating to enrollment in public school districts.","description":"Amend KRS 157.350 to delete exclusion of nonresident pupils from a school's average daily attendance; amend KRS 158.120 to require boards of education to adopt a nonresident pupil policy; amend KRS 159.010 and 159.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB173/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB173.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":631697,"bill_number":"HB502","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans' affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 148.0211 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-02-28","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB502/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB502.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":633445,"bill_number":"HB565","title":"AN ACT relating to school facilities funding, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 157.611 to specify that the School Facilities Construction Commission will administer the school facilities emergency relief fund; amend KRS 157.615 to define emergency; create a new section of Chapter 157 to establish the school facilities emergency relief fund to be administered by the School Facilities Construction Commission, operating and reporting requirements; amend KRS 157.390 and 162.385 to conform; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB565/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB565.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":633446,"bill_number":"HB575","title":"AN ACT relating to full disclosure in public safety.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion and to allow a civil suit for medical malpractice if not performed; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty; amend KRS 311.725 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide various pregnancy-related materials and information in print from and on a stable Internet Web site.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB575/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB575.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Watkins"},
{"bill_id":633448,"bill_number":"HB536","title":"AN ACT relating to school calendars and declaring an emergency.","description":"Provide a waiver of the minimum required instructional days for the 2013-2014 school year for school districts that accumulate 1,062 instructional hours and meet other requirements; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB536/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB536.htm","sponsor":"Brian Linder"},
{"bill_id":633449,"bill_number":"HB573","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require the Public Service Commission to reconsider previously issued orders that involve multistate transactions if the order involves a multistate transaction that requires approval from another state public utility commission and the out-of-state public utility commission fails to approve the transaction or utility plan; require the Public Service Commission to review its previous order and determine whether the order is still in the public interest of Kentucky ratepayers; provide that the provisions of this Act shall apply retroactively to all Public Service Commission orders issued on or after July 1, 2013.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"floor amendment (2) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB573/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB573.htm","sponsor":"Rocky Adkins"},
{"bill_id":633451,"bill_number":"HB520","title":"AN ACT relating to energy efficiency.","description":"Amend KRS 57.770 to delete definitions for Green Globes Rating System and LEED; amend KRS 56.777 to increase membership on the High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee from 15 to 16 by appointing a member of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers; delete reference to use of Energy Star, Green Globes and LEED in building performance standards and require standards and benchmarks to be developed to achieve 10 percent above the standard set by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers; require standards or codes for construction projects for energy performance to recognize certain forest industry programs; amend KRS 56.782 to replace LEED and Green Globe with building rating systems or codes; amend KRS 157.455 to delete reference to LEED design and update the standard for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers energy standard.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Tourism Development & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB520/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB520.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":633453,"bill_number":"HB552","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-050 to use gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Economic Development (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Economic Development","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB552/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB552.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":633454,"bill_number":"SB182","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-050 to provide gender neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB182/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB182.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":633456,"bill_number":"HB560","title":"AN ACT relating to utility cost recovery.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to establish a mechanism whereby a natural gas utility may recover in rates part of the cost of building out infrastructure to fueling stations so that the station may offer natural gas as a vehicle fuel.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB560/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB560.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":633458,"bill_number":"HB580","title":"AN ACT relating to labor and industry.","description":"Amend KRS 337.055 to make language gender-neutral.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB580/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB580.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":633459,"bill_number":"HR184","title":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act; urge the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","description":"Urge Congress to pass the Military SAVE Act; urge the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and address sexual trauma in the military.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR184/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR184.htm","sponsor":"Susan Westrom"},
{"bill_id":633461,"bill_number":"HB526","title":"AN ACT relating to community mental health centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 requiring the Department for Medicaid Services to ensure payment to community mental health centers is not less than payment levels determined by annual prospective cost basis calculations and to reimburse the difference; require Medicaid managed care organizations to report to the department the payments made to community health centers quarterly; require that reimbursement is calculated using recent cost reports filed by community mental health centers annually.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB526/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB526.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":633463,"bill_number":"HJR188","title":"Direct the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing emergency overtime.","description":"Direct the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing emergency overtime.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR188/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ188.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633464,"bill_number":"HB568","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 252.990 to require persons convicted of illegal beekeeping activities to pay for the costs of remediating any damage caused by their activity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB568/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB568.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":633466,"bill_number":"HB547","title":"AN ACT relating to education rights and privacy.","description":"Amend KRS 160.705 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require the Department of Education and all school district to adhere to transparency and privacy standards for outsourcing Web-based tasks to vendors; describe required contractual agreement requirements; amend KRS 160.710 and KRS 160.720 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB547/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB547.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":633468,"bill_number":"HB582","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 99, 124, and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to a Judge of the County Court.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 99, 124, and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky to eliminate the Office of Judge of the County Court in merged city-and-county governments; submit to voters for approval or disapproval with question.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB582/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB582.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":633469,"bill_number":"HB570","title":"AN ACT relating to public health.","description":"Amend KRS 220.020 to add gender neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB570/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB570.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":633471,"bill_number":"HB531","title":"AN ACT relating to public safety.","description":"Amend KRS 227.250 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB531/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB531.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":633473,"bill_number":"HB548","title":"AN ACT relating to open records.","description":"Amend KRS 61.874 to allow an agency to charge for records on a per page basis if the record is in a format that could be printed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB548/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB548.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":633474,"bill_number":"HB539","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.245 to include U.S. territories among potential sources of shared prescription monitoring data.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB539/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB539.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":633476,"bill_number":"HB581","title":"AN ACT relating to income tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to create a new tax on retirees of the Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB581/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB581.htm","sponsor":"Fitz Steele"},
{"bill_id":633478,"bill_number":"HB518","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt bees used in a commercial enterprise for the production of honey or wax for sale and certain items used in that pursuit; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB518/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB518.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":633479,"bill_number":"HB544","title":"AN ACT relating to transient room taxes imposed by urban-counties.","description":"Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to impose an additional 2.5 percent transient room tax for the purpose of supporting mixed-use economic development projects and other activities promoting tourism.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB544/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB544.htm","sponsor":"Jesse Crenshaw"},
{"bill_id":633481,"bill_number":"SB181","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require appeals of planning and zoning decisions to the Circuit Court to reach a final decision within 90 days and to require that appeals from the Circuit Court be accompanied by a supersedeas bond of an amount calculated to offset any losses sustained by an appellee due to an unsuccessful appeal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB181/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB181.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":633483,"bill_number":"HB524","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 relating to DUI to clarify the admissibility of tests for controlled substances in certain DUI prosecutions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB524/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB524.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":633484,"bill_number":"HB551","title":"AN ACT relating to local option sales and use taxes.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to establish the parameters and requirements for the levy of local option sales and use taxes, if a proposed constitutional amendment allowing such a levy is approved; create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to establish tax administration provisions; provide that the provisions of the Act will be effective on January 1 2015, only if the proposed constitutional amendment is approved by the voters of the Commonwealth at the November 2014 general election; if the proposed amendment is not approved, the Act is void.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB551/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB551.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":633486,"bill_number":"HB566","title":"AN ACT relating to foster care review boards.","description":"Amend KRS 620.270 to establish that notice be sent to parties that a citizen foster care review board review is occurring.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB566/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB566.htm","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":633488,"bill_number":"HB576","title":"AN ACT relating to property insurance.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require an insurer offering property insurance to include coverage for catastrophic ground cover collapse from sinkholes in all policies.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB576/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB576.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":633489,"bill_number":"HB578","title":"AN ACT relating to health benefit plans which include a tiered formulary for prescription drugs.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans that provide coverage for prescription drugs subject to a tiered formulary to ensure that any copayment or coinsurance applicable to specialty drugs not exceed $100 per month for up to a 30-day supply and that the copayment or coinsurance for specialty tier drugs shall not exceed $200 per month in the aggregate; require an exceptions process for tiered formulary plans that allows an insured to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure, including coverage of a non-preferred drug under the cost sharing, applicable for preferred drugs if the prescribing physician determines that the preferred drug would not be as effective or would have an adverse effect, or both, for the insured, and denial of a cost-sharing exception shall be subject to an external review; prohibit placing all drugs of the same class in a specialty tier; require the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this section; provide that nothing in the section requires coverage of any drugs not otherwise required by law, specific utilization management techniques, or ceasing utilization of tiered cost-sharing structure; provide that nothing in the section is to be construed to require a pharmacist to substitute a drug without the written consent of the prescribing physician; provide that the new sections apply to health benefit plans issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB578/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB578.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633491,"bill_number":"SB178","title":"AN ACT relating to corporations.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 273A and create subchapters and sections thereof to enact the \"Kentucky Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act 2014\"; provide for the creation, modification, termination, and administration of nonprofit corporations; enumerate steps of incorporation; provide procedures related to the adoption of bylaws; establish fee for filing documents with and allow for electronic transmission of documents to the office of the Secretary of State; address definitions, general provisions, and enumerated powers of a nonprofit corporation under this chapter; provide procedure for determining whether a nonprofit corporation has members; establish parliamentary procedure for meetings of a board including conference calls or other electronic means; establish standing requirements required for lawsuits against nonprofit corporation or directors; provide requirements related when third parties can bring suit against the corporation under certain circumstances; establish circumstances as to when the Attorney General can bring suit against a corporation or in relation to dissolution; provide notice procedure regarding members, directors, and other individuals; establish parliamentary procedures for voting; establish procedure for determining quorum requirements; provide procedure for the election; establish procedures related to indemnification; establish provisions related to the conveyance of property by a corporation, sale of assets, and payments to members or directors by the corporation; provide procedures related to distribution; establish provisions regarding dissolution; establish right and procedure to inspect corporation records; require conformity with the National Electronic Signature and Agreement Act; amend and repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; establish KRS Chapter 273B and create sections thereof to enact the","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB178/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB178.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":633493,"bill_number":"HB533","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 141.010 and 141.0101 to update the Internal Revenue Code conforming date to Dec. 31, 2013, exclude from the update any change to the phase out of itemized deductions, make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB533/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB533.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":633494,"bill_number":"HB528","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism development.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 148.850 to 148.860 to establish a tourism promotion incentive program for companies that previously received incentives under the Tourism Development Act for an entertainment destination center project; amend KRS 139.536 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB528/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB528.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":633496,"bill_number":"HB563","title":"AN ACT relating to public assistance fraud prevention.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to limit purchases with public assistance benefits; to the extent allowed by federal law, require persons in violation to reimburse the cabinet and be subject to sanctions; require public assistance recipients to be notified of prohibited purchases and provided an opportunity for a hearing; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; prohibit retail establishments from accepting payment for certain purchases with public assistance benefits; set fines for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB563/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB563.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":633498,"bill_number":"SR207","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alvan D. Graham, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alvan D. Graham, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR207/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR207.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":633499,"bill_number":"HCR183","title":"Establish the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Governance Task Force to meet during the 2014 interim and issue a report to LRC by December 1, 2014; charge the task force with making recommendations for administrative or statutory changes to improve the governance structure of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport; establish membership.","description":"Establish the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Governance Task Force to meet during the 2014 interim and issue a report to LRC by December 1, 2014; charge the task force with making recommendations for administrative or statutory changes to improve the governance structure of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport; establish membership.