Kentucky Senate Bill 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Pending: Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 205.510 to 205.560 to establish the Medicaid tobacco-related illness reimbursement fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 212 to establish the county tobacco cessation fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 212 to provide a minimum smoke-free ordinance for counties to receive money from the county tobacco cessation fund; amend KRS 138.140 to impose a healthcare reimbursement assessment 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.

AN ACT relating to tobacco-related illnesses and making an appropriation therefor.

Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-03	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2018-01-02	Senate	introduced in Senate
2017-12-06	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB29.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB29/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/SB29/LM.pdf