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{"bill_id":1641989,"bill_number":"HR11","title":"A RESOLUTION directing the appointment of a committee to determine whether there is sufficient cause to institute impeachment proceedings against Ronnie Lee Goldy, Jr., Commonwealth's attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee, and Montgomery Counties, and present articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives.","description":"Direct that a committee be appointed to determine whether impeachment proceedings should be instituted against Ronnie Lee Goldy, Jr, Commonwealth's attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Impeachment","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Impeachment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR11/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr11.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1641990,"bill_number":"HB46","title":"AN ACT relating to depreciation.","description":"Amend KRS 141.0101 to update the expense deduction on property placed in service on or after January 1, 2023, to be the same as Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code in effect on December 31, 2022, except the phase-out provision shall not apply.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB46/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb46.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1641991,"bill_number":"HB54","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for certified professional midwifery services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid Services to provide coverage for certified professional midwifery services that are provided by a licensed certified professional midwife; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB54/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb54.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1641992,"bill_number":"HB26","title":"AN ACT relating to public funds.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit a public agency or any other entity created by an act of the General Assembly from using federal, state, and local tax dollars for lobbying purposes; define \"lobbying,\" \"public agency,\" and \"public agent\"; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a public agency or other entity created by an act of the General Assembly is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of \"legislative agent\" any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agent that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to provide that these lobbying restrictions are not affected by the requirements of KRS 6.945; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Citizen's Voice Protection Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB26/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb26.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":1641994,"bill_number":"SB13","title":"AN ACT relating to nonsubstantive review of certificate of need.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B allowing certain local governments to request nonsubstantive review for certificate of need for provision of services; mandate 30 days for approval; repeal KRS 216B.010, which sets forth the legislative findings and purpose of KRS Chapter 216 B.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB13/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb13.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1641996,"bill_number":"HB18","title":"AN ACT relating to dual credit scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.786 to increase the dual credit tuition rate ceiling amount; add eligibility for high school freshmen and sophomores; expand the scholarship to include two career and technical education courses in each year of high school and four general education or career and technical education courses in any combination over the junior and senior years; amend KRS 164.787 to delete the dual credit provisions from the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program; effective July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB18/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb18.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1641997,"bill_number":"HB56","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health services.","description":"Amend KRS 210.005 to define \"regional community services program\"; amend KRS 210.370 to establish services areas for regional community services programs and to establish the conditions under which a regional community services program may provide services outside of its service area; amend KRS 210.410 and KRS 205.560 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 184)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB56/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb56.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1641998,"bill_number":"HB70","title":"AN ACT relating to the identification of lottery winners.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to restrict the Kentucky Lottery or Corporation, its board, or its employees from publishing the name or likeness of any winner of a lottery prize that exceeds $7,000,000 who elects to have his or her identifying information withheld from public record for up to one year; amend KRS 61.878 to include the name, address or likeness of a winner of a lottery prize that exceeds $7,000,000 as an exemption from public record if the winner elects to have his or her identifying information withheld.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB70/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb70.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642003,"bill_number":"SR13","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of the honorable Thomas Dale Emberton Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the HonorableThomas Dale Emberton Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR13/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr13.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1642004,"bill_number":"HB40","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 13A.330, relating to administrative regulation deficiency findings, to grant an administrative body 10 days to appeal a legislative committee's deficiency finding to the Attorney General; allow the Attorney General 20 days after receipt of the appeal to uphold or overrule the deficiency finding; withdraw or nullify a regulation automatically if the appeal is not filed or the deficiency finding is upheld; authorize the Governor to act on the regulation if the deficiency finding is overruled; prohibit an administrative body from promulgating an identical or substantially similar regulation for at least one year after a deficiency finding was upheld; amend KRS 13A.190, 13A.315, 13A.335, 13A.336, and 15.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB40/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb40.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1642005,"bill_number":"SB25","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary readiness indicators and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.6455 to include achieving three hours of dual credit or qualifying for three hours of postsecondary articulated credit as a postsecondary readiness indicator.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB25/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb25.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1642010,"bill_number":"SB24","title":"AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define \"eligible noncertified school graduate\"; amend definitions of \"KEES award,\" \"KEES award maximum,\" and \"KEES base amount\" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"returned to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB24/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb24.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1642011,"bill_number":"HB2","title":"AN ACT relating to the Bowling Green Veterans Center, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Provide General Fund moneys in the amount of $16,630,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for construction of the Bowling Green Veterans Center; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB2/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb2.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1642012,"bill_number":"HB25","title":"AN ACT relating to exemptions for totally disabled veterans with a permanent and total one hundred percent service-connected disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt up to two motor vehicles owned by totally disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating from property taxation and amend KRS 132.485 to conform; amend KRS 91A.080, 136.340, 136.350, 136.360, and 136.392 to exempt totally disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating from insurance premium taxes and surcharges; amend KRS 150.170 to exempt totally disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating from hunting and fishing licensing requirements; amend KRS 186.531 to exempt totally disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating from the fees required for a voluntary travel ID or standard personal identification card or operator's license; make applicable to motor vehicles assessed on or after January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB25/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb25.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642015,"bill_number":"SB32","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage for employers to $15.00 an hour; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB32/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb32.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642019,"bill_number":"HB55","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled veteran license plate fees.","description":"Amend KRS 186.162, relating to special license plates, to include veterans with at least a 50% service-connected disability in the fee exemption.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB55/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb55.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":1642021,"bill_number":"HB62","title":"AN ACT relating to real estate brokerage.","description":"Amend KRS 324.010 to redefine \"real estate brokerage\" to include advertising for sale an equitable interest in a contract for the purchase of real property between a property owner and a prospective buyer; amend KRS 324.020 to limit this type of advertising to licensed real estate brokers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 84)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB62/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb62.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1642023,"bill_number":"HB16","title":"AN ACT relating to health care to provide for an all-payer claims database and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to establish an advisory committee to make recommendations regarding the creation and implementation of a Kentucky all-payer claims database; establish the Kentucky all-payer claims database fund; require the executive director to establish the database if certain conditions are met; set forth requirements for the database; amend KRS 194A.101 to conform; amend KRS 304.2-100 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to assist in carrying out database; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations designating the assessment of a fine for persons that do not comply with reporting requirements; establish short title; permit the executive director to make an application for a grant under 42 U.S.C. sec. 247d-11; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB16/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb16.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1642024,"bill_number":"HB1","title":"AN ACT relating to income taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 141.020 to reduce the individual income tax to 4.5% for taxable years beginning January 1, 2023, and to 4% for taxable years beginning January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 3)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB1/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb1.html","sponsor":"Brandon Reed"},
{"bill_id":1642025,"bill_number":"SR3","title":"A RESOLUTION extending an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2023 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2023 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR3/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr3.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1642027,"bill_number":"SB31","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 527.070 to modify the types of school facilities where weapons are prohibited; state that the prohibition of weapons on school grounds only applies when entrances to the school buildings display a sign indicating that unlawfully possessing a weapon in a school is a felony; remove the requirement that signs be prominently displayed indicating possessing a weapon in a school is prohibited; remove the provision that failure to post the signs indicating weapons are prohibited in schools shall not relieve a person of liability; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; repeal KRS 237.115 which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities and state and local governments to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB31/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb31.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1642030,"bill_number":"SR9","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating and honoring the life of James O. Butts.","description":"Commemorate and honor the life of James O. Butts.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR9/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr9.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1642031,"bill_number":"HB41","title":"AN ACT relating to a foster care student toolkit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a foster care student toolkit to provide resources and information to assist school personnel in addressing the unique educational needs of foster children.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB41/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb41.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1642034,"bill_number":"HCR5","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing support for the Jones Act and commemorating its centennial anniversary.","description":"Express support of the Jones Act, recognize its centennial anniversary, and encourage Congress to maintain the provisions of law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 112)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR5/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr5.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1642038,"bill_number":"HB39","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to reorganize the Kentucky Horse Park and the duties and functions of the commission; create new sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to establish methods for procurement and authorize the issuance of revenue bonds.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 125)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB39/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb39.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1642039,"bill_number":"HB35","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool and kindergarten education.","description":"Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for eligible three and four year olds; define \"eligible\"; require that preschool for three year old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four year old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four year old children in the primary school program; amend KRS 157.320 to remove the definition of \"kindergarten full-time equivalent pupil in average daily attendance\"; amend KRS 157.360 to remove a reference to the kindergarten full-time equivalent; amend KRS 158.030 to include a preschool program for four year old children in the definition of \"common school\"; remove language allowing kindergarten to operate for less than six hours on a school day.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB35/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb35.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1642040,"bill_number":"HB12","title":"AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 189.292 to define \" operating a motor vehicle,\" \"stand-alone electronic device,\" and \"use\"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; exempt school bus operators who are instead subject to KRS 281A.205; set forth exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to provide that persons under 18 years shall not use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device in any manner while driving; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to apply these provisions to commercial motor vehicle drivers; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB12/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb12.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1642042,"bill_number":"SB20","title":"AN ACT relating to banning social media applications from state government technology and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit the use or download of TikTok on any state government network or any state government-issued devices; direct the Commonwealth Office of Technology and the legislative branch to implement controls to block access to TikTok on state government-issued devices and on any state government network; permit the judicial branch of state government to implement its own ban and restrictions of TikTok; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 50)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB20/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb20.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1642043,"bill_number":"HB50","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 67.060 to require the office of county commissioner to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.040 to require the office of mayor and legislative body members to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.045 to require all city offices to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.100 to require the city ward to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.200 to require the offices of boards of education to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.210 to require school board candidates to have emblems of political party affiliation presented on the ballot; amend KRS 262.210 to require the offices of soil and water conservation officers to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend various KRS sections to conform; and repeal KRS 83A.047, 83A.050, 83A.170, 83A.175, 160.250, and 160.260.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB50/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb50.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":1642046,"bill_number":"SR1","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the 2023 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","description":"Establish the 2023 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR1/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr1.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1642047,"bill_number":"HB38","title":"AN ACT relating to personalized motor vehicles license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.174 to allow personalized vehicle license plates to be issued to recreational vehicles registered under KRS 186.050(11); amend KRS 186.162 to set fees for such license plates and change extra fees to match their initial fee upon renewal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB38/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb38.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642052,"bill_number":"HB20","title":"AN ACT relating to school building projects.","description":"Amend KRS 162.070 to increase the minimum amount for advertising and bidding school building projects from $7,500 to $30,000; require reporting for contracts under $30,000; require a board of education policy on small purchase procedures that includes at least three quotes for projects greater than $7,500 and less than $30,000.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB20/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb20.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1642054,"bill_number":"HJR7","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges.","description":"Designate the Campbellsville Bypass (KY 55) as the Representative John \"Bam\" Carney Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR7/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr7.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":1642058,"bill_number":"SB22","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.029 to change the public high school nonvoting student member to a voting member of the Kentucky Board of Education; add an at-large member to the board; require at least two of the members to have a child enrolled in public school; amend KRS 156.040 to exclude the student member from the age and college degree requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB22/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb22.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642059,"bill_number":"SB27","title":"AN ACT relating to residential care facilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations related to the inspection of group homes and staffed residences that provide Supports for Community Living waiver residential care; establish penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB27/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb27.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1642060,"bill_number":"SB9","title":"AN ACT relating to hazing.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 508 to define \"hazing,\" \"student,\" and \"organization\"; establish a Class D felony of hazing in the first degree; establish a Class A misdemeanor of hazing in the second degree; amend KRS 164.7874 to remove eligibility for a KEES scholarship if convicted of hazing; provide that the Act may be referred to as Lofton's Law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB9/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb9.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1642061,"bill_number":"HB69","title":"AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees; provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable uses of accrued earned paid sick leave; designate how notice of need to use earned paid sick leave is provided by employees; amend KRS 337.990 to establish the penalty for employers that fail to follow earned paid sick leave requirements.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB69/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb69.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1642063,"bill_number":"HB10","title":"AN ACT relating to registration of professional employer organizations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 336.236 to change the registration period for existing professional employer organizations as of July 14, 2022, to register with the Department of Workers' Claims by July 15, 2024; amend KRS 336.248 to require professional employer organizations to report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the client between the effective date of the Act and December 31, 2024; provide that after January 1, 2025, the professional employer organization shall report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the professional employer organization; amend KRS 336.250 to prohibit professional employer organizations from operating in Kentucky after July 15, 2024, without registering with the Department of Workers' Claims; provide that provisions in KRS 336.230 to 336.250 not amended in this Act are not changed; prohibit the Education and Labor Cabinet from requiring or enforcing certain reporting or payment for the period between July 14, 2022, and when this Act takes effect; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB10/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb10.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1642069,"bill_number":"SB26","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of health facilities.","description":"Repeal KRS 216B.010, which sets forth the legislative findings and purposes of KRS chapter 216B.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB26/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb26.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1642070,"bill_number":"HB14","title":"AN ACT relating to special license plates.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create an EMS special license plate; limit eligibility to certain licensed EMS personnel or retirees with 20 years of service; specify that the EMS plate requires no minimum number of applications prior to production; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the EMS special license plate, including an additional contribution to the Kentucky EMS Memorial Foundation; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of special license plates to be perpetually produced; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB14/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb14.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1642073,"bill_number":"SR8","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Phyllis Shircliff Mattingly.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Phyllis Shircliff Mattingly.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR8/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr8.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1642075,"bill_number":"SJR5","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating a bridge on the Campbellsville Bypass, Kentucky Route 55, in Taylor County, in honor of Representative Herman W. Ratliff.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Representative Herman W. Ratliff Memorial Bridge in Taylor County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR5/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr5.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1642077,"bill_number":"HB31","title":"AN ACT relating to student COVID-19 vaccine requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to prohibit regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB31/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb31.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1642080,"bill_number":"HB59","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives.","description":"Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election; establish procedures for initiatives, effect of adopted initiatives, and parameters for the subject of any initiative; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB59/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb59.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1642081,"bill_number":"HB68","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for injectable epinephrine devices.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover injectable epinephrine devices for persons 18 years of age and under; provide that the coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the 18-and-under injectable epinephrine device coverage requirement; apply to health benefit plans issued on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB68/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb68.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1642085,"bill_number":"HB57","title":"AN ACT relating to the right to refuse medical treatment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to recognize a competent adult's right to bodily autonomy and inherent and absolute right to refuse medical treatment; prohibit any person, employer, entity, or health care provider from mandating medical treatment.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB57/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb57.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1642086,"bill_number":"HB66","title":"AN ACT relating to public utilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; allow resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period during which the temperature standard is exceeded; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends and before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. on weekdays; allow for reconnection of service for partial payment with a payment plan; require waiver of termination fees, reconnection fees, and late fees for customers having obtained a certificate of need; require utility to make reasonable effort towards reestablishing service for a customer terminated after having obtained a certificate of need but no more than 24 hours after repayment is commenced; require separate, written notice 14 days prior to a disconnection to residential household; require that notice be distinguishable from the regular billing notices; establish font size and typeset for material to be printed on the notice; require a hardship reconnection order for persons at risk who have had service terminated by the utility after meeting specific repayment requirements; require the Public Service Commission to issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB66/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb66.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1642089,"bill_number":"HB64","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer certification and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 15.400 to extend the period of time that a peace officer, who was employed as a peace officer as of December 1, 1998, may be separated from service before losing his or her certification status from 100 days to 365 days; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 171)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB64/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb64.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1642091,"bill_number":"SJR12","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study its licensing fee structure.","description":"Direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study its licensing fee structure; report findings and recommendations to Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR12/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr12.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1642092,"bill_number":"HB43","title":"AN ACT relating to the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to create the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual can practice in a remote state; require member states to expedite the processing of applications for licensure from veterans, active military service members, and members of the National Guard and Reserves separating from an active duty tour, as well as their spouses; authorize a home state to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state; authorize a member state's EMS authority to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations as well as cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state; establish the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice; provide immunity from suit and liability for members, officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; require the commission to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, disciplinary action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals participating in the compact; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states; require provisions of the compact to become effective on the date the compact is enacted into law in the tenth compact state; establish withdrawal guidelines for a member state that wishes to withdraw from the compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB43/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb43.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1642094,"bill_number":"SB12","title":"AN ACT relating to physician wellness programs.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define \"physician wellness program\" and \"career fatigue\"; establish protections for physicians who participate in a physician wellness program; and affirm physician obligation to report impaired physicians to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 14)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB12/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb12.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1642097,"bill_number":"HJR9","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Board of Education, in partnership with the Secretary of the State and other education entities, to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students' knowledge and understanding of the Constitution of the United States and the democratic processes.","description":"Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Board of Education, in partnership with the Secretary of the State and other education entities, to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students' knowledge and understanding of the Constitution of the United States and the democratic processes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR9/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr9.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642100,"bill_number":"SR10","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Evangeline \"Eva\" Miller for her service to Clark County Public Schools and the community at-large.","description":"Honor Mary Evangeline \"Eva\" Miller for her service to Clark County Public Schools and the community.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR10/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr10.html","sponsor":"Ralph Alvarado"},
{"bill_id":1642102,"bill_number":"HB42","title":"AN ACT relating to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms; state legislative findings for the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; establish a cause of action to the Attorney General; permit the Attorney General to institute a civil action; set parameters for Circuit Courts to follow; cite as the Frank Huffman Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB42/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb42.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1642103,"bill_number":"HB44","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax on marketing services.","description":"Amend KRS 139.200 to exempt marketing services from the taxable list of services; amend KRS 139.010, 139.202, 139.260, 139.310, 139.340, and 139.470 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB44/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb44.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1642104,"bill_number":"HB24","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.","description":"Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt active members of the Kentucky National Guard from motor vehicle usage tax on vehicles purchased from Kentucky motor vehicle dealers; amend KRS 138.450 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB24/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb24.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1642113,"bill_number":"HB30","title":"AN ACT relating to public school facilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish legislative findings; ensure that student privacy exists in school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms; require students born male to use only those facilities designated to be used by males and students born female to use only those facilities designated to be used by females; require schools to provide the best available accommodation to students who assert that their gender is different from their biological sex; identify consequences for using facilities designated for the opposite biological sex; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB30/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb30.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1642114,"bill_number":"HJR8","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V Convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms of office for members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress; state that the application should be aggregated with the applications of other states limited for the purposes identified in the application; state that the application should be a continuing application until a convention is called.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR8/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr8.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1642115,"bill_number":"SB15","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer data privacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; set the parameters for applicability of this Act; define various consumer rights related to data collection; require a data controller to comply with a consumer request to exercise those rights, including confirming whether or not a controller is processing the consumer's data and providing the consumer access to his or her data, deleting his or her personal data, providing a copy of the consumer's data that he or she previously provided in a portable and usable format, opting out of targeted advertising, opting out of tracking, and opting out of the sale or sharing of his or her personal data; require controllers to establish a process for consumers to appeal a controller's refusal to act on a consumer's request to exercise a right; set forth requirements for persons or entities that control or process personal data; require persons who control data to conduct data protection impact assessments; establish that the Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce, with the exception of a private right of action by which consumers can seek injunctive relief for specific violations if the data controller or processor received an written notice of violation from the Attorney General and failed to cure the violation within 30 days; create a consumer privacy fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General and direct that all civil penalties collected with regard to enforcement actions be deposited in the fund; set forth that this Act supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a city, county, charter county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or local agency regarding the processing of personal data; amend KRS 367.240 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as the Kentucky Consumer Protection Data Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB15/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb15.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1642116,"bill_number":"HB33","title":"AN ACT relating to the Innovative Teacher Education Grant Program, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Innovative Teacher Education Grant Program for school years 2024 through 2026; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to administer the grant program; require the council to create a process for awarding grants; require the council to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by December 1, 2025, an evaluation of implementation; establish requirements for Kentucky colleges and universities to participate in the program; provide that the Act may be cited as the Innovative Teacher Education Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB33/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb33.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1642120,"bill_number":"HB22","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative support for the board; establish various one-year business licenses under the chapter; grant administrative hearings under KRS Chapter 13B to appeal a license denial or revocation; forbid an employer from discriminating against applicants or employees who use cannabis outside of working hours as long as the use does not affect job performance; prohibit a person under the age of 21 from purchasing, possessing, consuming, or using cannabis; establish a revolving account called the \"cannabis fund\" to collect cannabis licensing fees, fines, excise taxes, and any other funds; form the Social Impact Council as a public agency authorized to distribute moneys from the cannabis fund; set council membership, procedures, powers, and duties; create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose an excise tax at a rate set by the Cannabis Control Board on the first sale or transfer of harvested cannabis; establish excise tax reporting, collection, and liability; amend KRS 139.472 to exempt medical cannabis and accessories from sales and use taxes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to authorize local governments to levy up to a 5% license fee on the gross receipts of a retailer or microbusiness; allow overlapping local governments to agree to levy a combined license fee, with set fee amounts absent an agreement; amend KRS 2.015 to require a person to be 21 years of age or older to purchase cannabis and its products and accessories; create new sections of KRS 218A and amend KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to exempt licensed cannabis activities from criminal marijuana offenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a person to petition the court to expunge the person's misdemeanor marijuana offenses; amend KRS 431.079 to exclude the expungement petition from the certification of eligibility requirement; amend KRS 131.1815 to notify the Cannabis Control Board if a cannabis licensee is a delinquent taxpayer; amend KRS 600.020 to include cannabis offenses in the list of juvenile status offenses; amend KRS 12.020 to add the governmental entities created in KRS Chapter 245 to the list of executive branch government bodies; set initial terms for members of the Cannabis Control Board and Social Impact Council; apply the excise tax beginning on July 1, 2024, and allow cannabis sales beginning on July 1, 2025; Section 31 of Act RETROACTIVE; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB22/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb22.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1642121,"bill_number":"HB34","title":"AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define \"city,\" \"project labor agreement,\" and \"public construction project\"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to unions through a negotiated project labor agreement; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project labor agreement; create a new section in KRS Chapter 337 to define \"city,\" \"prevailing wage,\" \"prevailing wage rate,\" and \"public works project\"; permit a city to enact prevailing wage ordinances; amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates; amend KRS 65.870 to remove state preemption of local firearms regulations and allow local governments to enact ordinances regulating firearms; amend KRS 237.115 to conform; amend KRS 383.210 and 383.215, relating to forcible entry and detainer, to allow a local government to set an alternative time period from the date of the service of the warrant and the date of the hearing to more than the minimum of three days; require the local government to notify the sheriff, the court of jurisdiction, and the administrative office of the courts of that action.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB34/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb34.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1642124,"bill_number":"HB48","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Kentucky Constitution to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell one ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to 5 cannabis plants for personal use; and for the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products to be controlled by the General Assembly; specify the question to be printed on the ballot; direct the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation; direct the Secretary of State to certify the proposed amendment to the county clerk of each county.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB48/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb48.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1642126,"bill_number":"SB17","title":"AN ACT relating to open records training.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to require current officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 12 months; require officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 90 days of employment or election; require current official custodians to complete at least two hours of open records training within 12 months; require any newly named official custodian to complete two hours of open records training within 90 days of designation as official custodian; require official custodians to complete open records training every two years so long as he or she remains the official custodian; require the Attorney General to provide open records training to officers, employees, and official custodians of public agencies, but allow public agencies to provide their own training if the training would qualify as open records training and is approved by the Attorney General; require the training to be in a live format, but permit training to be performed remotely; amend KRS 61.870 to define \"open records training\"; amend KRS 61.876 to require every public agency to submit to the Attorney General contact information of its official custodian; require the Attorney general to maintain a database and publish on its website the contact information of each official custodian submitted by a public agency; amend KRS 61.8746 and 61.872 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB17/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb17.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1642128,"bill_number":"HB63","title":"AN ACT relating to the military.","description":"Amend KRS 40.400, relating to the bonus for Vietnam veterans, to include the United States Space Force in the definition of Armed Forces; amend KRS 156.730, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to correct a citation to federal law; amend KRS 156.735 to include the children of National Guard and Reserve personnel within the rights granted under that compact.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"reported favorably, to Rules","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB63/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb63.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1642129,"bill_number":"SB21","title":"AN ACT relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define the terms \"agency,\" \"owner,\" \"recorded images,\" and \"traffic control signal monitoring system\"; establish a civil penalty of $50 if a motor vehicle is recorded failing to obey the instructions of a traffic control device; set forth forms and procedures; outline defenses for citations for failing to obey a traffic control device; mandate that a person who refuses to pay the civil penalty and does not appear to contest the citation shall have the vehicle's registration suspended; mandate that civil penalties shall not result in points against the violator's driving record; amend KRS 189.231 and KRS 189.990 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB21/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb21.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642132,"bill_number":"SB33","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Cybersecurity Center.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Cybersecurity Center (KentuckyCYBER) at the University of Louisville; establish the purpose and duties of KentuckyCYBER; create the KentuckyCYBER fund; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB33/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb33.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1642136,"bill_number":"SR11","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Logan Kendal Medlock.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Logan Kendal Medlock.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR11/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr11.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1642137,"bill_number":"HB67","title":"AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB67/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb67.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1642138,"bill_number":"HB58","title":"AN ACT relating to protecting the exercise of medical ethics within the medical profession.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB58/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb58.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1642140,"bill_number":"HB51","title":"AN ACT relating to patient medical records.","description":"Amend KRS 422.317 to establish standards and procedures for access to copies of patient medical records.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB51/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb51.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1642143,"bill_number":"HB32","title":"AN ACT relating to classified school staff and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 161.011 to allow for the hiring of classified personnel without a high school diploma or equivalent if the district provides the employee the opportunity to obtain a high school equivalency diploma at no cost to the employee; allow licenses or credentials issued by a government entity to substitute.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 68)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB32/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb32.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1642147,"bill_number":"SB34","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of the real property that is assessed after the later of the year the owner turned 65 or the year the owner purchased the property; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB34/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb34.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1642148,"bill_number":"HB65","title":"AN ACT relating to allowing the Freedom Flag to be flown as a Flag of Remembrance each September 11, which is known as Patriots Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to allow the Freedom Flag to be flown as a Flag of Remembrance each September 11.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB65/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb65.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1642149,"bill_number":"HB53","title":"AN ACT relating to orders of protection.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to define \"qualifying offense\"; allow lifetime orders of protection for victims of qualifying offenses.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB53/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb53.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642155,"bill_number":"HJR6","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion Kentucky Route 1057 in Powell County as the Rondal Winslow Davis Memorial Highway.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1057 in Powell County, as the \"Rondal Winslow Davis Memorial Highway.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR6/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr6.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1642157,"bill_number":"SB50","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 67.060 to require the office of county commissioner to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.040 to require the office of mayor and legislative body members to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.045 to require all city offices to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.100 to require the city ward to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.200 to require the offices of boards of education to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.210 to require school board candidates to have emblems of political party affiliation presented on the ballot; amend KRS 262.210 to require the offices of soil and water conservation officers to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend various KRS sections to conform; and repeal KRS 83A.047, 83A.050, 83A.170, 83A.175, 160.250, and 160.260.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB50/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb50.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1642158,"bill_number":"HB49","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 16, 61, and 78 to make housekeeping changes relating the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority's (KPPA) administration of the systems governed by the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) and the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) boards of trustees; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to make various changes and additions to definitions; amend KRS 61.525 and 78.540 to remove outdated language and comply with federal law regarding membership; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 16.652, 61.546, and 61.692 in response to the Supreme Court decision voiding 2018 RS SB 151 and make technical changes; amend KRS 61.552 to require Tier 3 members to remit employee contributions before receiving military service credit; change references to participation date to \"membership date\" to conform to 2021 amendments; amend KRS 61.569 to set forth process for repayment of employee contributions after a member's employment is reinstated by order of a court or tribunal; amend KRS 61.590 to define \"employment\" as used in provisions requiring notice of retirement; amend KRS 61.615 to permit KPPA to employ vocational experts to review and evaluate employment information in disability review cases and remove review of physical exertion requirement when disability is due solely to a mental illness; make technical changes; amend KRS 61.625 regarding procedures for members who receive a refund in error or who have taken a refund and subsequently have their reemployment reinstated; amend KRS 61.637 and 78.5540 to conform with respect to the process for repayment of employee contributions after a member's employment is reinstated by order of a court or tribunal and the requirements of a three month break in service for retired members returning to work with the same employer as an independent contractor or leased employee; amend KRS 61.645 and 78.782 to permit voting by telephone in trustee elections; change name of annual report to Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) to conform to national standard naming convention; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.650 to make a housekeeping change; amend KRS 61.665 to change the process for the review of disability applications to permit only one medical examiner to review initial applications; provide that if a member is approved for disability, no additional reviews are required, and if not approved, a process using up to two more examiners shall be employed; amend KRS 61.705 and 78.5538 to provide that the death benefit of $5,000 is payable to a beneficiary of member, not the member, and is not subject to garnishment unless the beneficiary is the member's estate or there is an overpayment of benefits or outstanding balance owed to the system; amend KRS 61.652, 61.505, 61.685, 61.702, 78.530, 78.5536, and 78.852 to conform and make technical changes.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB49/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb49.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1642159,"bill_number":"HB45","title":"AN ACT relating to economic fiscal matters.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to establish the Tax Expenditure and Economic Development Incentive Review Board and specify the board's membership, authority, powers and duties; establish requirements for board meetings; establish requirements for when the General Assembly enacts new tax expenditures or economic development incentives; require agencies to assign taxpayers a unique number for purposes of reporting tax expenditures and economic development incentives; amend KRS 11.068 to require the annual production of a detailed estimate of the revenue loss resulting from each tax expenditure and economic development incentive from the general fund and road fund; amend KRS 131.020 to require the Department of Revenue to collect, report, and provide data to the Tax Expenditure and Economic Development Incentive Review Board; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to provide confidential data to the Tax Expenditure and Economic Development Incentive Review Board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB45/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb45.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1642161,"bill_number":"HB19","title":"AN ACT relating to an exemption of income taxation for military pensions.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude all distributions from military pension plans received by retired members of the United States military and their surviving spouses or former spouses under a survivor benefit plan from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB19/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb19.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642165,"bill_number":"SB28","title":"AN ACT relating to small farm wineries and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 243.155 to allow a small farm winery to annually sell and deliver up to 30,000 gallons of wine to any retail license holder; require the small farm winery to register any of these products with the department unless they are already registered by a licensed wholesaler; direct the small farm winery to pay the wine wholesale tax and report self-distributed wines; exempt small farm winery wholesalers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB28/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb28.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1642166,"bill_number":"HB37","title":"AN ACT relating to pass-through entity tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a pass-through entity to pay the income tax due at the entity level based on tax rate established in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.019 to allow the applicable partners, members, or shareholders to exclude the income from the pass-through entity to avoid double taxation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB37/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb37.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1642170,"bill_number":"HB13","title":"AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 281A.175, regarding commercial driver's licenses with a school bus endorsement, to increase the time period allowed for the required physical examination from 12 to 24 months.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 121)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB13/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb13.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":1642171,"bill_number":"HB52","title":"AN ACT relating to firefighters.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.220 to define \"stress injury\" to include post-traumatic stress disorder; define scope of coverage; allow lifetime cap on benefits.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB52/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb52.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642174,"bill_number":"HB27","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 161.030 to specify authority of Education Professional Standards Board over educators hired by public schools only; amend KRS 199.894 to define \"learning pods\" and exclude them from the definition of \"child-care center\" and \"family child-care home\"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain hiring requirements.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB27/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb27.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":1642175,"bill_number":"HB23","title":"AN ACT relating to personalized license plates, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 186.174, regarding personalized license plates, to eliminate fees for a personalized standard issue license plate in excess of those identified in KRS 186.162; require the Transportation Cabinet to refund any fees for personalized license plates in excess of the fees identified in KRS 186.162 that were paid between July 14, 2022, and the effective date of the Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB23/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb23.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1642177,"bill_number":"SR14","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Kathy Jo Dowdle.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Kathy Jo Dowdle.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR14/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr14.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1642178,"bill_number":"SR2","title":"A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2023 Regular Session of the Senate.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2023 Regular Session of the Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR2/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr2.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1642180,"bill_number":"HB29","title":"AN ACT relating to veteran cemeteries.","description":"Amend KRS 40.315 to remove the residency requirement for interment in veteran cemeteries.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)","last_action_date":"2023-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB29/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb29.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1642186,"bill_number":"HR1","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the 2023 membership of the Kentucky State House of Representatives.","description":"Establish the membership of the 2023 Kentucky House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR1/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr1.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1642187,"bill_number":"HR3","title":"A RESOLUTION extending an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2023 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2023 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR3/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr3.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":1642188,"bill_number":"HR4","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor John Young Brown Jr.","description":"Honor the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor John Young Brown Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR4/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr4.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1642191,"bill_number":"HB61","title":"AN ACT relating to food products.","description":"Amend KRS 217.015 to add whole or ground roasted coffee beans and dried tea leaves to the definition of home-based processor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB61/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb61.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":1642193,"bill_number":"SB29","title":"AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish eligibility criteria for Medicaid managed care organizations and limit the number of managed care organizations contracted by the Department for Medicaid Services to no more than three; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB29/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb29.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1642194,"bill_number":"HB11","title":"AN ACT amending the 2022-2024 Transportation Cabinet biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend the 2022-2024 Transportation Cabinet biennial budget to remove the $17,364,000 General Fund appropriation for the Electric Vehicle Charging Program in fiscal year 2022-2023; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB11/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb11.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1642195,"bill_number":"HB36","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation.","description":"Amend KRS 164A.040, 164A.050, and 164A.060 to update references to insured student loans.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 176)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB36/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb36.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":1642198,"bill_number":"SB14","title":"AN ACT relating to music therapy and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to define terms; establish a licensing board for professional music therapists; prohibit any persons not licensed under this board from holding himself or herself out as a licensed professional music therapist; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations; authorize the board to issue a license to practice music therapy; establish the process for license renewal, suspension, and revocation; establish fees for licensure; establish fee limitations; authorize the board to implement disciplinary actions; require a licensed professional music therapist to collaborate with a client's physician or other professional involved in the treatment of the client; prohibit a licensed professional music therapist from replacing services provided by an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist; create the licensed music therapy practice board fund; and establish a fine for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB14/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb14.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1642201,"bill_number":"SR6","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring United States Senator Mitch McConnell upon the occasion of his becoming the longest-serving Senate Party Leader in American history.","description":"Honor Senator Mitch McConnell upon the occasion of his becoming the longest-serving Senate Party Leader in American history.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR6/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr6.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1642202,"bill_number":"SR7","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor John Young Brown Jr.","description":"Honor the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor John Young Brown Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR7/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr7.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1642206,"bill_number":"HB60","title":"AN ACT relating to moments of silence and reflection.","description":"Amend KRS 158.175 to require a moment of silence or reflection at the start of each school day and establish guidelines.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB60/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb60.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":1642207,"bill_number":"HB28","title":"AN ACT relating to Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the fourth Thursday in March of each year as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"returned to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB28/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb28.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1642209,"bill_number":"SB23","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to require that a risk-limiting audit be performed upon the closing of the polls in order to certify the election; amend KRS 117.001 to change the definition of \"risk-limiting audit\"; amend KRS 117.275 to include additional requirements for the counting and tabulation of ballots and for the certification of election results; amend KRS 117.066 and 117.295 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB23/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb23.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1642213,"bill_number":"SB10","title":"AN ACT relating to registration of professional employer organizations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 336.236 to change the registration period for existing professional employer organizations as of July 14, 2022, to register with the Department of Workers' Claims by July 15, 2024; amend KRS 336.248 to require professional employer organizations to report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the client between the effective date of the Act and December 31, 2024; provide that after January 1, 2025, the professional employer organization shall report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the professional employer organization; amend KRS 336.250 to prohibit professional employer organizations from operating in Kentucky after July 15, 2024, without registering with the Department of Workers' Claims; provide that provisions in KRS 336.230 to 336.250 not amended in this Act are not changed; prohibit the Education and Labor Cabinet from requiring or enforcing certain reporting or payment for the period between July 14, 2022, and when this Act takes effect; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB10/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb10.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1642214,"bill_number":"HR2","title":"A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2023 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2023 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR2/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr2.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1642218,"bill_number":"SB30","title":"AN ACT relating to the termination of automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 365 to define \"automatic renewal,\" \"automatic renewal offer terms,\" \"clear and conspicuous,\" \"consumer,\" and \"continuous service,\"; require businesses to present automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms clearly and conspicuously to consumers before purchase; require businesses to obtain the consumer's consent before charging the consumer; require businesses to provide an acknowledgment that includes the terms, the cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that can be retained by the consumer; require businesses to provide consumers with an easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation; require businesses to provide users who purchase in one medium the opportunity to terminate in the same medium, including online termination; require businesses to provide a notice regarding material term changes prior to implementation; exempt certain businesses and services; allow the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive and monetary relief; and exempt contracts entered into prior to the effective date; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB30/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb30.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1642220,"bill_number":"HB15","title":"AN ACT relating to family care leave.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to define \"family care leave,\" \"family member,\" \"health care provider,\" \"same employer,\" and \"serious health condition\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified an employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB15/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb15.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1642221,"bill_number":"SR15","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Bishop Kenny Clay, Jr. and Pastor Valerie Clay following the release of their first book, Powering through Life Together.","description":"Honor Bishop Kenny Clay, Jr. and Pastor Valerie Clay for the release of their first book.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR15/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr15.html","sponsor":"Ralph Alvarado"},
{"bill_id":1642222,"bill_number":"SB16","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.125 to include additional requirements for voting systems; amend KRS 117.175 to include additional instructions for voter instruction cards; amend KRS 117.383 to require the State Board of Elections to include a voter notification program to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for a single office on a paper ballot; amend KRS 117.155 and 117.205 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB16/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb16.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1642224,"bill_number":"HR10","title":"A RESOLUTION directing the appointment of a committee to wait upon the Governor.","description":"Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR10/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr10.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1642226,"bill_number":"HB21","title":"AN ACT relating to the Transportation Cabinet.","description":"Amend KRS 186.412 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and forms to allow an individual without a fixed, permanent address to submit a form signed by a shelter, health care facility, or other social service agency attesting to the applicant's residence for the purpose of issuance of a renewal operator's license or an initial or renewal personal ID card and to allow use of the forms established by the cabinet to be used for application for a duplicate operator's license or personal identification card; amend KRS 186.4122 to allow a homeless minor over the age of 16 to apply for a personal identification card without a parent or guardian signature, and to retain current procedures for proving residency for homeless individuals obtaining a personal identification card until July 1, 2025, after which time these individuals will use cabinet forms; amend KRS 186.4123 to conform; amend KRS 186.531 to set the price of a personal identification card for an individual without a fixed, permanent address at $5, eliminate the fee schedule for operator's licenses and personal identification cards issued by circuit clerks, and allow the Transportation Cabinet to enter into billing arrangements with social service agencies for payment of client's fees; Section 1 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 185)","last_action_date":"2023-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB21/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb21.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1642227,"bill_number":"HB17","title":"AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten.","description":"Amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; amend KRS 157.320, 157.360, and 158.030 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB17/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb17.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":1642228,"bill_number":"HB47","title":"AN ACT relating to cannabis.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"cannabis,\" \"personal use quantity of cannabis,\" and \"cannabis accessory\"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding cannabis possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423 regarding cannabis cultivation to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 on cannabis trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 138.872 to exclude personal use quantities from cannabis stamp tax; amend KRS 218A.410 and 533.030 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain convictions relating to cannabis; apply Section 10 retroactively.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB47/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb47.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1643323,"bill_number":"HB97","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights five years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB97/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb97.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1643324,"bill_number":"SR19","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of Wendell Berry.","description":"Honor Wendell Berry.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR19/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr19.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643325,"bill_number":"HR12","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset Provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision.","description":"Urge the United States Congress to amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset Provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR12/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr12.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":1643326,"bill_number":"HB74","title":"AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.","description":"Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB74/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb74.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1643328,"bill_number":"HB91","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Appropriate General Fund moneys to support the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's Talent Pipeline Management Program; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB91/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb91.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1643329,"bill_number":"HB96","title":"AN ACT relating to urban youth agriculture education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Farming Youth Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties in at least one urban University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office beginning August 1, 2023, and others by August 1, 2024; set each program term to 1 year in duration beginning in January; establish guidelines for participant eligibility.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB96/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb96.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1643331,"bill_number":"HB87","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.","description":"Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt active members of the Armed Forces assigned to Kentucky who are on temporary duty in other locations and members of the Kentucky National Guard from motor vehicle usage tax on vehicles purchased from Kentucky motor vehicle dealers; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB87/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb87.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1643333,"bill_number":"SB37","title":"AN ACT relating to pharmacists.","description":"Amend KRS 315.0351 to add that pharmacist in charge of an out-of-state pharmacy is required to be licensed in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 136)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB37/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb37.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1643334,"bill_number":"SR18","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the career of Dr. Sheila Schuster.","description":"Commemorate the career of Dr. Shelia Schuster.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR18/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr18.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643335,"bill_number":"SJR27","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to rename the Irene Patrick Memorial Highway in Boone County as the Charles and Irene Patrick Memorial Highway.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to redesignate the Irene Patrick Memorial Highway, Kentucky Route 20, in Boone County, as the Charles and Irene Patrick Memorial Highway, and to erect appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR27/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr27.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643337,"bill_number":"SR20","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Addia Wuchner for her resolute work supporting the right to life.","description":"Honor Addia Wuchner for her resolute work supporting the right to life.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR20/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr20.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643339,"bill_number":"SB39","title":"AN ACT relating to tax increment financing.","description":"Amend KRS 154.30-010 for tax increment financing projects to include a calculation for modified new revenues for income tax which will account for future tax rate decreases;provide that this calculation is for state tax revenues received from individual income taxes on or after January 1, 2023, and is for projects approved prior to January 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB39/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb39.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1643340,"bill_number":"HB76","title":"AN ACT relating to dates of recognition.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to annually honor dates of agricultural recognition.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB76/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb76.html","sponsor":"Brandon Reed"},
{"bill_id":1643342,"bill_number":"HB81","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of recreational vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 138.450 define \"recreational vehicle\" and add recreational vehicles to the definition of \"motor vehicle\"; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB81/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb81.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":1643343,"bill_number":"SR21","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Diane Whalen upon the occasion of her retirement as mayor of the City of Florence.","description":"Honor Diane Whalen upon the occasion of her retirement as mayor of the City of Florence.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR21/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr21.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643344,"bill_number":"HB90","title":"AN ACT relating to governmental agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Set out General Fund transfers to the State Salary and Compensation Fund, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, and the General Operations budget unit within the Personnel Cabinet; appropriate General Fund moneys to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority and the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System; appropriate Restricted Funds to the General Operations budget unit within the Personnel Cabinet; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB90/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb90.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1643347,"bill_number":"SR26","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the extraordinary service of Senator Ralph Alvarado to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.","description":"Honor the extraordinary service of Senator Ralph Alvarado to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR26/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr26.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1643348,"bill_number":"HB73","title":"AN ACT relating to automated motor vehicle speed enforcement.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the standards of operation of automated speed enforcement and traffic control signal monitoring systems and the implementation of a civil penalty for violation of KRS 189.390 and 189.231(2); provide legal defenses for violations recorded by automated speed enforcement and traffic control signal monitoring systems; establish procedure for the District Court upon refusal to pay the civil penalty and establish that there shall be no points added to the owner's driving record for violations; amend KRS 189.231 to establish a civil penalty for not following instructions of a traffic control device recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system; amend KRS 189.390 to establish a civil penalty for violation of a speed limit recorded by an automated speed enforcement system; amend KRS 189.394 to allow for a civil penalty to be charged when the violation is recorded by an automated speed enforcement system; amend KRS 189.990 to establish a civil penalty for violation of KRS 189.231(2).","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB73/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb73.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":1643349,"bill_number":"HB93","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.370 to prohibit disqualification from benefits for workers unemployed as a result of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.530 to charge benefits to pooled account for workers displaced from employment through domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.125 to require the secretary to provide training to personnel who process claims related to domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking and to report to the Legislative Research Commission annually the number of claims paid involving domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.360 to conform; amend KRS 341.550 to prevent benefit payments from pooled account from impacting an employer's experience rating; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to direct the secretary of the Education and Workforce Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB93/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb93.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1643350,"bill_number":"HB98","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a program for harm reduction centers; amend possession of controlled substance statutes to reduce penalty; amend KRS 218A.275 to provide for referrals to treatment for persons charged with possession of controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.500 to decriminalize possession of items to test, store, or consume controlled substances; repeal KRS 218A.14151, 218A.1450, 218A.1451, 218A.1452, and 218A.276.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB98/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb98.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1643352,"bill_number":"SB11","title":"AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic.","description":"Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB11/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb11.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643353,"bill_number":"SB40","title":"AN ACT relating to deceased persons.","description":"Amend KRS 72.405 to apply definitions to entirety of KRS Chapter 72; create new definition of \"genetic tests\"; expand definition of \"post-mortem examination\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require the Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner to perform and report the results of genetic testing on a deceased person in certain cases; require information to be entered on the death certificate; provide that the Act may be cited as the Micah Shantell Fletcher Law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 162)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB40/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb40.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1643356,"bill_number":"SB38","title":"AN ACT relating to health care to provide for an all-payer claims database and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky all-payer claims database; establish purposes, definitions, and a restricted fund for the database; require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to develop, implement, operate, and maintain the database and promulgate administrative regulations to carry out those duties; establish an advisory council to make recommendations to the executive director; establish requirements for database administration and operations; require state-regulated health payers to report to the database; amend KRS 194A.030, 194A.101, and 304.2-100 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner of insurance to enforce reporting requirements; establish time for making initial appointments and provide for staggered appointments to the advisory council; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain a federal waiver within 90 days after the effective date of Act if necessary for implementation; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB38/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb38.html","sponsor":"Ralph Alvarado"},
