| HB2 | WORKERS COMPENSATION (KOENIG, ADAM; Rowland, Bart; Castlen, Matt; DeCesare, Jim; Herald, Toby; Mills, Robby; Osborne, David W.; Wells, William; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to workers compensation.
Amend KRS 342.020 to limit the time period of payment of medical expenses for certain permanent partial disabilities to 780 weeks but provide a mechanism to apply for extended benefits; limit the number of drug screens for which the employer will be liable; amend KRS 342.035 to specify circumstances upon which utilization review can be waived; mandate promulgation of treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary; clarify that a fee shall not be charged when an injured worker requests the initial copy of medical records; amend KRS 342.040 to indicate that interest will not accrue when the delay in payment of benefits was caused by the employee; amend KRS 342.125 to clarify that the four-year period in which to reopen a claim begins on the date of the original order granting or denying benefits and that subsequent orders granting or denying benefits shall not be considered an original order; amend KRS 342.185 to indicate that an application for adjustment of claim for compensation for a cumulative trauma injury must be made within five years of the last injurious exposure to the cumulative trauma; amend KRS 342.270 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for resolution of claims; amend KRS 342.315 to include pulmonary specialist as an examiner; amend KRS 342.316 to change procedure for filing occupational disease claims; amend KRS 342.320 to change calculation of attorney fees and increase limitation on amount of fees; amend KRS 342.610 to indicate that the employee must show that the voluntary introduction of a substance into his or her body that causes a disturbance of mental or physical capacities was not the proximate cause of his or her injury; amend KRS 342.700 to allow the recovery in subrogation of indemnity and medical expenses paid to or on behalf of the employee, less a pro rata share of the employee's legal expenses; amend KRS 342.730 to increase average weekly wage caps; set time limits for total disability benefits paid to certain professional athletes; allow payment of temporary total disability benefits to be offset by gross income minus applicable taxes paid to an employee during a period of light-duty work or work in an alternative job position; provide an offset against temporary total disability benefits for salary continuation or wholly employer-funded disability retirement plans; indicate that benefits shall terminate when a plaintiff reaches age 67 or two years after the date of injury, whichever shall last occur; amend KRS 342.7305 to require employment for a minimum of one year in order to be the responsible employer in a hearing loss claim; amend KRS 342.732 to set forth parameters for retraining; delete provisions of KRS 342.792 requiring the commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to adopt regulations regarding the "B" reader process; amend KRS 342.794 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to maintain a list of "B" readers who are pulmonary specialists; 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: | 3/30/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/29/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/27/2018 - (H) Passed 55-39
3/27/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
3/27/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
3/22/2018 - received in House
3/22/2018 - (S) THIRD READING; floor amendment (2) defeated; passed 23-14 with Committee Substitutes (1) floor amendment (1)
3/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/21/2018 - floor amendment (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
3/21/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1
3/21/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/20/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/20/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/20/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/19/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/19/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/19/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
2/22/2018 - received in Senate
2/21/2018 - floor amendment (1) defeated
2/21/2018 - (H) THIRD READING Passed w/HFA 2 (55-39)
2/21/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; HFA 1P, 2, 3
2/20/2018 - (H) Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2018
2/20/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1P
2/16/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
2/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
2/16/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/15/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/15/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/15/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/13/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/13/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB2.htm |
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| HB6 | RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT (BLANTON, JOHN; Sims Jr., John; Brown, Larry; Couch, Tim; Fugate, Chris; Hale, David; Hatton, Angie; Heath, Richard; Imes, Kenny; Moser, Kimberly Poore; Nelson, Rick; Prunty, Melinda Gibbons; Rothenburger, Rob; Webber, Russell; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to the establishment of a tax credit to promote investments in rural Kentucky businesses and making an appropriation therefor.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 136 to establish a new tax credit against the taxes imposed on insurance companies and financial institutions, for contributions made by them into rural growth funds which make investments in certain businesses principally operating in certain areas of the state; declare findings and the purpose of the credit; define terms; require an entity to follow a process to apply for certification as a rural growth fund, and for investors in that entity to receive tax credits awarded by the Department of Revenue; allow the department to issue $60,000,000 in tax credits; provide credit sunset terms and other conditions for participating in the program and for claiming the credit; provide for revocation of tax credits; allow the department to audit rural growth funds; limit any liability of the Commonwealth in regard to rural growth funds or investments made by them; require various reports to be filed with the department and the Legislative Research Commission to enable evaluations of the credit program; provide for the ordering of the credit; declare short title to be the Kentucky Rural Jobs Tax Credit Act of 2018. |
| | Current Status: | 4/13/2018 - floor amendments (9-title) and (10) filed, (11) filed to Committee Substitute
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/2/2018 - floor amendmenst (7) and (8) filed to Committee Substitute
3/29/2018 - floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5) filed
3/27/2018 - (S) SECOND READING to Rules w/SCS 1, SCA 1T
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/27/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/22/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/22/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/22/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/19/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/16/2018 - received in Senate
3/15/2018 - (H) THIRD READING; floor amendment (1) adopted; floor amendment (1) reconsidered; passed 76-9 with floor amendment (2)
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1, 2
3/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
3/14/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/13/2018 - floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
3/13/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/13/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/8/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/19/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/17/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB6.htm |
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| HB10 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (IMES, KENNY; Wells, William; Morgan, Wesley; Tipton, James; Upchurch, Ken) AN ACT proposing to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to administrative regulations.
Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly or an agency or committee it creates to review, approve, or disapprove any administrative regulation of the executive branch during or between regular sessions of the General Assembly; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval; supply ballot language. |
| | Current Status: | 2/12/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/9/2018 - received in Senate
2/8/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 68-22
2/8/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 8, 2018
2/7/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2/7/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/17/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
1/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
1/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/8/2018 - House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/3/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
6/27/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB10.htm |
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| HB41 | GAMING (KEENE, DENNIS; Gentry, Alan; Horlander, Dennis) AN ACT relating to the expansion of gaming and making an appropriation therefor.
Create a noncodified section to state the findings of the General Assembly; amend KRS 154A.010 to define, "authorizing location," "casino," "county," "county legislative body," "department," "full casino gaming," "gaming licensee," "gross gaming revenue," "handle," "licensee," "limited casino gaming," and "principal"; amend KRS 154A.030 to expand the Lottery Corporation board membership and duties; amend KRS 154A.040 to include casino licensees; amend 154A.063 to remove prohibition against casino gaming; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to require a local option election in any precinct wanting to host a casino; describe the duties of the county clerk and sheriff in a casino gaming local option election; state requirements for local option elections held on a day other than a regular election day; require the corporation to advertise an invitation to bid for casinos; require the corporation to evaluate all proposals for full casinos; establish initial licensing fees for full casinos at $50 million with an initial licensing period of 10 years and annual renewal thereafter at $6 million per year; permit limited casino gaming at horse racing tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230; establish requirements for limited casinos; establish requirements for any track holding a limited casino license; establish requirements for principals of any corporation granted a casino license; create license application requirements for casino, manufacturer, or suppliers licenses; prohibit anyone not licensed from selling, leasing, or otherwise furnishing gaming supplies; prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from participating in casino gaming; require the Lottery Corporation to determine occupations related to casino gaming that require licensure and establish criteria for occupational licensing; permit the corporation to initiate disciplinary action against applicants and license holders; establish an appeal process; establish a gaming tax of 31% and limit that money to the benefit of the state retirement systems for the first 10 years; establish an admission tax of $3 per person per day; establish the casino gaming revenue distribution trust fund; establish the regional tourism and infrastructure development fund and provide criteria for projects seeking money from the fund; waive 15 U.S.C. sec. 1172, 1173 and 1174 for devices authorized by this Act; require the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to define and limit games and devices permitted for gaming in casinos; provide guidelines for exclusion or ejection of certain persons; define cheat and provide penalties for those who cheat at casino games; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt limited or full casino gaming; amend KRS 525.090 to exempt persons engaged in casino gaming; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt gambling activity and devices licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.020 to conform; amend KRS 528.070 to exempt activity licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.080 to exempt those with the appropriate license required under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.100 to exempt limited or full casino gaming licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; EFFECTIVE DATE DELAYED. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
9/18/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18R\HB41.htm |
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| HB42 | CASINO GAMING (KEENE, DENNIS; Rand, Rick; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Horlander, Dennis; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gaming.
Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define and permit casino gaming; prior to July 1, 2029, require that proceeds be used to pay for oversight of casino gaming, and mandate that 100 percent of proceeds in excess of oversight costs go to retirement systems; after July 1, 2029, allow the General Assembly to allocate proceeds. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
9/18/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB42.htm |
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| HB50 | OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REGULATIONS (NEMES, JASON; AN ACT relating to occupational licensing regulations.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 12 to define terms; set forth requirements for all occupational licensing regulations established by an agency on or after November 15, 2018; require each agency to conduct a comprehensive review of all occupational licensing regulations under its jurisdiction every five years and to prepare and submit a report of its review to the Legislative Research Commission; establish a process to petition an agency to repeal or modify an occupational licensing regulation; allow a petitioner to appeal an agency's actions or inaction to Circuit Court. |
| | Current Status: | 1/19/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
10/20/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB50.htm |
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| HB63 | TELEPHONE SOLICITATION (KING, KIM; Dossett, Myron; Morgan, Wesley) AN ACT relating to telephone solicitation.
Amend KRS 367.46955 to prohibit knowingly using a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent of defrauding or causing to another person or wrongfully obtain anything of value. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
11/20/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB63.htm |
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| HB67 | UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (WELLS, WILLIAM; AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to define a "seasonal/on recall employee" and require certification for an employer with these types of employees; amend KRS 341.350 to exempt seasonal/on recall employees from the waiting week and reemployment requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/3/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
11/28/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB67.htm |
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| HB75 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS (RIGGS, STEVEN; Greer, Jeff; Koenig, Adam; Prunty, Melinda Gibbons; Rothenburger, Rob) AN ACT relating to investments made by local governments.
Amend KRS 66.480, relating to investments for local governments, to remove the 20% restriction from securities and to add to the permitted investments local governments may make mutual funds, closed-end, and exchange-traded funds and funds investing in individual preferred stock or equities as long as no more than 7% of the portfolio is composed of individual equities at the time of purchase and qualifying high-quality corporate bonds if the funds are managed by a professional investment advisor; specify that these two additional investment types cannot exceed 20% of the total amount of money invested by the local government; establish an investment limit of 5% of the total amount of money invested in any one issuer unless the issuer is the U.S. government or an agency thereof, or an entity whose obligations are guaranteed by the federal government. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - floor amendments (1) (2-title) (3-title) and (4) withdrawn
4/14/2018 - placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - (H) Passed 83-1
4/14/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
4/14/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
4/14/2018 - received in House w/Letter
4/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 34-4 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
4/14/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably w/SCS 1, SCA 1T, to Rules
4/14/2018 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
4/14/2018 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
4/13/2018 - floor amendments (3-title) and (4) filed
4/2/2018 - floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
3/15/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/25/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/24/2018 - received in Senate
1/23/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
1/23/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1
1/22/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1/18/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
1/18/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/17/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
1/17/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/17/2018 - House Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/10/2018 - House Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/4/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Local Government
1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/7/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB75.htm |
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| HB82 | PENSION REVENUE (MOFFETT, PHIL; AN ACT raising revenue for pensions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 243.884 to increase the wholesale sales tax rate for beer, wine, and distilled spirits to 14 percent; amend KRS 243.890 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to establish the underfunded pension trust fund to fund pension plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to forbid local governments from imposing a regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages; amend KRS 242.1292 to conform; amend KRS 244.440 to require that every distiller, rectifier, winery, and nonresident wholesaler make its brands available to any wholesaler and not grant the distributing rights of any particular brand to only one wholesaler exclusively; amend KRS 243.170 to require that alcohol wholesalers make deliveries to retailers on a timely basis and no later than one week after the order date; amend KRS 243.180 to require that alcohol distributors make deliveries to retailers on a timely basis and no later than one week after the order date; amend KRS 243.200 to permit a quota retail package licensee or a nonquota malt beverage package licensee to transport alcoholic beverages between stores of common ownership if the licensee derives not less than 90 percent of his or her cash receipts from the sale of alcohol and pays the annual license fee; amend KRS 243.030 to create the supplemental transporter's license and establish a $100 annual fee; amend KRS 244.040 to allow a brewer or distributor to extend credit on malt beverages sold to retailers for up to 30 days; create a new section of KRS Chapter 81A to allow standing to any person who owns property in a territory to file suit against a city that annexes any territory; amend KRS 235.125 to require that vessels documented by the Coast Guard display a number and validation sticker; amend KRS 235.210 to require documented vessels to register with the county clerk; amend KRS 235.230 to remove the requirement that owners of a marina hold the title for a boat moored there for longer than 24 hours; amend KRS 376.270 to prohibit marinas from interfering with a boat owner's right to take possession of the boat; amend KRS 243.110, 243.157, and 243.360 to make conforming changes; repeal KRS 243.075, 243.886, and 376.272; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY; provide a January 1, 2019, delayed effective date for certain sections. |
| | Current Status: | 1/19/2018 - (H) WITHDRAWN
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/8/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB82.htm |
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| HB83 | CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (SCOTT, ATTICA; Meeks, Reginald) AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Amend KRS 532.090 to establish gross misdemeanors as a new category of misdemeanor offense and set penalty range; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 500, 530, 532, and 533 to conform; amend KRS 532.100 to ensure that custody of gross misdemeanors parallels that of Class D felons; repeal KRS 431.060; amend various sections to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/8/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB83.htm |
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| HB93 | BROKERAGE FINANCIAL ACCOUNT EXPLOITATION (ELLIOTT, DANIEL; AN ACT relating to prevention of exploitation in brokerage-financial accounts.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 292 to require qualified individuals to report exploitation to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and to the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions, to allow account disbursements to be delayed under certain circumstances if there is a reasonable belief that the disbursement may result in exploitation, to provide immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability for compliance with the Act, to require broker-dealers and investment advisors to provide access to or copies of certain records, and to provide an exemption from the Kentucky Open Records Act for certain records; amend KRS 209.020 to add the Department of Financial Institutions as an authorized agency; and amend KRS 209.030 to avoid duplicative reporting requirement. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/29/2018 - received in House
3/29/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/29/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/29/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/27/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
3/22/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/21/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/21/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/21/2018 - Senate Health and Welfare, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/9/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Health and Welfare
3/8/2018 - received in Senate
3/7/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
3/2/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, HCA 1, to Consent Calendar
3/1/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2018 - House Health and Family Services, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Health and Family Services
2/16/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Health and Family Services
1/4/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services
1/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB93.htm |
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| HB136 | MICROBREWERIES (KOENIG, ADAM; Westrom, Susan; Hart, Mark; Marzian, Mary Lou; McCoy, Chad; Moffett, Phil; Nemes, Jason; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Rothenburger, Rob; Thomas, Walker; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to microbreweries.
