| HB1 | RIGHT TO WORK (HOOVER J) AN ACT relating to right to work provisions involving a condition of employment or continuation of employment and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 336.130 to indicate that public employees may not strike; prohibit mandatory membership in or financial support of a labor organization as a condition of employment; define "employee"; require the Labor Cabinet to investigate complaints and prosecute those who violate Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 336.180 to conform and define "employer" and "public employee"; amend KRS 336.990 to make a violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor, award damages, and provide injunctive relief; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to exempt existing contracts or agreements and to prohibit deduction of membership dues to a labor organization without express written consent of the employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to restrict certain local governments from enforcing an ordinance contrary to the provisions of the Act; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to conform; provide for severability of Act's provisions; provide short title of Act; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/9/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 1/7/2017 - delivered to Governor
1/7/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB1.htm |
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| HB260 | CIVIL RIGHTS (NEMES J) AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Amend KRS 344.030 to include within the definition of reasonable accommodations, accommodations made for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; amend KRS 344.040 to make an unlawful practice for employers who fail to accommodate an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition; require employers to provide notice to all employees regarding discrimination for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2017 - House Economic Development & Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | Recent Status: | 2/22/2017 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment
2/13/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment
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| | Comments: | Would have required special accommodations for pregnant and nursing mothers. DEAD in committee
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB260.htm |
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| HB296 | WORKERS COMPENSATION (KOENIG A) AN ACT relating to workers compensation.
Amend KRS 342.020 to limit the obligation to pay medical benefits indefinitely for certain permanent partial disabilities; limit medical benefits to age 70 or four years after date of injury, whichever is later, except for permanent total awards or awards involving prosthetic devices which continue for as long as the employee is disabled; limit the number of urine drug screens for which an employer, insurer, or payment obligor is required to pay; amend KRS 342.035 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to develop, adopt, and implement treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary on or before December 31, 2018; amend KRS 342.040 to reduce the amount of interest paid on awards; amend KRS 342.125 to clarify that the four-year reopening window begins only from the date of the original order granting or denying benefits; amend KRS 342.185 to provide a statute of repose for cumulative trauma claims; amend KRS 342.320 to increase limitation on attorney's fees to $18,000; amend KRS 342.700 to extend subrogation recovery of medical expenses and delete reference to legal fees and expense; amend KRS 342.730 to allow payment of temporary total disability benefits to be offset for net wages paid to an employee during a period of light-duty work or work in an alternative job position; amend KRS 342.990 to conform; specify the applicability of substantive changes to claims arising on or after effective date of Act and remedial changes to all claims irrespective of injury date. |
| | Current Status: | 3/7/2017 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
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| | Recent Status: | 3/7/2017 - (S) SECOND READING
3/7/2017 - (S) Taken From Committee
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| | Comments: | Attempt at comprehensive workers compensation reform. Watered down by trial attorneys and labor when leaving House. Mortally wounded by Fraternal Order of Police and Firefighters. Failed to garner enough votes to get out of Senate committee. DEAD.
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB296.htm |
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| HB303 | MATERNITY LEAVE (KAY II J) AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on maternity leave.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide six weeks of paid leave for maternity leave for an employee who has been employed for at least one year; allow an employee to waive the paid maternity leave. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment
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| | Recent Status: | 2/10/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB303.htm |
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| HB360 | AGRITOURISM (MILES S) AN ACT relating to agritourism.
Amend KRS 100.111 to expand the definition of "agricultural use" to include at least five acres devoted to agritourism; redefine "agritourism activity" and define "inherent risks of agritourism activity"; amend KRS 219.081 to make a technical correction. |
| | Current Status: | 4/11/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/30/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/30/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | Comments: | Creates new definition of Agritourism building and applies building codes. Awaiting Governor signature or veto.
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB360.htm |
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| HB362 | SALES AND USE TAX (JOHNSON D) AN ACT relating to sales and use taxes.
Amend KRS 139.570 to increase the maximum amount of compensation that a seller shall deduct from each sales and use return from $50 to $1,500 for timely remitting the sales and use tax to the Department of Revenue; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2017. |
| | Current Status: | 2/15/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 2/14/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB362.htm |
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| HB441 | TRANSIENT ROOM TAX (SINNETTE K) AN ACT relating to the transient room tax.
Amend KRS 91A.390 to apply the transient room tax to stays of 30 days or less; amend KRS 91A.392, 142.400, 153.440, and 153.450 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2017. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 2/16/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB441.htm |
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| HB457 | KENTUCKY BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM (DECESARE J) AN ACT relating to tax incentives offered through the Kentucky Business Investment Program.