{"bill_id":1643357,"bill_number":"SR22","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Nancy Grayson as being a recipient of The Enquirer 2022 Woman of the Year award.","description":"Honor Nancy Grayson as being a recipient of The Enquirer 2022 Woman of the Year award.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR22/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr22.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643358,"bill_number":"HB82","title":"AN ACT relating to dyslexia.","description":"Amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2024-2025 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB82/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb82.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1643359,"bill_number":"SR16","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Helen Cottongim for 50 years of service to the Boone County School District.","description":"Honor Helen Cottongim for 50 years of service to the Boone County School District.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR16/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr16.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643361,"bill_number":"SR4","title":"A RESOLUTION directing the appointment of a committee to wait upon the Governor.","description":"Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR4/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr4.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1643363,"bill_number":"HB92","title":"AN ACT relating to health mandates in educational settings and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that a parent or guardian be permitted to opt a student of any public school requirement for medical devices and procedures, and treatments; provide that the parent or guardian shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; create a new section of KRS Chapter164 to provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices or submit to medical procedures and treatments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on property not used for the delivery of medical services; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB92/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb92.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1643364,"bill_number":"SR17","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Joseph \"Jack\" Schickel.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Joseph \"Jack\" Schickel.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR17/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr17.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643366,"bill_number":"HB78","title":"AN ACT relating to sex crimes.","description":"Amend KRS 530.020 to delineate familial relationships; replace \"consenting adults\" with \"consenting persons\"; establish any nonconsenting person is a victim; make changes to enhancement requirements.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB78/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb78.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1643367,"bill_number":"HB84","title":"AN ACT relating to guardians and conservators.","description":"Amend KRS 387.350, relating to determination of disability and appointment of a guardian or conservator, to create additional requirements for petition; amend KRS 387.580 to add specific findings to be made at a hearing; amend KRS 387.600 to make recognition of the respondent's power of attorney discretionary; amend KRS 387.620 to create additional requirements for petition; clarify procedure for an informal request; require jury trials to modify an order; specify that an order may include visitation arrangements and limitation of the ward's ability to enter into a contract; amend KRS 387.640 and 387.660 to specify duties of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services if that cabinet is a guardian or limited guardian; provide that the Act may be cited as the Conservatorship Advocacy to Remove Exploitation (C.A.R.E.) Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB84/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb84.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":1643368,"bill_number":"HB79","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to direct the Kentucky State Police to establish the Kentucky Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List to prohibit the possession, sale, or transfer of firearms to individuals who voluntarily request to be added the list; prescribe procedures for application for entry and removal from the list; establish penalties; amend KRS 237.110 to exclude persons on the list from eligibility for license to carry a concealed weapon.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB79/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb79.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1643370,"bill_number":"SR24","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.","description":"Honor Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on its 75th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR24/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr24.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643372,"bill_number":"SR23","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring C. Ronald Lovan upon the occasion of his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Kentucky Water District.","description":"Honor C. Ronald Lovan on the occasion of his retirement as President and CEO of the Northern Kentucky Water District.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR23/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr23.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643373,"bill_number":"HB80","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 341.030 to provide that reimbursements paid to volunteer firefighters for traveling to respond to emergencies or for the use of his or her personal vehicle or other equipment in responding to emergencies, shall not be considered wages for purposes of unemployment insurance; RETROACTIVE to March 6, 2020; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB80/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb80.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":1643375,"bill_number":"SB36","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.","description":"Amend KRS 315.150, relating to the Board of Pharmacy, to change the membership qualifications and appointments; make board appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate; add noncodified sections to set board appointments and terms.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB36/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb36.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1643376,"bill_number":"HB99","title":"AN ACT relating to professional development.","description":"Amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to create a professional development training schedule for certified personnel; require each local district to implement the schedule; require an additional day to be added to the school calendar if required training cannot be completed in a single calendar day; require the General Assembly to appropriate funds for an additional calendar day if determined to be necessary.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB99/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb99.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1643377,"bill_number":"HB95","title":"AN ACT relating to abandoned property.","description":"Amend KRS 383.020 to specify duties of landlord with respect to abandoned personal property.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB95/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb95.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1643380,"bill_number":"SR28","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Captain Thomas F. Mantell Jr.","description":"Honor Captain Thomas F. Mantell Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR28/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr28.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1643381,"bill_number":"HB89","title":"AN ACT relating to governmental agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate General Fund moneys to the Bowling Green Veterans Center capital project; set the average wholesale price of gasoline for fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024; appropriate General Fund moneys for the Biennial Highway Construction Program; appropriate General Fund moneys to the Revenue Sharing budget unit; appropriate General Fund moneys for training grants under the KCTCS-TRAINS Program; appropriate General Fund moneys to provide the additional resources necessary to implement House Bill 4 from the 2022 Regular Session; appropriate Restricted Funds to the Replace Unemployment Insurance System capital project; appropriate General Fund moneys for restoration of 90 staff positions to provide in-person services to unemployed persons to assist with their unemployment insurance claims at the 12 career centers across the state; appropriate General Fund moneys for a Talent Attraction Media campaign; appropriate Restricted Funds to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority for a loan forgiveness program for social service workers in Kentucky state government; appropriate General Fund moneys to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used in areas named in a Presidential Declaration of Emergency relating to the storms and tornadoes that occurred in December 2021 and flooding that occurred in July 2022; appropriate General Fund moneys to the City of Lancaster for the fire department substation; stipulate that Highway Construction Contingency Account moneys may be used for the promotion of economic or industrial development; appropriate General Fund moneys for repayment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a portion of a Community Development Block Grant for economic development; stipulate that the Department of Corrections shall pay each contracted provider of substance abuse, mental health, and reentry centers for only those beds that are occupied by individuals assigned by the Department of Corrections; approve the Department of Parks' comprehensive statewide proposal; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB89/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb89.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1643382,"bill_number":"HB86","title":"AN ACT relating to the community restoration tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the community restoration credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, but before January 1, 2028, for financial institutions making loans to a community development financial institution; establish the annual credit cap at $20 million; require the Department of Revenue to report tax credit data to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Legislative Research Commission to receive confidential data about the new tax credit from the Department of Revenue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB86/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb86.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1643384,"bill_number":"HB72","title":"AN ACT relating to the transfer of property on death.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 394 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that transfer occurs at the time of the transferor’s death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; enumerate that a transfer on deed is nontestmentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without notice to or acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor’s lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; enumerate the effect of a transfer on death deed during transferor’s life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim all or part of the beneficiary’s interests; specify the impact of transfer on death deed on claims when an estate is insufficient; enumerate that a beneficiary of a transfer on death deed may disclaim the property interest in the deed; create the form for creating a transfer on death deed; create the form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require that the provisions of KRS Chapter 394 be applied and construed so as to promote uniformity; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 394 to current law; specify that this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; amend KRS 382.110, 391.360, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 140 to limit inheritance and estate taxes to deaths occurring before July 1, 2023; repeal KRS 140.130 and 140.140, relating to levy and payment of estate tax.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB72/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb72.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1643385,"bill_number":"HB85","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7884 to define \"proprietary school\" and \"qualified proprietary school program\" and allow use of KEES funds for enrollment in a qualified proprietary school program; amend KRS 165.7879 to allow a student who attends an out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school due to a parent's military transfer to earn a KEES award if the student earned a base amount in a previous year at a Kentucky high school.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB85/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb85.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1643387,"bill_number":"SR25","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Russell Travis.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Russell Travis.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR25/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr25.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1643389,"bill_number":"SB35","title":"AN ACT relating to electronic literary products.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to delineate acceptable terms under which publishers of electronic literary products offering those products to the public shall offer those products to libraries; establish a penalty for noncompliance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB35/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb35.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1643390,"bill_number":"HB94","title":"AN ACT relating to soil conservation and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 262 to establish a Healthy Soils Program and a Healthy Soils Program fund in the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Conservation; require the department to provide technical advice and assistance and to assist with soil health assessments and soil health plans; require the commissioner to approve applications for grants and other types of financial assistance under the Healthy Soils Program; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund; amend KRS 146.100 to require the director of the Division of Conservation to have experience in healthy soil practices; amend KRS 224.71-110 to require the Agriculture Water Quality Authority to promote soil restoration and include an organic agriculture organization among appointments to the authority and add healthy soil practices as a committee; amend KRS 262.010 to define \"healthy soil practices,\" \"soil health,\" \"soil health assessment, \"and \"watershed health\"; amend KRS 262.020 to add restoration, biological diversity, watershed health, and healthy soil practices to the purpose of soil and water conservation districts; amend KRS 262.748 and 262.778 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB94/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb94.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1643391,"bill_number":"HR13","title":"A RESOLUTION directing the appointment of a committee to determine whether there is sufficient cause to institute impeachment proceedings against Richard Boling, Commonwealth's attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, consisting of Christian County, and present articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives.","description":"Direct that a committee be appointed to determine whether impeachment proceedings should be instituted against Richard Boling, Commonwealth's attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Committee on Impeachment","last_action_date":"2023-01-04","committee":"Impeachment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR13/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr13.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1643393,"bill_number":"HB75","title":"AN ACT relating to hospital rate improvement programs and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 205.6405, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to redefine \"managed care gap\" and \"qualifying hospital\"; amend KRS 205.6406, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to add inpatient services and include add-on amounts to the calculation of payments; modify the formula for the calculation of payments; provide that certain payments made under the programs do not count against any spending or appropriation limits; permit the Department for Medicaid Services to create a program to increase outpatient reimbursement within the Medicaid fee-for-service program; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to request any necessary state plan amendment, waiver, or other authorization from a federal agency; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 21)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB75/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb75.html","sponsor":"Brandon Reed"},
{"bill_id":1643395,"bill_number":"HB71","title":"AN ACT relating to publication.","description":"Amend KRS 424.145 to remove the population restriction and make the alternative publication procedure available to all local governments as defined; stipulate that the local government must submit the advertisement to the newspaper in a timely manner for publication within the prescribed limits; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB71/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb71.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":1643396,"bill_number":"HB83","title":"AN ACT relating to interests in property.","description":"Amend KRS 426.720 to require judgment lien notices to contain the date of final judgment; establish expiration dates for judgment liens; provide that a judgment lien expiration may be postponed under certain circumstances.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 177)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB83/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb83.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1643397,"bill_number":"SB41","title":"AN ACT relating to sheriffs.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to give sheriffs and deputy sheriffs statewide authority, provide for protocols when sheriffs and deputy sheriffs perform law enforcement activities in counties outside of their original jurisdiction; amend KRS 431.007 to set circumstances in which special deputies may assist in law enforcement outside of their county of appointment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB41/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb41.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1643399,"bill_number":"HB77","title":"AN ACT relating to Daylight Saving Time.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to establish year-round Daylight Saving Time in the state of Kentucky if authorized by the United States Congress.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB77/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb77.html","sponsor":"Brandon Reed"},
{"bill_id":1643400,"bill_number":"HB88","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters providing funding for education initiatives, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate General Fund moneys for a salary supplement for all full-time school district employees; appropriate General Fund moneys to provide for universal preschool for all four-year-olds; appropriate General Fund moneys to provide funding for professional development for educators; appropriate General Fund moneys for textbooks and instructional resources; appropriate General Fund moneys to address social emotional learning and mental health for students and school staff; appropriate Restricted Funds to provide a student loan forgiveness program for teachers certified by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and employed by Kentucky public schools; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB88/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb88.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1644128,"bill_number":"HR15","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2023, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","description":"Recognize January 27, 2023, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR15/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr15.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1644130,"bill_number":"HB123","title":"AN ACT relating to the limited liability entity tax.","description":"Amend KRS 141.0401 to prevent entities doing business in Kentucky with gross receipts of less than $100,000 from paying the limited liability entity tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB123/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb123.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1644135,"bill_number":"HB110","title":"AN ACT relating to immunization exceptions.","description":"Amend KRS 214.036 to add conscientiously held beliefs to the list of exceptions to immunization requirements.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB110/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb110.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":1644139,"bill_number":"SB43","title":"AN ACT relating to essential caregivers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 216.505 to include communicable disease outbreaks and resident communicable disease status to exemptions for essential personal care visitors; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB43/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb43.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1644143,"bill_number":"HB126","title":"AN ACT relating to the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 161 to remove provisions of HB 258 enacted during the 2021 Regular Session that created and adjusted benefits for individuals who become members of the Teachers' Retirement System on or after January 1, 2022; provide that these members shall be eligible for the benefits applicable to members who entered the system immediately prior to January 1, 2022; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB126/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb126.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1644148,"bill_number":"SR33","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Hanan \"Henry\" Spilman Berg-Brousseau.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hanan \"Henry\" Spilman Berg-Brousseau.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR33/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr33.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1644153,"bill_number":"HB100","title":"AN ACT relating to the Legislative Research Commission.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7 to define \"federal action,\" \"global organization action,\" and \"subcommittee\"; establish the Committee on Constitutional Enforcement; establish subcommittee membership, terms, and quorum requirements; allow the subcommittee to review and comment on any federal action or global organization action; require the subcommittee, upon its review to refer a federal action or global organization action to the Attorney General or to make a recommendation to the General Assembly to adopt a resolution urging Congress to take action if it finds the federal action or global organization action violates the Kentucky Constitution.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB100/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb100.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1644160,"bill_number":"HB103","title":"AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat.","description":"Amend KRS 525.135 to include intentional and wanton harm to a dog or cat; define \"restrain\" and \"serious physical injury or infirmity\" and redefine \"torture\"; provide that torture of a dog or cat is a Class D felony in every instance and that each act may constitute a seperate offense; set forth what does not constitute torture of a dog or cat.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB103/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb103.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":1644163,"bill_number":"SB42","title":"AN ACT relating to the state employee health plan.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.2258 to require the secretary of the Finance Cabinet to contract with an independent entity to monitor all Public Employee Health Insurance health care service benefit claims; allow the contract to include pharmacy benefits claims monitoring if used in lieu of the contract to monitor pharmacy benefit claims; exclude health care benefits for Medicare eligible retirees from the purview of the monitoring entity.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 48)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB42/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb42.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1644167,"bill_number":"SB46","title":"AN ACT relating to the reorganization of the Office of State Veterinarian.","description":"Amend KRS 246.030 to change the Office of State Veterinarian's Division of Animal Health to the Division of Regulatory Field Services, change the Division of Producer Services to the Division of Animal Health Programs, and establish the Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response; amend KRS 257.330, 257.350, 257.370, 257.380, 257.390, 257.400, 257.410, 257.420, 257.440, 257.450, 257.470, and 321.200 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 16)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB46/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb46.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1644173,"bill_number":"HB108","title":"AN ACT relating to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314 to create the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual can practice in a remote state; authorize a home state to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state; authorize a member state's licensing board to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations as well as cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state; establish the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators; provide immunity from suit and liability for members, officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; require the commission to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, disciplinary action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals participating in the compact; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states; establish withdrawal guidelines for a member state that wishes to withdraw from the compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB108/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb108.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1644177,"bill_number":"HB128","title":"AN ACT relating to rights and obligations of landlords and tenants to a residential lease.","description":"Repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 383 to update the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to conform; amend KRS 383.715 to conform; repeal KRS 383.300, 303.302, 383.500, 383.505, 383.515, 383.525, 383.540, 383.580, 383.620, and 383.665.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB128/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb128.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1644179,"bill_number":"HB116","title":"AN ACT relating to soil and water conservation.","description":"Amend KRS 146.090 to allow the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts to submit names of nominees; amend KRS 262.210 to require candidates after the effective date of this Act to be at least 21 years of age; amend KRS 262.240 to require a supervisor to be at least 21 years of age; include noncodified section to express the intent of the General Assembly that district supervisors serve terms as elected by residents of the district and shall not be replaced until a successor is elected and candidates for supervisor of a conservation district shall be at least 21 years of age upon the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB116/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb116.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":1644187,"bill_number":"HB120","title":"AN ACT relating to children's health.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to any child under the age of 18 years; define a violation as unprofessional conduct and acting recklessly for purposes of tort claims; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of the child before the child attains the age of 18 years and by the child within 30 years of the child attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit public funds to be used for the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to a child under the age of 18 years; prohibit health care services provided under state, local, or county government to include gender transition procedures to a child under the age of 18 years; prohibit tax exemption for gender transition procedures; prohibit a person or entity from aiding or abetting the performance or inducement of gender transition procedures to a child under the age of 18 years, but exempt speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and exempt a parent of such child; permit the Attorney General to bring action to enforce provisions; permit members of the General Assembly to intervene as a matter of right if these provisions are challenged; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit Medicaid coverage of gender transition procedures for a child under the age of 18 years; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit health benefit plan coverage, including federal government health plans, for gender transition procedures for a child under the age of 18 years and any requirement for coverage of gender transition procedures; amend KRS 141.019 and 141.039 to prohibit tax exemption for gender transition procedures; establish a short title of Kentucky's Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB120/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb120.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1644189,"bill_number":"HB107","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medical cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on controlled substances; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to reestablish the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control as the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to conform; appropriate $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023 for the creation of the Division of Medicinal Cannabis and the Division of Alcohol and Cannabis Enforcement; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB107/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb107.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1644199,"bill_number":"HB109","title":"AN ACT relating to theft of services.","description":"Amend KRS 514.060, relating to theft of services, to include the conduct of a person holding the property of another under a rental agreement longer than the period agreed upon and depriving the owner of its use for future rentals.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB109/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb109.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":1644201,"bill_number":"SB47","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 146)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB47/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb47.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1644206,"bill_number":"SR34","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Jim Tuman and his work and service to youth.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Jim Tuman for his lifelong work and service to youth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR34/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr34.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1644210,"bill_number":"SB44","title":"AN ACT relating to wine corkage.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to authorize wine corkage in conjunction with a meal by a limited restaurant or NQ2 retail drink licensee; establish conditions to remove a bottle of opened wine from the premises; amend KRS 242.260 to exempt corkage from dry and moist territory violations; amend KRS 243.020, 243.034, and 243.084 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB44/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb44.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1644212,"bill_number":"SB45","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 KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB45/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb45.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1644220,"bill_number":"HB102","title":"AN ACT relating to delivery services.","description":"Create a range of sections in KRS Chapter 365 to establish definitions; establish insurance requirements for delivery network companies and delivery network drivers during delivery available periods and delivery service periods; establish when a delivery network company controls, directs, or manages a personal vehicle or delivery network driver; establish disclosure requirements for delivery network companies; establish construction clauses relating to existing insurance laws and delivery or transport of goods laws; create a new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish certain rights of insurers relating to injury or losses that occur during a delivery available period or delivery service period; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB102/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb102.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":1644224,"bill_number":"HB122","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be \"B\" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be \"B\" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of \"board-certified pulmonary specialist\" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified \"B\" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary specialists.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB122/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb122.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1644226,"bill_number":"HB117","title":"AN ACT relating to poultry.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB117/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb117.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1644236,"bill_number":"HB105","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of the real property that is assessed after the later of the year the owner turned 65 or the year the owner purchased the property; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB105/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb105.html","sponsor":"Thomas Huff"},
{"bill_id":1644241,"bill_number":"HB119","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year; direct statute be cited as the Play Fair Kentucky Act.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB119/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb119.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":1644242,"bill_number":"HB113","title":"AN ACT relating to electrical inspectors.","description":"Amend KRS 227.491 to authorize electrical inspectors to perform electrical work outside the jurisdiction where they serve as electrical inspectors.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB113/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb113.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":1644251,"bill_number":"SCR30","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly until February 7, 2023.","description":"Provide that when the Senate and the House of Representatives adjourn the first part of the 2023 Regular Session, they adjourn until February 7, 2023, when the second part of the 2023 Regular Session shall convene.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR30/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr30.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1644252,"bill_number":"HB124","title":"AN ACT relating to banning social media applications from state government technology and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit the use or download of TikTok on any state government network or any state government-issued devices; direct the Commonwealth Office of Technology and the legislative branch to implement controls to block access to TikTok on state government-issued devices and on any state government network; permit the judicial branch of state government to implement its own ban and restrictions of TikTok; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB124/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb124.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":1644257,"bill_number":"HB112","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require all vehicles on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB112/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb112.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1644261,"bill_number":"HB111","title":"AN ACT relating to the individual tax rate.","description":"Amend KRS 141.020, to change the individal income tax rates for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB111/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb111.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1644264,"bill_number":"SCR31","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing serious concerns regarding the operations of the Department of Juvenile Justice.","description":"Create a work group to gather information and develop necessary policy regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice; urge the executive and judicial branches of the Commonwealth to promptly provide information and address the serious concerns of the General Assembly regarding the treatment and protection of juvenile offenders and staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR31/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr31.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1644274,"bill_number":"HR17","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the celebration of Black History Month and recognizing that Black history is American history.","description":"Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize that Black history is American history.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR17/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr17.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1644278,"bill_number":"HB129","title":"AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define \"freestanding birthing center\"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers, including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and consistent plans for transfer and safe transport to a hospital as needed; exempt a center from certificate-of-need requirements for establishing and licensing a freestanding birthing center; limit liability of center; amend KRS 216B.020, 196.173, 211.647, 211.660, 213.046, 216.2920, and 216.2970 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB129/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb129.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1644284,"bill_number":"HB118","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 237.109 to lower the age requirement for carrying a concealed and deadly weapon from 21 to 18; amend KRS 237.110 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB118/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb118.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1644287,"bill_number":"HJR16","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating a portion of Kentucky Route 345 in Christian county as the Gold Star Families Memorial Highway.","description":"Designate Kentucky Route 345 in Christian County as the Gold Star Families Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR16/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr16.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1644291,"bill_number":"SR29","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 50th anniversary of Lexington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration.","description":"Honor the 50th anniversary of Lexington's Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR29/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr29.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1644298,"bill_number":"HJR18","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Heroes Bridge in Floyd County.","description":"Designate the Heroes Bridge on KY Route 114 in Floyd County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR18/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr18.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1644300,"bill_number":"HB104","title":"AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.","description":"Amend KRS 532.025 to include abuse of a corpse by deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercouse, or sexual contact as an aggravating circumstance; provide that the Act may be cited as Angela's Law.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB104/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb104.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1644303,"bill_number":"HB127","title":"AN ACT relating to paramedic education and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish a coal-county paramedic scholarship to be administered by KHEAA; establish a fund in the State Treasury to be administered by KHEAA for providing coal-county paramedic scholarships; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB127/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb127.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1644310,"bill_number":"HB121","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational disease claims.","description":"Amend KRS 342.125 to remove the requirement that an affected employee previously diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis resulting from exposure to coal dust must have an additional two years of employment in the Commonwealth wherein the employee was continuously exposed to the hazards of the disease in order to reopen a claim.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB121/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb121.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1644316,"bill_number":"SR32","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the celebration of Black History Month and recognizing that Black history is American history.","description":"Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize that Black history is American history.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR32/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr32.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1644321,"bill_number":"HB125","title":"AN ACT relating to public health.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to incorporate specific information on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias into already existing materials, publish the information on its website, and distribute the information to local health departments.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187)","last_action_date":"2023-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB125/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb125.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1644324,"bill_number":"HB106","title":"AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define “adjusted gross revenue,” “beginner,” “cabinet,\" “confidential information,” “entry fee,” “fantasy contest,” “fantasy contest operator,\" “fantasy contest participant,\" “highly experienced player,” “immediate family,” “location percentage,” “net poker revenue,” “online poker,” “person,” “principal stockholder,” “rake,” “registered fantasy contest operator,” “script,” “secretary,” and “wager”; establish requirements for registration as a fantasy contest operator; require the Public Protection Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the operation of fantasy contests; establish the wagering administration fund and direct the uses of that fund; require an annual audit of fantasy contest registrants; establish requirements for fantasy contest procedures; require any person offering online poker in the Commonwealth to have a license from the cabinet and require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing requirements for licensure including geolocation software, age verification, and security and accounting standards; amend KRS 230.210 to define \"sports wagering\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks; limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; amend KRS 230.215 to declare the intent to allow citizens to enjoy sports wagering and allow the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions under which sports wagering is to be conducted; amend KRS 230.225, 230.240, and 230.260 to include sports wagering; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish sports wagering licensure requirements; amend KRS 230.320 to conform; amend KRS 230.361 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 230.3615 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define “adjusted gross income” and impose a tax on sports wagering; amend KRS 230.362, 230.363, 230.364, 230.365, 230.366, 230.369, 230.371, 230.372, 230.373, 230.374, and 230.750 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to prohibit participants from wagering on events in which they participate and to prohibit tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 230.990 to provide penalties for participants who wager on sporting events or tamper with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt sports wagering and online poker; amend KRS 525.090 to exempt sports wagering; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt fantasy contests, sports wagering, and online poker and the devices used in the conduct of those forms of wagering; amend KRS 528.020, 528.070, and 528.080 to exempt fantasy contests, sports wagering, and online poker; create a noncodified section to assert that the provisions of the Act are severable; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB106/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb106.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1644329,"bill_number":"HB101","title":"AN ACT relating to student COVID-19 vaccine requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to prohibit administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB101/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb101.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1644333,"bill_number":"HB114","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement plans covering legislators.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6.500 to 6.577 to close the Legislators' Retirement Plan (LRP) to new members effective July 1, 2023, and to provide that new legislators shall participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) for the duration of their legislative service; clarify that legislators who are also teachers contributing to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) may continue to participate in TRS while serving as a member of the General Assembly; provide that LRP members who entered the plan on or after January 1, 2014, and who are participating in the LRP cash balance plan shall have their account balance transferred to the KERS hybrid cash balance plan and shall prospectively participate in KERS for the duration of their legislative service; amend KRS 6.505 to provide that legislative changes that are enacted on or after July 1, 2023, for the Legislators' Retirement Plan shall not be part of the \"inviolable contract\" and to make conforming amendments; amend KRS 21.525 to provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall not request nor receive any funding for the LRP, except for administrative expenses, until such time the LRP plan has an actuarial funding level equal to or less than the KERS nonhazardous pension fund; amend KRS 6.500, 6.525, 21.374, 21.402, and 61.680 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB114/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb114.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1644335,"bill_number":"HCR14","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly until February 7, 2023.","description":"Provide that when the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn the first part of the 2023 Regular Session, they adjourn until February 7, 2023, when the second part of the 2023 Regular Session shall convene.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR14/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr14.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1644337,"bill_number":"HB115","title":"AN ACT relating to service animals.","description":"Amend KRS 525.010 to define \"electronic detection dog\" and \"police dog\"; amend KRS 525.220 to only allow the protection of self or others in instances of unlawful force; amend KRS 525.200 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as Bo's Law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 169)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB115/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb115.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1644660,"bill_number":"HB132","title":"AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers from state and local ad valorem taxes; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 92, 132, 133, 134, 136, 141, 186, 186A, and 235 to conform; repeal KRS 132.227. 132,485, 132.4851, 132.487, 132.760, `36.188, 186.193, and 186A.030; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB132/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb132.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1644678,"bill_number":"SB53","title":"AN ACT relating to emergency medical services oversight.","description":"Amend KRS 311A.025 to remove emergency medical dispatcher, emergency medical dispatch instructor, emergency medical dispatch instructor trainer, and emergency medical dispatch center or public safety answering point from the authority of the Kentucky Emergency Services Medical Board's certification or licensure authority.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB53/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb53.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1644696,"bill_number":"HB131","title":"AN ACT relating to public charter schools.","description":"Amend KRS 160.1590 to require education service providers to be nonprofit entities; require wait lists after student admission lotteries; provide that a subsequent mayor or chief executive officer may terminate a previously approved charter contract; amend KRS 160.1591 to limit the number of public charter schools to five unless waived by the General Assembly; forbid the use of financial incentives to induce a student to enroll or apply to enroll in a public charter school; make conforming changes; amend KRS 160.1592 to forbid a public charter school from entering into a contract with a for-profit organization for educational design, implementation, or comprehensive management; forbid public charter schools from charging fines or fees that are different from those charged by other public schools; establish a wait list process for students not selected in the admission lottery; require board of directors members to be residents of the school district in which the public charter school is located; require at least 75% of the board of directors to be elected by the residents of the school district of location and set the terms and conditions of that election; require the board of directors to submit the name of any education service provider the board has contracted with and the associated contracts to the Kentucky Department of Education for publication; amend KRS 160.1593 to require a charter application to include a plan for the election and composition of the board of directors and a statement detailing the potential operational and financial impact the proposed public charter school will have on the district of location; amend KRS 160.1594 to require a public charter school authorizer to collect student withdrawal and disciplinary data and make a report; amend KRS 160.1596 to remove any locally raised revenues from funds to be transferred from a school district to a public charter school; require any add-on or funding factor for special education to be split between a local district and a public charter school when a student has attended both during the school year; cap the authorizer fee to 1% of funds transferred or the actual prior year's authorizer costs, whichever is less; amend KRS 160.1597 to limit the length of a charter contract to three years; amend KRS 160.1598 to conform; and amend KRS 160.1599 to establish a process to revert a conversion public charter school back to the school district.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB131/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb131.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1644713,"bill_number":"SB51","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative support for the board; establish various one-year business licenses under the chapter; grant administrative hearings under KRS Chapter 13B to appeal a license denial or revocation; forbid an employer from discriminating against applicants or employees who use cannabis outside of working hours as long as the use does not affect job performance; prohibit a person under the age of 21 from purchasing, possessing, consuming, or using cannabis; establish a revolving account called the \"cannabis fund\" to collect cannabis licensing fees, fines, excise taxes, and any other funds; form the Social Impact Council as a public agency authorized to distribute moneys from the cannabis fund; set council membership, procedures, powers, and duties; create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose an excise tax at a rate set by the Cannabis Control Board on the first sale or transfer of harvested cannabis; establish excise tax reporting, collection, and liability; amend KRS 139.472 to exempt medical cannabis and accessories from sales and use taxes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to authorize local governments to levy up to a 5% license fee on the gross receipts of a retailer or microbusiness; allow overlapping local governments to agree to levy a combined license fee, with set fee amounts absent an agreement; amend KRS 2.015 to require a person to be 21 years of age or older to purchase cannabis and its products and accessories; create new sections of KRS 218A and amend KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to exempt licensed cannabis activities from criminal marijuana offenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a person to petition the court to expunge the person's misdemeanor marijuana offenses; amend KRS 431.079 to exclude the expungement petition from the certification of eligibility requirement; amend KRS 131.1815 to notify the Cannabis Control Board if a cannabis licensee is a delinquent taxpayer; amend KRS 600.020 to include cannabis offenses in the list of juvenile status offenses; amend KRS 12.020 to add the governmental entities created in KRS Chapter 245 to the list of executive branch government bodies; set initial terms for members of the Cannabis Control Board and Social Impact Council; apply the excise tax beginning on July 1, 2024, and allow cannabis sales beginning on July 1, 2025; Section 31 of Act RETROACTIVE; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB51/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb51.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1644732,"bill_number":"HB138","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend various KRS sections to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by TSA; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB138/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb138.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1644752,"bill_number":"HB133","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7884 to allow KEES to be used for a workforce solutions training program offered by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and approved by the authority; define approved workforce solutions training program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB133/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb133.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1644770,"bill_number":"HB136","title":"AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from raising tuition for a postsecondary education institution more than 5% a year for resident students and 7% a year for nonresident students; provide a 4-year tuition freeze for an enrolled resident students; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase to tuition or fees to be approved before March 1 of the proceeding school year; amend KRS 164.131 to add 2 additional full-time student members to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, including 1 graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.821 to add a second faculty member to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees; add 2 additional full-time student members to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, including 1 graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.321 to add a second faculty member to the boards of regents of comprehensive universities; add 2 additional full-time student members to the boards of regents, including 1 full-time graduate student; remove language regarding initial appointments; amend KRS 164.7874 to require a private postsecondary institution to have a voting student member on its governing board to be a participating institution for purposes of KEES eligibility; provide that the bill may be cited as the Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act; EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB136/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb136.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1644792,"bill_number":"HB141","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of emergency insulin programs and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Urgent-Need Insulin Program and the Continuing Access to Insulin Program; establish eligibility guidelines; establish the application process; establish the process by which insulin is dispensed to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of insulin manufacturers; establish the responsibilities of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for administering the program; require manufacturers to annually report certain information to the board; require the board to report certain information to the General Assembly upon request; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB141/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb141.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1644810,"bill_number":"SB58","title":"AN ACT relating to professions assessing hearing and speech.","description":"Amend KRS 334.010 to update the definition of \"practice of fitting hearing instruments;\" replace the definition of \"hearing instrument\" with \"over-the-counter hearing aid;\" define \"prescription hearing aid\"; amend KRS 334.200 eliminate requirements for individuals licensed under KRS Chapter 334 to sell or fit a hearing instrument; establish requirements for content included in a written agreement, offer to purchase, or receipt for a hearing instrument that is sold to a person; amend KRS 334A.020 to update definitions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 334A to specify tasks that a speech-language pathology assistant may and shall not do; amend KRS 334A.040 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 53)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB58/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb58.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1644828,"bill_number":"SB48","title":"AN ACT relating to state government operations.","description":"Amend KRS 12.020 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review and the Office of the Inspector from the Office of the Secretary and place them in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as individual agencies; dissolve the Department for Income Support, the Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services, and the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs; and place the Disability Determination Services program and Serve Kentucky within the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend KRS 13B.020 to remove disability determination hearings from the Department for Income Support and give the responsibility of disability determination hearings to the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend KRS 15.055 to remove the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from promulgating administrative regulations in this section and designating the Office of the Attorney General as the agency in charge of promulgating administrative regulations and publication of delinquent child support obligors; amend KRS 194A.030 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review the Office of Inspector General from the Office of the Secretary, establish them each as their own entity within the Cabinet, and list their duties; place the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs within the Department for Public Health; dissolve the Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services and place that jurisdiction within the Department for Community Based Services; dissolve the Department for Income Support; remove guardian services from the Department for Aging and Independent Living and place those services within the Department for Community Based Services; amend KRS 197.105 to remove the Cabinet from receiving deducted wages from child support and allow the Office of Attorney General to be paid those wages; amend KRS 194A.120 to remove the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs; amend KRS 194A.624 to remove a representative from the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs from the advisory council on Autism Spectrum Disorders; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 205.710 as a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to change definitions to remove the Cabinet from being in charge of administering the child support program and give that responsibility to the Attorney General; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 205.712 as a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to remove the jurisdiction of child support enforcement from the Department for Income Support and give that jurisdiction and responsibility to the Office of the Attorney General; repeal, reenact, and amend the following statutes as new sections in KRS Chapter 15: KRS 205.713, 205.720, 205.721, 205.725, 205.730, 205.735, 205,745, 205.750, 205.752, 205.755, 205.765, 205.767, 205.768, 205.7685, 205.769, 205.7695, 205.770, 205.772, 205.774, 205.776, 205.778, 205.7785, 205.780, 205.785, 205.792, 205.793, 205.795, 205.796, 205.7965, 205.798, 205.800, 205.802, 341.412, 405.411, 405.430, 405.435, 405.450, 405.460, 405.463, 405.465, 405.467, 405.480, 405.490, 405.520, 407.5102, 402.5201, 407.5308, 407.5310, 407.5602, 407.5703, 407.5704, 407.5705, and 407.5708 to conform; repeal and reenact KRS 205.715, 205.732, 205.766, 205.782, and 205.790 as new sections of KRS Chapter 15; amend KRS 151B.015 to place the Disability Determination Services program and Serve Kentucky under the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend KRS 151B.212 to remove a representative from the Department for Income Support from the Employment First Council and add to the council a representative from the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend KRS 207.200 to conform; repeal KRS 194A. 570 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B and amend to establish Serve Kentucky in the Education and Labor Cabinet and to remove Serve Kentucky from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; repeal and reenact 194A.572, 194A.575, and 194A.578 as a new chapter of KRS 151B; amend KRS 403.212, 405.405, 407.5201, 45A.550, 314.077, 403.090, 405.500, 205.172, 205.173, 205.191, 405.470, 131.672, 205.990, 70.325, 205.992 to conform; require the CHFS task force to continue through the interim of 2023; require the Department for Medicaid Services, Aging and Independent Living, and Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to work together to identify and eliminate redundancies and barriers to administering Medicaid waivers; require the Office of Human Resource Management and the Personnel Cabinet to work together to identify systemic barriers; remove the Disability Determination Services program from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and place it within the Education and Labor Cabinet; remove the Division of Adult Guardianship from the Department for Aging and Independent Living and place it within the Department for Community Based Services.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 124)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB48/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb48.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1644849,"bill_number":"SB52","title":"AN ACT relating to the collection of fees in a county containing a consolidated local government.","description":"Amend KRS 64.012 to require the document storage fee to be held in a separate fund by the county clerk in a county containing a consolidated local government; specify uses for the fee revenue; and require reporting; amend KRS 137.115 to require in a county with a consolidated local government that specific license fees be payable to an agency of the consolidated local government as designated by its council.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-11","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)","last_action_date":"2023-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB52/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb52.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1644869,"bill_number":"SR36","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating and honoring the life of Robert Ross \"Jeff\" Jefferson.","description":"Commemorate and honor the life of Robert Ross \"Jeff\" Jefferson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR36/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr36.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1644886,"bill_number":"SB59","title":"AN ACT relating to drug paraphernalia.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.500 to exclude testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl-derivative from the definition of drug paraphernalia; allow local health departments to provide testing equipment, including drug testing strips, to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative to participants; allow the retail sale of testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative; exclude testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl-derivative in the inventory of a pharmacy from classification of drug paraphernalia.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB59/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb59.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1644909,"bill_number":"SR37","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Rose Leadingham Malone.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rose Leadingham Malone.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR37/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr37.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1644927,"bill_number":"HB130","title":"AN ACT relating to soil and water conservation.","description":"Amend KRS 262.330 to include heavy or specialized equipment acquired by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission with the types of equipment that the board of a conservation district may make available or lease to landowners and occupiers within the district; allow the equipment to be used on the lessee's or renter's land or on the lands of others; provide that the purposes of the heavy or specialized equipment are for conserving soil resources, preventing soil erosion, and the conservation and protection of water resources related to those purposes; amend KRS 262.610 to require that all heavy or specialized equipment purchased or made available be used to conserve soil resources, prevent and control soil erosion, and conserve and protect water resources related to those purposes; allow a conservation district to apply jointly with a person residing in the district to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to acquire heavy or specialized equipment; prohibit the joint application by conservation districts and persons for the acquisition of infrastructure; amend KRS 262.620 and 262.630 to conform; amend KRS 262.660 to require the Soil and Water Conservation Commission on or before January 1, 2024, to promulgate administrative regulations that set forth the form and manner in which a person and a conservation district may jointly request the acquisition of heavy or specialized equipment, the terms of loans for heavy or specialized equipment that the commission makes available to districts for lease to persons within those districts, the terms of the lease agreements between districts and persons in those district for use of the heavy or specialized equipment, and the proportions of time that the equipment shall be used on the lessee's or renter's lands and on the lands of others; require lease agreements to allow lessees to use the heavy or specialized equipment outside of their own lands, and with prior approval of the board of the leasing district, on lands outside of their districts.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 10)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB130/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb130.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":1644947,"bill_number":"SB18","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.120 and 121.180 to permit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, and contributing organizations to submit campaign finance reports to the registry by paper filing.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB18/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb18.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1644969,"bill_number":"HB139","title":"AN ACT relating to constitutional freedoms at public postsecondary education institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 164.348 to define \"institution,\" \"public,\" and \"staff\"; require an institution to adopt a policy to not restrict off-campus speech; extend free speech protections to the public; provide that student religious and political organizations shall be afforded equal access to facilities; provide that authority vested with a student organization to distribute student organization funding shall be contingent on viewpoint-neutral distribution of those funds; reduce institution's authority to establish permit requirements; specify how an institution defines student-on-student harassment; waive immunity for claims brought under the Act; permit disciplinary action against a faculty member or administrator that knowingly and intentionally restricts the protected speech of another; suspend the distribution authority of a student organization that does not distribute student organization funding in accordance with the Act; prohibit retaliation against campus community members; require Council on Postsecondary Education to develop free speech instructional materials and model trainings for institutions; require institutions to present free speech instructional materials and trainings to designated individuals; require institutions to publish semiannual student organization funding reports; designate the required contents of the semiannual student organization funding report; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to limit the jurisdiction of an institution over associations, groups, or organizations not affiliated with the institutions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB139/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb139.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1644987,"bill_number":"HB135","title":"AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.","description":"Create various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways; define terms; establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems; require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in amounts identical to current levels for personal and commercial motor vehicles; require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles; establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 65.873 to prohibit any unit of local government from prohibiting the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or establishing rules or ordinances that are specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the automated driving system is considered to be the operator of the vehicle and licensed to operate the vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amend KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amend KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amend KRS 281.764 to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel of their vehicle.","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2023-04-10","last_action":"Vetoed","last_action_date":"2023-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB135/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb135.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":1645006,"bill_number":"HB137","title":"AN ACT relating to immunization policy.","description":"Create a new section in KRS Chapter 164 to allow a student, staff, or faculty member to opt out of a postsecondary school's immunization policy for specific reasons; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a public entity from creating standardized documentation with the purpose of certifying vaccination status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to require written notice of vaccination exemptions for a sincerely held religious belief or medical contraindication; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption; require notice of federal mandates and exemptions; establish civil cause of action for violations; amend KRS 214.015 to prohibit the Department for Public Health from releasing personally identifiable information from immunization reports to another public agency or third party; amend KRS 214.034 to prohibit public and private primary and secondary schools and preschool programs from promulgating a new immunization policy and mandating compliance during a school year that has already commenced; and amend KRS 214.036 to allow objection to immunization on the basis of conscientiously held beliefs.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB137/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb137.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1645027,"bill_number":"SR39","title":"A RESOLUTION congratulating Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on his successful election and wishing him a successful term.","description":"Congratulate Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on his successful election and wish him a successful term.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR39/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr39.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1645046,"bill_number":"HB134","title":"AN ACT relating to prior authorization.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 to establish eligibility criteria and requirements for prior authorization exemptions; establish requirements for rescinding prior authorization exemptions; set forth requirements for external reviews of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; establish requirements for sending forms and notices to health care providers; prohibit the retrospective denial, reduction in payment, and review of health care services for which a health care provider has a prior authorization exemption and establish exceptions; provide that nothing shall be construed to authorize a health care provider to act outside the provider's scope of practice or require an insurer or private review agent to pay for a health care service performed in violation of law; amend KRS 304.17A-600 to conform; amend KRS 304.17A-605 to establish applicability of provisions relating to prior authorization exemptions to certain insurers and private review agents; amend KRS 304.17A-607 to establish requirements for prior authorizations; provide that a lack of prior authorization shall not alone be a basis for a retrospective review; amend KRS 304.17A-621 to conform; amend KRS 304.17A-627 to prohibit conflicts of interest with independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; require independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions to submit an annual report to the Department of Insurance; amend KRS 304.17A-633 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to report on external reviews of prior authorization exemptions denials and rescissions; amend KRS 304.17A-706 to prohibit contesting a clean claim by conducting a retrospective review based on a lack of prior authorization; amend KRS 205.536 to require the Department for Medicaid Services, or managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits, to comply with the sections on prior authorization exemptions; apply the provisions to contracts delivered, entered, renewed, extended, or amended on or after the effective date of the Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"recommitted to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB134/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb134.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1645066,"bill_number":"SB55","title":"AN ACT relating to providing free feminine hygiene products for elementary and secondary students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each public school that includes any of grades four through 12 to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students; require each local board of education to adopt policies for the distribution of free feminine hygiene products; define feminine hygiene products.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB55/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb55.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1645086,"bill_number":"SB54","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7884 to define \"proprietary school\" and \"qualified proprietary school program\" and allow use of KEES funds for enrollment in a qualified proprietary school program; amend KRS 165.7879 to allow a student who attends an out-of-state high school or Department of Defense school due to a parent's military transfer to earn a KEES award if the student earned a base amount in a previous year at a Kentucky high school.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB54/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb54.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":1645105,"bill_number":"SB49","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher certification and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 161.048, relating to alternative methods of teacher certification, to change the provisional certification period from two to four years for Option 6 and Option 7 for a total of five years; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 54)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB49/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb49.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":1645124,"bill_number":"SB56","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define \"animal shelter,\" \"breeder,\" \"broker,\" and \"retail pet shop\"; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs, cats, or rabbits; require retail pet shops to maintain records documenting the source of each dog, cat, or rabbit it sells for at least one year; prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of a dog, cat, or rabbit in a publicly accessible space; amend KRS 258.990 to include a penalty for retail pet shop operators who violate this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB56/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb56.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1645146,"bill_number":"SR38","title":"A RESOLUTION condemning the January 6, 2021, United States Capitol riots.","description":"Condemn the January 6, 2021, United States Capitol riots.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR38/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr38.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1645165,"bill_number":"SB57","title":"AN ACT relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to adopt the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; create definitions; establish requirements for member states; require licensees to apply to their home state for a multistate license; establish criteria for applicants to apply for a multistate license; limit a licensee from a home state to possessing a multistate license in only one member state at a time; require a member state's licensing authority to cooperate with the commission and with each entity exercising independent regulatory authority over the practice of cosmetology; authorize a home state to impose adverse actions against a licensees multistate license issued by the home state; establish powers of remote states participating in the compact; allow an active duty military service member or their spouse to retain their home state designation during any period of service when that individual is on active duty; create the Cosmetology Compact Commission; authorize the commission to establish an executive committee to act on behalf of the commission; establish the responsibilities of the commission and executive committee; require the commission to develop, maintain, operate, and utilize a coordinated database and reporting system that contains licensure, adverse actions, and the presence of current significant investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states; establish procedures for dispute resolution between the commission and licensees; establish withdrawal procedures for member states; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States of the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, circumstance.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 64)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB57/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb57.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1645185,"bill_number":"SR35","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Congressman Morgan McGarvey upon his election to the United States House of Representatives.","description":"Honor Congressman Morgan McGarvey upon his election to the United States House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR35/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr35.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1645203,"bill_number":"SB19","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for certain candidates for election from the first Friday following the first Monday in January to the last Tuesday in January; amend various sections of KRS to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB19/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb19.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1645222,"bill_number":"HB140","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB140/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb140.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1698736,"bill_number":"HB150","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.","description":"Amend KRS 190.010 to amend the definition of \"franchise\" to include any agreements related to or dependent on an original franchise agreement addendum to the franchise agreement; amend KRS 190.042 to permit a new motor vehicle dealer to propose a successor agreement; amend KRS 190.045 to increase the time allowed for a dealer to respond to notice of cancellation from 15 days to 30 days; amend KRS 190.046 to limit audit and document retention requirements on recall work, and allow a manufacturer to audit a motor dealer if the manufacturer reasonably suspects fraud; amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit manufacturers and other licensees from requiring remodeling of a dealership within 10 years of a previously required improvement, using motor vehicles in transit in any sales formula to the detriment of the dealer, offering the sale of new motor vehicles outside a franchised dealer, or failing to assign reservations and purchase requests received by a manufacturer to a dealer.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB150/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb150.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":1698737,"bill_number":"SB79","title":"AN ACT relating to the Safe at Home Program.","description":"Amend KRS 14.260 to change the name of the address protection program to the Safe at Home Program; amend KRS 14.300 to include definitions of \"application assistant\" and \"human trafficking\"; amend KRS 14.302 to set forth the intentions of the Safe at Home Program; amend KRS 14.304 to specify who may apply to be a part of the Safe at Home Program; establish additional information that must be contained in an application for the Safe at Home Program and allow applicants to consult with application assistants; extend the certification of applicants from two years to four years and allow the applicant to request that state and local agencies be notified of participation in the Safe at Home Program; restrict the disclosure of a program participant's participation in the program by anyone who is aware of the participation absent written consent from the program participant; allow individuals who participate in a similar program in another state to be approved for the program in Kentucky; amend KRS 23A.208 and 24A.178 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB79/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb79.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1698738,"bill_number":"SB62","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define terms; prohibit a public agency from requiring an individual or nonprofit organization to compel the release of personal information, release personal information in possession of the agency, or require a contractor or grantee with the public agency to provide a list of nonprofit organizations to which it provides financial support; create exceptions; create penalties; and include a severability clause; SHORT TITLE.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 127)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB62/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb62.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1698739,"bill_number":"SB70","title":"AN ACT relating to a pilot program for performance-based professional development.","description":"Amend KRS 156.560 to implement the performance-based professional development pilot project from the 2023-2024 school year through the 2025-2026 school year; require the Kentucky Department of Education to report on the project by August 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 40)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB70/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb70.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1698740,"bill_number":"HB209","title":"AN ACT relating to wages for employment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to make it a discriminatory employment action if an employer asks questions about previous salary or wages, relies on previous salary when setting a new salary, or refuses to hire if an applicant does not provide previous salary, except to allow a request for information voluntarily provided in response to an offer of employment; allow previous salary to be considered when required by law, when discovered while looking at other nonsalary information, and for public employee positions; require notice to be posted for employees; amend KRS 337.990 to assess a civil penalty for a violation.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB209/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb209.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1698741,"bill_number":"SB83","title":"AN ACT relating to training fees.","description":"Amend KRS 243.025 to set cap for Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's server training in alcohol regulations (STAR) education program at $10 per person per certification period.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB83/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb83.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1698742,"bill_number":"HR30","title":"A RESOLUTION laying before the House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment against Ronnie Lee Goldy, Jr., Commonwealth's attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee, and Montgomery Counties.","description":"Direct the approval and adoption of a Resolution and Articles of Impeachment against Ronnie Lee Goldy, Jr., Commonwealth's attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit, consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee, and Montgomery Counties, requesting impeachment, removal from office, and disqualification from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit; direct the appointment of a committee to prosecute the Articles before the Senate; direct that the Articles be laid before the Senate as required by KRS 63.040.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR30/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr30.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1698743,"bill_number":"HB149","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 189.340, regarding passing and overtaking of vehicles on the roadway, to prohibit traveling in the left-most lane of an interstate or limited access highway with multiple lanes of travel in each direction at a speed lower than the posted maximum speed limit; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set a fine of $25 for a violation; make fine prepayable; exempt violations from the payment of court costs or other fees imposed under KRS Chapter 24A.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB149/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb149.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":1698744,"bill_number":"HR28","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and adjourning in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023.","description":"Recognize the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children organization and adjourn in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR28/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr28.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698745,"bill_number":"HB159","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to define terms; prohibit an identified entity from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of, any federal law that does not exist under the laws of Kentucky and limits firearm ownership; create a Class B misdemeanor with enhancement for subsequent offenses for any government official who violates the prohibition; grant authority to the Attorney General to file a civil action in Circuit Court to enforce the prohibition; permit citizens to file complaints with the Attorney General for violations of the prohibition; make federal agents subject to arrest for enforcing prohibition or attempting to arrest local or state officials; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky 2nd Amendment Preservation Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB159/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb159.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1698746,"bill_number":"SB89","title":"AN ACT relating to the reemployment of retired urban-county government police officers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67A to authorize urban-county governments to reemploy police officers who have retired from the urban-county government Police and Fire Fund provided the retiree participated in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program, was a service retiree, had separated from employment for at least 30 days with no prearranged agreement to return to work for the urban-county government, and had no administrative charges pending at retirement; provide that retired police officers reemployed under this section shall be hired for a one-year term subject to annual renewal by the employing urban-county government; provide that individuals employed under this section shall continue to receive all retirement and retiree health insurance benefits to which they are entitled but shall not accrue additional retirement and health benefits as a result of reemployment; specify that no retirement contributions shall be made to the retirement funds during the period of reemployment; limit the number of retired police officers under this section to the greater of 25 or a number equal to 10% of the police officers employed by the urban-county government in the preceding year.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 102)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB89/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb89.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1698747,"bill_number":"SR57","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Kentucky Dental Association President Dr. Donald \"Don\" Heine.","description":"Honor Kentucky Dental Association President Dr. Donald \"Don\" Heine for his years of service to the citizens of western Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR57/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr57.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1698748,"bill_number":"SR48","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Reverend James L. Britt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Reverend James L. Britt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR48/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr48.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1698749,"bill_number":"HB144","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; provide protections from in-person access to private open land by law enforcement; require law enforcement to utilize body-worn cameras and audio devices while on private open land; provide exceptions.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 126)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB144/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb144.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":1698750,"bill_number":"HB152","title":"AN ACT relating to an economic development taxpayer transplant program.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Taxpayer Transplant Program to recruit remote workers and employees to the Commonwealth; establish program guidelines and require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to issue a request for proposal for the contracted company to invest in the program and recruit, market, and offer incentive grants to attract qualified employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 131 to authorize the Department of Revenue to issue annual disbursements to the contracted company based upon the qualified employees, wages, and county of location; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Appropriations on the program; require the authority to issue the request for proposal within 90 days of the effective date of the Act to avoid a ten percent reduction in the Economic Development budget unit in the next biennium.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB152/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb152.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1698751,"bill_number":"HB181","title":"AN ACT relating to the dissolution of marriage.","description":"Amend KRS 403.044, relating to divorce actions in which there are minor children, to remove the requirement that 60 days must elapse before the taking of testimony.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB181/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb181.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1698752,"bill_number":"SJR54","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Medicaid Services to study and examine Medicaid reimbursements.","description":"Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to develop a proposal to link Medicaid reimbursements to Area Deprivation Index scores; submit findings and proposals to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2023; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR54/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr54.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698753,"bill_number":"HB202","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to define terms; provide a sales and use tax exemption for data centers; establish reporting requirements for the exemption; amend KRS 131.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB202/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb202.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1698754,"bill_number":"HB173","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; make legislative findings and declarations on the rights of parents as it relates to public schools and establish a standard to protect those rights; require public schools to establish a process to receive complaints of violations; create a cause of action for violations and establish limitations; establish specific parental rights as related to public schools; require public schools to adopt policies to protect those rights; require the Kentucky Department of Education to eliminate regulations in violation and develop recommended policies to public schools for compliance; make findings and declarations related to privacy of parents and children and require public schools to adopt policies to safeguard those rights; establish a cause of action for a child encountering a person of the opposite biological sex while in a location where there is a reasonable expectation of bodily privacy; create a cause of action for those who are forced by a public school to share private quarters with specific people of the opposite biological sex and provide exclusions; make findings and declarations relating to controversial subject matter in common schools; establish a parental right of not having a child indoctrinated into any political position or being involved in advocacy in a controversial subject matter; establish limitations on school personnel related to instruction and discussion on sexual orientation, sexual preference, or gender expression; establish limitations on school personnel advocacy in the scope of employment and actions based on the immutable characteristics of students; prohibit compelling school personnel to advocate for or against anything in opposition to sincerely held beliefs and convictions; require public schools to adopt enforcement policies; establish limitations; establish a parental right to expect a child not be exposed to or given access to harmful to minors, pervasively vulgar, or obscene matter or performance or obscene imagery representing minors; require that public schools adopt policies to protect that right by making those materials and performances inaccessible and prohibit matters and performances harmful to minors, drag performances, pervasively vulgar performances, obscene performances, and any performance involving sexual conduct, nudity, or stripping; provide that none of the materials identified shall be deemed to have educational value for minors; establish limitations; amend KRS 158.148 to establish a parental right to expect a child will not be bulled at school and require public schools adopt policies to ensure notification and support of bullying victims, require an order of reporting to staff, require specific time requirements for investigations; provide for an appeal and review of incidents; require identification of actions to prevent future acts of bullying or retaliation; require procedures for supporting victims; establish a short title of the Childhood Protection in Education Act.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB173/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb173.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1698755,"bill_number":"HB156","title":"AN ACT relating to essential caregivers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 216.505 to include psychiatric residential treatment facilities as defined in KRS 216B.450 in the definition of \"facility\"; include communicable disease outbreaks and resident communicable disease status to exemptions for essential personal care visitors; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB156/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb156.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1698756,"bill_number":"SB67","title":"AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define \"freestanding birthing center\"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers, including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and consistent plans for transfer and safe transport to a hospital as needed; exempt a center from certificate-of-need requirements for establishing and licensing a freestanding birthing center; limit liability of center; amend KRS 216B.020, 196.173, 211.647, 211.660, 213.046, 216.2920, and 216.2970 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB67/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb67.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":1698757,"bill_number":"HB196","title":"AN ACT relating to the safety and mental health of students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Mental Health Safety Center within the University of Louisville to be known as SafeKY; require SafeKY to create, implement, and maintain a real-time electronic mental health application; require the application be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year; require the application to be made available at no cost to all elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students and the parents and teachers of those students; require the University of Louisville to establish an advisory council regarding the electronic application; require the University of Louisville to report on the implementation status of the electronic application to the Interim Joint Committees on Health, Welfare, and Family Services and Education by November 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"reported favorably, to Rules","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB196/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb196.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1698758,"bill_number":"SB74","title":"AN ACT relating to parole for violent offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 439.3401 to change requirements for parole or credit on sentences for violent offenders; create a new section of KRS Chapter 197 to establish a specialized treatment program for violent offenders.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB74/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb74.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1698759,"bill_number":"SB66","title":"AN ACT relating to state-funded data.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 requiring public universities to provide data provided by or paid for by the state to a state agency or eligible non-state entity upon request.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-03","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB66/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb66.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698760,"bill_number":"HB158","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher leave affidavits.","description":"Amend KRS 161.154 and 161.155 to remove the requirement that a teacher or employee submit an affidavit to take sick and personal leave.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB158/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb158.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1698761,"bill_number":"HR27","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring October 2023 to be Kentucky Spina Bifida Awareness Month.","description":"Recognize October 2023 as Spina Bifida Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR27/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr27.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1698762,"bill_number":"HJR21","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Private Dennie Lee Story Memorial Highway in Fleming County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Private Dennie Lee Story Memorial Highway in Fleming County; erect appropriate signage.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR21/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr21.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1698763,"bill_number":"HB186","title":"AN ACT relating to air ambulance memberships.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit the sale of air ambulance membership agreements to individuals enrolled in the state's Medical Assistance Program; establish penalties.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB186/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb186.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1698764,"bill_number":"HB142","title":"AN ACT relating to the exemption of feminine hygiene products from sales and use taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"feminine hygiene products\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year on September 1; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB142/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb142.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1698765,"bill_number":"HB208","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage of mental health wellness examinations.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for an annual mental health wellness examination of at least 45 minutes provided by a mental health professional; require the coverage to be no less extensive than coverage for medical and surgical benefits, comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and not to be subject to any cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the mental health coverage requirement; create a new section of Subtitle 17C to KRS Chapter 304 to apply the mental health wellness examination requirement to limited health service contracts; create a new section of Subtitle 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to conform; direct that provisions apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the section; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB208/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb208.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1698766,"bill_number":"SB92","title":"AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 258.119 to allow the animal care assistance fund to receive fines; amend KRS 258.500 to define \"person\" as a person with a disability who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; exclude from therapeutic relationship fee-based transactions for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider; establish requirements for an assistance dog to be granted public accommodation; affirm certain rights and privileges of public establishments as nondiscriminatory and allow additional rights for those providing accommodation in situations of tenancy; amend KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amend KRS 258.991 to set penalty for interference with use of an assistance dog at $500 to $1,000 and delete jail time; make the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodations unlawful and provide for a fine of up to $1,000; require that fines be paid into the animal control and care fund with 50% for spay and neuter clinics and 50% for county animal shelter block grants; amend KRS 525.010 to clarify the definition of \"assistance dog\"; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB92/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb92.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1698767,"bill_number":"SR61","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Melanie Tyner-Wilson upon receiving the Jean Sabharwal Award from Bluegrass Families First.","description":"Honor Melanie Tyner-Wilson upon receiving the 2023 Jean Sabharwal Award from Bluegrass Families First.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR61/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr61.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1698768,"bill_number":"HB174","title":"AN ACT proposing to add a section to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the educational costs of elementary and secondary school students outside of the public school system; provide ballot language for submission to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB174/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb174.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1698769,"bill_number":"HB161","title":"AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least one student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB161/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb161.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1698770,"bill_number":"SB4","title":"AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit the Public Service Commission from approving a request by a utility to retire a coal-fired electric generator unless the utility demonstrates that the retirement will not have a negative impact on the reliability or the resilience of the electric grid or the affordability of the customer's electric utility rate; require the Public Service Commission to submit an annual report on retirements of electric generating units by December 1 to the Legislative Research Commission; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 118)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB4/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb4.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1698771,"bill_number":"SB63","title":"AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of \"protective hairstyle\" and \"race\" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; establish the short title of C.R.O.W.N. Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB63/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb63.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1698772,"bill_number":"SB80","title":"AN ACT relating to public safety.","description":"Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a registered sex offender from loitering within 1,000 feet of the clearly defined grounds of a school, playground, or day care; amend KRS 508.025 to include healthcare providers working in an emergency room to the list of protected workers for the offense of assault in the third degree.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 109)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB80/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb80.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1698773,"bill_number":"HB175","title":"AN ACT relating to sewer charges imposed by sanitation districts.","description":"Amend KRS 220.510 to prohibit a sanitation district from imposing any fee, tax, surcharge, or other charge for the provision of service to a property unless the property is connected to a sanitary sewer owned or maintained by the sanitation district or there is an approved plan to connect the property to a sanitary sewer owned or maintained by the sanitation district within two years, the property discharges storm water to a storm sewer or storm water improvement owned or operated by the sanitation district and if discharges to a new improvement or facility that it not be more than one mile from the nearest property boundary, and the person responsible for the charge has agreed to the charges in writing with the sanitation district that provides the service; amend KRS 220.515 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as the Ensuring Fair Sewer Charges Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB175/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb175.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":1698774,"bill_number":"SR45","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kenneth C. Smith III as administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Kenneth C. Smith III as administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR45/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr45.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1698775,"bill_number":"HB197","title":"AN ACT relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define \"PFAS chemicals\"; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before January 1, 2024, to promulgate administrative regulations establishing maximum PFAS chemical limits and monitoring requirements for drinking water provided by public and semi-public water systems and maximum PFAS chemical limits and monitoring requirements for discharges into the waters of the Commonwealth; require that maximum PFAS chemical limits be designed to protect public health and be updated; provide that nothing in the section interferes with the Energy and Environment Cabinet's responsibilities under the federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB197/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb197.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1698776,"bill_number":"HB188","title":"AN ACT relating to public contracts.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.183 to allow construction management-at-risk entities and construction manager-general contractors to self-perform when a subcontractor fails to perform or when certain conditions are met; define \"self-perform\"; limit self-performance to 20 percent of the total cost of the project; permit construction management-at-risk entities and construction manager-general contractors to use materials, supplies, and leased tools or equipment from suppliers and subcontractors in executing self-performance.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB188/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb188.html","sponsor":"Jonathan Dixon"},
