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Senate BillsSB1 (BR279)/AA - M. Wise, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, A. Kerr, R. Mills, J. Turner, S. West, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to school safety and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.441 to include definitions of school safety and school security; amend KRS 158.442 to include development and implementation of a school safety coordinator training program; specify membership on the Center for School Safety board of directors; amend KRS 158.443 to specify the board of directors is to appoint an executive director, establish all positions of the center, approve a school security risk assessment tool, review the organizational structure of the center and make recommendations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the state school security marshal to be appointed by and report to the Department of Criminal Justice Training; require the marshal to report annually to the Center for School Safety; require development of a school security risk assessment tool; require reporting by school superintendents on completion of the risk assessment annually; require mandatory additional staff training if the risk assessment is not completed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require school district superintendents to appoint a school safety coordinator; require the school safety coordinator to complete training within six months of appointment; require the coordinator to designate threat assessment teams at each school in the district; require the coordinator to prescribe policies and procedures for an all-hazards approach to school safety; require the coordinator to ensure that all school campuses in their district are toured at least once per school year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to promote the assignment of a school resource officer to each school; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish school resource officer training and course curriculum; require superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety the number and placement of school resource officers in the district; amend KRS 15.330 to conform; amend KRS 158.162 to require all districts to restrict the access to each school building by July 1, 2022; withhold approval of new building construction or expansion approval without compliance; amend KRS 156.095 to require suicide prevention awareness information be provided to students in person, by live streaming, or via video recording; require suicide training provided to staff to include the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness; require staff with job duties requiring direct contact with students to receive a minimum of one hour of training annually on responding to an active shooter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define mental health professional and trauma-

informed approach; direct all schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to education; require by July 1, 2021, as funds become available, each school district to provide a mental health professional for each one thousand five hundred students; require by January 1, 2020, the Department of Education make available a tool kit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach; require by July 1, 2020, each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach; amend KRS 70.062 to encourage sheriffs to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; amend KRS 95.970 to encourage chiefs of police to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to encourage the Department of Kentucky State Police to work with school districts pertaining to school and student safety and emergency response plans and concerns and policies and procedures for communicating instances of student involved trauma; amend KRS 508.078 to include in terroristic threatening in the second degree making false statements by any means for the purpose of causing evacuation, cancellation, or creating fear of bodily harm in schools or among students, parents, or school personnel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education make available to each school district an anonymous reporting tool; allow the reporting individual to stay anonymous; require information reported be immediately sent to administration of each school district and law enforcement agencies affected; require the Department of Education develop and provide a comprehensive training and awareness program on the anonymous reporting tool; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require principals to provide each school year written notice to all students, parents, and guardians of the provisions of KRS 508.078 and potential penalties under KRS 532.060 and 534.030; create a new section of Chapter 158 to allow the board of directors of any public school district foundation to accept gifts or donations restricted for school security purposes and use them exclusively for the purpose granted; encourage the organization of foundations to support public school districts for which no foundation exists; Act shall be known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a study on the use of guidance counselors' time in schools.

SB1 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/FN - Amend KRS 158.441 to amend the definition of school resource officer and include definitions of school safety and school security; amend KRS 158.442 to include development and implementation of a school safety coordinator training program; specify membership on the Center for School Safety board of directors; amend KRS 158.443 to specify the board of directors is to appoint an executive director, establish all positions of the center, approve a school security risk

assessment tool, review the organizational structure of the center and make recommendations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the state school security marshal to be appointed by and report to the Department of Criminal Justice Training; require the marshal to report annually to the Center for School Safety; require development of a school security risk assessment tool; require reporting by school superintendents on completion of the risk assessment annually; require mandatory additional staff training if the risk assessment is not completed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require school district superintendents to appoint a school safety coordinator; require the school safety coordinator to complete training within six months of appointment; require the coordinator to designate threat assessment teams at each school in the district; require the coordinator to formulate policies and procedures for an all-hazards approach to school safety; require the coordinator to ensure that all school campuses in their district are toured at least once per school year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to promote the assignment of a school resource officer to each school; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish school resource officer training and course curriculum; require superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety the number and placement of school resource officers in the district; amend KRS 15.330, 15.380, 15.420, 15A.063, 61.900, and 209A.020 to conform; amend KRS 15.450 to include the salary and associated expenses of the state school security marshal in the funds reimbursable to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program; amend KRS 158.162 to require all districts to restrict the access to each school building by July 1, 2022; withhold approval of new building construction or expansion without compliance; amend KRS 156.095 to require suicide prevention awareness information be provided to students in person, by live streaming, or via video recording; require suicide training provided to staff include the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness; require staff with job duties requiring direct contact with students to receive a minimum of one hour of training annually on responding to an active shooter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define school counselor and trauma-informed approach; direct all schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to education; require by July 1, 2021 or as funds and qualified staff become available, each school district to provide a school counselor for each two hundred fifty students; require by January 1, 2020, the Department of Education make available a tool kit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach; require by July 1, 2021, each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach; amend KRS 70.062 to encourage sheriffs to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; amend KRS 95.970 to encourage chiefs of police to

collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to encourage the Department of Kentucky State Police to work with school districts pertaining to school and student safety and emergency response plans for communicating instances of student involved trauma; amend KRS 508.078 to include in terroristic threatening in the second degree making false statements by any means for the purpose of causing evacuation, cancellation, or creating fear of serious bodily harm in schools or among students, parents, or school personnel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education make available to each school district an anonymous reporting tool; allow the reporting individual to stay anonymous; require information reported to be immediately sent to administration of each school district and law enforcement agency affected; require the Department of Education develop and provide a comprehensive training and awareness program on the anonymous reporting tool; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require principals to provide each school year written notice to all students, parents, and guardians of the provisions of KRS 508.078 and potential penalties under KRS 532.060 and 534.030; create a new section of Chapter 158 to allow the board of directors of any public school district foundation to accept gifts or donations restricted for school safety and security purposes and use them exclusively for the purpose granted; encourage the organization of foundations to support public school districts for which no foundation exists; Act shall be known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a study on the use of guidance counselors' time in schools.SFA1(R. Thomas) - Add two student members to the Center for School Safety board of directors.SFA2(R. Thomas) - Require school nurse in each public school by July 1, 2021.SFA3(R. Thomas) - Require 20 hours of training for school safety and threat assessment team.HCS1 - Retain original provisions except clarify that the office of state school marshal shall conduct on-site reviews; require local boards of education utilizing a SRO to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the employing agency or the SRO if employed directly by the school district to specify the roles of those involved with the SRO program; encourage the school safety coordinator to include student representation in recommended policies; include a definition of school-based mental health services provider; allow a school-based mental health services provider to facilitate the creation of the trauma-informed team; specify that a district may employ or contract for services of a school-based mental health services provider; specify that the Department of Homeland Security shall make available an anonymous reporting tool to all school districts in the state; declare an emergency. EMERGENCY.HCA1(J. Carney) - Make title amendment.

HFA1(M. Marzian) - Amend to include a school-based mental health services provider in the goal of having one per school and spending time in direct service with students.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Education

(S); 1st reading; returned to Education (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Feb 07, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 8, 2019; floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 08, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) defeated; passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 11, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 12, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - floor amendment (1)

filed to Committee Substitute; reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 22, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 96-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 28, 2019 - received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); Bill passed 37-0; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor

Mar 11, 2019 - signed by Governor

SB2 (BR952) - R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, S. West

AN ACT relating to civil actions.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

26A to allow appointment of a special judge in certain civil actions.

SB2 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 452.010 to allow transfer to a randomly selected judicial circuit in certain civil actions.SFA1(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity; remove provisions which would include justices and retired judges.SFA2(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity.SFA3(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity; clarify language.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 20, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(S); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S)Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed, floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Feb 27, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 28, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn; passed 26-9 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3); received in House

Mar 01, 2019 - to Judiciary (H); posted in committee

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

SB3 (BR456) - J. Schickel, M. Wilson, D. Carroll, D. Givens, D. Seum, S. West

AN ACT relating to school councils.Amend KRS 160.345 to allow a local

board to require an annual report of activities from a school council; reduce the minimum number of teachers serving on the council to two; specify that a council decision is appealable to the local board; require the local board of education to adopt a policy allowing the board to initiate review of a school council decision; specify the alignment of council policy with local board policy; allow a teacher to be transferred while serving on the school council; specify that local board members may attend council meetings; permit a superintendent to forward qualified applicants to the principal instead of the council; alter principal hiring process requiring principal to be selected by the superintendent after consultation with school council; require school council authority to be transferred to the superintendent if a school is identified for comprehensive support and improvement; make technical corrections; amend to conform.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Jan 10, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 23-13

Feb 05, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)

SB4 (BR287) - D. Thayer, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, R. Mills

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 121.120 to require the

Kentucky Registry of Election Finance to publish a manual for contributing organizations to describe the legal requirements relating to campaign finance; require all candidates, slates of

candidates, committees, and contributing organizations, beginning with elections scheduled in 2020, to electronically submit all campaign finance reports to the registry; require the registry to publish the names of any candidate, slate of candidates, committee, or contributing organization as a delinquent filer, if the required campaign finance reports are submitted in a nonelectronic format, and until such time as the campaign finance reports are properly filed in an electronic format; require all independent expenditure reports to be submitted electronically to the registry within 48 hours of the date that the communication is publicly distributed or otherwise publicly disseminated, beginning with elections scheduled in 2020; make technical corrections; amend KRS 121.180 to permit all candidates to amend their spending intent consistent with what the candidate is actually spending in the election, so long as the amendment is made prior to the period in which the first campaign finance report is required to be filed with the registry; extend the length of time in which a candidate may change his or her spending intent with the registry, to conform with the campaign finance report deadlines in KRS Chapter 121, instead of candidate ballot access deadlines in Chapter 118; provide for a $500 minimum penalty to be assessed by the registry against candidates who declare an exemption from filing but then exceed their spending intent without filing the required reports; eliminate the five-day grace period for the filing of required reports to the registry, and instead require the reports to be submitted to the registry within two business days after the filing deadline; make technical corrections to conform; amend KRS 121.210 to allow a candidate or slate of candidates to designate one central campaign committee as a candidate-authorized committee; make technical corrections to conform; amend KRS 121.005 to conform.

SB4 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(D. Thayer) - Amend Section 2 of the bill to clarify that the publication of a delinquent filer by the registry is only to occur if the campaign finance report is not timely filed in an electronic format; and amend Sections 2 and 3 of the bill to clarify that electronic reporting of campaign finance reports to the registry shall be mandatory beginning with the primary of 2020.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Jan 10, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 34-2 with floor amendment (1)

Feb 05, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Elections, Const.

Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Feb 12, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 15, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent Calendar

Feb 19, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Feb 20, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 68-26

Feb 26, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB5 (BR940)/LM - C. McDaniel, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, R. Mills, D. Thayer, M. Wilson

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.

Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2028; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection. Provide ballot language.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Jan 10, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 10, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 31-4

Jan 11, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Elections, Const.


SB6 (BR424) - R. Stivers II, W. Schroder, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics.

Amend KRS 11A.211 to require disclosure of executive agency lobbyist compensation. Amend KRS 11A.236 to prohibit executive agency lobbyist compensation contingent on awarding of a government contract or based on a percentage of a government contract awarded.

SB6 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except: amend KRS 11A.040 to extend from six months to one year the length of time which a present or former officer or public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9) (a) to (g) is subject to specified employment restrictions after leaving state service; amend KRS 11A.050 to require officers and public servants listed in KRS 11A.010(9) (a) to (g) to file statements of financial disclosure within 30 days of beginning state employment and list on the statements of financial disclosure employers for whom they were employed for a one year period immediately prior to state employment, as well as family members and business associates registered as legislative or executive branch lobbyists; delete from

the statements reference to retainers related to state agencies; amend KRS 11A.080 to specify that the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may void a contract if the Executive Branch Ethics Commission determines that a violation of the provisions of KRS Chapter 11A has occurred; amend KRS 11A.110 to allow the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to promulgate administative regulations pertaining to electronic filing of disclosure statements by executive agency lobbyists, their employers, or real parties in interest; amend KRS 11A.201 to change the definition of "executive agency decision" to include requests for information, requests for proposal, budget provisions, administrative regulations, executive orders, legislation and amendments, and other policy decisions; change the definition of "executive agency lobbyist" to include associations, coalitions, or public interest entities formed to influence executive agency decisions; change the definition of "executive agency lobbying activity" to include advocating, opposing the passage of, modifying, defeating, or impacting executive action regarding legislation; define "substantial issue" to include any budget provision, administrative regulation or rule, legislative matter or other public policy matter that impacts the lobbyist or his or her employer; include classified employees among executive agency officials; provide exclusions for media, publications, and professional services not related to lobbying; amend KRS 11A.211 to require certification that an employer and agent has complied with KRS 11A.236; amend KRS 11A.236 to bar employers of executive agency lobbyists from doing business with the state for five years if they have employed an executive agency lobbyist on a contingency basis.SCA1(W. Schroder) - Make title amendment.HCS1 - Retain provisions, except; amend KRS 11A.201 to exclude public comments submitted to an executive agency during the public comment period for administrative regulations or rules from the definition for "executive agency lobbying activity"; specify matters that financially impact the executive agency lobbyist or his or her employer under the definition of "substantial issue."

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to State & Local

Government (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesFeb 22, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 26, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 27, 2019 - to State Government

(H)Mar 04, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March

12, 2019

SB7 (BR1192) - R. Stivers II

AN ACT relating to employment.Amend KRS 336.700 to allow

arbitration, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution agreements to be required by employers as a condition or precondition to employment; allow a waiver of a claim to be required as a condition or precondition for rehiring of an employee; allow an agreement to reduce the period for limitations as a condition or precondition of employment as long as the agreement does not apply to state or federal law that preempts modifying limitations; allow an employee to be required to agree to a background check as a condition or precondition of employment in conformity with a state of federal law requiring background checks; state that these provisions shall be applied retroactively and prospectively; amend KRS 417.050 to comform; EMERGENCY.

SB7 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain the original provisions except to remove the emergency clause.SCA1(D. Carroll) - Make title amendment.HCS1 - Retain the original provisions, except to clarify that an agreement on limitations of actions required to only limit the limitations to 50% of the time that is provided under the law; arbitration agreements between an employer and employee required to be subject to general contract defenses; arbitration agreement between an employer and employee required to safeguard effective vindication of legal rights; arbitrators required to disqualify him or herself if there are conflicts; the Kentucky Rules of civil procedure apply if no rules are specified; and no contract executed prior to the effective date of this act required to be invalidated if one provision is found invalid due to this act.HFA1(M. Sorolis) - Amend GA bill to include further defiintions for the term "employee"; EMERGENCY.HFA2(M. Sorolis) - Amend House Committe Substitute to GA bill to include definitions for the term "employee."HFA3(J. Nemes) - Retain original provisions except to add language to section 1 that the provisions do not apply to collective bargaining agreements between employer and representatives of member employees; amend KRS 417.050 to conform.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 15, 2019 - to Economic

Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 26-10 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 22, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 25, 2019 - to Small Business &

Information Technology (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - reassigned to State

Government (H); posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from State

Government (H); 1st reading; returned to State Government (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

SB8 (BR956) - S. West, D. Givens, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to educators.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 superintendent on leave due to a physical or mental disability; prohibit a board from requesting unnecessary medical information or disclosing any medical information; amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from the tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order; allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent.

SB8 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(J. Higdon) - Restore original language requiring written statement prior to terminating contract for inefficiency, incompetency, or neglect of duty.HFA1(J. Nemes) - Amend KRS 161.790 to allow tribunal decisions to include the same sanctions as originally allowed of the superintendent.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Jan 10, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 23-13 with floor amendment (1)

Feb 05, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to CalendarFeb 26, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules;

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Mar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 06, 2019 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn; 3rd reading, passed 56-42

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of

the House; delivered to Governor

SB9 (BR93)/CI/LM - M. Castlen, W. Westerfield, R. Alvarado, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Meredith, R. Mills, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, D. Thayer, M. Wilson, M. Wise

AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency.

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 the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; provide exceptions for medical emergencies; require documentation of whether an abortion was performed to preserve the health of the pregnant woman; specify that nothing in the Act restricts access to contraceptives; allow a woman to file a civil action for the wrongful death of her unborn child; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to inspect the medical records of a facility that performs abortions to ensure compliance with reporting requirements; permit the Attorney General to apply to a state or federal court for a declaration that the Act's provisions are constitutional, or an order lifting an injunction if one exists, if federal abortion law changes; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; allow for severability; EMERGENCY.

SB9 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Marzian) - Create a noncodified section to name the Act, the "Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU Act."HFA2(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.830 to establish a male's intentions related to procreation.HFA3(M. Marzian) -

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S); 2nd reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 31-6

Feb 15, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 19, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, and Public Protection (H)Feb 21, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filedMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

SB10 (BR1425)/AA/LM - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to agency cessation of participation in the Kentucky Retirement Systems and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 61.522 to allow universities, community colleges, and health departments to cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System provided the agency pays the cost of ceasing participation as provided by statute; provide a window where quasi-state agencies who are eligible to cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System or non-stock non-profit agencies eligible to cease participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) may by December 31, 2019, cease participating by paying the actuarial costs of ceasing participation and pay off the cost through equal installments that incresae over time by 1.5% annually with interest charged to the principal balance of the greater of 1.5% or the annual average change in the CPI-U until all costs are paid off; amend KRS 18A.225 to provide that employers ceasing participation in the window may still participate in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan (KEHP) for their employees; EMERGENCY.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to State & Local

Government (S)Feb 22, 2019 - taken from State &

Local Government (S); 1st reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 2nd reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

SB11 (BR478) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, S. Meredith, R. Mills, D. Thayer

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky.

Propose amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly the power to limit noneconomic damages for injuries resulting in death or for injuries to persons or property, and to provide a uniform statute of limitations; provide for submission to the voters.

Dec 13, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).


Government (S)

SB12 (BR476) - D. Carroll, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)

Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar


the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019


Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)

SB14 (BR821) - D. CarrollJan 09-WITHDRAWN

SB15 (BR962) - J. Adams, R. Girdler, J. Schickel, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to school policies.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 contractors to narrow applicability to individuals with a written contract to provide services directly to a student or students as part of a school-sponsored program or activity on a regularly scheduled and continuing basis; permit probationary employment of an individual prior to receipt of a criminal history background check and clear CA/N check for positions vacant after July 31st; consolidate language, amend KRS 160.151, 160.345, 160.990, and 161.044 to conform.

SB15 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 160.380 to remove the definition and use of the term "contractor"; consolidate repeated language; exclude existing classified and certified employees from background check requirements; amend KRS 160.151 to be consistent with amendments to KRS 160.380; remove the definition and use of the term "contractor."

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Feb 12, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 13, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 14, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 21, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent CalendarFeb 26, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 04, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 98-0

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor

SB16 (BR45) - J. Adams, C. Embry Jr.

AN ACT establishing the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council and making an appropriation therefor.

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 be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to finance the operation of the council and support rare disease research and treatment; require a report on expenditures from the fund; provide that the council shall to cease to exist on December 1, 2029, unless reestablished by the General Assembly.

SB16 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(J. Adams) - Delete provisions of the bill; insert new language to create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council to be administered by an existing nonprofit entity operating in the state; establish duties of the council; permit the council to apply for grant; require reports to the Governor, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the General Assembly; provide that the council shall to cease to exist on December 1, 2028, unless reestablished by the General Assembly.

Aug 21, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Health & Welfare (S)


Feb 14, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed

Feb 15, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Feb 19, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1)

Feb 20, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Health and Family

Services (H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent CalendarMar 05, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 99-0; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor

SB17 (BR69)/CI - J. Adams, C. Embry Jr., M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, G. Neal, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to mental illness.Amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and

532.140 to add a diagnosis of serious mental illness to the disabilities which prevent execution for persons convicted of capital offenses.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Judiciary (S)


Feb 08, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 01, 2019 - recommitted to

Judiciary (S)

SB18 (BR51)/LM - A. Kerr, J. Adams, C. Embry Jr., D. Harper Angel, P. Hornback, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, W. Schroder, R. Thomas, R. Webb

AN ACT relating to pregnancy-related

accommodations.Amend 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 to fail to accommodate an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; require employers to provide notice to all employees regarding the right to be free from discrimination for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.

SB18 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - Retain original provisions, except to remove language allowing an employee to not accept an accommodation and to amend the short title to Kentucky Pregnant Workers' Act.SFA1(W. Westerfield) - SFA2(W. Westerfield) - Make title amendment.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019

Feb 21, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2-title) filed

Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 25-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2-title)

Feb 25, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 26, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

SB19 (BR319) - T. Buford

AN ACT relating to state parks.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

243 to direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue an NQ1 alcoholic beverage by the drink license to any state park in dry, wet, or moist territory; allow a local government where all or part of a state park is located to prohibit these alcoholic beverage sales for the entire park through a local ordinance; forbid a county containing a city from changing the decision of that city if the state park is located entirely within that city; make the local ordinance process inapplicable to state parks serving alcoholic beverages by the drink through a local option election; exempt state parks from the prohibition statutes; exclude a state park from a change in dry, wet, or moist status if its surrounding territory changes its status; amend KRS 241.010 to define a "state park" as a state park administered by the Department of Parks under KRS Chapter 148; amend KRS 242.022 to make a state park local option election supersede any local government ordinance relating to alcoholic beverage sales at state parks located in that precinct; amend KRS 243.082 to allow a

state park to receive an NQ1 license to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink through its normal status absent an intervening local ordinance, through a state park local option election, or through its location in wet territory.

Nov 27, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Licensing,

Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

SB20 (BR2)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.Create new sections of KRS Chapters

15A, 27A, 158, and 194A to require reporting of statistics, including age, race, and gender, to determine whether there is disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice, social welfare, and educational discipline systems; create training requirements; require the development and reporting of plans to ameliorate disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice and education systems; amend KRS 156.095 to require professional development for education professionals on juvenile justice topics; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to allow the Division of Protection and Advocacy to investigate the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and require confidentiality; amend KRS 15.334 to require training on juvenile justice topics; create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to create a minimum age of criminal responsibility of 12 years of age; establish rules relating to the court's treatment of developmental immaturity, mental illness, and intellectual disability; amend KRS 503.010 to define "physical restraint"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to regulate the use of physical restraint by teachers or school personnel; amend KRS 635.020 to limit the youthful offender process to cases involving offenses against persons and to require that a child be 16 years of age; amend KRS 158.135 to further define "state agency children"; amend KRS 15A.220 to require facilities under contract to the Department of Juvenile Justice to report data; amend KRS 635.060 to allow a child who has committed an offense that would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult to be retained on probation for 18 months if the court-ordered substance abuse or mental health program is longer than 12 months and to limit the exclusion of children from the time limits placed on certain dispositions; amend KRS 610.105 to expand a court's options for diversion of a child's adjudicated case; amend KRS 600.020 to define "restorative justice practices"; amend KRS 630.070 to limit detention for a child violating a court order to 30 days; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 610.265 to require hearings every 10 days to continue holding a child in custody; amend KRS 15A.305, 610.030, 610.190, 610.200, 610.220, 635.010, and 630.030 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 610.012, relating to court jurisdiction over detention of suspected runaways.

SB20 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Remove provisions creating a juvenile age of criminal

responsibility; remove sections establishing rules relating to the court's treatment of developmental immaturity, mental illness, and intellectual disability; remove sections relating to the use of restraint and seclusion in schools; remove section changing defiition of "state agency children"; remove provisions raising minimum age for certain youthful offender cases; change language to clarify data being collected.SFA1(W. Westerfield) - Makes any child who uses a deadly weapon ineligible for diversion.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 21, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(S); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S)Feb 22, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(S); 2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 01, 2019 - recommitted to Judiciary (S)

SB21 (BR108)/LM - R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to common interest communities.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to establish definitions for common interest communities which exclude condominiums; prohibit waiver of rights conferred by the bill; impose good faith obligation; establish a requirement to record a declaration for a common interest community with county clerks and set minimum contents of the declaration; limit application to communities created after the effective date or, for existing communities, apply only to events occurring after the effective date; specify that agreements between communities do not create a separate common interest community; require establishment of a unit owners association and specify methods of transfer of developer control to an association; set minimum powers of unit owners associations and boards; set duties and powers of board members; establish minimum requirements for recorded bylaws regarding board and association procedures; establish procedures for calling and conducting association meetings; establish procedures for calling and conducting executive board meetings; define quorum for meetings; create and limit voting methods for unit owners; limit foreclosure action by unit owners association; require records to be kept by association and determine methods of publicizing records; establish procedure for adopting and amending policy rules within the community; specify methods of providing notice to community members; provide for removal of executive board members; require budget and special assessment adoption and publication; allow cause of action to enforce rights and obligations; apply supplemental principles of law and equity.



Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (S); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

Feb 26, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (S); 2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

SB22 (BR182) - R. Alvarado, S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to enact and enter into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for physicians.

SB22 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Jenkins) - Amend Article XIII to stipulate that no member state shall expend General Fund revenue from the Commonwealth to meet its obligation under this Article.HFA2/P(J. Carney) - Amend KRS 314.011 to allow designated advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing to prescribe up to two sequential refills for a 30 day supply of psychostimulants; amend KRS 314.042 to remove the one-year practice requirement before an APRN may prescribe controlled substances under a CAPA-CS; establish conditions for an APRN to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS after four years of controlled substance prescribing authority under a CAPA-CS; require an APRN whose license is in good standing to notify the nursing board when he or she will be prescribing without a CAPA-CS; prohibit any attempt to require or compel an APRN to maintain a CAPA-CS to prescribe after the four year threshold; exempt an equivalently qualified out-of-state APRN from the CAPA-CS requirement to prescribe under licensure by endorsement; require an APRN with less than four years of prescribing controlled substances to maintain a CAPA-CS until the four years are completed; create a new section of KRS 218A to establish a Prescribing Boards Advising Council.HFA3(J. Carney) - Make title amendment.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)



the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day


Feb 20, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Licensing,

Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent CalendarMar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules;

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3-title) filed

SB23 (BR320)/AA/CI/LM - J. Carroll

AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "amateur athletics," "collegiate sports contest," "commission," "principal," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish membership to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; establish the commission’s responsibilities and authority; require the Governor to appoint an executive director and establish the executive director's responsibilities; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations relating to sports wagering conducted by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, racing associations licensed under KRS Chapter 230, and other locations; establish licensing fees; prohibit persons from wagering on an event in which they are a participant; establish the sports wagering distribution trust fund and the uses of the fund; establish penalties for tampering with the outcome of a sporting event and wagering on a sporting event by a participant; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to impose an excise tax on sports wagering at 25 percent of net sports wagering receipts; amend KRS 138.1817 to permit the Department of Revenue to work with the commission to restrict licensure in the event that sports wagering taxes are not paid; amend KRS 154A.010 to revise the definition of "amateur sports contest," and to define "collegiate sports contest," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; amend KRS 154A.030 to conform and to prohibit the director or family member from being a part owner of a professional team or a board member of a college or university that engages in collegiate sports upon which sports wagers may be placed; amend KRS 154A.050 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.060 to include sports wagering and to include contracts for the purchase of goods and services necessary for sports wagering; require monthly and annual reports to be submitted to the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.063 to permit sports wagering on collegiate and professional sports contests; amend KRS 154A.065 to prohibit accepting sports wagers on the outcomes of contests involving horses; amend KRS 154A.070 to include sports wagering and require contracts to be in accord with administrative regulations of the Lottery Corporation and the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.090 to stipulate that sports wagering retailers aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal to the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.110 to include sports wagering; stipulate that unclaimed sports wagering prize money be added to the sports wagering distribution trust fund; to prohibit sports wagers from being accepted from members or coaches of professional or collegiate team; amend 154A.120 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.130 to specify net sports wagering receipts collected by lottery to be used for expenses and moneys in excess of expenses shall be dedicated to the sports wagering distribution trust fund;

amend KRS 154A.400 to include sports wagering and stipulate the criteria for selecting sports wagering retailers shall be developed in consultation with the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.420 to include sports wagering and permit the Lottery Corporation to require a retailer to establish separate sports wagering electronic funds transfer accounts; amend KRS 154A.430, 154A.440, 154A.600, and 154A.650 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 230.225 to permit the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to oversee sports wagering at licensed racing associations; amend KRS 230.370 to require administrative regulations relating to sports wagering to be developed in consultation with the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt the conduct of sports wagering licensed or permitted under KRS Chapter 239; amend KRS 12.020 to administratively attach the Kentucky Gaming Commission to the Public Protection Cabinet.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (S)

SB24 (BR477)/HM - R. Alvarado, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to out-of-network balance billing.

Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to incorporate definitions of terms used in the Act, including "balance billing," "cost sharing", and "usual, customary, and reasonable rate"; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner or a designated nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a database of billed health care services charges collected from insurers; amend KRS 304.17A-254 to require certain health insurers to ensure that their networks of participating providers are adequate to meet the health care needs of covered persons; amend KRS 304.17A-510 to consolidate requirements in the insurance code for participating provider directories, to establish specific requirements for content, updates, and access, to require that directories be made available on insurer's Web sites, and to require an annual audit of a reasonable sample size of an insurer's provider directories; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for access to a nonparticipating provider with prior plan authorization in certain circumstances, for access, without the need for a referral, to primary and preventive obstetric and gynecologic services, and for access to certain specialists; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner to review health benefit plans for network adequacy; amend KRS 304.17A-550 to require certain insurers that offer a group health benefit plan that provides comprehensive coverage of health care services by nonparticipating providers to offer that coverage at a rate of at least 80% of the usual, customary, and reasonable rate; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to consolidate requirements in the insurance code for

coverage of emergency health care services and to require insurers to ensure that covered persons incur no greater out-of-pocket costs for emergency health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider than the covered person would incur if services were provided by a participating provider; amend KRS 304.17A-607, 304.17A-617, 304.17A-621, and 304.17A-625 to establish utilization review and appeal requirements for nonparticipating provider coverage that requires prior authorization; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish notice requirements for health benefit plans relating to the coverage requirements established in the Act and reimbursement for health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish a binding independent dispute resolution program for disputed charges for covered health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require health care providers and health facilities to make certain disclosures to covered persons, to post certain information on their Web sites, and to comply with certain requirements if they balance bill a covered person; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-430, 304.17A-500, 304.17A-527, 304.17A-600, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010, 304.39-241, and 18A.225 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-590, 304.17A-640, 304.17A-641, 304.17A-645, 304.17A-647, and 304.17A-649; cite as the Out-of-Network Balance Billing Transparency Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance

(S)

SB25 (BR233)/FN/LM - R. Alvarado, J. Schickel, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65A to require proposed increases in ad valorem taxes and certain fees and the levy of new ad valorem taxes or fees by special purpose governmental entities to be submitted to the legislative body of the county or city in which the special purpose governmental entity is located for review; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 65A.100; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.




reading, to CalendarFeb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesFeb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 25-11

Feb 26, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 27, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to the levy of taxes.Amend KRS 132.017, 160.485, and

160.597 to extend the deadline to file a property tax recall petition to 75 days; allow petition papers to be substantially uniform in size and style; allow the names of voters from more than one voting precinct to be on the same sheet of the petition paper; allow electronic signatures to be counted when the signatures comply with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; lower the number of signatures needed for the petition to five percent; amend KRS 132.017 to require the local governmental entity or school to levy a tax rate that is equal to the compensating tax rate when an election on the tax rate levy is canceled or when the election is held and the vote on the proposed increase fails to pass; amend KRS 160.470 to subject a tax increase by the district board of education in excess of the amount of revenue produced by the compensating tax rate to a recall vote; amend KRS 82.095 and 132.018 to conform.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to State & Local Government (S)

SB27 (BR234) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, S. Meredith, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to student health.Create 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 year; require that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Education (S)

SB28 (BR481) - R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to notice of environmental incidents.