Amend KRS 243.157 to require microbreweries to report and pay taxes on wholesale sales made directly to consumers to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 243.882 to define "microbrewery" and to include retail sales made by a microbrewery directly to a consumer in the definition of "wholesale sale"; amend KRS 243.884 to include microbreweries selling malt beverages directly to consumers; amend KRS 243.886 to exempt microbreweries from the authorization to deduct one percent of the tax due; amend KRS 211.285 to include microbreweries. |
| | Current Status: | 3/16/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/6/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/6/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/5/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/2/2018 - received in House
3/1/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 33-3
3/1/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
2/28/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
2/28/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/27/2018 - Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/15/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/12/2018 - received in Senate
2/9/2018 - (H) THIRD READING; floor amendment (8) ruled out of order; passed 68-15 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1) and (5)
2/8/2018 - floor amendment (2) withdrawn
2/8/2018 - floor amendments (7) and (8) filed to Committee Substitute
2/7/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2/7/2018 - floor amendments (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
2/7/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3, 4
2/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3, 4
2/5/2018 - floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3
2/1/2018 - floor amendment (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
2/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 2, 2018
2/1/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/31/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
1/31/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/31/2018 - House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/19/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/9/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/8/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/4/2018 - Introduced
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| HB159 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (MOFFETT, PHIL; AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages, and making an appropriation therefor.
Amend KRS 243.884 to increase the wholesale sales tax rate for beer, wine, and distilled spirits to 14 percent; create a new section of KRS Chapter 242 to forbid local governments from imposing a regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages; amend KRS 242.1292 to conform; amend KRS 243.030 to create the supplemental transporter's license and establish a $100 annual fee; amend KRS 244.440 to require that every distiller, rectifier, winery, and nonresident wholesaler make its brands available to any wholesaler and not grant the distributing rights of any particular brand to only one wholesaler exclusively; amend KRS 243.170 to require that alcohol wholesalers make deliveries to retailers on a timely basis and no later than one week after the order date; amend KRS 243.180 to require that alcohol distributors make deliveries to retailers on a timely basis and no later than one week after the order date; amend KRS 243.200 to permit a quota retail package licensee or a nonquota malt beverage package licensee to transport alcoholic beverages between stores of common ownership if the licensee derives not less than 90 percent of his or her cash receipts from the sale of alcohol and pays the annual license fee; amend KRS 244.040 to allow a brewer or distributor to extend credit on malt beverages sold to retailers for up to 30 days; amend KRS 243.110, 243.157, and 243.360 to make conforming changes; repeal KRS 243.075 and 243.886; APPROPRIATION. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB159.htm |
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| HB160 | CALL CENTERS (YORK, JILL; Cantrell, McKenzie; Gentry, Alan; Jenkins, Joni L.; Westrom, Susan) ACT relating to call centers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require an employer intending to relocate a call center from Kentucky to a foreign country to notify the secretary of the Labor Cabinet at least 120 days prior to such relocation; require the secretary to compile a list of employers that have relocated a call center to a foreign country; amend KRS 337.990 to create a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation; provide short title. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB160.htm |
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| HB166 | MEDICAL CANNABIS (SIMS JR., JOHN; Burch, Tom; Cantrell, McKenzie; Donohue, Jeffery; Flood, Kelly; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Greer, Jeff; Harris, Chris; Hatton, Angie; Herald, Toby; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou; Morgan, Wesley; Nelson, Rick; Nemes, Jason; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Rand, Rick; Schamore, Dean; Scott, Attica; Wells, William; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to medical cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; restrict medical cannabis to certain patients with qualifying debilitating conditions; establish requirements for cultivation, production, processing, distribution, and sale in compassion centers; establish requirements for patients, visiting patients, and caregivers; establish professional protections for practitioners; establish protections for cardholders; establish certain protections for cardholders; establish responsibilities for cardholders; allow restrictions on possession, possession while operating a motor vehicle, and smoking; clarify that use of medical cannabis by a qualifying patient is to be treated the same as use of prescribed pharmaceutical medications; establish additional protections for medical use; clarify that nothing in the bill requires government programs or private insurers to reimburse for the costs of use or prohibits an employer from disciplining an employee for workplace impairment; establish a medical purpose defense for some uses of medical cannabis; require establishment of a Cannabis Enforcement Program by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the department's duties; establish a process for the department to increase the list of debilitating medical conditions; require testing and quality regulation of the production, cultivation, processing, and sale of medical cannabis; establish requirements for licenses, facilities security, transportation, training, packaging, labeling, health and safety; establish rules on advertising, additives, pesticides, single-serving limits for THC content, and requiring random sample testing and safe processing; require licensure and issuance of cards for all medical cannabis businesses; establish certain licensure and application fees; require department to issue registry cards to patients submitting the required information; establish procedures for denying an application; establish technical requirements for cards and for cardholders; establish cardholder fees and notification requirements; require 60% of the boards of medical cannabis businesses to be composed of individuals with 3 years of continuous Kentucky residence: establish 3 tiers of medical cannabis business regulation by gross receipts; establish requirements for applying producers, cultivators, distributors, and processors; establish requirements for cultivator businesses, including addressing expansion of crops to meet market needs; establish protections and responsibilities for compassion centers, cultivators, and safety compliance facilities; establish procedures for the department to suspend or revoke registration and licensure; establish rules for local sales, including a requirement that a local legislative body take action to approve medical cannabis businesses; establish a process for local ordinances and ballot initiatives; establish requirements for medical cannabis business agents; prohibit location of a medical cannabis business within a certain distance from a school; establish a requirement that compassion centers obtain usable medical cannabis from only certain licensed entities; establish recordkeeping requirements; protect certain records and information from disclosure via the Kentucky Open Records Act; require establishment of a verification system for use by law enforcement personnel and medical cannabis business agents; establish a 19-member oversight committee to advise the department; require an annual report to be sent to the Legislative Research Commission; establish authority for the department to promulgate regulations; establish a method by which any citizen may commence an action with the Franklin Circuit Court to compel the department to perform its duties; establish an alternative method to create a valid registry identification card if the department fails to act; clarify that the department's duties are administrative in nature; establish excise taxes of 10% for a cultivator, processor, or producer for selling directly to a compassion center; establish excise taxes of 5% for a cultivator, processor, or producer for selling to a distributor; establish excise taxes of 5% for a distributor selling to a compassion center; direct that 80% of revenues go to the administration of the medical cannabis trust fund for the operation of the Cannabis Enforcement Program; direct that 20% of revenues go to the local medical cannabis trust fund for enforcement of medical cannabis laws, medical cannabis licensing, hiring of drug recognition experts, local evidence-based drug rehabilitation projects, or educational activities within local jails; establish the medical cannabis trust fund and the local cannabis trust fund; APPROPRIATION. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2018 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/8/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
1/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
1/10/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB166.htm |
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| HB169 | GANG VIOLENCE PREVENTION (BENVENUTI, ROBERT; Blanton, John; Lee, Stan; Mills, Robby; Morgan, Wesley) AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/13/2018 - (H) Passed 59-30
4/13/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
4/13/2018 - received in House w/Letter
4/13/2018 - (S) THIRD READING; floor amendment (1) ruled not germane; passed 21-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
4/2/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
4/2/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1, SFA 1
3/29/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/29/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
3/27/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1
3/27/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/21/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/21/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/21/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/20/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/20/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/20/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/19/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/16/2018 - received in Senate
3/15/2018 - (H) THIRD READING; floor amendments (2) and (3) defeated; passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1P, 2, 3
3/14/2018 - floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
3/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
3/13/2018 - floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
3/13/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably to Rules
3/13/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/8/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/8/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/8/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/7/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/7/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/7/2018 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
1/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
1/10/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB169.htm |
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| HB177 | CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (MILLER, JERRY T.; AN ACT relating to certified public accountants.
Amend KRS 325.220 to define "peer review" as designed to promote quality in "accounting and auditing services"; change "peer review committee" to " sponsoring organization"; amend KRS 325.301 to allow an out-of-state CPA firm to perform attest services within Kentucky; exempt out-of-state CPA firms from paying the initial application fee; require firms to grant the Accountancy Board access to peer review documents maintained in Facilitated State Board Access; allow the board to appoint a peer review oversight committee to monitor the peer review program; amend KRS 325.340 to allow the board to privately reprimand CPAs and CPA firms; allow CPAs and CPA firms to apply to have minor violations removed from their professional record after ten years; limit a licensee from having his or her record expunged more than once. |
| | Current Status: | 3/23/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/12/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/12/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/12/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/9/2018 - (H) Passed 84-0
3/9/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
3/8/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
3/7/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/6/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/6/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1
3/5/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
2/28/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/27/2018 - Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/15/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/12/2018 - received in Senate
2/9/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 87-0
2/8/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
2/8/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/7/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/7/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/19/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/18/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB177.htm |
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| HB182 | PAID SICK LEAVE (CANTRELL, MCKENZIE; Jenkins, Joni L.; Belcher, Linda; Hatton, Angie; Kay II, James; Marzian, Mary Lou; Overly, Sannie; Scott, Attica; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.
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 earned paid sick time; designate how notice of need to use sick time is provided by employees; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalty for employers that fail to follow paid sick leave requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB182.htm |
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| HB184 | WAGE AND HOUR LAW (KOENIG, ADAM; AN ACT relating to state and federal wage and hour law conformity.
Amend KRS 337.010 to clarify that employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act federal wage and hour law that are comparable or greater should apply over KRS Chapter 337; amend KRS 337.285 to bring into conformity with federal overtime law; amend KRS 337.385 to conform the statute of limitations to federal law. |
| | Current Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB184.htm |
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| HB186 | TAXING DISTRICTS (CASTLEN, MATT; Nemes, Jason; Bentley, Danny; Fugate, Chris; Mayfield, Donna; Meade, David; Mills, Robby; Riley, Steve; Thomas, Walker; Turner, Tommy) AN ACT relating to taxing districts.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define entity and governing body; provide that members of certain governing bodies shall be subject to election at the regular election; establish procedures for jurisdictions to certify the number of delegates for each board and for dispute resolution; set forth the criteria for nominating petitions for candidates; establish a default four-year term unless otherwise provided in statute; provide that the Governor shall appoint a member if no candidate is nominated for or elected to an open seat on a governing body; set forth the process whereby a member may be removed for cause; provide that vacancies shall be filled in accordance with Section 152 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 61.170 to provide that members of governing bodies, like other county officers, may be indicted for malfeasance or neglect and, if convicted, the office is vacated; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, relating to the governing bodies of taxing districts, to conform; amend KRS 118.305 and 118.315 to include petitions of nomination and election of candidates on the regular election ballot; provide that appointments made prior to January 1, 2020, shall expire on or before December 31, 2020; allow trustees of volunteer fire districts and departments under KRS Chapter 75, who are normally subject to election in June 2020 to have their terms of office of office extended to December 31, 2020; provide that elections shall be held every two or four years beginning in November 2020; allow previously appointed members to seek election to a seat on the governing body; state that candidates elected in November 2020 shall assume office on January 1 of the following year; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020. |
| | Current Status: | 1/24/2018 - (H) WITHDRAWN
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB186.htm |
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| HB188 | PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURITY (MEEKS, REGINALD; Marzian, Mary Lou; Scott, Attica; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to the security of personal information and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 367.363 to include additional definitions; amend KRS 367.3645 to provide for a free security freeze in the event a protected person has been notified of a security breach pursuant to the Act or has been notified of a free security freeze, and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 367.365 to require consumer reporting agencies to encrypt electronic data contained in consumer files and consumer reports; allow for security freezes to be requested by methods established by the consumer reporting agency; allow consumers to request a replacement personal identification number or password in the same manner as the original security freeze request; remove the expiration of a credit freeze after seven years; include gender-neutral language; to prohibit a credit reporting agency from charging a fee for security freeze in the event a consumer has been notified of a security breach or of a free security freeze; require that consumer reporting agencies notify consumers of security breaches in compliance with KRS 365.732(4) to (7) and provide five years of credit monitoring; allow for a security freeze placed at one nationwide consumer reporting agency to be sent and applied to other nationwide consumer reporting agencies; require third-party agents to notify consumer reporting agencies of security breaches; require consumer reporting agencies to comply with KRS 365.732(3); prohibit requirements that consumers waive rights or submit to arbitration; amend KRS 365.730 to extend definitions to KRS 365.732; to conform the definition of "personally identifiable information"; amend KRS 365.732 to define "encrypt" and "security breach"; provide an exemption for consumer reporting agencies subject to this Act; prohibit electronic or substitute notice from being sent to electronic and email accounts involved in the security breach; provide for the request for three consumer reports from each nationwide consumer reporting agency by consumers affected by a security breach; prohibit requirements that consumers waive rights or submit to arbitration; require certain information holders to encrypt personally identifiable data; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.931 to exempt certain persons from the definition of "nonaffiliated third parties"; conform the definition of "personally identifiable information"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.932, KRS 61.933, 61.934,171.450, 42.722, and 42.726 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB188.htm |
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| HB194 | WELDING SAFETY (YORK, JILL; Cantrell, McKenzie; Belcher, Linda; Bentley, Danny; Blanton, John; Donohue, Jeffery; DuPlessis, Jim; Gentry, Alan; Hale, David; Santoro, Sal; Turner, Tommy; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects requiring structural steel welding such as certification of welders and certified inspectors; provide definitions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB194.htm |
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| HB195 | CIVIL RIGHTS (MARZIAN, MARY LOU; Burch, Tom; Cantrell, McKenzie; Flood, Kelly; Jenkins, Joni L.; Owens, Darryl; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Scott, Attica; Wayne, Jim) AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB195.htm |
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| HB197 | MATERNITY LEAVE (KAY II, JAMES; Cantrell, McKenzie; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou) 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: | 1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB197.htm |
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| HB200 | EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET (RUDY, STEVEN; Huff, Regina; Johnson, D J; Miles, Suzanne; Osborne, David W.) AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2017-2018: $7,018,500, 2018-2019: $1,704,291,300, 2019-2020: $1,655,441,200; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $31,672,600, 2019-2020: $32,384,800; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2018-2019: $4,885,519,300, 2019-2020: $4,885,920,600; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $630,653,700, 2019-2020: $635,306,400; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2018-2019: $272,522,400, 2019-2020: $280,337,000; appropriate to the Finance and Administration Cabinet: 2018-2019: $932,955,700, 2019-2020: $962,132,700; appropriate to the Health and Family Services Cabinet: 2017-2018: $12,064,200, 2018-2019: $13,902,025,100, 2019-2020: $14,153,724,700; appropriate to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 2017-2018: $22,281,300, 2018-2019: $1,279,407,200, 2019-2020: $1,315,928,100; appropriate to the Labor Cabinet: 2018-2019: $221,768,700, 2019-2020: $221,427,400; appropriate to the Personnel Cabinet: 2018-2019: $66,174,600, 2019-2020: $66,486,800; appropriate to Postsecondary Education: 2018-2019: $7,834,090,600, 2019-2020: $8,200,114,600; appropriate to the Public Protection Cabinet: 2018-2019: $123,723,400, 2019-2020: $122,273,100; appropriate to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 2017-2018: $8,831,600, 2018-2019: $258,238,600, 2019-2020: $261,409,800; appropriate to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund: 2018-2019: $62,414,100, 2019-2020: $183,378,000; not included in the appropriation amounts are capital project amounts as follows: 2017-2018 $16,500,000, 2018-2019: $2,804,425,500, 2019-2020: $342,579,500; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary. |
| | Current Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Secretary of State
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/13/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/13/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/13/2018 - received in House
4/13/2018 - (S) Consideration of Governor's Veto Veto Overridden (26-12)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for consideration of Governor's Veto
4/13/2018 - received in Senate w/Letter
4/13/2018 - (H) Consideration of Governor's Veto Veto Overridden (66-28)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for consideration of Governor's Veto
4/9/2018 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
4/2/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/2/2018 - (H) Passed w/FCCR (59-36)
4/2/2018 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in House w/FCCR
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! w/FCCR
4/2/2018 - received in House
4/2/2018 - (S) Passed w/FCCR (25-13)
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! w/FCCR for Monday, April 2, 2018
4/2/2018 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate Agreed w/FCCR
