| HB26 | NATURAL RESOURCES SEVERANCE AND PROCESSING TAX (MILES, SUZANNE; Nemes, Jason) AN ACT relating to the natural resources severance and processing tax.
Amend KRS 143A.010 to amend the definition of "processing" to include the act of loading or unloading limestone that has not otherwise been severed or treated in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 143A.035 to allow a credit for substantially identical severance or processing taxes paid to another state or political subdivision thereof; provide that no taxpayer may claim a total amount of credit that exceeds his or her tax liability; allow the Department of Revenue to report tax credit information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend other sections to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2018. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
6/29/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB26.htm |
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| HB27 | PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (HARRIS, CHRIS; Adkins, Rocky; Hatton, Angie; Nelson, Rick; Sinnette, Kevin; Westrom, Susan; York, Jill) AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require the Public Service Commission to reconsider previously issued orders that involve multistate transactions if the orders involve a multistate transaction that requires approval from another state public utility commission and the out-of-state public utility commission fails to approve the transaction or utility plan; require the Public Service Commission to review its previous order and determine whether the order is still in the public interest of Kentucky ratepayers; provide that the provisions of this Act shall apply retroactively to all Public Service Commission orders issued on or after July 1, 2013. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
6/30/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB27.htm |
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| HB34 | ELECTRIC UTILITY BILLING (NELSON, RICK; AN ACT relating to electric utility billing.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to place a cap on the amount that an electric utility can bill for a basic service charge. |
| | Current Status: | 1/2/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
8/17/2017 - Pre-Filed
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB34.htm |
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| HB89 | CONSOLIDATED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (WAYNE, JIM; AN ACT relating to planning and zoning in consolidated local governments.
Amend KRS 100.137 to clarify the powers of certain cities within a consolidated local government, regarding home rule powers that do not conflict with the comprehensive plan. |
| | Current Status: | 1/4/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB89.htm |
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| HB91 | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (DONOHUE, JEFFERY; AN ACT relating to public procurement.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to set forth findings of the General Assembly and establish policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to promote the Kentucky and United States economies by requiring a preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in Kentucky and the United States; define "manufactured in Kentucky," "manufactured in the United States," and "United States"; require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in Kentucky in construction and maintenance contracts and subcontracts; provide for a waiver of the Kentucky preference requirement; require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States if the Kentucky waiver is granted; provide for a waiver of the United States preference requirement; establish a short title of "Kentucky Buy American Act"; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.080, and 424.260 to require compliance with the Kentucky Buy American Act. |
| | Current Status: | 1/4/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB91.htm |
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| HB100 | BUILDING INDUSTRY LICENSURE (BECHLER, LYNN; Johnson, D J; Mills, Robby) AN ACT relating to building industry licensure.
Amend KRS 198B.650 to revise the definitions of "maintenance person or maintenance engineer," "major repair," and "routine maintenance of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning"; amend KRS 198B.658 to change the experience requirement from five years to two years for a master, and from four years to two years for a journeyman; amend KRS 198B.678 to permit a master HVAC contractor to represent more than one firm if specified criteria are met; create a new section of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master HVAC contractor; amend KRS 318.054 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master plumber; amend KRS 227.480 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased electrical contractor; amend KRS 227A.140 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a business to use the license of a deceased master electrician. |
| | 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 49-33
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; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 25-12 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/6/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1, SFA 1
3/5/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/5/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular 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)
2/7/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/6/2018 - received in Senate
2/5/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute
2/5/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 5, 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)
1/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/4/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
1/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB100.htm |
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| HB130 | ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (UPCHURCH, KEN; Petrie, Jason; Imes, Kenny; Moser, Kimberly Poore; Tipton, James; Turner, Tommy) AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.
Create a new section of KRS 13A.290 to 13A.335 to require the staff of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to submit to that committee's co-chairs an annual report on administrative regulations found deficient by a legislative committee; list the information that is necessary to complete the report; include prominent text on the first page of the report outlining potential legislative options; amend KRS 13A.290, 13A.330, and 13A.331 to allow a committee to take action on an administrative regulation within 60 days of LRC referral. |
| | Current Status: | 4/26/2018 - VETOED 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
4/14/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
4/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules
4/14/2018 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Appropriations and Revenue
3/29/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/29/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/29/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/27/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/27/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/27/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
1/29/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/26/2018 - received in Senate
1/25/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute
1/25/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
1/24/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 25, 2018
1/19/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/18/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
1/18/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/9/2018 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
1/8/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
1/4/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB130.htm |
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| HB138 | BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENTS (KOENIG, ADAM; AN ACT relating to boards of adjustments.
