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HB358VetoCreate a new section of KRS 61.510 to 61.705 to provide that postsecondary education institutions may voluntarily cease participation in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) by paying the actuarial costs of ceasing participation; require i...
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2019-04-09
Vetoed
SB162PassAmend KRS 158.441 to define "Kentucky State Police school resource officer," "school activities," and "school property"; create a new section of Chapter 158 specify to the requirements of employment of a KSPSRO by a school district; amend KRS 61.637 ...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 197)
HB81PassAmend KRS 11A.010, relating to executive branch ethics, to expand and update the definitions of "officer" and "public servant"; define "salaried"; clarify that employment arrangements referenced in the definitions of "officer" and "public servant" ar...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 195)
SB18PassAmend KRS 344.030 to include within the definition of "reasonable accommodation" accommodations made for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; define "related medical condition"; amend KRS 344.040 to make it unlawful for an employer ...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 200)
HB346PassCreate a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to file a biennial report concerning the collaboration of the state and local governments on plans for expansion or attraction of new businesses.
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 202)
HB223PassAmend KRS 15.525 to allow individuals other than volunteers to serve as mentors under the Angel Initiative Program; allow persons who have been convicted of three or more drug-related offenses to participate in the Angel Initiative Program; amend KRS...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 194)
HB256PassAmend KRS 242.230 to specify conditions wherein it would not be a violation for a private individual or his or her guests to possess or consume alcohol in dry or moist territory; amend KRS 242.260 to specify conditions wherein it would not be a viola...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 201)
HB458PassAmend KRS 141.023 to make a technical correction.
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 196)
SB175PassAmend KRS 158.6453 to revise the standards and assessments process review committee; amend KRS 158.6455 to revise the requirements for the state accountability system; amend KRS 160.346 to revise the requirements for the targeted support and improvem...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 199)
HB11PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit use of tobacco products by students, school personnel, and visitors in schools, school vehicles, properties, and activities; require policies to be in place by the 2020-2021 school yea...
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2019-04-09
signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 198)
SB41Engross

Sine Die
Amend KRS 45A.717 to give the secretary of Finance and Administration the decision-making authority to settle matters for which a legal personal service contract has been awarded.
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2019-03-28
To House Rules Committee
HB499Engross

Sine Die
Amend the 2018-2020 State/Executive Branch Budget to stipulate that the salary of the Chief Information Officer not exceed the salary of the highest-paid Chief Information Officer of the states contiguous to Kentucky; APPROPRIATION.
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2019-03-28
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
HB4PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to be numbered as KRS 13A.336 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 ...
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2019-03-28
delivered to Secretary of State (KY Acts ch. 192)
HB268PassAmend KRS 48.050, relating to submission of budget unit requests, to require submission of requests by November 1, rather than November 15.
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2019-03-28
delivered to Secretary of State (KY Acts ch. 193)
SB163Intro