Create a new section of KRS 224.46-505 to 224.46-590 to require the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send a copy of a notice of violation for a hazardous waste site or facility to the county/judge executive of the county or the chief executive officer of the urban-county government within which the site or facility is located; amend KRS 224.10-212 to specify that notices of violation for hazardous waste sites or facilities are not prohibited from disclosure due to confidentiality.

SB28 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS 224.1-400 to 224.1-415 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send notice that an environmental emergency exists to the county/judge executive of the county or chief executive officer of the urban-county government where the environmental emergency occurred; create a new section of KRS 224.43-310

to 224.43-380 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send a copy of a notice of violation for a contained landfill to the county/judge executive of the county or the chief executive officer of the urban-county government within which the contained landfill is located.SCA1(B. Smith) - Make title amendment.SFA1(R. Alvarado) - Clarify that required local notification of the issuance of a notice of violation applies to contained landfills operating as municipal waste disposal facilities; clarify that the relevant notices of violation are for noncompliance with a condition of a permit issued by the Division of Waste Management.HCS1 - Retain original provisions of SB 28/GA; only require local notification of contained landfill violations when the violations have off-site impacts.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment

Feb 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


Feb 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 12, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 13, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (H)Feb 19, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

SB29 (BR460)/LM - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to licensing fees for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

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 imposed under KRS 243.075 before the effective date of this Act.

SB29 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - Retain the original provisions except to change the regulatory license fee from 6% to 5% and add language to allow that cities or counties already imposing a regulatory license fee at a higher rate as of January 1, 2019, may continue to do so but cannot increase that fee.SFA1(D. Carroll) - Retain the original provisions except delete the new text from subsection (9)(b) allowing the rate estimated in subsection (1)(b) of the section to be used rather than the amount imposed as of January 1, 2019.




Feb 14, 2019 - reassigned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)



Feb 22, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


Feb 26, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 30-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1); received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Local Government (H)

Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB30 (BR91)/FN/HM - R. Alvarado, J. Carroll, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Harper Angel, R. Thomas, J. Turner

AN ACT relating to cancer prevention through insurance coverage for screening and appropriate genetic testing.

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 guidelines; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 2 of the Act or any other law; amend KRS 304.17A-257 to reduce the age required for colorectal cancer examination and testing coverage from fifty (50) to forty-five(45); make technical amendments; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 1 of the Act or any other law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.



(S)Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 33-3

Feb 22, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 25, 2019 - to Banking &

Insurance (H); posted in committeeFeb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

98-1; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor

SB31 (BR128) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to sibling visitation.Amend KRS 620.050 to require the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in the case of siblings removed from their home who are not jointly placed, to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the siblings.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Health &

Welfare (S); 1st readingFeb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to RulesFeb 07, 2019 - posted for passage in



Services (H)Feb 19, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent CalendarFeb 22, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesFeb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019




SB32 (BR382) - S. Humphries

AN ACT relating to water well drillers.Amend KRS 223.400 to add a

definition of "water well driller's assistant"; amend KRS 223.405 to require water well drillers and water well driller's assistants to obtain a valid certificate before working on a water well; amend KRS 223.425 to establish the application, requirements, and effective term for the certification of water well driller's assistants; amend KRS 223.430 to allow the water well driller's assistant to work under the liability insurance and surety bond of the supervising certified water well driller; amend KRS 223.440 to prohibit the certified water well driller's assistant from certifying records required to be kept by the supervising certified water well driller; amend KRS 223.447 to establish certification and renewal fees for the water well driller and the water well driller's assistant; amend KRS 223.450 to conform.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 7, 2019; 3rd

reading, passed 36-0Feb 08, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 11, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (H)Feb 19, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st






SB33 (BR333) - J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to employment discrimination based on smoking.

Amend KRS 344.040 to remove protections against employment discrimination based on an individual's status as a smoker or nonsmoker.



SB34 (BR288) - D. Thayer, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 117.025 to restrict voter registration data from being accessed, modified, or altered by any individual member of the State Board of Election, including the Secretary of the State and his or her staff.

SB34 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Replace the entirety of the bill with the following changes: amend KRS 117.015 to make the State Board of Elections an independent agency of state government, the Secretary of State is to become an ex officio, nonvoting, and non-presiding member of the State Board of Elections; the Kentucky County Clerk's Association shall submit two separate list of four names of then current county clerks, of which two are to be appointed by the Governor; the clerks appointed shall represent each of the two political parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding regular election for state officials; allow the executive director of the board to vote only in the case of breaking a tie vote for the election of the chair of the board; establish criteria of qualifications and duties relative to being chair of the board; ensure that county clerks are exempted from the prohibition of being a former, or then current, candidate for elected office in order to become a member of the board; lower the age qualification to become a member of the board from 25 to 21 ensure that a quorum is present on the day of any primary or regular election with a majority of the board, less the two members who are county clerks; permit the members of the board who are county clerks to receive compensation only for expenses in attending board meetings; amend KRS 117.025 to delegate additional responsibilities to the board, including instituting appropriate safeguards to ensure that there is no inappropriate use of the voter

registration roster, ensure that only county clerks, assistant county clerks, and State Board of Elections staff have the authority to access, correct, or alter voter registration data; the state board be responsible for oversight of board personnel, including hiring, investigations, disciplinary actions, promotions, and other like actions subject to KRS Chapter 18A; amend 117A.010 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 117A.030, 117A.040, 117A.050, 117A.060, 117A.130, and 117A.150 to remove the Secretary of State from the responsibility of implementing provisions and promulgating administrating regulations relevant to the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act, and make technical corrections; EMERGENCY.SCA1(D. Thayer) - Make title amendment.



Feb 12, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 1st reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 14, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019





Feb 25, 2019 - posted in committee

SB35 (BR304) - P. Hornback, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to grain discounts.Amend KRS 251.015 to authorize the

Department of Agriculture to investigate grain discounts; impose a penalty for hindering, obstructing, or interfering with inspectors; require the Department of Agriculture to report its findings on investigations relating to grain discounts to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture by November 1 of each year.

Oct 10, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Agriculture (S)

SB36 (BR458) - S. West

AN ACT relating to performance funding for postsecondary institutions.

Amend KRS 164.092, relating to performance funding for postsecondary educational institutions, to require a stop-loss provision of 1% in the performance funding models for fiscal years 2020-2021 through 2022-2023.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Education (S)

SB37 (BR292) - S. West

AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.

Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services optional; allow local government entities and special districts to void implementation of the programs by legislative action.



Government (S)

SB38 (BR353)/LM - S. Meredith, D. Carroll

AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to elections of members of the General Assembly.

Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the number of years in a term for a Senator from four to six years and to increase the number of years in a term for a Representative from two to four years beginning with the regular election in November 2020; provide ballot language; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.



SB39 (BR355)/FN - S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to disclosure of Medicaid managed care organizations' payment schedules to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee.

Amend KRS 304.17A-527 to require Medicaid managed care organizations to provide all payment schedules utilized to reimburse health care providers with whom they have maintained a contractual relationship for the previous three (3) months to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee on a quarterly basis for the committee's review.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)

SB40 (BR360) - S. Meredith, C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to causes of actions for building code violations.

Amend KRS 198B.130 to allow a court award under KRS Chapter 198B or the Uniform Building Code to include attorney's fees if a certificate of occupancy has not been issued.

SB40 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(C. Massey) - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 198B.130 to allow a court to award reasonable attorney's fees if a certificate of occupancy has not been issued.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate;

to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)




Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 25-8-2; received in House

Feb 19, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

Feb 20, 2019 - reassigned to Judiciary (H)



floor amendment (1) filedMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in


SB41 (BR352) - S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to authority over state contracts.

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.

SB41 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 42.012 to require Senate confirmation for the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 45A.695 to require contracting bodies, including constitutional officers and executive branch agencies, to submit their requests for proposals and final contracts to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet for approval, along with documents relating to the evaluation and scoring by the contracting body; amend KRS 45A.705 to clarify that the statute applies to constitutional officers and all executive branch agencies; 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; and amend KRS 154A.120 to conform.SCA1(W. Schroder) - Make title amendment.



Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)






reading, to CalendarMar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules;

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB42 (BR375)/FN - S. Meredith, D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to service improvements in the Medicaid program.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of (MCO) contracts to operate the Medicaid program to three and to establish a process for selecting the three MCOs to be awarded the contracts; require that services provided in rural counties be reimbursed at least at the median amount paid to an urban health care provider within the nearest metropolitan statistical area; establish a penalty that goes to the underpaid provider.



SB43 (BR453) - D. Parrett, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to deferred deposit transactions.

Amend KRS 286.9-010 to define "annual percentage rate," "consideration," and "interest"; amend KRS 286.9-100, relating to deferred deposit transactions, to delete the service fee of $15 per $100 loan and establish a tiered maximum annual percentage rate of 36 percent; provide that making a deferred deposit transaction in violation of the maximum interest provisions is an unfair, false, misleading and deceptive practice in violation of the Consumer Protection Act and subject to its rights and remedies; prohibit a licensee from engaging in deceptive practices to evade the requirements of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 286; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 286 to provide that knowing violation of the maximum allowable interest rate provisions shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest for the transaction and the person who paid the interest, or his or her legal representative, may recover twice the amount paid in any action against the lender if commenced within two years of the deferred deposit transaction; cite as the Responsible Payday Lending Act.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Banking & Insurance (S)

SB44 (BR357) - G. NealFeb 13-WITHDRAWN

SB45 (BR3) - G. Neal, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements.

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 6 and 15A to make legislative findings and require racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements for certain legislation and administrative regulations.

Jun 06, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).



AN ACT relating to prosecutions under criminal gang statutes.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to require a report for any charge or conviction under KRS 506.120, 506.135, 506.140, 506.150, 506.160, 506.170, 506.180, or 506.190.