Amend KRS 100.217, relating to planning and zoning boards of adjustment, to allow for a joint board of adjustment to be appointed, and set out its membership parameters. |
| | 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) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/21/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/21/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/21/2018 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/1/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
1/31/2018 - received in Senate
1/30/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 91-0
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
1/25/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
1/24/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
1/24/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
1/24/2018 - House Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/17/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Local Government
1/8/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
1/4/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB138.htm |
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| HB145 | ZONING (ROTHENBURGER, ROB; AN ACT relating to zoning.
Amend KRS 100.324 to require zoning compliance for nonbaseload generation facilities under 10 megawatts; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 1/17/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Local Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
1/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB145.htm |
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| HB154 | ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (WELLS, WILLIAM; Morgan, Wesley) AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.
Amend KRS 13A.290 to require the administrative regulations compiler to compile a list of administrative regulations considered during the year, including their disposition; require the co-chairs of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to file the list of regulations as a simple resolution in their respective chambers; allow members to object to any resolution on the list; require the Legislative Research Commission to refer administrative regulations removed from the list to the interim joint committee with jurisdiction over the administrative regulation for additional consideration. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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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/HB154.htm |
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| HB156 | ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS (SIMS JR., JOHN; AN ACT relating to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Amend KRS 322.230 to allow appointed board members to be removed for cause by the Governor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 322 to establish procedures for removing appointed board members. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/10/2018 - (H) WITHDRAWN
1/8/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB156.htm |
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| HB175 | ENTITIES REGISTERED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE (RICHARDS, JODY; Belcher, Linda; Benvenuti, Robert; Mayfield, Donna; Nelson, Rick; Reed, Brandon; Schamore, Dean; Sims Jr., John; Stone, Wilson) AN ACT relating to entities registered with the Secretary of State.
Amend KRS 14A.1-070 to define "veteran" and "veteran-owned business"; create a new section of Subchapter 2 of KRS Chapter 14A to exempt a veteran-owned business from paying filing fees to the Secretary of State's office for filing various business documents; amend KRS 14A.2-060 to exempt a veteran-owned business from paying the filing fee for annual reports and amended annual reports for four years after the initial registration of the business. |
| | Current Status: | 2/8/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
1/10/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB175.htm |
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| HB196 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (MARZIAN, MARY LOU; Jenkins, Joni L.; Burch, Tom; Cantrell, McKenzie; Scott, Attica; Wayne, Jim) AN ACT relating to economic development.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to require retail electric suppliers to use increasing amounts of renewable energy; require retail electric suppliers to take energy-efficiency measures and implement energy-efficiency programs that increase energy savings over a period of time; provide for alternative compliance plans for public utilities that fail to meet renewable energy or efficiency requirements; define renewable energy; specify reporting requirements to the Public Service Commission regarding progress in diversifying energy sources and energy savings; require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff guidelines for purchase of renewable power. |
| | Current Status: | 1/18/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB196.htm |
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| HB227 | NET METERING (GOOCH JR., JIM; Castlen, Matt; Brown, Larry; Greer, Jeff; Linder, Brian; Santoro, Sal) AN ACT relating to net metering.
Amend KRS 278.465 to redefine "net metering"; amend KRS 278.466 to set the rate of compensation for an eligible customer-generator for electricity produced that flows to the retail supplier to be equal to the most recently approved rate by the Public Service Commission for the retail electric supplier to purchase electricity on an as-available basis from qualifying facilities with design capacities of 100 kilowatts or less; allow the retail electric supplier discretion to either carry forward or pay out the customer for excess generation during a billing period; create an exemption for customer-generators taking net metering service on July 15, 2018 to allow those customers to keep their current net metering contract or tariff rate calculation until they cease to take net metering service at the eligible premises or July 15, 2043, whichever comes first; specify that the exemption does not apply to lessees, successors, assigns, or subsequent owners of eligible premises. |
| | Current Status: | 4/14/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/14/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1, SFA 1
4/13/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
4/13/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, April 13, 2018
3/29/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/29/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably to Rules w/ SCS 1
3/29/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/20/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
3/20/2018 - (S) SECOND READING
3/20/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/19/2018 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
3/19/2018 - (S) FIRST READING
3/19/2018 - (S) Taken From Committee
3/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
3/15/2018 - received in Senate
3/14/2018 - floor amendment (30) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
3/14/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 49-45 with Committee Substitute (2)
3/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
3/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably w/HCS 1, HCS 2, to Rules
3/13/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Natural Resources and Energy
2/27/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27P,28P, 29T
2/23/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27P, 28P, 29T
2/21/2018 - floor amendments (27) filed to Bill, (28) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (29-title) filed
2/21/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; HCS 1,HFA 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26
2/20/2018 - floor amendments (23) filed to HFA 21, (24) filed to HFA 22, (25) filed to Bill, (26) filed to Committee Substitute
2/20/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22
2/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
2/15/2018 - floor amendment (21) filed to bill and floor amendment (22) filed to Committee Substitute
2/13/2018 - floor amendments (18) and (20) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (17) and (19) filed to Bill
2/13/2018 - floor amendments (3) and (4) withdrawn
2/9/2018 - floor amendments (8), (9), (12), (14) and (16) filed to Committee Substitute and floor amendments (7), (10), (11), (13) and (15) filed to Bill
2/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/8/2018 - floor amendmentst (2), (4), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1), (3) and (5) filed to Bill
2/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
2/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/8/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; HCS 1, HFA 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27P, 28P, 29T
1/31/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/22/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/22/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB227.htm |
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| HB241 | MOTOR FUEL SPECIFICATIONS (DUPLESSIS, JIM; Heath, Richard; Mills, Robby) AN ACT relating to motor fuel specifications.