Sine Die
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; a...
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2019-03-28
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
HB351PassAmend KRS 160.158 to direct the Kentucky Community Education Association and the commissioner of education or his or her designee to work jointly to create a list of 3 nominees to fill any vacancy on the Advisory Council for Community Education; prov...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 178)
HB270PassAmend KRS 48.040 to change from September 1 to August 1 of each odd-numbered year the date by which the Finance and Administration Cabinet must provide uniform budget forms and instructions and agency expenditures to the branches of government.
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch.177)
HB224PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish definition of "durable medical equipment," to ensure that suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies receive proper reimbursement of claims filed with prior author...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 176)
HB429PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 411, requiring plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions to file a certificate of merit; repeal all sections in KRS Chapter 216C, the 2017 Medical Review Panel Act.
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 180)
HB43PassAmend KRS 238.545 to remove some of the restrictions on the frequency with which charity fundraising events may be held at unlicensed facilities.
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 062)
HB393PassAmend KRS 39G.010 to require the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to create the Commonwealth Activity Taxonomy System (CATS) Committee to develop and oversee a system of evaluating special events to determine, plan, mitigate, and respond to risks...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 179)
HB468PassAmend KRS 217.136 to require the cabinet to further clarify which food products are subject to the definition of home-based processor, as defined in KRS 217.015(56); amend KRS 217.137 to require the cabinet to further clarify which food products are ...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 181)
SB57PassAmend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of Class D felonies with a ten-year waiting period; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed with or without prejudice to petition for expungement; set time limi...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 188)
HB378PassAmend KRS 156.160 to establish educational coursework completion alternatives for students who are homeless children or youth; amend KRS 213.141 to establish that homeless individuals under the age of 25 shall not have to pay a fee to get a copy of t...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 144)
SB60PassAmend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for certain candidates for election from the last Tuesday in January to the first Friday following the first Monday in January; amend KRS 118.367 to change the deadline for filing...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 187)
HB80PassAmend KRS 61.645 to allow the Kentucky Retirement Systems board to promulgate administrative regulation to conduct trustee elections by electronic ballot; retain option to use paper ballot; delete language relating to prior court orders that are now ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.182)
HB342PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to require that all prescriptions for controlled substances be submitted electronically except for certain conditions; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promultate administrative regulation...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 106)
HB453PassAmend KRS 273.161 to include a definition of limited liability company; amend KRS 273.277 to allow merger of a limited liability company with a domestic corporation; amend KRS 273.293 to allow for merger of limited liability companies; amend KRS 275....
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 131)
HB479PassAmend KRS 210.290 to create the guardianship trust fund in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require unclaimed funds of wards to be transferred to the fund; set requirements for expenditure of the funds.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.129)
SB50PassAmend KRS 213.101 to require a report of dispensing a prescription for RU-486, cytotec, pitocin, mifeprex, misoprostol, or any other drug or combination of drugs that are intended to end a pregnancy to the Vital Statistics Branch within 15 days after...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 191)
HB296PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to create a Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses within their employ and grant the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authori...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 117)
HB338PassAmend KRS 18A.150 to remove veteran's preference points and replace with interview preference for current or former members of the Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or their spouse, unmarried widow or widower, or parent, if he or she meets th...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 109)
HB320PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to establish hospital rate improvement programs that require hospitals to pay an assessment into a fund to be used as state matching dollars for federal Medicaid funds; establish formulas for collection of the a...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 114)
HB176PassAmend KRS 136.392 to specify that a rate change in a premium surcharge rate used to supplement both the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund and the Firefighters Foundation Program fund shall only be adjusted by an Act of the General Assembly and ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 140)
HB166PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 2 designating the last Wednesday in September of each year as A Day of Prayer for Kentucky's Students.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 141)
HB399PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to allow children of military families who are transferring to Kentucky on official military orders to pre-enroll in a school district with official documentation.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 163)
HB323PassAmend KRS 12.245 to allow reciprocal occupational licensure for members of the United States military, Reserves, and National Guard, for veterans, and for their spouses.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 113)
HB151PassAmend KRS 304.47-020 to establish a range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud; amend KRS 304.47-050 to require certain Kentucky health professional boards to report suspected insurance fraud to the Department of Insuran...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 143)
HB237PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to define terms; establish authority and standards for permitting expedited partner therapy for a sexually transmitted gonorrhea or chlamydia infection.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.175)
HB274PassAmend KRS 150.010 to define "conservation officer" and "conservation officer R class"; amend KRS 150.090 to give powers to conservation officers and individuals employed as conservation officer R class; create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to defi...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 167)
HB419PassAmend KRS 61.590 and 61.637 to require Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) members to certify at the time of retirement that no prearranged agreement exists between the member and any participating agency, rather than requiring the certification upon r...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 161)
HB139PassCreate several new sections in KRS Chapter 41 to establish the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, provide for the board of directors, establish that the State Treasurer shall serve as the chair of the board, confer all power and duties upon t...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 155)
HB341PassAmend KRS 186.164 to increase the special license plate fee; require a group to submit programming and production costs to the cabinet; require a group to maintain a minimum number of registrations annually; require an applicant for a special license...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 107)
HB64PassAmend KRS 217.215 to permit pharmacists to dispense a prescription refill in an amount equal to the standard unit of dispensing for the drug without authorization by the prescribing practitioner in emergency situations in which such authorization may...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.185)
SB214PassAmend KRS 5.005 to change the jurisdiction and venue for challenging legislative districts from Franklin Circuit Court to a panel of three Circuit Judges, and to establish procedures for selecting the panel and reviewing challenges.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 122)
SB67PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the offense of sexual crimes against an animal; define "animal" and "sexual contact"; list exceptions including, animal husbandry; amend KRS 436.605 to add sexual crimes against an animal to the li...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 184)
SB70PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation, provide that strangulation is a Class D felony; amend KRS 403.720 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered domestic violence and abuse; ame...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 183)
HB470PassAmend KRS 217.186 to allow a pharmacist to dispense naloxone to a person or agency who provides training on the use of naloxone as a part of a harm reduction program; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make a technical correction to clarify that heroin trafficki...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 130)
HB439PassAmend KRS 214.181 to add designee to persons who may inform patients of test results.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 134)
HB248PassAmend KRS 235.240 to specify application of enforcement and penalties; amend KRS 235.990 to add the choice of fines or imprisonment for violations of KRS 235.240; amend KRS 431.005 to give a peace officer the ability to arrest an intoxicated operator...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 171)
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