{"bill_id":1698777,"bill_number":"HCR29","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION designating August 31, 2023, as \"Overdose Awareness Day\" in remembrance of the lives of Kentuckians lost to drug overdoses.","description":"Designate August 31, 2023, as \"Overdose Awareness Day\" in remembrance of the lives of Kentuckians lost to drug overdoses; encourage the Governor to issue an annual proclamation recognizing \"overdose Awareness Day.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR29/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr29.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1698778,"bill_number":"HB179","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 KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; 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 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB179/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb179.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1698779,"bill_number":"HB182","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 531.300 to add definitions for \"child sex doll\" and \"traffic\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the possession of a child sex doll, the trafficking of a child sex doll, the importing of a child sex doll, and the advancing of a child sex doll; amend KRS 531.340 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB182/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb182.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1698780,"bill_number":"SJR58","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor; direct the Transportation and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinets to work cooperatively to promote the historical, military, and cultural significance of the corridor, and work with their counterparts in Ohio to promote the corridor as a regional attraction.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR58/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr58.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1698781,"bill_number":"SR49","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of James \"Jimmie\" Payton Gipson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James \"Jimmie\" Payton Gipson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR49/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr49.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1698782,"bill_number":"SB85","title":"AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to change the term \"ward\" to \"protected person\"; allow the respondent the right to retain private counsel; set out the respondent's right to an attorney who does not act as a guardian ad litem; increase maximum allowable hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys; create new sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to allow the court to address the needs of marital parties after the appointment of a guardian or conservator; allow the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the respondent in certain circumstances.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB85/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb85.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1698783,"bill_number":"HB201","title":"AN ACT relating to highway work zones and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"automated speed enforcement device,\" \"owner,\" \"program,\" and \"recorded images\"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and issue a uniform civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage and to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; establish civil fines for violations issued under the program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the status of the program; establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2027; provide the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2023; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB201/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb201.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1698784,"bill_number":"SR63","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Fire Chief Freddy Dewitt of the New Haven/Rolling Fork Fire Department on the occasion of his retirement.","description":"Recognize Fire Chief Freddy Dewitt of the New Haven/Rolling Fork Fire Department on the occasion of his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR63/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr63.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1698785,"bill_number":"SR65","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April as Deaf Education Month in the Commonwealth and honoring the Kentucky School for the Deaf's two centuries of outstanding service to the Commonwealth.","description":"Recognize April as Deaf Education Month in the Commonwealth and the Kentucky School for the Deaf's two centuries of outstanding service to the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR65/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr65.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1698786,"bill_number":"HCR19","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to create the L.E.T.T.'s Grow Task Force.","description":"Create the L.E.T.T.'s Grow Task Force to study and make recommendations related to the legalization, taxation, and use of cannabis in the Commonwealth; set task force membership; require the task force to meet at least once every two months during the 2023 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR19/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr19.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1698787,"bill_number":"HB203","title":"AN ACT relating to curriculum.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require public middle and high school curriculum to include instruction on the history of racism.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB203/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb203.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1698788,"bill_number":"HB180","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for biomarker testing.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish biomarker testing coverage requirements for health benefit plans; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the biomarker testing coverage requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB180/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb180.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1698789,"bill_number":"HB190","title":"AN ACT relating to the National Guard.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB190/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb190.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":1698790,"bill_number":"HB178","title":"AN ACT relating to the office of county judge/executive.","description":"Amend KRS 63.210 to change the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of county judge/executive, requiring the Governor to choose an appointee from a list of three names submitted by the county executive committee of the same political party as the county judge/executive who held the vacant seat; amend KRS 67.705 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB178/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb178.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1698791,"bill_number":"HB191","title":"AN ACT relating to vacancies in office.","description":"Amend KRS 67C.103 to create the procedures for filling an unexpired term on the consolidated local government council; amend KRS 118.740 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB191/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb191.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1698792,"bill_number":"SR41","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the work of the Kentucky Main Street Program and its participating communities.","description":"Honor the Kentucky Main Street Program and its participating communities.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR41/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr41.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1698793,"bill_number":"SJR52","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Senator C.B. Embry Jr. Memorial Highway in Butler County.","description":"Designate a portion of United States Route 231 in Butler County as the \"Senator C.B. Embry Jr. Memorial Highway\".","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR52/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr52.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698794,"bill_number":"SB5","title":"AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"harmful to minors\"; require local boards of education to adopt a complaint resolution policy to address parent complaints about materials that are harmful to minors; require the school to ensure that a student whose parent has filed a complaint does not have access to the material; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate model complaint resolution policy; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 120)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB5/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb5.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1698795,"bill_number":"SB64","title":"AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Code.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 355.2-102 to establish transactions subject to provisions of article; amend various sections of Articles 2, 2A, 4A, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to remove writing requirements; amend KRS 355.2A-102 to establish when article applies to hybrid leases; amend definition of \"negotiable instrument\" in KRS 355.3-104; amend KRS 355.3-105 and 355.3-604 to accommodate electronic transactions; amend KRS 355.4A-201 to modify security procedure requirements relating to funds transfers; amend KRS 355.5-116 to establish governing law standards for letters of credit; amend KRS 355.7-106 and 355.8-106, repeal and reenact 355.9-105, and create new sections of Article 9 of KRS Chapter 355, to establish control requirements for electronic documents of title, security entitlements, records evidencing chattel paper, electronic money, controllable electronic records, controllable accounts, and controllable payment intangibles; amend governing law standards for certain securities transactions in KRS 355.8-110; amend KRS 355.9-104 to expand when a security party has control of a deposit account; amend KRS 355.9-204 to establish exception to after-acquired property clause limitation; amend governing law standards for banks and securities and commodity entities in KRS 355.9-304 and 355.9-305; create new sections of Article 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to establish certain perfection and priority jurisdictional rules for chattel paper, controllable electronic records, controllable accounts, and controllable payment intangibles; amend KRS 355.9-203, 355.9-207, 355.9-208, 355.9-209, 355.9-310, 355.9-312, 355.9-314, 355.9-316, 355.9-317, 355.9-330, 355.9-331, 355.9-332, 355.9-406, 355.9-408, 355.9-605, and 355.9-628, and create new sections of Article 9 of KRS Chapter 355, to govern security interests in controllable electronic records, electronic money, controllable accounts, controllable payment intangibles, electronic documents, and chattel paper; amend KRS 355.9-323 to remove exception for buyers and lessees in the ordinary course of business relating to certain future advances clauses; amend notification of disposition of collateral requirements in KRS 355.9-613 and 355.9-614; establish a new Article 12 of KRS Chapter 355, titled \"Controllable Electronic Records\"; establish definitions, scope, purchaser rights, control requirements, debtor discharge obligations, and jurisdictional rules relating to controllable electronic records, controllable accounts, and controllable payment intangibles; create a new section of Article 11 of KRS Chapter 355; title Article 11 \"Transitional Provisions for Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022)\"; establish definitions and transitional provisions for transactions, liens, and interests entered, created, or acquired before the effective date of this Act; amend various sections of Articles 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to make definitional revisions and conforming amendments; amend KRS 367.976 and 369.116 to conform; make technical corrections throughout; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB64/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb64.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1698796,"bill_number":"HB192","title":"AN ACT relating to railroad operations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require a crew of at least 2 persons during operation of a train or light engine. Amend KRS 277.990 to include penalties for crews of less than 2 persons.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB192/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb192.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1698797,"bill_number":"SB76","title":"AN ACT relating to special license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.162 to require the Transportation Cabinet to produce motorcycle versions of all military-related special license plates identified in KRS 186.162; subject applicants for these plates to the same fees as those for motor vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB76/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb76.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1698798,"bill_number":"HB164","title":"AN ACT relating to jail standards.","description":"Amend KRS 441.055 to require that the minimum standards for jails allow the employment or appointment of persons at least 18 years old to work in the secure perimeter of a jail and establish guidelines for persons' service when less than 21 years of age.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 44)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB164/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb164.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1698799,"bill_number":"HR20","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments Southern Office.","description":"Commemorate the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments Southern Office.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR20/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr20.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1698800,"bill_number":"HB200","title":"AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 164 to define terms; establish the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund to enable the CPE, healthcare programs, and healthcare providers and facilities to match public and private dollars for the purpose of awarding scholarships to eligible students and healthcare incentives to eligible healthcare programs; provide that the moneys in the fund appropriated by the General Assembly shall lapse after the second year in a biennium budget; direct CPE to promulgate regulations to administer the Act; require at least 65% of all net moneys in the fund to be used to fund partnership proposals between healthcare programs and healthcare partners to issue scholarships to students enrolled in the healthcare program; require CPE to establish a process to prioritize certain partnership proposals; require a written partnership contract and establish the minimum contents; require that scholarships be issued directly to students and establish employment requirements for recipients; permit a healthcare partner to contract for additional employment restrictions; provide that individuals on the nurse aide abuse registry are not eligible for scholarships; require that up to 35% of moneys in the fund shall be reserved for healthcare program incentives to award excellence in healthcare programs; establish the criteria for CPE to consider in awarding healthcare program incentives; require that the healthcare program incentives be competitive; restrict the use of healthcare program incentive awards; require CPE to report to specific interim joint committees annually; establish the minimum contents of the report; require public postsecondary educational institution to report to specific committees annually; establish the minimum contents of the report; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB200/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb200.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1698801,"bill_number":"HB143","title":"AN ACT relating to security requirements at retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 244 to define terms; establish pre-employment requirements for bouncers; create bouncer training standards; establish agency oversight; amend KRS 244.120 to prohibit consumption of alcohol by a bouncer during work hours; amend KRS 243.500 to allow revocation or suspension of a license for failure to comply with bouncer restrictions; cite this Act as Christopher's Law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB143/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb143.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1698802,"bill_number":"HB195","title":"AN ACT relating to the Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to establish a Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program to ensure their sustainability as funds are available; define terms; set formula for calculating payments; permit the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; prohibit the influence of any critical access care pharmacy program payments on any other payments received for pharmacy services.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB195/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb195.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1698803,"bill_number":"HB194","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of retirement distributions.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019, relating to the individual income tax, to increase the retirement distribution exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB194/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb194.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1698804,"bill_number":"HB167","title":"AN ACT relating to veterinarian licensing and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Reorganize KRS Chapter 321, relating to veterinary licensing; create new sections of KRS Chapter 321 to set up rules for telehealth, records retention, and veterinary facilities; list license renewal procedures for veterinary technicians, animal euthanasia specialists, and veterinary facilities; require fingerprint-supported criminal records checks for licensing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 321 to establish rules for occupations and facilities under the chapter, including licensing, license renewal, licensee discipline, authorized activities, and veterinarian-client-patient relationships; declare the legislative intent for KRS Chapter 321; establish procedures for allied animal health professionals; require a veterinarian to attain a doctorate in veterinary medicine; authorize veterinary practice through special permits and mobile facilities; establish board membership, board procedures, and authority of the veterinary wellness committee; permit the board to expend funds from its revolving fund for designated purposes; repeal and reenact KRS 321.181, 321.190, and 321.235 to define and redefine terms, set practice conditions and exemptions, and establish board duties, privileges, and personal immunity from suit; amend KRS 321.990 to allow criminal and civil penalties; amend KRS 321.188 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 95)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB167/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb167.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1698805,"bill_number":"SB78","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to medical cannabis.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to legalize the possession, sale, distribution, dispensing, use, and prescribing of cannabis for medical purposes as regulated and controlled by the General Assembly; direct the 2025 General Assembly to propose an additional new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to legalize recreational cannabis if medical cannabis is approved by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for their ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB78/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb78.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1698806,"bill_number":"HB157","title":"AN ACT relating to urban search and rescue and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the Kentucky Urban Search and Rescue Program under the Division of Emergency Management and specify its administration, requirements for crafting policies and procedures and issuing Kentucky administrative regulations, and funding; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-28","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 115)","last_action_date":"2023-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB157/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb157.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1698807,"bill_number":"HB199","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186.032, as effective January 1, 2024, to define \"communication disorder\"; allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to identify other communication disorders; establish that information may be included in the Kentucky vehicle registration system database indicating that a regular passenger of the vehicle may be deaf or hard of hearing or have a communication disorder.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB199/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb199.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1698808,"bill_number":"SB61","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.015 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 118 to require certain candidates for office to be elected by ranked-choice voting and establish the process relating thereto; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting machines be equipped to allow for ranked-choice voting; amend KRS 117.187 to require the county board of elections to provide ranked-choice voting training to election officers; amend KRS 118.425 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB61/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb61.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698809,"bill_number":"HB183","title":"AN ACT relating to state holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.110 to replace the third day of June with the nineteenth of June as a public holiday to commemorate Juneteenth National Freedom Day.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB183/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb183.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1698810,"bill_number":"SR46","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Mary Pat Regan to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Mary Pat Regan to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR46/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr46.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1698811,"bill_number":"HB206","title":"AN ACT relating to state holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.110 to add the nineteenth day of June as a state holiday commemorating Juneteenth National Freedom Day.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB206/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb206.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1698812,"bill_number":"SR53","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 14, 2023, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 14, 2023, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR53/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr53.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698813,"bill_number":"HB204","title":"AN ACT relating to restoring religious liberty.","description":"Amend KRS 446,350 to define \"government\" and \"substantially burden\"; outline relief that may be sought if statute is violated; appy to laws adopted before or after enaction of this statute; include severability clause; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB204/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb204.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1698814,"bill_number":"SR42","title":"A RESOLUTION celebrating Black History Month.","description":"Honor the celebration of Black History Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR42/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr42.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1698815,"bill_number":"HB3","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 610.030 to require a report to the court of truancy cases when there is no action implemented by the response team within 90 days; require a court-designated worker to make a finding if diversion is failed due to lack of parental cooperation; allow a court to refer cases back to the court-designated worker and order parental cooperation; amend KRS 610.990 to establish penalty; amend KRS 610.265 to require children charged with serious felony offenses to be detained pending a detention hearing and to be evaluated for treatment; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that confidentiality does not apply to cases in which a child has admitted to or been adjudicated for a violent felony offense for five years; direct renovations to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB3/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb3.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1698816,"bill_number":"SR60","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the State Capitol.","description":"Honor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the State Capitol on March 2, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR60/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr60.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1698817,"bill_number":"HB160","title":"AN ACT relating to water pollution control.","description":"Amend KRS 224.16-080 to provide that any Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) permittee seeking to rely on a mixing zone for a bioaccumulative chemical concern assigned before September 8, 2004, include information identifying the mixing zone in its application for a modification or approval of a KPDES permit; require that any change or extinguishment in a mixing zone requirement for a bioaccumulative chemical of concern only be accomplished through a formal KPDES permitting action by the Energy and Environment Cabinet conducted pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A; amend KRS 224.16-090 to provide that if a KPDES permit applicant requests in their application for a modification or renewal of a permit that the Energy and Environment Cabinet take into account rapid and complete mixing at a wastewater outfall, the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall apply rapid and complete mixing in establishing water quality-based effluent limitations and conditions under the KPDES permit if the discharge occurs through a submerged high-rate multi-port outfall structure.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB160/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb160.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1698818,"bill_number":"SR43","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ronald Melvin McFarland.","description":"Commemorate and honor the life of Dr. Ronald Melvin McFarland.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR43/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr43.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1698819,"bill_number":"HB162","title":"AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define \"sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts,\" \"mental health professional,\" and \"public funds\"; prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020, or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; cite as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB162/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb162.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1698820,"bill_number":"SB60","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle.","description":"Amend KRS 176.5062, regarding approved motorcycle safety education courses, to exempt applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who have passed such a course from written and skills testing required under KRS 186.480; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; amend KRS 186.450 to exempt who individuals who have passed an approved motorcycle safety education course from the requirement to obtain an motorcycle instruction permit prior to obtaining a motorcycle operator's license; amend KRS 186.416 to allow military personnel stationed outside the state to submit documentation to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on an existing operator's license either through mail or electronically; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish forms and procedures to facilitate submission of documentation.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB60/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb60.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":1698821,"bill_number":"HB146","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Office of Unemployment Insurance to advise a claimant approved for benefits of additional benefits, training opportunities, and financial aid resources available; amend KRS 341.005 to add training provided under the Trade Act of 1974 to the definition of approved training, and add disaster unemployment assistance and trade readjustment allowances to the programs not considered as enhanced benefits; amend KRS 341.100 create comprehensive list of conditions the secretary shall take into consideration when determining if work is suitable; amend KRS 341.385 to change the minimum state average unemployment rate from less than or equal to 4.5% to 6.5% and the minimum weeks of benefits available from 12 weeks to 16 weeks; remove claimants from the classification system with a definite return to work date or recall to work within a period of 16 weeks from the date of filing the initial or reopened claim, and removes extended benefits from benefits that shall not be affected by the classification system; amend KRS 341.375 to provide that notice the claimant declined to accept suitable work, or has failed to attend the first interview may not be the principal factor when determining ineligibility for benefits; amend KRS 341.4169 to provide workers shall not be denied shared work benefits if otherwise eligible when participating in training funded by the Workforce Innovation Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB146/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb146.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1698822,"bill_number":"HR25","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the last day of February, the day connecting Black and Women's History Months, as a day to honor Black women.","description":"Recognize the last day of February, the day connecting Black and Women's History Months, as a day to honor Black women.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR25/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr25.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1698823,"bill_number":"SB91","title":"AN ACT relating to abortion.","description":"Amend KRS 156.496, 211.603, and 216B.400 to remove restrictions on providing abortion counseling or referral services; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 311 to create exceptions for a woman believed to be pregnant as the result of rape or incest.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB91/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb91.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1698824,"bill_number":"HB147","title":"AN ACT relating to leave from employment.","description":"Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to define terms; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with a crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a private right of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, and failing to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties in the case of violation by employer.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB147/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb147.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1698825,"bill_number":"HB189","title":"AN ACT relating to lottery proceeds.","description":"Amend KRS 154A.130 to remove the transfer of net lottery revenues to the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB189/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb189.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1698826,"bill_number":"HB155","title":"AN ACT relating to banning social media applications from public agency technology and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit the use or download of TikTok on any network or device under the control of a public agency; define \"public agency\"; direct the Commonwealth Office of Technology and public agencies to implement controls to block access to TikTok on networks or devices under the control of a public agency; permit the judicial branch of state government to implement its own ban and restrictions of TikTok; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB155/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb155.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":1698827,"bill_number":"SR67","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging LEXPARK to collaborate with the Lexington Fayette Urban-County Government with ample public and government input to ensure that downtown parking rates and enforcement hours are the lowest possible.","description":"Encourage LEXPARK to collaborate with the Lexington Fayette Urban-County Government with ample public and government input to ensure that downtown parking rates and enforcement hours are the lowest possible.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR67/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr67.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1698828,"bill_number":"HB163","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.025 to provide the chief election official the authority to appoint an executive director and assistant director of the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 117.345 to require that the county treasurer certify a statement of the number of voting locations to receive payments for election costs.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB163/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb163.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":1698829,"bill_number":"HB169","title":"AN ACT relating to off-highway vehicles.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"off-highway vehicle\" or \"OHV\"; allow the registration of an OHV as a motor vehicle in accordance with KRS 186.050(3)(a); require proof of insurance and the payment of all registration and clerk fees as identified in KRS 186.050(3)(a) and KRS 186.040, allow the Transportation Cabinet or a local government to prohibit OHV operation on roadways under its jurisdiction; provide for nonresident reciprocity; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; allow nonresidents to operate an OHV on roadways of the Commonwealth; outline requirements, fees, and length of permit validity; amend KRS 189.515 to specify that that section shall not apply to OHVs that have been registered as a motor vehicle; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalties; amend KRS 186.010 to specify that OHVs registered under Section 1 or 2 of this Act shall be considered motor vehicles; amend KRS 186A.070 to allow OHVs registered as motor vehicles to operate on roadways of the Commonwealth; repeal KRS 189.281, which allows establishment of a pilot program for off-highway vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB169/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb169.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1698830,"bill_number":"SR47","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Reverend Earl Brooks Raglin.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Reverend Earl Brooks Raglin.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR47/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr47.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1698831,"bill_number":"SB90","title":"AN ACT relating to chemical dependency treatment services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to require treatment centers licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service to provide transportation services or access to transportation services to residents who wish to leave the program; outline transportation service responsibilities.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB90/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb90.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1698832,"bill_number":"SB65","title":"AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify an administrative regulation and any subsequently filed amendments after that administrative regulation was found deficient during the 2022 legislative interim; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 137)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB65/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb65.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1698833,"bill_number":"SR62","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the value of history as a tool to help ensure a positive and beneficial future for all citizens.","description":"Recognizing the value of history as a tool to help ensure a positive and beneficial future for all citizens.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR62/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr62.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1698834,"bill_number":"SR50","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Raymond Paul Wilt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Raymond Paul Wilt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR50/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr50.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1698835,"bill_number":"SR55","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2023 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.","description":"Recognize March 2023 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR55/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr55.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698836,"bill_number":"SB68","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with the prescription drugs cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans and limited health service contracts; create a new section of Subtitle 38A of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB68/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb68.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1698837,"bill_number":"HB145","title":"AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth Education Continuum.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Commonwealth Education Continuum; specify the membership of the continuum; establish the terms of members; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to act as the administrative body for the continuum; establish reporting requirements to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB145/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb145.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1698838,"bill_number":"HB172","title":"AN ACT relating to barbering.","description":"Amend KRS 317.450 to authorize the board to issue a license to operate a school of barbering to any person, firm, or corporation that has provided sufficient evidence that a sufficient number of licensed teachers will be employed, with at least one teacher with a minimum of 12 months experience teaching in a barber school that includes administrative experience.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 70)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB172/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb172.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":1698839,"bill_number":"HJR23","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating a portion of Kentucky Route 878 in Ohio County in honor and memory of Private Millard R. Hurt.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 878 as the \"Pvt. Millard R. Hurt Memorial Highway\" in Ohio County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR23/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr23.html","sponsor":"Scott Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1698840,"bill_number":"HB168","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education institutions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish definitions; prohibit public postsecondary education institution from engaging in certain activities with foreign countries of concern; require public postsecondary education institutions to submit certain agreements with foreign countries of concern to appropriate federal agencies for review and notice; require all postsecondary institutions, affiliated corporations, and associated organizations to submit semiannual reports to the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Auditor of Public Accounts for gifts of $50,000 or more from foreign sources; establish contents of report; require the Auditor of Public Accounts to annually audit at least 5% of the total number of gifts disclosed during the previous year; require the Auditor of Public Accounts to audit gifts upon the request of the Governor, President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives; establish a penalty for failure to disclose to be enforced by Auditor of Public Accounts; and authorize the Attorney General to bring civil action to enforce.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB168/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb168.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1698841,"bill_number":"SR64","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and adjourning in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023.","description":"Recognize the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children organization and adjourn in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, February 8, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR64/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr64.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1698842,"bill_number":"SB82","title":"AN ACT relating to temporary elevator mechanic licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.4021 to include specific military occupational specialties as applicable experience toward gaining a temporary elevator mechanic license.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB82/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb82.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1698843,"bill_number":"HB184","title":"AN ACT relating to sodomy.","description":"Repeal KRS 510.100, relating to sodomy in the fourth degree; amend KRS 194A.380 and 532.031 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB184/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb184.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1698844,"bill_number":"SB72","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.170, regarding the Department of Vehicle Regulation's processing of titles, to restrict the department's ability to make exemptions from the speed title process for rebuilt and salvage vehicles.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB72/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb72.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1698845,"bill_number":"SB87","title":"AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class D felony; establish a short title of Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB87/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb87.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1698846,"bill_number":"HB166","title":"AN ACT relating to state symbols.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB166/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb166.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1698847,"bill_number":"HB177","title":"AN ACT relating to children and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 405 to establish definitions; provide for parental rights; establish that no governmental entity shall substantially burden the rights of parents unless required by a compelling governmental interest of the highest order and in the least restrictive means; establish specific rights of parents, with some limitations; provide that specific governmental employees shall not encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from a parent; recognize additional rights beyond those enumerated; require local boards of education or boards of directors of public charter schools to adopt specific policies to promote involvement of parents in education; allow the Kentucky Department of Education to provide consultation and model policies that shall not be binding on schools; require a report from the Kentucky Department of Education on the consultation and model policies provided to schools; require obtaining parental consent prior to procuring, soliciting to perform, arranging for the performance of, providing a referral for, or providing medical or mental health services to a child; require verification of identity for remote parental consent; establish limits of the applicability of the requirement; establish a cause of action for violation; establish terms and conditions for the cause of action; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; specify applicability; amend KRS 160.715 to provide a procedure for requesting, inspecting, and reviewing specific information held by a school district or public charter school; and amend KRS 214.185 to establish the conditions required for providing medical or mental health services to a minor without consent of the parent or legal guardian; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB177/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb177.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":1698848,"bill_number":"HR22","title":"A RESOLUTION proclaiming February 8, 2023, as \"Family Resource and Youth Services Center Day.\"","description":"Proclaim February 8, 2023, as Family Resource and Youth Services Center Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR22/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr22.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1698849,"bill_number":"HB154","title":"AN ACT relating to assignment of benefits for dental services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 304.17C-130 to 304.17C-138 to establish requirements for insurers of dental benefit plans relating to assignment of benefits; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers providing coverage for dental services to honor assignments; require providers to comply with assignment provisions; amend KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090 to conform; direct that provisions apply to policies, plan, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB154/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb154.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1698850,"bill_number":"SR66","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of the Honorable Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and recognition of the life and legacy of the Honorable Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR66/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr66.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1698851,"bill_number":"HB165","title":"AN ACT relating to employee child-care assistance.","description":"Amend KRS 199.883 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report to the LRC regarding the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Program starting on December 15, 2023; and amend KRS 199.887 to permit a child-care provider to terminate an active contract created pursuant to the program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 24)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB165/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb165.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1698852,"bill_number":"HB198","title":"AN ACT relating to wage transparency.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to define \"job posting\" and \"wage range\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require all employers to include the wages or wage range for the advertised position in any job posting; amend KRS 95A.250 and 337.020 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB198/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb198.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1698853,"bill_number":"SR40","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Hannah Edelen, Miss Kentucky 2022.","description":"Recognize Hannah Edelen, Miss Kentucky 2022.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR40/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr40.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1698854,"bill_number":"SB84","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of firearms and ammunition by local governments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow urban-county governments and consolidated local governments to regulate firearms and ammunition to reduce gun violence except when state or federal law preemepts local governance; amend KRS 65.870 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB84/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb84.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1698855,"bill_number":"HB187","title":"AN ACT relating to the recording of greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to define \"greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreement\"; require that a greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreement be properly recorded pursuant to the requirements of KRS 382.110 for it to be binding on subsequent purchasers or creditors.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB187/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb187.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":1698856,"bill_number":"SR56","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the fire districts serving Jefferson County for their excellent stewardship of public funds and their service in preserving life and property.","description":"Honor the fire districts serving in Jefferson County.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR56/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr56.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1698857,"bill_number":"HB193","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB193/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb193.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1698858,"bill_number":"HR26","title":"A RESOLUTION celebrating the opening of the Trager Family Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky.","description":"Celebrating the opening of the Trager Family Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR26/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr26.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1698859,"bill_number":"SR68","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Zachary Parsons for heroism.","description":"Honor Zachary Parsons for heroism.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR68/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr68.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1698860,"bill_number":"HB176","title":"AN ACT relating to health care workplace safety.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; obligate the cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop guidelines for health facilities conducting workplace safety assessments and creating a workplace safety plan; require the cabinet to audit health facilities for compliance; require health facilities to create a workplace safety assessment and a workplace safety plan; obligate health facilities to provide trainings on the workplace safety assessment and plan; obligate health facilities to develop internal reporting requirements for incidents of workplace violence; create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit discrimination against a health care worker that reports an incident of workplace violence.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB176/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb176.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1698861,"bill_number":"HB205","title":"AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of \"protective hairstyle\" and \"race\" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; establish the short title of C.R.O.W.N. Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB205/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb205.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1698862,"bill_number":"SR51","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Tim Belcher for the extraordinary gift of life through the donation of his kidney.","description":"Honor Tim Belcher for the extraordinary gift of life through the donation of his kidney.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR51/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr51.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1698863,"bill_number":"HB170","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for medical services.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health insurance coverage for oocyte and sperm preservation services and medical services related to testicular and other urological cancers; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to require limited health service benefit plans and limited health service organizations to comply with coverage requirements for medical services related to testicular and other urological cancers; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and state postsecondary education institutions to comply with coverage requirements for oocyte and sperm preservation services and medical services related to testicular and other urological cancers; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 30)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB170/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb170.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1698864,"bill_number":"SR44","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Scott C. Wilhoit as commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Scott C. as commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR44/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr44.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1698865,"bill_number":"HB148","title":"AN ACT relating to the assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to provide for the written assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits to a substance abuse and mental health facility or other health care provider located in this state that provides both substance abuse and mental health treatment services to the public; amend KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to require limited health service organizations to comply with assignment provisions; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and the state postsecondary education institutions, respectively, to comply with assignment provisions; apply assignment provisions to both insurance policies in effect and insurance policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after effective date.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB148/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb148.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1698866,"bill_number":"HB207","title":"AN ACT relating to internal police communications.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow law enforcement agencies to create their own wellness programs; establish that all proceedings, opinions, and records of a wellness program are privileged and not subject to subpoena; amend KRS 61.878 to include records confidentially maintained in accordance with a wellness program to the list of records not subject to an open records request.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 168)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB207/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb207.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1698867,"bill_number":"HB171","title":"AN ACT relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"FAFSA\"; require completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form as a high school graduation requirement; provide waiver options for meeting the requirement; require local boards of education to develop policies and procedures to assist students in completing the requirement; require high schools to report potential graduate information to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; require the authority to provide each high school FAFSA submission and completion data for the potential graduates; require local schools districts to report student completion and waiver data to the Kentucky Department of Education.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB171/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb171.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":1698868,"bill_number":"SB69","title":"AN ACT relating to adult-size changing tables.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 198B.010 to 198B.290 to define terms and require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to require certain public buildings, structures, and facilities constructed on or after January 1, 2025, to contain and provide access to at least one powered, height-adjustable, adult-size changing table; provide that the Act may be cited as Trayton's Bill.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB69/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb69.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1698869,"bill_number":"HB151","title":"AN ACT relating to land surveyor licensure.","description":"Amend KRS 322.045 to allow a person to qualify for licensure as a land surveyor if he or she has graduated from a two-year board-approved program and has obtained a minimum of six years of progressive experience in land surveying, with four of those years under the direct supervision of a practicing land surveyor; allow graduates of two-year board-approved programs to be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination after two years of progressive experience in land surveying; allow graduates of two-year board-approved programs to be eligible to take the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Examination after six years of progressive experience in land surveying; and eliminate the board's responsibility to promulgate administrative regulations that establish requirements for consideration of experience gained before entering the graduate programs approved by the board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB151/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb151.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1698870,"bill_number":"HB185","title":"AN ACT relating to executive branch employees.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.110 to permit the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations considering relevant work experience or certification in lieu of a bachelor's degree for the purpose of evaluating employee qualifications.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB185/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb185.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":1698871,"bill_number":"HR24","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring the week of February 27 to March 5, 2023, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 27 to March 5, 2023, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR24/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr24.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1698872,"bill_number":"SB77","title":"AN ACT relating to bus safety.","description":"Amend KRS 156.153 to define \"danger zone\"; direct the Department of Education to consider requiring the installation of school bus sensors and interior cameras on new school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2024; direct the Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Department of Education to report on the availability and effectiveness of school bus sensors to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by June 30, 2024; amend KRS 189.540 to conform; amend KRS 281.635 to encourage cities to install safety sensors in city buses; establish the short title of Ally's Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB77/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb77.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1698873,"bill_number":"HB153","title":"AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; and prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; RETROACTIVE to January 1, 2021; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-28","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 117)","last_action_date":"2023-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB153/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb153.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":1698874,"bill_number":"SR59","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing National Burn Awareness Week and the Burn Center at the University of Louisville Hospital.","description":"Recognize National Burn Awarness week and honor the University of Louisville Hospital Burn Center.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR59/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr59.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1698875,"bill_number":"SB88","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for assisted living.","description":"Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to submit a state plan amendment application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than November 1, 2023, to establish an assisted living community services option in the Commonwealth's Medicaid state plan.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB88/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb88.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1698876,"bill_number":"SB81","title":"AN ACT relating to private and parochial school calendars.","description":"Amend KRS 158.080 to require private and parochial schools to operate on a school calendar with a minimum school term and student instructional year as defined in KRS 158.070 instead of for a term not less than the public school district in which the child resides.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 154)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB81/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb81.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1698877,"bill_number":"SB73","title":"AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define terms related to online poker and fantasy contests; establish requirements for registration as a fantasy contest operator; require the Public Protection Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the operation of fantasy contests; establish the wagering administration fund and direct the uses of that fund; require an annual audit of fantasy contest registrants; establish requirements for fantasy contest procedures; require any person offering online poker to have a license from the cabinet and require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing requirements for licensure including geolocation software, age verification, and security and accounting standards; amend KRS 230.210 to define \"sports wagering\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks; limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; amend KRS 230.215 to declare the intent to allow citizens to enjoy sports wagering and allow the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions under which sports wagering is to be conducted; amend KRS 230.225, 230.240, and 230.260 to include sports wagering; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish sports wagering licensure requirements; amend KRS 68.182, 91.202, 92.282, 230.320, 230.361, and 230.3615 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define “adjusted gross income” and impose a tax on sports wagering; amend KRS 230.362, 230.363, 230.364, 230.365, 230.366, 230.369, 230.371, 230.372, 230.373, 230.374, and 230.750 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to prohibit participants from wagering on events in which they participate and to prohibit tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 230.990 to establish penalties; amend KRS 243.500 and KRS 525.090 to exempt sports wagering; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt fantasy contests, sports wagering, and online poker and the devices used in the conduct of those forms of wagering; amend KRS 528.020, 528.070, and 528.080 to exempt fantasy contests, sports wagering, and online poker; provide that the provisions of the Act are severable; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB73/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb73.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1698878,"bill_number":"SB86","title":"AN ACT relating to heirs property and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to define term, including \"heirs property\"; create a mechanism for partition or sale among cotenants by the court; create requirements for notice and determination of value through agreement or appraisal; create protocol for buyouts, partition alternatives, partition in kind, sale by open market, sealed bids, or auction; create the heirs property research fund; amend KRS 324B.050 to authorize the Kentucky Real Estate Authority to promulgate administrative regulations to issue grants from the fund; amend KRS 64.012 to increase the recording and indexing fee collected by county clerks by $1 and to direct those extra funds to the heirs property research fund; amend KRS 381.135 and 389A.030 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB86/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb86.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1698879,"bill_number":"SB71","title":"AN ACT relating to organ donation.","description":"Amend KRS 311.1925 to add other related adults and hospital administrators to the hierarchy of those who can authorize an anatomical gift; amend KRS 311.1929 to add research for the advancement of donation and transplantation science as an acceptable use; amend KRS 311.1935 to specify the examination period and to allow a hospital to conduct a standard medical evaluation to ensure medical stability of a part; amend KRS 311.1943 to conform; amend KRS 311.1947 to add donation for therapy, education, and research for advancement of donation and transplantation science to the statewide electronic registry.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 52)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB71/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb71.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1700576,"bill_number":"SB94","title":"AN ACT relating to prescriptive authority.","description":"Amend KRS 314.042 to establish requirements related to \"Collaborative Agreement for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse's Prescriptive Authority for Nonscheduled Legend Drugs\" (CAPA-NS) and \"Collaborative Agreement for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse's Prescriptive Authority for Controlled Substances\" (CAPA-CS); establish the CAPA-CS Committee; establish membership and duties of the committee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council; establish membership, duties, and reporting requirements of the council.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB94/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb94.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1700582,"bill_number":"HB216","title":"AN ACT relating to the employer student loan repayment tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the employer student loan repayment tax credit, equal to fifty percent of the amount paid by an employer on an eligible student loan of a qualified employee; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB216/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb216.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1700589,"bill_number":"SB101","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer contracts.","description":"Amend KRS 16.050 to extend contracts subject to reimbursement for training costs to five years for state police officers; amend KRS 70.290 to extend contracts subject to reimbursement for training costs to five years for law enforcement officers employed by cities and counties; amend KRS 183.881 to allow public airport boards to condition employment of a safety and security officer to contract to repay the airport board for training costs if the officer accepts a similar position within five years, and require the firing entity to repay costs under certain circumstances.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 69)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB101/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb101.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1700599,"bill_number":"HB212","title":"AN ACT relating to harboring a vicious dog and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to create a hearing for the removal and banning of dog ownership or possession in cases where a person incompetent to stand trial is charged with harboring a vicious dog; amend KRS 258.990 to create a penalty for subsequent offenses of harboring a vicious dog after an ownership ban; amend KRS 258.119 and 258.235 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB212/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb212.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1700608,"bill_number":"SB150","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish definitions; require specific parental notifications from public schools; require school districts to adopt specific procedures related to parental rights; limit authority of the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky Department of Education in relation to parental rights and a student's use of pronouns; prohibit district or school policies with the intent of keeping student information confidential for parents; prohibit a school district from requiring school personnel or pupils to use pronouns for students that do not conform to that student's biological sex; provide school districts and district personnel authority to seek emergency medical services for a student; provide conditions for student confidentiality; amend KRS 158.1415 to establish requirements for any public school's course, curriculum, or program on the subject of human sexuality.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 132)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB150/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb150.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1700615,"bill_number":"HB221","title":"AN ACT relating to purchases from licensed gun dealers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to prohibit credit card companies, financial institutions, or other persons engaged in the offering, administering, facilitating, or servicing of a revolving credit plan from using a merchant category code or other method that categorizes purchases from licensed gun dealers separately from other retailers; establish remedies, powers, and duties of the Attorney General for a violation; provide for a cause of action for any person damaged by a violation of the prohibition on using certain merchant category codes or other methods; amend KRS 367.990 to establish civil penalties for a violation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish requirements for a governmental body contracting for financial services or products relating to payment card processing; provide that the requirements on contracts with a governmental body apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB221/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb221.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1700626,"bill_number":"SB99","title":"AN ACT relating to disaster relief funding and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to define \"relief fund\"; direct government agency head, cabinet secretary, or appointed official to provide a report and analysis of all relief funds created to accept and expend funds recieved from any source to provide assistance to entities impacted by an emergency; direct report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by the end of each fiscal year; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor(Acts Ch. 91)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB99/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb99.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1700633,"bill_number":"HB215","title":"AN ACT relating to the levy of occupational license fees.","description":"Amend KRS 68.197 to remove the population requirement and the one percent occupational license fee rate limitation; allow the crediting of city and county occupational license fees by agreement only; amend KRS 67.793 to conform; repeal KRS 68.199, relating to credit against occupational license fees in a county that attains a population of 30,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB215/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb215.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":1700641,"bill_number":"SR69","title":"A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky; encourage the establishment of a trade office in Taiwan; express support for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR69/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr69.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1700650,"bill_number":"HB214","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 15.243 to expand the Attorney General's independent inquiry of potential election irregularities from not fewer than 12 of Kentucky counties to all counties; require that the Attorney General or his or her designee conduct a hand-to-eye recount in certain randomly selected precincts and races.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB214/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb214.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":1700657,"bill_number":"SR71","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2023, as Kentucky Land Title Day.","description":"Recognize February 15, 2023, as Kentucky Land Title Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR71/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr71.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1700666,"bill_number":"HB228","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB228/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb228.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1700674,"bill_number":"SB98","title":"AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; establish that federal laws, orders, or regulations that infringe upon Second Amendment rights shall be invalid and not recognized in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; create liability for enforcement of federal bans that infringe on law-abiding citizens' rights; establish a civil penalty for violations; waive sovereign immunity; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Second Amendment Preservation Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB98/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb98.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1700682,"bill_number":"HB230","title":"AN ACT relating to voter registration.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the Secretary of State to quarterly issue a comprehensive status report regarding voter registration records cleanup and maintenance; establish information to be included the report.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB230/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb230.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":1700693,"bill_number":"HR31","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February as FAFSA February.","description":"Recognize February as FAFSA February.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR31/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr31.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1700698,"bill_number":"SB95","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.","description":"Amend KRS 315.150, relating to the Board of Pharmacy, to change the membership qualifications and appointments; make board appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate; amend KRS 315.160 to permit a person who is not a pharmacist to be the executive director and only permit a pharmacist whose license is inactive and who is not affiliated with any organization nominating members of the board to serve as executive director.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"returned to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB95/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb95.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1700707,"bill_number":"HB219","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.","description":"Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow \"injury\" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB219/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb219.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1700715,"bill_number":"HB226","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the administration of behavioral health community crisis response and transfer the administration from the Department for Military Affairs to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; repeal KRS 36.250, 36.255, 36.260, 36.265, and 36.270, related to the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 58)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB226/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb226.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1700723,"bill_number":"SB103","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual offenses.","description":"Amend KRS 510.010 to include alcohol in the definition of \"physically helpless\"; amend KRS 510.060 to create an additional element of rape in the third degree; amend KRS 510.090 to create an additional element of sodomy in the third degree.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB103/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb103.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1700732,"bill_number":"HB225","title":"AN ACT relating to members of the bar.","description":"Amend KRS 21A.160 to establish parameters for compulsory dues for members of the bar; define who is a member of the bar for purposes of this Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB225/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb225.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1700741,"bill_number":"HB227","title":"AN ACT relating to school fiscal impact statements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish a school fiscal impact statement to evaluate the potential costs that would be incurred by school districts and other parts of the common school system by passing certain legislation; establish the requirements and components of the statement; authorize the director of the Legislative Research Commission to implement policies and procedures necessary to produce the statements; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB227/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb227.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1700749,"bill_number":"HB211","title":"AN ACT relating to public holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.110 to revise the public holidays on which public offices in the Commonwealth may be closed.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB211/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb211.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1700757,"bill_number":"SR72","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2023, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 15, 2023, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR72/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr72.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1700765,"bill_number":"HB224","title":"AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding.","description":"Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create sections thereof to define terms; provide exemptions to the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding; prohibit engaging in the business of nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions without a license; establish licensing requirements; provide that nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions are not loans and exempt them from statute relating to interest; establish requirements for nonrecourse consumer legal funding transaction contracts; prohibit certain actions by nonrecourse consumer legal funding companies; provide for attorney communications and responsibilities; provide that transactions made in compliance with the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding are not champerty; establish penalties; provide that the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding shall not restrict the powers or duties of the Attorney General; amend KRS 286.4-410, 360.010, and 372.060 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB224/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb224.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1700771,"bill_number":"HB222","title":"AN ACT relating to the hazardous waste management fund.","description":"Amend KRS 224.46-580 to extend the levy of the hazardous waste management assessment until June 30, 2032.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB222/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb222.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":1700783,"bill_number":"HB218","title":"AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember flag.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to define and designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; specify locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag may be displayed; and provide that if Congress designates a flag to honor those service members who have given their lives in the line of duty, then that flag shall be used instead of the one created by Honor and Remember, Inc.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB218/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb218.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1700789,"bill_number":"HR32","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR32/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr32.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1700799,"bill_number":"HB217","title":"AN ACT relating to titling of motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.005, 186A.017, 186A.120, 186A.125, and 186A.165, as effective January 1, 2024, to include the application for salvage titles under the electronic title application and registration system; amend KRS 186A.520 to conform; amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 19, to set a January 1, 2025, effective date for Sections 6 to 11 of that Act, regarding the centralized lien reporting system, and retain the January 1, 2024, effective date for all other codified sections of that Act; Section 6 of this bill effective January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 6)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB217/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb217.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1700808,"bill_number":"HB223","title":"AN ACT relating to police officer mental health.","description":"Amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy related to police officer mental health programs that would allow officers to receive additional leave time to attend mental health treatment, require supervisors to receive specialized training on supporting officers with mental health needs, provide workplace protections for officers who receive mental health treatment, and allow officers to receive reimbursement for the cost of mental health treatment as funding becomes available.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB223/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb223.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1700815,"bill_number":"SB96","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a local government to issue permits for racing events; and set forth the requirements for permits and operation of a racing event.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 183)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB96/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb96.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":1700825,"bill_number":"SB93","title":"AN ACT relating to school property in Lewis County.","description":"Remove the restrictions on the use and sale of property now held by the Lewis County Board of Education that were placed on the lot of ground in 1881-1882 Ky. Acts ch. 701.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 155)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB93/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb93.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1700831,"bill_number":"HB213","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of currency and bullion.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt currency and bullion from sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB213/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb213.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1700838,"bill_number":"HR33","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center and designating February 5 to 11, 2023, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center and designate February 5 to 11, 2023, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR33/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr33.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1700849,"bill_number":"SR73","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brother Cary W. Owsley.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brother Cary W. Owsley.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR73/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr73.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1700857,"bill_number":"SR70","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing July 10, 2023, to be Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize July 10, 2023, as Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR70/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr70.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1700867,"bill_number":"HB229","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of feminine hygiene products.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"feminine hygiene products\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB229/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb229.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1700872,"bill_number":"HB220","title":"AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish procedures for the issuance of operator's licenses for service members stationed outside the United States; amend KRS 186.450 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB220/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb220.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1700880,"bill_number":"HB210","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association Act.","description":"Amend various sections of Subtitle 36 of KRS Chapter 304, the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association Act, to make technical amendments; amend scope of Act, definitions, and obligations of the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB210/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb210.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":1700889,"bill_number":"SB102","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; make legislative findings and declarations on the rights of parents as it relates to public schools and establish a standard to protect those rights; require public schools to establish a process to receive complaints of violations; create a cause of action for violations and establish limitations; establish specific parental rights as related to public schools; require public schools to adopt policies to protect those rights; require the Kentucky Department of Education to eliminate administrative regulations in violation and develop recommended policies to public schools for compliance; make findings and declarations related to privacy of parents and children and require public schools to adopt policies to safeguard those rights; establish a cause of action for a child encountering a person of the opposite biological sex while in a location where there is a reasonable expectation of bodily privacy; create a cause of action for those who are forced by a public school to share private quarters with specific people of the opposite biological sex and provide exclusions; make findings and declarations relating to controversial subject matter in common schools; establish a parental right of not having a child indoctrinated into any political position or being involved in advocacy in a controversial subject matter; establish limitations on school personnel related to instruction and discussion on sexual orientation, sexual preference, or gender expression; establish limitations on school personnel advocacy in the scope of employment and actions based on the immutable characteristics of students; prohibit compelling school personnel to advocate for or against anything in opposition to sincerely held beliefs and convictions; require public schools to adopt enforcement policies; establish limitations; establish a parental right to expect a child not be exposed to or given access to harmful to minors, pervasively vulgar, or obscene matter or performance or obscene imagery representing minors; require that public schools adopt policies to protect that right by making those materials and performances inaccessible and prohibit matters and performances harmful to minors, drag performances, pervasively vulgar performances, obscene performances, and any performance involving sexual conduct, nudity, or stripping; provide that none of the materials identified shall be deemed to have educational value for minors; establish limitations; amend KRS 158.148 to establish a parental right to expect a child will not be bulled at school and require public schools adopt policies to ensure notification and support of bullying victims, require an order of reporting to staff, require specific time requirements for investigations; provide for an appeal and review of incidents; require identification of actions to prevent future acts of bullying or retaliation; require procedures for supporting victims; establish a short title of the Childhood Protection in Education Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-08","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB102/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb102.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1700896,"bill_number":"SB97","title":"AN ACT relating to lasers.","description":"Amend KRS 500.080 to define\" laser,\" and to modify the definition of \"dangerous instrument.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB97/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb97.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1702434,"bill_number":"HB234","title":"AN ACT relating to the Uniform Collaborative Law Act.","description":"Create new Sections of KRS Chapter 403 to enact the Uniform Collaborative Law Act on the recommendation of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; regulate the use of collaborative law participation agreements as a voluntary form of alternative dispute resolution; provide that the Act may be cited as the Uniform Collaborative Law Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB234/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb234.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1702443,"bill_number":"HJR38","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing and urging the Cabinet for Health and Family Services take actions to improve emergency medical services and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to permit the coverage of triage, treatment, and transport of patients by emergency ambulance services and submit a state Medicaid plan amendment to cover treatment in place without transportation for emergency ambulance services; urge the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for ambulance services as funds become available; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit a report on actions taken by August 1, 2023; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR38/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr38.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1702452,"bill_number":"HB238","title":"AN ACT relating to anatomical gift discrimination.","description":"Create a new section in KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a health care provider from discriminating against an individual who has a disability based solely on the individual's disability when providing health care and other services related to an anatomical gift donation.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 36)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB238/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb238.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1702461,"bill_number":"SB106","title":"AN ACT relating to chief executive officers of colleges within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.","description":"Amend KRS 164.350 to require the board of regents for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to develop an evaluation process to be used by the local board of directors to evaluate a college chief executive officer; amend KRS 164.600 to require the local board of directors of a community or technical college to select and evaluate the college chief executive officer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB106/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb106.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1702471,"bill_number":"HB241","title":"AN ACT relating to compulsory attendance.","description":"Amend KRS 159.030 to clarify the evidence requirements for exemption from compulsory attendance due to physical or mental conditions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB241/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb241.html","sponsor":"Jacob Justice"},
