| SB107 | Pass | Amend KRS 18A.250 to provide that employees of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of Kentucky state government hired on or after July 1, 2019, shall be automatically enrolled in the 401(k) voluntary retirement plan with a monthly employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 048) |
| SB55 | Pass | Amend KRS 39F.010 to define "veteran at risk"; amend KRS 39F.180 to add a veteran at risk to those included in a Golden Alert; allow any agency searching for a veteran at risk to refer to the Golden Alert as a Green Alert.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 054) |
| SB124 | Pass | Amend KRS 224.10-022 to remove the reference to KRS 12.210 relating to the hiring of the executive director of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; amend KRS 224.71-100 to update references to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 050) |
| SB89 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839 to allow a local government to provide for the abatement and decontamination of any property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted; amend KRS 65.8840 to provide that a local govern...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 052) |
| SB103 | Pass | Amend KRS 64.090 to allow sheriffs to charge $25 for the handling of an impounded vehicle and $25 per day for the storage of an impounded vehicle; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 046) |
| SB29 | Pass | Amend KRS 243.075 to allow cities with a population of less than 20,000 and counties that do not have a city with a population greater than 20,000 to impose a regulatory license fee of no more than 6% on the sale of alcoholic beverages; license fees ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 053) |
| SB61 | Pass | Amend KRS 312.018 to allow a student of chiropractic to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 049) |
| SB97 | Pass | Amend KRS 16.132 to require the Kentucky State Police to create a tracking system for sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 051) |
| SB121 | Pass | Amend KRS 15.334 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the deadlines for attending mandatory in-service trainings by certified peace officers; update the number of officers trained in sexual ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-22
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 055) |
| HB316 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow military service members who receive official orders which require relocation for at least 90 days to terminate or suspend select services without penalty or fee with proper notice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 043) |
| HB257 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS 247.232 to 247.236 to set forth conduct guidelines for patrons of amusement rides and attractions; establish a penalty for trespassing after refusing to leave the premises following a conduct violation; require amusement r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 041) |
| HB197 | Pass | Amend KRS 260.850 to update the definition of industrial hemp.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 039) |
| HB244 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to double fines for violations of traffic offenses, require signage be erected and workers present in the work zone in order for double fines to be assessed, and direct double fines collected to a separate trus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 040) |
| HB311 | Pass | Amend KRS 217.035 to include any food product that purports to be or is represented as meat or a meat product that contains any cultured animal tissue produced from in vitro animal cell cultures outside of the organism from which it is derived.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 042) |
| HB339 | Pass | Amend KRS 24A.140, 29A.180, and 61.900 to remove references to "city marshal"; amend KRS 57.285, relating to local printing of materials, to remove reference to "city"; amend KRS 65.710, relating to ambulance service contracts, to include all legisla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 044) |
| HB135 | Pass | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to set guidelines for awarding contracts for public works projects; set forth that public agencies awarding contracts shall not require or prohibit bidders to adhere to agreements with a labor organization relat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-21
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 038) |
| HB227 | Pass | Amend KRS 160.280 to increase the allowed per diem for members of local boards of education from $75 to $150; increase the total annual maximum of per diem and reimbursed expenses from $3,000 to $6,000; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-20
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 025) |
| HB22 | Pass | Amend KRS 160.190 to change a local board vacancy from being appointed by the chief state school officer to being appointed by a majority vote of the local board; establish a timeline and procedures of appointment; establish a procedure for a failure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-20
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 024) |
| HB158 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to require national and state background checks of staff members of child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in Kentucky as newly required by federal law; amend KRS 199.011 to update the definition of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 033) |
| SB15 | Pass | Amend KRS 160.380 to define "clear CA/N check"; amend the definition of "contractor"; remove exceptions that permitted superintendents and principals to hire relatives; amend the requirement for background checks and clear CA/N checks from contractor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 031) |
| SB192 | Pass | Amend KRS 58.190 to apply the statute of limitations for challenging an action by a governmental agency adopting a lease to be the same 30-day period for challenging any ordinance or resolution; amend KRS 65.942 and 58.040 to conform; amend KRS 424.3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 035) |
| SB16 | Pass | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council; list members to be appointed by the Governor; state the duties of the council; require a report of council activities; create a rare disease trust fund to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 032) |
| HB114 | Pass | Amend KRS 118.367 to change the deadline for filing a statement-of-candidacy form from April 1 to the last Tuesday in January.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 023) |
| SB149 | Pass | Amend KRS 205.646 to allow a provider to appeal multiple claims in a single external review; allow a single administrative hearing to be held to appeal the final decision of an external review that involved multiple claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 036) |
| SB8 | Pass | Amend KRS 161.770 to specify that a board of education must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and any other applicable federal law in placing a teacher or superin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 030) |
| SB125 | Pass | Amend KRS 258.015 to delete requirement on landowners to capture or vaccinate feral cats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 028) |