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR183/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC183.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":633501,"bill_number":"HJR186","title":"Declare July 1, 2014 as State Employee Appreciation Day; and require the Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and director of the Legislative Research Commission, to recognize.","description":"Declare July 1, 2014 as State Employee Appreciation Day; and require the Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and director of the Legislative Research Commission, to recognize.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR186/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ186.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633503,"bill_number":"HB516","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.350 to allow a retailer or lender to claim a deduction for bad debts or claim a refund of the sales or use tax previously reported by the retailer on the unpaid balance due on a private label credit card; allows the bad debt to be determined by various methods if approved by the Department of Revenue; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB516/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB516.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":633504,"bill_number":"SB179","title":"AN ACT relating to trade and commerce.","description":"Amend KRS 257.160 to include bees and hives in the livestock and poultry disease control disposal protocols.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB179/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB179.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":633506,"bill_number":"HB537","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 532.090 to create new catagory of misdemeanor offense and establish penalty range; amend KRS 530.050 to make flagrant non-support a Gross misdemeanor; amend KRS 532.100 to provide that Gross misdemeanants are state prisoners and that the cost of incarceration in a local jail shall be the responsibility of the Department of Corrections; amend KRS 441.127 to permit local jailers to grant limited service credits against an inmate's sentence for good behavior and educational achievement; amend KRS 431.410, 500.080, 532.020, and 532.110 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB537/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB537.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":633508,"bill_number":"HB549","title":"AN ACT relating to minimum staffing requirements for long-term-care facilities.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 216B to require staff-to-resident ratios in long-term care facilities as a condition of licensure or relicensure; establish minimum staffing requirements; prohibit long-term care facilities from admitting new residents if the facility fails to comply with the minimum staffing requirements, beginning on the second day of noncompliance and continuing until six days after the required staffing is achieved, with exceptions allowed for weather emergencies and other similar events; require additional staffing based on the needs of the residents; exempt intermediate-care facilities for the mentally retarded, institutions for the treatment of mental illnesses, personal care homes, and family care homes from the minimum staffing requirements; create a 17-member board to review staffing requirements on an annual basis; establish a civil fine of no more than $1,000 for each day that the staffing requirements are not maintained.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB549/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB549.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":633509,"bill_number":"HB554","title":"AN ACT relating to welfare to work.","description":"Amend KRS 205.200 to establish a graduated earnings disregard program to incentivize public assistance recipients to seek employment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB554/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB554.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":633511,"bill_number":"HB532","title":"AN ACT relating to school facilities and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to create the emergency and targeted investment fund to be administered by the School Facilities Construction Commission; allot appropriations unexpended by the commission to the fund, unless the fund balance is $10,000,000; direct the commission to use the fund to provide assistance to school districts for new facilities or renovations in emergency situations or when facilities are uninhabitable; provide that school districts shall reimburse the fund for any assistance if funds are subsequently received as a result of insurance proceeds or litigation; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the application process; require an annual report on the fund's activities to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 157.611 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB532/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB532.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":633513,"bill_number":"HB557","title":"AN ACT relating to the Workers Compensation Funding Commission and special fund.","description":"Amend KRS 342.120 to require the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to engage in an aggressive attempt to settle special fund claims; amend KRS 342.122 to eliminate all funding provided to the Labor Cabinet from special fund assessments; amend KRS 342.1224 to increase the number of board members and require appointees from the Kentucky League of Cities and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Labor & Industry (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Labor and Industry","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB557/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB557.htm","sponsor":"Brad Montell"},
{"bill_id":633514,"bill_number":"SB177","title":"AN ACT relating to motor carriers.","description":"Omnibus revision of the motor carrier statutes, KRS Chapter 281; repeal and reenact KRS 281.010 to consolidate various definition sections and set forth definitions for the chapter; amend KRS 281.590, regarding legislative intent, to eliminate references to competitive practices; amend KRS 281.600 to clarify references to federal laws; amend KRS 281.602 to give the Department of Vehicle Regulation the authority to file liens against motor carriers for fees administered under the chapter; amend KRS 281.605 and 281.610 to eliminate references to certificates of convenience and necessity and to hearings on certificates of convenience and necessity; amend KRS 281.6185 to clarify definitions and eliminate outdated grandfather language; amend KRS 281.626 to eliminate hearings for the issuance of U-Drive-It certificates; repeal and reenact KRS 281.630 to require motor carriers to obtain a certificate from the department prior to operation, establish that a certificate is to be granted to any applicant who conforms to the requirements of KRS Chapter 281, identify different certificates issued by the department, set forth application requirements and fees, require criminal background checks for certain officers and employees and establish disqualifying offenses, establish renewal procedures and fees, establish requirements for rate and time schedules, establish procedures for transfer of certificates, establish authority for hearing and penalties, and grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of the section; repeal and reenact KRS 281.631 to establish requirements for motor carrier vehicle licenses, establish initial application and renewal procedures and fees, allow cities to impose annual license fees not to exceed $30 per vehicle on taxicabs, limousines, and disabled persons vehicles, exempt nonresident motor carriers from fees under KRS Chapter 281 if reciprocal provisions are granted Kentucky carriers by the nonresident carrier's home state, and grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of the section; amend KRS 281.635 to eliminate finding of convenience and necessity for bus franchises, clarify references to concurrent authority of cities and the state over buses, taxicabs, limousines, disabled persons vehicles, and their drivers; amend KRS 281.640 to establish procedures for hearings involving certificate holders; amend KRS 281.655 to set insurance requirements for motor carriers at levels established under 49 C.F.R. Chapter 387; amend KRS 281.656 to clarify provisions for the suspension of a certificate upon cancellation of insurance or bond; amend KRS 281.720 to require motor carrier vehicles to display a motor carrier license plate; amend KRS 281.728 to include limousines and disabled persons vehicles among the types of certificate holders that cannot advertise for a service not authorized by its certificate; amend KRS 281.730 to clarify rules on hours of operation; amend KRS 281.990 to reduce the minimum fine for operating a motor carrier without a valid certificate or in violation of a certificate from $2,000 to $500; amend KRS 186.050 to set registration fees for motor carrier vehicles carrying up to 15 passengers at $11.50 and the fee for motor carrier vehicles carrying more than 15 passengers at $100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to authorize the Transportation Cabinet to join compacts with other states regarding overdimensional permits; amend KRS 281.687, 281.735, 281.745, 281.752, 281.755, 281.760, 281.775, 281.802, 281.820, 281.830, 281.835, 281.838, 281.873, 96A.010, 96A.020, 138.446, 138.463, 186.164, 186.240, and 186.991 to conform; repeal KRS 186.052, 186.281, 186.286, 281.011, 281.012, 281.013, 281.014, 281.015, 281.604, 281.607, 281.612, 281.615, 281.618, 281.619, 281.620, 281.624, 281.625, 281.6251, 281.632, 281.633, 281.637, 281.641, 281.645, 281.650, 281.660, 281.6602, 281.670, 281.675, 281.680, 281.685, 281.690, 281.695, 281.700, 281.710, 281.780, 281.801, 281.804, 281.806, 281.850, 281.860, 281.910, 281.912, and 281.914; clarify that any existing certificate or permit in effect on the effective date of the Act shall remain valid until its expiration and that prior to expiration, the certificate holder must make initial application for a certificate under the provisions of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB177/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB177.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":633516,"bill_number":"HB513","title":"AN ACT relating to motor carriers.","description":"Omnibus revision of the motor carrier statutes, KRS Chapter 281; repeal and reenact KRS 281.010 to consolidate various definition sections and set forth definitions for the chapter; amend KRS 281.590, regarding legislative intent, to eliminate references to competitive practices; amend KRS 281.600 to clarify references to federal laws; amend KRS 281.602 to give the Department of Vehicle Regulation the authority to file liens against motor carriers for fees administered under the chapter; amend KRS 281.605 and 281.610 to eliminate references to certificates of convenience and necessity and to hearings on certificates of convenience and necessity; amend KRS 281.6185 to clarify definitions and eliminate outdated grandfather language; amend KRS 281.626 to eliminate hearings for the issuance of U-Drive-It certificates; repeal and reenact KRS 281.630 to require motor carriers to obtain a certificate from the department prior to operation, establish that a certificate is to be granted to any applicant who conforms to the requirements of KRS Chapter 281, identify different certificates issued by the department, set forth application requirements and fees, require criminal background checks for certain officers and employees and establish disqualifying offenses, establish renewal procedures and fees, establish requirements for rate and time schedules, establish procedures for transfer of certificates, establish authority for hearing and penalties, and grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of the section; repeal and reenact KRS 281.631 to establish requirements for motor carrier vehicle licenses, establish initial application and renewal procedures and fees, allow cities to impose annual license fees not to exceed $30 per vehicle on taxicabs, limousines, and disabled persons vehicles, exempt nonresident motor carriers from fees under KRS Chapter 281 if reciprocal provisions are granted Kentucky carriers by the nonresident carrier's home state, and grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of the section; amend KRS 281.635 to eliminate finding of convenience and necessity for bus franchises, clarify references to concurrent authority of cities and the state over buses, taxicabs, limousines, disabled persons vehicles, and their drivers; amend KRS 281.640 to establish procedures for hearings involving certificate holders; amend KRS 281.655 to set insurance requirements for motor carriers at levels established under 49 C.F.R. Chapter 387; amend KRS 281.656 to clarify provisions for the suspension of a certificate upon cancellation of insurance or bond; amend KRS 281.720 to require motor carrier vehicles to display a motor carrier license plate; amend KRS 281.728 to include limousines and disabled persons vehicles among the types of certificate holders that cannot advertise for a service not authorized by its certificate; amend KRS 281.730 to clarify rules on hours of operation; amend KRS 281.990 to reduce the minimum fine for operating a motor carrier without a valid certificate or in violation of a certificate from $2,000 to $500; amend KRS 186.050 to set registration fees for motor carrier vehicles carrying up to 15 passengers at $11.50 and the fee for motor carrier vehicles carrying more than 15 passengers at $100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to authorize the Transportation Cabinet to join compacts with other states regarding overdimensional permits; amend KRS 281.687, 281.735, 281.745, 281.752, 281.755, 281.760, 281.775, 281.802, 281.820, 281.830, 281.835, 281.838, 281.873, 96A.010, 96A.020, 138.446, 138.463, 186.164, 186.240, and 186.991 to conform; repeal KRS 186.052, 186.281, 186.286, 281.011, 281.012, 281.013, 281.014, 281.015, 281.604, 281.607, 281.612, 281.615, 281.618, 281.619, 281.620, 281.624, 281.625, 281.6251, 281.632, 281.633, 281.637, 281.641, 281.645, 281.650, 281.660, 281.6602, 281.670, 281.675, 281.680, 281.685, 281.690, 281.695, 281.700, 281.710, 281.780, 281.801, 281.804, 281.806, 281.850, 281.860, 281.910, 281.912, and 281.914; clarify that any existing certificate or permit in effect on the effective date of the Act shall remain valid until its expiration and that prior to expiration, the certificate holder must make initial application for a certificate under the provisions of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB513/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB513.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":633518,"bill_number":"HB584","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to gaming.","description":"Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly to authorize other forms of gaming by general law; submit to voters with question.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB584/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB584.htm","sponsor":"Gregory Stumbo"},
{"bill_id":633519,"bill_number":"SJR206","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the memory and sacrifices of Colonel Vermont Garrison by permanently erecting a sign along Kentucky Route 192 in Pulaski County that denotes Mount Victory as, \"The Birthplace of Colonel Vermont Garrison, Triple ACE Fighter Pilot.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the memory and sacrifices of Colonel Vermont Garrison by permanently erecting a sign along Kentucky Route 192 in Pulaski County that denotes Mount Victory as, \"The Birthplace of Colonel Vermont Garrison, Triple ACE Fighter Pilot.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR206/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ206.htm","sponsor":"Albert Robinson"},
{"bill_id":633521,"bill_number":"HB550","title":"AN ACT relating to local corrections officers.","description":"Amend KRS 15.310 to include corrections officers employed by urban-county and consolidated local governments within the definition of law enforcement officer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB550/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB550.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":633523,"bill_number":"SJR209","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Jason Carter by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Greenup County, and erect the appropriate signs.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Jason Carter by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Greenup County, and erect the appropriate signs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR209/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ209.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":633525,"bill_number":"HB517","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a tax credit in an amount equal to the medical costs to a birth mother when she places the newborn for adoption; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB517/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB517.htm","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":633526,"bill_number":"HR182","title":"Adjourn in honor of Kelsey Mattingly upon being named one of the top youth volunteers in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kelsey Mattingly upon being named one of the top youth volunteers in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR182/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR182.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":633528,"bill_number":"HB515","title":"AN ACT relating to coal severance tax revenues, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 42.4582 to increase the amount of coal severance tax receipts deposited into the Local Government Economic Development Fund (LGEDF) from 50 percent to 75 percent beginning July 1, 2014; amend KRS 42.4585 to proportionately increase the amount of tax receipts deposited into the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund (LGEAF) from 15 percent to 22.5 percent; amend KRS 42.4592 to end the current allocation of LGEDF moneys into single-county accounts and begin directly disbursing these funds to the fiscal courts of coal-producing counties to be used for economic development projects approved by the Cabinet for Economic Development; close the multi-county fund and the current LGEDF grant program; amend KRS 42.460, 11A.233, 42.409, 42.455, 42.475, 42.480, 65.920, 91A.040, 154.12-2086, 154.12-224, 154.12-225, 154.22-040, and 154.32-050 to conform; amend KRS 164.7890 to end the off-the-top fund allocation for the pharmacy scholarship program; amend KRS 164.7891 to end the off-the-top fund allocation for the osteopathic scholarship program; repeal KRS 42.4588, 42.4595, 42,465, 42.490, and 42.495; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB515/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB515.htm","sponsor":"Tim Couch"},