3/22/2018 - Free Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Rudy – CHR; Rep. Shell; Rep. Meade; Rep. Bratcher; Rep. Osborne; Rep. Carney; Rep. Tipton; Rep. Adkins; Rep. Stone; Rep. Keene
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee report adopted in House Cannot Agree
3/22/2018 - Free Conference Committee Appointed in Senate Sen. McDaniel, Chr; Sen. Stivers, Sen. Higdon, Sen. Wilson, Sen. Seum, Sen. Givens, Sen. Jones, Sen. Parrett, Sen. Ridley
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee report adopted in Senate Cannot Agree
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Rudy – CHR; Rep. Shell; Rep. Meade; Rep. Bratcher; Rep. Osborne; Rep. Carney; Rep. Tipton; Rep. Adkins; Rep. Stone; Rep. Keene
3/22/2018 - received in House
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee Appointed in Senate Sen. McDaniel, Chr; Sen. Stivers, Sen. Higdon, Sen. Wilson, Sen. Seum, Sen. Givens, Sen. Jones, Sen. Parrett, Sen. Ridley
3/22/2018 - Senate Refused to Recede from Committee Substitute (1)
3/22/2018 - Missing Action! for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) on Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/21/2018 - received in Senate w/Letter
3/21/2018 - House Refused to Concur in Senate Committee Substitute
3/21/2018 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
3/21/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/20/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 26-11 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
3/20/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1
3/20/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/16/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/16/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/15/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/2/2018 - received in Senate
3/1/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/1/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 76-15 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1)
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
2/28/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/28/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/28/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
2/16/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB200.htm |
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| HB201 | TRANSPORTATION CABINET BUDGET (RUDY, STEVEN; Osborne, David W.) AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Transportation Cabinet Budget: appropriate from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, Federal Funds, and Road Fund $2,338,992,800 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $2,318,218,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020 for operating costs; appropriate from Road Fund and Investment Income for various capital projects; require the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to produce a document detailing the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the Highway Preconstruction Program; provide debt service to the General Administration and Support budget unit; allow reallocation of appropriations among budget units; allow the Transportation Cabinet to receive funds and services for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program; provide funds for Aviation's operational costs; provide debt service to the Aviation budget unit; provide funds for Economic Development Road lease-rental payments; provide that no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund accrue to the Debt Payment Acceleration Fund account; provide debt service for Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds; provide funds for the State-Supported Construction Program, Biennial Highway Construction Program, Highway Construction Contingency Account, and the Kentucky Pride Fund; authorize projects in the 2016-2018 Biennial Highway Construction Plan to continue into the 2018-2020 biennium; provide no Road Fund appropriation for the Kentucky Transportation Center; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to match federal highway moneys; prioritize projects should any additional federal highway moneys become available; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to continue the Cash Management Plan and to make programmatic adjustments; provide for carry forward of any unexpended Road Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for various programs; provide for the transfer of Road Fund resources for judgments; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to maximize the use of Toll Credits; provide funds for the County Road Aid Program, the Rural Secondary Program, the Municipal Road Aid Program, and the Energy Recovery Road Fund; provide debt service to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit; provide for Capital Construction Fund appropriations and reauthorizations; provide for the expiration of existing line-item capital construction projects; authorize various capital projects; specify funds transfers. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - line items vetoed
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - (H) Passed 78-11
4/14/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
4/14/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
4/14/2018 - received in House w/Letter
4/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
4/14/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably w/SCS 1, to Rules
4/13/2018 - Senate Transportation, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/16/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Transportation
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/16/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Transportation
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/15/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/12/2018 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Transportation
3/9/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/8/2018 - received in Senate
3/7/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
3/6/2018 - (H) SECOND READING to Rules
3/6/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably to Rules
3/6/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
2/16/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB201.htm |
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| HB202 | ROAD PROJECTS (RUDY, STEVEN; Santoro, Sal; Osborne, David W.) AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.
Set out the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 4/13/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/2/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/2/2018 - (H) Passed 76-14
4/2/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
3/22/2018 - received in House
3/22/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/21/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1
3/16/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Transportation
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/16/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Transportation
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/15/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/9/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Transportation
3/8/2018 - received in Senate
3/7/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
3/6/2018 - (H) SECOND READING to Rules
3/6/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably to Rules
3/6/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
2/16/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB202.htm |
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| HB212 | CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES (GRAHAM, DERRICK; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to consumer reporting agencies and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 367.3645 to allow security freezes for protected persons to be requested by methods established by the consumer reporting agency; prohibit consumer reporting agencies from charging a fee for the placement or removal of a security freeze or the creation of a record for a protected person; make technical corrections; amend KRS 367.365 to allow security freezes for consumers to be requested by methods established by the consumer reporting agency; prohibit consumer reporting agencies from charging a fee for the placement, temporary lifting, or removal of a security freeze, or for providing or replacing a personal identification number or password; remove the expiration of a security freeze after seven years; make technical corrections; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/18/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB212.htm |
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| HB220 | MARKETPLACE CONTRACTORS (NEMES, JASON; Rowland, Bart) AN ACT relating to marketplace contractors.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 defining "marketplace contractor" and "marketplace platform" and establishing the criteria in which a marketplace contractor shall not be deemed to be an employer of a marketplace platform. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/9/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/9/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/9/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/8/2018 - received in House
3/7/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 24-12
3/7/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/6/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
2/28/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/27/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/9/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
2/8/2018 - received in Senate
2/7/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 57-38 with floor amendment (1)
2/7/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
2/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
2/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
2/2/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
1/31/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/31/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/30/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/29/2018 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
1/29/2018 - (H) Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
1/29/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
1/26/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
1/26/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/25/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
1/25/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/25/2018 - House Small Business and Information Technology, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Small Business and Information Technology
1/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
1/19/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB220.htm |
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| HB229 | CASINO GAMING (MILLER, JERRY T.; Koenig, Adam; Fleming, Ken; Gentry, Alan; McCoy, Chad; Moffett, Phil; Morgan, Wesley; Nemes, Jason; Santoro, Sal; Sims Jr., John; Wells, William) AN ACT proposing an amendment to section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gaming.
Amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define and permit casino gaming; provide for the oversight and control of casino gaming by an administrative body funded by license fees and taxes levied on casino gaming; prior to July 1, 2038, require 100% of the casino gaming proceeds, in excess of the amount used to pay for an oversight administrative body of casino gaming, to go to the retirement systems. |
| | Current Status: | 1/24/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB229.htm |
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| HB233 | PREVAILING WAGE (MARZIAN, MARY LOU; Westrom, Susan; Adkins, Rocky; Burch, Tom; Cantrell, McKenzie; Donohue, Jeffery; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Greer, Jeff; Harris, Chris; Hatton, Angie; Horlander, Dennis; Jenkins, Joni L.; Kay II, James; Keene, Dennis; Meyer, Russ A.; Nelson, Rick; Overly, Sannie; Owens, Darryl; Rand, Rick; Riggs, Steven; Scott, Attica; Sims Jr., John; Wayne, Jim) AN ACT relating to the prevailing wage.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to establish a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 1/25/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB233.htm |
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| HB237 | EMPLOYMENT (CANTRELL, MCKENZIE; Westrom, Susan; Burch, Tom; Donohue, Jeffery; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou; Owens, Darryl; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Rand, Rick; Scott, Attica; Wayne, Jim; York, Jill) AN ACT relating to employment.
Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to amend definition of "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 as a condition of employment membership therein; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition of employment membership therein; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition of employment membership therein; repeal KRS 65.016, KRS 336.132, and KRS 336.134. |
| | Current Status: | 1/25/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB237.htm |
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| HB240 | SANCTUARY CITIES AND UNIVERSITIES (BECHLER, LYNN; Reed, Brandon) AN ACT relating to sanctuary cities and universities.
Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce immigration laws; define sanctuary and sanctuary policy; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; withhold state funding from sanctuaries; establish vicarious liability for local government officials of sanctuaries; prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens; require postsecondary educational institutions to keep records of immigration status; withhold state funding from postsecondary educational institutions that enroll, employ, or contract with illegal aliens. |
| | Current Status: | 2/20/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/25/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
1/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB240.htm |
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| HB243 | CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES (HERALD, TOBY; Koenig, Adam) AN ACT relating to the consolidation of counties.
Create noncodified sections to consolidate various counties in the Commonwealth; stipulate how the county is to be divided into districts, select new county names and county seats, form taxing districts, integrate into representative, senatorial, congressional districts, or judicial circuits, require that records are transferred, treat appointed officials on boards, and the transition of the board functions, account for special districts, transfer contracts, bonds, franchises and other legal instruments to new county, transfer employees employed as of December 31, 2022 to new county, maintain local option status until changed by law, require Circuit Court clerks serve remainder of term concurrently and have duties for that period prescribed by Administrative Office of the Courts, and transition county board of election membership to coordinate with the consolidation. |
| | Current Status: | 1/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/24/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB243.htm |
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| HB244 | REORGANIZATION (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 42.650 to establish the Division of Enterprise Portfolios within the newly established Office of IT Architecture and Governance; amend KRS 42.724 to establish the Offices of Project Management, IT Services and Delivery, IT Architecture and Governance, the Chief Information Security Officer, KY Business One Stop; abolish the Offices of Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Services, Application Development, Chief Information Officer, and Information Technology Service Management; amend KRS 42.726 to declare the Commonwealth Office of Technology the lead organizational entity within the executive branch regarding information technology services and the single information technology authority for the Commonwealth; amend KRS 42.730 to require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology to serve as the chief information officer for all agencies within the executive branch; include in the duties of the executive director, the approval of technology acquisitions prior to any procurement; amend KRS 42.738 to change the titles of chief of information officers of various agencies to information technology leads; amend KRS 42.742, 42.744, and 116.200 to conform; amend KRS 131.020 to establish a Division of Application Development and Support within the Office of Processing and Enforcement in the Department of Revenue; confirm Executive Order 2017-0889. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/22/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/22/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/22/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/22/2018 - received in House
3/21/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0
3/21/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
3/14/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/13/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/13/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/1/2018 - received in Senate
2/28/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 95-0
2/28/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
2/27/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
2/23/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/22/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/22/2018 - House Small Business and Information Technology, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/20/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Small Business and Information Technology
1/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
1/24/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB244.htm |
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| HB248 | FANTASY CONTESTS (KOENIG, ADAM; McCoy, Chad; Moser, Kimberly Poore; Nemes, Jason; Santoro, Sal; Simpson, Arnold; Sims Jr., John) AN ACT relating to fantasy contests and making an appropriation therefor.
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to establish definitions; require fantasy contest operators to be registered with the cabinet before operating fantasy contests; establish registration requirements; create the fantasy contest administration fund; prescribe the conditions upon which the cabinet may grant registration to a fantasy contest operator; require registrants to implement reasonable procedures for the conduct of fantasy contests that require an entry fee; require registrants to annually submit their records to a cabinet-approved certified public accountant to perform an audit; direct registrants to keep daily records of its operations; direct the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations that govern the operation of fantasy contests, with exceptions. |
| | Current Status: | 3/19/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/12/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
2/28/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
2/22/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/21/2018 - floor amendments (2) filed to Committee Substitute, (1) filed to Bill
2/21/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
2/21/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/21/2018 - House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/29/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/25/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB248.htm |
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| HB252 | UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (DECESARE, JIM; Pratt, Phillip; DuPlessis, Jim; Heath, Richard; Koenig, Adam; Mills, Robby) AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/29/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/27/2018 - received in House
3/27/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/22/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/14/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/13/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/13/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/9/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
3/8/2018 - received in Senate
3/7/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 78-13 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (5)
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3/5/2018 - floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
3/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3,4
3/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 3, 4
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
2/23/2018 - floor amendments (1) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Bill
2/23/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
2/22/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/22/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/1/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/31/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/29/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/25/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB252.htm |
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| HB259 | PARI-MUTUEL TAX (OSBORNE, DAVID W.; Keene, Dennis; Horlander, Dennis; Koenig, Adam; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel tax.
Amend KRS 138.510 to make permanent the Breeder's Cup exemption which sunsetted December 31, 2017. |
| | Current Status: | 3/12/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/1/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/1/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/1/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/1/2018 - received in House
2/28/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0
2/28/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
2/21/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/20/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/20/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/14/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
2/13/2018 - received in Senate
2/12/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 83-4
2/8/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
2/7/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/6/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/6/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/6/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/1/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/30/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB259.htm |
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| HB267 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (GOOCH JR., JIM; AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Amend KRS 243.075 to allow all wet cities and counties containing wet cities through a local option election to impose a regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages. |
| | Current Status: | 2/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/30/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB267.htm |
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| HB268 | CRIME VICTIMS (JENKINS, JONI L.; Cantrell, McKenzie) AN ACT relating to leave from employment for crime victims.
Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with 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 penalty for failing to maintain confidentiality; define terms. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/30/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB268.htm |
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| HB283 | HOME MODIFICATION TAX CREDITS (PRUNTY, MELINDA GIBBONS; Bentley, Danny; Flood, Kelly; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to home modification tax credits.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an income tax credit for qualified home modification expenses incurred by an individual equal to the actual cost of the home modifications, up to $7,500 per taxpayer per year; limit total credits to $500,000 per year; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit, amend various sections of KRS Chapter 131 and 141 to make technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/31/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB283.htm |
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| HB284 | HIGH COST HOME LOANS (OVERLY, SANNIE; AN ACT relating to high-cost home loans.
Amend KRS 360.100 to update references to federal law and to provide exemptions for initial construction loans and short-term "bridge" loans to match federal regulation. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/31/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB284.htm |
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| HB296 | HVAC LICENSURE (BECHLER, LYNN; AN ACT relating to the licensure of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning professionals.