SB47 (BR48)/CI/LM - G. Neal

AN ACT relating to firearm storage.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of a firearm.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

SB48 (BR428)/LM - R. Thomas

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.

Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow sixteen- and seventeen-year-old United States citizens to vote in school board and local elections; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.



SB49 (BR465)/LM - R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to breast-feeding.Amend KRS 211.755 to establish that

a mother breast-feeding a child or expressing milk in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be shall report any violations to the local health department, independent health department, or county health department, having jurisdiction for the county in which the violation occurred; require the local health department, independent health department, or county health department to conduct an investigation of any reported violation; amend KRS 211.990 to establish a fine of $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense for any person or municipality that violates KRS 211.755(2) or (3).



SB50 (BR488) - R. Mills, D. Carroll, M. Castlen, C. Embry Jr., S. Meredith, D. Thayer, M. Wilson, M. Wise

AN ACT relating to reporting the dispensing of prescriptions to induce abortion.

Amend 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 the end of the month in which the prescription was dispensed; require report to be made available on the cabinet's Web site; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 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; amend KRS 311.723 and 311.735 to correct citations to KRS 213.101.

SB50 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend to add that information on the potential ability of a physician to reverse the effects of prescription drugs for the induction of abortion be provided with each prescription; require that potential abortion complications be reported to the Vital Statistics Branch; amend KRS 311.725 to require that physicians verbally inform women on potential ability of a physician to reverse the effects of prescription drugs for the induction of abortion.HCA1(D. Bentley) - Make title amendment.HFA1(D. Bentley) - Make title Amendment.HFA2(M. Marzian) - Establish a new section of KRS Chapter 213 to require a report of when a prescription is issued for any medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and any reported side effects to the Vital Statistics Branch within 15 days after the end of the month in which the prescription was issued.HFA3(M. Marzian) - Establish language to specify that all members of the General Assembly shall be responsible to pay specified court costs and fees related to certain abortion litigation.HFA4(M. Marzian) - Make title amendment.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S); 2nd reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Jan 10, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 30-6



reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); floor amendment (1-title) filed

Feb 22, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019; floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill

SB51 (BR302)/FN/LM - R. Thomas, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to wages.Amend KRS 337.010, relating to

wages, 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 the state minimum wage to $8.20 per hour on July 1, 2019, to $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2020, to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2021, to $11.00 per hour on July 1, 2022, to $12.05 per hour on July 1, 2023, to $13.10 per hour on July 1, 2024, to $13.95 per hour on July 1, 2025, and to $15.00 per hour on July 1, 2026, and to raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $2.13 per hour on the effective date of the Act, to $3.05 per hour on July 1, 2020, to $3.95 per hour on July 1, 2021, and to $4.90 per hour on July 1, 2022; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.



Revenue (S)

SB52 (BR266) - R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to oaths.Amend KRS 6.072 to require

witnesses appearing before a committee, interim committee, statutory committee, subcommittee, commission, or task force of the General Assembly to take an oath prior to giving testimony.



SB53 (BR133)/FN - R. Thomas, D. Parrett, S. Meredith, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to kinship and fictive kin care.

Amend KRS 405.023 to establish that the KinCare Support Program shall include respite care for low-income fictive kin caregivers; amend KRS 605.120 to require the establishment of a program for kinship and fictive kin care that will include monetary provisions for relative and fictive kin caregivers who have temporary or permanent custody of a child that shall be at a minimum $300 monthly per child through the age of 18; amend KRS 610.010 to conform.



SB54 (BR104)/HM - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to prior authorization.Create a new section of subtitle 17A

of KRS Chapter 304 to require an insurer develop processes for electronic prior authorizations; to establish an extended length of authorization under certain circumstances; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services or a Medicaid managed care organization to comply with Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this Act; amend KRS 217.211 to require governmental units of the Commonwealth to promulgate administrative regulations for electronic prescribing that include electronic prior

authorization standards meeting certain requirements; amend KRS 218A.171 to require governmental units of the Commonwealth to promulgate administrative regulations for electronic prescribing that include electronic prior authorization standards meeting certain requirements; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define "health care services," "health facility" or "facility," and "medically necessary health care services"; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to prohibit a requirement of a utilization review for the provision of emergency health care services; to establish a presumption of medical necessity; amend KRS 304.17A-600 to amend the definition of "prospective review" to include prior authorization, step therapy, preadmission review, pretreatment review, and utilization and case management; amend KRS 304.17A-603 to require certain written procedures of insurers be accessible on its Web site; amend KRS 304.17A-607 to require that decisions relating to utilization reviews are conducted by physicians of the same specialty as the ordering provider; to establish a time frame for providing utilization decisions; to allow for electronic format of certain required notices; to establish that an insurer's failure to respond within set time frames shall be deemed a prior authorization; amend 304.17A-430, to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

SB54 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/HM - Retain original provisions, except add requirement that prior authorization for a drug prescribed to a covered person with a condition that requires ongoing medication therapy shall cover changes in dosage prescribed by the health care provider during the period of authorization; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to add amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to definition of "high-cost condition" and incorporate most recent version of statute; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to remove utilization review requirements and presumption of medical necessity for emergency screening and stabilization services; amend KRS 304.17A-600 to include requests for life-supporting or life-sustaining devices as "urgent health care services"; amend KRS 304.17A-603 to add preauthorization review requirements for insurers; amend exception to timeframes provided in KRS 304.17A-607 to make technical correction.SFA1(R. Alvarado) - Amend KRS 304.17A-600 to remove requests for life-supporting or life-sustaining devices as "urgent health care services."HCS1/HM - Retain original provisions, except add language allowing a health benefit plan to coordinate or adopt a process for electronic prior authorizations; amend language relating to when prior authorization requirements apply for ongoing medication therapy drugs; add exceptions to prior authorizations requirements for ongoing medication therapy drugs; amend KRS 205.522 to specify that compliance with specific provisions is as applicable; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to modify definition of "medically necessary health care services"; amend KRS 304.17A-603 to modify language relating to prior authorization and notification requirements; amend KRS 304.17A-607

to add licensed physicians who are of a similar specialty and subspecialty to utilization review requirements.HFA1(B. Rowland) - Amend utilization review timeframe for nonurgent health care services from 72 hours to five days.



(S)Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 33-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)




Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

SB55 (BR383) - C. Embry Jr., D. Carroll, D. Harper Angel, S. Meredith, G. Neal, D. Parrett, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to veterans at risk.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.

SB55 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 39F.010 to define "veteran at risk"; amend KRS 39F.180 to direct that a veteran at risk shall immediately be reported as a Green Alert to the local emergency management director, local search and rescue coordinator if different from the local emergency manager, local media outlets, and the duty officer of the Division of Emergency Management by the person managing the search or by the organization conducting the search.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Feb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)

Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB56 (BR443) - W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to notaries public.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

423 to require the Secretary of State to issue a new certificate reflecting a notary's change of name upon receipt of an application and proper documentation.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 35-0





SB57 (BR61)/LM - J. Higdon, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to expungement and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend 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 limits for filing petitions; amend KRS 431.079 to require a certificate of eligibility only if a petition or application seeks expungement of a conviction; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to create an expungement fund and specify distribution of money from the fund; APPROPRIATION.

SB57 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - Retain original provisions; exclude expungement of violations of KRS189a.010 or 508.032; exclude expungement of offenses in breach of public office; allow Commonwealth's attorneys to reject grossly incomplete applications; establish findings that applicant must prove by clear and convincing evidence before expungement is granted; require the person pose no significant threat of recidivism.SFA1(J. Higdon) - Remove provisions which would charge interest on the expungement fee after 12 months; add requirement that the judge set a show cause hearing for at least 18 months from the date of the expungement order and require payment of entire fee by that time.SFA2(G. Neal) - Limit new requirements for hearing to apply only to applications under subsection (1)(d).HCS1/LM - Reduce expungement fee from $450 to $150; change burden of proof on applicant for expungement at hearing from clear and convincing to a preponderance of the evidence.HFA1(D. Osborne) - Amend to reduce the time period before a person may apply for an expungement from 10 years to 5.HFA2(C. Massey) - Make final expungement of the record contingent on full payment of the expungement fee;

prohibit jailing of a person for nonpayment of the expungement fee; change distribution of money in the expungement fund.




Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019; floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 35-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2); received in House

Feb 28, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

SB58 (BR316)/CI/LM - T. Buford

AN ACT relating to strangulation.Create a new section of Chapter 508

to establish the crime of strangulation.


SB59 (BR125) - J. Schickel, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, S. Meredith, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain nonprofit entities and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define "fundraising"; amend KRS 139.200 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale of admissions by nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions; amend KRS 139.495 to exempt from sales and use tax the fundraising activities done by nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions; amend KRS 139.496 and 139.497 to conform; EMERGENCY.


Revenue (S)

SB60 (BR916) - C. McDaniel, R. Alvarado, R. Girdler, D. Thayer, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend 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 a statement-of-candidacy form from April 1 to the first Friday following the first Monday in January; amend various sections to conform.

SB60 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 118A.100 to conform; EFFECTIVE November 6, 2019.HFA1(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 118.125 and 118.367 to require candidates for Governor to file their federal income tax returns for the last three years with the Registry of Election Finance.










reading, to Calendar; floor amendment (1) filed

SB61 (BR214) - M. Wise, W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to students of chiropractic.

Amend KRS 312.018 to allow a student of chiropractic to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor.



Feb 07, 2019 - reassigned to Education (S)






Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Licensing,

Occupations, & Admin Regs (H); 1st reading; returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB62 (BR914)/LM - J. Higdon, J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to corrections.Amend KRS 196.731 to specify that

calculations and reports on pilot project expenditures and savings are to be quarterly; amend KRS 196.732 torequire deposits and payments to be made within 45 days after the receipt of quarterly reports; amend KRS 196.736 to require reports include quarterly calculations; amend KRS 532.100 to grant accredited jail facilities priority in the receipt of state prisoners subject to jail detention.


SB63 (BR267)/CI/LM - R. Thomas, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to voting.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

117 to allow in-person early voting between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, and 117.995 to conform; amend KRS 118.035 to conform and to extend voting hours for election day voting from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.


Government (S)


AN ACT relating to local boards of education.

Amend KRS 160.190 to require vacancies on any local board of education be filled by appointment by majority vote of those remaining members of the local board, and provide for filling vacancies when the remaining members cannot agree; designate when a vacancy is to be filled at a regular election; move provisions of KRS 160.210(1)(b) and (c) into KRS 160.190 and amend to provide for filling openings on any local board of education arising from no candidate filings; and provide for application of law to apply to vacancies occurring after the date of the Act.