Amend KRS 363.904 to allow the Governor or the Governor's designee to issue a temporary waiver of ASTM specifications for motor fuel during an emergency that disrupts the motor fuel supply. |
| | 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 76-8
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
2/15/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Agriculture
2/13/2018 - received in Senate
2/12/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 82-10 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (1)
2/9/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2/9/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018
2/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, HCA 1T, to Regular Calendar
2/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/8/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/30/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/29/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
1/24/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB241.htm |
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| HB245 | SUCCESSOR CORPORATION ASBESTOS RELATED LIABILITIES (BANTA, KIM; AN ACT relating to successor corporation asbestos related liabilities.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; apply limitations to successor corporations' liability, except in certain enumerated situations; stipulate when the fair market value of a successor corporation's total gross assets are determined; stipulate how a successor corporation may establish fair market value; stipulate how the prime rate is to be calculated. |
| | Current Status: | 3/15/2018 - (H) reassigned to committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/6/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development and Workforce Investment
1/24/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB245.htm |
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| HB261 | MINING (GOOCH JR., JIM; AN ACT relating to mining.
Amend KRS 13B.020 to exempt explosives and blasting hearings conducted under KRS 351.315 to 351.375 from the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 350.0301 to remove the requirement that proposed civil penalty amounts for suspected violations of surface coal mining and reclamation requirements be placed into an escrow account prior to a formal hearing; amend KRS 350.064 to remove the discretion of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to allow surface coal mining and reclamation permit applicants to submit their own reclamation bonds without separate sureties; amend KRS 350.070 to remove the ability to apply for a major revision to a permit in the event that an underground mining extension area is not on an incidental boundary and does not include planned subsidence; remove the maximum acreage allowance allowed to be added by an incidental boundary revision for underground mining operations; create a new section of KRS 350.240 to 350.280 to establish the requirements for a permit exemption for personal, noncommercial mining of vein minerals; amend KRS 350.300 to conform; amend KRS 350.518 to conform; amend KRS 350.990 to direct that civil penalties collected for violations of KRS Chapter 350 over $800,000 for a fiscal year be transferred to the Department for Natural Resources' Commissioner's Office restricted fund account to be used for the purposes set out in KRS Chapters 350, 351, and 352; amend KRS 351.090 to remove the reference to mine safety specialist qualifications required by KRS 351.060; amend KRS 351.182 to conform; amend KRS 351.315 to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.345 also to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.350 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of General Counsel, instead of the Attorney General, to bring actions for recovery of penalties and restraining orders for violations of KRS 351.315 to 351.375; amend KRS 352.170 to add lighters and vaping apparatuses to the list of prohibited items in an underground mine; amend KRS 352.180 to change the reporting requirements to the Department for Natural Resources for mining accidents; repeal KRS 351.380. |
| | 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 - received in House
3/22/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/15/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/14/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/26/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/23/2018 - received in Senate
2/22/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute
2/21/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/20/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2018
2/20/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/16/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Regular Calendar
2/16/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/15/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/8/2018 - House Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/31/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
1/29/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB261.htm |
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| HB264 | REORGANIZATION (CASTLEN, MATT; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 224.10-020, 336.015, and 336.020 to abolish the Office of General Administration and Program Support for Shared Services and all of its divisions and abolish the Office of Inspector General for Shared Services for the Energy and Environmental Cabinet, Labor Cabinet, and Public Protection Cabinet and create new offices and divisions within each cabinet to handle the services previously handled by GAPS; confirm Executive Orders 2017-745, 2017-746, 2017-747, 2017-748, and 2017-855. |
| | Current Status: | 3/28/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/16/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/16/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/16/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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
3/8/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/7/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/7/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/16/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/15/2018 - received in Senate
2/14/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 94-1
2/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
2/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2018
2/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/8/2018 - House State Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/6/2018 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
1/31/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
1/29/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB264.htm |