Amend KRS 198B.656 to delete reference to apprentice HVAC mechanic; amend KRS 198B.658 to delete the requirement for the department to issue an apprentice HVAC certificate; amend KRS 198B.674 to remove the reference to apprentice HVAC mechanics; amend KRS 198B.676 to eliminate examination fees for apprentice HVAC mechanics; amend KRS 198B.702 to delete reference to apprentice HVAC mechanics. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/5/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/1/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB296.htm |
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| HB303 | WAGES (MARZIAN, MARY LOU; Cantrell, McKenzie; Scott, Attica) AN ACT relating to wages.
Amend KRS 337.010, relating to the definition of "employees" of retail stores and service industries, to increase the applicable threshold of business that applies to from $95,000 to $500,000; amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to not less than $8.80 an hour on August 1, 2018, not less than $10.35 an hour beginning on August 1, 2019, not less than $11.90 an hour beginning on August 1, 2020, not less than $13.45 an hour beginning on August 1, 2021, and not less than $15.00 per hour beginning on August 1, 2022; amend KRS 337.420 to define "equivalent jobs" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the administrative regulations be promulgated on or before July 1, 2019; provide the amendments to KRS 337.423 are EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020. |
| | Current Status: | 2/6/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB303.htm |
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| HB305 | REORGANIZATION (PRATT, PHILLIP; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 11.200 to administratively attach the Commission on Small Business Advocacy to the Office of Entrepreneurship within the Cabinet for Economic Development; rename various offices and departments within the Cabinet for Economic Development, and create the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs and the Office of Workforce, Community Development, and Research; make conforming changes to KRS 12.020, 154.12-223, and 154.12-224; confirm Resolution 17-04 of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership. |
| | Current Status: | 3/29/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/19/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/19/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/19/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/16/2018 - (H) Passed 81-5
3/16/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
3/15/2018 - Missing Action!; for Concurrence w/SCS 1
3/13/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
3/9/2018 - received in House
3/8/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/8/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
3/7/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/6/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Consent Calendar
3/6/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/6/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
2/26/2018 - received in Senate
2/23/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 83-0 with Committee Substitute
2/23/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/22/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
2/16/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/15/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/15/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/13/2018 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
2/7/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB305.htm |
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| HB308 | EMPLOYMENT SCHEDULES (JENKINS, JONI L.; Cantrell, McKenzie; Burch, Tom; Donohue, Jeffery; Marzian, Mary Lou) AN ACT relating to employment schedules.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 requiring employers to give employees a good faith schedule of hours to be worked; require employers to have a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours and to post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance; require employers to provide certain rest periods for employees; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty of $500 to $2,000 for a violation of these provisions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/7/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB308.htm |
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| HB309 | FIRST RESPONDERS WORKERS COMPENSATION (JENKINS, JONI L.; Cantrell, McKenzie; Donohue, Jeffery; Sims Jr., John) AN ACT relating to workers compensation for first responders.
Amend KRS 342.0011 to clarify definition of injury to include psychological injuries for certain employees; 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. |
| | Current Status: | 2/20/2018 - (H) WITHDRAWN
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/7/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB309.htm |
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| HB312 | TAX CREDITS (FLEMING, KEN; DeCesare, Jim; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Pratt, Phillip; Webber, Russell; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to tax credits and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 141.068 to sunset the tax credit and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.396 to sunset the tax credit and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 154.20-232 to require reporting by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.20-234 to sunset the tax credit provisions and to outline the types of investment that may be accepted to qualify for the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-236 to expand the amount of tax credits awarded to all investors to $5 million, to remove the overall tax combined credit cap of $40 million, to lower the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is outside an enhanced incentive county, and to sunset the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-238 to allow the qualified investor to make the qualified investment and provide proof of the qualified investment within 80 days following the date of credit approval, including weekend and holidays; amend KRS 154.20-250 to require a report by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.20-255 to require that the total tax credits for all investors not exceed $3 million in any calendar year, to remove the overall combined credit cap of $40 million, and to sunset the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-258 to lower the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is outside an enhanced incentive county and increase the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is inside an enhanced incentive county; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 131 and 141 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/8/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/6/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB312.htm |
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| HB318 | SCHOOL PROPERTY TOBACCO USE (MOSER, KIMBERLY POORE; Richards, Jody) AN ACT prohibiting tobacco use on school property.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit use of tobacco products by students, school personnel, and visitors in schools, school vehicles, properties, and activities; require policies to be in place by the 2019-2020 school year; require that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050. |
| | Current Status: | 2/8/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Education
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/6/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB318.htm |
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| HB320 | PREGNANT EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATIONS (HARRIS, CHRIS; Richards, Jody; Scott, Attica) 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 it an unlawful practice 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.
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 it an unlawful practice 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: | 2/9/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/7/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB320.htm |
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| HB328 | MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (JOHNSON, D J; AN ACT relating to mechanical systems.
Amend KRS 198B.660 to eliminate certain requirements for HVAC license examinations; amend KRS 198B.6673 and 198B.6678 to allow an applicant for an inspector position with a local jurisdiction or the department to become certified after the applicant has been hired. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/12/2018 - received in Senate
3/9/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/8/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
3/8/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/7/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
3/7/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/9/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/7/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB328.htm |
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| HB338 | STATE CONTRACT PENSION SURCHARGE (KAY II, JAMES; AN ACT relating to a pension surcharge on state contracts to be applied to the Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS 61.510 to 61.705 to create a five percent surcharge on state contracts for personnel hired in lieu of hiring a state employee; require the surcharge to be paid to the unfunded liability trust fund created under KRS 61.706 to be applied to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System nonhazardous pension fund; apply to all participating employers and for all memoranda of agreement and personnel service contracts, as defined in KRS 45A.690 of the Model Procurement Code. |
| | Current Status: | 2/12/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB338.htm |
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| HB339 | TOBACCO TAXATION (KAY II, JAMES; AN ACT relating to taxation of tobacco and making an appropriation therefor.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to establish the underfunded pension trust fund; amend KRS 138.140 to impose a surtax on cigarettes and other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; amend KRS 138.130 to update definitions for chapter, including adding e-cigarettes to definition of tobacco products; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 2/12/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB339.htm |
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| HB340 | TAX EXPENDITURES (KAY II, JAMES; AN ACT relating to the oversight of tax expenditures and declaring an emergency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to define relevant terms; establish the Legislative Tax Incentive Review Committee; describe committee membership; outline committee responsibilities; require committee reporting; require committee make findings public; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/12/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB340.htm |
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| HB350 | STATE FUNDS (BENVENUTI, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to state funds.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit contracts with a person or business until that person or business agrees that he, she, or it is not engaged in boycotting a person or business based in or doing business with a member of the World Trade Organization or a jurisdiction with whom the United States has a free trade or other nondiscriminatory trade agreement; amend KRS 45A.343, 65.027, 160.303, 164A.575, 176.070, and 424.260 to add the boycott prohibition requirement to contracts made by local governments, school districts, public universities, and the Department of Highways; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require the investment committee of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that that boycott Israel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to require the investment committee of the Judicial Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott Israel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to require the Teachers' Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott Israel; amend KRS 6.525 to include the divestment requirement for the Legislator's Retirement Plan. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB350.htm |
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| HB351 | SALES AND USE TAX (SHELL, JONATHAN; AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.
Amend KRS 139.010 to define "travel or accommodations intermediary" and exclude that term from the definition of "retailer"; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2018. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB351.htm |
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| HB352 | EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to employment discrimination.
Amend KRS 344.280 to prohibit imposition of personal liability in employment discrimination claims for employees who are supervisors or individuals involved in the employment-related decisions of the employer. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB352.htm |
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| HB353 | DISCRIMINATION (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to discrimination.
Amend KRS 344.270 to preclude actions from being filed when the same grievance already has a final order or determination by a court or the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/20/2018 - received in Senate
3/19/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 72-15
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/20/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB353.htm |
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| HB354 | EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to employment discrimination.
Amend KRS 344.040 to exempt employers covered by a comparable or more stringent federal requirement from KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, 344.080, and 344.280 if the employer files a statement with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB354.htm |
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| HB355 | CIVIL RIGHTS (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Amend KRS 344.450 to set a statute of limitations of 300 days for filing a complaint in Circuit Court for a violation of KRS Chapter 344, relating to civil rights. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/20/2018 - received in Senate
3/19/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 55-33 with floor amendment (1)
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
3/15/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/20/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/12/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB355.htm |
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| HB361 | REORGANIZATION (HEAVRIN, SAMARA; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 65.7623 to adjust the membership of the Kentucky 911 Services Board; establish terms of service on board; provide for an administrative relationship with the Office of Homeland Security; amend KRS 65.7625 to delineate the financial responsibilities of the board and the Office of Homeland Security; confirm Executive Order 2017-298. |
| | Current Status: | 2/20/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/15/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
2/13/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB361.htm |
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| HB365 | KENTUCKY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ACT (REED, BRANDON; AN ACT extending sales tax incentives authorized by the Kentucky Tourism Development Act.
Amend KRS 148.8531 to extend the sunset date to receive tax incentives offered under the Kentucky Tourism Development Act an additional 4 years. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/22/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/16/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
2/15/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
2/13/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB365.htm |
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| HB366 | REVENUE MEASURES (RUDY, STEVEN; Fleming, Ken) AN ACT relating to revenue measures, making an appropriation, and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 224.50-868 to extend the new tire fee to July 1, 2020; provide that the amount of principal which a qualified applicant may owe the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation at any one time shall not exceed $5 million; allow a 0.5% administrative fee to be paid to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the administration of each project funded by the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal-Producing Counties and the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; require any revenue received from the sale or renewal of Child Victims' Trust Fund license plates in excess of actual costs incurred by the Transportation Cabinet be transferred to the Child Victims' Trust Fund on an annual basis; require any funds or assets recovered by the Attorney General in connection with a lawsuit be paid directly to the Commonwealth and deposited in a distinct trust and agency account for each settlement; allow expenses incurred by the Auditor of Public Accounts for required audits of federal funds be charged to the government or agency that is the subject of the audit; require each agency of the Executive Branch to remit an assessment to the Personnel Board for its operation; exempt from all state and local taxes water withdrawal fees imposed by the Kentucky River Authority; require a school district that receives an allotment for an urgent needs school, and subsequently receives funds for that facility as a result of litigation or insurance, to reimburse the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount received; establish the Office of Employment Training Building Proceeds Fund and require up to $3 million of proceeds from the disposal of any state-owned real property by the Office be deposited into the fund; require any revenue derived from the establishment of statewide contracts by the Office of Material and Procurement Services be credited to a trust and agency account and be used to administer the program; require the insurance surcharge rate be calculated at a rate to provide sufficient funds for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to impose copayments for services rendered to Medicaid recipients, not to exceed the amount permitted by federal law or waivers; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to utilize premiums and cost-sharing for services rendered to Medicaid and KCHIP recipients not to exceed amounts permitted by federal law or waivers, however KCHIP premiums are suspended for the 2018-2020 biennium; allow the Department of Insurance to waive or assess at any rate between zero and one percent for the 2019 or 2020 plan year on any health benefit plan premiums written by an insurer in the individual market segment; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a pro rata assessment from all state agencies, in all three branches of government, and other organizations that are supported by the system and deposit the assessment in a restricted fund account within the Personnel Cabinet; suspend the processing all applications received by the Kentucky Film Office during the biennium and require that the Department of Revenue not process or approve any refund requests from motion picture production companies related to sales and use tax paid during the biennium; require 0.075 percent be withheld from each rate established under KRS 341.270 and 341.272 if the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund balance exceeds the balance of the trust fund as of December 31, 2017, and deposit those funds in the Service Capacity Upgrade Fund; require insurance premium taxes and retaliatory taxes from any insurer be credited to the General Fund; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a benefits assessment per month per employee eligible for health insurance coverage in the state group for administration of the health insurance program; EMERGENCY |
| | Current Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Secretary of State
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/13/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/13/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/13/2018 - received in House
4/13/2018 - (S) Consideration of Governor's Veto Veto Overridden (20-18)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for consideration of Governor's Veto
4/13/2018 - received in Senate w/Letter
4/13/2018 - (H) Consideration of Governor's Veto Veto Overridden (57-40)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for consideration of Governor's Veto
4/9/2018 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
4/2/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/2/2018 - (H) Passed w/FCCR (51-44)
4/2/2018 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in House w/FCCR
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! w/FCCR
4/2/2018 - received in House
4/2/2018 - (S) Passed w/FCCR (20-18)
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! w/FCCR for Monday, April 2, 2018
4/2/2018 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate Agreed w/FCCR
3/22/2018 - Free Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Shell; Rep. Meade; Rep. Bratcher; Rep. Carney; Rep Santoro; Rep. Adkins; Rep. Stone; Rep. Keene
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee report adopted in House Cannot Agree
3/22/2018 - Free Conference Committee Appointed in Senate Sen. McDaniel, Chr; Sen. Stivers, Sen. Higdon, Sen. Wilson, Sen. Seum, Sen. Givens, Sen. Jones, Sen. Parrett, Sen. Ridley
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee report adopted in Senate Cannot Agree
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Rudy – CHR; Rep. Shell; Rep. Meade; Rep. Bratcher; Rep. Carney; Rep Santoro; Rep. Adkins; Rep. Stone; Rep. Keene
3/22/2018 - received in House
3/22/2018 - Conference Committee Appointed in Senate Sen. McDaniel, Chr; Sen. Stivers, Sen. Higdon, Sen. Wilson, Sen. Seum, Sen. Givens, Sen. Jones, Sen. Parrett, Sen. Ridley
3/22/2018 - Senate Refused to Recede from Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
3/22/2018 - Missing Action! for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
3/21/2018 - received in Senate w/Letter
3/21/2018 - House Refused to Concur in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
3/21/2018 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
3/21/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/20/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 23-15 with Committee Substitute (1) & committee amendment (1-title)
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
3/20/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1, SCA 1T
3/20/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/16/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/16/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/15/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/2/2018 - received in Senate
3/1/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 68-25 with Committee Substitute (1), committee amendment (1-title)
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
2/28/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/28/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/28/2018 - House Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/16/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
2/16/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
2/14/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB366.htm |
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| HB372 | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS (PETRIE, JASON; Bechler, Lynn; Bentley, Danny; Benvenuti, Robert; Blanton, John; Bratcher, Kevin D.; Brown, Larry; Carney, John Bam; Castlen, Matt; Couch, Tim; Dossett, Myron; DuPlessis, Jim; Elliott, Daniel; Fischer, Joseph M.; Fugate, Chris; Goforth, Robert; Hale, David; Hart, Mark; Heath, Richard; Huff, Regina; Imes, Kenny; Johnson, D J; Lee, Stan; Linder, Brian; Mayfield, Donna; Meredith, Michael; Miles, Suzanne; Mills, Robby; Morgan, Wesley; Nelson, Rick; Prunty, Melinda Gibbons; Reed, Brandon; Riley, Steve; Rothenburger, Rob; Rowland, Bart; Santoro, Sal; Stewart, Jim; Thomas, Walker; Tipton, James; Turner, Tommy; Upchurch, Ken; Watkins, Gerald; Webber, Russell; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to protections of religious organizations.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to set forth legislative findings; define discriminatory actions, religious organization, state benefit program, and state government; set forth those religious beliefs or moral convictions protected by the Act; restrict state government from taking discriminatory actions against religious organizations for certain actions; allow a person to assert a claim against state government as a defense against certain discriminatory actions; require that a person assert a claim within two years; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunities except those of liability under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; declare that the protections of free exercise of religious beliefs afforded are in addition to protections under federal and state law and federal and state constitutions; specify that if any application or provisions of the Act that is held invalid under the law, the remainder of the Act and application of its provisions shall not be affected. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/19/2018 - received in Senate
3/16/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 85-2 with Committee Substitute
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
2/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/14/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB372.htm |
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| HB374 | WAGES (WESTROM, SUSAN; Scott, Attica) AN ACT relating to wages for employments.