{"bill_id":633530,"bill_number":"HCR180","title":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Capital Punishment Integrity Task Force; provide the elements for selecting an individual case study from Kentucky; name the composition of voting and nonvoting members the task force; require the task force to meet before submitting its final report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Capital Punishment Integrity Task Force; provide the elements for selecting an individual case study from Kentucky; name the composition of voting and nonvoting members the task force; require the task force to meet before submitting its final report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR180/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC180.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":633531,"bill_number":"HB556","title":"AN ACT relating to eligibility for public assistance.","description":"Amend KRS 205.200 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a substance abuse screening program for applicants and recipients of public assistance who have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; permit the cabinet to design the program and utilize testing of blood or urine or other reliable methods of substance abuse detection; state conditions under which an adult person is ineligible for public assistance; require testing as a requirement before the receipt of public assistance and once each subsequent year; require the cabinet to promulgate regulations governing the program and testing, including requirements that applicants pay for all substance abuse screening costs and receive a reimbursement if the test is passed; grant the right to additional screenings for applicants who fail a test; require both parents in two-parent families to comply with screening requirements if both parents have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; require that an individual who fails a test receive a list of licensed substance abuse treatment providers in his or her area; require passage of a drug test before receiving benefits; permit parents or guardians who fail a test to designate another individual to receive benefits for the parent's minor children; require designated individuals to pass substance abuse screenings; create a 60-day grace period to enter a treatment program after the initial positive test; require individuals to pay for a test at the end of the 60-day grace period; provide that if they pass that test, they must pass two additional randomized testings during the next 24 months, or if an individual tests positive after the 60-day grace period, they must show evidence of having entered a substance abuse treatment program within 14 days, during which time, benefits may be suspended and only be payable for the benefit of any children in that recipient's home.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB556/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB556.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":633533,"bill_number":"HB523","title":"AN ACT relating to mobile command centers owned by a local government.","description":"Amend KRS 189.910 to add mobile command centers owned by a local government, to the definition of \"emergency vehicle\"; amend KRS 189.920 to allow mobile command centers owned by a local government, to use red oscillating lights.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB523/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB523.htm","sponsor":"Tanya Pullin"},
{"bill_id":633535,"bill_number":"HB572","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 72 of the Constitution of Kentucky related to the Governor.","description":"Propose to amend Section 72 of the Constitution of Kentucky to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB572/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB572.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":633536,"bill_number":"HB546","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement.","description":"Amend KRS 21.540 to require the Legislators' Retirement Plan and Judicial Retirement Plan to follow the provisions of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 57 regarding procurement of services, goods, and property; provide that no funds of the Legislators' Retirement Plan or Judicial Retirement Plan shall be used to pay placement agents; amend KRS 61.645 to modify the minimum requirements for Gubernatorial appointees to the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees with investment expertise; require the Kentucky Retirement Systems to follow the provisions of KRS Chapters 45, 45A, 56, and 57 regarding budgeting and the procurement of services, goods, and property; require Kentucky Retirement Systems to disclose on their Web site and upon request investment fees in addition to investment holdings and commissions; require Kentucky Retirement Systems to disclose on their Web site and upon request all contracts and offering documents for services, goods, or property purchased or utilized by the systems; provide that no funds of the Kentucky Retirement Systems shall be used to pay placement agents; amend KRS 161.250 to require Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System to disclose on their Web site and upon request investment fees in addition to investment holdings and commissions; require Kentucky Teachers' Retirement Systems to disclose on their Web site and upon request all contracts and offering documents for services, goods, or property purchased or utilized by the systems; amend KRS 161.340 to require the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System to follow the provisions of KRS Chapters 45, 45A, 56, and 57 regarding budgeting and the procurement of services, goods, and property; amend KRS 161.430 to provide that Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System board, staff, and investment advisors shall adhere to the CFA Institute codes of conduct; provide that no funds of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System shall be used to pay placement agents; establish a noncodified section to require the Public Pension Oversight Board to study and provide a report by December 1, 2014, as to whether or not legislative action should be taken to separate the administration of the County Employees Retirement System from the Kentucky Retirement Systems; establish a noncodified section to require the Public Pension Oversight Board to study and provide a report by December 1, 2014, as to whether or not legislative action should be taken to transfer administration of the Judicial Retirement Plan and the Legislators' Retirement Plan to the Kentucky Retirement Systems; provide that the amendments of this Act requiring the state-administered retirement systems to be subject to state procurement laws and banning the use of system assets to pay placement agents shall apply to contracts established or renewed on or after August 1, 2014; provide that amendments of this Act modifying the requirements for gubernatorial appointments to the KRS board with investment expertise shall apply to appointments or reappointments made on or after the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB546/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB546.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":633538,"bill_number":"HB519","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Repeal KRS 189.510, prohibiting the racing of a horse on a highway; repeal KRS 364.020, KRS 364.030, and KRS 364.040, regarding the taking up of unbranded or drift timber; amend KRS 189.990 and KRS 364.050 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB519/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB519.htm","sponsor":"Lynn Bechler"},
{"bill_id":633540,"bill_number":"HB514","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles with iron, steel, or wooden wheels to be equipped with rubberized strips if used on a highway; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB514/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB514.htm","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":633541,"bill_number":"HB569","title":"AN ACT related to governmental bodies.","description":"Amend KRS 61.805 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB569/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB569.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":633543,"bill_number":"HR187","title":"Adjourn in honor of Legislative Research Commission employees.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Legislative Research Commission employees.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR187/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR187.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633545,"bill_number":"HB553","title":"AN ACT relating to mortgage loans.","description":"Amend KRS 286.3-060 toclarify that a bank director or officer may be a man or woman.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"returned to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB553/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB553.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":633546,"bill_number":"HB541","title":"AN ACT relating to blighted and deteriorated properties.","description":"Amend KRS 99.705 to define \"alternative entity\" and \"local government\"; amend KRS 99.710 to expand the availability of spot condemnation to all forms of local government; allow the duties that could be fulfilled by a vacant property review commission to be assigned to an alternative entity with a similar mission; create a new section of KRS 99.705 to 99.730 to establish a tax delinquency diversion program for blighted property; amend KRS 99.700, 99.715, 99.720, 99.725, and 99.730 to conform; amend KRS 416.540 to define \"government lien\" and \"local government\" and make technical corrections; amend KRS 416.570 to provide that a petition filed for a condemnation instituted pursuant to KRS 99.700 to 99.730 include certification of the assessment made by the property valuation administrator, a list of all government liens against the property and the amount due, and an estimate of the expense necessary to bring the property up to code; amend KRS 416.580 to provide that the presumed fair market value of property in eminent domain proceedings brought under KRS 99.700 to 99.730 shall be the assessed value as established by the property valuation administrator reduced by the total amount of all government liens and the estimated cost of repairs necessary to bring the property up to code; provide that the presumption may be rebutted by the property owner through submission of an independent appraisal establishing a different fair market value; amend KRS 416.610 and 416.660 to conform; amend KRS 134.128 and 134.504 to reference the tax delinquency diversion program established by Section 8 of the Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB541/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB541.htm","sponsor":"Joni Jenkins"},
{"bill_id":633548,"bill_number":"HB529","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of the distilled spirits industry.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a distilled spirits income tax credit equal to the amount of distilled spirits ad valorem tax timely paid and used for capital improvements at the premises of the distiller; provide for recapture of the tax credit if the capital improvement is sold or otherwise disposed of prior to the useful life of the asset being exhausted; apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2015; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB529/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB529.htm","sponsor":"Denver Butler"},
{"bill_id":633550,"bill_number":"HB562","title":"AN ACT relating to a school district's recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to permit school districts to educate students about traditional winter holidays; permit students and staff to exchange seasonal holiday greetings and to display seasonal decorations that do not include a message encouraging a particular religious belief.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB562/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB562.htm","sponsor":"Stan Lee"},
{"bill_id":633551,"bill_number":"HB521","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 253.010 to redefine \"livestock\"; amend KRS 253.070 and 253.130 to set forth steps to be taken for livestock of questionable ownership and set penalty for misusing a brand.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Agriculture & Small Business (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Agriculture and Small Business","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB521/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB521.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":633553,"bill_number":"HB530","title":"AN ACT relating to certificates for driving.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to define the term \"certificate for driving\" as a certificate issued by the Transportation Cabinet to an individual 18 years or older who has resided in the Commonwealth for a minimum of three years and who cannot prove citizenship or meet the requirements of KRS 186.412(2) to (4); mandate that certificates for driving be clearly distinguishable from regular operator's licenses and clearly state on the face that the document is not to be used for identification purposes; require the cabinet to establish a unique identifying number system for certificates and keep a database of all certificate holders and their driving histories available for the use of law enforcement agencies; establish that the database shall not be used for the investigation or enforcement of immigration fees; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to provide standards for the application, issuance, denial, and revocation of certificates; set out application procedures for certificates for driving; require application to be made in Frankfort or at a regional office of the cabinet; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to examine all applicants for a certificate; impose instruction permit restrictions on individuals applying for a certificate who do not have a valid license from another state or recognized foreign jurisdiction; set out denial criteria and revocation criteria; require the cabinet to establish a points and suspension system for moving violations the same or equivalent to the one used for operator's licenses; make certificates valid for four years, with renewal; require possession of the certificate at all times when operating a motor vehicle; require certificate holders to notify the circuit clerk of name and address changes; set the fee for a certificate at the same fee as for an operator's license; establish an initial application fee of $100; prohibit certificate holders from possessing an operator's license; prohibit certificate holders from operating a commercial motor vehicle; subject certificate holders to existing penalties for DUI and driving on a suspended license.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB530/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB530.htm","sponsor":"Kevin Sinnette"},
{"bill_id":633555,"bill_number":"HB555","title":"AN ACT relating to photographic identification for welfare recipients.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require photo IDs on all welfare benefit cards; require that an existing recipient be issued a new card at renewal; establish a procedure by which an individual may be designated to purchase qualifying items temporarily.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB555/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB555.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":633556,"bill_number":"SB180","title":"AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.","description":"Amend KRS 21A.070 to require that opinions of the Supreme Court be made available to the public without cost online.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB180/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB180.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":633558,"bill_number":"HB561","title":"AN ACT relating to urban development.","description":"Amend KRS 99.010, relating to urban development, to include consolidated local governments, urban-county governments, charter county governments and unified local governments.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB561/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB561.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Keene"},
{"bill_id":633560,"bill_number":"HB527","title":"AN ACT relating to community mental health centers.","description":"Amend KRS 210.410 to add primary care services to the list of services that community mental health centers shall provide; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require that primary care services provided by physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants in community mental health centers are Medicaid-reimbursable at the same rates set for primary care centers, require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations, and define terms.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 124)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB527/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB527.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":633561,"bill_number":"SR208","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mildred P. Richardson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mildred P. Richardson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR208/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR208.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":633563,"bill_number":"HB564","title":"AN ACT relating to emergency medical service providers.","description":"Amend KRS 311A.025 to require the Board of Emergency Medical Services to set requirements for emergency medical service administrators; amend KRS 311A.030 to require emergency medical service providers to adopt the Kentucky State Emergency Medical Services Protocols.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB564/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB564.htm","sponsor":"Regina Huff"},
{"bill_id":633565,"bill_number":"HB558","title":"AN ACT relating to career readiness.","description":"Create a new Chapter of KRS 158 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to identify a student who obtains a sufficient score on the ASVAB and signs enlistment papers for any branch of service as career-ready.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB558/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB558.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":633566,"bill_number":"SB176","title":"AN ACT relating to caregivers.","description":"Amend KRS 405.023 to expand the statewide service program to other caregivers caring for minors","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 69)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB176/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB176.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":633568,"bill_number":"HB538","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.010, relating to controlled substances, to include National Guard members with appropriate licensure in the definitions for \"dispenser,\" \"pharmacist,\" and \"practitioner.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB538/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB538.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":633570,"bill_number":"HB577","title":"AN ACT relating to state employee overtime.","description":"Require the Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing emergency overtime.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB577/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB577.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633571,"bill_number":"HB545","title":"AN ACT relating to correctional and detention facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 67B.050 to allow private medical and food service in correctional facilities; disallow private operation of correctional facilities; amend KRS 67C.101 to clarify that private corporations may not operate correctional facilities in a consolidated local government, except as authorized by KRS Chapter 67B; amend KRS 67A.028 to include urban-county governments.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB545/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB545.htm","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":633573,"bill_number":"SB175","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans' affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 40.315 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to operate state veterans' cemeteries.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB175/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB175.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":633575,"bill_number":"HB579","title":"AN ACT relating to assistance dogs.","description":"Amend KRS 258.500 to establish provisions for assistance dog trainer identification cards and the promulgation of administrative regulations related to the identification cards; amend KRS 258.991 to establish penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB579/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB579.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633576,"bill_number":"HB512","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.6401 to include the Transportation Cabinet as an agency that can promulgate administrative regulations identifying individuals who must submit to a skills test prior to being issued an operator's license; amend KRS 186.020, 189.125, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB512/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB512.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":633578,"bill_number":"SB183","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles sales.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 190 to define a motor vehicle event data recorder and motor vehicle owner; require disclosure that a motor vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder; establish provisions for retrieval of data recorded by the device; prohibit an insurer or lessor from requiring an owner to release data as part of payment for a claim or as a condition of a lease; amend KRS 190.990 to establish a fine of $500 for failure to disclose the presence of the event data recorder or for improper release of information recorded by the equipment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB183/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB183.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":633580,"bill_number":"HB525","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council; establish membership; establish duties; and require an annual report.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB525/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB525.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":633581,"bill_number":"SB184","title":"AN ACT relating to human trafficking.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 529 to allow expungement of non-violent offenses resulting from being a victim of human trafficking and to create an affirmative defense for human trafficking victims.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 70)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB184/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB184.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":633583,"bill_number":"HB574","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of animals.","description":"Amend KRS 525.130 regarding cruelty to animals in the second degree to define \"space,\" \"shelter,\" and \"minimum care\"; clarify the exceptions and increase the penalty to a Class D felony; move the penalties for non-four legged animal fighting and being a spectator or vendor at a four-legged fight to a new section of Chapter KRS 525 where they remain Class A misdemeanors; repeal KRS 525.135.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB574/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB574.htm","sponsor":"Diane St Onge"},