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| HB293 | ASBESTOS BANKRUPTCY TRUST CLAIMS (FISCHER, JOSEPH M.; Riggs, Steven; Rowland, Bart) AN ACT relating to asbestos bankruptcy trust claims and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "asbestos action," "asbestos trust," "trust claims materials," and "trust governance documents"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to require a plaintiff filing an asbestos action to provide certain information and documents within 30 days of filing the action, and to supplement the information within 30 days of filing any additional asbestos trust claims; allow a court to extend trial date if plaintiff fails to comply; establish presumption of relevance of trust materials and documents; prohibit plaintiff from claiming privilege or confidentiality to bar discovery; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a defendant that has at least 60 days before trial, identified additional asbestos claims, to move the court for an order requiring that the plaintiff file those claims; require that the plaintiff file a response within 10 days of defendant's motion; allow the court to order the plaintiff to file additional claims; establish sufficiency standard for asbestos trust claim; establish a rebuttable presumption that the plaintiff will receive additional compensation from the asbestos trust; allow the court to take judicial notice of specific amounts and to establish an attributed value of the trust claim; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a court to reopen a judgment if an additional claim is determined to have existed at the time of the filed asbestos action and the defendant motions the court to do so within one year of the original judgment; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 3/15/2018 - (H) recommitted to committee House Judiciary
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
3/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
3/12/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
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; w/HCS 1
3/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
3/1/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/28/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/27/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/23/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/21/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
2/20/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/14/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/13/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/9/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018
2/8/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/7/2018 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1 ,to Regular Calendar
2/7/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/7/2018 - House Banking and Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/5/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Banking and Insurance
2/5/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking and Insurance
2/2/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/1/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB293.htm |
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| HB302 | REORGANIZATION (BENTLEY, DANNY; AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325. |
| | 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 - (H) Passed 48-39
4/14/2018 - House Concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
4/14/2018 - Missing Action!; for Concurrence
4/13/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
3/29/2018 - received in House
3/29/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 23-9 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
3/27/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/27/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/22/2018 - (S) Placed in the Regular 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) Reported Favorably to Rules w/SCS 1, SCA 1T
3/19/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate State and Local Government
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 Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/26/2018 - received in Senate
2/23/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 82-1
2/23/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
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 to Consent Calendar
2/15/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/13/2018 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
2/6/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
2/2/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB302.htm |
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| HB307 | MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (JOHNSON, D J; AN ACT relating to mechanical systems.
Amend KRS 236.060 to exempt compressed air receivers of 120 gallons or less from KRS 236.005 to 236.150; remove cryogenic service piping, hydrogen piping, piping associated with a pressure vessel for human occupancy, and refrigeration service piping in safety group from the list of exemptions of piping associated with boilers and pressure vessels in KRS Chapter 236. |
| | 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 - received in House
3/22/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/15/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/15/2018 - Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/21/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
2/20/2018 - received in Senate
2/16/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 84-0
2/16/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
2/15/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018
2/15/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/14/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
2/14/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/14/2018 - House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/8/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
2/7/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB307.htm |
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| HB357 | ELECTRIC UTILITIES (BECHLER, LYNN; AN ACT relating to electric utilities.
Amend KRS 278.030 to include affordability of rates in the determination of reasonable rates and allow the Public Service Commission to temporarily reduce return on investment after a temporary loss of billing credits or temporary rate increase; amend KRS 278.210 to authorize the Public Service Commission to conduct an audit of the performance of new meters of appliances after higher than average customer usage; amend KRS 278.255 to specify when a utility shall be subject to operations and management audits. |
| | Current Status: | 2/14/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB357.htm |
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| HB370 | PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT (MILLS, ROBBY; Castlen, Matt) AN ACT relating to property redevelopment.