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. |
| | Current Status: | 2/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/14/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB374.htm |
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| HB379 | MICROBREWERIES (MORGAN, WESLEY; AN ACT relating to microbreweries.
Amend KRS 243.157 to prohibit the shipment of malt beverages by a microbrewery to a customer's residence or place of business. |
| | Current Status: | 2/20/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/15/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB379.htm |
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| HB382 | LABOR CABINET (TIPTON, JAMES; AN ACT relating to the labor cabinet.
Amend KRS 12.020 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds from the Department of Workers' Claims and remove the Occupational Health and Safety Standards Board; amend KRS 224.20-320 to remove the OSH Standards Board and insert the Labor Cabinet secretary; amend KRS 336.015 to remove the OSH Standards Board; amend KRS 336.020 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds from the Department of Workers' Claims; create a new section in KRS Chapter 336 to set forth the authority of the inspector general including subpoena power; amend KRS 338.015 to remove the OSH Standards Board from the definitions; amend KRS 338.061 to remove the OSH Standards Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary its authority; amend KRS 342.120 to give the Kentucky Workers' Compensation funding commission the authority as formerly possessed by the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to be responsible for the special fund claims and records; amend KRS 342.232 to require the funding commission and KEMI to report on the CWP fund annually instead of quarterly; amend KRS 342.265 to conform; repeal KRS 337.200 and 337.994 pertaining to performance bonds for wages from employers engaged in construction work or the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals, KRS 338.051 abolishing the OSH Standards Board, and KRS 342.235 relating to travel expenses for the Department of Workers' Claims staff. |
| | Current Status: | 3/19/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
3/12/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/7/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
3/2/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/1/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/1/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/20/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/15/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB382.htm |
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| HB388 | KENTUCKY WORKERS COMPENSATION FUNDING COMMISSION (TIPTON, JAMES; AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission.
Amend KRS 342.0011 to define "deductible program adjustment" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term "taxpayer" to "assessment payer"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/27/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/27/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/22/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/22/2018 - (H) Passed 57-32
3/22/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
3/22/2018 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY for Concurrence
3/21/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/20/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 33-5 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
3/15/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably w/SCS 1, to Rules
3/15/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/14/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
3/14/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/14/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/13/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
3/13/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/13/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/8/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
3/7/2018 - received in Senate
3/6/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 77-18 with Committee Substitute
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
3/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
3/2/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
3/1/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/21/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB388.htm |
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| HB389 | USE TAX (WESTROM, SUSAN; AN ACT to relating to the collection and remittance of use tax by remote sellers.
Amend KRS 139.340 to require certain remote sellers to collect use tax on sales of tangible personal property or digital property delivered or transferred electronically to purchasers in this state; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2018. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB389.htm |
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| HB390 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DONOHUE, JEFFERY; Gentry, Alan) AN ACT relating to economic development incentives.
Amend KRS 154.32.010 to define "weekly minimum wage"; amend KRS 154.32-020 to require an approved company to pay all new full-time employees whose jobs were created as a result of the economic development project no less than the minimum weekly wage and provide employee benefits for those jobs equal to at least 15% of the minimum weekly wage established by the agreement; amend KRS 154.32-030 to delete all provisions that allow the approved company to receive full incentives if 90% of the job and wage requirements are met upon activation or annual review; amend KRS 154.32-040 to delete a provision that would allow the approved company to receive a reduction in tax incentives for failing to meet job and wage requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB390.htm |
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| HB393 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINIMUM WAGE (CANTRELL, MCKENZIE; AN ACT relating to the establishment of minimum wages by local governments.
Amend KRS 65.016 and 337.275 to allow local governments to pass an ordinance setting employees' minimum wages at a rate higher than that found in KRS 337.275 for employers located within that government's jurisdiction. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB393.htm |
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| HB400 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHIPPING (MCCOY, CHAD; Belcher, Linda; Hart, Mark; Osborne, David W.; Santoro, Sal; Westrom, Susan; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to direct shipment of alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow distilleries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.120 to add package sales for distilleries; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to recognize the three-tier system; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm wineries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.200 to allow transporters to ship directly to consumers and set requirements for shipping packages; amend KRS 243.240 to allow quota retail package license holders to ship directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 244.165 to set requirements for delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased out-of-state to consumers in Kentucky; amend KRS 244.240 to conform; amend KRS 242.260 and 242.270 to limit delivery liability of common carrier and add defense to shipping into dry territory; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 4/13/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/2/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/2/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/2/2018 - received in House
4/2/2018 - (S) THIRD READING; floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn; passed 33-5
4/2/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SFA 1, 2T
3/29/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/29/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SFA 1, 2T
3/27/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/21/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/21/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SFA 1, 2T
3/20/2018 - floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
3/20/2018 - (S) SECOND READING to Rules
3/20/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/19/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
3/19/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/19/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
3/15/2018 - received in Senate
3/14/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
3/12/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/9/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
3/9/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB400.htm |
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| HB406 | COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (ADKINS, ROCKY; Burch, Tom; Cantrell, McKenzie; Donohue, Jeffery; Flood, Kelly; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Harris, Chris; Jenkins, Joni L.; Keene, Dennis; Marzian, Mary Lou; Meyer, Russ A.; Nelson, Rick; Overly, Sannie; Rand, Rick; Richards, Jody; Riggs, Steven; Simpson, Arnold; Sims Jr., John; Stone, Wilson; Wayne, Jim) AN ACT relating to employer funding for the County Employees Retirement System and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 61.565 to establish a phase-in of the actuarially required employer contributions to the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) so that by July 1, 2024, the full actuarially required contribution rate is paid; provide that the maximum annual increase in projected dollars paid shall not exceed 10% of the value from the prior fiscal year through June 30, 2023, provide that rates payable by CERS employers from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023; shall be based upon the assumptions established in the 2017 actuarial valuation; require the systems' board of trustees to amend employer rates payable on or after July 1, 2018, accordingly; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB406.htm |
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| HB407 | BONDS (MEYER, RUSS A.; AN ACT relating to bonds.
Amend KRS 426.705 to clarify the interest rate on bonds on property purchased at a judicially ordered sale. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB407.htm |
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| HB414 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HATTON, ANGIE; Sinnette, Kevin) AN ACT relating to information technology.
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to create a definition for paid prioritization; create a new section of Subchapter 15 of KRS Chapter 154 to require KentuckyWired contracts between the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and public or private Internet service providers contain certain provisions to ensure open and fair access to the network by customers. |
| | Current Status: | 3/15/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
2/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB414.htm |
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| HB418 | INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (CANTRELL, MCKENZIE; AN ACT relating to internet service providers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A requiring broadband Internet access service providers doing business with the Commonwealth under the Kentucky Model Procurement Act to adhere to certain network management practices; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367, Fair Access to the Internet Act, to protect consumers from broadband Internet access service providers who fail to adhere to reasonable network management practices. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB418.htm |
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| HB432 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (REED, BRANDON; Nemes, Jason; Adkins, Rocky; Bratcher, Kevin D.; Brown, Larry; Carney, John Bam; Coursey, Will; DeCesare, Jim; Gentry, Alan; Hale, David; Hart, Mark; Hatton, Angie; Heath, Richard; Hoover, Jeff; Huff, Regina; Johnson, D J; Kay II, James; Koenig, Adam; Linder, Brian; Mayfield, Donna; McCoy, Chad; Meade, David; Meredith, Michael; Meyer, Russ A.; Miles, Suzanne; Nelson, Rick; Osborne, David W.; Pratt, Phillip; Richards, Jody; Riggs, Steven; Riley, Steve; Rothenburger, Rob; Rowland, Bart; Rudy, Steven; Santoro, Sal; Schamore, Dean; Shell, Jonathan; Sims Jr., John; Thomas, Walker; Tipton, James; Upchurch, Ken; Webber, Russell) AN ACT relating to economic development oversight and declaring an emergency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to establish the Economic Development Incentive Review Board; define relevant terms; describe board membership; describe board procedures; describe board's authority; outline board responsibilities; grant power to collect data from state agencies; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB432.htm |
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| HB436 | RENTAL EQUIPMENT TAXATION (PRUNTY, MELINDA GIBBONS; AN ACT relating to the taxation of rental equipment.
Amend KRS 132.010 to define equipment rental inventory; amend KRS 132.020 to add equipment rental inventory to the five cents tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 134 to establish provisions for a one and one-half percent tangible personal property tax recovery fee that an equipment rental company may include in a rental agreement on equipment rental inventory; amend KRS 139.470 to exclude the tangible personal property tax recovery fee from the gross receipts calculation for sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB436.htm |
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| HB436 | RENTAL EQUIPMENT TAXATION (PRUNTY, MELINDA GIBBONS; AN ACT relating to the taxation of rental equipment.
Amend KRS 132.010 to define equipment rental inventory; amend KRS 132.020 to add equipment rental inventory to the five cents tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 134 to establish provisions for a one and one-half percent tangible personal property tax recovery fee that an equipment rental company may include in a rental agreement on equipment rental inventory; amend KRS 139.470 to exclude the tangible personal property tax recovery fee from the gross receipts calculation for sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB436.htm |
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| HB443 | NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS (BENVENUTI, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations.
Amend, create, and repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 273 to modernize statutes regulating nonprofit corporations. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn
4/14/2018 - placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - received in House
4/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0
4/13/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/29/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/27/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/20/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/19/2018 - received in Senate
3/16/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 87-0
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/9/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB443.htm |
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| HB443 | NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS (BENVENUTI, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations.
Amend, create, and repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 273 to modernize statutes regulating nonprofit corporations. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn
4/14/2018 - placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - received in House
4/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0
4/13/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/29/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/27/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/20/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/19/2018 - received in Senate
3/16/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 87-0
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/9/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB443.htm |
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| HB456 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING (PALUMBO, RUTH ANN; Belcher, Linda) AN ACT relating to the posting of signage to prevent human trafficking.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to list businesses and entities and require those entities to prominently post a notice about human trafficking and include a toll-free number and a number for receiving text messages; require the Department for Public Health to create and make a notice available on its Web site; establish a penalty for noncompliance. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB456.htm |
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| HB464 | CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE (GOOCH JR., JIM; Riggs, Steven; Rowland, Bart) AN ACT relating to credit for reinsurance.
Amend KRS 304.5-140 to define "NAIC"; allow commissioner of Department of Insurance to promulgate administrative regulations establishing additional requirements for certain reinsurance arrangements; require accredited reinsurers to demonstrate adequate financial capacity; authorize reduction in trusteed surplus for certain assuming insurers maintaining a trust for the payment of reinsurance claims; establish requirements for certain assuming insurers maintaining a trust for the payment of reinsurance claims; establish requirements for assuming insurers that have been certified or seek to be certified as a reinsurer in Kentucky; require the commissioner to publish a list of qualified jurisdictions under which assuming insurers are eligible to be considered for certification as a reinsurer; require the commissioner to assign and publish a list setting forth the rating for each certified reinsurer; authorize the commissioner to suspend or revoke a reinsurer's accreditation or certification and establish due process procedures; establish requirements for the management of a ceding insurer's reinsurance recoverables; allow the commissioner to permit a certified reinsurer to defer posting security for catastrophic recoverables under certain circumstances; include certain exempted assets as acceptable forms of security permitted for certain reinsurance arrangements; authorize commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations; make conforming amendments; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/13/2018 - (H) Passed 70-19
4/13/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
3/27/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/27/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1, SCA 1T
3/27/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
3/27/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/22/2018 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate State and Local Government
3/22/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/21/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/20/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/20/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/19/2018 - Senate Banking and Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking and Insurance
3/5/2018 - received in Senate
3/2/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 82-0
3/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
3/1/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/28/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/28/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/28/2018 - House Banking and Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/26/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Banking and Insurance
2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
2/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB464.htm |
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| HB465 | REORGANIZATION (KOENIG, ADAM; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Establish and create various sections of KRS Chapter 308, relating to Public Protection Cabinet oversight of state occupational boards; define terms; declare policy regarding occupational licensing; list boards that are regulated under KRS Chapter 308; require the Department of Professional Licensing to provide administrative services, technical assistance, personnel staffing, and meeting space to the boards; organize the boards under seven authorities within the department; manage each authority with an executive director; establish a process for the department to review and evaluate each of its boards once every five years; set standards regarding board members, including appointments by the Governor, three year terms, quorum via majority, and voting eligibility; institute board per diem and travel expense rules; direct board officer elections, board member disqualification standards, and semiannual meeting requirements; establish general board powers; require executive director approval before a board may promulgate an administrative regulation; instruct boards to keep a register of licensees and make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; fix a set timeline for processing license applications; mandate that any license issued by a board be valid for at least two years; require boards to establish disciplinary review committees to process complaints against licensees; designate the process and limitations for the Governor's appointments to boards based on recommendations from nominating groups; make license applicant criminal background checks consistent with state and federal standards; require a licensee to report criminal convictions to the licensee's board; establish continuing education requirements and exemptions; immunize board members, staff, legal counsel, and other persons from civil liability for conduct that is taken in good faith and is within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties; direct the boards to send licensees a thirty-day notice of expiration both before and after the expiration occurs; prohibit a board from issuing an advisory opinion unless authorized by the board's enabling act; establish the Prescribing Boards Advisory Council within the department, composed of seven ex officio members with expertise in combatting prescription drug abuse; amend KRS 12.020 to add the new authorities and the Office of Inspector General to the cabinet; amend KRS 12.252 to describe the powers and duties of the cabinet's Office of Inspector General; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 198B, 216A, 309, 310, 311, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 317A, 317B, 319, 319A, 319B, 319C, 320, 322, 322A, 323, 323A, 324, 324A, 325, 326, 327, 329A, 330, 334, 334A, and 335 to conform; amend KRS 325.230 to place the State Board of Accountancy within the Department of Financial Institutions; amend KRS 48.315 to conform, repeal KRS 216A.050, 310.080, 311.540, 311.882, 311B.060, 312.045, 312.055, 312.065, 315.171, 319A.030, 319A.040, 319A.050, 322.260, 322.270, 323.160, 323.180, 323.190, 323.200, 323A.150, 323A.180, 323A.190, 323A.200, 324.2811, 324.284, 324A.025, 324B.010, 324B.020, 324B.030, 324B.040, 324B.050, 324B.060, 334.170, 334A.100, 334A.110, 335.060, and 335.307. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/20/2018 - received in Senate
3/19/2018 - floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
3/19/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 47-33 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1) and (2)
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
3/15/2018 - floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
3/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/14/2018 - House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB465.htm |
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| HB467 | UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (WELLS, WILLIAM; AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the waiting week for all employees in the Commonwealth eligible for unemployment insurance benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB467.htm |
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| HB471 | PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS (DECESARE, JIM; Koenig, Adam) AN ACT relating to contracting of public works projects and declaring an emergency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to set guidelines for awarding contracts for public works projects; set forth that public agencies awarding contracts can't require or prohibit bidders to adhere to agreements with a labor organization relating to a public works project; set restrictions on a public agency in awarding a grant, tax abatement, or tax credit in situations contrary to the provisions of the Act. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB471.htm |
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| HB475 | CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICES (HEAVRIN, SAMARA; Dossett, Myron) AN ACT relating to caller identification services.