SB65 (BR851) - J. Adams

AN ACT relating to patient quality of life.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish membership and duties; establish the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program within the cabinet; set forth purposes, duties, and requirements.

SB65 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions; expand the membership of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to include a member that is recommended by the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities.HCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 218A.010 to establish a definition for "certified community based palliative care program;" amend KRS 218A.205 to establish an exemption for the three-day prescribing limits for a supply of a Schedule II controlled substance.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for

Tuesday, February 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Feb 20, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Health and Family



Mar 05, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in


Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate

SB66 (BR260)/FN/LM - J. Adams, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Harper Angel, S. Meredith, D. Parrett, R. Thomas, J. Turner

AN ACT relating to the Colon Cancer Screening Program fund and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide taxpayers the option to donate to the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund from their individual income tax refund; require the Department of Revenue to place the designation on the face of the Kentucky individual income tax return; provide information about the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund in the return's instructions; transfer the funds designated by taxpayers to the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund by July 1 of this year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to provide for a Colon Cancer Prevention special license plate; amend KRS186.162 to establish the initial fee and renewal fee for the special license plate and transfer funds collected by the special license plate fees to the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund.


Revenue (S)

SB67 (BR472)/CI/LM - J. Adams, D. Carroll, D. Harper Angel, P. Hornback, M. McGarvey, D. Seum, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals.

Create 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 list of crimes for which an animal control officer may utilize peace officer powers.

SB67 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create the offense of sexual crimes against an animal; provide a list of exceptions; require the court to terminate ownership of the animal that was the subject of the offense; amend KRS 258.005 to include sexual crimes against animals in the list of crimes an animal control officer may enforce; amend KRS 258.095 to include sexual crimes against animals in the list of crimes an animal control officer may enforce; amend KRS 436.605 to grant animal control officer peace officer powers for enforcing sexual crimes

against animals.






Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB68 (BR236) - R. Alvarado, R. Girdler

AN ACT relating to child abuse education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring each public school to provide developmentally appropriate instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in all grades; require the Department of Education to develop child abuse and child sexual abuse instructional resources for use by schools; cite the Act as Jenna Quinn's Law.


SB69 (BR870)/LM - D. Thayer, D. Carroll, R. Mills, J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to syringe exchange.Amend KRS 218A.500 to limit local

health departments which operate syringe and needle exchanges to exchanging only on a one-for-one basis.


SB70 (BR105)/CI/LM - A. Kerr, T. Buford, M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to strangulation.Create 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; amend KRS 456.010 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered dating violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.020 to conform.

SB70 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Create 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; amend KRS 456.010 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered dating violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.020 to conform.HFA1(J. Hoover) - Change required mental state for criminal offense of strangulation from "wantonly" to "intentionally.

HFA2(J. Hoover) - Remove "torso" from list of body parts to which pressure applied may constitute the criminal offense of strangulation.HFA3(J. Petrie) - Amend new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create two tiers for the crime of strangulation; make conforming amendments.




the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 31-4 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

Feb 14, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


floor amendments (1) and (2) filedFeb 22, 2019 - posted for passage in



SB71 (BR446) - J. Higdon

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 165 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to city and county employees.

Propose to amend Section 165 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow an employee of any county, city, town, or other municipality to be a state officer, deputy officer, or member of the General Assembly; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.


Government (S)


AN ACT relating to high school programs.

Amend KRS 158.100 to include virtual high school completion programs, identify the purpose of such programs, outline enrollment eligibility requirements, identify graduation requirements for enrollees of the program, and authorize schools to charge students tuition and fees for the program.

SB72 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original language; give local board authority to establish program; add the requirement that an enrollee in the program be at least 21 years old; simplify school requirements for eligibility; change credit requirement to at least 16 credits; require transcripts be notarized; and allow district to choose between requiring completion of graduation requirements at the time of drop out or the requirements in place currently.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 27, 2019 - taken from Education


Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

Mar 04, 2019 - to Education (H)

SB73 (BR402)/CI - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to traffic fines.Amend KRS 189.990 to increase the

fine for a violation of passing a stopped school or church bus to $500 for the first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent offense occurring within three years; make technical correction.


SB74 (BR977)/LM - J. Turner

AN ACT relating to vacating convictions for reckless homicide.

Amend KRS 431.073 to allow convictions for reckless homicide to be vacated and expunged if the offender has first been granted a partial pardon by the Governor.


SB75 (BR361)/LM - S. Meredith, D. Seum

AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 70, 72, 73, 74, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, and 95 and repeal Section 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to abolishing the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Propose to amend various sections of the Constitution of Kentucky to abolish the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, to establish the President of the Senate as the first in line for gubernatorial succession, and to establish the Speaker of the House as the second in line for gubernatorial succession beginning with the gubernatorial election in November 2023; expand the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court's constitutional obligations to preside over gubernatorial impeachment proceedings; eliminate the Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts constitutional duties regarding gubernatorial line of succession; repeal Section 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Succession of Lieutenant Governor; provide ballot language; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.




AN ACT relating to sheltered employment.

Amend KRS 337.010 to redefine "employee" to include workers in sheltered workshops whose employment begins on or after January 1, 2021; amend KRS 337.295 to require new administrative regulations concerning sheltered workshops and sheltered workshop employment; amend KRS 205.5606 to exclude referrals to sheltered employment from the definition

of "covered services and supports" as of January 1, 2021.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Economic

Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

SB77 (BR213) - J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to expanding organ donor registration.

Amend KRS 311.1947 to expand organ donor registration to the Commonwealth's single sign-on system; list state identification cards as a place donors may designate consent to be registered; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

SB77 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Make technical corrections.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Health &

Welfare (S); 1st reading; returned to Health & Welfare (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)








SB78 (BR81) - G. Neal, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to required Medicaid coverage of services.

Amend KRS 205.560 to require that dental and optometric services provided to eligible recipients ages 21 and over be the same as those provided to eligible children ages 21 and under; establish minimum requirements for dental services provided to all age groups; require coverage of nonemergency medically necessary transportation for eligible recipients.


SB79 (BR1022) - A. Kerr

AN ACT relating to cosmetic services.Amend KRS 317A.010 to define

"beauty salon" "esthetic salon" and "nail salon" as either a fixed or mobile establishment; amend KRS 317A.060 to require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish inspection criteria for mobile salons; amend KRS 317A.155 to allow licensees

to render services outside of a licensed establishment for persons suffering from a medical condition which limits physical mobility as attested by a physician in writing.



SB80 (BR836)/CI/LM - D. Seum, P. Clark

AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.

Establish and create new sections of KRS Chapter 245 to define terms, allow for possession, growth, use, processing, purchasing, transfer, and consumption of cannabis; establish limits for transfer; allow for purchasing and manufacture of cannabis accessories; authorize activities and operation of retail stores, consumption establishments, cultivation facilities, cannabis testing facilities, and product manufacturing facilities; establish possession limits; prohibit smoking cannabis in public and establish a fine for violation; prohibit operation of motor vehicles while consuming cannabis and specify that existing intoxication laws are not superseded; prohibit state or local resources to be used to investigate violations of federal Controlled Substances Act that conflict with this KRS Chapter 245; specify that an employer is not required to allow consumption, workplace intoxication, possession, or transfer of cannabis; prohibit individuals under the age of 21 from entering cannabis establishments, purchasing, using, or misrepresenting his or her age; establish penalties for violation; establish a penalty for underage possession of cannabis; establish a penalty for underage cultivation of cannabis; establish requirements for personal cultivation; establish and direct the Department of Cannabis Control to administer KRS Chapter 245 and promulgate administrative regulations relating to all aspects of cannabis establishments, cannabis manufacturing, and transfer, cultivation, packaging, and health and safety requirements; restrictions on advertising, and restrictions on additives, pesticides, visitor logs, and sample testing; require promulgation of administrative regulations within 180 days; establish timeframes for the issuance of licenses; establish licensure requirements and separate licenses; establish a license and renewal fee and license application form; establish a trust and agency account; establish a cannabis regulation fund and mandate the direction of certain funds; establish a civil penalty for violating KRS Chapter 245, including for failing to keep written records and submitting required reports; establish a prioritization requirement for Kentucky residents; establish the legislative intent that cannabis or cannabis products not in conformity with KRS Chapter 245 are seizable as contraband; allow for local governments to prohibit the operation of cannabis businesses; establish a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish excise taxes; establish a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to direct the placement of excise taxes and sales taxes relating to

cannabis; amend KRS 2.015 to make the cultivation, purchase, use, and possession of cannabis a higher age of majority activity; amend KRS 610.010 to make cannabis offenses under KRS Chapter 245 committed by minors under the authority of the juvenile session of the District Court; amend KRS 630.020 to grant a court jurisdiction over cannabis offenses committed by children; amend KRS 630.120 to prohibit commitment of children over a cannabis offense; amend KRS 218A.1422 to clarify that a person is guilty of possession of marijuana when he or she has more than the possession limit established in KRS Chapter 245, and to exempt a cannabis establishment; amend KRS 218A.1423 to prohibit cultivation of more than 5 marijuana plants and to exempt cannabis establishments; amend KRS 12.020 to reflect the establishment of the Department of Cannabis Control; amend KRS 12.252 to reflect the establishment of the Department of Cannabis Control; establish a short title; APPROPRIATION.


