| KY | HB147 | Enroll
75% | Amend KRS 132.017 to define "next regular election" as it pertains to placing on the ballot the question on whether a local property tax rate shall be levied to specify that the election may occur in the same or a subsequent calendar year as the levy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State |
| KY | HB388 | Pass | Amend KRS 67C.147, relating to urban service taxing districts in consolidated local governments, to require the consolidated local government to reimburse fire districts operating under KRS Chapter 75 that made emergency medical runs within the area ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State |
| KY | HB509 | Engross
50% | Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884, the Open Records Act, to require a public agency to furnish an officer, employee, board member, or commission member an agency email account; define terms; allow the governing body of a public agency or i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
To Senate Rules Committee |
| KY | HB723 | Pass | Amend KRS 147A.150 to delete references to priority communities and insert references to eligible communities; amend KRS 147A.152 to redefine "eligible grant recipient," "eligible project," and "eligible use,"; delete "priority community"; define "el...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State |
| KY | HB596 | Pass | Amend KRS 81A.420 to require a city to provide written notice to a county of annexation; eliminate the election in opposition to annexation but allow a petition to defeat annexation proposal; create a new section of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 to make inter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature |
| KY | HB323 | Pass | Amend KRS 95A.262 to permit the Kentucky Fire Commission to establish a reimbursement program for cancer screenings for firefighters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB418 | Pass | Amend KRS 262.850 to decrease the minimum number of acres to qualify as an agricultural district from 250 acres to 50 acres; add cities that are within one mile of the agricultural district to the list of entities to be notified of the proposal, appr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB472 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to allow the appointment of a receiver for a planned community when it fails to maintain the infrastructure, common area, storm water detention or retention area, or other facility that it is legally obligated ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB533 | Pass | Amend KRS 103.240 to include the payment of working capital expenditures as an allowable use for the moneys received from the sale of bonds; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB782 | Pass | Create a new section within KRS 15.530 to 15.590 to create the Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group to develop a new delivery format for the public safety telecommunicator academy; amend KRS 15.530 to define "public safety telecommunicator" and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB443 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require that local laws dealing with subdivision plats and development plans be set out by objective standards and applied ministerially; set out conditions for application of discretion; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB475 | Pass | Amend KRS 441.053, relating to jail health care operations, to remove the prohibition that an entity that provides medical, dental, psychological, or pharmacy services to the Department of Corrections and local jails cannot also provide claims manage...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB492 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "qualified local government"; require that each employee of a qualified local government who has access to federal tax information submit to a criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky St...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB528 | Pass | Amend KRS 65.7631 to extend the 5% rate of total monthly revenues deposited into the CMRS fund for assisting with the adoption and operation of next generation statewide 911 initiatives to July 1, 2025, with the 2.5% rate after that date; extend the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor |
| KY | HB583 | Pass | Amend KRS 224.1-401 to require that the chief executive officers of all forms of local government and mayors receive notification of a declaration of an environmental emergency in their jurisdiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor |
| KY | SB229 | Pass | Amend KRS 42.747 to replace the member serving on the Blockchain Technology Working Group representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing municipal utilities and designated by the Kentucky League of Cities; amend ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29
signed by Governor |
| KY | SB101 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of "agritourism activity"; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
placed in the Orders of the Day |
| KY | HB47 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 446.350 to define "government" and "substantially burden"; outline relief that may be sought if statute is violated; apply to laws adopted before or after enaction of this statute; include severability clause; waive sovereign, governmental,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | HCR31 | Intro
25% | Urge local governments to facilitate the creation of long-term recovery groups prior to the occurance of disasters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB163 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of a dead body to have the body buried or cremated; direct that the decision between burial or cremation be made by the governmental entity bearing the expense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | HB724 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 67.083 to allow a fiscal court of any county to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution of Kentucky, provided that the fee or tax is authorized by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 67A.070 to allow urban-county governments ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB220 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 96.171 to define "governing body" and "customer"; amend KRS 96.172 to increase the combined electric and water plant board membership from five to seven; require that vacancies on the board be filled in a manner that will bring the board me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Rules Committee |
| KY | HB14 | Intro
25% | Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to authorize a county, city, town, or municipal corporation to assess and collect local taxes and fees that are not otherwise in conflict with the Constitutio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| KY | SB379 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require any lobbyist or lobbyist employer who engages in lobbying activity with a local government to file a registration statement with the Department for Local Government; define terms; require the Departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB314 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit any rule, regulation, tax, fee, or any other mandate issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, World Economic Forum, or any other international organization from having jurisdiction wi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB316 | Intro