Amend KRS 367.46955 to prohibit knowingly using a caller identification service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent of defrauding or causing harm to another person or wrongfully obtaining anything of value; amend KRS 367.46999 to provide that any person who is found guilty of violating KRS 367.46955(9) must be fined no less than $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for any subsequent offense and also must pay restitution of any financial benefit secured through conduct proscribed by KRS 367.46955(9). |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/29/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/29/2018 - received in House
3/29/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/29/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/27/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
3/22/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules
3/21/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
3/21/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/21/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/21/2018 - Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/20/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
3/20/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/20/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
3/15/2018 - received in Senate
3/14/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 95-0
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
3/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/8/2018 - House Small Business and Information Technology, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Small Business and Information Technology
2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business and Information Technology
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB475.htm |
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| HB478 | PUBLIC NOTICE (DECESARE, JIM; Rothenburger, Rob) AN ACT relating to public notice.
Amend KRS 64.810, 65.530, 65.686, 65A.050, 67.090, 67.855, 67A.070, 67A.160, 67A.847, 68.245, 74.361, 76.278, 77.265, 91A.565, 91.756, 94.835, 96.5395, 96A.340, 103.210, 107.360,157.160, 158.6453, 160.210, 160.463, 160.470, 160.603, 160,614, and 178.330 to delete the requirement that a local government, special district, or school board give public notice through newspaper advertisement and replace the notice requirement with publication on the government's or district's Web site; amend KRS 424.130, 424.150, 424.170, 424.220, 424.240, 424.250, 424.260,424.270, 424.280, and 424.330 to add publishing on a Web site as a method of advertisement; amend KRS 91A.040, 324A.163, 393,110, and 424.215 to conform; repeal KRS 424.190. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB478.htm |
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| HB479 | APPRENTICESHIPS (GENTRY, ALAN; Sims Jr., John; Cantrell, McKenzie; DuPlessis, Jim; Harris, Chris; Prunty, Melinda Gibbons; Riggs, Steven; Schamore, Dean; York, Jill) AN ACT relating to apprenticeships.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to declare a tax credit for the small businesses that have an apprenticeship program and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 343 to require the Department of Workplace Standards to certify to the Department of Revenue the small businesses with apprenticeship programs and set out purpose of the tax credit; and amend various sections of KRS Chapter 131 and 141 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB479.htm |
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| HB500 | EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (HATTON, ANGIE; Sinnette, Kevin; Cantrell, McKenzie; Flood, Kelly; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Scott, Attica) AN ACT relating to employment agreements.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 417 to prevent an employer from having a defense to a claim that an arbitration agreement is unconscionable if the employee alleges claims of sexual harassment and was not fully informed of the inclusion of the arbitration agreement or its impact at the time that the employment agreement was entered into, or if the inclusion of an arbitration provision in the agreement was a condition of employment; prohibit a court from enforcing or compelling arbitration if it finds that a provision of an agreement is unconscionable; limit their restrictions to judicial proceedings initiated on or after the effective date of this Act. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB500.htm |
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| HB503 | ATTORNEYS (HATTON, ANGIE; AN ACT relating to attorneys.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 creating a statute of limitations for actions asserting that an attorney engaged in solicitation; repeal KRS 21A.300, KRS 21A.310, and KRS 21A.320. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB503.htm |
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| HB515 | COMMONWEALTH CIVIL ACTIONS (IMES, KENNY; AN ACT relating to venue in civil actions that include the Commonwealth or its agencies.
Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes relating to the Franklin Circuit Court to provide alternative concurrent venue and jurisdiction when appealing the decisions of state agencies, and to move venue from Franklin Circuit Court to the Circuit Courts of the counties in which events underlying the enforcement actions occurred. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB515.htm |
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| HB518 | EMPLOYMENT (CANTRELL, MCKENZIE; AN ACT relating to employment.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to make the termination of employment without cause to be unlawful; establish amount that may be recovered for wrongful discharge and when the employers' internal procedures are used. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB518.htm |
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| HB540 | NEW TAX CREDIT (PRATT, PHILLIP; AN ACT relating to a new tax credit.
Establish a new subchapter under KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to allow the earn and learn tax credit in an amount up to 25% of the costs incurred by an approved company for tuition or other educational expenses paid on behalf of a qualified employee, not to exceed $1,500 and up to 50% of those costs incurred for a qualified employee in recovery, not to exceed $2,000; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow the tax credit against the income taxes and the limited liability entity tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2023; amend various sections to require reporting of data to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB540.htm |
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| HB541 | HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEE TAX CREDIT (PRATT, PHILLIP; AN ACT relating to the highly skilled employee tax credit.
Establish Subchapter 13 of KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to define terms and create a tax credit for residents of the Commonwealth that are employed in high-skill, high-demand industry sector positions in an amount not to exceed $1,500 for each eligible position and a total of $3 million in each fiscal year; create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to allow a nonrefundable, nontransferable tax credit against the individual income tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, but before January 1, 2022, and to require reporting by the department; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend various sections to conform to the reporting requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB541.htm |
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| HB547 | KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEM (SINNETTE, KEVIN; AN ACT relating to employer contributions rates for employers participating in the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 61.565 to set the employer contribution rates for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, the County Employees Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System for the 2018-2020 biennium at the levels payable in fiscal year 2017-2018; require the board of trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems to amend employer rates payable on or after July 1, 2018, accordingly; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB547.htm |
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| HB551 | STATE ADMINISTERED RETIREMENT SYSTEM (WAYNE, JIM; Adkins, Rocky; Richards, Jody) AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties of the trustees and investment managers for the state-administered retirement systems.
Amend KRS 21.540, 61.650, and 161.430 to require the state-administered retirement systems to follow the state Model Procurement Code when contracting for investment management services; amend KRS 61.645 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 161.250 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Teachers' Retirement System; amend KRS 61.990 and 161.990 to provide that a knowing violation of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Teachers' Retirement System shall be a Class D felony. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB551.htm |
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| HB551 | STATE ADMINISTERED RETIREMENT SYSTEM (WAYNE, JIM; Adkins, Rocky; Richards, Jody) AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties of the trustees and investment managers for the state-administered retirement systems.
Amend KRS 21.540, 61.650, and 161.430 to require the state-administered retirement systems to follow the state Model Procurement Code when contracting for investment management services; amend KRS 61.645 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 161.250 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Teachers' Retirement System; amend KRS 61.990 and 161.990 to provide that a knowing violation of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Teachers' Retirement System shall be a Class D felony. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB551.htm |
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| HB557 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (PETRIE, JASON; AN ACT relating to economic development.
Amend KRS 56.440 to define "headquarters," "nonretail service and technology project," and "nonretail service and technology entity;" amend KRS 56.510, relating to state lands and buildings to expand eligible projects from industrial projects to include headquarters and nonretail service and technology projects; include eligibility requirements to create a new section of KRS Chapter 141to define how skills training credits may be applied to income tax obligations; amend KRS 144.0205 to conform; amend KRS 148.546 and 148.8591 to allow online reporting from Tourism, Arts and Heritage to the LRC in lieu of a physical report; amend KRS 154.10-050 to remove requirement that cabinet secretary create and submit an annual strategic plan for economic development; create a new section of KRS 154.12-2084 to 154.12-2089 to sunset current investment credits; amend KRS 154.12-100 to change reporting requirements and include posting of annual report required by KRS 154.12-2035; amend KRS 154.12-204 to include new definitions relating to the skills training investment credit; amend KRS 154.12-205 to substitute the phrase "qualified company" for "business and industry"; amend KRS 154.12-206 to substitute the phrase "approved companies" for "business and industry;" amend KRS 154.12-207 to provide additional details about skills training investment and grant-in-aid credit qualifications; amend KRS 154.12-208 to allow the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation to submit annual report on the cabinet's Web page instead of via paper to LRC; amend KRS 154.12-278 to allow reporting obligations of Kentucky Innovation Act on the cabinet Web page instead of paper copy to the Governor and LRC; amend KRS 154.12-310 to remove satellite offices and specify the number of affiliate centers; amend KRS 154.12-2035 to allow posting of annual report to the cabinet's Web page instead of a physical copy to the Governor and LRC; rename the small business investment credit as the Kentucky small business tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-150 to allow annual reporting by Web page instead of by physical copy to the Governor and LRC; amend KRS 154.20-170 to remove reference to targeted industrial sector; amend KRS 154.20-230 to change definition of "qualified activity"; amend KRS 154.20-234 to change elements of qualified investment and authorize promulgation of administrative regulations; amend KRS 154.20-238 to increase allowable time for investment; amend KRS 154.27-050 to allow posting of annual report to the cabinet Web site instead of submitting it to the Governor and LRC; amend KRS 154.30-010 to change investment criteria and refine definitions; create a new section of Subchapter 27 of KRS Chapter 154 to sunset incentives allowed by KRS 154.27-010 to KRS 154.27-100; amend KRS 154.30-070 to alter requirements of tax incentive agreement; amend KRS 154.30-080 to allow cancellation of tax incentive agreements and add definitions; amend KRS 154.31-030 to allow annual reporting by post to the cabinet Web page; amend KRS 154.32-010 to include new definitions; amend KRS 154.32-020 to expand the list of companies eligible for incentives; amend KRS 154.60-010 and KRS 154.60-020 to replace term "Division of Small Business" with "Office of Entrepreneurship"; amend KRS 154.60-020 to extend time period for credit-related activity; repeal KRS 141.430 relating to income tax credit calculations; repeal KRS 154.10-100 relating to information transfer network; repeal KRS 154.10-120 relating to preparation of the strategic plan for economic development; repeal KRS 154.10-125 relating to content of the strategic economic development plan; repeal KRS 154.10-140 relating to performance benchmarks; repeal KRS 154.30-052 relating to signature project loan program requirements; repeal KRS 154.48-010 containing definitions for KRS 154.48-010 to 154.48-035; repeal KRS 154.48-015 expressing the findings of the General Assembly; repeal KRS154.48-020 relating to administrative regulations and open meetings; repeal KRS 154.48-025 to 154.48-030, and 154.48.035 establishing the Kentucky Environmental Stewardship Act; repeal KRS 224.01-020 relating to the funding for cleaning agricultural warehousing sites. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - received in House
4/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0; floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed
4/13/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
3/29/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/27/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/22/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
3/21/2018 - received in Senate
3/20/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 58-38
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
3/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/8/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB557.htm |
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| HB569 | SALES AND USE TAX (SINNETTE, KEVIN; AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.