Amend KRS 224.1-512 to redefine "remediation" and "site"; amend KRS 224.1-514 to update the application requirements, application fee, and public notice; replace a covenant not to sue with a corrective action liability agreement; amend 224.1-516 to reduce the time for cabinet to notify applicant on the status of the application from 45 days to 30 days and update requirements for resubmittal; amend KRS 224.1-520 to specify the statutes that will be used to evaluate whether the site characterization plan is in conformity; delete detailed requirements for the corrective action plan; amend KRS 224.1-522 to include public comment period before taking action on the corrective action plan; delete the time frames associated with additional information submittals; amend KRS 224.1-524 to require notice for public comment to days after submitting corrective action plan and post signage; amend KRS 224.1-526 to deletes language referring to reimbursement of costs for cabinet site investigation; change covenant not to sue to correction action liability agreement; require the corrective action liability agreement to run with the land; amend 224.1-528 to delete cabinet withdrawal from negotiations from the list of final determinations; make conforming changes; repeal KRS 224.1-518. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/21/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/21/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/21/2018 - received in House
3/20/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-1
3/20/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
3/15/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/14/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/14/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/8/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
3/7/2018 - received in Senate
3/6/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 93-0
3/6/2018 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
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 to Regular Calendar
3/1/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/21/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
2/16/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
2/14/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB370.htm |
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| HB394 | ABANDONED PROPERTY (MILLER, JERRY T.; AN ACT relating to abandoned property.
Establish KRS Chapter 393A and create new sections thereof to enact the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 2016; amend KRS 41.360, 164A.701, 164A.707, 304.15-420, 393.170, and 393.250 to conform; repeal KRS 393.010, 393.060, 393.062, 393.064, 393.066, 393.072, 393.090, 393.095, 393.100, 393.110, 393.115, 393.120, 393.125, 393.130, 393.140, 393.150, 393.160, 393.180, 393.190, 393.210, 393.220, 393.230, 393.240, 393.260, 393.270, 393.280, 393.290, and 393.990; require the State Treasurer to submit a report on the status of the abandoned property fund to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2018. |
| | 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 79-13
4/2/2018 - House Concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
4/2/2018 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
3/27/2018 - received in House w/Letter
3/27/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0 with floor amendment (1)
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
3/16/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/15/2018 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/15/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/15/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/15/2018 - Senate Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/12/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
3/9/2018 - received in Senate
3/8/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 92-0
3/7/2018 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
3/7/2018 - (H) Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
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 to Consent Calendar
3/1/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2018 - House State Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/1/2018 - Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/27/2018 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
2/20/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB394.htm |
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| HB399 | WATER OR SEWER UTILITIES (BENVENUTI, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to the acquisition of water or sewer utilities.
Create a new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to set forth procedures for the valuation of assets and rate base calculations relating to the acquisition of existing water or sewer utilities by investor-owned water or sewer utilities; define terms; require the Public Service Commission to include in the acquiring utility's next base rate case the entire value of all assets acquired as a measure by the fair market value on the date of acquisition or purchase price paid, whichever is less; require the acquiring utility to pay for three appraisals, the average of which shall determine the fair market value; require one appraiser to be chosen by the acquiring utility, one to be chosen by the utility to be acquired, and one to be chosen by mutual agreement of the first two appraisers; require that the appraisers be properly qualified, not have any interest in the transaction, and not be a resident or taxpayer of the service area of the utility being acquired; require the appraisers to separately determine the fair market value of the assets in compliance with the latest version of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; require that the appraisal include the value of all assets to be acquired regardless of source or original price; require that the acquisition agreement provide for the repayment of any debt owed on the acquired assets by the utility being acquired to any person or government entity. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB399.htm |
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| HB401 | ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES (BLANTON, JOHN; Fugate, Chris; Brown, Larry; Couch, Tim) AN ACT relating to electric utility rates and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to authorize the Kentucky Public Service Commission to consider rates of utilities with economically distressed counties in their service territory; amend KRS 278. 030 to require the commission to consider whether an increase in rates will have an adverse impact on the citizens of economically distressed counties and cap the rate of return on investment at six percent (6%); amend KRS 278.180 to provide that within six (6) months of a rate increase, ratepayers may petition the commission for a rehearing of the rate increase; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB401.htm |
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| HB413 | LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (ROTHENBURGER, ROB; AN ACT relating to resources for local development and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 91A.400 to define "base restaurant tax receipts" and "merged governments"; grant any city or merged government the right to levy a restaurant tax, subject to certain limitations; allow cities and merged governments levying a restaurant tax after the effective date to distribute at least 25% of revenues generated to the tourist and convention commission, the remainder to be used to create or support infrastructure supporting tourism; make provisions for cities that levied the restaurant tax prior to the effective date to distribute restaurant tax revenues; establish passage and accounting procedures for the levying of the restaurant tax; deal with surpluses; permit uses of unexpended funds; prohibit the subsidy of any private concern; create an offset for restaurants that have both a city and a merged government levying the tax; exempt restaurants subject to the tax from certain local occupational license taxes; mandate that any new tax or rate take effect at the beginning of any calendar month; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
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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/HB413.htm |
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| HB448 | RELIABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS (GOOCH JR., JIM; AN ACT relating to reliable energy portfolio standards.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to declare the intent of the Act to be to maintain reliable electricity generation; define "reliable energy" to mean electricity generated from a source that is always available on site or is delivered in advance and stored on site with the retail electric supplier and define other terms; require retail electricity suppliers to incrementally increase the percentage of reliable energy that they provide to consumers from 70% in 2020, to 72.5% in 2023, and to 75% in 2026; specify what type of generation may be attributable to compliance with the reliability requirements of the Act; beginning on January 1, 2019, require each retail electric supplier to file a biennial implementation plan with the Public Service Commission; beginning on January 1, 2021, require each retail electric supplier to submit an annual report with the Public Service Commission; require the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the form, submission, and information to be contained in the report; beginning September 1, 2026, require the Public Service Commission to submit a report every five years to the Legislative Research Commission that includes the information gathered from the reports it received from the retail electric suppliers. |
| | Current Status: | 2/26/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB448.htm |
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| HB488 | PUBLIC UTILITIES (SINNETTE, KEVIN; AN ACT relating to public utilities.