Amend KRS 154.32-010 to define terms; amend KRS 154.32-020 to allow an approved company engaged in the development of infrastructure, including the erection of buildings, necessary to facilitate the location of manufacturing, agribusiness, nonretail service and technology, or national or regional headquarters operation in this state to qualify for tax credits against KRS 141.020, 141.040, and 141.0401; sunset tax credit program; amend KRS 154.32-070 to outline credit provisions; amend KRS 154.32-100 to require reporting to the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide credit for infrastructure activity; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide order in which credits may be taken; amend KRS 131.190 to allow Department of Revenue to report data; amend various statutes to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 2/17/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB457.htm |
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| HB524 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING (WUCHNER A) AN ACT relating to prevention of human trafficking.
Amend KRS 17.500 to include promoting human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity as a criminal offense against a minor if the victim is under 18; amend KRS 156.095 to require public schools to display the National Human Trafficking Reporting Hotline; amend KRS 176.415 to require the Department of Highways to post the hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in all rest areas. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/30/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/30/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | Comments: | Increased penalties for Human Trafficking. Awaiting signature or veto by Governor.
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB524.htm |
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| SB6 | LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (STIVERS R) AN ACT relating to labor organizations and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to set forth requirements for labor organizations collecting moneys for dues and for political activities; for enrollment for members; and for maintaining financial records; amend KRS 336.990 to set forth a civil penalty for a violator; amend KRS 336.180, 337.060, 67A.6909, 67C.416, and 345.110 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/9/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 1/7/2017 - delivered to Governor
1/7/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB6.htm |
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| SB33 | WAGES (THOMAS R) AN ACT relating to wages.
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 raise the state minimum wage to $8.20 per hour on July 1, 2018, $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2019, and $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2020, and to raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.05 per hour on the effective date of the Act, $3.95 per hour on July 1, 2019, and $4.90 per hour on July 1, 2020; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage. |
| | Current Status: | 1/7/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
9/20/2016 - Pre-Filed
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| | Comments: | Minimum Wage Increase - DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB33.htm |
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| SB72 | EXPUNGEMENT (NEAL G) AN ACT relating to expungement.
Amend KRS 431.073 to make additional offenses eligible for expungement; reduce filing fee for felony expungement from $500 to $200; amend KRS 431.076 to allow expungement of charges dismissed without prejudice; amend KRS 431.078 to require certain records to be expunged if the law specifies a period for enhancement and that period has expired; amend KRS 431.079 to limit requirement of certification to convictions which have not been pardoned. |
| | Current Status: | 1/7/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/9/2016 - Pre-Filed
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB72.htm |
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| SB113 | BREASTFEEDING (THOMAS R) AN ACT relating to breastfeeding in the workplace.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to establish workplace standards for nursing mothers; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations of established workplace standards for nursing mothers. |
| | Current Status: | 2/8/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Health and Welfare
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| | Recent Status: | 2/7/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB113.htm |
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| SB172 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION (KERR A) AN ACT relating to discrimination in the workplace based on pregnancy.
Amend KRS 344.030 to include within the definition of "reasonable accommodations," accommodations made for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; define "related medical conditions;" amend KRS 344.040 to make it unlawful for employers to fail to accommodate an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition; require employers to provide notice to all employees regarding discrimination for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | Recent Status: | 2/13/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | Pregnancy Discrimination - DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB172.htm |
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| SB221 | RESOURCES (CARPENTER J) AN ACT relating to resources to support local tourism, recreation, and economic development.
Amend KRS 91A.400 to define "base restaurant tax receipts" and "merged government," to allow merged governments to levy a restaurant tax, establish a distribution amount and protocol for cities and merged governments imposing a restaurant tax on or after the effective date of this Act and their respective tourist and convention commissions, and establish a distribution amount and protocol for cities that imposed a tax prior to the effective date of the Act and their respective tourist and convention commissions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 2/16/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | Local Restaurant Tax - DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB221.htm |
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| SB237 | WAGES AND HOURS (MCDANIEL C) AN ACT relating to wages and hours.
Omnibus provisions to KRS Chapter 337 to conform with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; amend KRS 337.010, 337.060, 337.275, 337.285, 337.295, 337.355, 337.365, 337.385, 337.420, 337.423, 337.425, 337.427, 337.430, 337.433, 337.505, and 337.990 to conform; repeal 337.015, 337.050, and 337.065. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
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| | Recent Status: | 2/16/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | Omnibus bill to conform all wages in the state to federal standard - DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB237.htm |
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| SB241 | COAL WORKERS (SMITH B) AN ACT relating to coal worker’s pneumoconiosis.
Amend KRS 342.197 to make language gender-neutral. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
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| | Recent Status: | 2/16/2017 - Introduced
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| | Comments: | Mule - DEAD
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB241.htm |
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