SB81 (BR289)/FN - D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to equine within Kentucky and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section within KRS Chapter 230 to establish the Kentucky equine education account to support the equine programs at the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and the Bluegrass Community and Technical College; establish provisions for the funds; and require reporting of the funds; amend KRS 230.550 to allow funding for the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program from the Kentucky equine education account; amend KRS 230.555 to allow the Equine Industry Advisory Commission's expenses to be reimbursed from the amount allocated to the University of Louisville from the Kentucky equine education account; amend KRS 138.510 to reallocate the money from pari-mutuel wagering that is deposited into the equine industry program trust and revolving fund to the Kentucky equine education account beginning July 1, 2019; grant the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet a race title sponsorship at the two-day international horse racing event; APPROPRIATION.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (S)

SB82 (BR834)/CI/LM - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to marijuana possession.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make the penalty for possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana a prepayable non-criminal fine; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "personal use quantity of marijuana" and "marijuana accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding marijuana possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use marijuana accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 on marijuana

trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 431.450 to include violations for possession of personal use quantities of marijuana in the uniform citation form; amend KRS 500.080 to exclude the offense of possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana from the definition of "violation"; and amend KRS 138.872 to exclude personal use quantities from marijuana stamp tax.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 26, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)

SB83 (BR926)/LM - P. Clark

AN ACT relating to a drug-free workplace.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to provide definitions and to require public employers to have an appeals process for an employee who violates a drug-free policy using legal industrial products; amend KRS 18A.043 to require an appeals process for those public employers who require drug testing; amend KRS 304.13-167 to require Section 2 be complied with by public employers and suggested for private employers.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Economic


SB84 (BR291) - T. Buford, J. Adams, P. Clark, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, P. Hornback, R. Thomas, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to licensed certified professional midwives.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define "APRN-designated certified nurse midwife," "certified professional midwifery services," "council," "licensed certified professional midwife; "create the Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council under the Board of Nursing and establish its membership; provide that a licensed certified professional midwife has same authority and responsibility as other licensed health care providers regarding public health laws and require each to keep appropriate medical records; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to licensed certified professional midwives, including a requirement for informed consent, fees for permits, statewide requirements for transfer of care, medical tests, and a formulary of medications; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license as a licensed certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check; require the council to delineate findings on restrictions to providing certified professional midwifery services; provide immunity from liability in civil action for health care providers who have acted in consultation with a licensed certified professional midwife; establish a work group to develop statewide transfer guidelines; amend KRS 164.298, 211.180, 311.271, and 311.550 to conform; require data to be collected about the place of delivery and planned place of delivery; prohibit performing abortions; provide an education requirement to meet United States educational accreditation standards; provide that any medications used by a licensed certified professional

midwife are for the safe conduct of pregnancy, labor and birth, and immediate care of a newborn.

SB84 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend to add requirement that the council advise the board at regular intervals and be guided by evidence in peer-reviewed medical literature; add requirements for establishing informed consent; require the council to make recommendations within one year of convening; require that council recommendations be considered by the board; require recommendations to be based on evolving medical evidence published in peer-reviewed medical literature and with consideration of the likelihood of serious harm or death to the mother or newborn; require Transfer Guidelines Work Group to based statewide requirements upon evidence in peer-reviewed medical literature and accepted best practice standards; add one member to the work group to serve as liaison between the work group chair and the board; add severability clause; make technical corrections.SFA1(R. Alvarado) - Delete requirement for the council to delineate findings on restrictions to providing certified professional midwifery services; add list of conditions for which a certified professional midwife shall not provide midwifery services.SFA2(R. Alvarado) - Delete requirement for the council to delineate findings on restrictions to providing certified professional midwifery services; add list of conditions for which a certified professional midwife shall not provide midwifery services.SFA3(R. Alvarado) - Deletes original provisions of the bill; restores original language except to add restrictions conditions under which services may be provided; adds definitions for collaboration, consultation; referral and transfer; adds requirement for board to enforce restrictions on services until regulations are implemented; amends title of work group and adds members to the work group.HCS1 - Amend to add definitions of collaboration, consultation, and referral, transfer; add requirements for a summary of the requirements for consultation, referral, or transfer of care, procedures for referral or transfer of care, and procedures for consultation or collaboration; clarify the medical tests that may be ordered; require newborn or maternal deaths to be reported within 30 days; define a list of conditions requiring collaboration, consultation, or referral; add that nothing prohibits self-care or delegated care; requires council recommendations be made within one year of the effective date of the Act; requires the council to recommend a regulatory framework for consultation, collaboration, transfer, and a list of conditions or symptoms associated with a risk of death or serious harm and minimal risk; requires the recommendations of the council to be considered to form the basis for requirements or restrictions; sets requirements for the board to enforce until administrative regulations are approved; clarifies the scope of the Transfer Guidelines Work Group; adds two members of the Kentucky Medical Association to the work group; makes technical corrections.

HFA1(C. McCoy) - Amend liability language; make technical corrections.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Licensing,


Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed

Feb 21, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (2) ruled out of order; passed 32-4 with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute




Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB85 (BR10)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield, D. Carroll, S. Meredith, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 189A.005 to provide a definition for "cabinet" and to clarify the definitions of "ignition interlock device", "ignition interlock certificate of installation", "ignition interlock device provider", and "ignition interlock license"; amend KRS 189A.010 to clarify that laboratory tests for controlled substances are admissible for DUI prosecutions under (1)(c) or (e); amend KRS 189A.040 to provide that alcohol or substance abuse treatment pursuant to this statute shall be authorized as Medicaid-eligible services for defendants who are Medicaid-eligible; amend KRS 189A.045 to clarify that if a defendant enrolls in an education alcohol or substance abuse treatment program before conviction that the education or treatment completed prior to conviction counts towards the education or treatment requirement imposed by KRS 189A.040; amend KRS 189A.050 to raise the DUI service fee from $375 to $425 and appropriate the additional $50 to the Transportation Cabinet for administrative costs associated with ignition interlock; repeal and reenact KRS 189A.070 to provide that the Transportation Cabinet shall suspend the driver's license of a person convicted of a DUI; specify that any person issued an ignition interlock license may have a shorter suspension period; amend KRS 189A.085 to provide that a person convicted of any DUI shall surrender his or her license plate unless the person or family qualifies for an exemption; amend KRS 189A.090, operating a motor vehicle while driver's license is suspended for a DUI, to conform and to raise the third or subsequent offense of

this statute for a person who was driving impaired to a Class C felony; amend KRS 189A.100 to clarify that the sentencing court can order a videotape or film of a DUI destroyed; amend KRS 189A.200 to provide that the court may require an ignition interlock license as a pretrial condition of release for those charged with violating (1)(a) but shall require an ignition interlock license as a pretrial condition of release for those charged with violating (1)(b) or (c); repeal and reenact KRS 189A.340 to provide the requirements for and restrictions of an ignition interlock license; amend KRS 189A.345 to make penalties for ignition interlock license and device violations; repeal, reenact, amend, and renumber KRS 189A.500 to clarify the Transportation Cabinet's regulatory authority for ignition interlock; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189A to provide an administrative appeals process for ignition interlock licenses; amend KRS 189A.410 to specify that only those charged with violations of KRS 189A.010(1)(c) or (d) are eligible for hardship licenses; amend KRS 189A.107, 189A.400, 189A.440, and 186.560 to conform; amend KRS 189A.105, 189A.220, 189A.240, and 189A.250 to make technical corrections; repeal 189A.080, 189A.320, 189A.420, 189A.430, and 189A.450; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

SB85 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that the results of a blood sample obtained more than two hours after driving shall not be admissible for DUI prosecutions under (1)(d) but may admissible for DUI prosecutions under (1)(c) or (e); adjust the presumption in DUI prosecutions under (1)(b) or (e) from 0.05 to 0.04; amend KRS 189A.070 to adjust the maximum license suspension period for those convicted of a DUI; provide that license suspension periods shall be based on whether the person was convicted of a first, second, third, or fourth DUI; amend KRS 189A.200 to require a person ordered to apply for an ignition interlock license during his or her pretrial license suspension to present a completed application to the court; amend KRS 189A.340 to allow a person whose license has been suspended for a DUI to drive to an ignition interlock device provider to have an ignition interlock device installed in his or her motor vehicle or motorcycle; lower the cap on the ignition interlock monthly fee from $130 to $100; amend KRS 189A.500 to require an ignition interlock device provider to have a service location in each Transportation Cabinet highway district; allow the Transportation Cabinet to establish ignition interlock provider fees; create an ignition interlock administration fund; amend KRS 186.550 to conform.SFA1(W. Westerfield) - Amend 189A.070 to provide that a person's license suspension for a DUI conviction shall be deemed effective on the date of entry of the court's order or judgment; amend KRS 189A.105 to clarify that if a person refuses to submit to tests under KRS 189A.103, and has been convicted for a second or third time of a DUI within 10 years, he or she shall be subject to a mandatory minimum jail sentence that is twice as long; amend KRS 189A.200 to

provide that the court, in addition to ordering a person to apply for an ignition interlock license, may order other conditions; amend KRS 189A.340 to allow a person whose license has been suspended for a DUI to drive to the circuit clerk's office in the person's county of residence to obtain an ignition interlock license.SFA2(W. Westerfield) - Amend KRS 189A.010 to clarify that refusal is not an aggravating circumstance for a first offense of DUI.HCS1/CI/LM - Keep original provisions; amend KRS 189A.340 to provide that a person whose license has been suspended for a DUI has 14 days from the date of the ignition interlock approval letter to drive himself or herself to a provider to have an ignition interlock device installed in his or her motor vehicle or motorcycle; clarify the employer exemption; amend KRS 189A.345 to provide that a person who is issued an ignition interlock license and requests, permits, or allows another person to provide a sample on his or her behalf is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for the second or subsequent offense; amend KRS 189A.500 to require the Transportation Cabinet to monitor ignition interlock service locations and to create a process to require providers to provide ignition interlocks services in underserved areas; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.HFA1(J. Hoover) - Delete language from KRS 189A.010 specifying that the results of a blood sample obtained more than 2 hours after driving shall not be admissible for DUI prosecutions under (1)(d) but may admissible for DUI prosecutions under (1)(c) or (e).HFA2(J. Hoover) - Return the DUI service fee to $375; make conforming changes.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Feb 19, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019; floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 20, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2)

Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 25, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

SB86 (BR282)/HM - M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to air ambulance services.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish requirement for out-of-network coverage of air ambulance claims; require program for payment of out-of-network

air ambulance claims; require mediation process for out-of-network claims; deem compliant payments as full and final payments by the covered person; to require the department to report health facilities that do not provide required disclosures; require that the Department of Insurance publish on its Web site participating provider status information of air ambulance providers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require health care providers to make certain disclosures to a covered person; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to prohibit an air ambulance provider from selling subscription services; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish fines for health facilities failing to provide required disclosures; amend KRS 304.17A-254 to require a compliance clause in participating provider agreements; amend KRS 304.17A-527 to require a compliance clause in participating provider agreements; amend KRS 304.99-020 to establish penalties for certain violations; amend KRS 311A.060 to require the Board of Emergency Medical Services to send notice of certain violations to the commissioner of insurance; amend KRS 367.990 to establish penalties for provider violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Banking &

Insurance (S)


AN ACT proposing to amend Section 46 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to bills considered for final passage.