{"bill_id":1702480,"bill_number":"HB242","title":"AN ACT relating to the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity.","description":"Amend KRS 7.200 to establish an attendance threshold for citizen members of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity; establish reporting requirements for appointments and reappointments.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB242/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb242.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1702489,"bill_number":"HB231","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal history record checks.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the Department for Community Based Services to request a criminal justice agency to perform a federal name-based criminal history record check of each adult residing in a home in which a child is placed during an emergency placement; allow the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to charge a reasonable fee for processing a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB231/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb231.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1702497,"bill_number":"HB232","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance adjusters.","description":"Amend KRS 304.9-430 and 304.9-433 to increase the minimum financial responsibility requirements for independent, staff, and public adjuster licenses; amend the definition of \"home state\"; establish requirements for public adjuster contracts with insureds; make technical corrections; create new sections of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish requirements for public adjusters relating to notice rights, inspection and investigation of claims, and conflicts of interest; establish requirements relating to funds received, accepted, or held by public adjusters; establish fee requirements for public adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-440 to establish additional penalties for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices; provide that the commissioner may promulgate administrative regulations necessary for or as an aid to the effectuation of any provision of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 11)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB232/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb232.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":1702504,"bill_number":"HB240","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for home installations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the refundable home modification tax credit, not to exceed $7,500 annually, for qualifying home installations to increase the habitability or efficiency of the residence for individuals that are age 65 or older or have a physical or mental impairment; effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, but before January 1, 2028; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow information to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB240/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb240.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1702515,"bill_number":"SR75","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments Southern Office.","description":"Commemorate the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments Southern Office.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR75/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr75.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1702525,"bill_number":"SR76","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Kevin Munsey upon receiving a heart transplant.","description":"Honor Kevin Munsey upon receiving a heart transplant.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR76/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr76.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1702534,"bill_number":"HB235","title":"AN ACT relating to pornography.","description":"Amend KRS 531.070 to remove the educational justification from the exemption of criminal prosecution for pornography.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB235/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb235.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1702542,"bill_number":"HB233","title":"AN ACT relating to maternal health disparities in perinatal care.","description":"Amend KRS 211.680 to expand the scope of the legislative intent and findings; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; require licensed health facilities under KRS Chapter 216B to provide each patient with written information regarding the patient's rights and implement an evidence-based maternal health disparities program for all health providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; require the Department for Public Health to track data on maternal death and severe morbidity.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB233/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb233.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1702552,"bill_number":"HB237","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 243.020 to allow the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages at nonlicensed businesses within or sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center and at licensed premises sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center; limit the alcoholic beverages to those purchased at the entertainment destination center or at a licensee sharing a boundary with the entertainment destination center; require written permission from the entertainment destination center before the alcoholic beverages may be possessed or consumed at that place of business.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB237/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb237.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1702563,"bill_number":"SB104","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 168.040 to revise the membership requirements of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television; provide that terms of current members appointed by the Governor and the term of the Council on Postsecondary Education member representing the University of Kentucky shall expire upon the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 168.050 to prescribe the term lengths for newly appointed members; amend KRS 168.060 and KRS 168.070 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB104/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb104.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1702570,"bill_number":"HJR37","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt revisions to the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas requirement for Jefferson County and applicable parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties.","description":"Direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt revisions to the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas requirement for Jefferson County and applicable parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties; specify required elements of the revisions; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to report status of the revisions to the IJC on Natural Resources and Energy no later than October 31, 2023.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 98)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR37/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr37.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1702579,"bill_number":"HR36","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2023, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2023, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR36/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr36.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1702589,"bill_number":"HB236","title":"AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems.","description":"Amend KRS 21.450, 61.650, 78.790, and 161.430 to provide that fiduciaries shall consider the sole interest of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement systems using only pecuniary factors and prohibit the consideration of or actions on nonpecuniary interests including environmental, social, political, and ideological interests.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 94)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB236/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb236.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":1702597,"bill_number":"HR35","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 14, 2023, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","description":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 14, 2023, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR35/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr35.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1702607,"bill_number":"SB105","title":"AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 164 to define terms; establish the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund to enable the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), healthcare programs, and healthcare providers and facilities to match public and private dollars for the purpose of awarding scholarships to eligible students and healthcare incentives to eligible healthcare programs; provide that the moneys in the fund appropriated by the General Assembly shall lapse after the second year in a biennium budget; direct CPE to promulgate regulations to administer the Act; require at least 65% of all net moneys in the fund to be used to fund partnership proposals between healthcare programs and healthcare partners to issue scholarships to students enrolled in the healthcare program; require CPE to establish a process to prioritize certain partnership proposals; require a written partnership contract and establish the minimum contents; require that scholarships be issued directly to students and establish employment requirements for recipients; permit a healthcare partner to contract for additional employment restrictions; provide that individuals on the nurse aide abuse registry are not eligible for scholarships; require that up to 35% of moneys in the fund shall be reserved for healthcare program incentives to award excellence in healthcare programs; establish the criteria for CPE to consider in awarding healthcare program incentives; require that the healthcare program incentives be competitive; restrict the use of healthcare program incentive awards; require CPE to report to specific interim joint committees annually; establish the minimum contents of the report; require public postsecondary educational institution to report to specific committees annually; establish the minimum contents of the report; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB105/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb105.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1702616,"bill_number":"HB239","title":"AN ACT relating to hospital reporting of drug overdose information.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require a health care provider to order a quantitative and qualitative toxicology test to determine if a cause of an overdose is from an illicit drug if the person exhibits symptoms of an overdose in the health care provider's professional opinion or the person is known to the health care provider to have had previous overdose treatment; require a report of test findings to law enforcement and the coroner if the person dies while in the hospital; limit the public record of the test finding; provide immunity from civil liability for the health care provider who administers the test.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB239/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb239.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1702625,"bill_number":"HCR34","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Lottery Trust Fund Task Force.","description":"Create the Lottery Trust Fund Task Force to study the various uses of the task fund, evaluate the performance of the various scholarship and grant programs funded by the fund, and develop and submit recommended changes to better align the uses of the fund to future needs; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR34/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr34.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1702633,"bill_number":"SR74","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Jeffrey \"Jeff\" Harmon for completing the Badwater® 135 Ultramarathon on July 13, 2022.","description":"Honor Jeffrey Harmon for completion of the 2022 Badwater 135 Ultramarathon.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR74/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr74.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1702640,"bill_number":"SB107","title":"AN ACT relating to the state management of education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the Board of Education Nomination Committee, set requirements for appointees, and term limitations; amend KRS 156.148 to require the commissioner of education to be subject to Senate confirmation in accordance with KRS 11.160; require the commissioner of education to be subject to an annual review by the Kentucky Board of Education; provide that the commissioner of education shall serve for a defined employment contract term not to exceed 4 years; amend KRS 156.029 to prohibit ex officio and nonvoting members of the Board of Education from being represented by proxy at any meeting.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 134)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB107/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb107.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1703594,"bill_number":"HB246","title":"AN ACT relating to childhood sexual assault or abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; require every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse to be accompanied by a motion to seal the record.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB246/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb246.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1703620,"bill_number":"HB244","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to establish the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program; outline the purpose of the program; authorize the program to establish high schools to serve the program's students; align program with the federal National Guard Youth Challenge Program; establish the governance of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the high schools operated by the program; authorize the adjutant general or designee to adopt policies for the operation of the program's schools; establish an advisory council for the program; require the adjutant general or designee to enter into a memorandum of agreement to provide for the operation of the program's schools; amend KRS 164.7874 to allow program school students to participate in KEES scholarship program; and amend KRS 164.7885 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 151)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB244/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb244.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":1703646,"bill_number":"SB111","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 212.420 to expand the requirements to serve as the director of health in counties containing a city of the first class; amend KRS 212.635 to expand the requirements to serve as the commissioner of health for an urban-county health department; amend KRS 212.790 to expand the requirements to serve as the director of an independent district board of health; amend KRS 212.350 to clarify that KRS 212.420 applies to consolidated local governments.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 180)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB111/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb111.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1703671,"bill_number":"HB248","title":"AN ACT relating to recovery housing.","description":"Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to define terms; require certification for recovery residences; establish requirements for recovery residences; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations for the certification of recovery residences; require certain entities to refer individuals only to certified recovery residences; permit local governments to assume inspection and enforcement duties; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report on certified recovery residences; establish the recovery residence certification trust fund; establish penalties; direct the Department for Medicaid Services to seek approval to provide Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for substance use disorder recovery services provided by a certified recovery residence; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB248/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb248.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1703694,"bill_number":"HB251","title":"AN ACT relating to building code violations.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.130 to establish criteria for a violation for deviation from the Uniform State Building Code.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB251/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb251.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1703719,"bill_number":"SB116","title":"AN ACT relating to online auctions.","description":"Amend KRS 330.020 and KRS 330.040 to exempt any person conducting an online auction with a fixed price or timed listing from being required to be licensed as an auctioneer under KRS 330.030.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB116/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb116.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1703744,"bill_number":"SR77","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.","description":"Recognize February 5-12, 2023, as Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. Week and honor the organization and its members in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR77/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr77.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1703770,"bill_number":"HB252","title":"AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define \"health care provider\" and \"health services\"; establish that health care providers are immune from criminal liability for harm arising from a health services-related act or omission other than gross negligence or wanton, willful, malicious, or intentional misconduct.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB252/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb252.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1703794,"bill_number":"HB245","title":"AN ACT relating to physician assistants.","description":"Amend KRS 311.844, relating to physician assistants, to revise continuing education requirements and to clarify that proof of completed course work in an individual's graduate program can qualify for pediatric head trauma requirements for licensure renewal; amend KRS 311.854 to modify the application requirements to be a supervising physician.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB245/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb245.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1703821,"bill_number":"SJR78","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal government officials and members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR78/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr78.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1703846,"bill_number":"HB249","title":"AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.","description":"Amend KRS 532.025 to include the intentional killing of a child under 12 as an aggravating circumstance in cases of offenses for which the death penalty may be authorized; provide that subsection (2)(a)9. of Section 1 of this Act may be cited as Kimber's law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 96)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB249/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb249.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1703873,"bill_number":"HB247","title":"AN ACT relating to legal actions.","description":"Amend KRS 454.478 to provide that the court may enjoin the responding party from filing any additional actions if a responding party does not pay attorney's fees and costs within 60 days from final judgment of an order under KRS 454.464; provide that the court may subject a responding party to an anti-suit injunction if the court finds that the responding party is a vexatious litigant.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB247/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb247.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1703901,"bill_number":"SB113","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicle recyclers.","description":"Amend KRS 177.905 to change the definition of \"road\" to include only those highways which are a part of the national highway system, define \"commission\" as the Motor Vehicle Commission, and delete the existing definitions for \"department\" and \"commissioner\" ; amend KRS 177.910 to conform; amend KRS 177.912 to require any auto recycler to comply with all local ordinances, rules, and regulations, regardless if the auto recycler is required to be permitted under KRS 177.910; specify that for any auto recycler required to be permitted under KRS 177.910, the Motor Vehicle Commission may exempt the auto recycler from the permit process if the local government certifies the auto recycler's compliance as a conforming use in an industrially zoned area under the applicable zoning ordinances and regulations; allow recyclers permitted on the effective date of the Act, but no longer subject to state oversight, to continue operation on the same site for which they were permitted; keep screening, site, and use restrictions imposed by the state in place unless removed by a planning and zoning body, city, or county; give responsibility for enforcement at the local level to county attorneys; amend KRS 177.915, 177.920, 177.925, 177.935 and 177.950 to conform; repeal KRS 177.940, which relates to hearings.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB113/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb113.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1703927,"bill_number":"SB115","title":"AN ACT relating to adult performances.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 231 to express the findings of the General Assembly relating to adult-oriented businesses and the need for regulation; define terms; establish distance parameters for the location of adult-oriented businesses in proximity to identified entities and locations; establish transition provisions for existing businesses; affirm the authority of local governmental units to supplement regulation of adult-oriented businesses.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB115/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb115.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1703950,"bill_number":"HB250","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 restructure the voting restrictions relating to felons and persons with mental disabilities; ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB250/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb250.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1703977,"bill_number":"HJR39","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing executive branch agencies to undertake efforts to address the benefits cliff in Kentucky.","description":"Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study all public assistance program flexibilities permitted under federal law which may afford the Commonwealth the opportunity to address the benefits cliff; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study the cost of maintaining certain changes made to the Child Care Assistance Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a user-friendly benefits cliff calculator tool; and require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and implement a federal Earned Income Tax Credit outreach and education program; require these agencies to submit reports to the Interim Joint Committees on Health, Welfare, and Family Services and Appropriations and Revenue by November 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR39/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr39.html","sponsor":"Jonathan Dixon"},
{"bill_id":1704003,"bill_number":"HB243","title":"AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow 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; amend KRS 131.190 to allow disclosure of certain information on the credit to the Legislative Research Commission; declare short title to be the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act of 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB243/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb243.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1704029,"bill_number":"SJR79","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION establishing the Nuclear Energy Development Working Group.","description":"Establish the Nuclear Energy Development Working Group; attach the working group to the Energy and Environment Cabinet for administrative purposes and staff support; establish the membership of the working group; designate the executive director for the Office of Energy Policy as the chair; require the working group to hold its first meeting no later than September 1, 2023; require the working group to meet at least 3 times before submitting its required report; require the working group to identify the barriers to the deployment of nuclear power generation and related technologies and to consult with stakeholders to develop recommendations for the role of a permanent nuclear energy commission to be established in state government; require the working group to submit a report to the Governor and to the Legislative Research Commission on or before December 1, 2023, detailing all work group activity since its establishment and providing recommendations for the creation of a permanent nuclear energy commission in state government; REPORT MANDATED.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 18)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR79/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr79.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1704054,"bill_number":"SB114","title":"AN ACT relating to information on emergency use drugs and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to require that any individual who administers an unapproved drug that has been approved for emergency use by the commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration provides information; prohibit any person from being required to have an unapproved drug administered; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-10","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB114/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb114.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1704079,"bill_number":"HB4","title":"AN ACT relating to merchant electric generating facilities and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 278.702 to provide that the terms of service for the ad hoc members of the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting end when the merchant electric generating facility for which they were appointed has been constructed and has begun generating electricity for sale or its construction certificate expires; amend KRS 278.704 to lengthen the period of time that a construction certificate for a merchant electric generating facility is valid from 2 years to 3 years; include decommissioning requirements within the requirements over which local planning and zoning requirements shall have primacy; remove outdated language; amend KRS 278.706 to require that a decommissioning plan be included in an application for construction of a merchant electric generating facility; establish minimum requirements for a decommissioning plan; require as part of a decommission plan that a bond or similar security be secured to assure that the decommissioning plan is accomplished; establish requirements for how the bond is set and how the beneficiaries of the bond are to be determined; require that certain components of the decommissioning plan be incorporated into the construction certificate applicant's leases with landowners; amend KRS 278.708 to reference the transfer of the enforcement authority for mitigation measures that are conditions of application approval from the board to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; amend KRS 278.710 to include whether the decommissioning plan is complete and complies with the requirements of the Act in the criteria for approval of a construction certificate for a merchant electric generating facility; require a person that has received a construction certificate for a merchant electric generating facility file with the Energy and Environment Cabinet the copy of the bond or similar security no later than the date that construction commences for the facility; require that an updated copy of the bond or similar security be refiled at least once every 5 years thereafter; require notice to be filed with the Energy and Environment Cabinet when the construction of the merchant electric generating facility is complete and has begun producing electricity for sale; require that notice be given of any transaction involving the sale or transfer of ownership of the facility to the Energy and Environment Cabinet and local officials within 10 days of finalizing the transaction; require a person who has acquired a merchant electric generating facility to file with the Energy and Environment Cabinet written consent to assume the obligations in the decommissioning plan for the facility and to adopt or replace the required decommissioning bond; provide that the transferor of control of a merchant electric generating facility remain liable for its decommissioning obligations until the transferee completes the documentation required by the Act and the secretary of the Energy and Environment cabinet accepts it as complete; provide that application approval conditions that require approval of transfer of control shall be void and unenforceable, subject to the requirements of the section; provide that after the application for a construction certificate for a merchant electric generating facility has been approved, the bond required by the Act has been posted, the facility has been constructed, and it has begun generating electricity for sale, the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall ensure the facility's ongoing compliance with the requirements of KRS 278.700 to 278.716 and the conditions of its construction certificate approval, including updating its decommissioning plan and bond amounts at least once every 5 years; transfer the enforcement authority for mitigation measures that are conditions of application approval from the board to the Energy and Environment Cabinet once the facility is constructed and begins generating electricity for sale; require that while the electric merchant generating facility is operational, if solar panels are removed and discarded, the discarded solar panels be removed from the site within 90 days of the completion of the work; amend KRS 278.718 to provide that an ordinance, permit, or license issued by a local government shall have primacy over the requirements of KRS 278.700 and Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act; amend KRS 224.10-100 to authorize the Energy and Environment Cabinet to monitor and enforce compliance of merchant electric generating entities with the requirements of the Act; authorize the Energy and Environment Cabinet to draw upon a decommissioning bond or other similar security for which it is named a beneficiary to complete an approved decommissioning plan; amend KRS 224.99-010 to give jurisdiction to the Circuit Court in any county where a merchant electric generating facility is located for actions arising from or related to certain provisions of the Act; allow for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day to be imposed for violation of the bonding and bond transfer requirements in the Act; allow for the suspension of a merchant electric generating facility's operations for failing to pay civil penalties or complying with the bonding transfer requirements of the Act; allow for the decommissioning of the facility if it is still noncompliant after 90 days of suspension of its operation; create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to require that if a merchant electric facility fails to complete its decommissioning plan within 18 months of ceasing to produce electricity for sale, then the cabinet shall draw upon the decommissioning bond and implement the decommissioning plan; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet within 90 days of the effective date of the Act to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the monitoring and enforcement of the bonding and bond transfer requirements of the Act; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish a fee structure to cover the costs of its enforcement responsibilities; establish the merchant electric generating facility monitoring and enforcement fund to receive the fees and penalties collected by the Energy and Environment Cabinet pursuant to their monitoring and enforcement responsibilities under the Act; require that the funds collected only be used to defray the Energy and Environment Cabinet's costs related to their monitoring and enforcement responsibilities under the Act; require that all expenses for the determination of the bond amount and for the procurement of decommissioning services by the Energy and Environment be paid by the owner of the merchant electric generating facility; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 140)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB4/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb4.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":1704105,"bill_number":"SB110","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 314.091 to expand when the Kentucky Board of Nursing can suspend or reprimand a licensed nurse; amend KRS 314.101 to allow licensed nurses from another state who are in the state on a nonroutine basis to practice; amend KRS 314.121 to limit the nurse educators on the Kentucky Board of Nursing to no more than three.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB110/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb110.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1704129,"bill_number":"SB112","title":"AN ACT relating to the confidentiality of tax information.","description":"Amend KRS 67.790 to allow counties to divulge tax information to taxing jurisdictions when requested for audit purposes; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 29)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB112/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb112.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1704156,"bill_number":"SB109","title":"AN ACT relating to investment advisers.","description":"Amend KRS 292.330 to establish registration exemptions for investment advisers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 292 to establish a registration exemption for private fund advisers; establish requirements for the exemption; direct where filings shall be made; require investment advisers to comply with registration requirements within 90 days of becoming ineligible for exemption; permit the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to waive certain provisions.","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2023-04-11","last_action":"Vetoed","last_action_date":"2023-04-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB109/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb109.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1704181,"bill_number":"SB108","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 189.394 to eliminate all fines for speeding violations five miles per hour or less over the limit and require that a courtesy warning be given instead; amend KRS 189.725 to provide that the owner or attendant of a privately owned parking lot shall wait 24 hours before having a vehicle towed if a person experiences an incident on the property authorizing the removal of the vehicle; amend KRS 189.990 to establish that for violations of subsections (1) or (2) of KRS 189.040, subsection (1) of KRS 189.050, KRS 189.055, KRS 189.060, or KRS 189.380 a courtesy warning shall be issued for a first offense; for a subsequent offense occurring within 10 days, the operator of the vehicle shall be fined $25; allow dismissal of fine if proof of repair is shown.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB108/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb108.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1707075,"bill_number":"SB121","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to attach the Kentucky Fire Commission to the Office of Homeland Security for administrative purposes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to transfer employees of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System engaged in the full-time provision of instructional and support services for the mission of the Kentucky Fire Commission to the Office of Homeland Security; set forth provisions for transfer of salaries, leave balances, and other benefits; amend various statutes to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB121/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb121.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1707079,"bill_number":"SB133","title":"AN ACT designating the state dog breed.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB133/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb133.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1707080,"bill_number":"HB299","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum women; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, Medicaid, KCHIP, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement for pregnant and postpartum women; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB299/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb299.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1707084,"bill_number":"HB259","title":"AN ACT relating to budget requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 48.020 to remove the requirement that the branch budget recommendation be certified together with the budget statements; amend KRS 48.040 and 48.050 to require the certain budget documents to be submitted on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year; amend KRS 48.110 to require each branch budget recommendation and all supporting documentation to be submitted in a form and format cooperatively developed by each respective branch of government and the General Assembly and approved by the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 48.120 to require the Office of State Budget Director to submit official revenue estimates made by the consensus forecasting group by December 20 of each odd-numbered year; amend KRS 48.170 to allow the standing committees of each house and interim joint committees of the Legislative Research Commission to request additional information and require the information be submitted within 14 days of the request; amend KRS 48.300, 48.810, and 48.950 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB259/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb259.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1707086,"bill_number":"HB263","title":"AN ACT relating to specialty courts.","description":"Amend KRS 26A.400 to change the term \"drug court\" to \"specialty court\"; identify specialty court programs; amend KRS 439.315 to designate responsibility for collection of fees.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB263/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb263.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1707087,"bill_number":"SB122","title":"AN ACT relating to the Finance and Administration Cabinet and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 56.463 to designate the areas of the Capitol Annex and the parking spaces adjacent to the Capitol and Capitol Annex that are allocated to the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 135)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB122/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb122.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1707093,"bill_number":"HB281","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for postpartum behavioral healthcare.","description":"Amend KRS 205.592 to extend Medicaid coverage for pregnant women from twelve months to twenty-four months; and extend coverage to both parents; require state agencies to request federal authorization if necessary.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB281/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb281.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":1707095,"bill_number":"HB295","title":"AN ACT relating to undesignated glucagon.","description":"Amend KRS 158.832 to include a definition for \"undesignated glucagon\"; amend KRS 158.838 to allow health care practitioners to prescribe undesignated glucagon in the name of a school to be maintained for use by a school nurse or trained school employee when necessary.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB295/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb295.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1707098,"bill_number":"SB120","title":"AN ACT relating to residential communities.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to define terms related to planned communities; require newly organized planned communities to file a declaration in the office of the county clerk or clerks where the planned community is located; provide how an association shall be organized by declaration accompanied by bylaws that organize a board of directors and day to day functions of the board; provide the time period for periods of declarant control of the associations; provide for the duties and responsibilities of associations and their boards; provide for a process to amend declarations; provide requirements for declarations or bylaws of associations and for their board meetings; provide for rights and responsibilities of associations; require associations to keep certain financial records; provide owners the right to examine and copy certain records of associations; allow associations to assess lot owners for certain expenses; provide for annual assessments of each lot unless established otherwise in the declaration or the governing documents of the association and for an annual budget to be adopted by the association's board; require all owners, residents, tenants, and other persons to comply with any covenants, conditions, and restrictions of planned communities and associations; provide for associations to have a continuing lien for non-payment of levied assessments; provide that an association shall not prohibit the outdoor display of political yard signs from 30 days before any primary; regular election, or special election until seven days after that election; provide that the Act may be cited as the Planned Community Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 23)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB120/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb120.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1707105,"bill_number":"HB289","title":"AN ACT relating to school districts.","description":"Amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for contiguous school districts; require an insolvent district to be merged with a contiguous school district; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB289/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb289.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1707113,"bill_number":"HB269","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for parental and guardian depression screenings.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow parental depression screenings to be claimed as a service for the child as part of the Early and Periodic, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit; amend KRS 205.6497 to require the Kentucky Children's Insurance Program to cover parental depression screenings; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health plan to cover parental depression screenings as part of a well-child or well-baby visit; amend KRS 164.2871 to require self-insured employer group health plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution to cover parental depression screenings; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to cover parental depression screenings; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to request federal authorization for a waiver if necessary; certain sections EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB269/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb269.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1707114,"bill_number":"SB119","title":"AN ACT relating to sex offenses.","description":"Amend KRS 403.720 to remove \"sexual abuse\" from the definition of \"domestic violence and abuse\" and replace with \"sexual assault\"; define \"sexual assault\"; amend KRS 510.010 to redefine \"sexual contact.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB119/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb119.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":1707120,"bill_number":"SCR86","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Juvenile Justice Task Force.","description":"Create the Juvenile Justice Task Force to investigate and make recommendations regarding various aspects of the juvenile justice program; specify duties of the task force; outline membership; require task force to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR86/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr86.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1707124,"bill_number":"HB257","title":"AN ACT relating to donations made to the Commonwealth, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45 to establish the Kentucky contribution trust fund and require reporting of deposits to and expenditures from the fund; amend KRS 12.270 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB257/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb257.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1707126,"bill_number":"HB285","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"breast pump,\" \"breast pump collection and storage supplies,\" \"breast pump kit,\" \"clothing,\" \"diaper,\" and \"feminine hygiene products\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, breast pump kits, diapers, and feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year on September 1; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB285/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb285.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1707130,"bill_number":"HJR43","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Sheriff Gene Cyrus Memorial Highway in Johnson County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Sheriff Eugene Cyrus Memorial Highway in Johnson County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR43/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr43.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1707136,"bill_number":"SJR83","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Public Pension Administration Advisory Committee of the Public Pension Oversight Board.","description":"Direct the establishment of the Public Pensions Administration Advisory Committee of the Public Pensions Oversight Board (PPOB) to evaluate options for coordinating, aggregating, or consolidating actuarial, investment, or general administrative services among the state-administered retirement systems and examining additional legislative or administrative action that may be necessary to clearly define the roles of the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees, County Employees Retirement System (CERS) board of trustees, and the shared administrative entity of the two boards known as the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority; require advisory committee to submit a list of findings and recommendations to the PPOB no later than Decemeber 1, 2023; require the systems to provide information and resources to assist the advisory committee.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR83/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr83.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1707141,"bill_number":"SR84","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing June 12, 2023, as Women Veterans' Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize June 12, 2023, as Women Veterans' Appreciation Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR84/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr84.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1707147,"bill_number":"HB268","title":"AN ACT relating to the Perinatal Advisory Committee.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 211.672 to 211.678 to establish an advisory committee to review Kentucky’s system of perinatal care and make recommendations for the improvement of perinatal outcomes within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish duties, membership, and reporting requirements of the committee.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB268/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb268.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1707151,"bill_number":"HB280","title":"AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on parental leave.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave for an employee who has been employed for at least one year; allow an employee to waive the paid parental leave; provide for the promulgation of administrative regulations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB280/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb280.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1707157,"bill_number":"SB124","title":"AN ACT relating to public agency telecommunications.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"public agency\"'; require public agencies to establish procedures for incoming calls; require the procedures to include a public agency's telephone lines be answered within 10 rings and any public agency's telephone system software allow for callers to speak to a live person during regular business hours; require the procedures to be met unless compliance would require overtime or compensatory time; allow the judicial branch of state government to establish procedures for incoming telephone calls.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB124/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb124.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1707159,"bill_number":"HB300","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn children.","description":"Amend KRS 507.010 \"person,\" \"human being,\" \"spontaneous miscarriage,\" and \"unborn child\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to allow a prosecution under the chapter where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define \"person,\" \"human being,\" \"spontaneous miscarriage,\" and \"unborn child\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to specify that prosecution is subject to same standards and defenses as if person had been born alive; amend KRS 501.090 to allow coercion or threats to be used as an offense of intentional homicide where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth and county attorneys; amend KRS 439.265 to conform; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, related to fetal homicide; establish a short title of Prenatal Equal Protection Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB300/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb300.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":1707161,"bill_number":"SB130","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 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB130/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb130.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1707167,"bill_number":"HB296","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.410, relating to the fiscal court appointment of building inspectors, to make technical changes.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB296/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb296.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1707171,"bill_number":"HR40","title":"A RESOLUTION designating May 7 to 13, 2023, as Postpartum Depression Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Designate May 7 to 13, 2023, as Postpartum Depression Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR40/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr40.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1707176,"bill_number":"SR82","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Virgil F. Osborne.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Virgil F. Osborne.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR82/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr82.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1707180,"bill_number":"HB267","title":"AN ACT relating to college student criminal history inquiries.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit a public or private postsecondary institution from inquiring about a student's criminal history on the institution's admissions application.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB267/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb267.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1707183,"bill_number":"HB286","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for health care.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for the coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment and maternity coverage requirements; amend KRS 205.592 to allow Medicaid income limit for certain women and children to be increased under certain circumstances; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB286/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb286.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":1707191,"bill_number":"HB256","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of electronic gaming devices and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define \"commission,\" \"control,\" \"net proceeds,\" \"electronic gaming device,\" \"location,\" \"local county government,\" \"operator,\" \"truck stop,\" \"vending machine\"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission and attach it to the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes; establish requirements for the commissioner and members on the commission; authorize the commission to establish and maintain an office in Frankfort; require the Auditor of Public Accountants to perform an annual audit of the commission; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standard forms for the reporting of financial conditions, operational results, gross gaming receipts and adjusted gaming receipts, the amount of prizes paid during specific reporting periods, require periodic financial reports, require annual audits of the financial statements of all licensees regulated under this chapter, and to define and limit the method of operation of electronic gaming devices; authorize the Governor to appoint an executive director; establish qualifications for an executive director of the commission; establish application requirements; establish requirements for operators and locations; require the owner or manager of a location to ensure that an identifying sticker is affixed to each electronic gaming device on its premises; require the sticker on electronic gaming devices to contain the license number of the operator that supplies the devices and the expiration date of the operator's license; establish local county government responsibilities; prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from playing an electronic gaming device; provide penalties for entities regulated under Sections 1 to 18 of this Act; create a noncodified section to establish requirements for initial licensure of members on the commission.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB256/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb256.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":1707192,"bill_number":"HB287","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 238; adjust membership of the Charitable Gaming Advisory Commission and direct semiannual meetings rather than quarterly; remove fingerprint requirements for license applicants; require manufacturer and distributor applicants to disclose on application any criminal, administrative, or civil action against them in any jurisdiction; enable a licensed charitable organization to maintain its license across county lines; delete obsolete language regarding charitable organizations registered with a county clerk on or before March 31, 1992; increase bingo session payout limit from $5,000 to $10,000; exempt designated licensed charitable organizations from the two-day deposit requirement and allow weekly deposits instead; limit the deposit exemption to weeks in which the organization's deposits of gross receipts and adjusted gross receipts total less than $2,500 in the week prior to the deposit.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 32)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB287/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb287.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1707197,"bill_number":"HB293","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 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 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 or 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 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB293/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb293.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1707200,"bill_number":"HB292","title":"AN ACT relating to assistance with a drug overdose.","description":"Amend KRS Chapter 218A.133 to amend the definition of \" drug overdose\" remove language that requires a layperson to reasonably believe medical assistance is required.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB292/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb292.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1707202,"bill_number":"SB123","title":"AN ACT relating to notarial acts.","description":"Amend KRS 423.345 to allow notaries to perform notarial acts in another state if the notarial act is performed in a civil action or legal proceeding originating in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 156)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB123/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb123.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1707210,"bill_number":"HB272","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for lactation support services and breastfeeding equipment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for lactation counseling, lactation consultation, and breastfeeding equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB272/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb272.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1707212,"bill_number":"SB132","title":"AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; establish definitions; provide additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; provide protection for student media advisors; require each district to adopt a written policy for time, place, and manner restrictions, and for an appeals procedure; provide that student speech not be considered school speech; provide that a student journalist or student media advisor may seek injunctive relief; establish the short title of New Voices Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB132/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb132.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1707219,"bill_number":"SB129","title":"AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms and establish limitations on use; prohibit the selling of data obtained by Automated license plate readers (ALPR) systems.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Floor Amendment (3-title)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB129/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb129.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1707221,"bill_number":"HB261","title":"AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.700 to revise definitions; amend KRS 194A.703 to require that assisted living communities be classified as residential buildings and not institutional buildings; amend KRS 194A.705 to specify how food should be prepared; clarify how and when social activities can be conducted; clarify how basic health and health-related services are provided; allow the licensee to determine the format of a functional needs assessment; amend KRS 194A.707 to set guidelines for implementation of administrative regulations; allow an assisted living community to distribute specific educational information; and allow a denial or revocation of a license only in accordance with specific provisions of the law; amend KRS 194A.713 to clarify the requirements that satisfy proof of disclosure; amend KRS 194A.717 to revise staffing needs; amend KRS 194A.719 to establish compliance requirements; amend KRS 194A.7061 to make technical changes; amend KRS 194A.7203 and 194A.7052 to clarify that the services are for residents with dementia residing in secured dementia care units; make technical changes; amend KRS 194A.7205 to specify that the direct care staff are staff who work on a secured dementia care unit; and expand the list of statute requirements that are met upon completing orientation and training; amend KRS 194A.710 to make technical changes; specify that there are only two assisted living licensure categories; and allow an assisted living community that has one or more buildings on the same campus operated by the same licensee to be licensed as one entity and only be required to obtain one license; amend KRS 216.597 to make technical changes and revise staffing needs.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB261/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb261.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1707229,"bill_number":"HB264","title":"AN ACT relating to regulatory relief.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to define \"advisory committee,\" \"applicable agency,\" \"applicant,\" \"consumer,\" \"demonstrate,\" \"director,\" \"innovation,\" \"innovative offering,\" \"offering,\" \"product,\" \"production,\" \"regulatory relief office,\" \"regulatory sandbox,\" \"sandbox participant,\" \"secretary,\" and \"service\"; establish the General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee; establish the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief; create the General Regulatory Sandbox Program; establish the application process and requirements to apply to the sandbox; give an applicant that is accepted into the sandbox 12 months to demonstrate the offering identified in his or her application; establish the conditions upon which the regulatory relief office can terminate a sandbox participant's participation in the sandbox; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development to prepare and submit a written report to the General Assembly and LRC by October 1 of each year; amend KRS 12.020 to place the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief under the Office of the Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 13A.250 to require each administrative body to provide in its fiscal note an explanation of the fiscal impact of the methodology and resources it used to determine the fiscal impact; amend KRS 304.3-705 to allow a person regulated under KRS 304.3-700 to 304.3-735 to participate in the regulatory sandbox if the person is not qualified to make an application under KRS 304.3-700 to 304.3-735.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 122)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB264/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb264.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1707230,"bill_number":"HB265","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans' resources.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Department of Workplace Standards consult with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster for display in businesses with more than 50 full-time employees.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB265/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb265.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1707233,"bill_number":"SB128","title":"AN ACT relating to sick leave reporting for the Teachers' Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 161.155 to require each school district to annually report sick leave balances to the Teachers' Retirement System, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; specify contents of the report; amend KRS 161.400 to require TRS to report in the annual actuarial valuation the total liabilities and costs of the sick leave program created by KRS 161.155; amend KRS 161.643 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"State Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB128/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb128.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1707237,"bill_number":"HB284","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-145 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; direct that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB284/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb284.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1707247,"bill_number":"HB273","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation of breast pumps and related supplies.","description":"Amend KRS 139.472 to define and exempt from sales and use tax breast pumps, breast pump storage and collection supplies, and breast pump kits from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027, and require the Department of Revenue to report the exemption each July 1; amend KRS 131.190 to authorize the department to report the exemption to the Legislative Research Commission; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB273/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb273.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1707251,"bill_number":"HB282","title":"AN ACT relating to maternal mental health.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require all hospitals or alternative birthing centers offering obstetric services or licensed health care providers, including nurse midwives or certified professional midwives, to provide each maternity patient with information on maternal depression and available resources; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to post on its website information about providers who assist with maternal depression.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB282/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb282.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1707254,"bill_number":"SB125","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.013 to define terms; amend 116.045 to require the State Board of Elections to create and make available multilingual voter registration forms, which are to be posted on the board's website and provided to the county clerk; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to create, furnish, and process multilingual voter registration forms; amend KRS 117.001 to define terms; amend KRS 117.025 to require the State Board of Elections to establish a multilingual ballot hotline to be used for elections with requirements prescribed; amend KRS 117.030 to require the State Board of elections to give notice of the availability of the multilingual ballot hotline and other multilingual voter materials; amend KRS 117.085 to include availability of a multilingual mail-in absentee ballot; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting machines and voting systems to have the ability to accept multilingual ballots; amend KRS 117.145 to require the readiness of multilingual ballots and absentee ballots for an election; amend KRS 117.175 to require multilingual voter instruction cards for use during an election with requirements prescribed; amend KRS 117.187 to require the county board of elections to provide special training to election officials regarding multilingual ballots and information relating to the multilingual ballot hotline; amend KRS 117.195 to require the availability of multilingual ballots; amend KRS 117.245 to require translation assistance with a voter's oath; amend 117.383 to require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to create and administer the multilingual ballot hotline; amend KRS 118.015, 118A.010, 119.005, and 120.005, to define terms; amend KRS 117.255, 117.235, and 117.228 to conform; and provide that the act may be cited as the Ballot Access for All Citizens Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB125/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb125.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1707255,"bill_number":"HB274","title":"AN ACT relating to the Health Access Nurturing Development Services program.","description":"Amend KRS 211.690 to require the Health Access Nurturing Development Services program to provide educational information about maternal and postpartum depression; make technical correction.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB274/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb274.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":1707264,"bill_number":"HB262","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.103 to remove references to manufacturer's instructions for breath testing equipment.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 111)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB262/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb262.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1707266,"bill_number":"HB258","title":"AN ACT relating to reports submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.","description":"Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to modify reporting requirements for various state agencies to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; repeal KRS 342.231, and 176.5066, relating to reports.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB258/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb258.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1707273,"bill_number":"HB253","title":"AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services document to employers and require employers to keep copies of a veterans' benefits and services document in a conspicuous and accessible place.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB253/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb253.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1707275,"bill_number":"HB297","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.170 to make technical change.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB297/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb297.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1707284,"bill_number":"HB294","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define \"animal shelter,\" \"breeder,\" \"broker,\" and \"retail pet shop\"; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs, cats, or rabbits; require retail pet shops to maintain records documenting the source of each dog, cat, or rabbit it sells for at least one year; prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of a dog, cat, or rabbit in a publicly accessible space; amend KRS 258.990 to include a penalty for retail pet shop operators who violate this Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB294/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb294.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1707287,"bill_number":"SB117","title":"AN ACT relating to the Firefighters Foundation Program fund.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.230, 95A.240, and 95A.262 to decrease the maximum required basic training hours for firefighters and volunteer firefighters needed for a local government to be eligible for funds from the Firefighters Foundation Program fund, while retaining the Kentucky Fire Commission's power to set a lower number of hours.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB117/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb117.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1707288,"bill_number":"HB266","title":"AN ACT relating to the rights of incarcerated children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 600 to enumerate rights of incarcerated children; create short title of The Incarcerated Children's Bill of Rights.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB266/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb266.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1707293,"bill_number":"SB118","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to abortion.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to state that Kentucky's Constitution does not secure or protect a right to abortion or funding of abortion, retaining the right of the people, through their elected representatives and senators, to enact laws regarding abortion including circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or saving the life of the mother; provide ballot language; submit to voters for their ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB118/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb118.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1707294,"bill_number":"SB134","title":"AN ACT relating to actions for forcible entry and detainer.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide automatic expungement of records in actions for forcible entry and detainer.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB134/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb134.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1707303,"bill_number":"SB7","title":"AN ACT relating to the administration of payroll systems and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 336.180 to define \"political activities,\" \"candidate,\" \"committee,\" \"contributing organization,\" \"contribution,\" \"election,\" \"electioneering communications,\" \"fundraiser,\" \"independent expenditure,\" \"labor organization,\" \"public employee,\" \"slate of candidates,\" and \"testimonial affair\"; amend KRS 336.134 to prohibit any deduction from the wages of any public employee for any dues, fees, or charges associated with a labor organization or for political activities without a written authorization from the public employee; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit public employers from assisting a labor organization or other entity in collecting funds or financial information if the funds are to be used for political purposes; prohibit application of these restrictions if deductions were made under bargaining agreements entered into before the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 336.990 to create a penalty; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 133)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB7/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb7.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1707307,"bill_number":"HB255","title":"AN ACT relating to resources for local development.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define \"county\"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require distribution of at least 25 percent of revenues generated to the tourist and convention commission; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the tax from certain local occupational license fees; amend KRS 67.938, 91A.390, 91.200, 92.281, and 92.300 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB255/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb255.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":1707309,"bill_number":"SR85","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Robert L. Douglas.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Robert L. Douglas, PhD.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR85/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr85.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1707317,"bill_number":"SB131","title":"AN ACT relating to the Boxing and Wrestling Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 229.011, relating to boxing and wrestling, to change the definition of \"exhibition\"; amend KRS 229.045 to require sanctioning bodies to provide notice to the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling commission of all combat sports exhibitions not regulated by KRS Chapter 229 to allow for publication in a calendar of events by the commission; amend KRS 229.171 to allow the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission to promulgate administrative regulations governing the publishing of a calendar of events describing combat exhibitions taking place in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB131/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb131.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1707320,"bill_number":"HB276","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive health care.","description":"Amend KRS 205.592 to expand Medicaid eligibility to include pregnant women and new mothers up to 12 months postpartum regardless of citizenship or national origin; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a family planning program to provide family planning services and family planning-related services to Medicaid-eligible individuals, including individuals who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid except for their citizenship or national origin; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations and collaborate with multiple divisions, agencies, and other parties to facilitate participation in the family planning program; require a waiver to be requested if it is determined a waiver is needed.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB276/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb276.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1707327,"bill_number":"HB279","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive health services.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for long-acting reversible contraception administered during a postpartum hospital stay; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to offer family planning services to certain low-income individuals; require the cabinet to report annually; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485,164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, state postsecondary self-insured employer group plans, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on long-acting reversible contraception coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on long-acting reversible contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; require insurers of health benefit plans to submit information relating to contraceptive coverage to the insurance commissioner; require the commissioner to report information relating to contraceptive coverage to the Legislative Research Commission; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; direct that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January, 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB279/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb279.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1707329,"bill_number":"HR42","title":"A RESOLUTION proclaiming February 15 as School Resource Officer Appreciation Day.","description":"Proclaim February 15 as School Resource Officer Appreciation Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR42/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr42.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1707332,"bill_number":"SR81","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the work that Leadership Hopkinsville-Christian County and Leadership Alumni do for developing future leaders of Hopkinsville and Christian County.","description":"Recognize and honor Leadership Hopkinsville-Christian County and Leadership Alumni.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR81/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr81.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1707337,"bill_number":"HR41","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring March 2023 to be Kentucky Maternal and Infant Mortality and Disparities Awareness Month.","description":"Declare March 2023 to be Kentucky Maternal and Infant Mortality and Disparities Awareness Month.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR41/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr41.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1707340,"bill_number":"HB283","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for FDA-approved prescription drugs for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require a self-insured employer group health plan provided by a state postsecondary education institution to its employees, Medicaid, and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new section on postpartum mood disorder coverage; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued on or after the effective date of the section; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB283/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb283.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1707346,"bill_number":"HB291","title":"AN ACT relating to accreditation requirements for licensure as a professional engineer.","description":"Amend KRS 322.040 to allow a graduate from an engineering program of at least 4 years accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology to sit for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB291/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb291.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1707351,"bill_number":"SR80","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Honor the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR80/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr80.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1707357,"bill_number":"HB290","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 205.529 to revise the medications that are part of the program for synchronization of medications; amend KRS 218A.172 to revise the medications regulated; amend KRS 218A.182 to revise when a an electronic prescription is required from the practitioner issuing a prescription for a controlled substance; amend KRS 218A.202 to make technical changes; amend KRS 218A.205 to make changes to the regulations for prescribing and dispensing controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to allow the cabinet to enter into contract with any federal agency of the United States; amend KRS 304.17A-165 to make updates to the list of controlled substances allowed under a health benefit plan.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB290/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb290.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1707362,"bill_number":"HB254","title":"AN ACT relating to public contracts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit a governmental body from entering into contracts valued at or above $100,000 with a company that has ten or more employees and discriminates against firearm entities or firearm trade associations; set forth what does and does not constitute discrimination; exempt sole proprietorships.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB254/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb254.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":1707364,"bill_number":"SB135","title":"AN ACT relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make information on postpartum depression and a postpartum assessment tool available on its website; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and implement a collaborative program aimed at improving the quality of prevention and treatment of postpartum depression.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 57)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB135/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb135.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":1707370,"bill_number":"HB275","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with which the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for doula services; establish training and education requirements for doulas; permit the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB275/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb275.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1707373,"bill_number":"HB298","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.160 to make technical change.