{"bill_id":633585,"bill_number":"HB535","title":"AN ACT relating to net metering.","description":"Amend KRS 278.465 to increase rated capacity limit of 30 kilowatts to 500 kilowatts for electric generating facilities eligible for net metering electricity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Tourism Development & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Tourism Development and Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB535/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB535.htm","sponsor":"Steven Riggs"},
{"bill_id":633586,"bill_number":"HB567","title":"AN ACT relating to the teachers' computer purchase program.","description":"Make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB567/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB567.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":633588,"bill_number":"HB522","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of advance deposit wagering licenses and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 138.511 to define \"advance deposit account wagering,\" \"advance deposit account wagering licensee,\" \"commission,\" \"handle,\" \"Kentucky resident,\" and \"takeout\"; create a new section of KRS 138.510 to 138.550 to impose a tax of one-half of one percent on amounts wagered through advance deposit wagering account licensees by Kentucky residents, effective August 1, 2014; amend KRS 138.530 to require the tax to be remitted weekly and to specify distribution of tax revenue; amend KRS 138.550 to specify penalty for failure to remit tax.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB522/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB522.htm","sponsor":"Larry Clark"},
{"bill_id":633590,"bill_number":"HB543","title":"AN ACT relating to income tax.","description":"Amend KRS 141.010 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide a deduction for charitable health care services provided by health care providers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB543/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB543.htm","sponsor":"Will Coursey"},
{"bill_id":633591,"bill_number":"HJR181","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 57 in Lewis County as the \"Bobby Mackey Highway.\"","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 57 in Lewis County as the \"Bobby Mackey Highway.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR181/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ181.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":633593,"bill_number":"HJR185","title":"Urge Kentucky State Parks to conduct internal review of processes necessary for public/private partnerships.","description":"Urge Kentucky State Parks to conduct internal review of processes necessary for public/private partnerships.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"reported favorably, to Rules","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR185/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HJ185.htm","sponsor":"John Tilley"},
{"bill_id":633595,"bill_number":"HB583","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.0101 to provide that \"saliva\", if tested in a scientifically reliable manner, is included as a bodily fluid that can be tested to measure the concentration of alcohol in a person under KRS 189A.0101.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB583/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB583.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":633596,"bill_number":"HB571","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.030 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB571/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB571.htm","sponsor":"Jim Wayne"},
{"bill_id":633598,"bill_number":"HB559","title":"AN ACT relating to the limited liability entity tax.","description":"Amend KRS 141.0402 to remove the $175 minimum tax liability for the limited liability entity tax (LLET), and to provide that for any corporation or limited liability pass-through entity with gross receipts or gross profits of less than $6,000,000 the LLET liability shall be reduced to zero for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB559/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB559.htm","sponsor":"Rick Nelson"},
{"bill_id":633600,"bill_number":"HB542","title":"AN ACT relating to tax increment financing.","description":"Amend KRS 154.30-060 to expand the parameters for certain projects in consolidated local governments to qualify as mixed-use projects and to thereby possibly qualify for the state participation program for tax increment financing (TIF) of mixed-use redevelopments.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 105)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB542/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB542.htm","sponsor":"Bob DeWeese"},
{"bill_id":633601,"bill_number":"HB540","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.140 to add enlisted women to those military service personnel entitled to reimbursement from the State Treasury when ordered into active field service.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB540/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB540.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Bell"},
{"bill_id":633603,"bill_number":"HB534","title":"AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 186.412 to require the cabinet to provide space on an operator's license for the designation of a hearing or speech impairment; require the operator who wishes to receive the designation to provide medical proof as may be required by the cabinet.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB534/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB534.htm","sponsor":"Jill York"},
{"bill_id":634022,"bill_number":"SB203","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans' affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 148.0211 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB203/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB203.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":634031,"bill_number":"SB191","title":"AN ACT relating to foster care.","description":"Amend KRS 620.180 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative regulations to provide that one Medicaid managed care organization shall provide medical care to foster children.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB191/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB191.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":634040,"bill_number":"SB194","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 242.020 to require petitions for local option elections to contain the legibly printed name and year of birth of the voter; amend KRS 242.030 to require local option elections to be held on the same day as a primary or regular election and to establish filing deadlines for petitions; amend KRS 242.040, 242.1242, 242.1244, 242.125, 242.1292, and 242.1297 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"returned to Licensing & Occupations (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB194/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB194.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":634051,"bill_number":"SB193","title":"AN ACT relating to school entrance age.","description":"Amend KRS 158.030 to prohibit a school from charging tuition to a student who is allowed to enroll in a primary school program before meeting the age requirement.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"returned to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB193/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB193.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634060,"bill_number":"SR214","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the 2014 KHSAA State Wrestling Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the 2014 KHSAA State Wrestling Championship.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR214/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR214.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":634069,"bill_number":"SR212","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Virginia Sue Webb.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Virginia Sue Webb.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR212/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR212.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":634080,"bill_number":"SR211","title":"Adjourn in honor of Blake Collins and the Clippers upon winning the 2014 Olentangy Youth Athletic Association Sixth Grade Division II Basketball Tournament.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Blake Collins and the Clippers upon winning the 2014 Olentangy Youth Athletic Association Sixth Grade Division II Basketball Tournament.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR211/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR211.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":634089,"bill_number":"SB190","title":"AN ACT relating to child support.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to establish conditions for adjusting the presumptive child support award under the child support guidelines table on the basis of a shared parenting order for physical custody of a child; exempt children receiving public assistance; amend KRS 403.212 to establish new amounts in the child support guidelines table and delete the old amounts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB190/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB190.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634098,"bill_number":"SB186","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.6401 to include the Transportation Cabinet as an agency that can promulgate administrative regulations identifying individuals who must submit to a skills test prior to being issued an operator's license; amend KRS 186.020, 189.125, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB186/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB186.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":634109,"bill_number":"SB198","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 241.065 to remove the quota retail package license ratio of one for every 1,500 residents in counties containing a city of the first class; amend KRS 242.060 to shift the cost of a local option election from the county to the committee or other group primarily responsible for the circulation and filing of the election petition; amend KRS 243.240 to set the standard number of quota retail package licenses in a territory at one for every 3,000 residents; establish procedures and restrictions for granting quota retail package licenses; amend KRS 243.260 to allow the holder of a special temporary license to exercise the privileges of that license in only those counties or cities that have enacted an economic hardship ordinance or where quota retail drink licenses are authorized.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB198/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB198.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634119,"bill_number":"SB195","title":"AN ACT proposing amendments to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose amendments to Section 36 of the Constitution of Kentucky to limit General Assembly sessions to five days in odd-numbered years and 45 days in even-numbered years, and to allow the General Assembly to call itself back into session for no more than ten additional days during a particular biennium; propose amendments to Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish limits on the numbers of days of legislative sessions, and to require the General Assembly to enact general laws relating to compensation of members during periods of recess and between sessions; submit to voters.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-20","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB195/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB195.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":634128,"bill_number":"SB204","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 15.010, relating to the Department of Law, to rename or restructure various units within the department; abolish the Financial Integrity Enforcement Divisions maintaining functions within the Office of Attorney General; abolish the Child Support Enforcement Commission; amend various other statutes to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB204/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB204.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":634140,"bill_number":"SB189","title":"AN ACT relating to government contracts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 that establishes standards and rules for contingency fee personal service contracts for legal services; require the Attorney General to make written findings of the need for a contingency fee contract; set limits on the amount of the contingency fee, require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to post information regarding the contract on its Web site; require the contractor to maintain certain records; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Attorney General to submit a report on all contingency fee contracts to the Government Contract Review Committee by September 1 of each year; amend KRS 45A.695 to require the Attorney General to participate in discussions with contingency fee offerors to determine their qualifications; require the Attorney General to of contingency fee personal service contract for legal services before the contract may be awarded.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB189/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB189.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634149,"bill_number":"SB197","title":"AN ACT relating to malt beverages.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to permit a charitable organization that holds a malt beverage drink license to be issued a special temporary malt beverage license; prescribe that a special temporary malt beverage license shall allow a charitable organization to offer malt beverages up to 192 ounces as prizes at charity fundraising events and special limited charity fundraising events; require winners of malt beverage prizes to be 21 years of age or older and prohibit the consumption of the prize on the licensed premises; subject the special temporary malt beverage license to all restrictions and limitations contained in KRS Chapters 214 to 244 and make valid only during the hours of sale of alcohol in the municipality or locality; require that one special temporary malt beverage license shall be issued for each charity fundraising or special limited charity fundraising event and shall not be issued for longer than 30 days; permit a brewer, microbrewery, distributor, retailer, or any other person to donate products to the charitable organization possessing a special temporary malt beverage license; amend KRS 244.050 to permit a retail licensee to give away alcoholic beverages in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB197/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB197.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":634158,"bill_number":"SR215","title":"Adjourn in honor of Brock Ervin upon becoming a five-time state wrestling champion.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Brock Ervin upon becoming a five-time state wrestling champion.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR215/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR215.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":634170,"bill_number":"SB192","title":"AN ACT relating to special law enforcement officers.","description":"Amend KRS 15.420 to include special law enforcement officers employed by school districts in the definition of \"police officer\"; amend KRS 16.220 to make special law enforcement officers employed by school districts eligible for certain Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grants.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 126)","last_action_date":"2014-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB192/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB192.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":634177,"bill_number":"SB199","title":"AN ACT to revise and correct the Kentucky Revised Statutes.","description":"Statute Reviser's Bill for the 2014 Regular Session: Make legislative findings and declarations on the nature and reasons for the changes being made; repeal and reenact KRS 38.030 to ratify and confirm the General Assembly's action in enacting 2009 HB 541 without the required enacting clause; amend KRS 81.010 to correct the spelling of certain cities' names and to remove cities that are no longer functioning as incorporated cities; amend KRS 6.505, 75.031, 134.452, 161.046, 186.574, 189A.345, 218A.1438, and 248.725 to correct drafting or codification errors; amend KRS 446.140 to delete a citation to a repealed statute and insert a citation to the current applicable statute; repeal KRS 216B.0422, which is duplicative of KRS 216B.0445.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 71)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB199/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB199.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":634197,"bill_number":"SB196","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.6401 to include the Transportation Cabinet as an agency that can promulgate administrative regulations identifying individuals who must submit to a skills test prior to being issued an operator's license; amend KRS 186.020, 189.125, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB196/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB196.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":634207,"bill_number":"SR213","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William \"Bill\" Glasscock.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William \"Bill\" Glasscock.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR213/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR213.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":634217,"bill_number":"HR189","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dorthalene Helton Siler.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dorthalene Helton Siler.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR189/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR189.htm","sponsor":"Regina Huff"},
