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KYSB16Enroll
75%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511 to define terms; prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft, video or audio recording devices, or photography equipment on or above a concentrated animal feeding operation or commercial food manufacturing or p...
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2024-03-27
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
KYSB20Enroll
75%
Amend KRS 439.3401 to include in the definition of "violent offender" a person who has been convicted of burglary in the first degree as described in KRS 511.020(1)(a), assault in the second degree as described in KRS 508.020(1)(b) or (c), and wanton...
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2024-03-27
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
KYSB71Enroll
75%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to define "voluntarily"; require treatment centers or programs licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service to provide transportation services to residents who wish to voluntarily leave the program if th...
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2024-03-27
delivered to Governor
KYSB202Engross
50%
Amend KRS 439.340 to allow the Parole Board to order participation in a specific violence reduction program as a condition of parole; amend KRS 533.030 to allow a court to require participation in a specific violence reduction program as a condition ...
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2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee
KYSB297Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "National Background Check Program" or "NBCP," "PACE," and "PACE service provider"; exempt PACE service providers from obtaining a health facility license or a certificate of need to provide PACE ser...
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2024-03-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
KYSB118Engross
50%
Amend KRS 511.070 to allow notice of trespass to be given through the placement of identifying purple paint marks on property; require any owner or lessee who marks his or her real property in such a manner to also provide clear written notice forbid...
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2024-03-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
KYSB249Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS 17.500 to 17.580 to define "social media platform"; require sex offenders who have committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor to display their full legal name on social media platforms; provide penalties.
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2024-03-22
To House Rules Committee
KYSB347Intro
25%
Amend KRS 533.270 to define terms; amend KRS 533.274 to remove a misdemeanor as a disqualifying offense; require an assessment of a homeless defendant for a behavioral health disorder and establish preference for participation in the program if an el...
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2024-03-08
To Senate Rules Committee
KYSB126Engross
50%
Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 ...
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2024-03-07
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
KYSB13Intro
25%
Establish KRS Chapter 202D and create new sections thereof relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders; provide limitations on interpretation of the Act; define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue orders whe...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB380Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish entities that are allowed to utilize automated license plate readers (ALPRs); establish parameters for use of an ALPR including safeguards for privacy protections; authorize the Depar...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Transportation Committee
KYSB382Intro
25%
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to adult use cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, pow...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB354Intro
25%
Amend KRS 610.070 to require open hearings in all juvenile cases; amend KRS 620.050 to remove immunity for persons acting in good faith and upon reasonable cause in relation to reports of child dependency, neglect, and abuse and participation in judi...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB373Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to limit the liability of facilities that provide procedures related to in vitro fertilization; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to limit the liability of health care providers that perform procedures re...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB362Intro
25%
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell one ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to five cannabis plan...
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2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB323Intro
25%
Propose to amend the Constitution of Kentucky to repeal Section 145; create a new section to establish the requirements for a person to vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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2024-02-29
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB316Intro
25%
Create a new section of Subchapter 43 of KRS Chapter 224 to establish the Keep Kentucky Free of Litter fund and set up a cash awards program for the 20 peace officers with the highest conviction numbers related to littering; create new sections of KR...
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2024-02-29
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB321Intro
25%
Amend KRS 533.220 to include gender-neutral language.
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2024-02-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB293Intro
25%
Repeal and reenact KRS 532.031 to define "gender identity or expression"; list the actions that qualify as hate crimes; list the actual or perceived characteristics a person must have in order to qualify as a victim of a hate crime; outline penalties...
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2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB271Intro
25%
Amend KRS 533.220 to include gender-neutral language.
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2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB284Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to define terms; prohibit a foreign principal from acquiring or owning agricultural land; require a foreign principal that owns or acquires agricultural land before the effective date of this Act to register the...
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2024-02-28
To Senate Agriculture Committee
KYSB48Engross
50%
Amend KRS 514.030 to increase the theft aggregate timeframe from 90 days to one year.