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB298/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb298.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1707375,"bill_number":"SR87","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR87/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr87.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1707381,"bill_number":"HB277","title":"AN ACT relating to pregnant inmates.","description":"Amend KRS 196.173 to allow an inmate who is known to be pregnant or who has given birth in the last six weeks access to reasonable accommodations for the provision of available certified professional midwifery services or doula services.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB277/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb277.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1707388,"bill_number":"HB278","title":"AN ACT relating to contraceptive coverage.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB278/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb278.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1707391,"bill_number":"SB127","title":"AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.","description":"Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB127/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb127.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1707392,"bill_number":"HB271","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 210.370 to 210.485 to create the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program; establish duties and responsibilities; amend KRS 210.400 to establish that the community board for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability shall implement, staff, and operate the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB271/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb271.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1707398,"bill_number":"HB270","title":"AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain postnatal items from sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"breast pump,\" \"breast pump collection and storage supplies,\" \"breast pump kit,\" \"children's diapers,\" \"clothing,\" and \"diapers\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from the sales and use tax baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pumps, breast pump storage and collection supplies, breast pump kits, and children's diapers from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027, and require the Department of Revenue to report the total exemptions each September 1; and amend KRS 131.190 to authorize the Department of Revenue to report on the exemption to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB270/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb270.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1707399,"bill_number":"SB126","title":"AN ACT relating to venue and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 452.005 to establish the method for obtaining a change of venue in specified civil actions; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 131)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB126/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb126.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1707404,"bill_number":"HB288","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher misconduct.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define \"abusive conduct\"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any allegations or investigations in the previous 12 months and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic and public school districts to disclose any allegations or investigations related to abusive conduct of applicants; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board and require the schools and EPSB to provide the records; require all public school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; amend KRS 160.151 to define \"certified nonpublic school\"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to have a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a nonpublic certified school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct for employees to undergo every five years; amend KRS 161.151 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"recommitted to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB288/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb288.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1707406,"bill_number":"HB260","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption to $60,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every two years; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB260/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb260.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1708795,"bill_number":"HB317","title":"AN ACT relating to metropolitan correctional services departments.","description":"Amend KRS 67B.020 to define \"peace officer\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 67B to provide the general police powers of each officer employed by a metropolitan correctional services department; establish a system of disciplinary protocols relating to proceedings against an officer accused of misconduct; define \"critical incident\"; allow an officer to take 48 hours leave after being involved in a critical incident.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB317/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb317.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1708810,"bill_number":"SB136","title":"AN ACT relating to the National Guard.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB136/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb136.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1708825,"bill_number":"HB309","title":"AN ACT relating to mechanic's and materialman's liens.","description":"Amend KRS 376.010 to establish a mechanism for protection for owners and lessors of leased property from liens arising from work performed through a contract with the lessee when the lessee is prohibited from entering into such an agreement by the lease; require the filing of notice documents with the county clerk to apprise the prospective provider of labor or materials; amend KRS 371.325 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB309/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb309.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1708840,"bill_number":"HB306","title":"AN ACT relating to radon testing and mitigation and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 199.894 to adjust statutory range; 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 Cabinet for Health and Family Services to encourage that specific radon measurement devices be used when licensed child-care centers are tested for radon; require the most current report to be posted in a public place within the child-care center; amend KRS 309.434 to establish new duties for the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety related to financial assistance for child-care centers and schools for radon testing and mitigation; amend KRS 309.442 to require an insurance policy for a radon laboratory; amend KRS 309.448 to establish when an administrative hearing is conducted related to radon testing and mitigation providers; amend KRS 309.452 to specify licensure requirements for a radon laboratory; amend KRS 309.454 to include grants and state and federal moneys as a part of the radon mitigation and control fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to require a landlord to conduct lead testing and inform tenants of result; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB306/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb306.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1708857,"bill_number":"SB145","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.","description":"Amend KRS 156.070 to remove the statutory eligibility restriction for nonresident student participation in interscholastic athletics; retain eligibility authority with the agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 93)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB145/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb145.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":1708873,"bill_number":"HB329","title":"AN ACT relating to government contract review and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.705 to require the State Treasurer to either revise, cancel, or keep effective any contract in which the Government Contract Review Committee issues nonbinding recommendations; require the Treasurer to submit contract revisions pursuant to the committee's nonbinding recommendations to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or designee; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or designee to either issue the contract with the Treasurer's revisions or cancel the contract; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or designee to revise, cancel, or keep effective any contract issued pursuant to the Governor's constitutional powers in which the committee has issued a nonbinding recommendation; provide severability clause; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 141)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB329/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb329.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1708888,"bill_number":"HB314","title":"AN ACT relating to intimidation of a sports official.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 518 to create the crime of intimidation of a sports official as a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB314/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb314.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":1708903,"bill_number":"HB322","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.120 to require the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to create a program to issue lump-sum settlements for outstanding claims; amend KRS 342.122 to set the special fund assessment rate at a minimum of six percent; require the remaining claims balance to fund the programs in the Education and Labor Cabinet, with exceptions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB322/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb322.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1708919,"bill_number":"SJR89","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Colonel Vermont Garrison Memorial Highway.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY Route 192 in Pulaski County in memory of Colonel Vermont Garrison and direct the cabinet to install appropriate signage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR89/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr89.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1708935,"bill_number":"HB312","title":"AN ACT relating to certificates of need.","description":"Amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt any group of three contiguous counties from obtaining a certificate of need if each county borders another state and each county has a population of 90,000 or more according to the most recent federal decennial census.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB312/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb312.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":1708952,"bill_number":"HB310","title":"AN ACT relating to the dissemination of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 438.310 to increase penalties for violations related to the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to increase penalties for violations related to the distribution of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 138.195 to conform; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB310/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb310.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1708968,"bill_number":"HB328","title":"AN ACT relating to membership dates in the state-administered retirement systems.","description":"Amend KRS 78.510 to provide that the participation date in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) for those individuals who entered the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training's Police Corps program prior to July 1, 2003, through an agreement with a CERS employer, and who subsequently began participating in CERS as a sworn officer upon completion of the program, shall be the date training began in the Police Corps program.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB328/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb328.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1708983,"bill_number":"SB148","title":"AN ACT establishing the Government Teleworking Task Force.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit employees of public agencies and the Administrative Office of the Courts from engaging in telework unless the Governor declares an emergency; define \"public agency\" and \"telework\"; exempt certain agencies and professions; exempt employees whose primary job responsibilities require them to be away from their primary work station at least 50 percent of the time.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB148/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb148.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1708999,"bill_number":"HB318","title":"AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program.","description":"Amend KRS 199.894 to define \"Child Care and Development Fund\" and \"Child Care Assistance Program\"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish income eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB318/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb318.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":1709015,"bill_number":"HB333","title":"AN ACT relating to the valuation of multi-unit rental housing subject to government restriction on use.","description":"Amend KRS 132.010 to add definitions for \"government restriction on use,\" \"low-income,\" and \"multi-unit rental housing\"; amend KRS 132.191 to allow the valuation of multi-unit rental housing that is subject to government restriction on use to be calculated using specific methods; disallow the inclusion of income tax credits in the methods; require the owner of the multi-unit rental housing to provide notifications and file a form with the property valuation administrator; allow penalty up to $200 for noncompliance; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB333/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb333.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1709032,"bill_number":"SB139","title":"AN ACT relating to employers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or conscientious objection to immunizations; provide sample form for employee affirmation; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to require immunizations as a condition of employment from employees who hold sincere religious beliefs against or conscientiously object to immunization.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB139/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb139.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1709048,"bill_number":"SB144","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.","description":"Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching nonstate funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 13)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB144/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb144.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1709063,"bill_number":"HB325","title":"AN ACT relating to destruction of firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 500.090 to allow consolidated local governments to destroy firearms abandoned, confiscated, or forfeited under the Kentucky Penal Code.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB325/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb325.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1709080,"bill_number":"SB141","title":"AN ACT relating to local governments and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 65.8801 to KRS 65.8839 to allow cities that have chosen to use their own collection procedure for the collection of property taxes to place unpaid code enforcement liens on the property tax bill; establish certain requirements for the lien and make provisions for the collection of the unpaid or delinquent lien; amend KRS 91.481 to include any city adopting these provisions within the definition of \"collector.\"","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 128)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB141/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb141.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1709096,"bill_number":"HB323","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to create the juvenile services fund within the Department of Juvenile Justice; appropriate moneys to the fund; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB323/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb323.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1709111,"bill_number":"SB138","title":"AN ACT relating to substitute teacher certification.","description":"Amend KRS 161.102 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue substitute teacher certificates based on education attained; specify what type of employment the certificates are valid for.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB138/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb138.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1709126,"bill_number":"HB321","title":"AN ACT relating to animals.","description":"Create or repeal and reenacted sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; establish crimes of animal abuse in the first degree and animal abuse in the second degree; authorize law enforcement and animal control officers to seize and hold animals who are victims of cruelty or abuse; allow a seizing agency to seek forfeiture and reimbursement for reasonable costs of caring for seized animals from the owner of the animal in the criminal case; provide that the costs of caring for a seized animal shall apply to any offspring born to that animal while in custody; grant civil immunity to a person who enters a car containing a dog or cat believed in good faith to be in danger of death, subject to certain parameters; amend KRS 525.125 and 525.130 to provide for the seizure of animals from a person charged with cruelty to animals in the first degree and from a person charged with cruelty to animals in the second degree with additional available penalties; amend KRS 525.137 to allow seizure of an animal that has been the object of sexual crimes against an animal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB321/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb321.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1709143,"bill_number":"HB302","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 15.243 to require the Attorney General to select six counties at random and six counties with the highest rate of irregularities for his or her independent inquiry; require the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a uniform procedure for independent inquiries; amend KRS 117.066 to require that petitions for the consolidation of precincts include parking accommodations for the proposed voting location; amend KRS 117.235 to prohibit electioneering during any of the days that in-person absentee voting is conducted or during training for election officers; amend KRS 117.265 to prohibit any candidate who was defeated in a primary from running for the same office during the regular election; amend KRS 117.995 to prescribe criminal penalties for people who have previously been convicted of a felony who then attempt to register to vote; amend KRS 118.105 to remove withdrawal, disqualification, or severe disabling condition as reasons to fill a vacancy in nomination of candidacy; amend KRS 118.125 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB302/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb302.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":1709158,"bill_number":"HB301","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer data privacy.","description":"Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish consumer rights relating to personal data, including the rights to confirm whether data is being processed, to delete personal data provided by the consumer, to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that was previously provided, and to opt out of targeted advertising and the sale of data; define terms; set forth the types of data and the persons or entities to which the statutory provisions do and do not apply; set forth requirements for persons or entities that control and process consumer data; establish that the Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce the consumer data privacy rights; create a consumer privacy fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB301/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb301.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":1709173,"bill_number":"SR88","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2023 as Organ Donor Month.","description":"Recognize April 2023 as Organ Donor Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR88/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr88.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1709189,"bill_number":"SB149","title":"AN ACT relating to patient access to pharmacy benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to prohibit insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other administrators of pharmacy benefits from imposing certain requirements on health plan insureds; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish prohibited practices for pharmacy benefit managers; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to apply provisions of legislation to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts, and limited health service organizations; establish when legislation applies to health plans and contracts; provide that provisions of this Act shall be severable; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB149/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb149.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1709206,"bill_number":"HR44","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Kosair Charities and commemorating its 100 years of service to Kentucky children.","description":"Honor Kosair Charities on its 100 years of service to Kentucky children.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR44/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr44.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1709221,"bill_number":"HB313","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.21-015 to redefine \"eligible project\" to include matching funds are available for a project either on publicly owned property or meets certain conditions if the project includes property acquisition or a due diligence study, and redefine \"eligible use\" to include building construction or renovation; amend KRS 154.21-020 to reference adoption, eliminate the eligible grant recipient 10% match requirement, base program eligibility on census population, cap the available funding at $2,000,000 per county, and disqualify projects that receive discretionary mega-development project funding from program participation; and amend KRS 154.21-035 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 12)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB313/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb313.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1709237,"bill_number":"HB304","title":"AN ACT relating to individual-directed care at the end of life.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill individual's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; require conditions for making the request; permit individual to rescind the request at any time; permit an attending health care provider to provide medication; establish requirements for the attending health care provider to inform individuals and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified individuals; require a report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish provisions for contracts, insurance policies, and beneficiaries; state that a health care provider is not required to provide medication to a qualified individual; permit health care providers to prohibit persons or entities from participating in a qualified individual's request during or on the premises of employment; prohibit reporting a health care provider to a licensing board for participating in a qualified individual's request; state that actions do not constitute suicide or homicide; create a form for a qualified individual to make a request; create a new section of subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish provisions for insurance policies and beneficiaries of qualified individuals; amend KRS 507.020 and 507.030 to create an affirmative defense to a charge of murder and manslaughter in the first degree; provide a severability clause; provide that the Act may be cited as the \"Kentucky Our Care, Our Options Act.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB304/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb304.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1709252,"bill_number":"HB303","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 11.200 and 12.020 to rename the Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovation to the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 12.020 to rename the Department for Business Development to the Department for Business and Community Development, the Incentive Administration Division to the Program Administration Division, the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs to the Office of Strategy and Public Affairs, the Communications Division to the Marketing and Communications Division, the Graphic Design Division to the Research and Strategy Division, and eliminate the Office of Workforce, Community Development and Research; amend KRS 12.020 to create the Development and Retention Division - West Kentucky, the Development, Retention, and Administrative Division - Central and East Kentucky, and Community and Workforce Development Division within the Department for Business and Community Development; amend KRS 154.12-2035, 154.20-230, 154.12-277, 154.12-278, 154.12-310, 154.60-010, 154.60-020, 164.6017, 164.6021 and 164.6023 to reflect the new name of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; amend KRS 154.12-204 to include companies engaged in hydrogen transmission as qualified companies in the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Grant-in-Aid and Skills Training Investment Credit programs; amend KRS 154.12-207 to increase the application limit from $200,000 to $500,000; amend KRS 154.12-223 to reorganize the Department for Business and Community Development; amend KRS 154.12-224 to reorganize the Department for Financial Services within the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.12-275 to reorganize the Office of Strategy and Public Affairs within the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.20-190 to change reporting deadline to November 1; amend KRS 154.20-583, 154.20-586, and 154.20-589 to modify the Western Kentucky Risk Assistance Fund to specify that eligible companies may apply for other programs administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development, to change the cap on the amount of loan loss payments to $100,000,000 that is proportionally reduced as the loss payments are disbursed, and to provide for a 1% administrative fee; amend KRS 154.25-040 to address recent changes in the income tax statutes; amend KRS 154.31-010 to include companies engaged in hydrogen transmission as eligible companies in the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act and to add a definition for \"tourism attraction\"; amend KRS 154.32-010 and 154.32-020 to include companies engaged in hydrogen transmission as eligible companies in the Kentucky Business Initiative program; amend KRS 154.32-050 to allow disaster relief areas declared by state or federal agencies on or after December 1, 2022, to be included in the enhanced county classification; amend KRS 154.32-090 to change the wage assessment calculation under the Kentucky Business Initiative program to address recent changes in the income tax statutes; amend KRS 154.34-010 to include companies engaged in hydrogen transmission as eligible companies in the Kentucky Reinvestment Act; amend KRS 154.61-010 to include the definitions of \"cabinet\" and \"loan-out entity\" and to expand the definition of \"employee\"; amend KRS 154.61-020 and 154.61-030 to revise the duties and responsibilities of the Cabinet for Economic Development and the approved companies under the Kentucky Entertainment Initiative program; amend KRS 141.310, 141.350, and 141.383 to conform; repeal KRS 141.401, 154.12-276, 154.23-005, 154.23-010, 154.23-015, 154.23-020, 154.23-025, 154.23-030, 154.23-035, 154.23-040, 154.23-045, 154.23-050, 154.23-055, 154.23-060, 154.23-065, 154.23-070, 154.23-075, 154.23-079, 154.23-080, 154.47-040, 154.47-065, 154.80-140, and 154.80-310; amend KRS 141.0205, 154.20-170, 154.47-005 and 174.205 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB303/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb303.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":1709268,"bill_number":"SR90","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Mrs. Sydney Anne Logan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mrs. Sydney Anne Logan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR90/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr90.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1709285,"bill_number":"SB143","title":"AN ACT relating to transitional living support for foster youth.","description":"Amend KRS 620.140 to remove the 90 day grace period between a foster youth’s exit from state care and the opportunity for the foster youth to return to state care before reaching the age of 20.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB143/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb143.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1709301,"bill_number":"HB316","title":"AN ACT relating to local school board teacher representatives.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least one teacher representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board teacher representative policy.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB316/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb316.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1709315,"bill_number":"SB140","title":"AN ACT relating to restricting the use of tax dollars for promotional items.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit any agency, department, division, cabinet, or branch of state government from using appropriated funds for purchases of personal gifts, novelty items, souvenirs, trinkets, or promotional items that market, advertise, or promote any administrative body of the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB140/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb140.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1709331,"bill_number":"HB311","title":"AN ACT relating to telehealth.","description":"Amend KRS 205.559 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services and any Medicaid managed care organization from requiring that a health professional or medical group maintain a physical location or address in this state to be eligible for enrollment as a Medicaid provider if the provider or group exclusively offers services via telehealth.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 181)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB311/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb311.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1709347,"bill_number":"SB137","title":"AN ACT relating to recovery of medical costs in tort actions.","description":"Amend KRS 411.182 to limit recoverable medical costs to amounts owed in tort actions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB137/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb137.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1709362,"bill_number":"HB327","title":"AN ACT relating to historical instruction.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Kentucky Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky African American Heritage and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to develop recommended curricula and instruction guidelines for the required historical instruction, elective high school course offerings in African history and Native American history, and relevant professional development materials.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB327/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb327.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1709377,"bill_number":"SB147","title":"AN ACT relating to creation of the Office of Safer Communities in the Department for Public Health and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.030 to place the Office of Safer Communities under the oversight of the Department for Public Health; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Office of Safer Communities; appropriate $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 to fund the office; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB147/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb147.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1709394,"bill_number":"HB330","title":"AN ACT relating to involuntary treatment for substance use disorder.","description":"Amend KRS 222.433 to include an advanced practice registered nurse as a qualified health professional who is authorized to examine an individual in a case where a court is considering the individual for involuntary treatment for substance use disorder treatment.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB330/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb330.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1709410,"bill_number":"HB331","title":"AN ACT relating to the emergency medical preparedness of schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.162 to direct local boards of education to require schools to maintain a portable automated external defibrillator in every middle and high school building and at school-sponsored events; require local boards to adopt policies and procedures for portable automated external defibrillators and ensure training requirements are met; amend KRS 158.302 to conform; amend KRS 160.445 to require all interscholastic coaches to be trained in CPR and use of portable automated external defibrillators; require all schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to maintain a portable automated external defibrillator at every practice or competition and meet training requirements; require venue-specific emergency plans to identify the location of a portable automated external defibrillator and the procedures for use; require schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to annually certify compliance with portable automated external defibrillator requirements and venue-specific emergency plan requirements.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 165)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB331/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb331.html","sponsor":"Ruth Palumbo"},
{"bill_id":1709426,"bill_number":"HB315","title":"AN ACT relating to prevention-oriented child abuse awareness instruction.","description":"Amend KRS 158.4416 to require a trauma-informed team to incorporate age-appropriate and evidence-based child abuse and neglect awareness and prevention into the training, guidance, and assistance provided by the team; require the trauma-informed toolkit to include recommendations regarding child abuse and neglect awareness and prevention; require a school's trauma-informed plan to include strategies for child abuse and neglect awareness and prevention; require the Kentucky Department of Education to send annual notification of where the standards for child abuse and neglect awareness and prevention can be found within the academic standards for health; provide that the Act may be cited as Erin's Law.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB315/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb315.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1709441,"bill_number":"HB324","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 600 to create regional citizen juvenile justice review boards and the State Citizen Juvenile Justice Review Board to periodically review the cases of all incarcerated children and develop policy recommendations; establish duties of the review boards; establish membership of the review boards.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB324/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb324.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1709457,"bill_number":"HB305","title":"AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program.","description":"Amend KRS 199.894 to define \"Child Care and Development Fund\" and \"Child Care Assistance Program\"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB305/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb305.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1709472,"bill_number":"HB308","title":"AN ACT relating to bereavement leave following the death of a child.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define \"child\"; allow use of paid vacation or sick leave provided by the employer for bereavement following the death of a child; allow donation of time by other employees to the employee taking the leave.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB308/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb308.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":1709489,"bill_number":"HB307","title":"AN ACT relating to testing for lead content prior to a home sale or rental and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to require a seller of residential property to conduct and pay for tests to determine lead content as a condition of sale; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a lead mitigation and control fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to require a landlord to conduct lead testing and inform tenants of results; amend KRS 324.360 to add additional disclosures to the seller's disclosure of conditions form; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB307/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb307.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1709504,"bill_number":"SB146","title":"AN ACT relating to the authority of local governments and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to permit a local government to exempt a health facility or health service from the certificate of need requirement if a need is demonstrated; require an exemption to be granted for the useful lifetime of any health facility established or equipment purchased; require health services provided under KRS Chapter 205 to be eligible for reimbursement for facilities or services under an exemption; exempt pain management, long-term care, abortion facilities, and ambulance services; limit opposition to an application for certificate of need; exempt facilities granted an exemption from application consideration; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB146/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb146.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1709521,"bill_number":"SB142","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.110 to require a person arrested for a violation of driving under the influence to remain in custody for 8 hours prior to release; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB142/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb142.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":1709535,"bill_number":"HB326","title":"AN ACT relating to creation of the Office of Safer Communities in the Department for Public Health and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.030 to place the Office of Safer Communities under the oversight of the Department for Public Health; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Office of Safer Communities; appropriate $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 to fund the office; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB326/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb326.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":1709551,"bill_number":"HB319","title":"AN ACT relating to teachers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to implement the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 requiring exit surveys from school personnel leaving employment; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a system for reporting exit survey data; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop a marketing program to promote the teaching profession; require CPE to provide a report on the status of the program to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by November 1, 2024; establish a trust fund for the marketing program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to create an online statewide job posting system for school job openings, if funds are available; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; amend KRS 164.769 to revise requirements for the Teacher Scholarship program; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to submit an annual program report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education; amend KRS 161.048 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to establish a process for candidates to obtain an eligible for hire letter; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to expand the GoTeachKY ambassador program to all school districts, as funds are available; require the Kentucky Department of Education to review the alternative pathway teacher certification options and processes to identify areas for improvement; require KDE to present its findings to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by October 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 164)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB319/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb319.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1709567,"bill_number":"HB320","title":"AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses.","description":"Amend KRS 281A.160 to allow an applicant who has a nonresident operator's license and a commercial driver's instruction permit to take the CDL skills test within the Commonwealth; establish a nonresident testing fee of $150.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB320/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb320.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1709582,"bill_number":"HB332","title":"AN ACT relating to adult-size changing tables.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 198B.010 to 198B.290 to define terms and require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to require certain public buildings, structures, and facilities constructed on or after January 1, 2025, to contain and provide access to at least one powered, height-adjustable, adult-size changing table; provide that the Act may be cited as Trayton's Bill.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB332/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb332.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1709596,"bill_number":"SB151","title":"AN ACT relating to medical assistance payments.","description":"Amend KRS 205.634 to remove restriction on medical assistance payments to out-of-state health facilities or health services.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-15","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB151/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb151.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1711302,"bill_number":"HB346","title":"AN ACT relating to biosimilar medicines.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-163 to permit insurers to require insureds to try biosimilar biological products prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug under certain circumstances; amend KRS 217.814 to define biosimilar biological product; amend KRS 217.822 to require dispensing of biosimilar biological products under certain circumstances.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB346/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb346.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1711314,"bill_number":"HB349","title":"AN ACT relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.","description":"Amend KRS 214.430 to permit expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted infections including but not limited to trichomoniasis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia infection; amend KRS 311.990 to remove the penalty of a Class D felony for a person who donates organs, skin, or other human tissue while being positive for the human immunodeficiency virus; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to provide that nothing in KRS 214.181, 214.265, or 214.995 shall be construed to prohibit a person from obtaining or performing a self-test to detect human immunodeficiency virus infection; amend KRS 367.175 to allow for the sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale of human immunodeficiency virus self-testing kits.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB349/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb349.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1711327,"bill_number":"SB158","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Direct the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts to enter into a contract with a third party to conduct a performance review of the Department of Juvenile Justice within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; establish the authority of the third-party entity and the scope of the review; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB158/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb158.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1711341,"bill_number":"HB344","title":"AN ACT relating to special purpose funds and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to define \"relief fund\"; direct government agency head, cabinet secretary, or appointed official to provide a report and analysis of all relief funds created to accept and expend funds recieved from any source to provide assistance to entities impacted by an emergency; direct report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by the end of each fiscal year; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB344/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb344.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1711353,"bill_number":"HB336","title":"AN ACT relating to lifetime employment contracts at public postsecondary educational institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 164.365 to prohibit the governing boards of regional state colleges and universities and KCTCS from entering into contracts for lifetime employment; amend KRS 164.830 to prohibit the Board of Trustees of the University of Louisville from entering into contracts for lifetime employment; amend KRS 164.220 to prohibit the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky from entering into contracts for lifetime employment.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB336/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb336.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1711365,"bill_number":"HB343","title":"AN ACT relating to universal recognition of occupational licenses.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to allow universal recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications; include work experience as basis; include military personnel and their spouses; exclude interstate licensure compacts; allow Act to be cited as the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB343/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb343.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1711379,"bill_number":"SB154","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 12.100 to add a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB154/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb154.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1711394,"bill_number":"HJR47","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to include Marvin Rose on the Country Music Highway in Lawrence County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to include bluegrass and country music artist Marvin Rose on the Country Music and place signs on US Highway 23 and to add him to the Country Music Highway in Lawrence County denoting the designation.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR47/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr47.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":1711405,"bill_number":"HB345","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicare supplement insurance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 304.14-500 to 304.14-550 to prohibit certain trade practices relating to the sale of Medicare supplement policies to certain applicants; amend KRS 304.14-520 to conform; apply provisions to Medicare supplement policies available, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; require insurers and the Department of Insurance to take regulatory actions necessary to ensure applications are available on or before January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 182)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB345/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb345.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1711419,"bill_number":"SB160","title":"AN ACT relating to STABLE Kentucky accounts.","description":"Amend KRS 41.415 to make technical corrections and to conform; amend KRS 164A.260 to exempt moneys in a STABLE Kentucky accounts from attachment, execution, or garnishment; to require that moneys in a STABLE Kentucky account to be disregarded for the purpose of determining eligibility for or the amount of public assistance; and to require that moneys in a STABLE Kentucky account be transferred to the estate of the designated beneficiary upon the death of the designated beneficiary.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 157)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB160/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb160.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1711431,"bill_number":"HB352","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health programs.","description":"Amend KRS 210.450 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB352/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb352.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1711445,"bill_number":"HB348","title":"AN ACT relating to cannabis.","description":"Amend KRS 260.852 and 260.858 to prohibit production of intoxicating hemp-derived products; amend KRS 260.850 and 218A.010 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB348/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb348.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1711458,"bill_number":"HB351","title":"AN ACT relating to park rangers.","description":"Amend KRS 148.056 to allow state park rangers to have all of the powers of peace officers in all parts of the state.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB351/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb351.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":1711471,"bill_number":"HB338","title":"AN ACT relating to juror qualification.","description":"Amend KRS 29A.080 to establish that a prospective juror may elect to be relieved of service on a jury for the period summoned if the prospective juror is age 70 or older.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB338/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb338.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":1711485,"bill_number":"HB339","title":"AN ACT relating to a property tax installment payment program.","description":"Create a new section in KRS Chapter 134 to establish a quarterly installment payment program; define terms; provide installment payment calculation guidelines; require specific property tax information be sent to the taxpayer through notifications or made accessible through an electronic system; allow an administrative fee up to three percent; disallow two percent discount for early payment of taxes if taxes paid under quarterly installment payment program; prohibit collection of penalties and interest on installment payments; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations; establish penalties for noncompliance; amend KRS 133.220 to require the sheriff or collector to include specific tax payment information on tax notices; amend KRS 134.015 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB339/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb339.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1711499,"bill_number":"HR45","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of Rapid DNA and the need to further utilize it in Kentucky.","description":"Express the commitment of the Kentucky House of Representatives to investigate the utilization of Rapid DNA in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR45/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr45.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1711512,"bill_number":"SB162","title":"AN ACT relating to public safety, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 15A.061 to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to maintain a comprehensive data system for the Department of Juvenile Justice; amend KRS 15A.305 to provide additional requirements for facilities operated under the statewide juvenile detention plan; require the Department for Medicaid Services to apply for an amendment to the submitted waiver to allow Medicaid coverage for youth incarcerated in DJJ facilities; direct the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to promulgate regulations expediting the investigation of complaints; and require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to submit and implement various plans within specified time frames with reporting to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB162/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb162.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1711524,"bill_number":"SB163","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 177.074 to require the Transportation Cabinet Secretary, upon passage of a joint resolution of the General Assembly, to direct the placement of signs denoting inclusion of an artist as an honoree on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23; amend KRS 186.240 to identify the mottos and slogans that may appear on a standard issue motor vehicle license plate; amend KRS 186.240 (Effective January 1, 2024) to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 129)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB163/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb163.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1711536,"bill_number":"SR91","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Franklin A. Stivers as a member of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Franklin A. Stivers as a member of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board for a term expiring January 4, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"adopted 35-1","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR91/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr91.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1711554,"bill_number":"SB161","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky River Authority.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to establish definitions for KRS 151.700 to 151.730, regarding the Kentucky River Authority; amend KRS 151.710 to clarify requirements for members of the Kentucky River Authority.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB161/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb161.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1711566,"bill_number":"HB353","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.500 to exclude testing equipment used to determine the presence of chemicals, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds in controlled substances from the prohibition of possession of drug paraphernalia; amend KRS 218.010 to exclude fentanyl found on testing equipment from the definition of \"fentanyl.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB353/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb353.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1711578,"bill_number":"SB153","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.070 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB153/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb153.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1711591,"bill_number":"HB340","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB340/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb340.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1711604,"bill_number":"HB354","title":"AN ACT relating to the State Treasury.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to allow the Treasurer to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement the chapter; amend KRS 41.450 to require the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland to serve alternating terms on the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB354/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb354.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":1711617,"bill_number":"HR46","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2023 as Career and Technical Education Month in Kentucky and February 21 and 22, 2023, as CTE Student Leadership Days.","description":"Recognize February 2023 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 21 and 22, 2023, as CTE Student Leadership Days in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR46/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr46.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1711628,"bill_number":"HB341","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":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB341/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb341.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1711643,"bill_number":"HB342","title":"AN ACT relating to actions for forcible entry and detainer.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide automatic expungement of records in actions for forcible entry and detainer; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB342/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb342.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1711657,"bill_number":"SR92","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Mary Beth Emmick Morris for being named the 2022-2023 Kentucky Optometric Association President.","description":"Honor Dr. Mary Beth Emmick Morris for being named the 2022-2023 Kentucky Optometric Association President.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR92/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr92.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":1711669,"bill_number":"SB157","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.040 to establish insurance notification requirements and conditions for when an individual's motor vehicle registration must be revoked or a license plate surrendered; establish circumstances for when an affidavit may be submitted in lieu of proof of insurance; repeal notifications to the county attorney; require the Transportation Cabinet to prepare forms and provide a vehicle sticker under certain circumstances; prohibit towing by city, county, or local governments under certain circumstances; provide reinstatement fee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to establish administrative requirements for county clerks and the Department for Vehicle Regulation; amend KRS 186A.042 to allow submission of an affidavit; require county clerks to provide a notice when processing motor vehicle registration renewals; amend KRS 186A.990 to provide penalties for failure to surrender motor vehicle license plate; amend KRS 186.180 to conform; delete fee for revocations under KRS 186.290; amend various statutes requiring proof of insurance to allow submission of an affidavit; amend KRS 304.39-080 to establish exceptions to the requirement to maintain continuous motor vehicle insurance; amend KRS 304.39-110 to require insurers to offer, upon request, 12 month policy periods; amend KRS 304.39-117 to modify requirements for evidence of compliance with minimum insurance requirements; amend KRS 304.99-060 to modify penalties; amend KRS 431.078 to create expungement rights for motor vehicle owners and operators that fail to have minimum motor vehicle insurance; make technical corrections throughout; RETROACTIVE, in part.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB157/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb157.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1711683,"bill_number":"HB347","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.070 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB347/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb347.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1711694,"bill_number":"HR48","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 100th anniversary of Fern Creek High School.","description":"Honor the 100th anniversary of Fern Creek High School.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR48/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr48.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1711708,"bill_number":"HB335","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of various gun safety measures.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"firearm safe,\" \"firearm safety course,\" and \"firearm safety device\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt firearm safes, firearm safety courses, and firearm safety devices; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB335/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb335.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1711722,"bill_number":"SB156","title":"AN ACT relating to a statewide reading research center.","description":"Amend KRS 164.0207 to establish a statewide reading research center; direct the center and the Kentucky Department of Education to establish annual goals and performance objectives; require KDE to make annual programming and funding recommendations for the center; require KDE to select the center through a competitive proposal process by July 1, 2024, for a five-year contract; amend KRS 151B.406, 151B.409, 154A.130, 156.553, 158.305, 158.792, 158.840, and 164.035 to conform; make Sections 1 through 9 of the Act take effect July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB156/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb156.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1711734,"bill_number":"SB155","title":"AN ACT relating to employer liability.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit a private employer from receiving statutory liability protection if that employer institutes a mandatory workplace vaccination policy; create a civil cause of action.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB155/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb155.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1711746,"bill_number":"HB350","title":"AN ACT relating to patient access to pharmacy benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to prohibit insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other administrators of pharmacy benefits from imposing certain requirements on health plan insureds; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish prohibited practices for pharmacy benefit managers; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to apply provisions of legislation to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts, and limited health service organizations; establish when legislation applies to health plans and contracts; provide that provisions of this Act shall be severable; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB350/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb350.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1711760,"bill_number":"SB159","title":"AN ACT relating to building codes.","description":"Permit the use of safe refrigerant alternatives if used in equipment listed and installed in accordance with safety standards.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB159/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb159.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":1711772,"bill_number":"HB337","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.575 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB337/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb337.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":1711784,"bill_number":"SB152","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.035 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-16","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB152/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb152.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1711797,"bill_number":"HB334","title":"AN ACT relating to intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require an application to increase the number of beds by an intermediate-care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability to be consistent with the state health plan under certain conditions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 45)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB334/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb334.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1713172,"bill_number":"SB166","title":"AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems.","description":"Amend KRS 21.450, 61.650, 78.790, and 161.430 to expand scope of persons owing a fiduciary duty to the respective state-administered retirement systems, provide that fiduciaries consider solely the interest of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement systems using only pecuniary factors and prohibit the consideration of or actions on nonpecuniary interests, including environmental, social, political, and ideological interests, and prohibit any contract or agreement from voiding such fiduciary duties; amend KRS 21.450, 61.650, and 78.790 to require third-party fiduciaries to acknowledge their fiduciary duties in writing; amend KRS 21.540, 61.650, 78.790, and 161.430 to require the boards of the state-administered retirement systems to adopt their own proxy guidelines, prevent the boards from following the recommendations of a proxy voting service or proxy adviser unless the proxy adviser acknowledges its fiduciary duties in writing, and require the boards to either vote their own shares or have the proxy voting service or proxy adviser voting the system's shares commit to follow the board's proxy guidelines; amend KRS 21.540, 61.645, 78.782, and 161.250 to require the quarterly reporting of proxy votes to the boards of the state-administered retirement systems; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB166/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb166.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1713188,"bill_number":"HB372","title":"AN ACT relating to fees for constable services.","description":"Amend KRS 64.190 to establish that constables shall charge and collect the same fees as provided for sheriffs under KRS 64.090(1) for services a constable is authorized by law to perform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB372/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb372.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1713204,"bill_number":"HB361","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.194 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB361/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb361.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1713219,"bill_number":"HB374","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 247.493 to insert gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB374/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb374.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1713237,"bill_number":"HB359","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 75.160 , relating to fire chiefs, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB359/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb359.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1713253,"bill_number":"HB357","title":"AN ACT to revise and correct the Kentucky Revised Statutes.","description":"Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to correct outdated references to specific interim joint committees and standing committees of the General Assembly; correct the titles of various state officers; update the names of certain state agencies; replace references to now defunct federal agencies with the names of the successor entities; update the names of various associations to the name currently used; correct specific inaccurate range references; correct spelling errors; make other technical corrections.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB357/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb357.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":1713269,"bill_number":"SB171","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB171/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb171.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1713287,"bill_number":"HB362","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 133.110 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB362/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb362.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1713303,"bill_number":"HCR50","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the establishment of a Workforce Innovation Task Force to complete a study of current education and workforce development programs and provide recommendations on how to provide effective workforce development programs to facilitate the training and employment of historically untapped workforce populations in the Commonwealth.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Workforce Innovation Task Force to conduct a review of current education and workforce development programs and provide recommendations on how to provide effective workforce development to facilitate the training and employment of historically untapped workforce populations in the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet at least 3 times before the submission of its findings and recommendations; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023; provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified by the recommendations to the appropriate committee or subcommittee.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR50/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr50.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1713321,"bill_number":"HB356","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB356/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb356.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1713337,"bill_number":"HB366","title":"AN ACT relating to prevailing wage.","description":"Establish new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to create a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 151B.015 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB366/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb366.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1713352,"bill_number":"SB167","title":"AN ACT relating to home incarceration.","description":"Amend KRS 532.260 to create new requirements for eligibility to serve the remainder of a sentence under home incarceration or conditional release; require the Department of Corrections to immediately transfer a person if he or she are being held on a detainer; allow a victim or concerned citizen to appeal the decision that a person may serve the remainder of his or her sentence under home incarceration or conditional release.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB167/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb167.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1713370,"bill_number":"HB355","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB355/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb355.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1713385,"bill_number":"HB376","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for diabetes treatment.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-148 to require that cost sharing for noninsulin drugs and certain equipment and supplies for the treatment of diabetes not exceed certain cost-sharing thresholds; allow the equipment and supplies cost-sharing limit to be adjusted annually; prohibit insurers from conducting or imposing utilization review for diabetes treatment prescribed by a health care provider; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB376/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb376.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1713400,"bill_number":"SB168","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 16.220 to require the destruction of confiscated firearms; amend various sections to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB168/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb168.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":1713417,"bill_number":"SB173","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB173/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb173.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1713434,"bill_number":"HJR49","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail.","description":"Direct the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet to consult with the Transportation Cabinet and other relevant state and local agencies to develop the Kentucky Women's History Trail; require the cabinet to report strategies for implementation to the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology by November 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 161)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR49/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr49.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1713450,"bill_number":"HB369","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Amend KRS 431.073 to remove language describing a series of felony offenses; amend KRS 610.330 to allow expungement of juvenile records with multiple felonies.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB369/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb369.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":1713466,"bill_number":"SB164","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB164/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb164.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1713484,"bill_number":"HB358","title":"AN ACT relating to voter registration.","description":"Amend KRS 116.045 to change the voter registration book closing deadline to twenty-one days before any primary, general, or special election; amend KRS 116.113 to require that the State Board of Elections remove voter names upon notification of death, incompetency, or felony conviction before the registration books are closed if the notifications are received within five days of the books closing.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB358/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb358.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":1713500,"bill_number":"SB172","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB172/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb172.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1713517,"bill_number":"HB380","title":"AN ACT relating to the certification of peace officers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 and 67C to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by a law enforcement agency to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to allow person who is 20 years old to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old by the conclusion of basic training.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB380/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb380.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":1713535,"bill_number":"HB379","title":"AN ACT relating to mental illness.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.014 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB379/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb379.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1713552,"bill_number":"HB375","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.040 to make gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB375/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb375.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1713568,"bill_number":"HB368","title":"AN ACT relating to maternal health.","description":"Amend KRS 214.160, relating to maternal health, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB368/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb368.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":1713586,"bill_number":"SB165","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer loan companies.","description":"Amend KRS 286.4-530 and 286.4-533 to modify permitted loan charges for consumer loan companies; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 123)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB165/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb165.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1713602,"bill_number":"HB378","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to make it ethical misconduct for a legislator or legislative agent to engage in discrimination or sexual harassment; define \"discrimination\" and \"sexual harassment\"; amend KRS 6.807 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue electronic notifications to legislative agents who have registered; amend KRS 6.811 to permit legislative agents to make campaign contributions to a member of the General Assembly who is a candidate seeking election for a statewide office.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB378/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb378.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1713618,"bill_number":"HB365","title":"AN ACT relating to trauma-informed approach plans.","description":"Amend KRS 158.4416 to require each local school board and public charter school board to annually review and revise its trauma-informed approach plan; require each local board to submit the plan as part of its comprehensive district improvement plan to the Kentucky Department of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to post each plan on its website.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB365/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb365.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1713636,"bill_number":"HB367","title":"AN ACT relating to state symbols.","description":"Amend KRS 2.091 to name and designate coal as the official rock of Kentucky; amend KRS 2.094 to name and designate chalcedony agate as the official mineral of Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB367/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb367.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1713653,"bill_number":"SB170","title":"AN ACT relating to pharmacy.","description":"Amend KRS 315.010 to remove reference to protocols authorized by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy from the definition of \"prescription drug order.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB170/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb170.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1713670,"bill_number":"HB370","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products.","description":"Amend KRS 438.311 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who purchase or attempt to purchase alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.345 to require local boards of education to include policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products on school grounds and list those penalties; amend KRS 438.350 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who are caught in possession of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 600.020, 600.010, and 600.020 to include tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor product violations as a status offense.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB370/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb370.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1713686,"bill_number":"HB360","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 132.140 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 92)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB360/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb360.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1713701,"bill_number":"HB373","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer certification.","description":"Amend KRS 15.310 and 95A.100 to describe which criminal offenses a fire investigator shall investigate; amend KRS 15.380 to remove court security officers from the list of officers required to be certified by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; allow the council to certify local alcoholic beverage control investigators appointed before April, 2019; amend KRS 15.386 to allow an officer who has been on inactive status for less than one year to return to certification status with no additional training requirements; amend KRS 15.391 to redefine \"final order\" and \"investigating agency\"; require that information obtained about active investigations to remain confidential; amend KRS 15.3973 to provide that court security officers may have certification revoked for the same bases as under KRS 15.391; amend 15.3977 to redefine \"inactive status\" and \"revoked status\"; amend KRS 15.530 to redefine \"CJIS telecommunicator\"; amend KRS 15.540 to require an agency seeking to hire a telecommunicator to certify to the council that the applicant meets the qualifications for employment.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 170)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB373/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb373.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1713719,"bill_number":"HB371","title":"AN ACT relating to promoting contraband.","description":"Amend KRS 520.050 to enhance promoting contraband to a Class B felony if the dangerous contraband is fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 439.3401 to add a person who has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty to a Class B felony violation of KRS 520.050 to the definition of \"violent offender.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB371/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb371.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":1713735,"bill_number":"HB363","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax incentives and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 154.31-020 to increase the maximum amount of sales and use tax incentives that may be committed in each fiscal year by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority for building and construction materials and equipment used for research and development, electronic processing, or flight simulation; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB363/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb363.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1713751,"bill_number":"SB169","title":"AN ACT relating to public-private partnerships.","description":"Amend KRS 65.028, relating to public-private partnerships, to redefine \"local government\" to include local school district; and grant a local board of education the authority to enter into public-private partnerships on behalf of a local school district.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-21","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 41)","last_action_date":"2023-03-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB169/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb169.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1713766,"bill_number":"HB364","title":"AN ACT relating to paycheck protection.","description":"Amend KRS 336.180 to define terms; amend KRS 336.134 to prohibit a public employer from withholding money relating to labor organization dues or funding political activity from a state public employee's wages and require state public employers to submit notice of rights to employees; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit employers from collecting financial information from state public employees for the purpose of providing the financial information to a labor organization to facilitate the collection of dues, fees, assessments, payments, or other charges; ensure that the requirements set forth in this Act shall not apply to deductions made in accordance with a joint wage agreement or collective bargaining contract entered into, modified, renewed, or extended prior to the effective date of this Act but will apply to deductions made pursuant to a joint wage agreement or collective bargaining contract entered into, modified, renewed, or extended after the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 336.135, KRS 65.158, 161.158, and 164.365 to ensure that the notice required for the withholding of state public employee earnings for payments associated with a labor organization shall comply with Section 2 of this Act; amend KRS 336.990 to create a penalty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB364/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb364.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":1713781,"bill_number":"HB377","title":"AN ACT relating to gift cards.","description":"Amend KRS 367.890 to remove expiration dates for gift cards.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB377/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb377.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717104,"bill_number":"SB187","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 151.210 to make grammatical and technical corrections, improve readability, and remove arcane language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB187/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb187.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717105,"bill_number":"HB487","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine \"labor organization\" and delete definitions of \"employer\" and \"employee\"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, KRS 78.470, and KRS 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB487/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb487.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1717107,"bill_number":"HB439","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.056 to add gender neutral- language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB439/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb439.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":1717108,"bill_number":"SB243","title":"AN ACT relating to extended warranties.","description":"Amend KRS 139.330, relating to use tax levied on the purchase of tangible personal property, digital property, and extended warranty services, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB243/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb243.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717110,"bill_number":"HB444","title":"AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 48.160, relating to branch budget bills, to clarify fiscal biennium.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 20)","last_action_date":"2023-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB444/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb444.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717111,"bill_number":"HB445","title":"AN ACT relating to budget forms.","description":"Amend KRS 48.040, relating to budget forms, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB445/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb445.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717113,"bill_number":"SB224","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.026 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB224/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb224.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717114,"bill_number":"SB179","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 75.160, relating to fire chiefs, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB179/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb179.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717116,"bill_number":"SB183","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB183/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb183.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717117,"bill_number":"SJR102","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Officer Logan Medlock Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","description":"Designate the Officer Logan Medlock Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR102/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr102.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1717119,"bill_number":"SB268","title":"AN ACT relating to financial support of a child or dependent after driving under the influence.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 allowing restitution in the form of child support to be ordered in violations of KRS 189A.010 if the violation caused the death of a parent or guardian of a minor child or resulted in a finding by the court that a parent or guardian of a minor child is disabled or totally and permanently disabled; provide that the Act may be cited as Melanie's Law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 174)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB268/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb268.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717120,"bill_number":"HB419","title":"AN ACT relating to state geographic information.","description":"Amend KRS 132.410 to require a current copy of all digital parcel and tax district data be securely stored with the Commonwealth Office of Technology's geographic information clearinghouse; require the Department of Revenue to coordinate annual updates of the data; allow executive branch employees access the data to perform their duties; restrict digital parcel data and tax data from being redistributed, sold, shared or used for any commercial or unauthorized purposes; amend KRS 42.740 to reduce the number of candidates or lists submitted to the Governor for appointment to the Geographic Information Advisory Council by the Kentucky Association of Counites and Kentucky League of Cities from six each to three each; require the coordination of annual updates by the Department of Revenue begin July 1, 2023; amend KRS 133.047 and 42.744 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB419/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb419.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1717122,"bill_number":"SJR99","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate the 1SGT Norman Richard Wells Memorial Bridge in Pulaski County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the 1SGT Norman Richard Wells Memorial Bridge in Pulaski County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR99/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr99.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1717123,"bill_number":"SB176","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-040 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB176/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb176.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717125,"bill_number":"HB405","title":"AN ACT relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact.","description":"Create a new section within KRS Chapter 335.010 to 335.170 to declare the purpose of the Social Work Licensure Compact; establish definitions; establish requirements for states that want to enter the compact; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for regulated social workers; establish provisions for active duty military personnel or their spouses; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for regulated social workers in any member state via telehealth; establish procedures for adverse actions a home and member state can take against a regulated social worker; create the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; establish and elect an executive committee; provide immunity for party states, officers, employees, or representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the compact; require the commission to create, maintain, operate and use a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states; establish procedures for rulemaking; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states; establish withdrawal procedures for a member state that withdraws from the compact; provide severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB405/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb405.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1717126,"bill_number":"HB442","title":"AN ACT relating to 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":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 26)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB442/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb442.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1717128,"bill_number":"HJR67","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Emanuel C. Turner Memorial Highway in Breathitt County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Emanuel C. Turner Memorial Highway in Breathitt County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR67/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr67.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":1717129,"bill_number":"SB238","title":"AN ACT relating to the siting of cellular antenna towers.","description":"Amend KRS 100.987 to prohibit a planning unit, legislative body, or fiscal court that has adopted planning and zoning regulations from approving the siting of a cellular antenna tower capable of providing fifth generation mobile communications service if it is within 1,640 of any inhabitable building or any outdoor space where 10 or more people gather; amend KRS 278.650 to prohibit the commission from approving the siting of a cellular antenna tower capable of providing fifth generation mobile communication service if it is within 1,640 of any inhabitable building or any outdoor space where 10 or more people gather.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB238/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb238.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717131,"bill_number":"SB279","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.285, relating to the Commissioner of Agriculture, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB279/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb279.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1717132,"bill_number":"HB450","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant program to promote investments in Kentucky businesses, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Kentucky Rural Jobs Act of 2023; allow the Cabinet for Economic Development to begin accepting applications from entities seeking approval as a growth fund; allow no more than $50 million of grants to be awarded as state matching capital for investments in growth businesses; establish the rural jobs development fund; appropriate $50 million in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Rural Jobs Development Fund; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Rural Jobs Act of 2023; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB450/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb450.