{"bill_id":634226,"bill_number":"SJR210","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Highway 45 in McCracken County in honor and memory of Buddy Smith, and to erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Highway 45 in McCracken County in honor and memory of Buddy Smith, and to erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR210/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ210.htm","sponsor":"Robert Leeper"},
{"bill_id":634235,"bill_number":"SB187","title":"AN ACT relating to court costs.","description":"Amend KRS 186.574 to clarify that the $25 fee paid to the AOC by attendees of a traffic school operated by a county attorney is in lieu of court costs and that no other court costs or fees shall be charged to participants in those programs.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB187/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB187.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634247,"bill_number":"SB201","title":"AN ACT relating to physician choice of suboxone administration format, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define a term and to require that a managed care organization reimburse equally for all administration methods of suboxone.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB201/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB201.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":634255,"bill_number":"SB202","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 12.020 to move the state crime laboratory to an independent office in the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require the Prosecutors Advisory Council to establish capital offense database, guidelines for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in capital cases, and training programs for lineups, interrogations, and mental health issues; amend KRS 15.334 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to develop and require law enforcement training relating to biological evidence, lineups, interviews, and mental health issues; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have written policies on biological evidence; amend KRS 15A.020 to establish requirements for the state crime lab; amend KRS 21A.170 to require judges and justices to have training in recognizing cognitive disabilities and mental health issues; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish minimum standards for representation of persons charged with capital offenses; amend KRS 31.185 to allow attorneys privately representing capital offenders access to state criminal forensic facilities; amend KRS 61.878 to allow capital offenders greater access to public records; amend KRS 72.225 and 72.240 to provide additional standards for medical examiners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to prohibit the Department of Corrections from denying capital offenders access to prison officials when preparing clemency petitions; amend KRS 196.171 to require the Department of Corrections to develop staff training on mental health issues; create new sections of KRS Chapter 421 to establish standards for law enforcement lineups; amend KRS 422.285 to establish revised criteria for post-conviction DNA testing; amend KRS 431.240 to allow death row inmates up to 3 years to file post-conviction motions; amend KRS 439.450 allow death row inmates to make a personal appeal to the Parole Board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to establish new standards for law enforcement interviews; create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to require open file discovery in capital cases; amend KRS 524.140 to require the retention of biological evidence in capital cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to prohibit executions when certain mental health or competency conditions are present; amend KRS 532.025 to revise the point in a case when the jury receives its instructions; amend KRS 532.075 to increase the factors considered by the Supreme Court in death penalty appeals; amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and 532.140 to prohibit executions of persons who are severally mentally ill; amend KRS 532.300 and 532.305 to broaden the applicability of the Kentucky Racial Justice Act; create three noncodified sections to create a commission to study judicial selection in Kentucky require a study of the effect of the Kentucky Racial Justice Act, and provide that a person having at least five years of experience managing a KSP forensic laboratory immediately preceding the Act's effective date is deemed qualified for appointment as executive director of the newly created office of Kentucky Criminal Forensic Laboratories.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB202/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB202.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":634264,"bill_number":"SB185","title":"AN ACT relating to medical coverage.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-254 to establish a policy governing the procedures for an insurer changing an existing agreement with a provider; amend KRS 304.17A-545 to establish a policy governing he procedures for a Managed Care Organization changing an existing agreement with a provider.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB185/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB185.htm","sponsor":"Carroll Gibson"},
{"bill_id":634274,"bill_number":"SB200","title":"AN ACT relating to the juvenile justice system and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 610.110 to require risk and needs assessment and make language gender neutral.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-25","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 132)","last_action_date":"2014-04-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB200/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB200.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634283,"bill_number":"SB188","title":"AN ACT relating to electricians.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 227A to establish an alternative examination for licensure as an electrician; direct the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to conduct the examination at KCTCS locations; forbid the department from authorizing an outside entity to develop, update, or administer the examination; require applicants to attend an electrical education class to be offered on the same day prior to the examination; open the class to individuals who are not sitting for the examination; set a fee of $50 for the class and $50 for the examination; direct the department to promulgate an administrative regulation to administer and regulate the class and the examination; amend KRS 227A.060 to require the department to accept the alternative examination toward electrician licensure.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-05","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-07","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB188/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB188.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634823,"bill_number":"SB214","title":"AN ACT relating to the judgment interest rate.","description":"Amend KRS 360.040 relating to the judgment interest rate to provide an alternative method of calculation based upon the federal reserve prime rate and to limit the applicability of interest as to those portions of a judgment relating to non-economic damages.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB214/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB214.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":634825,"bill_number":"SB232","title":"AN ACT relating to transfers of firearms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to specify the conditions under which the chief of a local law enforcement agency certifies a transfer of items under the National Firearms Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-20","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB232/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB232.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":634828,"bill_number":"SB210","title":"AN ACT relating to local government districts.","description":"Amend KRS 67.045, 67.835, 67A.023, and 67C.135 to allow county governments, charter county governments, urban-county governments, and consolidated local governments, respectively, to initiate redistricting proceedings at any time to align local district boundaries with Congressional, state Senate, or state House of Representatives district boundaries if the result is the elimination of one or more election precincts; amend KRS 67.050 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB210/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB210.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":634831,"bill_number":"SB213","title":"AN ACT relating to Sunday sales at small farm wineries.","description":"Amend KRS 244.290 to authorize a city of the first, second, third, or fourth class or a county containing a city of the first, second, third, or fourth class to permit, by ordinance or limited sale precinct election, the sale of alcoholic beverages at a small farm winery located within that county or city between the hours of 1.p.m. until the prevailing time of that locality; create a new section of KRS Chapter 242 to establish the requirements of the election and the question on the petition and the proposition to be voted on; permit a small farm winery to hold a limited sale precinct election within three years of a local option election; amend KRS 243.155 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 115)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB213/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB213.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":634836,"bill_number":"SB205","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.405 to allow a candidate's name to appear on a voting machine or absentee ballot twice if one or both of the offices sought is a federal office.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB205/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB205.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":634838,"bill_number":"SB236","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky clinical health trials fund and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17B-021 to create the Kentucky clinical health trials fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 304.17B establishing the Governance Board of the Kentucky Clinical Health Trials Project; amend KRS 304.17A-250 to change reference from \"Kentucky Access\" to \"Kentucky clinical health trials fund\"; amend KRS 304.17B-001 to change the definition of \"Assessment process\" to refer to the assessment funding of the Kentucky clinical health trials fund; amend KRS 304.17B-007 to remove the requirement for reimbursement of GAP losses; repeal KRS 304.17B-023; direct 50% disbursement of first year funds of the Kentucky clinical health trials fund to the University of Louisville for study of the benefits of medical marijuana; stagger initial board terms for the Governance Board of the Kentucky Clinical Health Trials Project; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB236/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB236.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":634842,"bill_number":"SB206","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 56.280 to clarify and to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB206/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB206.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":634845,"bill_number":"SB209","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.061 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB209/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB209.htm","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":634850,"bill_number":"SB216","title":"AN ACT relating to public agencies.","description":"Amend KRS 61.520 to provide that certain employers participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) may elect to voluntarily cease participation in the system or shall be required to involuntarily cease participation in the system in the event the board of trustees has determined the employer is no longer eligible to participate in the system; establish requirements for voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation by the employer, including requiring any employer voluntarily ceasing participation to adopt a resolution to cease participation and submit the resolution the Kentucky Retirement Systems' board, requiring the cessation of participation to apply to all employees of the employer ceasing participation, requiring the employer to pay for an actuarial cost study to determine the cost to the employer for discontinuing participation, requiring an employer voluntarily ceasing participation to offer an alternative retirement plan to impacted employees, and requiring the employer to pay the system for the full actuarial cost of discontinuing participation either in a lump-sum payment or in installments under the terms established by the board; provide that employees hired after the employer ceases participation will not participate in KERS; provide that employees participating in the KERS with the employer ceasing participation will not earn benefits after the employer has ceased participation, but will be vested for those benefits accrued prior to the employer's cessation date; provide that the provisions shall not apply to Commonwealth's attorney offices, county attorney offices, local and district health departments governed by KRS Chapter 212, master commissioners, executive branch agencies whose employees are subject to KRS 18A.005 to 18A.20, state-administered retirement systems, employers in the legislative or judicial branch of Kentucky state government, or state-supported universities and community college systems, unless the agency is a nonstock nonprofit corporation established under KRS Chapter 273; amend KRS 61.510, 61.525, 61.543, and 61.560 to conform; amend KRS 210.440 to provide that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may withdraw funds from a regional mental health board governed by this section for failure to pay employer contributions to KERS; clarify that the cabinet may withdraw recognition from a regional local mental health board as the local authority for the receipt of funds and the operation and administration of regional community programs for mental health if the board fails to pay employer contributions to KERS or files for bankruptcy; clarify that the cabinet may appoint a caretaker and make personnel changes deemed necessary if a regional mental health agency board fails to pay employer contributions to KERS or files for bankruptcy; provide severability clause.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB216/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB216.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":634852,"bill_number":"SB229","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB229/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB229.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634857,"bill_number":"SB233","title":"AN ACT relating to strangulation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation as a Class A misdemeanor unless certain aggravating circumstances are present, in which case it would be a class D felony; amend KRS 403.761 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered by a court when considering whether a person has committed a substantial violation of a domestic violence order.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB233/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB233.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":634859,"bill_number":"SB221","title":"AN ACT relating to causes of action in which the state has an interest and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to give the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate standing to intervene in judicial proceedings in which the constitutionality of any Kentucky statute or constitutional provision is challenged; and amend KRS 48.005 to require statewide constitutional officers to inform the court of the public accountability for funds provisions prior to entering into an agreed order in a legal action to which KRS 48.005 applies; allow the Speaker and the President to intervene in an action to ensure compliance with this section; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB221/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB221.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":634866,"bill_number":"SB227","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.283 to require sections of this chapter to be cited as the Antiterrorism Act of 2002.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB227/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB227.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634868,"bill_number":"SB228","title":"AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.","description":"Amend KRS 367.4917 to include a fine for violating any provision of the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, which results in damage to a facility containing any flammable, toxic, corrosive, or hazardous materials or the release of the materials.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB228/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB228.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":634873,"bill_number":"SJR217","title":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Joshua Shaun Osborne by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Pike County, and erect the appropriate signs.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to honor the accomplishments of Joshua Shaun Osborne by including him on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Pike County, and erect the appropriate signs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR217/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SJ217.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":634876,"bill_number":"SB222","title":"AN ACT relating to public financing for judicial campaigns and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates running for Justice of the Supreme Court; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; amend KRS 21A.140 to permit the Supreme Court to allow members of the Kentucky Bar Association to contribute to the clean judicial elections fund with their bar dues; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB222/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB222.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":634879,"bill_number":"SB220","title":"AN ACT relating to voter registration.","description":"Amend KRS 150.195 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to develop a procedure to inform applicants for licenses and permits of the means and methods to register to vote in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB220/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB220.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634883,"bill_number":"SB215","title":"AN ACT relating to minimum wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.275 to increase the minimum wage to $8.20 on the effective date of the bill, then to $9.15 on July 1, 2015, then to $10.10 on July 1, 2016; amend KRS 337.275 to increase tipped employees' minimum wage to $3 per hour on the effective date of the bill, and adding $.95 per year to the minimum until the minimum wage for tipped employees is 70% of the minimum wage; amend KRS 337.010 to raise the exemption for certain businesses from $95,000 to $500,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB215/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB215.htm","sponsor":"Jerry Rhoads"},