Create a new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to define "vegetation maintenance" and "property owner"; require notice to property owner before an electric utility conducts vegetation maintenance in the right-of-way; require written consent for removing more than 25 percent of tree canopy; allow for a temporary cessation of work if property owner objects to vegetation maintenance; prescribe time frames for notice and response; establish standards for vegetation maintenance; and require a customer education plan for vegetation maintenance. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB488.htm |
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| HB507 | PUBLIC UTILITIES (HARRIS, CHRIS; Hatton, Angie; Adkins, Rocky; Donohue, Jeffery; Graham, Derrick; Richards, Jody; Sinnette, Kevin; Stone, Wilson) AN ACT relating to public utilities.
Create new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to set a residential fixed customer charge to recover no more than fixed capital costs for metering, billing, service connections, and customer service for electric, natural gas, and water utilities; amend KRS 278.010 to define "customer charge"; amend KRS 278.030 to include affordability as a criterion for utility rates and to establish that the policy of the Commonwealth is to require costs to be reasonable and to provide for their recovery; require the Public Service Commission to balance the interests of the utility, investors, and consumer in establishing fair, just, reasonable and affordable rates; amend KRS 278.183 to require that the costs paid through the environmental surcharge and subjected to two year review are subject to apportionment of fixed, direct capital costs for metering, billing, connection, and service; amend KRS 278.190 to allow the commission to examine the determination of costs and apply standards for rates that include affordability and balancing of interests of various parties affected by the rate; amend KRS 278.255 to require a management and operations audit beginning December 31, 2018, and every five years thereafter and to require the results of the audit be made available on the Public Service Commission and each audited utility's Web site; exempt electric distribution cooperatives from the initial and periodic audit requirements; amend KRS 278.260 to require the Public Service Commission to give the Office of the Attorney General's Office of Rate Intervention notice of any investigation into unreasonable or discriminatory rates, measurements or practices by a utility under its jurisdiction. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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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/HB507.htm |
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| SB104 | NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY (HORNBACK, PAUL; AN ACT relating to natural gas pipeline safety.
Amend KRS 278.992 to ensure state penalties for violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act conform with federal penalties; amend KRS 367.4903 to define "commission" as the Public Service Commission for the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994; amend KRS 367.4909 to require underground facility operators to report to the commission excavation damage to an underground facility used in the transportation of gas or hazardous liquid; amend KRS 367.4911 to conform; amend KRS 367. 4917 to authorize the commission to enforce and assess civil penalties for damages to an underground facility used in the transportation of gas or hazardous liquid. |
| | 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 Speaker of the House
3/22/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/22/2018 - received in Senate
3/21/2018 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 86-6
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 for Friday, March 16, 2018
3/9/2018 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/8/2018 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
3/8/2018 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/6/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
3/1/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
2/27/2018 - received in House
2/26/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2/26/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1
2/23/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018
2/15/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/14/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/14/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/24/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
1/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB104.htm |
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| SB117 | UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION (HORNBACK, PAUL; Carpenter, Jared) AN ACT relating underground facility protection.