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1717134,"bill_number":"SR100","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Cuban American Association of Kentucky.","description":"Honor the Cuban American Association of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR100/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr100.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1717135,"bill_number":"HB398","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.110 to require a person arrested for a violation of driving under the influence to remain in custody for at least 8 hours prior to release; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform; provide the Act may be cited as Lily's Law; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB398/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb398.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1717136,"bill_number":"SB230","title":"AN ACT relating to animal care.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; prohibit the destruction of seized animals, except for humane reasons determined by veterinarian; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners to be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB230/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb230.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1717138,"bill_number":"SB277","title":"AN ACT relating to water resources.","description":"Amend KRS 151.100 to define terms; amend KRS 151.110 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.112 to allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to request technical assistance from any agency or organization to carry out its duties; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.116 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to consult with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority in developing administrative regulations; amend KRS 151.120 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 151.125 to direct the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt minimum standards for floodplain management; replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; amend KRS 151.220 to permit the Energy and Environment Cabinet to accept and use cooperate agreements; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit buildings, barriers, or obstructions in floodplains or floodways without approval and a permit from the Energy and Environment Cabinet; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to require approval prior to construction related to agricultural operations that impact the base flood of a stream; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.260 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to notify construction permit applicants within 20 working days for a floodplain permit and 45 working days for a dam permit; allow the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish administrative regulations requiring some dam owners to develop and maintain emergency action plans; amend KRS 151.293 to replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; replace the “United States Weather Service” with the “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.310 to prohibit encroachment on the reservoir area of any dam in Kentucky; amend KRS 151.600 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer National Flood Insurance Program related activities; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 151.230.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB277/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb277.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717139,"bill_number":"SR97","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Nucor Corporation's investment of capital and workforce development in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize and honor Nucor Corporation's investment of capital and workforce development in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR97/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr97.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1717141,"bill_number":"SB208","title":"AN ACT relating to the transfer of property on death.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that transfer occurs at the time of the transferor’s death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; enumerate that a transfer on deed is nontestmentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without notice to or acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor’s lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; enumerate the effect of a transfer on death deed during transferor’s life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim all or part of the beneficiary’s interests; specify the impact of transfer on death deed on claims when an estate is insufficient; enumerate that a beneficiary of a transfer on death deed may disclaim the property interest in the deed; create the form for creating a transfer on death deed; create the form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require that the provisions of KRS Chapter 391 be applied and construed so as to promote uniformity; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 391 to current law; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; specify that Sections 1 to 13 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB208/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb208.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1717142,"bill_number":"SR107","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in loving memory and honor of DeSales High School Soccer Coach Lee Smith.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of former DeSales High School Soccer Coach Lee Smith.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR107/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr107.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717144,"bill_number":"HB404","title":"AN ACT relating to premises licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 230 to direct premises licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to submit annual reports of criminal activity on their properties to the racing commission by March 1, of each year, beginning in 2024; direct the racing commission to submit annual reports based on this information from their licensees to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary by September 1 of each year beginning in 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB404/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb404.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":1717145,"bill_number":"SB221","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-020 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB221/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb221.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717148,"bill_number":"SB226","title":"AN ACT relating to environmental permitting.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 16 of KRS Chapter 224 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet, when issuing permits under the Clean Water Act for discharges into outstanding state resource waters, to presume that water quality will be maintained if the permittee complies with technology-based effluent limitations for its industry or with species-specific protection measures imposed on its operations by another state or federal agency, give substantial weight to evidence that discharges from similar operations have not impacted the same or similar threatened or endangered species, not impose conditions that are more stringent than United States Fish and Wildlife Service requirements to protect a threatened or endangered aquatic organism or habitat, presume that compliance with numeric water quality standards applicable to the discharge shall constitute compliance with narrative water quality standards applicable to outstanding state resources waters that support threatened or endangered species; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to clearly document its compliance with the requirements of the section in the fact sheet for the permit; provide that failure to clearly and adequately document compliance with the requirements of the section shall result in a stay in permit conditions for permits based on a narrative water quality standard for an outstanding state resource water upon the filing of a petition for an administrative hearing; amend KRS 224.10-225 to allow an applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation to request for one stop shopping for environmental permits; provide that failure of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adhere to the timelines for Clean Water Act permitting issuances shall constitute the making of a final determination, which shall allow the applicant to initiate an action in the Circuit Court for the county where the surface coal mining and reclamation operation is located or initiate an administrative hearing; define surface coal mining operations; amend KRS 224.16-050 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet, when making a Clean Water Act Section 401 certification, to notify an applicant within 30 days of receiving an application if the application is incomplete; provide that if the application is incomplete, allow the applicant an additional 30 days to complete the application; provide that after receiving a complete application, the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall make a certification determination within 60 days; provide that if the certification determination is not made within 60 days, then the certification requirements are waived unless a time extension is otherwise agreed upon; provide that Clean Water Act Section 401 certifications shall be limited to water quality impacts from the discharge only; strike the requirement that the Governor must make a finding that the permitted activity would be in the best interests of the Commonwealth before the Energy and Environment Cabinet could engage in permitting and certification for the activity; prohibit the Energy and Environment Cabinet from delaying the issuance of a Clean Water Act permit based on the need or receipt of any other federal, state, or local permit or certification.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 138)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB226/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb226.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717149,"bill_number":"SB241","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 11, to direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to make the conservation easement acquisitions required to be made under the section instead of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; delete the provision requiring the Finance and Administration Cabinet to procure outside counsel; provide that the conservation easement transfers not be subject to KRS 382.850 provided that the conservation easements stipulate that they will not inhibit coal mining operations; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to work with third parties, contractors, and partners to perform the due diligence necessary to complete the transactions; move the closing date for the acquisitions back to June 30, 2024; provide that notwithstanding KRS 56.040, surveys for the lands involved in the transactions directed by the section may be completed after closing; require funds to be held in escrow to reconcile any differences in acreage of the lands once the surveys are completed; authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to sign all necessary documents to complete the transactions; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to deliver all documents relating to the due diligence it has already performed to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on the effective date of the Act; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to accept, via assignment, contracts that the Finance and Administration Cabinet has already entered into in the course of performing its due diligence; amend 2022 Kentucky Acts Chapter 199, Part I, Operating Budget, L. Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, 7. Fish and Wildlife Resources, (4) Kentucky Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, to provide that the $3,875,000 one-time allocation in fiscal year 2022-2023 to support the Kentucky Cumberland Forest Conservation Program shall not lapse and shall carry forward; amend KRS 45A.800 to add the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to several definitions for KRS Chapter 45A; amend KRS 45A.810 to create one or more engineering and engineering-related services section committees in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and provide for the selection process for the members of the committees; amend KRS 45A.815, 45A.825, 45A.830, 45A.837 to conform; amend KRS 56.040 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to provide for the examination and certification of title when acquiring an interest in land from state funds; amend KRS 150.022 to remove language relating to the removal of a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission by the Governor; amend KRS 150.0242 to provide that the department shall not be subject to any provision of KRS Chapter 45A that requires Finance and Administration Cabinet approval for any part of its procurement process; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations on or before January 1, 2024 implementing procedures for the procurement of engineering services; amend KRS 150.120 to remove the requirement that the Governor and the Finance and Administration Cabinet approve of the department's sale of contraband; subject sales of contraband to audit by the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 150.152 to specify certain aspects of the audit of the department by the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 150.170 to provide for a five acre minimum for a resident owner of farmlands to be hunting and fishing license-exempt when fishing or hunting on their own lands; amend KRS 150.175 to change some department-issued license names and to remove the requirement that an applicant under the age of 16 get written consent from a parent before applying for a youth statewide hunting license; amend KRS 150.195 to remove the requirement that county clerks sell licenses and permits issued by the department; specify other entities authorized to sell licenses and permits issued by the department; make conforming changes; amend KRS 150.250 to remove the requirement that the Governor and the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet approve before thedepartment can enter into a contract with the federal government; amend KRS 150.990 to conform; provide that the requirements of the Act apply to all procurements and acquisitions of interests in land undertaken by the department, including those commenced prior to the effective date of the Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 139)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB241/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb241.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1717151,"bill_number":"SJR95","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Route 460 in Pike County in memory of Thomas Epling.","description":"Designate the Korean War Veteran Sergeant Thomas Epling Memorial Pike County Industry and Technology Corridor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR95/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr95.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717152,"bill_number":"SB239","title":"AN ACT relating to violations of privacy.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for introduction of an identification device; create new section of KRS Chapter 454 to restrict use of facial recognition technology and biometric identifiers; create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for use of facial recognition technology or biometric identifiers; create new sections of KRS Chapters 6, 13B, 23A, 24A, and 29A to prohibit use of facial recognition technology as evidence; propose a new rule of evidence to make evidence gained from use of facial regnition inadmissible.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB239/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb239.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717154,"bill_number":"SJR103","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Officer Travis Hurley Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","description":"Designate the Officer Travis Hurley Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR103/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr103.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1717155,"bill_number":"HB410","title":"AN ACT relating to cemeteries.","description":"Amend KRS 381.697 to require the governing authority of a city to mandate the proper care of a burial ground.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB410/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb410.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717157,"bill_number":"HB407","title":"AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB407/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb407.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717158,"bill_number":"SB3","title":"AN ACT relating to the educators' liability insurance and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to establish the Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program to provide excess liability coverage for certified employees of public schools; require the Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; amend KRS 160.105 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require a district to provide each certified employee with primary liability insurance; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 99)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB3/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb3.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717160,"bill_number":"HB446","title":"AN ACT relating to moneys appropriated to the EKSAFE and WKSAFE funds.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.303 and 39A.305 to allow moneys in the EKSAFE fund and the WKSAFE fund, respectively, to be used as loans for the replacement, renovation, or expansion of certain police, fire, and ambulance stations.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB446/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb446.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717161,"bill_number":"HB483","title":"AN ACT relating to biometric data.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require a private entity to develop a written policy and retention schedule for the biometric identifiers it collects; create restrictions on the collection, capture, purchase, or trade of biometric identifiers; require disclosure of biometric identifier information per individual request; create a civil cause of action; clarify statutory construction; Act may be cited as the Biometric Identifiers Privacy Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB483/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb483.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1717163,"bill_number":"SB271","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB271/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb271.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1717164,"bill_number":"HCR54","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Infant Mortality Task Force.","description":"Establish the Infant Mortality Task Force; list duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2023 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR54/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr54.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717166,"bill_number":"SJR101","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky State Police to institute a pilot program of remote testing for instruction permits in counties that do not have a regional driver licensing office.","description":"Direct the Kentucky State Police (KSP) at establish a pilot program of remote testing for instruction permits in counties that do not have a regional driver licensing office; specify required elements of the program; require the KSP to report results of the pilot project and recommendations for establishment of a permanent remote testing system to the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation no later the November 30, 2024.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"placed in the Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR101/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr101.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717167,"bill_number":"SB235","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to add that the definition of \"contribution\" shall not be construed to include news stories, commentary, or editorials by a person or group of persons.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB235/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb235.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717169,"bill_number":"HB490","title":"AN ACT relating to personal identification cards.","description":"Amend KRS 186.531 to eliminate fees for personal identification cards; amend KRS 186.400, 186.403, and 186.4101 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB490/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb490.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":1717170,"bill_number":"SB188","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.040 to make gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB188/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb188.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717171,"bill_number":"HB455","title":"AN ACT amending the 2022-2024 Judicial Branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend the 2022-2024 Judicial Branch biennial budget to defer annualized use allowance payments for local facility projects; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB455/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb455.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717173,"bill_number":"HB478","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.203, relating to Medicaid services, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB478/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb478.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717174,"bill_number":"SB246","title":"AN ACT relating to public contracts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to collect and maintain race and ethnicity data for certain contracts; establish standards for race and ethnicity data collection; require a business to self-report race and ethnicity data; prohibit race and data collected from being used in the process to award state contracts listed under KRS 45A.075; require that race and data collected from businesses shall only be used for reporting requirements; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to submit an annual report to the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity; outline report requirements; EFFECTIVE in part July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB246/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb246.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1717176,"bill_number":"HB492","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.070 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB492/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb492.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1717177,"bill_number":"HB440","title":"AN ACT relating to protective orders involving minors.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 456 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an interpersonal protective order has been filed; create a new section of KRS 403.715 to 403.785 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has been filed; establish protocols for proceeding against minor respondents who violate an order of protection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB440/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb440.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1717179,"bill_number":"HB414","title":"AN ACT relating to Women Veterans' Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans' Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB414/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb414.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717180,"bill_number":"HB399","title":"AN ACT relating to political activity of the Kentucky State Police.","description":"Amend KRS 16.170 to permit officers and individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or CVE R Class to participate in political activities while off duty; define what constitutes a political activity; establish guidelines for participation; amend KRS 16.195 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB399/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb399.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":1717182,"bill_number":"HB480","title":"AN ACT relating to health and family services.","description":"Amend KRS 211.160, relating to the authority of the secretary, to make language gender-neutral.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB480/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb480.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717183,"bill_number":"SB281","title":"AN ACT relating to alternative fuels.","description":"Amend KRS 152.714 to add specificity to a reference to the Office of Energy Policy.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 82)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB281/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb281.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1717185,"bill_number":"HB396","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.","description":"Amend KRS 156.070 to remove the statutory eligibility restriction for nonresident student participation in interscholastic athletics; retain eligibility authority with the agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB396/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb396.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":1717186,"bill_number":"HB482","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Amend KRS 317A.060 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB482/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb482.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":1717188,"bill_number":"HB422","title":"AN ACT relating to vegetation maintenance.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to establish definitions; require electric utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission to have a vegetation management plan approved by the commission; require vegetation maintenance to be performed in conformance with ANSI standards endorsed by the International Society of Arboriculture; make exception for standards under declared emergency or in situation of cleanup from storm damage; require different notice requirements to the public and property owners; impose penalty for failure of a utility to comply with vegetation maintenance plan requirements; require public hearings; establish homeowner rights with respect to vegetation maintenance; require the utility develop a brochure for homeowner rights and have the information available on its website; allow for civil action for unauthorized tree pruning or removal; allow for damages for unauthorized tree removal or pruning; require written consent to remove more than 25 percent of tree canopy; allow for a temporary cessation of work if property owner objects to vegetation maintenance; and prescribe time frames for notice and response.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB422/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb422.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1717189,"bill_number":"SB177","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.0211 to include gender-neutral pronouns.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB177/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb177.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717192,"bill_number":"SB229","title":"AN ACT relating to child abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 620.030 to remove the requirement that a supervisor make an additional report to the proper authorities regarding a report made to them of suspected abuse; require an oral report of child abuse and notification of a supervisor; add the requirement that a supervisor cooperate with the investigation of a report; amend KRS 620.040 to require an agency that is the reporting source to notify other involved agencies; amend KRS 620.072 to allow the cabinet to choose announced or unannounced visits following alleged child abuse reports.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB229/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb229.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1717193,"bill_number":"HR53","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.","description":"Recognize the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR53/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr53.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1717195,"bill_number":"HB462","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for breast examinations.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define terms; make technical corrections; prohibit cost-sharing requirements for any covered diagnostic breast examination or supplemental breast examination; provide for additional coverage if required under federal law; provide exemption to Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans under certain circumstances; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-133, 304.18-098, 304.32-1591, and 304.38-1935 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB462/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb462.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":1717196,"bill_number":"SJR96","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds for the State Fair Board.","description":"Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds to the State Fair Board.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR96/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr96.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1717198,"bill_number":"SB264","title":"AN ACT relating to compensation of jurors.","description":"Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay to $50 per day and remove payment specified for reimbursement of expenses; repeal KRS 32.070; amend KRS 32.011 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB264/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb264.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717199,"bill_number":"HB387","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS 12.550, 21A.190, 164.020, 194A.030, 194A.564, 194A.601, 199.665, 199.8943, 199.8996, 205.470, 205.525, 205.619, 205.702, 205.704, 209A.122, 210.031, 210.300, 210.365, 210.366, 210.368, 211.027, 211.297, 211.577, 211.684, 214.544, 214.556, 214.564, 214.640, 214.645, 216.2929, 216B.457, 260.032, 304.14-642, 315.0351, 625.120, and 620.055 to reference newly established legislative committees on Families and Children and Health Services.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 25)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB387/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb387.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":1717201,"bill_number":"SB240","title":"AN ACT relating to financial institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 286.1-440 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB240/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb240.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":1717202,"bill_number":"SR109","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Ricky Tyler.","description":"Honor the life of Ricky Tyler.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR109/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr109.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1717203,"bill_number":"HB451","title":"AN ACT relating to public contracts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 65 requiring that state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel, aluminum, manufactured goods used in all state and local projects be manufactured in the United States unless a waiver is granted; amend KRS Chapters 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.070, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform; establish a short title of Kentucky Buy American Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB451/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb451.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1717205,"bill_number":"HB394","title":"AN ACT relating to professional employer organizations.","description":"Amend KRS 336.236 to change the financial statement requirements for a professional employer organization's initial and renewal registration; provide that initial registration shall be valid for one fiscal year for any professional employer organization that completed its initial prior to July 15, 2024; amend KRS 336.238 to include professional employer organization groups; amend KRS 336.240 to include annual renewal registrations in the financial statement requirements; amend KRS 336.248 to require a professional employer organization to submit required wage reports and pay all contributions to the Office of Unemployment Insurance; provide a process for submission of the reports and contributions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB394/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb394.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1717206,"bill_number":"HB393","title":"AN ACT relating to governmental transactions.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.490, 45A.492, and 45A.494 to change subject entities from public agencies to governmental bodies as defined in KRS 45A.030; amend KRS 82.083 to allow a city to sell or dispose of items without value; increase the limit from $5,000 to $10,000 at which a city may sell property for its appraised fair market value; and allow a city to give animals owned by a city that are no longer of use to the city to their handlers or trainers without compensation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to list a number of circumstances where a city, urban-county, or consolidated local government is not required to engage in a competitive bidding process during procurement of goods or services, such as when only one provider of a good or service exists in a reasonable area, the product is a replacement part, or the product or service is provided by a qualifying nonprofit or vocational rehabilitation service; amend KRS 424.260 to recognize this new exception.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 63)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB393/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb393.html","sponsor":"Jonathan Dixon"},
{"bill_id":1717208,"bill_number":"HB469","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.","description":"Amend KRS 630.030 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB469/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb469.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717209,"bill_number":"HCR59","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Kentucky College of Art and Design.","description":"Recognize the Kentucky College of Art and Design.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 113)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR59/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr59.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1717211,"bill_number":"SB236","title":"AN ACT relating to local boards of education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.440 to specify that a local board of education cannot appoint the superintendent as secretary to the board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB236/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb236.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717212,"bill_number":"HB430","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150, relating to reinsurance treaties and contracts, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB430/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb430.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1717214,"bill_number":"HB411","title":"AN ACT relating to state benefits for veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 12.245, 12.354, 14A.1-070, 16.040, 40.010, 40.310, 40.650, 42.0146, 148.0211, 158.105, 158.140, 161.048, 164.512, 164.515, 186.041, 186.163, and 186.416 to make certain LGBTQ and qualifying veterans, as defined, eligible for state veterans' benefits.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB411/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb411.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717215,"bill_number":"SB260","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.0011 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB260/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb260.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717217,"bill_number":"HB382","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-040 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB382/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb382.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1717218,"bill_number":"HB431","title":"AN ACT relating to financial institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 286.1-440, relating to examinations, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB431/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb431.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1717220,"bill_number":"SB178","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB178/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb178.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717221,"bill_number":"SB286","title":"AN ACT relating to the East Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies fund.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.303, relating to the EKSAFE fund, to allow funds to cover new construction within the 100-year floodplain.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB286/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb286.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":1717223,"bill_number":"SB270","title":"AN ACT relating to state holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.147 and 18A.190 to make June 19, also known as \"Juneteenth National Freedom Day,\" a state holiday for state employees.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB270/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb270.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1717224,"bill_number":"HB466","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB466/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb466.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717226,"bill_number":"HB436","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for residential pediatric recovery centers.","description":"Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to submit a state plan amendment application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than November 1, 2023, to provide medical assistance for inpatient and outpatient services provided by a residential pediatric recovery center.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB436/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb436.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":1717227,"bill_number":"SB207","title":"AN ACT relating to deed restrictions attached to the transfer of property by a health facility.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to prohibit a health facility holding a certificate of need from requiring as a condition precedent to the sale of property it owns that the purchaser shall not use the property as a health facility or for health services following the sale.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB207/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb207.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1717229,"bill_number":"HR60","title":"A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky; encourage the establishment of a trade office in Taiwan; express support for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR60/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr60.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1717230,"bill_number":"SB242","title":"AN ACT relating to labor.","description":"Amend KRS 338.031 to add gender neutral-language.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB242/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb242.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":1717232,"bill_number":"HB428","title":"AN ACT relating to information technology.","description":"Technical corrections to KRS 43.032.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB428/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb428.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1717233,"bill_number":"SB189","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.170 to make technical change.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB189/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb189.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717235,"bill_number":"HB432","title":"AN ACT relating to securities.","description":"Amend KRS 292.420, relating to securities exemptions, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB432/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb432.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1717238,"bill_number":"SB175","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.205 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB175/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb175.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717239,"bill_number":"SB272","title":"AN ACT relating to hate crimes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB272/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb272.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1717241,"bill_number":"HB437","title":"AN ACT relating to housing discrimination.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to define \"source of income\"; and amend KRS 344.360, 344.367, and 344.370 to forbid housing discrimination based on an individual's source of income.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB437/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb437.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1717242,"bill_number":"HB481","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 216.350 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB481/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb481.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717244,"bill_number":"HB409","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB409/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb409.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717245,"bill_number":"SB219","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.0211 to include gender-neutral pronouns.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB219/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb219.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717247,"bill_number":"HB461","title":"AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 to define \"confidential business information\"; provide that no county or waste management district shall compel the production or submission of confidential business information from a solid waste management service company.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB461/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb461.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1717248,"bill_number":"HB413","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for renters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable renter tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, but before January 1, 2028, in the amount of 25 percent of the qualified rent payments made during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB413/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb413.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717250,"bill_number":"SB216","title":"AN ACT relating to education on the Holocaust.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require regulations adopted by the Board of Education to direct the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of school districts regarding Holocaust education every three years beginning with the 2023-2024 school year; require the commissioner to report the results of the survey to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB216/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb216.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1717251,"bill_number":"HB460","title":"AN ACT relating to government oversight.","description":"Amend KRS 6.916 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB460/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb460.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1717253,"bill_number":"SB211","title":"AN ACT relating to the forensic processing of firearms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms collected during criminal investigations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB211/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb211.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":1717254,"bill_number":"SB181","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690, relating to contracts for personal computers for teachers, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB181/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb181.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717256,"bill_number":"HB456","title":"AN ACT relating to roofing contractors.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; establish licensing for roofing contractors under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; prohibit any persons not licensed under this department from holding himself or herself out as a roofing contractor; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations; authorize the department to issue a license for roofing contractors; establish fee limitations; establish requirements for applicants; authorize the department to implement disciplinary actions; establish a fine for violations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB456/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb456.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717257,"bill_number":"SB245","title":"AN ACT relating to affordable and reliable energy for Kentucky.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; allow an investor-owned electric utility to apply for a financing order to securitize deferred costs associated with retired or abandoned electric generating facilities and extraordinary storm costs; clarify that the electric utility may retire and replace the electric generation facility without matching the capacity or the technology of the retired or abandoned unit; establish the contents of an application for a financing order; exclude accumulated depreciation from the rate base; require the Public Service Commission to establish the process for a proceeding to review and render a decision on a financing order application; provide a 120-day time frame for the Public Service Commission to render a decision and issue an order; require the decision to be just and reasonable; clarify the process for judicial review; stipulate and conscribe the powers of the Public Service Commission when reviewing the application and the surcharge placed on customer bills for recovery of the securitized costs; allow the electric utility to cause the issuance of securitized bonds after an order has been approved by the Public Service Commission; specify the contents of the financing order; set the expiration date for the financing order after which the electric utility cannot cause securitized bonds to be issued; predicate the issuance of securitized bonds on a true sale of securitized property; allow for transfer and assignment of securitized property; require the utility to submit a formula for a true-up mechanism to reconcile amounts collected from ratepayers through a surcharge; allow the Public Service Commission to review clerical and mathematical aspects of the formula; specify the process and requirements for an issuance advice letter process and the parameters for the Public Service Commission to participate; provide that the interest in securitized property and the securitized surcharge are irrevocable; allow for the Public Service Commission to submit a disapproval order to stop the issuance of securitized bonds; allow for refinancing and refunding of securitized bonds; establish priority and perfection of lien and require the lien to be recorded in the Secretary of State office; specify prohibited actions to be undertaken by the Public Service Commission; specify the billing requirements when a financing is approved; establish a property right and interest in securitized property that can be transferred, pledged, or assigned; clarify nonrecourse to assets of the utility in the instance of default and that the securitized surcharge remains in cases of bankruptcy or insolvency; clarify that any person acquiring a utility under a financing order obtains the responsibility of performing the duties under the financing order regarding the securitized surcharge; establish the absolute transfer and clarify the factors that do not limit the true sale; clarify how to determine priority when there are conflicting interests; stipulate that the law of the Commonwealth regarding securitization of utility assets are these provisions and that securitization does not create a debt of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions; create a severability clause if any provision is invalidated; create definitions for biogas and syngas affecting natural gas utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission; authorize the natural gas utility to file an application for a recovery mechanism for using innovative natural gas resources to establish needed infrastructure; require the Public Service Commission to allow recovery for an electric utility to recover reasonable expenses associated with obtaining an early site permit from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; amend KRS 65A.050, 278.021, and 278.516 to conform; amend KRS 278.020 to require the Public Service Commission to consider the policy of the Commonwealth for electric utilities to own their own renewable electric generation when granting a certificate of convenience and necessity for the utility to construct renewable facilities; establish a rebuttable presumption that constructing a plant or facility with a projected cost of less than 3 percent of the utility's total net plant to be an ordinary extension of the system; require the final decision to be made in 120 days and if no action is taken the application is deemed approved; and amend KRS 355.9-109 to exempt securitized interests in securitized property from the Uniform Commercial Code dealing with secured transactions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB245/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb245.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":1717259,"bill_number":"SB258","title":"AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices by state agencies.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to make it unlawful for a state agency to discriminate against a person based on his or her access to electronic means to obtain benefits or gain access to public buildings; cite as the Digital Identification Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB258/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb258.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717260,"bill_number":"HB449","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.","description":"Amend KRS 48.165, relating to branch budget recommendations, to clarify that the term \"biennium\" refers to the fiscal biennium.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB449/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb449.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717262,"bill_number":"SJR111","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Stumbo Family Memorial Highway in Floyd County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Stumbo Family Memorial Highway in Floyd County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR111/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr111.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717263,"bill_number":"SB227","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB227/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb227.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717265,"bill_number":"HB416","title":"AN ACT relating to fines for overweight trucks.","description":"Amend KRS 189.990 to establish a separate overweight fine schedule for violating a posted bridge weight limit on any state-maintained bridge that is more than 75 years old; require signage be in place informing drivers of the fine and giving adequate notice for drivers to exit the highway; provide that if such signs are not in place, violation will be penalized as ordinary overweight violations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB416/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb416.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1717266,"bill_number":"SB212","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer training.","description":"Amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on suicide prevention and intervention.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB212/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb212.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":1717268,"bill_number":"HJR58","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating Kentucky Route 181 in Muhlenberg County as the \"Muhlenberg County Veterans Memorial Highway.\"","description":"Designate Kentucky Route 181 in Muhlenberg County as the Muhlenberg County Veterans Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR58/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr58.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1717269,"bill_number":"SB262","title":"AN ACT relating to environmental protection.","description":"Amend KRS 224.60-120 to correct the reference to the Division of Waste Management within the Department for Environmental Protection.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB262/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb262.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717270,"bill_number":"SB182","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.410, relating to the fiscal court appointment of building inspectors, to make technical change.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB182/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb182.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1717272,"bill_number":"HB420","title":"AN ACT relating to exempting houseboat rentals from transient room taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.390, 91A.392, 142.400, 153.440, and 153.450 to exempt the rental of houseboats from transient room taxes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB420/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb420.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1717273,"bill_number":"SB218","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations.","description":"Amend KRS 45.111 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB218/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb218.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":1717275,"bill_number":"HB438","title":"AN ACT relating to automatic license plate readers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB438/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb438.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1717276,"bill_number":"SB215","title":"AN ACT relating to maternal health.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require all health care facilities to provide information on perinatal mood disorders; amend KRS 211.684 to define \"state child and maternal fatality review team\"; require the Department for Public Health to establish a state child and maternal fatality review team; modify required annual reporting requirements; amend KRS 216.2929 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report methods of delivery by hospital annually on its website beginning December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB215/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb215.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":1717278,"bill_number":"HB459","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB459/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb459.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1717279,"bill_number":"SB180","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB180/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb180.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717281,"bill_number":"HJR62","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government and limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR62/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr62.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717283,"bill_number":"HCR55","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.","description":"Declare support for the admission of Washington, D.C., as a state and urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation authorizing statehood.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR55/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr55.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717285,"bill_number":"SB206","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement funds of urban-county governments.","description":"Amend KRS 67A.430 to increase the minimum monthly annuity from the Police and Fire Retirement Fund of urban-county governments to $1,500 per month effective July 1, 2023, except for those individuals receiving a non-occupational disability; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 178)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB206/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb206.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1717286,"bill_number":"HB381","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.020 to include gender neutral-language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB381/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb381.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1717288,"bill_number":"SB231","title":"AN ACT relating to tourist and convention commissions in counties containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local government and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.370 to add the president and chief executive officer of the Kentucky State Fair Board to the tourist and convention commission in counties containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB231/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb231.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1717289,"bill_number":"HJR64","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Tim Barker Memorial Highway in Johnson County.","description":"Designate the Tim Barker Memorial Highway in Johnson County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR64/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr64.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1717291,"bill_number":"SB237","title":"AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB237/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb237.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717292,"bill_number":"SB228","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a blood level of tetrahydrocannabinol signifying intoxication; amend various sections of the KRS to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB228/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb228.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717294,"bill_number":"SB282","title":"AN ACT relating to victims of crime, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 49.280 to allow claims for hit-and-run accidents; amend KRS 49.370 to raise payment limits.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 173)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB282/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb282.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1717295,"bill_number":"HB427","title":"AN ACT relating to small business.","description":"Amend 154.12-330 to make technical corrections and grammatical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB427/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb427.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1717297,"bill_number":"HB412","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7881 to extend the expiration of KEES eligibility from five to eight years from high school graduation; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB412/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb412.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717298,"bill_number":"HB389","title":"AN ACT relating to common comprehensive reading programs.","description":"Amend KRS 158.305 to require superintendents and public charter school boards to adopt a common comprehensive reading program that is determined by the department to be reliable, valid, and aligned to required reading and writing standards.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB389/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb389.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1717300,"bill_number":"SB252","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 186A to require an owner of a motor vehicle that has been determined by an ASE certified mechanic to be unsafe to drive or inoperable give notice to any potential buyer of this determination.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB252/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb252.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1717301,"bill_number":"SB194","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB194/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb194.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1717303,"bill_number":"SB200","title":"AN ACT relating to long-term care insurance.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 14 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; establish requirements for long-term care insurance premium rates; require the Governor to appoint a long-term care insurance ombudsman; require the commissioner of insurance to create a consumer-driven process for escalating complaints relating to long-term care insurance; establish the Long-term Care Insurance Consumer Advisory Council; amend KRS 304.14-642 to allow long-term care insurance policies to be exchanged for long-term care partnership insurance regardless of issue date; establish terms for initial appointments to the Long-term Care Insurance Consumer Advisory Council; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval, if necessary, to implement provisions on long-term care partnership insurance; provide that the requirement to mitigate rate increases by a program of cross-subsidization supersedes any Department of Insurance policy, practice, or understanding used to approve or disapprove a rate increase filing prior to the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB200/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb200.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1717304,"bill_number":"HB390","title":"AN ACT relating to financial incentives to reduce teacher shortages and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Student Teacher Stipend Program; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide an award of up to $8000 to an eligible student teacher; establish the Student Teacher Stipend Program fund and appropriate $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Program; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide up to $10,000 in student loan repayment for completing two years of consecutive teaching service; establish the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Program fund and appropriate $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the fund; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB390/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb390.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":1717305,"bill_number":"SB274","title":"AN ACT relating to the behavioral health conditional dismissal program.","description":"Amend KRS 533.282 to establish that program services may be performed by the program provider directly or in conjunction with other treatment providers; establish additional accreditation methods for treatment providers and recovery housing service providers; amend KRS 533.288 to add the executive director of the Office of Adult Education as a member of the Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB274/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb274.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1717307,"bill_number":"HB425","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer certification.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to create a peace officer special accommodation certification process for law enforcement agencies and other units of government trying to fill vacancies; set out conditions for awarding and maintaining certification.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB425/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb425.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":1717308,"bill_number":"HB454","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB454/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb454.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1717310,"bill_number":"SB247","title":"AN ACT relating to transient public school students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring eligible students to have the option to remain in the same school when changing residence within the same school district; define \"eligible student\"; require the school district to provide transportation to the school from the student's new residence.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 158)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB247/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb247.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1717311,"bill_number":"HB423","title":"AN ACT relating to executive branch employees.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.110 to permit the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations considering relevant work experience or certification in lieu of a bachelor's degree for the purpose of evaluating employee qualifications.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB423/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb423.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1717313,"bill_number":"HB493","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.","description":"Amend KRS 635.050 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB493/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb493.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1717314,"bill_number":"SB250","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.125 to require that voting systems contain components and subcomponents that are only manufactured, integrated, and assembled in the United States; require that the suppliers of components and subcomponents be accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity of the United States Department of Defense.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB250/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb250.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717316,"bill_number":"HB467","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 533.220 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB467/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb467.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717317,"bill_number":"HR52","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to lessen restrictions and requirements on commercial driver's license holders.","description":"Urge the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to eliminate the entry level driver training program, decrease the required age to drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce from 21 to 18, and increase the farm related CDL restrictions by increasing the radius of operation to 200 miles and the validity period to 270 days.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote with Committee Substitute (1)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR52/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr52.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1717319,"bill_number":"SB254","title":"AN ACT relating to state employees.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.110 to allow the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations permitting telework to classified and unclassified employees.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB254/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb254.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1717320,"bill_number":"HB485","title":"AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 138.510 to allocate moneys to a newly created fund from the pari-mutuel racing tax distribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish a fund relating to local governments and administered by the Department for Local Government; and amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information relating to the calculation of the new fund's distribution; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB485/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb485.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1717322,"bill_number":"SB285","title":"AN ACT relating to overlay districts.","description":"Amend KRS 82.660 to prevent an overlay district established by a local government from prohibiting a property owner's ability to paint structures with traditional colors that exist on other structures within the same overlay district, unless it is a historical material that has not been painted previously or painting the material may cause damage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB285/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb285.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":1717323,"bill_number":"SB248","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 61.101 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB248/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb248.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1717325,"bill_number":"HB486","title":"AN ACT relating to responsible gaming.","description":"Amend KRS 138.510 to direct an amount equal to 0.1% of all money wagered on live races and historical horse races to be distributed to the Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund, not to exceed $500,000; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund and direct the uses of that fund; require tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to implement programs that promote responsible gaming; establish minimum requirements for responsible gaming programs at tracks.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB486/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb486.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1717327,"bill_number":"SB273","title":"AN ACT relating to the emergency powers of the Governor.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.100 to remove certain emergency powers of the Governor including seizing, taking, or condemning property or making compensation for the seized property; remove provision allowing the Governor to declare curfews and prohibit the sale or consumption of goods; remove the provision allowing the Governor, upon recommendation of the Secretary of State to set a different time or place for holding elections in an area for which a state of emergency has been declared; amend KRS 117.015 to remove the requirement that the State Board of Elections promulgate administrative regulations establishing procedures for suspended or delayed elections; amend KRS 117.345 to remove the inclusion of delayed or postponed elections from the statement by the county treasurer to the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 118.027 to remove the emergency power of the Governor and Secretary of State to set the time and place for holding elections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB273/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb273.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717329,"bill_number":"SB280","title":"AN ACT relating to interests in property.","description":"Amend KRS 389A.010 to establish that a conveyance or mortgage of real estate made in contravention of the statutory provisions regarding finality of a judicial determination is voidable instead of null and void; amend KRS 65.032 to change the date for county clerks to provide and maintain a portal to allow the electronic filing of any recorded instrument from June 30, 2023, to January 1, 2024; make technical correction; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB280/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb280.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1717330,"bill_number":"SR93","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Nathan Sesco for his selection and current service as State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Kentucky.","description":"Honor Nathan Sesco for his service as State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR93/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr93.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717332,"bill_number":"SB199","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define terms; criminalize the use of tracking devices on motor vehicles without the consent of the owner or lessee; establish penalty; provide exceptions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 163)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB199/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb199.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1717333,"bill_number":"SB278","title":"AN ACT relating to constables and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 16.060 granting all constables powers and immunities; amend KRS 61.310 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 64.060 granting all constables peace officer powers; amend KRS 70.430 removing certification qualification and make a technical correction to reporting requirements; remove reporting and fee sharing requirements with certain local governments; amend KRS 148.056 granting all constable powers within parks and granting equal immunity with sheriffs; amend KRS 277.280, 164.955, 183.881, 230.240, 281.765 and 446.010 to conform; amend KRS 189.950 granting any constable the power to request blue lights for vehicles; repeal KRS 70.325, relating to the powers and duties of constable; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB278/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb278.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1717335,"bill_number":"HB477","title":"AN ACT relating to hate crimes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB477/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb477.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717336,"bill_number":"SB186","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.160 to make technical change.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB186/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb186.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717338,"bill_number":"HB475","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"assault weapons,\" \"large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices,\" and \"ammunition sellers\"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing an firearm; amend KRS 504.030 to require judges in criminal cases where a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity to demand the surrender of the defendant's firearms; amend KRS 506.080 to specify that the offense of facilitation includes assistance in providing firearms; amend KRS 508.020 to include physical injury to a minor by virtue of the intentional discharge of a firearm within the offense of assault in the second degree; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the offense of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon; amend KRS 527.040 to require that the sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm be served subsequent to any other felony sentence; amend KRS 527.070 to include postsecondary education facilities within the existing ban on firearms in schools; amend KRS 532.030 to require the judge pronouncing a defendant guilty but mentally ill to demand the surrender of the person's firearms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require the State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing of persons to possess handguns and assault weapons, the registration of handguns and assault weapons, and the logging of firearms and ammunition sales effective January 1, 2024; amend KRS 65.1591, 237.104, 237.115, and 532.025 to conform; repeal KRS 65.870, relating to the prohibition of local firearm control ordiances; EMERGENCY; some provisions EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB475/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb475.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1717339,"bill_number":"SB196","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky affordable housing trust fund.","description":"Amend KRS 198A.705 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB196/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb196.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1717340,"bill_number":"SB191","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB191/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb191.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1717342,"bill_number":"HB415","title":"AN ACT relating to non-motorized vehicles.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define nonmotorized vehicle and require registration for all nonmotorized vehicles operated on public highways; require display of a registration plate on the rear of all nonmotorized vehicles; set forth procedures for issuing registration for nonmotorized vehicles and direct the cabinet to administer regulations and establish forms and procedures; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB415/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb415.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1717343,"bill_number":"HB463","title":"AN ACT relating to child support and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms, establish procedures, and establish parenting time credit; amend KRS 403.211 to establish which parent owes the initial $250 in medical expenses; amend KRS 403.090, 403.212, 403.740, 405.430, and 406.025 to conform; repeal KRS 403.2121; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB463/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb463.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717345,"bill_number":"SB244","title":"AN ACT relating to radon safety and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Repeal, reenact, and amend various sections of KRS Chapter 309 as new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to redefine terms; define new terms; attach the Kentucky Radon Safety Board to the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction; increase members of the board and establish new criteria for board members; require board members to comply with KRS Chapter 11A in the conduct of their duties as board members; limit reimbursement amount for the board members; require the board to make available group general liability and workers' compensation insurance to registrants; require the board to issue a measurement or mitigation contractor registration certificate to any person who is certified by a recognized radon certification entity; require registration to be valid for not less than five years; decrease general liability coverage amount from two hundred fifty thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars; require a radon laboratory to maintain certification with a recognized radon certification program; allow the board to issue a show cause order; require the board to reimburse for requested copies of records from contractors and laboratories; require registrants to retain records for three years; repeal KRS 309.434 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 138B to establish requirements of the board; require the board to implement procedures for obtaining an accurate count of radon tested, mitigated, and resistant housing, provide for annual increases in public awareness of the hazard of radon and the benefits of radon safety, coordinate with state agencies to promote the control of radon, promote education programs to assist in the management of radon safety in dwellings, and publish an annual report detailing progress made in radon safety; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB244/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb244.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":1717346,"bill_number":"HB392","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186.014 to eliminate references to circuit clerk issuance of operator's licenses and personal identification cards; allow county clerks to maintain branch offices to process motor vehicle titling and registration transactions; amend KRS 186.531, 186.510, and 27A.052 to eliminate references to circuit clerk issuance of operator's licenses and personal identification cards; repeal KRS 189.490, regarding duties of the circuit clerk in regards to the issuance of operator's licenses.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB392/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb392.html","sponsor":"Jonathan Dixon"},