Amend KRS 139.200 to increase the sales tax rate to seven percent effective October 1, 2018; amend KRS 139.310 to increase the use tax rate to seven percent effective October 1, 2018, amend KRS 139.470 to eliminate exemptions for sales made through vending machines, sales to state and local government agencies, sales of residential sewer services, sales of water and fuel for residential uses, sales to out-of-state state agencies, organizations or institutions exempt form sales and use tax in its state of residence, sales of industrial supplies and industrial tools used in manufacturing or industrial processing, the Kentucky River Authority water use fee, sales of water used in raising equine, amounts received from a tobacco buydown, sales of semi-trailers and trailers, and the first $50,000 in sales of admissions to county fairs; amend KRS 139.471 to provide that certain contracts and lease or rental agreements entered into on or before the effective date of this Act shall be excluded from the rate increases; amend KRS 139.472 to eliminate exemptions for colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy supplies, prosthetic devices, mobility enhancing equipment, and durable medical equipment; amend KRS 139.531 to eliminate exemption for breeding stock and horses less than two years of age; amend KRS 139.010, 132.200, 138.358, 139.340, 139.778, 139.990, 143A.030, 148.546, 154.12-223, 154.27-070, 154.27-100, 154.27-110, 154.27-120, and 154.27-130 to conform; repeal KRS 139.480, 139.482, 139.483, 139.484, 139.495, 139.496, 139.497, 139.505, 139.518, 139.533, 139.534, 139.537, and 139.538; EFFECTIVE October 1, 2018. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB569.htm |
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| HB572 | LOUISVILLE ARENA (WAYNE, JIM; Moffett, Phil; Cantrell, McKenzie; Donohue, Jeffery; Gentry, Alan; Graham, Derrick; Harris, Chris; Horlander, Dennis; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou; Meeks, Reginald; Nemes, Jason; Owens, Darryl; Riggs, Steven; Scott, Attica) AN ACT relating to the Louisville arena.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to define terms; establish the Louisville Arena Authority, Inc.; subject the authority to the Kentucky Model Procurement Code and open records and meetings requirements; subject board members and officers to the Executive Branch Code of Ethics; provide membership requirements and organizational requirements; provide for the appointment of the chair and functions of the authority; direct the use of revenues; require an annual audit; amend KRS 12.020 to abolish the Division of the Louisville Arena within Kentucky State Fair Board; establish the Louisville Arena in the Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB572.htm |
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| HB580 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (BANTA, KIM; Santoro, Sal) AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish an alcoholic beverages direct shipping license; create application requirements necessary to obtain a direct shipping license; establish shipping requirements for licensees and common carriers; prohibit licensees from shipping to addresses located in dry territories; amend KRS 241.010 to define “consumer,” “direct shipment," and “direct shipper,” ; amend KRS 242.280 to prohibit the receipt of alcoholic beverages in dry territories from a direct shipper; amend KRS 243.030 to establish a direct shipping license fee; amend KRS 243.0305 to allow a distiller to receive purchases over the phone or online; allow a distiller to ship packages to a consumer using a common carrier; amend KRS 243.200 to establish conditions under which a person with a transporter’s license can ship to a consumer; amend KRS 243.355 to allow a distilled spirits and wine storage license to be issued as a primary license or as a supplementary license to the holder of a direct shipping license; amend KRS 244.165 to allow a distiller from another state to ship spirits to a Kentucky resident; amend KRS 242.260 to exclude licensed common carriers from being liable for delivering alcoholic beverages in dry territories; amend KRS 242.270 to exclude licensed common carriers from being liable for delivering alcoholic beverages in dry territories; amend KRS 244.240 to prohibit a direct shipping licensing from being interested in any retailer business; amend KRS 243.130 to allow a distiller to sell souvenir packages at retail over the phone and Internet; amend KRS 243.034 and 243.0341 to conform; repeal KRS 243.886. |
| | Current Status: | 3/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB580.htm |
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| HB585 | TAX EXPENDITURES (COUCH, TIM; AN ACT relating to tax expenditures and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 243.720 eliminate the reduced rate on low-volume distilled spirits and malt beverages; amend KRS 243.884 to equalize the tax rate among all alcoholic beverage taxes and impose the tax on sales made by a small farm winery or wholesaler of wine produced by a small farm winery; amend KRS 171.396 to lower the certified rehabilitation credit cap to $4 million; amend KRS 141.010 to sunset the domestic production activities deduction, to impose income tax on 50% of any dividend income classified as a patronage dividend, to include in net income any dividends-paid deduction of a real estate investment trust, and define the term "credit union"; amend KRS 141.040 to impose income tax on credit unions at reduced income tax rate bracket levels; amend KRS 243.720 to conform; amend KRS 141.422 to reduce the annual biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit cap to $5 million, the annual cellulosic ethanol tax credit cap to $2.5 million, and the annual ethanol tax credit cap to $2.5 million; amend KRS 141.423 to reduce the amount certified as a tax credit to 50 cents per gallon of biodiesel produced; amend KRS 141.4242 to reduce the amount certified as a tax credit to 50 cents per gallon of ethanol produced; amend KRS 141.4244 to reduce the amount certified as a tax credit to 50 cents per gallon of cellulosic ethanol produced; amend KRS 141.389 to sunset the distilled spirits tax credit; amend KRS 154.32-070 to provide that 100% of the tax liability may be offset with the tax credit if the economic development project is within an enhanced incentive county, and 75% of the tax liability may be offset by the tax credit if the economic development project is outside an enhanced incentive county; amend KRS 141.385 and 141.386 to sunset the tax credits; amend KRS 141.390 to allow 40% of the installed cost of recycling equipment to qualify for the tax credit; amend KRS 138.270 to set the allowance for collecting and reporting the tax at 2%; amend KRS 141.0401 to apply the tax to personal service corporations; amend KRS 141.206 to conform; amend KRS 132.020 to set the state property tax rate for real property at 12.7 cents upon each $100 of assessed value, to increase the 4% ceiling on revenues to 5%, and to increase the rates for certain tangible personal property; amend KRS 139.010 to include the amount charged for labor or services rendered in installing or applying the tangible personal property sold; amend KRS 139.470 to include in gross receipts the sale of a semi-trailer and trailer; amend KRS 139.480 to include, within the definition of retail sale, locomotives or rolling stock, certain agricultural items, property certified as a pollution control facility, and aircraft, repair and replacement parts therefor, and supplies; amend KRS 139.531 to include the sale of certain horses; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 139.483; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB585.htm |
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| SB1 | RETIREMENT (BOWEN, JOE; Stivers, Robert; McDaniel, Christian; Thayer, Damon) AN ACT relating to retirement.
Amend KRS 6.505 to provide that the "inviolable contract" provisions shall not apply to legislative changes to Legislators' Retirement Plan (LRP) that become effective on or after July 1, 2018; make technical changes; amend KRS 6.520 to reduce the benefit factor of LRP members who began participating prior to 1/1/2014 to 1.97%; amend KRS 6.525 to recalculate current and future LRP retiree benefits effective 1/1/2019 so that the benefit from LRP is based solely upon salary earned as a legislator; amend KRS 6.518 to conform; amend KRS 21.360 to provide that the "inviolable contract" provisions shall not apply to legislative changes to the Judicial Retirement Plan (JRP) that become effective on or after July 1, 2018; make technical changes; amend KRS 21.374 to remove provisions relative to the election to participate in the cash balance plan by existing members and amend to provide that LRP and JRP members may elect to cease participating in LRP or JRP and participate prospectively in KERS in the new optional 401(a) money purchase plan for any future service as a legislator, judge, or justice; amend KRS 21.402 to change the interest credit in the JRP/LRP cash balance plans to 85% of the 5-year smoothed return above 0% if the member is contributing to a state-administered retirement system or plan and 0% if the person is not contributing to a state-administered retirement system or plan; amend KRS 21.460 to prohibit the purchase of recontributions of refunds to LRP/JRP by members who are participating in the 401(a) money purchase plan provided by this Act; amend KRS 21.480 to provide that the "inviolable contract" provisions shall not apply to legislative changes to JRP that become effective on or after July 1, 2018; make technical changes; amend KRS 21.372 and 21.385 to make technical/conforming amendments to JRP/LRP statutes; create a new section of KRS 61.510 to 61.705 to establish an optional 401(a) money purchase plan for new nonhazardous members who begin participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and County Employees Retirement System (CERS) on or after January 1, 2019, who elect to participate in the plan; provide that the optional money purchase plan shall be a mandatory defined contribution plan that will operate as another benefit tier in KERS/CERS and will include a 4% employer contribution; provide that the investment options for members of the money purchase plan shall be determined by the KRS board and may include options for investing in system assets, investment options provided by an external vendor selected by the KRS board, or investment options provided through an agreement with the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority (KDC); provide for a 5-year vesting period for employer contributions in the 401(a) money purchase plan; provide that a member can retire and take a refund or his or her account or annuitize his or her account balance in the 401(a) money purchase plan into one of the payment options provided by the system upon reaching age 65 with 5 years' service or upon meeting a combined age and service requirement of 87 years with a minimum age of 57; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 relative to SPRS, KERS, and CERS to exclude uniform and equipment allowances from the definition of creditable compensation, require that a final compensation based upon the highest 3 (hazardous) or highest 5 (nonhazardous) years of creditable compensation must contain at least 36 or 60 months, as applicable, for those members retiring on or after January 1, 2019; for Tier I nonhazardous KERS and CERS members retiring on or after July 1, 2023, prohibit lump-sum payments for compensatory time at retirement from increasing retirement benefit calculations; define "nonhazardous position" and "accumulated employer contribution" and make technical and conforming changes; amend KRS 61.546 and 78.616 to provide that members of KERS/CERS/SPRS who retire on or after August 1, 2018, shall not receive sick leave service credit for more than the sick leave they have accumulated as of July 31, 2018, and shall not be eligible to use sick leave service credit for purposes of determining retirement eligibility; provide that no additional KERS/CERS agencies may elect to adopt a sick leave program on or after August 1, 2018; amend KRS 61.565 to define normal cost for purposes of funding for KERS, CERS, SPRS, LRP, and JRP; provide that costs for the optional 401(a) money purchase plan shall be included in the normal cost calculation; provide that for the 2019 actuarial valuation the unfunded liabilities shall be financed using a level dollar amortization method and that unfunded liability payments shall be prorated to each employer based upon the employer's average share of payroll over fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, except for those employers who have ceased participation; provide that employer funding requirements shall be determined using the entry age normal cost method, a 5-year asset smoothing method, and assumptions adopted by the KRS board; provide that KERS and SPRS rates shall be adjusted annually rather than on a biennial basis in the 2020-2022 budget biennium; amend KRS 61.597 to change the interest credit for KERS/CERS nonhazardous members in the cash balance plan to 85% of the 10-year smoothed return above 0% if the member is contributing to a state-administered retirement system or plan and 0% if the person is not contributing to a state-administered retirement system or plan; amend KRS 16.601 to provide that in the event of a line-of-duty death of a KERS, CERS, or SPRS hazardous member, the spouse shall supersede the beneficiary designation on file; amend KRS 61.552 to provide that members who begin participating in the optional 401(a) money purchase plan shall not be eligible to purchase service credit and to make conforming amendments; provide severability clause. |
| | Current Status: | 3/9/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/8/2018 - floor amendments (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute
3/8/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
3/7/2018 - floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
3/7/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably w/SCS 1, to Rules
3/7/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/6/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/6/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/6/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/5/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/5/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/5/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
2/28/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB1.htm |
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| SB11 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; Thomas, Reginald) AN ACT relating to telecommunications.
Amend KRS 278.5461 to include a definition of "personally identifiable information"; amend KRS 278.5462 to provide that no telecommunications or Internet service provider shall collect personally identifiable information from a customer as a result of the customer's use of the telecommunications or Internet services without the customer's express written approval. |
| | Current Status: | 1/3/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
10/18/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB11.htm |
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| SB17 | WAGES (THOMAS, REGINALD; 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, to $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2019, to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2020, to $11.00 per hour on July 1, 2021, to $12.05 per hour on July 1, 2022, to $13.10 per hour on July 1, 2023, to $13.95 per hour on July 1, 2024, and to $15.00 per hour on July 1, 2025, and to raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $2.13 per hour on the effective date of the Act, to $3.05 per hour on July 1, 2019, to $3.95 per hour on July 1, 2020, and to $4.90 per hour on July 1, 2021; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage. |
| | Current Status: | 1/3/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
11/20/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB17.htm |
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| SB25 | SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES (ALVARADO, RALPH; Thayer, Damon; Schickel, John; Schroder, Wil) AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65A to require proposed increases in ad valorem taxes and certain fees and the levy of new ad valorem taxes or fees by special purpose governmental entities to be submitted to the legislative body of the county or city in which the special purpose governmental entity is located for review; amend KRS 75.031 to require that nonfirefighter property owner members of boards of trustees for fire protection districts and volunteer fire department districts be elected in regular November elections; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 65A.100; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
3/22/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
2/20/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
2/15/2018 - received in House
2/14/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 22-14 with Committee Substitute (1) & floor amendment (1)
2/14/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1, SFA 1
2/13/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2018
2/2/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
1/18/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/18/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1
1/17/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1 to Regular Calendar.
1/17/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
1/17/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/4/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB25.htm |
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| SB33 | PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURITY (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; Thomas, Reginald) AN ACT relating to the security of personal information and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 367.363 to include additional definitions; amend KRS 367.3645 to provide for a free security freeze in the event a protected person has been notified of a security breach pursuant to the Act and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 367.365 to require consumer reporting agencies to encrypt electronic data contained in consumer files and consumer reports; allow for security freezes to be requested by methods established by the consumer reporting agency; allow consumers to request a replacement personal identification number or password in the same manner as the original security freeze request; remove the expiration of a credit freeze after seven years; include gender-neutral language; to prohibit a credit reporting agency from charging a fee for security freeze in the event a consumer has been notified of a security breach; require that consumer reporting agencies notify consumers of security breaches in compliance with KRS 365.732(4) to (7) and provide five years of credit monitoring; allow for a security freeze placed at one nationwide consumer reporting agency to be sent and applied to other nationwide consumer reporting agencies; require third-party agents to notify consumer reporting agencies of security breaches; require consumer reporting agencies to comply with KRS 365.732(3); prohibit requirements that consumers waive rights or submit to arbitration; amend KRS 365.730 to extend definitions to KRS 365.732; to conform the definition of "personally identifiable information"; amend KRS 365.732 to define "encrypt," and "security breach"; provide an exemption for consumer reporting agencies subject to this Act; prohibit electronic or substitute notice from being sent to electronic and email accounts involved in the security breach; provide for the request for three consumer reports from each nationwide consumer reporting agency by consumers affected by a security breach; prohibit requirements that consumers waive rights or submit to arbitration; require certain information holders to encrypt personally identifiable data; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.931 to exempt certain persons from the definition of "nonaffiliated third parties"; conform the definition of "personally identifiable information"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.932, KRS 61.933, 61.934,171.450, 42.722, and 42.726 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/3/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking and Insurance
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/8/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB33.htm |
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| SB35 | WAGE AND HOURS EXEMPTION (SCHICKEL, JOHN; AN ACT relating to an exemption for wage and hours.
Amend KRS 337.010 to include employees of amusement and recreational facilities that are open for no more than seven months in a year in the exemptions relating to wages and hours, bringing Kentucky's laws in line with the federal exemptions. |
| | Current Status: | 4/13/2018 - floor amendments (4), and (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (3) and (6) filed
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/27/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/22/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed to Bill
3/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar w/HCS 1, HCA 1
3/22/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/22/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/23/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
2/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/30/2018 - received in House
1/29/2018 - (S) THIRD READING; floor amendment (1) withdrawn; passed 19-16 with floor amendment (2)
1/29/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SFA 1, 2
1/26/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
1/25/2018 - floor amendment (2) filed
1/24/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
1/24/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/23/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
1/23/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
1/23/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/3/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
12/7/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB35.htm |
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| SB38 | PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION (KERR, ALICE FORGY; Adams, Julie Raque; McGarvey, Morgan; Schroder, Wil; Thomas, Reginald) AN ACT relating to pregnancy-related discrimination.
Amend KRS 344.030 to include within the definition of "reasonable accommodation," accommodations made for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; define "related medical condition"; amend KRS 344.040 to make it unlawful for an employer to fail to accommodate an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition; require employers to provide notice to all employees regarding the right to be free from discrimination for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. |
| | Current Status: | 3/6/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/9/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/8/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/8/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/8/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/8/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/3/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
1/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB38.htm |
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| SB70 | UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE CAPITAL PROJECT (MCDANIEL, CHRISTIAN; AN ACT authorizing a University of Louisville capital project making an appropriation therefor and declaring an emergency.
Authorize and appropriate $8,000,000 for the construction of a television broadcast/production studio at the University of Louisville; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/10/2018 - BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/9/2018 - filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
1/29/2018 - delivered to Governor
1/29/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
1/26/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
1/25/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 86-4
1/25/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/24/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 25, 2018
1/24/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/23/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
1/23/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/19/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
1/16/2018 - received in House
1/11/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 34-0
1/11/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
1/10/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 11, 2018
1/9/2018 - (S) SECOND READING to Rules
1/9/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
1/9/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/8/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
1/8/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
1/8/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
1/8/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
1/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB70.htm |
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| SB78 | ELECTRICIANS (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; AN ACT relating to electricians.
Amend KRS 227A.060 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to administer its electrician licensing examination; allow an applicant to sit for the electrician licensing examination if the applicant has four years of experience or two years of experience plus an acceptable training course in electrical work; create a nonrenewable two-year provisional electrician license; require an applicant for a provisional license to have at least six years of verifiable experience since age 16; establish how a provisional license holder may become a licensed electrician; allow a former provisional license holder to apply for regular licensure as an electrician. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
4/14/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
4/14/2018 - (S) Passed 21-13
4/14/2018 - Senate Concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
4/14/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
4/14/2018 - received in Senate
4/14/2018 - (H) THIRD READING; floor amendment (3) defeated; passed 45-44 with Committee Substitute
4/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4) filed to Bill
3/22/2018 - floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
3/22/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/21/2018 - floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) filed to Bill
3/21/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/21/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/20/2018 - House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/2/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/30/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/26/2018 - received in House
1/25/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 26-10 with floor amendment (1)
1/25/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 25, 2018
1/24/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/23/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
1/23/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
1/23/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
1/23/2018 - Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB78.htm |
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| SB79 | SURPRISE BILLING (ALVARADO, RALPH; Buford, Tom) AN ACT relating to surprise billing.
Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define balance billing, cost sharing, emergency health care services, emergency medical condition, health care service, insured, maximum allowable cost, and usual and customary rate; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner of insurance to collect information from insurers regarding billed charges, and either to select a nonprofit to distribute the information to or to publish the information annually on its Web site; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define unanticipated out-of-network care, and to require an insurer to reimburse for unanticipated out-of-network care at the usual and customary rate for the service; prohibit any lower reimbursement; prohibit balance billing from a provider who has been reimbursed in accordance with this section; allow a provider to bill for any applicable cost-sharing requirements owed by the insured; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-430, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010, and 304.39-241 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 1/30/2018 - Senate Banking and Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking and Insurance
1/11/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB79.htm |
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| SB82 | AUXILIARY CONTAINERS DISPOSITION (WILSON, MIKE; AN ACT relating to the use of and disposition of auxiliary containers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 providing definitions of "auxiliary container" and "local government"; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 109 prohibiting local governments from adopting ordinances or regulations concerning the use, prohibition of, or taxes upon auxiliary containers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 exempting certain facilities and properties of local governments. |
| | Current Status: | 3/6/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
1/18/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/17/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB82.htm |
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| SB99 | EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; AN ACT relating to employment protections.
Amend KRS 337.420 to require an employer with one or more employees to be subject to the wage discrimination requirements; amend KRS 337.423 to require no wage discrimination for what has been paid to current or past employees and prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee for discussing wages. |
| | Current Status: | 1/23/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB99.htm |
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| SB111 | PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING (THAYER, DAMON; AN ACT relating Pari-mutuel wagering.
Amend KRS 138.510 to make permanent the Breeder's Cup exemption which sunsetted December 31, 2017. |
| | Current Status: | 1/26/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/25/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB111.htm |
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| SB115 | CONSOLIDATED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (SEUM, DAN; AN ACT relating to the incorporation of cities in counties containing consolidated local governments.
Amend KRS 67C.111 to remove the prohibition on incorporation of cities within consolidated local governments; amend KRS 81.050 and 81A.410 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 1/31/2018 - (S) WITHDRAWN
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/30/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/29/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB115.htm |
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| SB135 | OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS (SCHRODER, WIL; AN ACT relating to official documents.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 423 to define various terms; limit the applicability of the Act to notarial acts performed on or after August 1, 2019; allow a notarial officer to perform a notarial act in Kentucky; outline requirements for certain notarial acts; require a personal or online appearance before a notarial officer; specify the requirements of identifying an individual before a notarial officer; allow a notarial officer to refuse to perform a notarial act; state who may perform a notarial act in Kentucky; recognize notarial acts performed in other states; recognize notarial acts performed in federally recognized Indian tribes under federal law, and in foreign countries; allow a notary public to perform a notarial act by means of communication technology; require a notarial act to be evidenced by a certificate; provide short form certificates for use by notarial officers; outline the requirements for an official stamp of a notary public; assign responsibility of the notary public's stamping device to the notary public; require a notary public to maintain a journal chronicling all notarial acts performed by that notary public; require a notary public to register with the Secretary of State that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records; outline the necessary requirements to be a notary public; outline grounds for suspending, denying, or revoking a commission as a notary public; require the Secretary of State to maintain an electronic database of notaries public; detail prohibited acts; establish the validity of notarial acts; allow the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act; require all commissions occurring after the effective date of this Act to comply with this Act; state that a portion of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to state that a paper copy of an electronic record shall satisfy a law requiring a tangible document; create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to create the Kentucky Notarization and Recording Standards Commission; amend KRS 423.200 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 369.103 to allow electronic signatures on transactions relating to the conveyance of interests in real property and the creation or transfer of negotiable instruments; amend KRS 62.065 to allow a surety to cover more than one required bond; repeal KRS 423.010, 423.020, 423.030, 423.040, 423.050, 423.060, 423.070, 423.080, and 423.990; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2019. |
| | Current Status: | 2/8/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/7/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB135.htm |
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| SB143 | PRIOR AUTHORIZATION (ALVARADO, RALPH; AN ACT relating to prior authorization.
Create a new section of subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require an insurer develop processes for electronic prior authorizations; to establish an extended length of authorization under certain circumstances; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require that the Department of Medicaid Services comply with the provisions of this Act; amend 205.522 to require a Medicaid managed care organization to comply with Sections 1 and Sections 8,9,10,11, and 12 of this Act; amend KRS 217.211 to require governmental units of the Commonwealth to promulgate administrative regulations for electronic prescribing that include electronic prior authorization standards meeting certain requirements; amend KRS 218A.171 to require governmental units of the Commonwealth to promulgate administrative regulations for electronic prescribing that include electronic prior authorization standards meeting certain requirements; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define "cost sharing," "covered services," "emergency health care services," "emergency medical condition," "health care services," "health facility" or "facility," "insured" or "covered person," "medically necessary health care services," "nonparticipating provider," and "participating provider"; amend 304.17A-500 to remove duplicate definitions; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to include prehospital transportation in required coverage; to prohibit a requirement of a utilization review for prehospital transportation or for the provision of emergency health care services; to establish a presumption of medical necessity if a provider certifies in writing that services were emergency health care services; to allow rebuttal of presumption of medical necessity by clear and convincing evidence; to prohibit greater restrictions of emergency health care services coverage for nonparticipating providers than for participating providers; to establish time frame for notification of an insurer following provision of emergency health care services to a covered person; amend KRS 304.17A-600 to amend the definition of "prospective review" to include prior authorization, step therapy, preadmission review, pretreatment review, and utilization and case management; establish standard of review for "urgent health care services"; amend KRS 304.17A-603 to require certain written procedures of insurers be accessible on its Web site; amend 304.17A-607 to require that only physicians licensed in Kentucky decisions relating to utilization reviews; to establish a time frame for providing utilization decisions; to allow for electronic format of certain required notices; to establish that an insurer's failure to respond within set time frames shall be deemed a preauthorization; amend KRS 304.17A-641 to establish preauthorization time frame requirement for emergency medical conditions or other health care services that require immediate post-evaluation or post-stabilization services; to establish that an insurer's failure to respond within set time frames shall be deemed a preauthorization; Amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-430, 304.17A-623, 304.17A-600 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010 and 304.29-241 to conform; repeal 304.17A-640 |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking and Insurance
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/13/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB143.htm |
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| SB160 | SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS DURING STATE OF EMERGENCY (GIRDLER, RICK; Adams, Julie Raque) AN ACT relating to the sale of consumer goods during a state of emergency.
Amend KRS 367.372 to include additional definitions; amend KRS 367.374 to revise the time of an initial order to 15 days, provide for early termination, and clarify when prices are not in violation of the statute; amend KRS 367.374 to limit the total civil penalty allowed to $25,000 for any 24 hour period and limit additional penalties. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/21/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/21/2018 - received in Senate
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/20/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 58-36
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
3/16/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/15/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/15/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/15/2018 - House Economic Development and Workforce Investment, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/13/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
3/9/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
3/7/2018 - received in House
3/6/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-1
3/6/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/5/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
2/28/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/27/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
2/15/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB160.htm |
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| SB171 | EXPUNGEMENT (HIGDON, JIMMY; AN ACT relating to expungement and making an appropriation therefor.
Amend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of certain Class D felonies with a ten-year or twenty-year waiting period; distribute $50 of each filing fee to the Kentucky State Police; distribute $100 of each filing fee to the Commonwealth's attorney's office that prosecuted the case; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed with or without prejudice to petition for expungement; set time limits for filing petitions; amend KRS 431.079 to require a certificate of eligibility only if a petition or application seeks expungement of a conviction; APPROPRIATION. |
| | Current Status: | 3/8/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB171.htm |
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| SB172 | CIVIL RIGHTS (NEAL, GERALD A.; AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Amend KRS 344.040 to make it unlawful to require a job applicant to disclose his or her criminal history prior to making an offer of employment to the applicant. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB172.htm |
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| SB180 | EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; Thomas, Reginald) AN ACT relating to an earned income tax credit.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to establish a refundable earned income tax credit. |
| | Current Status: | 2/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB180.htm |
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| SB185 | EXPUNGEMENT (NEAL, GERALD A.; AN ACT relating to expungement.
Amend KRS 431.073 to make additional criminal 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: | 2/23/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB185.htm |
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| SB190 | CIVIL RIGHTS (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; Thomas, Reginald; Adams, Julie Raque; Clark, Perry B.; Kerr, Alice Forgy; Neal, Gerald A.) AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation," "gender identity," " local Commission," and " real estate-related transaction"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition on discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.100, 344.110, and 18A.095 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 344.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.680, 344.370, and 344.380, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB190.htm |
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| SB194 | UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS ACT (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; AN ACT relating to Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
Establish KRS Chapter 395A and create new sections thereof to enact the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act to establish a framework for the management and disposition of digital assets upon death or incapacitation; define terms; set forth the applicability of the chapter to fiduciaries, agents, personal representatives, conservators, guardians, and trustees; provide that the chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer that is used by an employee in the ordinary course of business; enumerate the rights and limitations of a personal representative of a decedent to access the electronic communications or digital assets of the decedent; permit a court to grant a conservator or guardian the right to access electronic communications of a protected person after a hearing conducted pursuant to applicable state law; enumerate the rights and limitations of an agent to access a principal's electronic communications and digital assets; enumerate the rights and limitations of a trustee, or successor of a trustee, to access the electronic communications and digital assets of an account holder or successor account holder; provide that a fiduciary who is an account holder or has the right to access an account holder's digital assets may do so, subject to certain limitations; provide that an account holder may limit a fiduciarys access to any digital asset by affirmative act, separate from his or her assent to other provisions, in a terms-of-service agreement; specify when a provision in a terms-of-service agreement is void as against public policy of Kentucky; provide that a choice-of-law provision in an agreement is unenforceable to the extent that it limits a fiduciarys access to a digital asset; allow a fiduciary with authority over the property of a decedent, protected person, principal, or settler to access tangible property containing digital assets; specify the documents or instruments that a fiduciary must provide to a custodian in order to access, control, or copy a digital asset; provide that a custodian must comply with a request made within 60 days of receipt of the request; require that the provisions of the chapter be applied and construed so as to promote uniformity of law among the states; establish conformity with federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; provide that the chapter may be cited as the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB194.htm |
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| SB195 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (THOMAS, REGINALD; AN ACT relating to information technology.
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to create a definition for paid prioritization; create a new section of Subchapter 15 of KRS Chapter 154 to require KentuckyWired contracts between the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and public or private Internet service providers contain certain provisions to ensure open and fair access to the network by customers. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB195.htm |
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| SB196 | UNIFORM COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RECEIVERSHIP ACT (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act.
Create KRS Chapter 382A and various sections thereof to enact the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB196.htm |
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| SB199 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (SCHICKEL, JOHN; Thayer, Damon) AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow a distiller to deliver or ship its products under certain conditions; permit distillery visitors to buy up to nine liters of souvenir package products per purchaser per day; limit subscription or club program members to nine liters shipped per calendar year; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to emphasize commitment to the three-tier alcohol system and prohibit delivery into dry or moist territory; authorize distillers to sell their products by the package at their distillery premises; make exception for new types of sales and deliveries; amend KRS 243.200 to set requirements for a licensed transporter to transport alcoholic beverages from a licensee's premises to a purchaser's residence; amend KRS 243.240 to allow a quota retail package licensee to deliver or ship products to a customer's residence through a transporter or a common carrier; restrict deliveries to only those customers who purchased the products at the licensed premises; amend KRS 244.165 to authorize shipment by an out-of-state distillery or winery that is licensed in Kentucky to a Kentucky resident who made the purchase in-person at that distillery or winery; set standards for transporters or common carriers who make the out-of-state shipments; amend KRS 244.240 to exempt a distiller delivering under the new rules from the prohibition against involvement in retail sales. |
| | Current Status: | 3/6/2018 - Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB199.htm |
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| SB203 | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS (WISE, MAX; AN ACT relating to public-private partnership projects.
Amend KRS 45A.077 to suspend the requirement for General Assembly approval for public-private partnership projects contracted for projects publicized prior to July 1, 2020; allow discussion of the project after public notice has been given of the proposal; remove requirement for approval of the Government Contract Review Committee of the public-private partnership contract. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/21/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/21/2018 - received in Senate
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/20/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 97-0
3/20/2018 - (H) Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day
3/20/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably to Rules
3/20/2018 - House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/16/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
3/16/2018 - (H) SECOND READING
3/16/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
3/15/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
3/15/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
3/15/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/15/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
3/13/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
3/9/2018 - received in House
3/8/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 35-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/8/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
3/7/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/6/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Consent Calendar
3/6/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/6/2018 - Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB203.htm |
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| SB205 | SALES AND USE TAX (MCDANIEL, CHRISTIAN; AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.
Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax tangible personal property purchased by a contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into a structure or improvement to real property under a construction contract with the federal government, state or local government, or a resident, nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institution. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
3/22/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/20/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
3/16/2018 - received in House
3/15/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 35-0
3/15/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
3/14/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/13/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/13/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/13/2018 - Senate Appropriations and Revenue, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
2/26/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB205.htm |
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| SB226 | PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS (NEAL, GERALD A.; AN ACT relating to procurement contracts with small businesses located in historically underutilized business zones.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A, relating to state procurement, to incorporate new preference criteria for small businesses located in historically underutilized business zones. |
| | Current Status: | 3/1/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/28/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB226.htm |
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| SB241 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; AN ACT proposing an amendment to section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gambling.
Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define and permit casino gaming; provide for the oversight and control of casino gaming by an administrative body funded by license fees and taxes levied on casino gaming; prior to July 1, 2038, require 100% of the casino gaming proceeds, in excess of the amount used to pay for an oversight administrative body of casino gaming, to go to the retirement systems. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/1/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB241.htm |
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| SB244 | DIRECT SHIPMENT OF WINE TO CONSUMERS (WEST, STEPHEN; Adams, Julie Raque) AN ACT relating to the direct shipment of wine to consumers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish a wine direct shipper license for wine manufacturers, producers, suppliers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers; establish packaging requirements for shipment, require all taxes due to be paid to the Department of Revenue and grant the Department of Revenue audit authority; permit licensees to ship to addresses located in dry and moist territories; amend KRS 243.030 to establish a $100 initial licensing fee and a $50 renewal fee; amend KRS 243.990 to make violation of Section 1 of the Act a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for each subsequent offense. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/1/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB244.htm |
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