Amend KRS 367.4909 to waive the rights of nonmember operators of the Kentucky Contact Center for damage to their underground facilities; amend KRS 367.4913 to eliminate the requirement that the operators file their contact information with the county clerk where the operator has underground facilities and to require the Kentucky Contact Center to maintain a list of members' contact information. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/22/2018 - (H) SECOND READING
3/22/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/21/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
3/21/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
3/21/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/19/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
3/9/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
3/7/2018 - received in House
3/6/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 28-10 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/6/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1
3/5/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
3/1/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/28/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Regular Calendar
2/28/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/28/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
1/31/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
1/30/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB117.htm |
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| SB125 | ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EASEMENTS (WILSON, MIKE; AN ACT relating to easements of electric cooperatives.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 279 to define "electric cooperative," "communications infrastructure," "electric easement," "notice," and "property owner"; establish actions that allow an electric cooperative to modify an electric easement to install communications infrastructure for communications or broadband Internet service; specify the information to be included in the notice from the electric cooperative to the property owner of the electric easement; specify the terms of acceptance by property owner to modify the electric easement; require installation of communications infrastructure be in compliance with National Electric Safety Code; apply cost allocation and division between regulated and unregulated sides; establish right and timing for a cause of action by the property owner against the electric cooperative for damages from modifying the electric easement; require appraisals to be conducted by a licensed appraiser; require appraisal to be at property owner's cost and limit damages to amount to compensate for reduction in value to real property after including any increase in value from provision of broadband Internet service; prohibit additional compensation except for right to subscribe to service; restrict liability in case where the electric cooperative does not provide service in accordance with the plan; establish procedures for disputing appraisals; set requirements for payment of damages. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2018 - (S) WITHDRAWN
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB125.htm |
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| SB128 | UTILITY ASSESSMENTS (CARPENTER, JARED; AN ACT relating to utility assessments.
Amend KRS 278.130 to require that the assessments paid by utilities to cover the costs of operation and staffing of the Public Service Commission be credited to the account of the commission instead of the general fund; amend KRS 278.150 to require the Department of Revenue to collect those assessments and credit them to the account of the commission instead of the general fund; amend KRS 42.409 and 48.315 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 2/26/2018 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/26/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
2/23/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2/23/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
2/22/2018 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2/22/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2018
2/15/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/14/2018 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/14/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/14/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB128.htm |
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| SB129 | ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET REORGANIZATION (CARPENTER, JARED; AN ACT relating to the reorganization of the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Amend KRS 12.020 to rename and reorganize offices within the Energy and Environment Cabinet; change the name of the Office of General Counsel to the Office of Legal Services and create Legal Division I and Legal Division II within the office; create the Office of Communication within the Office of the Secretary; change the name of the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; remove the Division of Technical and Administrative Support from the Department for Natural Resources; change the name of the Department for Energy Development and Independence to the Office of Energy Policy; change the name of the Division of Efficiency and Conservation to the Division of Energy Assistance within the office; delete all other divisions within the office; amend KRS 56.776 to conform; amend KRS 56.777 to conform; amend KRS 132.020 to conform; amend KRS 141.0405 to conform; amend KRS 141.428 to conform; amend KRS 141.436 to conform; amend KRS 141.470 to conform; amend KRS 143.090 to conform; amend KRS 146.210 to conform; amend KRS 146.230 to specify that the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves establishes standards for pollution of waters included in the Wild Rivers System; amend KRS 146.250 to clarify how stream boundaries are defined for streams included in the Wild Rivers System; amend KRS 146.260 to require the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to study streams for inclusion in the Wild Rivers System instead of the Energy and Environment Cabinet; amend KRS 146.270 to require the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to administer the Wild Rivers System instead of the Energy and Environment Cabinet; delete requirement that management plans relating to fish and wildlife issues be jointly developed with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; amend KRS 146.280 to authorize the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to acquire property for the Wild Rivers System instead of the secretary; amend KRS 146.290 to authorize the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to approve permitted land uses inside of Wild River System property instead of the secretary; amend KRS 146.310 to require state agencies to inform the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves of any proceedings affecting streams in the Wild River System instead of the secretary; amend KRS 146.320 to direct the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to assist with the inclusion of Kentucky streams in the federal National Wild and Scenic Rivers System instead of the secretary; amend KRS 146.330 to allow the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to hire staff to carry out its responsibilities relating to the Wild Rivers System instead of the secretary; amend KRS 146.340 to require the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to disburse moneys from the Wild Rivers System fund for purposes of