{"bill_id":1717348,"bill_number":"SB100","title":"AN ACT relating to equine within Kentucky.","description":"Amend KRS 138.510 to grant the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet a race title sponsorship at a two-day international horse racing event and at an international harness racing event; and amend KRS 230.770 to change the fund distribution.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB100/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb100.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717349,"bill_number":"SR105","title":"A RESOLUTION urging members of the General Assembly and the Kentucky Congressional Delegation to reaffirm their commitment to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Kentucky.","description":"Urge members of the General Assembly and the Kentucky Congressional Delegation to reaffirm their commitment to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR105/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr105.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1717351,"bill_number":"SB220","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-040 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB220/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb220.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717352,"bill_number":"HB417","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 431 to create automatic felony expungement process.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB417/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb417.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717354,"bill_number":"SB251","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB251/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb251.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717355,"bill_number":"HJR63","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating Kentucky Route 181 in Todd County as the \"Todd County Veterans Memorial Highway.\"","description":"Designate Kentucky Route 181 in Todd County as the Todd County Veterans Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR63/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr63.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717357,"bill_number":"SR108","title":"A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of Procedure for the 2023 Regular Session of the Senate.","description":"Amend the Rules of Procedure of the 2023 Regular Session of the Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR108/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr108.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1717358,"bill_number":"HJR57","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Greg \"Slim\" Hearn Memorial Highway in Grant County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Greg \"Slim\" Hearn Memorial Highway in Grant County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR57/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr57.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1717360,"bill_number":"SB234","title":"AN ACT relating to poultry sales.","description":"Amend KRS 217.125 to exempt poultry producers that slaughter and process less than 20,000 birds per year from permit and processing requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB234/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb234.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717361,"bill_number":"HB441","title":"AN ACT relating to pharmacy.","description":"Amend KRS 315.030 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB441/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb441.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1717363,"bill_number":"SB192","title":"AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; give permissive authorization to an investor-owned electric utility to apply to the Public Service Commission to finance though securitization both extraordinary costs and costs associated with the retirement of electric generation of more than $200 million dollars for a single regulatory asset or more than $275 million for multiple regulatory assets; prescribe the contents of an application for a financing order; prescribe the way proceedings of the commission will handle applications for financing orders; require a decision of the commission on securitization to be predicated on fair, just, and reasonable and the public interest of the utility customers; allow for securitization of deferred costs, judicial review, obtaining advisors and other consultants; require the commission to make a decision in 180 days; establish an issuance advice letter process; prescribe the contents of a financing order; establish the method for the utility to put a securitization surcharge on customer bills and make the charge irrevocable; establish a formula-based true-up mechanism for reconciling over collection or under collection of the surcharge; establish a method of tracing funds; allow the commission to issue a disapproval letter to stop the issuance of securitized bonds; make the financing order effective regardless of reorganization, bankruptcy, or other insolvency proceedings of an electric utility; allow for refunding bonds through a subsequent financing order; allow for the transfer of securitized property and interests in the property to others and maintain the property right and interest until the securitized bonds are paid in full; allow for sequestration of payment by a court and create a priority of liens, perfection, and enforcement; require the lien to be recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State and allow for a right to sue; state that securitized bonds are not a debt of the Commonwealth or any other agency of the state and there is no requirement to levy taxes or make appropriations to pay off securitized bonds; require that the bonds are not a debt of the electric utility; create a list of prohibited actions by state agencies; identify agents that are not allowed to invest in the bonds; clarify that an assignee of financing party is not an electric utility; allow severability if any provision is invalidated.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB192/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb192.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717364,"bill_number":"SB213","title":"AN ACT relating to biosolids.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate new administrative regulations to regulate biosolids from wastewater treatment at a publicly owned treatment works in conformity with and no more stringent than federal standards under 40 C.F.R. pt. 503.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB213/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb213.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717366,"bill_number":"SB283","title":"AN ACT relating to victims of crime.","description":"Amend KRS 49.280 to allow claims for hit-and-run accidents; amend KRS 49.300 to specify duties of the Crime Victims Compensation Board; amend KRS 49.310 to allow family members of the victim to file claims; amend KRS 49.330 to increase access for victims; amend KRS 49.340 to limit the time for an investigation; amend KRS 49.350 to allow a claim to be revived; amend KRS 49.360 to increase the allowable amount of emergency awards; amend KRS 49.370 to raise limits and expand the types of claims subject to payment; amend KRS 49.390 to remove the requirement of financial hardship for the victim; amend KRS 49.400 to limit the penalty to the intentional filing of false information; amend KRS 216B.400 to increase the medical services eligible for reimbursement, amend KRS 216B.990 to require an online portal for reporting violations or KRS 216B.400.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB283/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb283.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1717367,"bill_number":"HB383","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Reinvestment Act Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Subchapter 34 of KRS Chapter 154 to award incentives to an eligible company that includes wage assessments in the reinvestment agreement created pursuant to the Kentucky Reinvestment Act Program; create different wage assessment calculations based on whether a project is located in an enhanced incentive county; amend KRS 141.310 to permit an employer to offset a portion of the assessment against the Kentucky income tax required to be withheld from the employee; amend KRS 141.350 to conform; amend KRS 154.34-090 to require the department to certify wage assessment fees claimed on filed tax returns; and amend KRS 154.34-110 to reference the new part of the program offering an employer tax incentives for wage assessments negotiated in reinvestment agreements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB383/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb383.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1717369,"bill_number":"SB253","title":"AN ACT relating to state employees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require the Personnel Cabinet to study the enhanced opportunities of allowing state employees to telework; require the cabinet to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1 each year.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB253/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb253.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1717370,"bill_number":"HB434","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.026 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB434/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb434.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":1717373,"bill_number":"HB488","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB488/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb488.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":1717375,"bill_number":"HR51","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2023 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.","description":"Recognize March 2023 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR51/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr51.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":1717376,"bill_number":"SB193","title":"AN ACT relating to restitution for driving under the influence.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 allowing restitution in the form of child support to be ordered after a violation of KRS 189A.010 if the violation caused the death of a person who was a parent or guardian of a minor child.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB193/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb193.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1717378,"bill_number":"HB468","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 533.220 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB468/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb468.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717379,"bill_number":"SR104","title":"A RESOLUTION remembering and honoring the survivors and victims of the 1993 East Carter High School shootings.","description":"Honor and remember the survivors and victims of the 1993 East Carter High School shootings.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR104/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr104.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1717381,"bill_number":"HB457","title":"AN ACT relating to jurisdiction of contractor disputes involving real property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish exclusive jurisdiction for contractor dispute actions involving real property located in this state.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB457/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb457.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717382,"bill_number":"HJR61","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that limit the terms of office for federal government officials and members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR61/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr61.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717384,"bill_number":"SB222","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.056 to add gender neutral- language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB222/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb222.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717385,"bill_number":"HB453","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB453/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb453.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1717387,"bill_number":"HB465","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB465/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb465.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717388,"bill_number":"SB225","title":"AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 532.080 to define \"violent act against a person\"; provide that a jury may fix an enhanced term of imprisonment when they find a defendant to be a persistent felony offender; remove the condition that an offender completed service of the sentence they were imposed within five years prior to the date of the felony that he or she now stands convicted; allow a person who is found to be a persistent felony offender in the first degree who is presently convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony to be eligible for parole if the offense was not violent or a sex crime; prohibit the conviction of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree as a prior felony; amend KRS 439.3405 to conform; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2023-03-03","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB225/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb225.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1717390,"bill_number":"HB408","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB408/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb408.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717391,"bill_number":"SB249","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.060 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB249/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb249.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1717393,"bill_number":"HB421","title":"AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 160.160 to allow a local board of education to enter into an agreement for the construction of adjoining road improvements and require the Transportation Cabinet to reimburse the cost of those improvements; authorize a local board to expend funds to ensure adequate connection to those improvements; amend KRS 45A.352 to allow a local school district to request proposals for energy savings contracts based on the decommissioning and sale or transfer of inefficient buildings and the development of new, energy-efficient buildings; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an optional program of professional development for district facilities and property management and maintain a list of entities providing similar professional development offerings; until Jun 30, 2024, provide local boards of education the authority to provide for and commence the purchase or condemnation of property notwithstanding requirements for prior approval from the chief state school officer, size of school sites, or limitations of cost relative to constructions costs; require the Kentucky Department of Education to conduct a review of administrative regulations and procedures relating to property acquisition and disposal as part of the review required by 2022 Kentucky Acts Chapter 185; and require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit the modified report required under that section 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 185 sec.7 to the Local Superintendents Advisory Council for review and comment prior to completion; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"returned to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB421/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb421.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1717394,"bill_number":"SB265","title":"AN ACT relating to protective orders.","description":"Amend KRS 403.740 to provide the authority for a court to prohibit the possession of firearms and require the surrender of firearms by a respondent; establish hearing procedures; provide that these provisions take effect upon the upholding of United States v. Combs 5: 22-136-DCR (E.D. Ky. Feb. 2, 2023); amend KRS 456.060 to provide the authority for a court to prohibit the possession of firearms and require the surrender of firearms by a respondent; establish hearing procedures; provide that these provisions take effect upon the upholding of United States v. Combs 5: 22-136-DCR (E.D. Ky. Feb. 2, 2023).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB265/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb265.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717396,"bill_number":"SB267","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Ashanti Alert System.","description":"Amend KRS 16.010 to define \" missing adult\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to create and operate the Kentucky Ashanti Alert System to provide public notification through the use of media providers and highway signs when an adult is missing and may have been abducted or kidnapped or may be in physical danger.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB267/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb267.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717397,"bill_number":"SB184","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 350.028 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB184/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb184.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717399,"bill_number":"SB195","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 75.160 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB195/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb195.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1717400,"bill_number":"HB418","title":"AN ACT relating to service credit for the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to make up unpaid days; require a maximum of ten makeup days to count for service credit; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB418/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb418.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717402,"bill_number":"HB443","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.","description":"Amend KRS 48.720, relating to branch budget bills, to clarify each fiscal year of the biennium.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB443/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb443.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717403,"bill_number":"SB201","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensing of real estate brokers.","description":"Amend KRS 324.020 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB201/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb201.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1717405,"bill_number":"SB174","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 216.350 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB174/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb174.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717406,"bill_number":"SB202","title":"AN ACT relating to discipline of students.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to provide a local school board the option to place a student in an alternative program or setting in lieu of expulsion; provide that students placed in an alternative program or setting shall be counted in attendance and membership for school funding purposes; require an annual review of the student's alternative placement; require a local school board to to review an expulsion 30 days prior to end date to determine if an expulsion shall end or continue.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB202/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb202.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1717407,"bill_number":"SB197","title":"AN ACT relating to disaster response.","description":"Amend 39A.030 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"returned to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB197/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb197.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1717409,"bill_number":"HB426","title":"AN ACT relating to reliable utility service.","description":"Amend KRS 278.030 to require utilities to furnish reliable utility service.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB426/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb426.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":1717410,"bill_number":"SB217","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 61.101, relating to government employment, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB217/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb217.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1717412,"bill_number":"HB401","title":"AN ACT relating to reorganization.","description":"Amend KRS.12.020 and 15A.020 to add the Division of Records Management and rename the Division of Information Technology to the Division of Electronic Services within the Office of Technical Services within the Department of Kentucky State Police.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-04","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 167)","last_action_date":"2023-04-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB401/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb401.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":1717413,"bill_number":"SB209","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150, relating to reinsurance treaties and contracts, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 130)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB209/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb209.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":1717415,"bill_number":"HB464","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.","description":"Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching non-state funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB464/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb464.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1717416,"bill_number":"HB447","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations.","description":"Amend KRS 48.610, relating to appropriations, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB447/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb447.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717419,"bill_number":"HB474","title":"AN ACT relating to historical instruction.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to develop recommended curricula and instruction guidelines for the required historical instruction, elective high school course offerings in African history and Native American history, and relevant professional development materials.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB474/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb474.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1717420,"bill_number":"SR110","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the late Loretta Lynn and urging the Kentucky Department of Parks to consider the best methods of honoring her in our park system.","description":"A resolution honoring Loretta Lynn and urging the Department of the Parks to consider ways it might honor her at our state parks.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR110/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr110.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1717422,"bill_number":"SB259","title":"AN ACT relating to jury sentencing.","description":"Repeal KRS 532.055, relating to verdicts and sentencing by juries in felony cases; amend KRS 421.500 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB259/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb259.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717423,"bill_number":"SB263","title":"AN ACT relating to the regionalization of public water and wastewater systems.","description":"Amend KRS 224A.011 to define \"asset management plan\" and \"merger\"; amend KRS 224A.300 to clarify the goal of offering secure water and adding managerial and technical resources as needed resources for the improvement of infrastructure for the security and safety of water systems; require the Energy and Environment cabinet to provide technical support to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority; amend KRS 224A.302 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 224.304 to rename an account in the infrastructure revolving fund and add to the purpose of the account to encourage regionalization, merger and consolidation of water and wastewater systems; amend KRS 224A.306 to make technical corrections, delete the requirement for one governmental agency water system be a partner in the merger, or consolidation; amend KRS 224A.308 to require the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to help water systems develop or maintain asset management plans; amend KRS 224A.310 to conform and add wastewater to an incentive program targeting water systems with high debt and other problems; amend KRS 224A.312 to conform and make technical corrections; amend KRS 224A.316 to identify resiliency as a goal for the water systems and upgrade systems to prevent inflow and infiltration; give priority to funding projects that are regional; amend KRS 224A.318 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.603 to establish planning cycles in 5 year increments beginning in 2025; amend KRS 151.601 and 151.605 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.607 to make technical corrections and clarify projects that are regional have priority ranking and the goals are to consolidate or merge management and operations; repeal KRS 224A.314, relating to the study of water resource potential.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 179)","last_action_date":"2023-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB263/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb263.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717425,"bill_number":"SJR98","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to state administrative bodies.","description":"Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to study placing a new regional, residential, four-year university in southeastern Kentucky and the allocation of responsibility between the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and regional universities.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 49)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR98/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr98.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1717426,"bill_number":"HB400","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to create enhanced penalties for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; allow a violation of KRS 189A.010 by a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more to be included as a prior offense for enhancement purposes; amend KRS 189A.070 to create enhanced periods of license suspenion for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; amend KRS 189A.340 and 189A.040 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB400/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb400.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1717428,"bill_number":"HB386","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 189.930, to expand the requirement to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency or public safety vehicle to include any disabled vehicle displaying a warning signal.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"returned to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB386/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb386.html","sponsor":"Mary Imes"},
{"bill_id":1717429,"bill_number":"HB424","title":"AN ACT relating to blood testing.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.105 to require a qualified medical professional to withdraw a blood sample when presented with a search warrant or court order to withdraw the blood; provide criminal and civil immunity to qualified medical professionals and medical care facilities that withdraw blood when presented with a search warrant or court order.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB424/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb424.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":1717431,"bill_number":"SB255","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB255/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb255.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717432,"bill_number":"HB433","title":"AN ACT relating to financial institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 286.9-080 to establish the dates for renewal and reinstatement of deferred deposit service business and check cashing licenses; allow the commissioner to modify dates when necessary to implement uniform national licensing procedures or to facilitate common practices and procedures among the states.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB433/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb433.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1717434,"bill_number":"SB204","title":"AN ACT relating to lending limits.","description":"Amend KRS 286.3-280 to limit the security requirement; permit a state bank or trust company to elect to comply with lending limits applicable to national banks; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB204/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb204.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1717435,"bill_number":"SB210","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare.","description":"Amend KRS 620.060, 620.090, and 620.140 to establish new requirements related to action the cabinet shall take before the court determines the custody placement of the child.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB210/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb210.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1717437,"bill_number":"SB75","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle parking authorities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67A to require a parking authority in an urban-county government to submit fees, rates, budgets, and budget amendments to the governing body of the urban-county government; establish administrative guidelines for implementation.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 119)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB75/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb75.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717438,"bill_number":"HB402","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB402/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb402.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":1717439,"bill_number":"SB269","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to prohibit driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB269/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb269.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717441,"bill_number":"SB205","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require that when a certificate of need for a health service is considered orphaned the need for the health service shall be presumed, an application by a new entity must be granted a nonsubstantive review, and the application may not receive consideration of opposition by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB205/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb205.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1717442,"bill_number":"HB472","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 voting rights to persons convicted of certain felonies; replace the language that prohibits idiots and insane persons from voting with contemporary language that instead prohibits persons from voting who are determined to be mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and such determination has not been set aside; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB472/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb472.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1717444,"bill_number":"HB476","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of minors.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 436 to define terms; establish a cause of action against any commercial entity that publishes matter harmful to minors on the Internet without obtaining age verification; require removal of personal data following review for access; establish civil penalties for violations.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB476/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb476.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":1717445,"bill_number":"SB261","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources and energy.","description":"Amend KRS 278.050 to correct the reference to the Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB261/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb261.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1717447,"bill_number":"HCR65","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to examine issues affecting school district employment.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to conduct a study project relating to public school teachers and the teaching environment, including changing district population size and compensation; designate the Office of Education Accountability to conduct the project establish guidelines for the project; authorize the Office of Education Accountability to seek data necessary to conduct the study from relevant organizations and agencies; require a written report to be submitted by December 1, 2023, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR65/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr65.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":1717448,"bill_number":"HCR56","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of Education to amend the federal accountability requirements.","description":"Urge the United States Department of Education to amend the federal accountability requirements to truly afford states the flexibility to implement innovative approaches to student assessment and school accountability.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR56/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr56.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1717450,"bill_number":"HB388","title":"AN ACT relating to homicide.","description":"Amend KRS 507.020 to allow individuals who administer, deliver, distribute, or sell controlled substances that result in death to be charged with murder.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB388/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb388.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1717451,"bill_number":"HB484","title":"AN ACT relating to the administration of rabies vaccinations.","description":"Amend KRS 258.005 to define \"certified animal euthanasia specialist\"; amend KRS 258.015 to include certified animal euthanasia specialists as persons qualified to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets; amend KRS 258.043 to include certified animal euthanasia specialists as persons qualified to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB484/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb484.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1717453,"bill_number":"SB257","title":"AN ACT relating to acceptance of cash by public and private businesses and government agencies.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to prohibit a person who sells goods and services at any public or private business from a physical location in a face-to-face sale to require the use of credit or to refuse to accept cash from a buyer; prohibit a governmental agency that collects fees for licenses, certificates, and other services from requiring payment by credit or from refusing to accept cash during a face-to-face transaction; amend KRS 365.990 to create a penalty.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB257/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb257.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717454,"bill_number":"SCR106","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005.","description":"Urge the United States Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR106/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr106.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717456,"bill_number":"HB473","title":"AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime as recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; establish the short title of Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB473/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb473.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":1717457,"bill_number":"HB489","title":"AN ACT relating to pregnancy resource centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define \"pregnancy resource center\"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited or expanded by licensure requirement; and amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB489/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb489.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":1717459,"bill_number":"SB223","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.26-050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB223/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb223.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1717460,"bill_number":"HB470","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; state that the provision of gender transition services to a person under the age of 18 years by a health care provider or mental health care provider is unethical and unprofessional conduct; require an investigation of any report of provision of gender transition services to a person under the age of 18 years; require revocation of the provider's license if confirmed and termination of public funding for a public employee; require that providers be jointly and severally liable for all damages and costs sustained for providing gender transition services or aiding and assisting a person under the age of 18 years to consider or to obtain gender transition services; provide defense to providers refusing to provide services; make failure to report provision of gender transition services a crime; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of a person before the person attains the age of 18 years and by the person within 30 years of the person attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit use of public funds for gender transition services; prohibit a provider employed by a public agency to provide include gender transition procedures; permit the Attorney General to bring action to enforce provisions; permit intervention as a matter of right if these provisions are challenged; prohibit a public provider from intervening in a legal proceeding in defense of the provision of gender transition services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit Medicaid coverage of gender transition procedures for a person under age 18 years; create a new section of Subtitle12 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish liability provisions if an insurer elects to cover gender transition services; amend KRS 18A.225 to prohibit a fully insured benefit plan or self-insured plan for public employees from covering gender transition services for a person under the age of 18 years; amend KRS 454.210 to add to court permission to exercise personal jurisdiction over a person who acts directly or by an agent, as to a claim arising from the person's engaging in the provision of gender transition services to a person under the age of 18 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a public school counselor, school-based mental health services provider, or other public employee from aiding or assisting in the provision of gender transition services for a person under the age of 18 years; establish liability provisions; require school notification of parents of child's expression of sex or gender inconsistency with exceptions; amend KRS 141.039 to require that corporate income relating to the provision of gender transition services to a person under age 18 years be added to net income; amend KRS 213.121 to prohibit a registered certificate or report from being amended if the purpose is to assist with a social or physical gender transition; amend KRS 401.020 to prohibit a court to order a name change if the purpose is to assist with a social or physical gender transition; create a new section of KRS Chapter 600 to prohibit the Department of Juvenile Justice from classifying a detainee by a sex that is inconsistent with defined sex; allow the Act to be cited as the Do No Harm Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-03","last_action":"laid on clerk's desk","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB470/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb470.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":1717463,"bill_number":"HB448","title":"AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 48.020, relating to branch budget recommendations, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-28","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)","last_action_date":"2023-03-28","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB448/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb448.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1717464,"bill_number":"SJR94","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class Virgil Mounts Memorial Bridge in Pike County.","description":"Designate the Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class Virgil Mounts Memorial Bridge in Pike County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR94/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sjr94.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1717466,"bill_number":"HB384","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky Healthy Farm and Food Innovation Board, and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 246 to define the terms; establish the Healthy Farm and Food Innovation Board and specify membership; set forth the duties of the Healthy Farm and Food Innovation Board; establish the healthy farm and food innovation fund; amend KRS 18A.115 to exempt the Kentucky Healthy Farm and Food Innovation Board from a classified service designation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB384/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb384.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":1717467,"bill_number":"HB452","title":"AN ACT relating to fishing in public waters of the Commonwealth.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define terms; allow public access and unrestricted use for fishing along public waterbodies and waterways if access is not gained through private lands and the health and safety of the public or the habitat of aquatic or other wildlife is not placed at risk; prohibit persons from restricting, harassing, or otherwise prohibiting a person from fishing along public waterbodies and waterways; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations to identify areas along public waterbodies and waterways that should have restriction from fishing or other activities and amend marina leases to conform with the provisions prohibiting restricted fishing; retain and apply penalty for trespass and allow for private right of action for any damages and apply existing penalty for persons who harass or restrict fishing along public waterways and waterbodies; exempt peace officers, law enforcement officers, and personnel of the Department of Fish and Wildlife from the requirements if they are in the performance of their official duties.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB452/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb452.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1717469,"bill_number":"HR68","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing July 10, 2023, to be Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize July 10, 2023, as Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR68/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr68.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717470,"bill_number":"HB479","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 311.586 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB479/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb479.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1717472,"bill_number":"SB190","title":"AN ACT relating to actions of government officials.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.030 to establish guidelines for changing the number of legislative body members in mayor-council form of government; amend KRS 83A.040 to allow submission of resignation via electronic mail, establish effective date of resignation if none is provided by the resignation itself; amend KRS 83A.045 to require that any ordinance eliminating a nonpartisan primary or repealing an ordinance eliminating a nonpartisan primary be filed with the county clerk in the year prior to the year in which city elections are to be held; amend KRS 83A.100 to require that any redistricting be accomplished no later than November in the year preceding elections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 114)","last_action_date":"2023-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB190/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb190.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1717473,"bill_number":"HB403","title":"AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 311A.030 to remove the classifications of ambulance services, mobile integrated healthcare programs, and medical first response providers; amend KRS 311A.142 to permit an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic in good standing in another state to be eligible for reciprocity at the same level of certification or licensure; amend KRS 142.301, 205.5602, 211.9523, 311A.010, 311A.170, and 405.075 to conform; repeal KRS 311A.185, relating to determination of death by a paramedic; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB403/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb403.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":1717474,"bill_number":"SB232","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 120.015 to insert gender-neutral language; amend KRS 120.055 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 120.065 to insert gender-neutral language and make technical corrections; amend KRS 120.075 to remove the requirement for a supersedeas bond; amend KRS 120.095 to revise procedures on recounts for primary elections; amend KRS 120.185 to revise procedures on recounts for regular elections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB232/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb232.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717476,"bill_number":"HB491","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 421.510 to raise the age of when a person is a victim of a sexual offense from 16 years old to 18 years old; amend KRS 510.020 to raise the age of when a person is deemed incapable of consent to a sexual act from 16 years old to 18 years old; amend KRS 510.040 to increase the classification for rape in the first degree to a Class A felony is the victim becomes pregnant as a result of the rape; amend KRS 510.050 to increase the classification for rape in the second degree to a Class B felony if the victim becomes pregnant as a result of the rape; amend KRS 510.060 to increase the classification for rape in the third degree to a Class C felony if the victim becomes pregnant as a result of the rape and change the age range to 18 years old or more when engaging in sexual intercourse with another person between 14 and 18 years of age; amend KRS 530.020 to increase the classification for incest to a Class B felony if a person becomes pregnant as a result of the incestuous act and to a Class A felony if the victim is under the age of 12 and becomes pregnant as a result of the incestuous act; amend KRS 531.310 and 531.320 to increase the classification for acts involving sexual performance and a minor if the minor becomes pregnant as a result of the prohibited activity; amend various statutes to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB491/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb491.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":1717477,"bill_number":"HB435","title":"AN ACT relating to teachers.","description":"Amend KRS 158.060 to require teachers to be compensated for noninstructional planning time within their school day during which they are required to supervise or instruct students; amend KRS 164.787 to expand the program eligibility of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to include a program that leads to a bachelor's degree in education in a critical shortage area.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB435/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb435.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1717479,"bill_number":"SB198","title":"AN ACT relating to issuance of operator's licenses and other identity documents.","description":"Amend KRS 186.531, 186.510, and 27A.052 to eliminate references to circuit clerk issuance of operator's licenses and personal identification cards; repeal KRS 189.490, regarding duties of the circuit clerk in regard to the issuance of identity documents.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB198/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb198.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1717480,"bill_number":"SB203","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to place additional safeguards on medical and mental health records to protect the confidential nature.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 59)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB203/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb203.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1717482,"bill_number":"HB458","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB458/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb458.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1717483,"bill_number":"SB256","title":"AN ACT relating to federal law enforcement officers as peace officers in this state and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 61.365 to remove the authority of delineated federal law enforcement officers to act as peace officers in this state; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB256/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb256.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717484,"bill_number":"SB214","title":"AN ACT relating to agritourism.","description":"Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of agritourism activity; define \"working animal\"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB214/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb214.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1717485,"bill_number":"HB391","title":"AN ACT relating to long-term care.","description":"Amend KRS 216.590 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and long-term care provider associations which are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to evaluate and discuss opportunities for joint training as new guidelines and regulations are announced; require the cabinet to invite representatives of these long-term care provider associations to participate in the planning process for joint surveyor and provider training sessions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 60)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB391/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb391.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":1717487,"bill_number":"SB233","title":"AN ACT relating to neglect and abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 600.020 to separate the definitions of \"abused child\" and \"neglected child\"; amend the definition of \"physical injury\" to include the requirement that it is likely to cause death or disfigurement or impairment of an organ; amend KRS 620.040 to conform; amend KRS 620.072 to remove \"neglect\"; amend KRS 620.080 to change the standard of proof from a preponderance to clear and convincing evidence; amend KRS 620.090 to make the removal of a child after a temporary removal hearing discretionary; amend KRS 625.090 to remove \"neglect\" as a basis for a termination of parental rights; amend KRS 620.600, 15.900, 214.160, 199.473 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB233/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb233.html","sponsor":"Adrienne Southworth"},
{"bill_id":1717488,"bill_number":"SB266","title":"AN ACT relating to intoxicating hemp products.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to prohibit possession of intoxicating hemp products by a person under 21 years of age.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB266/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb266.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1717490,"bill_number":"SB275","title":"AN ACT relating to health care to provide for an all-payer claims database and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky all-payer claims database; establish purposes, definitions, and a restricted fund for the database; require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to develop, implement, operate, and maintain the database and promulgate administrative regulations to carry out those duties; establish an advisory council to make recommendations to the executive director; establish requirements for database administration and operations; require state-regulated health payers to report to the database; amend KRS 194A.030, 194A.101, and 304.2-100 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner of insurance to enforce reporting requirements; establish time for making initial appointments and provide for staggered appointments to the advisory council; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain a federal waiver within 90 days after the effective date of Act if necessary for implementation; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB275/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb275.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1717491,"bill_number":"SB284","title":"AN ACT relating to positron emission tomography scans.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish coverage requirements for positron emission tomography scans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to prohibit hospitals from requiring patients to be discharged prior to receiving a positron emission tomography scan ordered by a health care provider; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer sponsored plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new coverage requirements for positron emission tomography scans; apply certain provisions to policies, certificates, plans, or contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the section; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB284/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb284.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1717493,"bill_number":"HB397","title":"AN ACT relating to utilities.","description":"Amend KRS 96.172 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB397/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb397.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1717494,"bill_number":"SB185","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 247.493 to insert gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB185/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb185.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1717496,"bill_number":"HB471","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to change the definition of \"employee\", and add \"worker with disability\"; amend KRS 337.275 to require all employers pay all employees, including tipped employees, employees under 18 years old, and workers with a disability minimum wage, and increase minimum wage over the next three years, to $15 per hour by July 1, 2026; amend KRS 337.295 to remove learners, apprentices, workers with a disability, sheltered workshop employees, and students from regulations issued by the commissioner; amend KRS 154.22-040 to conform; establish short title.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB471/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb471.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1717497,"bill_number":"HB395","title":"AN ACT relating to project oversight of governmental information technology resources.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to create the Investments in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board; establish times for submissions of plans by state agencies and review of those plans by the board for technology improvement and modernization information resources.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 142)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB395/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb395.html","sponsor":"Phillip Pratt"},
{"bill_id":1717499,"bill_number":"HJR66","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Corporal James \"Jim\" Caudill Memorial Bridge in Perry County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Corporal James Caudill Memorial Bridge in Perry County; designate wording of signage.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR66/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr66.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":1717500,"bill_number":"SB276","title":"AN ACT relating to healthcare practitioners.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to establish definitions for \"health care practitioner\" and \"adverse treatment\"; establish legislative findings; establish health care practitioner scope of practice requirements; and establish requirements of health facilities related to the newly established health care practitioner scope of practice requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB276/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb276.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1717502,"bill_number":"HB385","title":"AN ACT relating to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.","description":"Amend KRS 42.740 to reduce the required number of candidates or lists submitted to the Governor for appointment to the Geographic Information Advisory Council by the Kentucky Association of Counites and Kentucky League of Cities from six each to three each.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"3rd reading, passed 98-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB385/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb385.html","sponsor":"Mary Imes"},
{"bill_id":1717503,"bill_number":"HB429","title":"AN ACT relating to lending limits.","description":"Amend KRS 286.3-280 to limit the security requirement; permit a state bank or trust company to elect to comply with lending limits applicable to national banks; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 101)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB429/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb429.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1717504,"bill_number":"HB406","title":"AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committees.","description":"Amend KRS 160.352 to provide that a parent member on a screening committee shall not be employed by the school district; require greater minority representation on a screening committee in a school district with a minority student population of 50 percent or greater.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-21","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB406/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb406.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1718448,"bill_number":"HB591","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 15A.020 to reorganize the Department of Juvenile Justice; amend KRS 610.190 to allow law relating to bail to apply to children detained prior to adjudication; amend KRS 610.200 to restrict issuance of a warrant or custody order to public offense cases; amend KRS 610.265 to limit detention pending a detention hearing, or after a detention hearing, to children alleged to have committed a public offense that would be a felony or Class A misdemeanor if committed by an adult; amend KRS 610.266 to prohibit detention of a child alleged to have committed a status offense or a public offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor if committed by an adult; amend KRS 630.010 to prohibit detention of status offenders; amend KRS 630.030 to prohibit taking a status offender into custody; amend KRS 630.040 to limit detention prior to a detention hearing; amend KRS 630.070 to prohibit detention of a status offender for violation of a valid court order; amend KRS 630.080 to allow detention of a status offender for transfer under the interstate compact; amend KRS 630.100 to prohibit detention of status offenders; amend KRS 635.055 to prohibit detention for contempt of a child who is a status offender or who is alleged to have committed an offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor if committed by an adult; amend KRS 635.060 to limit use of detention at disposition; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB591/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb591.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718450,"bill_number":"HB526","title":"AN ACT relating to licensing.","description":"Amend KRS 312.021 to create gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB526/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb526.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1718454,"bill_number":"HB546","title":"AN ACT relating to the General Assembly and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to authorize intervention by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in actions challenging any legislative act, executive or state agency order, or administrative regulation; establish that any intervention shall be filled within 90 days; reaffirm legislative or other privilege and immunity for the members or staff of the General Assembly or Legislative Research Commission; establish that legislative immunity and legislative privilege shall be applied broadly and shall remain inviolate; require legislative immunity and legislative privilege be preserved for members and staff of the General Assembly; establish that an individual legislator's immunity is personal and may not be waived or abrogated except by the member.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB546/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb546.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1718456,"bill_number":"HB503","title":"AN ACT relating to consolidated emergency services districts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to require that employees of a consolidated emergency services district pursuant to KRS Chapter 75 but now are employees pursuant to KRS Chapter 75A who were employees of a fire protection district are entitled to the same benefits as employees pursuant to KRS Chapter 75.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB503/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb503.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":1718458,"bill_number":"HB582","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to define \"campaign consultant\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish the registration process for campaign consultants; set penalty for failure to register; require employers of campaign consultants to pay a registration fee.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB582/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb582.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1718463,"bill_number":"HB573","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid.","description":"Amend KRS 205.170 to include gender neutral language and make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB573/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb573.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718466,"bill_number":"HB545","title":"AN ACT relating to construction of statutes.","description":"Amend KRS 446.080 to remove provision relating to the construction of statutes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB545/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb545.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":1718469,"bill_number":"HB524","title":"AN ACT relating to medical procedures.","description":"Amend KRS 311.625 relating to medical procedures, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB524/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb524.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1718471,"bill_number":"HB529","title":"AN ACT relating to school personnel.","description":"Amend KRS 161.155 to require school districts to provide a teacher or employee leave with no loss of income or benefits for 60 school days following an assault against the teacher or employee that results in a physical injury; define the terms of the leave; require the school district to pay for mental health services of the teacher or employee's choosing during the leave period; amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to adopt a policy requiring expulsion when a student physically assaults or batters school personnel; provide that the policy may permit case-by-case exceptions with the consent of the victim; permit the safety of school personnel to be a factor in issuing suspensions and expulsions of primary school students; amend KRS 158.154 to remove the requirement that a physical injury be serious to require a principal to report an assault to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.155 to require mandatory reporters to report assault, batteries, and abuse of school personnel and students on school property.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB529/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb529.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1718475,"bill_number":"HB552","title":"AN ACT relating to geoengineering.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 224 to define \"solar geoengineering\" and \"weather modification\"; prohibit any agency or instrumentality of state or local government from engaging in solar geoengineering or weather modification.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB552/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb552.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":1718479,"bill_number":"HB504","title":"AN ACT relating to school funding.","description":"Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 157.320, 157.069, 157.200, 157.350, 157.360, 157.370, 157.390, 157.420, 157.621, 157.660, 158.030, 158.070, 159.035, 159.075, 159.090, 160.107, 160.345, 160.486, 160.593, 160.6152, 160.644. and 164.380 to transition the school funding model from using average daily attendance to average daily membership; make conforming changes; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB504/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb504.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":1718484,"bill_number":"HB8","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.160 to make technical change.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB8/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb8.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718486,"bill_number":"HJR73","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION denying the capital construction funds for the State Fair Board.","description":"Prohibit the Office of State Budget Director from releasing capital construction funds to the State Fair Board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR73/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr73.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718490,"bill_number":"HB589","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for cranial conditions.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for cranial banding when prescribed by a health care provider; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for cranial banding; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer plans offered by state postsecondary education institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for the treatment of plagiocephaly and cranial banding; apply provisions to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB589/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb589.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1718493,"bill_number":"HB571","title":"AN ACT relating to wrongful conviction compensation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB571/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb571.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718495,"bill_number":"SR115","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Melissa B. Dennison to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Melissa B. Dennison to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR115/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr115.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1718500,"bill_number":"HB525","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of skill games and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define terms; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission and attach it to the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes; establish requirements for the commissioner and members on the commission; authorize the commission to establish and maintain an office in Frankfort; require the Auditor of Public Accountants to perform an annual audit of the commission; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standard forms for the reporting of financial conditions, operational results, gross gaming receipts and adjusted gaming receipts, the amount of prizes paid during specific reporting periods, require periodic financial reports, require annual audits of the financial statements of all licensees regulated under this chapter; authorize the Governor to appoint an executive director; establish qualifications for an executive director of the commission; establish certification requirements for skill games; establish application requirements; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish criminal history checks for applicants; establish fees for initial and renewal license application fees; require decals to appear on every licensed skill game; allow the commission to grant, deny, suspend or revoke a license; allow a license to be transferable subject to the transferee's ability to satisfy all requirements; prohibit the distributor, operator, and establishment from holding multiple licenses; limit an establishment to two terminals per five hundred square feet of public floor common space; limit an establishment to five terminals overall; limit a truck stop to 10 terminals; require terminals to be placed in public floor space visible to patrons and employees; prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from playing a skill game; require an establishment to post problem gaming signage; require all gross profits from a skill game to be subject to a 6% tax; provide penalties for regulated; establish requirements for initial licensure of members on the commission; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB525/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb525.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":1718503,"bill_number":"HCR72","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Multimodal Freight Transportation System Improvement Task Force.","description":"Create the Multimodal Freight Transportation System Improvement Task Force to study the current system of ports, freight, and air terminals, identify needed improvements, and explore options to fund the system; set task force membership; allow the task force to meet during the 2023 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR72/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr72.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":1718507,"bill_number":"HB513","title":"AN ACT relating to ophthalmic dispensers.","description":"Amend KRS 326.080 to require the license renewal fee for practicing ophthalmic dispensing to be established by the Kentucky Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers through promulgation of administrative regulation.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB513/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb513.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1718513,"bill_number":"HB580","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy.","description":"Amend KRS 18A.115 to exclude attorneys in the Department of Public Advocacy from classified service; amend KRS 31.010 to delete references to legal representation for persons with disabilities and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish an independent division of the Department of Public Advocacy, the Division of Protection and Advocacy, to provide the protection of rights for persons with disabilities; amend KRS 31.015 to add a member to the Public Advocacy Commission; provide that the Public Advocacy Commission shall appoint the public advocate; amend KRS 31.020 to modify the qualifications to be the public advocate; provide that the compensation of attorneys in the Department of Public Advocacy shall be set by the public advocate; amend KRS 31.030 to require the Department of Public Advocacy to maintain an office in each judicial circuit; delete references to local plans and persons with disabilities; amend KRS 31.120 to delete the determination of indigency form; amend KRS 31.211 to delete references to the local advocacy funds; amend KRS 31.215 to prohibit any attorney working for the Department for Public Advocacy or an attorney working in a public advocacy plan from accepting any compensation except unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 31.225 to delete references to district plans; repeal KRS 31.050, 31.060, 31.065, 31.071, and 31.085; Section 7 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024; Section 12 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB580/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb580.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1718517,"bill_number":"HB512","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Amend KRS 431.076 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB512/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb512.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":1718519,"bill_number":"HB540","title":"AN ACT relating to school safety.","description":"Amend KRS 158.441 to include private and parochial schools; amend KRS 158.4414 to specify that private and parochial schools can enter memorandums of understanding with local law enforcement agencies or the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide school resource officers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB540/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb540.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1718521,"bill_number":"HB587","title":"AN ACT relating to internal audit functions at public pension funds.","description":"Amend KRS 61.505 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to appoint or contract for the services of an Internal Auditor to perform internal audit functions as directed by the Authority; provide that the Internal Auditor shall not be subject to the hiring/employment provisions of KRS Chapter 18A, Chapter 45A, and 64.640, shall be authorized by the Authority to appoint employees under his or her direct supervision, and shall have an annual performance review.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 28)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB587/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb587.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1718528,"bill_number":"HB562","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.","description":"Amend KRS 48.310, relating to branch budget bills, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB562/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb562.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1718531,"bill_number":"HB536","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Amend KRS Chapter 209A.122 to remove requirement the the Kentucky State Police report the number of domestic violence and dating violence calls and the number of arrests in response to domestic violence calls; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide the number of orders of protection served and received by law enforcement agencies and number of orders of protection in LINK to the center; remove the requirement that LINK provide the center with information; remove the requirement that the Division of Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office provide the center with information; remove the requirement that coroners provide the center with information; amend KRS 15A.190 to identify the uniform reporting form as the JC-3 form; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to promulgate regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB536/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb536.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1718533,"bill_number":"HB583","title":"AN ACT relating to real property purchased at a master commissioner's sale.","description":"Amend KRS 91.514 to establish that any property that has been inhabited within the previous 3 years that is purchased at a master commissioner's sale must be occupied or placed on the market for rent or sale within 18 months following the vesting of title in the purchaser; establish a fine of $100 per day payable to the local government for noncompliance.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB583/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb583.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1718537,"bill_number":"HB544","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of hemp-derived products.","description":"Amend KRS 199.900 relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB544/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb544.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1718539,"bill_number":"HB549","title":"AN ACT relating to small business.","description":"Amend 154.12-330 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB549/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb549.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1718541,"bill_number":"HB516","title":"AN ACT relating to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline fund and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to create the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline fund; establish authorized uses for moneys in the fund; amend KRS 186.162 to add a specialized license plate for the national 988 suicide and crisis lifeline fund; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB516/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb516.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":1718548,"bill_number":"HB559","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB559/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb559.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1718552,"bill_number":"HB531","title":"AN ACT relating to city meetings.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.130, 83.140, and 83A.150 to require a city's legislative body to create an agenda prior to every meeting that is distributed to members of the body at least 72 hours prior to the meeting and made available to the public at the time of the meeting.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB531/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb531.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1718556,"bill_number":"SR114","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Gary Lawrence Broady to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Gary Lawrence Broady to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR114/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr114.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1718558,"bill_number":"HB556","title":"AN ACT relating to trade practices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to define terms; prohibit a person from soliciting residential property owners with a prohibited advertisement, offering value in exchange for inspecting residential property owners' roof, or making an insurance claim for damage to the residential property owners' roof, interpreting the residential property owners' insurance policy without a license, and failing to provide a good faith estimate agreeing to repairing a residential property owners' roof pursuant to a property insurance claim; create an exemption when Kentucky is declared to be in a state of emergency.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB556/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb556.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1718563,"bill_number":"HJR70","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Sheriff Cecil \"Dude\" Cochran Memorial Highway in Madison County.","description":"Designate the Cecil \"Dude\" Cochran Memorial Highway in Madison County.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR70/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr70.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1718565,"bill_number":"HB578","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.670 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB578/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb578.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718569,"bill_number":"HB541","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development.","description":"Amend KRS 341.125 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB541/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb541.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1718574,"bill_number":"HB534","title":"AN ACT relating to required publications.","description":"Amend KRS 424.120 to allow legally required notices in a publication area to be published on a digital newspapers website if that digital newspaper meets certain qualifications; amend KRS 424.145 to allow a local government to publish an advertisement directing the public to its notice website on a digital newspaper website.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 27)","last_action_date":"2023-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB534/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb534.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1718576,"bill_number":"HJR69","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Governor or his designee to certify to the Environmental Protection Agency that the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety has legal and administrative authority to enter into a grant with the EPA, including specifically the receipt and administration of EPA State Indoor Radon Grant funding.","description":"Direct the Governor to certify to the Environmental Protection Agency that the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety has legal and administrative authority to enter into a grant with the EPA, including specifically the receipt and administration of EPA State Indoor Radon Grant funding.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 145)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR69/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr69.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":1718578,"bill_number":"HB574","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.160 to make technical change.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB574/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb574.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718587,"bill_number":"HB548","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.010 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB548/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb548.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1718590,"bill_number":"HB522","title":"AN ACT relating to procurement.","description":"Amend KRS 424.260, relating to local government contracts, to increase amount at which advertisement of bids is required from $30,000 to $40,000.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 152)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB522/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb522.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1718594,"bill_number":"HB576","title":"AN ACT relating to judicial supervision of a custody decree or agreement.","description":"Amend KRS 403.330 to allow the court to issue orders in the child's best interest if joint custodians cannot agree on education, health care, or religious training.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB576/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb576.html","sponsor":"Cherlynn Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":1718597,"bill_number":"HB565","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB565/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb565.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718601,"bill_number":"HB508","title":"AN ACT relating to residential planned communities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to allow the appointment of a receiver for a planned community homeowners' association when that association fails to maintain the infrastructure, common area, storm water detention or retention area, or other facility that it is legally obligated to maintain; allow a city to recover funds expended to repair, renovate, maintain, or otherwise bring violations up to code.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB508/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb508.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1718604,"bill_number":"HB570","title":"AN ACT relating to disposition of property.","description":"Amend KRS 403.190 to state that criminal misconduct against the other spouse may be considered in the disposition of marital property and to exclude retirement or life insurance as marital property in instances of attempted homicide.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB570/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb570.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718606,"bill_number":"HB586","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development.","description":"Amend KRS 151B.290 to include the executive director/CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities in the Kentucky Education and Workforce Collaborative.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB586/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb586.html","sponsor":"Russell Webber"},
{"bill_id":1718608,"bill_number":"HB579","title":"AN ACT relating to state property and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 56.100, 56.120 and 56.160, to increase the self-insured retention amounts of the state fire and tornado insurance fund from $1 million to $10 million; amend KRS 56.180 to raise the fund balance threshold for when moneys will be transferred to the general fund from $10 million to $100 million until June 30, 2025; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB579/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb579.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1718615,"bill_number":"HB511","title":"AN ACT relating to assisted living communities.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.703 to require that each assisted living facility that provides basic health and health-related services and dementia care services be classified as an institutional building and require that any assisted living facility that does not provide basic health and health-related services and dementia care services be classified as a residential building; amend KRS 194A.705 to allow a certified medication aide or an unlicensed staff person who has successfully completed a medication aide training program approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing to administer preloaded injectable insulin or oral or topical medication; amend KRS 194A.710 to establish multiple categories for assisted living community licensure and allow the Office of Inspector General to promulgate administrative regulations and issue license classifications within the bounds of the categories listed in statute; and amend KRS 194A.717 to require a licensed nurse to be available to communicate with unlicensed staff when the staff is providing delegated nursing tasks and revise the staffing on site requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB511/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb511.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1718617,"bill_number":"HB561","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.50-323 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB561/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb561.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1718622,"bill_number":"HB509","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.","description":"Amend KRS 533.220 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB509/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb509.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1718627,"bill_number":"SR113","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Morehead State University for leading the Lunar IceCube Mission to the moon.","description":"Honor Morehead State University for leading the Lunar IceCube Mission to the moon.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR113/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr113.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1718629,"bill_number":"HB569","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn human individuals.","description":"Amend KRS 311.723, 311.727, 311.735, 311.7704, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when two physicians determine the unborn child has an abnormality that is incompatible with life outside the womb; allow an abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the gestational age of the unborn child is less than 15 weeks; establish recording requirements; amend KRS 211.603, 216B.400, 311.725, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.772, 311.7735, and 311.787 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB569/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb569.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718632,"bill_number":"HB506","title":"AN ACT relating to post-retirement options for state and local employees.","description":"Amend KRS 61.635 to establish a partial lump sum option (PLSO), with and without survivor rights, as a payment option for retiring members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS), County Employees Retirement System (CERS), or State Police Retirement System (SPRS); provide that the PLSO shall include a lump-sum payment of 12, 24, 36, 48, or 60 months of payments and a lifetime benefit that is actuarially reduced to reflect the lump-sum payment; require the systems to develop information to assist the member in evaluating the PLSO as a potential payment option; amend KRS 61.637 and 78.5540 to change the required break in employment before a KERS, CERS, or SPRS retiree may return to work with a participating employer from 1 or 3 months, depending upon the position, to 1 month; make technical changes; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB506/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb506.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1718637,"bill_number":"HB592","title":"AN ACT relating to behavioral health services.","description":"Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms, establish a Kentucky Youth Mobile Crisis Response Program within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, set requirements for mobile crisis response teams, require the cabinet to develop protocols, issue a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Family Services; and require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; establish a Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Advisory Board; require behavioral health emergency services and mobile crisis team services to be funded by the state if the individual meets the definition of uninsured or if the service is not covered by the individual's health plan; require a health insurance policy or plan that provides benefits for mental health or substance abuse to provide coverage for behavioral health emergency services; amend KRS 205.522 to require that Medicaid cover behavioral health emergency services; amend KRS 205.6485 to require behavioral health emergency services to be covered by the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program; amend KRS 164.2871 to require coverage for behavioral health emergency services under the self-insured employer group health plan; amend KRS 18A.225 to require coverage for behavioral health emergency services under the state employee health insurance program; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a waiver should it be necessary; EFFECTIVE; in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB592/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb592.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1718640,"bill_number":"HB507","title":"AN ACT relating to jail construction and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 441.420 to 441.450 to place a moratorium on building, constructing, remodeling, or making other physical changes to local correctional facilites, and the remodeling of local correctional facilities if that remodeling is financed with debt; include an exception in the case that a court of law orders specific construction; provide that the provisions be repealed effective December 31, 2028; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"returned to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB507/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb507.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":1718642,"bill_number":"HB519","title":"AN ACT relating to tourist and convention commissions in counties containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local government and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.370 to add the president and chief executive officer of the Kentucky State Fair Board to the tourist and convention commission in counties containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 143)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB519/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb519.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1718645,"bill_number":"HB527","title":"AN ACT relating to licensing.","description":"Amend KRS 309.081 to create gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB527/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb527.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1718649,"bill_number":"HB577","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.020 to include gender neutral-language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB577/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb577.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718661,"bill_number":"HB554","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 139.785 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB554/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb554.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718664,"bill_number":"HB521","title":"AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree.","description":"Amend KRS 508.025 to include an employee, independent contractor, volunteer, affiliated physician, or other medical professional of a licensed hospital to persons protected by enhanced penalties if assaulted while performing duties.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB521/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb521.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":1718668,"bill_number":"HB575","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150, relating to reinsurance treaties and contracts, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB575/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb575.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718671,"bill_number":"HB547","title":"AN ACT relating to First Amendment rights in public schools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression otherwise protected by the First Amendment absent a showing of engaging in actual coercion; provide specific examples of protected activity; establish limits of applicability.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-24","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB547/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb547.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":1718673,"bill_number":"HJR76","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds to the Department of Parks for improvements to Kentucky State Parks.","description":"Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds to the Department of Parks.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 83)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR76/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr76.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718677,"bill_number":"HB530","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for educators.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to set out when the psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists; amend KRS 342.0011 to clarify definition of \"injury\" to include psychological injuries experienced by educators.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB530/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb530.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":1718680,"bill_number":"HB497","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.0211 to include gender-neutral pronouns.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB497/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb497.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":1718683,"bill_number":"HB557","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Commission on Antisemitism.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to establish the Kentucky Commission on Antisemitism; set forth the duties and functions of the commission; authorize the commission to hold monthly meetings, seek comment and testimony, and provide research driven proposals; require the commission to submit an annual report.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB557/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb557.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1718685,"bill_number":"HB543","title":"AN ACT relating to patient medical records.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 422 to establish standards and procedures for access to copies of patient medical records for a patient who is under the age of eighteen.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB543/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb543.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1718691,"bill_number":"HB9","title":"AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 147A to enable the Department for Local Government to enter a partnership with the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts for create and administer the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program; define terms; require the Department for Local Government in partnership with the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts to create and administer the program; establish the duties of the Department for Local Government and the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts in the implementation of the program; establish a sunset provision of December 31, 2026; establish requirements for grant applications; create a fund for the program; establish project evaluation and scoring requirements; establish program reporting requirements; cite as the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 186)","last_action_date":"2023-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB9/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb9.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1718695,"bill_number":"HB560","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.580 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB560/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb560.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":1718697,"bill_number":"HB518","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 to allow medical aid payments for abortion; amend KRS 211.603 to allow money in the rape crisis trust fund to be used for abortion services or education; amend KRS 212.275 to allow health departments to dispense medication for an abortion; amend KRS 213.101 to remove various reporting requirements; amend various sections to remove penalties associated with performing abortions; amend various sections to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact KRS 311.783, 311.7710, 311.820, 311.990, 311.780, 311.810, 311.572, 311.591, 311.686, and 311.852 to conform; repeal KRS 15.241, 213.098, 213.172, 213.174, 213.176, 216B.0435, 216B.200, 216B.202, 216B.204, 216B.206, 216B.208, 216B.210, 304.5-160, 311.710, 311.715, 311.720, 311.723, 311.724, 311.725, 311.727, 311.728, 311.731, 311.732, 311.733, 311.735, 311.750, 311.760, 311.765, 311.770, 311.7701, 311.7702, 311.7703, 311.7704, 311.7705, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.7708, 311.7709,, 311.7711, 311.772, 311.7731, 311.7733, 311.7734, 311.7735, 311.7737, 311.7739, 311.774, 311.7741, 311.7743, 311.781, 311.7811, 311.782, 311.784, 311.7841, 311.785, 311.786, 311.787, 311.790, 311.800, 311.821, 311.822, 311.823, 311.824, 311.825, 311.826, 311.827, 311.830, 311.992, 315.315.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB518/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb518.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":1718703,"bill_number":"HB498","title":"AN ACT relating to expulsion of students.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to include possession of any intoxicating tetrahydrocannabinol product as a cause for suspension or expulsion from school; require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if a student makes threats that pose a danger to other students or staff; require a local board of education to conduct an expulsion review process to determine whether a student's expulsion shall continue or end; amend KRS 158.155 and 158.444 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB498/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb498.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":1718705,"bill_number":"HB514","title":"AN ACT relating to housing appropriations.","description":"Amend KRS 198A.705 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB514/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb514.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1718707,"bill_number":"HB535","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal justice and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Amend KRS 15.280 to define \"criminal justice agency\"; to require the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center to collect any criminal justice data within the possession of any federal agency of the federal, state, or local government, or private entity; require the center to design a records information system; provide authorization to the center to expend any general, restricted, or federal funds to carry out its functions; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 153)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB535/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb535.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":1718711,"bill_number":"HB550","title":"AN ACT relating to the commissioner of education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.148 to require the appointment of the commissioner of education to be subject to Senate confirmation in accordance with KRS 11.160.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB550/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb550.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1718715,"bill_number":"HB588","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Create new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic felony expungement process.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB588/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb588.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1718717,"bill_number":"HB501","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.185 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB501/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb501.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1718721,"bill_number":"HB558","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to define \"expenditure\"; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, contributing organizations, or anyone on their behalf from making an expenditure to an intermediary, including subcontractors, for the purpose of making a payment to another person; require that expenditures are made directly to the provider of goods or services.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB558/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb558.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1718724,"bill_number":"HB7","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 61.101, relating to government employment, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB7/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb7.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":1718734,"bill_number":"HB505","title":"AN ACT relating to a leave of absence for service to the General Assembly.","description":"Amend KRS 161.545 to provide that administrative regulations adopted by the Teachers' Retirement System board shall not limit the amount of approved leave of absence service a member may purchase for service to the General Assembly.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB505/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb505.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1718736,"bill_number":"HB572","title":"AN ACT relating to the public advocate.","description":"Amend KRS 31.020 to require the appointment of the public advocate by the Public Advocacy Commission, instead of the Governor; amend KRS 31.015 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB572/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb572.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718739,"bill_number":"HJR71","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to access to and awareness of postsecondary education.","description":"Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education and public postsecondary education institutions to collaborate to develop a proactive admissions pilot program to establish a statewide universal guaranteed admission program; direct CPE to submit a report on the pilot proactive admissions program to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by November 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Education (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR71/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr71.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":1718742,"bill_number":"HB517","title":"AN ACT relating to Tax Increment Financing District Funding.","description":"Amend KRS 154.30-090 to make technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB517/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb517.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":1718746,"bill_number":"HB553","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend the 2022-2024 Executive Branch biennial budget to remove excess General Fund support for the actuarial cost of sick leave benefits for new retirees under the Teachers' Retirement System; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-04-05","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 175)","last_action_date":"2023-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB553/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb553.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718748,"bill_number":"HB555","title":"AN ACT relating to budget accounts.","description":"Amend KRS 45.151 make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB555/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb555.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718753,"bill_number":"HB510","title":"AN ACT relating to tax incentives for continuous film production projects.","description":"Amend KRS 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to establish a continuous film production aspect of the film industry and motion picture tax credit; cap continuous film production tax incentives at $25 million for calendar year 2024 and each calendar year thereafter; require credit amount to be equal to 35% of approved company's qualifying expenditures and qualifying payroll expenditures that are paid to production crew that are not residents increase credit to 40% if qualifying payroll expenditures are paid to residents; create new section of Subchapter 61 of KRS Chapter 154 to allow recapture of the enhanced film production incentives if the approved company fails to meet the biennial budget requirement of $20 million on all film productions in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB510/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb510.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":1718756,"bill_number":"HB515","title":"AN ACT relating to custody.","description":"Amend KRS 405.020 to allow people other than parents to petition for custody of child if the parents are claimed to be unfit or have waived their superior rights to custody.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB515/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb515.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1718760,"bill_number":"HJR75","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds for the State Fair Board.","description":"Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds to the State Fair Board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR75/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr75.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718762,"bill_number":"HB500","title":"AN ACT relating to agricultural land.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to prohibit a nonresident alien, foreign business, agent, trustee, or fiduciary associated with the government of any prohibited country as referenced in 22 C.F.R. sec. 126.1 from the purchase, lease, or acquisition of agricultural lands in Kentucky or participation in programs administered by the Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Development Board, and Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"returned to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB500/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb500.html","sponsor":"Richard Heath"},