{"bill_id":634886,"bill_number":"SB211","title":"AN ACT relating to persistently low-achieving schools.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to permit a local board of education to designate a persistently low-achieving school as a charter school and solicit applications for a governing board; permit a persistently low-achieving school to petition for conversion to a charter school; establish definitions and requirements for a charter school; establish charter school application process; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for charter school appeals, implementation, and reporting; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to clarify charter school employee benefits; amend KRS 160.346 to add a \"charter school option\" as a school intervention for persistently low achieving schools.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB211/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB211.htm","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":634891,"bill_number":"SB224","title":"AN ACT relating to public school standards.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit the Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education from implementing the English language arts and mathematics academic content standards developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative and the science academic content standards developed by the Next Generation Science Standards Initiative; require the state board to recommend new content standards to school districts and schools after consultation with the Council on Postsecondary Education; require public involvement in standards development; clarify the authority of the local board of education to adopt standards which differ from or exceed the standards approved by the state board; clarify that the school-based decision making councils shall develop policies based upon the standards adopted by the local boards of education; prohibit state officials from ceding control of education content standards and assessments; amend KRS 156.070 to limit disclosure of personally identifiable information; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require that the Department of Education and all school districts adhere to privacy standards when outsourcing data and Web-based tasks to vendors; clarify vendor contract requirements; amend KRS 158.6453 to permit a local board of education to supplement the state board-approved academic content standards with higher and more rigorous standards and require school councils to use them to fulfill curriculum policy requirements; amend KRS 160.345 to clarify school council curriculum policy authority.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB224/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB224.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":634893,"bill_number":"SB223","title":"AN ACT relating to funds recovered by constitutional officers through legal actions.","description":"Amend KRS 48.005 to direct that any funds of any kind that are recovered through judgment or settlement in any legal action filed by the Attorney General or other statewide constitutional officer shall be deposited into the general fund surplus account following any direct consumer restitution ordered by the court; require constitutional officers to notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the State Treasurer when the officer is contemplating settlement or is entering into settlement negotiations in any legal action which may result in the recovery of any funds or assets; prohibit any constitutional officer from executing any agreement that infringes on the appropriation power properly belonging to the General Assembly pursuant to Section 230 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 61.878 to exempt written notifications relating to legal actions that are submitted pursuant to this Act from the open records laws.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-19","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB223/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB223.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":634899,"bill_number":"SB237","title":"AN ACT relating to civil actions.","description":"Amend KRS 411.165 to provide for gender parity and to clarify when an attorney is liable for receiving a fee but failing to perform a service.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB237/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB237.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634901,"bill_number":"SB219","title":"AN ACT relating to 911 emergency services.","description":"Amend KRS 65.7621 to add definitions; amend KRS 65.7627 to specify that prepaid wireless service charge revenue is deposited into the CMRS fund; amend KRS 65.7629 to make changes to collection of CMRS service charge from prepaid CMRS connections; amend KRS 65.7635 to remove language related to the collection of CMRS service charge from prepaid CMRS connections; create a new chapter of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 to establishes and specifies the collection of a prepaid wireless service charge; create new sections of KRS 142 to add definitions, require the Department of Revenue to collect the prepaid wireless service charge, require sellers to register with the Department, require sellers to file returns with the Department, allow for audits and actions by aggrieved sellers, require sellers to keep records, impose interest on delinquent prepaid wireless service charges, allow for penalties for nonpayment, specify the deposit of prepaid wireless service charge revenue into the CMRS fund, and specify individual and corporate liability for collection of prepaid wireless service charge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB219/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB219.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":634904,"bill_number":"SB240","title":"AN ACT requiring the preparation of a racial impact statement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require preparation of a racial impact statement for all bills; require the statement to be prepared by the Kentucky Human Rights Commission; establish standards and guidelines for the statement.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB240/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB240.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":634909,"bill_number":"SB238","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 525.040 to provide for gender parity and to clarify the elements of inciting a riot.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB238/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB238.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634915,"bill_number":"SB208","title":"AN ACT relating to industrial hemp.","description":"Amend KRS 260.857 to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Speaker's designee, the President of the Senate or the President's designee, the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the chair of the House Agriculture and Small Business Committee from the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 114)","last_action_date":"2014-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB208/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB208.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":634917,"bill_number":"SB226","title":"AN ACT relating to pawnbrokers.","description":"Amend KRS 226.040 to expand requirements of pawnbroker registry; establish that a pawnbroker registry must include proof of verification of seller identity; require a signed statement of ownership on the part of the seller; require that this statement include notice that signing a false statement in regards to the ownership of property may be a violation of KRS Chapter 514; prohibit a pawnbroker from conducting business with a seller who is unable or refuses to provide identification; limit the inspection of a pawnbroker","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB226/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB226.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":634920,"bill_number":"SB207","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 56.310 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB207/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB207.htm","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":634924,"bill_number":"SR216","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alice Gayle Leach Moss.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alice Gayle Leach Moss.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR216/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR216.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":634927,"bill_number":"SB217","title":"AN ACT relating to the property tax on recreational vehicles held for sale.","description":"Amend KRS 132.200 to exempt new recreational vehicles held in a retailer's inventory for sale under a floor plan financing arrangement from local property taxation; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2015.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB217/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB217.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":634931,"bill_number":"SB212","title":"AN ACT relating to youthful offender probation eligibility.","description":"Amend KRS 640.030 to require a sentencing judge to make a determination, when the youthful offender attains the age of 18, whether the youthful offender should be sentenced as a violent offender; amend KRS 439.3401 and KRS 640.075 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB212/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB212.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":634935,"bill_number":"SB231","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB231/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB231.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":634938,"bill_number":"SB218","title":"AN ACT relating to boating.","description":"Amend KRS 222.201 to include passengers on a boat or other vessels in the exemption for the definition of \"public place\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to stipulate that a passenger in a vessel on the waters of the state shall not be subject to any violation for drinking in a public place, but may be subject to a charge of alcohol intoxication; amend KRS 244.180 to specify that a watercraft shall not be considered contraband if alcoholic beverages found within it are lawfully possessed or consumed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB218/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB218.htm","sponsor":"Perry Clark"},
{"bill_id":634940,"bill_number":"SB235","title":"AN ACT relating to escheat and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 393 to establish a method for the escheat of United States savings bonds to the Commonwealth of Kentucky by allowing the Commonwealth to take ownership of United States savings bonds; amend KRS 393.068 to reduce the escheat period for federal property from five to three years; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB235/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB235.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":634945,"bill_number":"SB239","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.1411 to apply its provisions relating to drug trafficking to public or private elementary or secondary schools.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB239/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB239.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":634948,"bill_number":"SB225","title":"AN ACT relating to voyeurism.","description":"Amend KRS 531.090 on voyeurism to include recording or viewing underwear which is not publicly visible.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2014-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 72)","last_action_date":"2014-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB225/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB225.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":634951,"bill_number":"HR190","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Private First Class Joshua Gray.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Private First Class Joshua Gray.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR190/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR190.htm","sponsor":"Hubert Collins"},
{"bill_id":634953,"bill_number":"SB230","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-06","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB230/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB230.htm","sponsor":"Katie Stine"},
{"bill_id":634955,"bill_number":"SB234","title":"AN ACT relating to victims of sex offenses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to provide for a permanent restraining order for victims of sex offenses with application thereof to proceed automatically upon a conviction or plea of guilty for a violation of Chapter 510; establish that the court may grant the victim various forms of relief limiting contact between the defendant and the victim and the family and household members of the victim; provide that any such order be sufficiently limited to protect the victim but also protect a defendant","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB234/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB234.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":635121,"bill_number":"HCR191","title":"Encourage the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study the Cabinet's Paternity Acknowledgment Program and devise strategies to better meet the program goal of encouraging the identification of the father on birth certificates issued for live births within the Commonwealth.","description":"Encourage the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study the Cabinet's Paternity Acknowledgment Program and devise strategies to better meet the program goal of encouraging the identification of the father on birth certificates issued for live births within the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"to Health & Welfare (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-10","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR191/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HC191.htm","sponsor":"Addia Wuchner"},
{"bill_id":635147,"bill_number":"HR192","title":"Honor individuals who choose to become organ donors and encourage medical professionals to endeavor to be aware of and sensitive to the grieving process of a donor's family and loved ones as they navigate the organ donation process.","description":"Honor individuals who choose to become organ donors and encourage medical professionals to endeavor to be aware of and sensitive to the grieving process of a donor's family and loved ones as they navigate the organ donation process.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2014-03-07","last_action":"posted in committee","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":"Health and Welfare","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR192/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR192.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":636067,"bill_number":"SR218","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edwin Neil Hartz.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edwin Neil Hartz.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR218/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR218.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":636081,"bill_number":"SR223","title":"Adjourn in honor of Delbert Jackson Willis upon the occasion of his 80th birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Delbert Jackson Willis upon the occasion of his 80th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR223/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR223.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":636090,"bill_number":"SR221","title":"Declare March 12, 2014, Live United Day in Frankfort.","description":"Declare March 12, 2014, Live United Day in Frankfort.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR221/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR221.htm","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":636115,"bill_number":"SR220","title":"Honor the Wayne County High School football team.","description":"Honor the Wayne County High School football team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR220/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR220.htm","sponsor":"Sara Gregory"},
{"bill_id":636128,"bill_number":"SR219","title":"Honor Aukram Burton upon the occasion of his retirement.","description":"Honor Aukram Burton upon the occasion of his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR219/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR219.htm","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":636141,"bill_number":"SR224","title":"Honor Jonathan Tyler \"Johnny\" Meiman.","description":"Honor Jonathan Tyler \"Johnny\" Meiman.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-10","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR224/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR224.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":636153,"bill_number":"SR225","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florence G. Krupiczewicz.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Florence G. Krupiczewicz.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR225/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR225.htm","sponsor":"Julie Denton"},
{"bill_id":636166,"bill_number":"HR193","title":"Honor the Wayne County High School football team.","description":"Honor the Wayne County High School football team.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR193/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR193.htm","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":636178,"bill_number":"SR222","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jack D. VanHoose.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jack D. VanHoose.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR222/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR222.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":636781,"bill_number":"HR199","title":"Recognizing April 2014 as \"End Distracted Driving Awareness Month.\"","description":"Recognizing April 2014 as \"End Distracted Driving Awareness Month.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR199/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR199.htm","sponsor":"Jody Richards"},
{"bill_id":636801,"bill_number":"HR196","title":"Declare March 12, 2014, Live United Day in Frankfort.","description":"Declare March 12, 2014, Live United Day in Frankfort.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR196/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR196.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":636822,"bill_number":"HR197","title":"Commend the Kentucky Board of Education for providing challenging and meaningful learning opportunities for Kentucky students with disabilities.","description":"Commend the Kentucky Board of Education for providing challenging and meaningful learning opportunities for Kentucky students with disabilities.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR197/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR197.htm","sponsor":"Ben Waide"},
{"bill_id":636845,"bill_number":"HR195","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thelma Louise Hess.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thelma Louise Hess.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR195/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR195.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Thompson"},
{"bill_id":636883,"bill_number":"SR226","title":"Recognize Kinsey Morrison upon being named a top youth volunteer in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","description":"Recognize Kinsey Morrison upon being named a top youth volunteer in Kentucky for 2014 at the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR226/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR226.htm","sponsor":"Ernie Harris"},
{"bill_id":636903,"bill_number":"HR198","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Kitty Rogers Baird.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Kitty Rogers Baird.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR198/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR198.htm","sponsor":"Jeff Hoover"},
{"bill_id":636922,"bill_number":"HR194","title":"Adjourn in honor of Williamsburg Health and Rehablitation Center upon being named the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities 2013 Facility of the Year.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Williamsburg Health and Rehablitation Center upon being named the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities 2013 Facility of the Year.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR194/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR194.htm","sponsor":"Regina Huff"},