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB312 | Intro
25% | Create a new section within KRS 15.530 to 15.590 to create the Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group to develop a new delivery format for the public safety telecommunicator academy; amend KRS 15.530 to define "public safety telecommunicator" and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB234 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms related to short-term rentals; make owner-occupied short-term rentals a permitted residential use; permit non-owner-occupied short-term rentals to be subject to a conditional use permit or varian...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | HB822 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 65.8835 and 100.991 to state that a local government shall possess a lien on property of a person found by a final order to have committed a violation of an ordinance created under KRS Chapter 100.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB797 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB795 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 83A.130, 83A.140, and 83A.150 to require a city's legislative body to create an agenda that is distributed to members of the body at least 72 hours prior to the meeting and made available to the public at the time of the meeting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB245 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "lobbyist", "public agency", and "public funds"; prohibit a public agency from spending public funds to employ or contract with a lobbyist or from using public funds to pay a nonprofit association or o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB730 | Intro
25% | Create a new section in KRS Chapter 134 to establish a quarterly installment payment program; define terms; provide installment payment calculation guidelines; require specific property tax information be sent to the taxpayer through notifications or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB820 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 27A to define terms; require the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to develop and maintain a statewide database and searchable public website that contains information on state and local fines and fees asses...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB807 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to require electric utilities that own and operate a municipal electric utility to establish a utility board to administer the functions of the utility; require utility rates, terms of service and customer servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB784 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish definitions; establish a petition process for citizens of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education within the boundaries of the cit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB687 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 441.035 to require cities to enter into an interlocal agreement with the county to subsidize the cost of lodging persons in jail who were arrested in the boundaries of the city; provide for a default payment if a contract is not agreed to; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB157 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs or cats unless the animal was obtained from an animal shelter or qualified breeder; prohibit retail pet shops from selling a dog or cat that is less ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| KY | HB545 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 67C.103 to provide that a runoff election shall be held if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast and the candidates receiving the two highest number of votes are of separate political parties; provide that the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB393 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapters 67, 67A, 67C, 75, 75A, 95, 183, and 273 to prohibit residency requirements for employees or volunteers of a fire department while allowing a response time requirement in counties, charter county governments, unifie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB455 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish requirements for persons delivering alcoholic beverages on behalf of a retail package licensee; amend KRS 241.066 to limit the number of quota retail package licenses to one license for every 2,000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations Committee |
| KY | SB186 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 278.5462 to require broadband service providers to give their retail customers notification of planned or unplanned outages; require the broadband service provider notice to include an estimate of when service will be restored; prohibit not...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee |
| KY | HB299 | Engross
50% | Create new section of KRS Chapter 14 to define terms; require the Secretary of State to create a grant database that will be a central repository for all state grants; require agencies to report grant opportunities to the Secretary of State for inclu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To Senate Committee on Committees |
| KY | SR112 | Pass | Honor the work of the Kentucky Main Street Program and its participating communities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | HB466 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 91.514 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 426 to establish that any residential property that is purchased at a master commissioner's sale in a county that has a land bank authority and was occupied prior to or at the time of the sale ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB120 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit a public agency or any other entity created by an act of the General Assembly from using public funds for lobbying activity or to employ or enter into a contract with a lobbyist; define terms; exempt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | HB428 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB425 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to authorize the establishment of children's early learning services taxing districts; define terms; provide a method and alternative method for the creation of each district and the funding of the district to be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB411 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 381.697 to require the governing authority of a city to mandate the proper care of a burial ground.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB25 | Engross
50% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that requires a landlord to participate in a housing program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; prohibit local governm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Committee On Committees |