{"bill_id":1718769,"bill_number":"SR112","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to encourage its retail alcohol licensees to provide ongoing training to their premises employees regarding best practices in handling intoxicated patrons.","description":"Urge the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to encourage its retail licensees to provide ongoing training to bar and nightclub security personnel, including bartenders and bouncers, on best practices to interact with intoxicated patrons.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2023-02-24","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR112/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr112.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":1718771,"bill_number":"HB532","title":"AN ACT relating to electric utilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to require electric utilities that own and operate a municipal electric utility to establish a utility board to administer the functions of the utility; require utility rates, terms of service and customer service to be administered through rules of the board; require rates be fair, just, and reasonable and predicated on the utility cost of service; prohibit commingling of funds between the utility and other local government functions; prohibit the expenditure of utility revenues on any function other than the running of the electric utility; require anyone serving on a utility board to wait one year before serving on the municipal legislative body; require the Kentucky Public Service Commission to provide technical assistance to municipal electric utilities regarding rate setting and provide training for board members in the same manner as is provided to water district commissioners; amend KRS 42.4588 to link eligibility to funds under the Local Government Economic Development Program to compliance with establishing a board and delinking ratemaking and municipal revenue use from the political arena of the city legislative function; amend KRS 96.170 to prohibit a legislative body of a city to set rates for the electric utility; amend KRS 96.200 to prohibit the legislative body of a city from using the revenue from an electric utility for anything other than running the electric utility.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB532/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb532.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1718774,"bill_number":"HB551","title":"AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the wagering administration fund from sports wagering taxes and fees; direct use of that fund toward related administrative expenses of the Public Protection Cabinet; deposit all remaining funds in the Kentucky permanent pension fund; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks; limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; establish sports wagering licensure requirements; prohibit participants from wagering on events in which they participate and from tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 230.210 to define \"interactive sports wagering technology and service provider,\" \"sporting event,\" and \"sports wagering\"; amend KRS 230.215 to declare the intent to allow citizens to enjoy sports wagering and allow the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions under which sports wagering is to be conducted; amend KRS 230.990 to penalize participants or licensee employees who wager on sporting events or any person who tampers with the outcome of a sporting event; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define “adjusted gross income” and impose a tax on sports wagering; amend KRS 243.500, 525.090, 528.010, 528.020, 528.070, and 528.080 to exempt sports wagering; amend KRS 68.182, 91.202, 92.282, 230.225, 230.240, 230.260, 230.310, and 230.361 to conform; add severability clause; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 147)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB551/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb551.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1718777,"bill_number":"HB537","title":"AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations.","description":"Amend KRS 273.303 to permit a dissolving corporation to transfer its assets to any entity engaged in for-profit activities that are substantially similar to those of the dissolving corporation subject to two certain conditions.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB537/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb537.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1718779,"bill_number":"HB564","title":"AN ACT relating to public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.297 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB564/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb564.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718782,"bill_number":"HB533","title":"AN ACT relating to state dealings with companies that engage in politically sensitive company boycotts.","description":"Amend KRS 41.472 to add definitions for \"agricultural commodities associated company,\" \"firearms goods or services associated company,\" \"petrochemical commodities associated company,\" \"politically sensitive company boycott,\" and \"social media information company\"; amend KRS 41.474 to require the Treasurer to maintain and publish lists of all financial companies that engage in any politically sensitive company boycotts; require state governmental entity divestment in financial companies that engage in politically sensitive company boycotts; amend KRS 41.480 to add definitions for \"agricultural commodities associated company,\" \"firearms goods or services associated company,\" \"petrochemical commodities associated company,\" \"politically sensitive company boycott,\" and \"social media information company\"; prohibit a governmental entity from entering into a contract for goods or services with a company unless the contract has a written verification that the company does not and will not engage in any politically sensitive company boycotts; allow a company to provide written verification to the Treasurer that not engaging in a politically sensitive company boycott would violate its religious beliefs; provide that a company that has provided verified documentation of its religious beliefs shall not be advantaged or disadvantaged in the contracting process.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB533/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb533.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":1718789,"bill_number":"HB567","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB567/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb567.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718791,"bill_number":"HB494","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 523.070 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB494/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb494.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718794,"bill_number":"HB5","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 132.140 to allow an exemption of the property tax on distilled spirits stored or aging in barrels located in a bonded warehouse or premises; amend KRS 141.389 to allow the distilled spirits income tax credit only to taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2024, but allow the accumulated credit to be claimed after that date; prohibit the Department of Revenue from considering any settlement agreement between the department and any taxpayer having distilled spirits in a bonded warehouse to be null and void; allow the agreement to be renegotiated; require the renegotiated agreement to be promulgated in an administrative regulation following the renegotiation process.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-31","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 148)","last_action_date":"2023-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB5/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb5.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718797,"bill_number":"HB528","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for substance use disorder.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require certain health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts to provide coverage for the treatment of substance use disorder by an inpatient facility and an in-home program; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, state postsecondary institution self-insured employer group health plans, and the state employee health plan to comply with the substance use disorder treatment coverage requirement; apply provisions to policies, plans. certificates, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the section; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if deemed necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB528/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb528.html","sponsor":"Josie Raymond"},
{"bill_id":1718804,"bill_number":"HB581","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to require the General Assembly to appropriate to the Department of Public Advocacy not less than 75 percent of the combined general and restricted funds appropriations for the Commonwealth's and county attorneys; authorize the Department of Public Advocacy to use $500,000 of the department's current fiscal year appropriation for a recruiting and retention program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB581/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb581.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":1718808,"bill_number":"HB6","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer certification.","description":"Amend KRS 15.392 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB6/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb6.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":1718811,"bill_number":"HB568","title":"AN ACT relating to the public defender system.","description":"Amend KRS 31.030 to remove references to local plans and local counsel; amend KRS 31.211 to remove references to public advocate fees being held in a local public advocate fund; require that the funds be deposited with the Department of Public Advocacy; amend KRS 31.215 to remove references to attorneys participating in a public advocacy plan; amend KRS 31.219 to remove reference to public advocacy plans; amend KRS 31.235 to remove references to district plans; repeal KRS 31.050, 31.060, 31.065, 31.071, and 31.085; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 144)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB568/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb568.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1718816,"bill_number":"HJR74","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION denying the capital construction funds for improvements to Kentucky state parks.","description":"Prohibit the Office of State Budget Director from releasing capital construction funds for improvements to Kentucky's state parks.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR74/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr74.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":1718818,"bill_number":"HB523","title":"AN ACT relating to adoption.","description":"Amend KRS 199.575 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB523/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb523.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1718821,"bill_number":"HB538","title":"AN ACT relating to discipline of students.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student makes threats that pose a danger to other students or staff; require a local board of education to adopt a policy requiring disciplinary actions for a student who assaults other students or staff off campus property; allow a local school board to place a student in an alternative education setting in lieu of expulsion, or at the end of an expulsion; allow a teacher to remove a disruptive student from the classroom; provide that a student who is removed from a classroom three times in 30 days shall be considered chronically disruptive and may be suspended; provide that a principal may permanently remove a disruptive student from a classroom and determine the placement of the student, subject to an appeal process; require a local board of education to conduct an expulsion review process to determine whether a student's expulsion shall continue or end.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)","last_action_date":"2023-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB538/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb538.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":1718825,"bill_number":"HB585","title":"AN ACT relating to birth certificates.","description":"Amend KRS 213.046, 213.056, and 213.071 to require the biological sex designation on a birth certificate to be either male or female and prohibit a nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation including the letter \"X.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB585/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb585.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":1718828,"bill_number":"HB594","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of game machines.","description":"Amend KRS 528.010 to define \"coin-operated amusement machine,\" \"skill,\" \"skill-based contests,\" and \"skill game\"; amend the definitions of \"advancing gambling activity,\" \"gambling,\" \"gambling device,\" and \"something of value\"; amend KRS 528.100 to authorize the Attorney General, the Commonwealth’s attorney for any locality, or the county attorney for any locality to establish a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each device for any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device in violation of KRS Chapter 528; authorize the Attorney General, the Commonwealth’s attorney for any locality, or the county attorney for any locality to cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of KRS Chapter 528, and request an attachment against all devices and any moneys within those devices; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 4)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB594/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb594.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1718832,"bill_number":"HB590","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to define \"cannabis\"; require the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to establish criteria for determining when sufficient data exists to support the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes; permit the center to produce and dispense cannabis products to certain patients; permit the center to establish and operate cannabis dispensing centers throughout the state, exempt patients who receive cannabis products from the center from prosecution for a violation of KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, or 218A.1423.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB590/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb590.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":1718839,"bill_number":"HB496","title":"AN ACT relating to motorboats and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt federally documented vessels from property taxation; create new sections of KRS Chapter 235 to establish the waterway usage fee and the distribution of revenue generated from the fee; establish the waterway usage fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to establish the Kentucky lakes and rivers tourism fund; require grants of money from the fund to go to marinas qualifying through an application process; amend KRS 235.990 to establish a penalty for nonpayment of the waterway usage fee; amend KRS 235.999 and 150.160 to distribute the money collected from the penalty; amend KRS 132.020 and 132.200 to make conforming changes; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB496/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb496.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":1718841,"bill_number":"HB593","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB593/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb593.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":1718843,"bill_number":"HB584","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.180 to require that state and county executive committees and caucus campaign committees make a full report to the registry on a semiannual basis if the committee has more than $10,000 in its campaign fund account, and on an annual basis if the committee has less than $10,000 in its campaign fund account; prohibit unexpended campaign expense funds from being donated to any charitable, nonprofit, or educational institution that the candidate is affiliated with.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB584/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb584.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":1718846,"bill_number":"HB495","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for cancer detection.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require coverage for screenings, tests, and procedures performed for the purpose of detecting cancer that occur prior to diagnosis; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 205.522, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, Medicaid, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the cancer coverage requirement; provide when various sections apply to health insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts; require the Department of Insurance and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal waivers under certain circumstances; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB495/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb495.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":1718848,"bill_number":"HB520","title":"AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement and declaring an emergency.","description":"Provide that any retiree of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS), County Employees Retirement System (CERS), or State Police Retirement System (SPRS), who returned to work with a KERS, CERS, or SPRS employer on or after March 6, 2020, but prior to January 1, 2023, shall only be required to observe a one month break in employment; provide that the one month break shall be retroactive to March 6, 2020, and that any KERS, CERS, or SPRS retiree whose retirement was voided but who observed the one month break during this time period shall not be required to repay any benefits the systems has determined were paid in error; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB520/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb520.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1718853,"bill_number":"HB499","title":"AN ACT relating to custody.","description":"Amend KRS 405.020 to allow people other than parents to petition for custody of child if the parents are claimed to be unfit or have waived their superior rights to custody.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB499/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb499.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roberts"},
{"bill_id":1718855,"bill_number":"HB542","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development.","description":"Amend KRS. 343.090 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB542/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb542.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":1718858,"bill_number":"HB566","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-040 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB566/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb566.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1718861,"bill_number":"HB502","title":"AN ACT relating to health care services agencies.","description":"Amend KRS 216.718 to define \"permanent direct care staff\" and \"temporary direct care staff\"; amend KRS 216.772, 216.724, 216.726, and 216.728 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2023-03-22","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 61)","last_action_date":"2023-03-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB502/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb502.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1718863,"bill_number":"HB539","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of game machines and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 528.010 to make technical corrections; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB539/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb539.html","sponsor":"Killian Timoney"},
{"bill_id":1718865,"bill_number":"HB563","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer protection of financial interests.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 371 to provide that a person is not liable on loans secured by a deed of trust or mortgage unless certain requirements are met; provide that a deed or trust or mortgage is not enforceable against a spouse unless certain requirements are met; amend KRS 65.154 to require state-administered retirement systems and pension plans of local governments obtain spousal acknowledgement on beneficiary forms and forms where an employee selects a payment option that may include a joint and survivor annuity; amend KRS 21.540, 61.542, 61.590, 61.705, 78.5538, 161.480, 161.630, and 161.655 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB563/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb563.html","sponsor":"Derrick Graham"},
{"bill_id":1720046,"bill_number":"HR77","title":"A RESOLUTION saluting Greenup County cheer coach Candy Berry on her storied career and congratulating her upon the occasion of her enshrinement into the KHSAA Dawahares Hall of Fame.","description":"Recognize Greenup County cheer coach Candy Berry on her storied career and congratulate her upon the occasion of her enshrinement into the KHSAA Dawahares Hall of Fame.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR77/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr77.html","sponsor":"Danny Bentley"},
{"bill_id":1720049,"bill_number":"SR117","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Mark and Tammy LaPalme for the dedicated service to those suffering from the disease of addiction.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Mark and Tammy LaPalme for their 23 years of service at the Isaiah House.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR117/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr117.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1720051,"bill_number":"SR116","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Rosa Jane (Phillips) Ray Kelly on her 90th birthday.","description":"Honoring Rosa Jane (Phillips) Ray Kelly on her 90th birthday.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-02-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR116/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr116.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1720053,"bill_number":"SR119","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Wild Turkey Federation.","description":"Commend the National Wild Turkey Federation on its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR119/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr119.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1720055,"bill_number":"SR120","title":"A RESOLUTION saluting Greenup County cheer coach Candy Berry on her storied career and congratulating her upon the occasion of her enshrinement into the KHSAA Dawahares Hall of Fame.","description":"Recognize Greenup County cheer coach Candy Berry on her storied career and congratulate her upon the occasion of her enshrinement into the KHSAA Dawahares Hall of Fame.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR120/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr120.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":1720058,"bill_number":"SR118","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Lexington restaurant Joe Bologna's 50th anniversary.","description":"Honor Lexington restaurant Joe Bologna's on its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR118/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr118.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":1720304,"bill_number":"SR121","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Bullitt East High School Chargers football team, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 6A Champions.","description":"Honor the Bullitt East Chargers, 2022 KHSAA Class 6A football champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR121/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr121.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1722850,"bill_number":"SR127","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Kentucky State University on the opening of a new cooperative extension office in West Louisville.","description":"Recognizing Kentucky State University on the opening of a new cooperative extension office in West Louisville.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR127/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr127.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1722878,"bill_number":"SR128","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 150th anniversary of Central High School.","description":"Honor the 150th anniversary of Central High School.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR128/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr128.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1722904,"bill_number":"SR131","title":"A RESOLUTION designating the city of Scottsville as the \"Birthplace of Dollar General.\"","description":"Designating the city of Scottsville as the \"Birthplace of Dollar General.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR131/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr131.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1722930,"bill_number":"SR129","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Reverend Charles Hal Shipley.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Reverend Charles Hal Shipley.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR129/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr129.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1722958,"bill_number":"HR79","title":"A RESOLUTION solemnly recognizing the 11th anniversary of the March 2, 2012, tornadoes and offering sincerest condolences to the families of the 22 Kentuckians who lost their lives as a result.","description":"Solemnly recognize the 11th anniversary of the March 2, 2012, tornadoes and offer sincerest condolences to the families of the 22 Kentuckians who lost their lives as a result.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR79/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr79.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":1722985,"bill_number":"HR78","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 1, 2023, as Kentucky Nurses Day in the Commonwealth.","description":"Proclaim March 1, 2023, as Kentucky Nurses Day and adjourn the House of Representatives in honor of Kentucky nurses.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR78/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr78.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":1723012,"bill_number":"SR124","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Colonel Benjamin Logan Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution located in Russellville, Kentucky.","description":"Honor the Colonel Benjamin Logan Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution located in Russellville, Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR124/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr124.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1723043,"bill_number":"SR126","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of William Bryant \"Bill\" Gatewood.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William Bryant \"Bill\" Gatewood.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR126/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr126.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1723068,"bill_number":"SR122","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Beechwood High School Football Coach Noel Rash upon the occasion of his retirement from coaching.","description":"Honor Beechwood High School Football Coach Noel Rash upon the occasion of his retirement from coaching.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR122/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr122.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1723097,"bill_number":"SR130","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Chief Jeffrey O. Liles of the Murray Police Department on the occasion of his retirement.","description":"Recognize Jeffrey O. Liles of the Murray Police Department on the occasion of his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR130/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr130.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1723124,"bill_number":"SR123","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 1, 2023, as Kentucky Nurses Day in the Commonwealth.","description":"Proclaim March 1, 2023, as Kentucky Nurses Day and adjourn the Senate in honor of Kentucky nurses.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR123/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr123.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1723153,"bill_number":"SR125","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Frank Smith, world champion archer.","description":"Recognize Frank Smith, champion archer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR125/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr125.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1724451,"bill_number":"SR134","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and contributions of Shoichiro Toyoda.","description":"Memorialize the life of Shoichiro Toyoda and recognize his legacy and contribution to Toyota Manufacturing Company and Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR134/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr134.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1724500,"bill_number":"SR140","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the 2023 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","description":"Establish the 2023 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR140/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr140.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1724553,"bill_number":"SR150","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Central City on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding.","description":"Recognize Central City on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR150/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr150.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1724599,"bill_number":"SR133","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Kosair Charities and commemorating its 100 years of service to Kentucky children.","description":"Honor and commemorate Kosair Charities on its 100 years of service to Kentucky children.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR133/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr133.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1724652,"bill_number":"HR80","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Honor the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR80/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr80.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":1724701,"bill_number":"SR132","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Ervin Sellars Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory Ervin Sellars Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR132/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr132.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1724748,"bill_number":"HR81","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.","description":"Recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR81/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr81.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":1726086,"bill_number":"SR135","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Robert Ramsey, Sr., to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Robert Ramsey, Sr., to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR135/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr135.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1726095,"bill_number":"SR136","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Gerald Patton to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Gerald Patton to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-03-02","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-07","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR136/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr136.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1726686,"bill_number":"HR83","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 21 as Autism After 21 Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 21 as Autism After 21 Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR83/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr83.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1726846,"bill_number":"HCR82","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Jail and Corrections Reform Task Force.","description":"Create the Jail and Corrections Reform Task Force; set membership and reporting date.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR82/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr82.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
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{"bill_id":1729710,"bill_number":"SR139","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the safety, efficiency, and other benefits of gas range stovetops.","description":"Recognize the safety, efficiency, and other benefits of gas range stovetops.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2023-03-07","last_action":"reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR139/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr139.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1729711,"bill_number":"SR141","title":"A RESOLUTION resolving the Senate as a Court of Impeachment and providing for the adoption of the Rules of Procedure therefor.","description":"Create the Rules of Procedure for the Senate or a committee sitting in its place for Impeachment Proceedings.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR141/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr141.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1729712,"bill_number":"SR144","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Bertha M. Taylor.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bertha M. Taylor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR144/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr144.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1729714,"bill_number":"SR142","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Velvet Milkman, Head Women's Golf Coach at Murray State University, upon the occasion of her retirement.","description":"Honor Velvet Milkman, Head Women's Golf Coach at Murray State University, upon the occasion of her retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR142/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr142.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1729715,"bill_number":"SR145","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Frederick Douglass High School Broncos football team, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 5A Champions.","description":"Honor the Frederick Douglass Broncos, 2022 KHSAA Class 5A football champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR145/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr145.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":1729716,"bill_number":"SR138","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the North Bullitt High School cheerleaders, 2023 Universal Cheerleaders Association National and World Champions.","description":"Honor the North Bullitt High School cheerleaders upon winning the 2023 UCA National and World High School Cheerleading Championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR138/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr138.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1729717,"bill_number":"HR84","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17th as Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Constitution Day on September 17.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR84/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr84.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":1729718,"bill_number":"SR143","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Linda Holman Jones.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Linda Holman Jones.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR143/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr143.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1731303,"bill_number":"SR154","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Hans G. Poppe to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Hans G. Poppe to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 10, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR154/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr154.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731307,"bill_number":"SR152","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of E. Lynn Hampton to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of E. Lynn Hampton to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems for a term expiring June 17, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR152/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr152.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731311,"bill_number":"SR147","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17th as Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Constitution Day on September 17.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR147/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr147.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":1731316,"bill_number":"SR155","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jacob L. Brown to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jacob L. Brown to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR155/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr155.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731320,"bill_number":"SR159","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the record number of women legislators serving in the 2023 General Assembly.","description":"Recognize the record number of women legislators elected to the 2023 General Assembly.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR159/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr159.html","sponsor":"Denise Harper Angel"},
{"bill_id":1731325,"bill_number":"SR146","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dawson Nagle and the North Oldham Mustangs, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 2A 4x200 meter relay champions.","description":"Honor Dawson Nagle, member of the North Oldham Mustang track team, 2022 KHSAA Class 2A 4x200 meter relay champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR146/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr146.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1731329,"bill_number":"SR153","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of John D. Cox to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of John D. Cox to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 10, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR153/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr153.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731333,"bill_number":"SR158","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Edwin Ray Orange to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Edwin Ray Orange to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR158/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr158.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731339,"bill_number":"SR151","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Mitchel T. Denham to the Kentucky Personnel Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Mitchel T. Denham to the Kentucky Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR151/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr151.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731343,"bill_number":"SR156","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Keith E. Hamilton to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Keith E. Hamilton to the Kentucky Community and Tecnical College System Board of Regents for a term expiring July 21, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR156/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr156.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731348,"bill_number":"SR148","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring April 2023 as Oral Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 2023 as Oral Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR148/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr148.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1731352,"bill_number":"SR149","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Mark Thomas Nethery to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Mark Thomas Nethery to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR149/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr149.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1731357,"bill_number":"HCR85","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Certificate of Need Task Force.","description":"Create the Certificate of Need (CON) Task Force to review the CON program; review the need to maintain or modify each health facility and service covered by CON; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-08","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR85/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr85.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":1731361,"bill_number":"SR157","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jacqueline Mayfield to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Jacqueline Mayfield to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-08","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR157/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr157.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1732446,"bill_number":"SR166","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the accomplishments and success of Misdee Wrigley Miller.","description":"Honor the accomplishments and success of Misdee Wrigley Miller.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR166/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr166.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1732482,"bill_number":"SR167","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Dupont Manual High School Dazzlers dance team, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hip Hop Dance Division State Champions.","description":"Honor the Dupont Manual High School Dazzlers dance team, 2022 KHSAA Hip Hop Dance Division State Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR167/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr167.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1732520,"bill_number":"SR161","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Randolph J. Poe to the Kentucky Board of Education.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Randolph J. Poe to the Kentucky Board of Education for a term expiring April 14, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR161/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr161.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1732555,"bill_number":"SR162","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of K. Lance Lucas to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of K. Lance Lucas to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR162/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr162.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1732590,"bill_number":"SCR165","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Certificate of Need Task Force.","description":"Create the Certificate of Need (CON) Task Force to review the CON program; review the need to maintain or modify each health facility and service covered by CON; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR165/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr165.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":1732625,"bill_number":"SR164","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of Eugene Kinckle Jones.","description":"Honor the life and accomplishments of Eugene Kinckle Jones.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR164/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr164.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1732659,"bill_number":"SR163","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Nathan Smith to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Nathan Smith to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR163/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr163.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1732694,"bill_number":"SR160","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Gregory Wade Cecil to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Gregory Wade Cecil to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-09","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR160/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr160.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1734123,"bill_number":"SR173","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Emily Margaret Roark to the Murray State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Emily Margaret Roark to the Murray State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR173/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr173.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1734179,"bill_number":"SR176","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Wayne Hunt to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Wayne Hunt to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring February 4, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR176/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr176.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1734235,"bill_number":"SR186","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Cyndi S. Heddleston to the Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Cyndi S. Heddleston to the Parole Board for a term expiring August 3, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR186/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr186.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1734297,"bill_number":"SR184","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Audria Denker to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Audria Denker to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR184/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr184.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1734354,"bill_number":"SR182","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ruth Shelton Martin to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Ruth Shelton Martin to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR182/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr182.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1734409,"bill_number":"SR171","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Joe F. Childers Jr. to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Joe F. Childers Jr. to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2025.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR171/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr171.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1734467,"bill_number":"SR187","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ladeidra Nicole Jones to the Kentucky Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Ladeidra Nicole Jones to the Parole Board for a term expiring July 15, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR187/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr187.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1734523,"bill_number":"SR178","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Robert H. Foree to the Agricultural Development Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Robert H. Foree to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR178/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr178.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1734581,"bill_number":"SR179","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jonathan T. Noe to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Jonathan T. Noe to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring June 26, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR179/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr179.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1734637,"bill_number":"SR175","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 2023 Week of the Eagles.","description":"Recognize the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 2023 Week of the Eagles.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR175/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr175.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1734694,"bill_number":"SR180","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Barker to the Agricultural Development Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Mark Barker to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR180/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr180.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1734756,"bill_number":"SR169","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Frank Douglas Scutchfield, M.D., MPH.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Frank Douglas Scutchfield.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR169/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr169.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1734812,"bill_number":"SR168","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the duPont Manual High School Lady Crimsons, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 3A Girls Cross-Country champions.","description":"Honoring the duPont Manual High School Lady Crimsons, 2022 KHSAA Class 3A Girls Cross-Country champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR168/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr168.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1734866,"bill_number":"SR172","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of David Allan Meinschein to the Murray State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of David Allan Meinschein to the Murray State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR172/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr172.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1734923,"bill_number":"SR170","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael E. Plummer to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Michael E. Plummer to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2025.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR170/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr170.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1734977,"bill_number":"SR183","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Susan Ellis to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Susan Ellis to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR183/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr183.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":1735035,"bill_number":"SR174","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Connie Smith to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Connie Smith to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR174/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr174.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1735090,"bill_number":"SR177","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Wayne Hunt to the Agricultural Development Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Wayne Hunt to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR177/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr177.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1735146,"bill_number":"SR181","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dan Hale.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dan Hale.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR181/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr181.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1735201,"bill_number":"SR188","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Shawn E. Helbig to the Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Shawn E. Helbig to the Parole Board for a term expiring August 6, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR188/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr188.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1735258,"bill_number":"SR185","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of James D. Nickell to the Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of James D. Nickell to the Parole Board for a term expiring August 3, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-10","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR185/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr185.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1738837,"bill_number":"SR195","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Martin County High School Cardinals, 2023 KHSAA Boys Basketball 15th Region Champions.","description":"Honor the Martin County Cardinals, 2023 KHSAA Boys Basketball 15th Region Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR195/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr195.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1738838,"bill_number":"SR219","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Justin Kyle Mitchell to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Justin Kyle Mitchell to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR219/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr219.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738839,"bill_number":"SR194","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating and honoring the life of Juanita Hughes Nolan.","description":"Commemorate and honor the life of Juanita Hughes Nolan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR194/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr194.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1738840,"bill_number":"SR224","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Craig S. Preece to the Morehead State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Craig S. Preece to the Morehead State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR224/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr224.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738842,"bill_number":"SR200","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Barry Grant Noffsinger to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Barry Grant Noffsinger to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring October 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR200/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr200.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1738843,"bill_number":"SR206","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Priscilla Keller to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Priscilla Keller to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR206/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr206.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738845,"bill_number":"SR214","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Clyde B. Akins to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Clyde B. Akins to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR214/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr214.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738847,"bill_number":"HR88","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 75th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.","description":"Honor the 75th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR88/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr88.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":1738848,"bill_number":"SR201","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Paul Todd Case to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Paul Todd Case to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR201/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr201.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1738849,"bill_number":"SR228","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jeffery A. Roberts as a member of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jeffery A. Roberts as a member of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-14","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR228/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr228.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":1738851,"bill_number":"SR220","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Elijah Daye Edwards to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Elijah Daye Edwards to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR220/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr220.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738853,"bill_number":"SR222","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Corinne Marie Murphy to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Corinne Marie Murphy to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR222/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr222.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738854,"bill_number":"SR191","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Archie Michael \"Mike\" Mays.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Archie Michael \"Mike\" Mays.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR191/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr191.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":1738855,"bill_number":"SR230","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on its 90th anniversary and declaring May 18 to 24, 2023, as TVA Appreciation Week.","description":"Honor the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 90th anniversary and recognize May 18-24, 2023 as TVA Appreciation Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR230/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr230.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1738857,"bill_number":"SR211","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Betty Cook to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Betty Cook to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee for a term expiring April 14, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR211/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr211.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738859,"bill_number":"SR215","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Faith Lorraine Kemper to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Faith Lorraine Kemper to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR215/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr215.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738860,"bill_number":"SR216","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Clinton Morris to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Clinton Morris to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee for a term expiring April 14, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR216/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr216.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738861,"bill_number":"SR229","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Brad Zapp to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Brad Zapp to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR229/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr229.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":1738864,"bill_number":"SR196","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Angela C. Hatton to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Angela C. Hatton to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 35-1","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR196/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr196.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1738865,"bill_number":"SR209","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Amy Shearer Lingo to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Amy Shearer Lingo to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR209/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr209.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738866,"bill_number":"SR212","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Lee Trover Todd to the Kentucky Board of Education.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Lee Trover Todd to the Kentucky Board of Education for a term expiring April 14, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR212/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr212.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738868,"bill_number":"SR205","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jennifer Sandlin Collins to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jennifer Sandlin Collins to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR205/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr205.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738869,"bill_number":"SR221","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Merideth Murphy Pittman to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Merideth Murphy Pttman to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR221/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr221.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738871,"bill_number":"SR208","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Brian F. Lavin to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Brian F. Lavin to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees for a term expiring January 13, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR208/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr208.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738872,"bill_number":"SR203","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of LaDonna Guinn Rogers to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of LaDonna Guinn Rogers to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR203/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr203.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738874,"bill_number":"HR87","title":"A RESOLUTION condemning any and all manifestations of antisemitism.","description":"Condemn any and all manifestations of antisemitism.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR87/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr87.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1738875,"bill_number":"SR190","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of David L. Figg to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of David L. Figg to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR190/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr190.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1738876,"bill_number":"SR225","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Brenda Fay Gosney to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Brenda Fay Gosney to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR225/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr225.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738879,"bill_number":"SR197","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Joshua Daniel Hicks to the Board of Claims.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Joshua Daniel Hicks to the Board of Claims for a term expiring June 29, 2025.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR197/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr197.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1738880,"bill_number":"SR226","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ramsey Bova to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Ramsey Bova to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems for a term expiring June 17, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR226/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr226.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1738881,"bill_number":"SR198","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Marc G. Farris to the Personnel Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Marc G. Farris to the Personnel Board for a term expiring January 1, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR198/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr198.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1738882,"bill_number":"SR207","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Christopher John Fryer to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Christopher John Fryer to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR207/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr207.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738884,"bill_number":"SR192","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Marcie Mathews to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Marcie Mathews to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring April 28, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR192/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr192.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1738885,"bill_number":"SR204","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Meredith Chapman Figg to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Meredith Chapman Figg to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR204/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr204.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738886,"bill_number":"SR223","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Laura Prater Russell to the Morehead State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Laura Prater Russell to the Morehead State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR223/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr223.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738888,"bill_number":"HR86","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the Commonwealth of Kentucky to assist the United States Department of Defense by tasking the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of the Kentucky State Police to coordinate with the Department of Defense and the United States Army Fifth Corps at Fort Knox to develop a potential solution for obtaining Kentucky motor vehicle operator licenses for unlicensed members of the Armed Forces stationed outside the United States.","description":"Encourage the Commonwealth of Kentucky to assist the United States Department of Defense by tasking the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of the Kentucky State Police to coordinate with the Department of Defense and the United States Army Fifth Corps at Fort Knox to develop a potential solution for obtaining Kentucky motor vehicle operator licenses for unlicensed members of the Armed Forces stationed outside the United States.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR86/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr86.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":1738890,"bill_number":"SR227","title":"A RESOLUTION condemning any and all manifestations of antisemitism.","description":"Condemn any and all manifestations of antisemitism.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR227/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr227.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1738891,"bill_number":"SR210","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR210/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr210.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738892,"bill_number":"SR217","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Courtney Bourne to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Courtney Bourne to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee for a term expiring April 14, 2024.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR217/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr217.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
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{"bill_id":1738895,"bill_number":"SR199","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Samuel T. Wright III to the Board of Claims.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Samuel T. Wright III to the Board of Claims for a term expiring June 29, 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR199/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr199.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":1738896,"bill_number":"SR189","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jack C. Porter to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jack C. Porter to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR189/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr189.html","sponsor":"John Schickel"},
{"bill_id":1738899,"bill_number":"SR193","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Russell Romine to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Russell Romine to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring May 25, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR193/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr193.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1738900,"bill_number":"SR213","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kathleen Kelly Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Kathleen Kelly Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents for a term expiring July 21, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR213/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr213.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1738901,"bill_number":"SR218","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kristie Michele Whitlatch to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Kristie Michele Whitlatch to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2023-03-13","last_action":"taken from the Consent Orders of the Day","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR218/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr218.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1740900,"bill_number":"SR232","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring bell hooks (Dr. Gloria Jean Watkins) for her induction into the Kentucky's Women Remembered exhibit.","description":"Honor bell hooks (Dr. Gloria Jean Watkins) for her induction into the Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR232/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr232.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1740905,"bill_number":"SR234","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Valley High School chess team on winning the 2022 Under 1200 Team National High School Chess Championship.","description":"Honor the Valley High School chess team, 2022 Under 1200 Team National High School Chess Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR234/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr234.html","sponsor":"David Yates"},
{"bill_id":1740908,"bill_number":"SR233","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Ella Williams Smith.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Ella Williams Smith.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR233/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr233.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1740910,"bill_number":"SR231","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 150th anniversary of the charter of Masonic Lodge 543 in Calvert City, Kentucky.","description":"Honor the 150th anniversary of the charter of Masonic Lodge 543 in Calvert City, Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR231/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr231.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":1742871,"bill_number":"SR238","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Augustus Samuel \"Sam\" Smith.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Augustus Samuel \"Sam\" Smith.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR238/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr238.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1742878,"bill_number":"HR90","title":"A RESOLUTION to commemorate April 2023 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 2023 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR90/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr90.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":1742886,"bill_number":"SR240","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Brandon Lee Edmiston to the Murray State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Brandon Lee Edmiston to the Murray State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR240/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr240.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1742892,"bill_number":"HR91","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on its 90th anniversary and declaring May 18 to 24, 2023, as TVA Appreciation Week.","description":"Honor the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 90th anniversary and recognize May 18-24, 2023 as TVA Appreciation Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR91/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr91.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":1742899,"bill_number":"SR241","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Jonathan Grate on his retirement from public service after 21 years of service with the Legislative Research Commission, General Assembly, and the Judiciary Committee, four years as the Deputy Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and three years as the General Counsel in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.","description":"Honor Jonathan Grate for his 21 years of serivce with the Legislative Research Commission, the General Assembly, and the Judiciary Committee.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR241/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr241.html","sponsor":"Whitney Westerfield"},
{"bill_id":1742907,"bill_number":"SR237","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 21, 2023, as Autism After 21 Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 21, 2023, as Autism After 21 Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR237/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr237.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":1742915,"bill_number":"SR242","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Bruce Bernard Brown to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Bruce Bernard Brown to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring December 6, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR242/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr242.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1742921,"bill_number":"SR236","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Richard J. Corman and congratulating the R.J. Corman Railroad Group on its 50-year anniversary.","description":"Honor Richard J. Corman and congratulate the R.J. Corman Railroad Group on its 50-year anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR236/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr236.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":1742928,"bill_number":"HCR89","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the General Assembly until March 29, 2023.","description":"Adjourn the General Assembly until March 29, 2023.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-16","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2023-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR89/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr89.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":1742936,"bill_number":"SR239","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Frank Douglas Scutchfield, M.D.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Frank Douglas Scutchfield.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR239/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr239.html","sponsor":"Johnnie Turner"},
{"bill_id":1742942,"bill_number":"SCR235","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the General Assembly until March 29, 2023.","description":"Adjourn the General Assembly until March 29, 2023.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-15","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR235/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr235.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1749814,"bill_number":"SR245","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Norman H. Walker.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Norman H. Walker.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR245/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr245.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1749817,"bill_number":"SR259","title":"A RESOLUTION to adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Eli Lane Hill.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Eli Lane Hill.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR259/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr259.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1749820,"bill_number":"HR97","title":"A RESOLUTION commending Continental Refining Company for successfully expanding its production to include biofuel and high-quality soybean byproducts at its facility in Somerset, Kentucky.","description":"Commend Continental Refining Company for its successful expansion into biofuel and soybean hull and meal production.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR97/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr97.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":1749823,"bill_number":"SR257","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the South Laurel Senior League All-Stars, 2022 state champions.","description":"Honor the South Laurel Senior League Baseball All-Stars, 2022 state champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR257/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr257.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1749826,"bill_number":"SR260","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Kentucky Board of Education to dismiss Jason E. Glass from the office of Commissioner of Education.","description":"Urge the Kentucky Board of Education to dismiss Jason E. Glass from the office of Commissioner of Education for his actions related to interfering with parental rights and exacerbating the teacher workforce shortage.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR260/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr260.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":1749829,"bill_number":"HR94","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2, 2023, as World Autism Awareness Day and April 2023 as Autism Acceptance Month.","description":"Recognize April 2, 2023, as World Autism Awareness Day and April 2023 as Autism Acceptance Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR94/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr94.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":1749832,"bill_number":"SR243","title":"A RESOLUTION expressing concerns regarding the unintended consequences of the current funding methodology of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA).","description":"Urge the Federal Trade Commission and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to review the funding methodology of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR243/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr243.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1749834,"bill_number":"SR249","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Carol Ann Tomlinson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carol Ann Tomlinson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR249/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr249.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1749837,"bill_number":"SR263","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Mrs. Patsy Ruth Hall.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mrs. Patsy Ruth Hall.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR263/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr263.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1749840,"bill_number":"SR250","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating 100 years of Kentucky credit unions.","description":"Recognize and celebrate 100 years of Kentucky credit unions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR250/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr250.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":1749843,"bill_number":"HCR92","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","description":"Adjourn the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR92/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hcr92.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":1749846,"bill_number":"SR266","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dallas Layne.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dallas Layne.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR266/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr266.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1749849,"bill_number":"HR93","title":"A RESOLUTION requesting the Transportation Cabinet to study the benefits of increased use of recycled asphalt.","description":"Request the Transportation Cabinet to study the increased use of recycled asphalt and report findings to the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR93/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr93.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":1749852,"bill_number":"SR265","title":"A RESOLUTION requesting the Transportation Cabinet to study the benefits of increased use of recycled asphalt.","description":"Request the Transportation Cabinet to study the increased use of recycled asphalt and report findings to the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR265/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr265.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":1749855,"bill_number":"SCR244","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","description":"Adjourn the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR244/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/scr244.html","sponsor":"Damon Thayer"},
{"bill_id":1749857,"bill_number":"SR247","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the North Laurel Little League All-Stars, 2022 state champions.","description":"Honor the North Laurel Little League Baseball All-Stars, 2022 state champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR247/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr247.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1749860,"bill_number":"SR251","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of William E. Summers V to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of William E. Summers V to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems for a term expiring June 17, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted 37-0","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR251/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr251.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1749863,"bill_number":"SR256","title":"A RESOLUTION proclaiming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and March 31, 2023, as Wear Blue Day in Kentucky.","description":"Proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and March 31, 2023, as Wear Blue Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR256/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr256.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1749866,"bill_number":"SR252","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Warren Central High School Dragons, 2023 KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Champions.","description":"Honor the Warren Central High School Dragons, 2023 Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR252/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr252.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1749869,"bill_number":"SR253","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and in loving memory of Flora Mae Page Smith.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Flora Mae Page Smith.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR253/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr253.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1749872,"bill_number":"SR258","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Reed Sheppard, Kentucky's Mr. Basketball for 2023.","description":"Honor Reed Sheppard, Kentucky's Mr. Basketball for 2023.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR258/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr258.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1749875,"bill_number":"SR254","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Simmons College of Kentucky's fifth annual Race to Greatness: A Celebration of the Black Jockeys of the Kentucky Derby.","description":"Recognize Simmons College of Kentucky's fifth annual \"Race to Greatness: A Celebration of the Black Jockeys of the Kentucky Derby.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR254/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr254.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":1749878,"bill_number":"SR248","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of D. Mack Justice.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of D. Mack Justice.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR248/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr248.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1749880,"bill_number":"HR96","title":"A RESOLUTION designating the city of Scottsville as the \"Birthplace of Dollar General.\"","description":"Designating the city of Scottsville as the \"Birthplace of Dollar General.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR96/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr96.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":1749883,"bill_number":"SR261","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Ethan Timothy Croley.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ethan Timothy Croley.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR261/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr261.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1749886,"bill_number":"HR95","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Kentucky Board of Education to dismiss Jason E. Glass from the office of Commissioner of Education.","description":"Urge the Kentucky Board of Education to dismiss Jason E. Glass from the office of Commissioner of Education for his actions related to interfering with parental rights and exacerbating the teacher workforce shortage.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR95/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr95.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":1749889,"bill_number":"SR255","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Sacred Heart Academy Valkyries, 2023 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Champions.","description":"Honor the Sacred Heart Academy Valkyries, 2023 Girls' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR255/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr255.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":1749892,"bill_number":"SR246","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of Dalton Workman.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor of Dalton Workman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR246/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr246.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":1749895,"bill_number":"SR264","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Harvey Allsbrook Page.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Harvey Allsbrook Page.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR264/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr264.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1749898,"bill_number":"HR98","title":"A RESOLUTION expressing concerns regarding the unintended consequences of the current funding methodology of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA).","description":"Urge the Federal Trade Commission and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to review the funding methodology of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR98/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr98.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":1749900,"bill_number":"SR262","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Harry Ewing Altman.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Harry Ewing Altman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR262/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr262.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":1751304,"bill_number":"SR267","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a task force during the 2023 interim to examine the applicability and acceptance of military occupational experience as it relates to the licensure qualifications of occupations licensed in Kentucky.","description":"Encourage the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a task force during the 2023 interim to examine the applicability and acceptance of military occupational experience as it relates to the licensure qualifications of occupations licensed in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR267/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr267.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":1751322,"bill_number":"SR269","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing workforce and training initiatives.","description":"Recognize the University of Louisville for its efforts regarding adoption of cybersecurity systems in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR269/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr269.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":1751340,"bill_number":"SR270","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jerry Low Ravenscraft to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jerry Low Ravenscraft to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR270/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr270.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":1751358,"bill_number":"SR268","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 12, 2023, as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day.","description":"Recognize May 12, 2023, as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR268/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr268.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":1751376,"bill_number":"HR100","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the University of Louisville for its efforts to accelerate adoption of cybersecurity systems in Kentucky by combining assets of higher education, state and federal agencies, and private sector companies.","description":"Recognize the University of Louisville for its efforts regarding adoption of cybersecurity systems in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR100/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr100.html","sponsor":"Kevin Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":1751394,"bill_number":"SR271","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment to address cybersecurity challenges and associated workforce opportunities.","description":"Encourage the interim joint committee for Economic Development and Workforce Investment to address cybersecurity challenges and associated workforce opportunities by inviting all interested parties to present during the upcoming interim session.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"adopted","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR271/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sr271.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":1751412,"bill_number":"HR99","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a task force during the 2023 interim to examine the applicability and acceptance of military occupational experience as it relates to the licensure qualifications of occupations licensed in Kentucky.","description":"Encourage the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a task force during the 2023 interim to examine the applicability and acceptance of military occupational experience as it relates to the licensure qualifications of occupations licensed in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2023-03-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2023-03-30","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR99/2023","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hr99.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"}
]