{"bill_id":637282,"bill_number":"HR201","title":"Recognize the role of horses in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the role of horses in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR201/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR201.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":637291,"bill_number":"SR233","title":"Honor the Spencer County High School winning FFA dairy and farm evaluation and management teams.","description":"Honor the Spencer County High School winning FFA dairy and farm evaluation and management teams.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR233/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR233.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":637298,"bill_number":"SR227","title":"Honor the George Rogers Clark High School Girls Basketball Team upon winning the 10th Region Tournament.","description":"Honor the George Rogers Clark High School Girls Basketball Team upon winning the 10th Region Tournament.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR227/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR227.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":637308,"bill_number":"SR230","title":"Honor Megan Ducharm upon being crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2014.","description":"Honor Megan Ducharm upon being crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR230/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR230.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":637323,"bill_number":"HR200","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Kelly Walden.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Kelly Walden.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR200/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR200.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":637339,"bill_number":"SR231","title":"Honor Destin Elaine Kincer upon being crowned Miss Kentucky USA.","description":"Honor Destin Elaine Kincer upon being crowned Miss Kentucky USA.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR231/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR231.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":637347,"bill_number":"SR229","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jewell Marie Stinnett East.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jewell Marie Stinnett East.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR229/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR229.htm","sponsor":"Tom Buford"},
{"bill_id":637356,"bill_number":"SR228","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Winifred \"Penny\" Osborne Hale.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Winifred \"Penny\" Osborne Hale.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR228/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR228.htm","sponsor":"Johnny Turner"},
{"bill_id":637363,"bill_number":"SR232","title":"Declare March 13, 2014, as K-9 Veterans Day and adjourn in honor of the service of K-9 veterans.","description":"Declare March 13, 2014, as K-9 Veterans Day and adjourn in honor of the service of K-9 veterans.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR232/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR232.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":637772,"bill_number":"HR206","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brenda Vice Donahue.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brenda Vice Donahue.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR206/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR206.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":637776,"bill_number":"HR205","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brent Lee Wagoner.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brent Lee Wagoner.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR205/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR205.htm","sponsor":"Wilson Stone"},
{"bill_id":637783,"bill_number":"SR250","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sara Beth Todd.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sara Beth Todd.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR250/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR250.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":637787,"bill_number":"SR238","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the Honorable Thomas Michael \"Tommy\" Howe.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the Honorable Thomas Michael \"Tommy\" Howe.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR238/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR238.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":637791,"bill_number":"SR237","title":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on United States Highway 421 in Leslie County as the \"Effie M. Couch Memorial Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","description":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge on United States Highway 421 in Leslie County as the \"Effie M. Couch Memorial Bridge\" and erect the appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR237/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR237.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":637796,"bill_number":"SR234","title":"Adjourn in honor of the Louisville Zoo upon its receipt of the Significant Achievement in Education Award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for the School at the Zoo Program.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the Louisville Zoo upon its receipt of the Significant Achievement in Education Award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for the School at the Zoo Program.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR234/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR234.htm","sponsor":"Morgan McGarvey"},
{"bill_id":637800,"bill_number":"SR235","title":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 605 in Marion County in memory of Sister Sodelbia Hughes.","description":"Urge the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 605 in Marion County in memory of Sister Sodelbia Hughes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR235/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR235.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":637804,"bill_number":"SR239","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David Coleman, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David Coleman, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR239/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR239.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":637808,"bill_number":"SR236","title":"Commemorate the Toyoda Gosei Afforestation Project Event on March 23, 2014.","description":"Commemorate the Toyoda Gosei Afforestation Project Event on March 23, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR236/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR236.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":637812,"bill_number":"HR202","title":"Adjourn in honor of Adair County Middle School students upon winning the school's stamp project and recognize the overall winner's stamp as the unofficial State Stamp of Kentucky.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Adair County Middle School students upon winning the school's stamp project and recognize the overall winner's stamp as the unofficial State Stamp of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR202/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR202.htm","sponsor":"John Carney"},
{"bill_id":637817,"bill_number":"HR203","title":"Proclaim the month of March 2014 as Music In Our Schools Month.","description":"Proclaim the month of March 2014 as Music In Our Schools Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR203/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR203.htm","sponsor":"Joseph Fischer"},
{"bill_id":637821,"bill_number":"HR204","title":"Commemorate the Toyoda Gosei Afforestation Project Event on March 23, 2014.","description":"Commemorate the Toyoda Gosei Afforestation Project Event on March 23, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR204/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR204.htm","sponsor":"Terry Mills"},
{"bill_id":637825,"bill_number":"HR207","title":"Adjourn in honor of St. Patrick's Day.","description":"Adjourn in honor of St. Patrick's Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR207/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR207.htm","sponsor":"Thomas Burch"},
{"bill_id":637829,"bill_number":"SR240","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lucille Harmon Ratliff.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lucille Harmon Ratliff.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR240/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR240.htm","sponsor":"Ray Jones"},
{"bill_id":637984,"bill_number":"SR274","title":"Adjourn in honor of Themla Ripperdan upon the occasion of her 95th birthday.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Themla Ripperdan upon the occasion of her 95th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR274/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR274.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":638003,"bill_number":"HR208","title":"Honor Special Olympics Day on March 26, 2014.","description":"Honor Special Olympics Day on March 26, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR208/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR208.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":638486,"bill_number":"SR275","title":"Honor Johnathan Tyler \"Johnny\" Meiman.","description":"Honor Johnathan Tyler \"Johnny\" Meiman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR275/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR275.htm","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":638487,"bill_number":"SR260","title":"Confirm the appointment of Shannon Treece to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Shannon Treece to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR260/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR260.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638488,"bill_number":"SR261","title":"Confirm the appointment of Mary John O'Hair to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending June 7, 2016.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Mary John O'Hair to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending June 7, 2016.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR261/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR261.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638489,"bill_number":"SR258","title":"Confirm the reappointment of David C. Whaley to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of David C. Whaley to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR258/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR258.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638490,"bill_number":"SR278","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Mark Workman to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Mark Workman to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR278/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR278.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638491,"bill_number":"SR243","title":"Confirm the appointment of R. Roland Case as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of R. Roland Case as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR243/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR243.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638492,"bill_number":"SR282","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Sherrill B. Zimmerman to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2019.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Sherrill B. Zimmerman to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2019.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR282/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR282.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638494,"bill_number":"SR269","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Trevor R. Bonnstetter to the Kentucky Board of Education representing members at large for a term ending April 14, 2016.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Trevor R. Bonnstetter to the Kentucky Board of Education representing members at large for a term ending April 14, 2016.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR269/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR269.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638495,"bill_number":"SR268","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Grayson R. Boyd to the Kentucky Board of Education representing the Seventh Supreme Court District, for a term ending April 14, 2014.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Grayson R. Boyd to the Kentucky Board of Education representing the Seventh Supreme Court District, for a term ending April 14, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR268/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR268.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638496,"bill_number":"SR271","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Pam Miller to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2018.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Pam Miller to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2018.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR271/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR271.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638497,"bill_number":"SR249","title":"Confirm reappointment of Linda K. Breathitt to the Public Service Commission for a term ending July 1, 2017.","description":"Confirm reappointment of Linda K. Breathitt to the Public Service Commission for a term ending July 1, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR249/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR249.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638499,"bill_number":"HR210","title":"Urge rehabilitation, maintenance, and preservation of old tobacco barns remaining in the state.","description":"Urge rehabilitation, maintenance, and preservation of old tobacco barns remaining in the state.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"3rd reading, adopted 97-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR210/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR210.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":638501,"bill_number":"SR265","title":"Confirm the appointment of Betty B. Bailey to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Betty B. Bailey to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR265/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR265.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638503,"bill_number":"HR209","title":"Adjourn in honor of Margaret Burkett.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Margaret Burkett.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR209/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR209.htm","sponsor":"Jonathan Shell"},
{"bill_id":638504,"bill_number":"SR256","title":"Confirm the appointment of Sharon L. Hardesty to the Parole Board for a term expiring March 1, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Sharon L. Hardesty to the Parole Board for a term expiring March 1, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR256/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR256.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638505,"bill_number":"SR248","title":"Confirm the appointment of J. Gregory Allen as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2015.","description":"Confirm the appointment of J. Gregory Allen as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2015.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR248/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR248.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638506,"bill_number":"SR283","title":"Confirm appointment of Chastity Ross to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for a term expiring October 7, 2017.","description":"Confirm appointment of Chastity Ross to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for a term expiring October 7, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR283/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR283.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638507,"bill_number":"SR279","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Sam H. Newcomb to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Sam H. Newcomb to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR279/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR279.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638508,"bill_number":"SR244","title":"Confirm the reappointment of J. Landon Overfield as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of J. Landon Overfield as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR244/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR244.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638510,"bill_number":"SR284","title":"Confirm appointment of Reid Haire to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for a term expiring August 15, 2017.","description":"Confirm appointment of Reid Haire to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for a term expiring August 15, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR284/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR284.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638511,"bill_number":"SR270","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Joe E. Ellis to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2018.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Joe E. Ellis to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2018.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR270/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR270.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638513,"bill_number":"HR214","title":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Pikeville on becoming the future home to UPike Kentucky College of Optometry.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the University of Pikeville on becoming the future home to UPike Kentucky College of Optometry.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-18","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR214/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR214.htm","sponsor":"Leslie Combs"},
{"bill_id":638514,"bill_number":"SR263","title":"Confirm the appointment of David C. Whaley to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending September 18, 2013.","description":"Confirm the appointment of David C. Whaley to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending September 18, 2013.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR263/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR263.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638515,"bill_number":"SR251","title":"Confirm the appointment of Dana B. Mayton to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2016.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Dana B. Mayton to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR251/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR251.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638517,"bill_number":"SR289","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jane Meyers Ruttle.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jane Meyers Ruttle.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR289/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR289.htm","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":638518,"bill_number":"HR213","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Frank Owen Hinton.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Frank Owen Hinton.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR213/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR213.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":638519,"bill_number":"SR259","title":"Confirm the appointment of Tolya L. Ellis to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Tolya L. Ellis to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR259/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR259.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638521,"bill_number":"SR290","title":"Honor Special Olympics Day on March 26, 2014.","description":"Honor Special Olympics Day on March 26, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR290/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR290.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":638522,"bill_number":"SR281","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Donna Moore Campbell to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2019.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial reappointment of Donna Moore Campbell to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2019.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR281/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR281.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638523,"bill_number":"SR241","title":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-868, dated December 5, 2013, appointing Jan M. Buddeke to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2017.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-868, dated December 5, 2013, appointing Jan M. Buddeke to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR241/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR241.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638524,"bill_number":"SR245","title":"Confirm the reappointment of John B. Coleman as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of John B. Coleman as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR245/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR245.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638526,"bill_number":"SR287","title":"Honor the commissioning of the USS Somerset.","description":"Honor the commissioning of the USS Somerset.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR287/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR287.htm","sponsor":"Chris Girdler"},
{"bill_id":638528,"bill_number":"SR252","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Don C. Kelly to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2016.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Don C. Kelly to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2016.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR252/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR252.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638529,"bill_number":"SR254","title":"Confirm the appointment of Rebekkah Bravo Rechter to the Workers' Compensation Board for a term expiring January 4, 2016.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Rebekkah Bravo Rechter to the Workers' Compensation Board for a term expiring January 4, 2016.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR254/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR254.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
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{"bill_id":638531,"bill_number":"SR253","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Glenn B. Mitchell to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Glenn B. Mitchell to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring October 1, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR253/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR253.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638532,"bill_number":"SR277","title":"Confirm the appointment of Marvin D. Russow to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Marvin D. Russow to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR277/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR277.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638534,"bill_number":"SR264","title":"Confirm the appointment of Samuel E. Moore to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Samuel E. Moore to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR264/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR264.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638535,"bill_number":"SR257","title":"Confirm the appointment of Lelia A. VanHoose to the Parole Board for a term expiring March 1, 2017.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Lelia A. VanHoose to the Parole Board for a term expiring March 1, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR257/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR257.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638536,"bill_number":"SR272","title":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-485, dated July 11, 2013, reappointing David B. Stevens to the Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2017.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-485, dated July 11, 2013, reappointing David B. Stevens to the Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR272/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR272.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638537,"bill_number":"SR266","title":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-790, dated October 31, 2013, reappointing Horace Alton Cunningham to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring October 30, 2017.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-790, dated October 31, 2013, reappointing Horace Alton Cunningham to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring October 30, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR266/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR266.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638539,"bill_number":"SR285","title":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-918, dated December 23, 2013, confirming the appointment of Tommy W. Chandler to the Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2018.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-918, dated December 23, 2013, confirming the appointment of Tommy W. Chandler to the Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2018.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR285/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR285.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638540,"bill_number":"SR246","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Robert L. Swisher as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Robert L. Swisher as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR246/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR246.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
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{"bill_id":638544,"bill_number":"SR262","title":"Confirm the appointment of Laura Lee Schneider to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending September 18, 2015.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Laura Lee Schneider to the Education Professional Standards Board for the remainder of the unexpired term ending September 18, 2015.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR262/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR262.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638545,"bill_number":"SR286","title":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Maryanne Honeycutt Elliott to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the gubernatorial appointment of Maryanne Honeycutt Elliott to the Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR286/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR286.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638546,"bill_number":"HR211","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David B. \"Dave\" Bunnell.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David B. \"Dave\" Bunnell.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR211/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR211.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":638547,"bill_number":"HR212","title":"Adjourn in honor of Automaticus Rex upon winning the FIRST LEGO League Robotics State Championship.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Automaticus Rex upon winning the FIRST LEGO League Robotics State Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR212/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR212.htm","sponsor":"Ryan Quarles"},
{"bill_id":638548,"bill_number":"SR273","title":"Confirm the reappointment of James R. Angel to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring August 13, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of James R. Angel to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring August 13, 2017.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-19","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR273/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR273.htm","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":638550,"bill_number":"SR280","title":"Confirm the reappointment of John Caudill to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of John Caudill to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR280/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR280.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638551,"bill_number":"SR242","title":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-868, reappointing Joseph Albert \"Jodie\" Haydon to Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2017.","description":"Confirm Executive Order 2013-868, reappointing Joseph Albert \"Jodie\" Haydon to Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2014-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR242/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR242.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638552,"bill_number":"SR247","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Jeanie Owen Miller as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Jeanie Owen Miller as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2017.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR247/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR247.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
{"bill_id":638553,"bill_number":"SR255","title":"Confirm the reappointment of Michael W. Alvey to the Workers' Compensation Board for a term expiring on January 4, 2018.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Michael W. Alvey to the Workers' Compensation Board for a term expiring on January 4, 2018.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-17","last_action":"adopted 37-0-1","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR255/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR255.htm","sponsor":"Dan Seum"},
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{"bill_id":639947,"bill_number":"HR226","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Katie E. Fryman.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Katie E. Fryman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR226/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR226.htm","sponsor":"Sannie Overly"},
{"bill_id":639961,"bill_number":"SR300","title":"Honor the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers for being runners-up in the 2014 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen.","description":"Honor the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers for being runners-up in the 2014 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR300/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR300.htm","sponsor":"Dennis Parrett"},
{"bill_id":640177,"bill_number":"SR304","title":"Honor Dorothy K. Griffith and express appreciation for her dedication to public service and community through her tireless efforts on behalf of literacy.","description":"Honor Dorothy K. Griffith and express appreciation for her dedication to public service and community through her tireless efforts on behalf of literacy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR304/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR304.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":640181,"bill_number":"HR228","title":"Recognize Bluegrass Community and Technical College's 75th anniversary by establishing September 4, 2014, as Bluegrass Community and Technical College 75th Anniversary Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Bluegrass Community and Technical College's 75th anniversary by establishing September 4, 2014, as Bluegrass Community and Technical College 75th Anniversary Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR228/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR228.htm","sponsor":"Kelly Flood"},
{"bill_id":640185,"bill_number":"HR229","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ethel May Brown McBrayer.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ethel May Brown McBrayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR229/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR229.htm","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":640190,"bill_number":"SCR303","title":"Honor the aviation and aerospace industry upon being the top industry exporter in the Commonwealth, and request an evaluation of the aviation infrastructure and the industry's current employment and total economic impact upon the Commonwealth.","description":"Honor the aviation and aerospace industry upon being the top industry exporter in the Commonwealth, and request an evaluation of the aviation infrastructure and the industry's current employment and total economic impact upon the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2014-03-28","last_action":"to Economic Development (H)","last_action_date":"2014-03-31","committee":"Economic Development","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR303/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC303.htm","sponsor":"Alice Kerr"},
{"bill_id":640194,"bill_number":"HR227","title":"Acknowledge the contributions of acoustic-stringed instruments, Official Kentucky State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest, Inc., and the competition to be held in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, toward the heritage and culture of this great Commonwealth.","description":"Acknowledge the contributions of acoustic-stringed instruments, Official Kentucky State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest, Inc., and the competition to be held in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, toward the heritage and culture of this great Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR227/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR227.htm","sponsor":"Jimmie Lee"},
{"bill_id":640447,"bill_number":"SR306","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Truett Ricks.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Truett Ricks.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR306/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR306.htm","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":640448,"bill_number":"SR307","title":"Acknowledge the tragic car accident on the Bluegrass Parkway on March 21, 2014, that took the lives of two young men.","description":"Acknowledge the tragic car accident on the Bluegrass Parkway on March 21, 2014, that took the lives of two young men.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR307/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR307.htm","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":640449,"bill_number":"SCR313","title":"A concurrent resolution creating the Kentucky Wireline and Wireless Task Force that shall study and develop consensus recommendations on the administrative structure, funding, and implementation of 911 emergency services no later than December 1, 2014.","description":"A concurrent resolution creating the Kentucky Wireline and Wireless Task Force that shall study and develop consensus recommendations on the administrative structure, funding, and implementation of 911 emergency services no later than December 1, 2014.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR313/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SC313.htm","sponsor":"R.J. Palmer"},
{"bill_id":640450,"bill_number":"HR237","title":"Adjourn in honor and celebration of Jimmy Russell and his 60 years of service at the Wild Turkey Distillery.","description":"Adjourn in honor and celebration of Jimmy Russell and his 60 years of service at the Wild Turkey Distillery.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR237/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR237.htm","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":640451,"bill_number":"HR236","title":"Recognize National Agriculture Day on March 25, 2014.","description":"Recognize National Agriculture Day on March 25, 2014.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR236/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR236.htm","sponsor":"Thomas McKee"},
{"bill_id":640452,"bill_number":"SR311","title":"Honor Amy Compston for overcoming adversity and raising funds for Amy for Africa missions.","description":"Honor Amy Compston for overcoming adversity and raising funds for Amy for Africa missions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR311/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR311.htm","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":640453,"bill_number":"HR238","title":"Honor Ashton Lee Hughes.","description":"Honor Ashton Lee Hughes.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR238/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR238.htm","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":640454,"bill_number":"HR234","title":"Honor the Bardstown Tigers upon winning the 5th Region Boys' Basketball championship.","description":"Honor the Bardstown Tigers upon winning the 5th Region Boys' Basketball championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR234/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR234.htm","sponsor":"David Floyd"},
{"bill_id":640455,"bill_number":"HR232","title":"Adjourn in honor of Belfry High School football coach Philip Haywood upon being named USA Today High School Sports' Best High School Football Coach.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Belfry High School football coach Philip Haywood upon being named USA Today High School Sports' Best High School Football Coach.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR232/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR232.htm","sponsor":"Keith Hall"},
{"bill_id":640456,"bill_number":"HR230","title":"Honor the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Commission on Women.","description":"Honor the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Commission on Women.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR230/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR230.htm","sponsor":"Martha King"},
{"bill_id":640457,"bill_number":"HR233","title":"Commend Kentucky State University and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., for developing an engineering scholarship program.","description":"Commend Kentucky State University and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., for developing an engineering scholarship program.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR233/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR233.htm","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":640458,"bill_number":"SR305","title":"Recognize National Agriculture Day on March 25, 2014","description":"Recognize National Agriculture Day on March 25, 2014","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR305/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR305.htm","sponsor":"Paul Hornback"},
{"bill_id":640459,"bill_number":"SR310","title":"Honor founding KCTCS President Michael McCall upon the announcement of his retirement.","description":"Honor founding KCTCS President Michael McCall upon the announcement of his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR310/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR310.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"},
{"bill_id":640460,"bill_number":"HR231","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donna Moore.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donna Moore.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR231/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR231.htm","sponsor":"James Kay"},
{"bill_id":640461,"bill_number":"SR308","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bettye A. Gilmore.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bettye A. Gilmore.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR308/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR308.htm","sponsor":"Dorsey Ridley"},
{"bill_id":640462,"bill_number":"HR239","title":"Honor the forty-fifth anniversary of Maysville Community and Technical College's main campus building.","description":"Honor the forty-fifth anniversary of Maysville Community and Technical College's main campus building.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR239/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR239.htm","sponsor":"Mitchel Denham"},
{"bill_id":640463,"bill_number":"HR235","title":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Truett Ricks.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Truett Ricks.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR235/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HR235.htm","sponsor":"Rita Smart"},
{"bill_id":640464,"bill_number":"SR309","title":"Honor the Bardstown Tigers upon winning the 5th Region Boys' Basketball championship.","description":"Honor the Bardstown Tigers upon winning the 5th Region Boys' Basketball championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR309/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR309.htm","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":640465,"bill_number":"SR312","title":"Adjourn in honor and celebration of Jimmy Russell and his 60 years of service at the Wild Turkey Distillery.","description":"Adjourn in honor and celebration of Jimmy Russell and his 60 years of service at the Wild Turkey Distillery.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2014-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2014-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR312/2014","state_link":"http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SR312.htm","sponsor":"Julian Carroll"}
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