| SB145 | Pass | Amend KRS 286.9-010 to create distinct licenses for check cashing and for deferred deposit service business; make technical corrections; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 286 to allow the commissioner to require certain actions by lic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 034) |
| HB5 | Pass | Create new section of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit an abortion if the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of an unborn child's sex, race, color, national origin, or disability, except in the case of a medical emergency...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 037) |
| SB110 | Pass | Amend KRS 205.532 to amend the definition of credentialing verification organization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 027) |
| SB30 | Pass | Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover genetic tests for cancer that are recommended by certain health care providers if the recommendation is consistent with certain genetic testing guideline...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-19
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 029) |
| HB258 | Pass | Amend KRS 186.010 to define "motor scooter"; specify that motor scooters be considered to be a motorcycle only for registration purposes; specify that electric low-speed scooters are not vehicles; amend KRS 186A.080 to exempt electric low-speed scoot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-18
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 022) |
| HB199 | Pass | Amend KRS 353.510 to add definitions for "control person," "eligible well," and "orphan well"; amend KRS 353.562 to change the name of the Kentucky abandoned storage tank reclamation fund to the Kentucky abandoned storage tank and orphan well reclama...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-18
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 021) |
| HB69 | Pass | Amend KRS 66.480, relating to investments for local governments, political subdivisions, and school districts, to use and define the term "competent rating agency" in lieu of "nationally recognized rating agency" throughout the statute; allow investm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-18
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 011) |
| HB141 | Pass | Amend KRS 67.0802 to clarify that any proceeds from property disposed of by a county that was acquired through forfeiture or purchased using restricted funds under KRS 218A.420(4)(a) shall be transferred to a restricted account under KRS 218A.420.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 012) |
| HB201 | Pass | Amend KRS 454.210 to allow service of process on nonresidents to be made in any manner authorized by the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, including certified mail with return receipt requested.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 016) |
| HB154 | Pass | Amend KRS 189.286 to remove the requirement for golf carts to meet the federal safety standards for low-speed vehicles; establish new equipment standards for golf carts operating on roadways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 013) |
| HB196 | Pass | Amend KRS 39E.030 to change the quorum requirement for the Emergency Response Commission to a simple majority of currently appointed members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 015) |
| HB165 | Pass | Amend KRS 224.20-050 to allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet or an air pollution control district to establish an air quality fee structure that may include a permit or registration fee in addition to the collection of a per-ton emissions-based a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 014) |
| HB240 | Pass | Amend KRS 67.710 to include a timetable for county judge/executive appointments to fill a vacancy; require the judge/executive to submit a nomination to the fiscal court within 60 days of the vacancy; provide that the fiscal court shall approve or di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 019) |
| SB9 | Pass | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to require a person who intends to perform an abortion to determine whether the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion before determining whether ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 020) |
| HB216 | Pass | Amend KRS 43.030, relating to the Auditor of Public Accounts, to limit the requirement that employees engaged in auditing or investigations must possess a four-year college degree to those with status in the classified service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 018) |
| HB212 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Kentucky Springseat Saddle (Minihan) as the official saddle of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-15
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 017) |
| SB181 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 42.545 to delete the Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority; amend KRS 42.720, 42.726, 42.728, and 61.8715 to delete reference to the Statewide Strategic Planning Committee for Children in Placement; amend KRS 154.20-020 to delete referenc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) |
| SB128 | Engross
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 to prohibit certification or certification renewal of an assisted-living community if it is owned, managed, or operated by any person convicted of certain crimes or listed on an abuse list; exempt owne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Rules Committee |
| HB58 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the pension income exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110; apply retroactively for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018; require the Department of Revenue to automatically issue refunds; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENC...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| HB508 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to establish the Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program for certified employees of public schools; require the Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (6-title) filed |
| SB218 | Engross
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Department of Education to establish an anonymous reporting mechanism for students to report concerns about vaping and other substances in schools; establish policies for the prompt investigation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) |
| HB522 | Engross
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish the procedure for seating members of the General Assembly; create a new section of KRS Chapter 120 to provide for an automatic recount in elections of constitutional officers, members of Congress, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| HB406 | Engross
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 designating the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; specify loca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| HB121 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 304.17A-611 to prohibit insurers from setting requirements or using certain utilization reviews for certain prescription drugs used to treat opioid use disorder; amend KRS 205.536 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services or a Medica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee |