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2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB257Intro
25%
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights ...
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2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB262Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical i...
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2024-02-26
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB243Intro
25%
Amend KRS 525.125 to define "animal fight"; provide that a person is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree when he or she knowingly causes an animal to engage in an animal fight, participates in the organization or operation of an animal f...
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2024-02-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB231Intro
25%
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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2024-02-22
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB217Intro
25%
Create new sections of Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 224 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; prohibit geoengineering; req...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
KYSB218Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth's and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offen...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB187Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "modified weapon"; provide that a licensed dealer may not deliver a modified weapon until seven days have elapsed from the date of the purchase application; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to p...
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2024-02-16
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB190Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; establish requirements for individuals to voluntarily request inclusion on a list that prohibits the purchase or possession of firearms for specified periods and to voluntarily commit their fire...
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2024-02-16
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB195Intro
25%
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies three years after completion of imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratif...
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2024-02-14
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB181Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500...
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2024-02-08
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB172Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 relating to voting leave for employees; define terms; require employers to grant employees reasonable leave from work to vote; prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who request leave to vote; ...
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2024-02-07
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB152Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life impr...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB144Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life impr...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB132Intro
25%
Amend KRS 508.060 to provide an enhanced penalty for discharging a firearm in the commission of an offense constituting wanton endangerment in the first degree; amend KRS 439.3401 to add a Class C felony violation of KRS 508.060 to the definition of ...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB119Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of ani...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Agriculture Committee
KYSB117Intro
25%
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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2024-01-22
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB85Intro
25%
Amend KRS 532.080 to provide that a jury may fix an enhanced term of imprisonment when they find a defendant to be a persistent felony offender; provide that persistent felony offender in the first degree and second degree only applies to offenders w...
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2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB87Intro
25%
Repeal KRS 532.055, relating to verdicts and sentencing by juries in felony cases; amend KRS 421.500 to conform.
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2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB88Intro
25%
Amend KRS 532.260 to create new eligibility requirements for a person to serve the remainder of his or her sentence under home incarceration or conditional release; require the Department of Corrections to immediately transfer a person if he or she i...
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2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB86Intro
25%
Amend KRS 439.3401 to change requirements for parole or credit on sentences for violent offenders; create a new section of KRS Chapter 197 to establish a specialized treatment program for violent offenders.
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2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB92Intro
25%
Amend KRS 156.153 to permit school districts to use district-owned and district-leased passenger transportation vehicles to transport students to and from school under an alternative transportation plan approved by the Kentucky Department of Educatio...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Transportation Committee
KYSB96Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to create a process for automatic expungement of misdemeanors, violations, and traffic infractions after five years if conditions are met; require the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Administrative ...
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2024-01-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB99Intro
25%
Amend KRS 311.720, 311.7701, 311.781, and 311.787 to define terms; amend KRS 311.723, 311.727, 311.732, 311.735, 311.7706, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when there is a lethal fetal anomaly or the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside ...
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2024-01-09
To Senate Committee on Committees
KYSB72Intro
25%
Amend KRS 189A.010 to prohibit driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products.
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2024-01-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB73Intro
25%
Amend KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423 to remove penalties for possession, cultivation, or trafficking of up to eight ounces, or five plants, of marijuana; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain convictions rel...
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2024-01-08
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB59Intro
25%
Amend KRS 150.330 to prohibit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife from enforcing or imposing fines and penalties for the taking of Cooper's hawks or red-tailed hawks; amend KRS 150.990 to exempt Cooper's hawks and red-tailed hawks from fines...
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2024-01-04
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
KYSB32Intro
25%
Amend KRS 189A.005 to define "marijuana concentration"; amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a marijuana concentration measured by a blood test; create presumption that a person is not under the influence if the marijuana concentration is ...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB43Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 514 to create the crime of theft of a motor vehicle; amend KRS 515.020 to provide increased penalty in certain circumstances; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 513 to conform.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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