administering the Wild Rivers System; amend KRS 146.350 to extend the authority of the cabinet's Office of Legal Services to taking legal action pertaining to all programs administered by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; amend KRS 146.415 to conform; amend KRS 146.430 to create the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; require the executive director to determine employee duties and compensation; amend KRS 146.435 to allow entities to serve as advisors to the executive director; amend KRS 146.440 to conform; amend 146.445 to conform; amend KRS 146.450 to conform; amend KRS 146.455 to conform; amend KRS 146.460 to conform; amend KRS 146.465 to expand the programs administered by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to include the Wild Rivers System, Heritage Land Conservation, and Endangered and Threatened Plants and to conform; amend KRS 146.475 to conform; amend KRS 146.480 to conform; amend KRS 146.485 to conform and change the due date for the biennial nature preserves report to October 1 of each even-numbered year; amend KRS 146.490 to conform; amend KRS 146.495 to conform; amend KRS 146.507 to conform; amend KRS 146.510 to conform; amend KRS 146.515 to conform; amend KRS 146.520 to conform; amend KRS 146.525 to require the cabinet's Office of Legal Services or the Attorney General upon the secretary's request to bring legal actions relating to violations of the statutes administered by the Kentucky Office of Nature Preserves; amend KRS 146.530 to conform; amend KRS 146.550 to define "office" and "cabinet"; amend KRS 146.560 to make changes to the composition of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board; require the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to provide staff support to the board instead of the cabinet; amend KRS 146.570 to require the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to administer the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund instead of the cabinet and to conform; amend KRS 146.605 to define "cabinet" and to conform; amend KRS 146.610 to require the quadrennial report on the Commonwealth's threatened plant species to be submitted by October 1 and to conform; amend KRS 146.990 to conform; amend 149.346 to conform; amend KRS 149.348 to conform; amend KRS 151.720 to conform; amend KRS 152.712 to conform; amend KRS 152.713 to conform; amend KRS 152.714 to conform; amend KRS 152.720 to conform; amend KRS 154.27-030 to conform; amend KRS 154.27-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.27-050 to conform; amend KRS 154.27-090 to conform; amend KRS 157.455 to conform; amend KRS 160.325 to conform; amend KRS 224.10-020 to change the name of the Department for Energy Development and Independence to the Office of Energy Policy; provide that the office will be headed by an executive director; establish a Division of Energy Assistance in the Office of Energy Policy and abolish all other divisions within the office; amend KRS 224.10-022 to establish an Office of Communication within the Office of the Secretary; change the name of the Office of General Counsel to the Office of Legal Services; establish a Legal Division I and a Legal Division II within the office; amend KRS 247.920 to conform; amend KRS 353.5901 to conform; repeal KRS 146.425, relating to the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission; create a noncodified section to provide for the transfer of records, staff, property, and funds from the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; require all rules, decisions, and actions taken by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission to stay in effect until repealed or rescinded by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. |
| | Current Status: | 3/27/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/15/2018 - delivered to Governor
3/15/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/15/2018 - received in Senate
3/15/2018 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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
3/6/2018 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources and Energy
3/5/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources and Energy
2/27/2018 - received in House
2/26/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2/26/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1
2/23/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018
2/22/2018 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/21/2018 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/21/2018 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/21/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/14/2018 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/6/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/5/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB129.htm |
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| SB147 | ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES (JONES, RAY; Smith, Brandon; Webb, Robin L.) AN ACT relating to electric utility rates and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to authorize the Kentucky Public Service Commission to consider rates of utilities with economically distressed counties in their service territory; amend KRS 278. 030 to require the commission to consider whether an increase in rates will have an adverse impact on the citizens of economically distressed counties and cap the rate of return on investment at six percent (6%); amend KRS 278.180 to provide that within six (6) months of a rate increase, ratepayers may petition the commission for a rehearing of the rate increase; EMERGENCY. |
| | Current Status: | 2/15/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
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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/SB147.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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| SB207 | BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS (MEREDITH, STEPHEN; AN ACT relating to causes of actions for building code violations.
Amend KRS 198B.130 to allow a court award under KRS Chapter 198B or the Uniform Building Code to include attorney's fees if a certificate of occupancy has not been issued. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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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/SB207.htm |
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| SB233 | BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (STIVERS, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to boards and commissions.
Amend KRS 12.070 to provide the Governor authority to appoint members to boards and commissions when entities charged with submitting a list of names fail to submit the list. |
| | Current Status: | 3/29/2018 - House State Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/27/2018 - (H) Returned to Committee House State Government
3/27/2018 - (H) FIRST READING
3/27/2018 - (H) Taken From Committee
3/22/2018 - (H) Posting Waived
3/21/2018 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
3/19/2018 - received in House
3/16/2018 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 36-0
3/16/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/15/2018 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
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)
3/5/2018 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
3/1/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB233.htm |
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