Propose to amend Section 46 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require each amended legislative bill, which is materially altered or wholly changed in substance, to be read anew at length on three different days in each House beginning with the legislative session in the year 2021 and in each subsequent legislative session thereafter; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to State & Local

Government (S)

SB88 (BR974) - D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 12.023 to remove the

Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation from the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 12.020 to attach the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 247.944 to attach the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee to serve as executive director of the Agricultural Finance Corporation board; amend KRS 248.707 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to serve as chair of the Agricultural Development Board; authorize the Governor to serve as vice chair of the Agricultural Development

Board; attach the Agricultural Development Board to the Department of Agriculture; allow staff services for the board to be provided by the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 248.709 to provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee shall serve as director of the Agricultural Development Board; amend KRS 260.860 to conform; repeal KRS 248.480, relating to the Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation; transfer affairs associated with the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Development Board, and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)


AN ACT relating to methamphetamine.

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 government may provide for the abatement and decontamination of any property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted through ordinance; require notice and hearing prior to the decontamination of any property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted; provide that a local government may place a lien on the property for costs related to the enforcement of the ordinance and decontamination of the property; amend KRS 132.012 to include properties that have had a methamphetamine contamination notice posted for a period of at least one year in the definition of "abandoned urban property" for tax purposes; amend KRS 426.205 to specify that a lien for the costs to a local government for the abatement and decontamination of a property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted qualifies as a lien for which a sale may be ordered when the property is determined to be abandoned.

SB89 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - 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 government may provide for the abatement and decontamination of any property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted through ordinance; require notice and an opportunity for a hearing prior to the decontamination of any property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted; provide that a local government may place a lien on the property for costs related to the enforcement of the ordinance and decontamination of the property; amend KRS 132.012 to include properties that have had a methamphetamine contamination notice posted for a period of at least 90 days in the definition of "abandoned urban property" for tax

purposes; amend KRS 426.205 to specify that a lien for the costs to a local government for the abatement and decontamination of a property where a methamphetamine contamination notice has been posted qualifies as a lien for which a sale may be ordered when the property is determined to be abandoned.




Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House





SB90 (BR831) - G. NealFeb 08-WITHDRAWN

SB91 (BR810)/LM - G. Neal, R. Thomas


Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony, other than felonies designated by the General Assembly, the right to vote; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.


Government (S)

SB92 (BR397) - D. Harper Angel, R. Thomas, W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to sexual violence training.

Amend KRS 311A.120 to require training on awareness of sexual violence for emergency medical technicians.

SB92 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Change training requirements for sexual violence awareness, and for pediatric abusive head trauma, to one hour every two years.








Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee

Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB93 (BR363) - M. McGarvey


Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to restructure the voting restrictions relating to felons and persons with mental disabilities; submit to the voters with ballot question.


Government (S)


AN ACT relating to tourist and convention commissions.

Amend KRS 91A.360, relating to local tourism and convention commissions, to require appointees under subsection(1)(d) of that section to be residents of the county if they are selected by the chief executive officer of the county and to be residents of the city if they are selected by the chief executive officer of the city.




AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor.

Amend KRS 186.560 to require the Transportation Cabinet to suspend, for 30 days, an instruction permit, intermediate license, or operator's license of a person who is under the age of 18 if that person has attained more than three points against his or her driving record; amend KRS 186.450 and 186.4122 to conform;

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Transportation (S)

SB96 (BR1056) - T. Buford, R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to permitting expedited partner therapy for a sexually transmitted gonorrhea or chlamydia infection.

Create 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 infecton.

SB96 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend definition of practitioner; add exemptions from liability.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 20, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

32-1 with Committee Substitute (1)Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Health and Family

Services (H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committee

SB97 (BR87) - D. Harper Angel, W. Westerfield, J. Adams, D. Carroll, A. Kerr, M. McGarvey, D. Parrett, W. Schroder, R. Thomas, R. Webb

AN ACT relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kits.

Amend KRS 16.132 to require the Kentucky State Police to create a tracking system for sexual assault forensic evidence kits.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 27, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB98 (BR457) - M. Wilson, M. Wise, R. Girdler, J. Turner

AN ACT relating to the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the scholarship; define eligibility requirements for the scholarship; define the scholarship award amount; require the authority to prepare an annual report on the scholarship in collaboration with the Office for Education and Workforce Statistics; create the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship fund; confirm Executive Order 2018-571; APPROPRIATION.

SB98 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Carney) - Delete applied science eligibility requirement for associate degrees.HFA2(L. Willner) - Amend SB 98/GA to extend eligibility for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to include persons lawfully admitted to the United States.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 13, 2019 - taken from Education



Feb 15, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019



Feb 28, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Education

(H); 1st reading; returned to Education (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (2) filed

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

SB99 (BR494) - M. Wise, S. Meredith, J. Adams, P. Clark, S. West

AN ACT relating to direct shipment of wine to consumers.

Amend KRS 241.010 to define "direct shipper" and amend "retail sale" and "sale"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish a direct shipper license and penalties for violations; amend KRS 243.030 to establish the license fee for a direct shipper license; amend KRS 243.120 to allow a Kentucky winery to ship to a consumer; amend KRS 243.130 to allow for the direct shipper license; amend KRS 243.155 to remove the in-person requirement for wine purchases and to conform with direct shipper license privileges; amend KRS 244.165 to specify the privileges for a Kentucky-licensed small farm winery or winery; add the direct shippers license privileges; amend KRS 243.034 and 243.0341 to conform; provide severability provisions.

SB99 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 244.165 to reinsert previously deleted language from subsection (1) and amend to conform.SFA1(M. Wise) - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 241.010 to remove repetitive language from the definition of "direct shipper"; amend KRS 244.165 to correct a technical error and to clarify that the limitation is per year.SFA2(J. Higdon) - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 241.010 to remove repetitive language from the definition of "direct shipper"; amend subsection (2) of the newly created section of KRS Chapter 243 to require quarterly reporting instead of annual reporting, and to include the amount of wine shipped to each customer as well as the name and address of each customer; amend subsection (4) of the newly created section of KRS Chapter 243 to change the penalty from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class D felony, and to add requirement that a cease and desist letter give notice of potential Class D felony charges for further violations; create a new subsection (5) of the newly created section of KRS Chapter 243 to require the department and licensed transporters to coordinate to reduce unlicensed shipments of alcohol into the state; amend KRS 244.165 to clarify that the limitation is per year, and to add requirement that a cease and desist letter give notice of potential Class D felony charges for further violations.



Feb 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee

Substitute (1)Feb 13, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules;

floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 14, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019; floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) withdrawn; passed 29-5-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2); received in House

Feb 19, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

SB100 (BR1818) - B. Smith, M. Castlen

AN ACT relating to net metering.Amend KRS 278.465 to increase the

maximum capacity for an eligible electric generating facility to 45 kilowatts and to redefine "net metering"; amend KRS 278.466 to require the Public Service Commission to set the compensation rate for eligible customer-generators according to the ratemaking process in KRS Chapter 278; specify that the ratemaking process to set the amount of compensation for electricity produced by eligible customer-generators be initiated by a retail electric supplier or generation and transmission cooperative on behalf of one or more retail electric suppliers; prohibit eligible customer-generators who close their net metering accounts from receiving any cash refund for accumulated excess generation credits; require the net metering tariff provisions for eligible customer-generators in place when they started taking net metering service to remain in effect for 25-years for eligible generating facilities, including the one-to-one kilowatt-hour denominated credit provided for electricity fed into the grid; specify that eligible customer-generators shall be subject to all changes in energy rates, rate structures, and monthly charges as nonparticipating customers during that 25 year period; specify that eligible customer-generator installations are transferable to other persons at the same premises; amend KRS 278.467 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

SB100 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Thomas) - Remove references to dollar values relating to compensation to eligible customer-generators; require the Public Service Commission to consider costs and benefits to other customers and retail electric suppliers resulting from excess generation from eligible customer-generators; remove changes that would have taken away the Public Service Commission's discretion to allow for net metering after the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems reaches one percent of a single supplier's single hour peak load; allow retail solar installer organizations and customer generator organizations to intervene in rate cases to set the compensation rate for excess generation from eligible customer-generators; remove language that would allow retail electric suppliers to implement rates to recover from eligible customer-generators for fixed and demand-based costs that may be different than for similarly situated customer classes.HFA1(J. DuPlessis) - Remove and replace Sections 1 and 2 of the Act to make the following changes: allow

eligible electric generating facilities to include energy storage and leased systems; only allow a distribution cooperative's net metering rates to be modified upon petition to the Public Service Commission by its respective generation and transmission cooperative; require the proceeding to be initiated within one year of the effective date of the Act; allow the Public Service Commission to set the net metering compensation rate by one administrative case; require net metering rates set by the Public Service Commission to remain in effect for five years, unless resource price volatility exceeds 10% in a year; allow the Kentucky Solar Industry Association or equivalent retail solar installer organization to intervene in a ratemaking case setting the net metering compensation rate; require the Public Service Commission to determine a just and reasonable netting interval when establishing a successor net metering tariff; require the Public Service Commission to consider quantifiable benefits when determining the net metering compensation rate; allow eligible electric generating facilities who begin taking service after the successor net metering tariff but prior to December 31, 2024, to be eligible for the grandfathered net metering rate until December 31, 2034.HFA2(A. Hatton) - Require consideration of benefits of customer generators to the retail electric supplier and customers of the rate class when retail electric supplier seeks recovery through customer rates; prescribe certain benefits to be examined by the Public Service Commission in cost benefit analysis when a retail electric supplier seeks rate recovery.HFA3(C. Stevenson) - Delete subsection 5 of Section 2; renumber subsections in Section 2.HFA4(C. Booker) - Restore kilowatt credits set by the commission for excess electricity rather than dollar denominated credits; remove all dollar and monetized denomination of credits.HFA5(M. Cantrell) - Remove and replace Section 2 of the Act to make the following changes: revert to existing language regarding the one percent cap on cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems; remove references to dollar-denominated compensation for excess generation from eligible electric generating facilities; provide for a bill credit expressed in kilowatt hours.HFA6(J. Raymond) - Remove the one percent hard cap from participating eligible customer generators doing net metering.

Feb 11, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S)

Feb 12, 2019 - taken from Committee on Committees (S); 2nd reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 23-12; floor amendment (1) filed; received in House; taken from Committee on Committees (H); 1st reading; to Natural Resources & Energy (H); posting waived; posted in committee

Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) filed

Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (4) defeated; passed 71-24 with floor amendment (1); received in Senate

Feb 21, 2019 - posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1); Senate refused to concur in House floor amendment (1)

Feb 22, 2019 - received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage for receding from House floor amendment (1)

SB101 (BR192)/CI/LM - M. Wilson, D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals.Amend KRS 525.130 to expand

cruelty to animals in the second degree to include causing any animals to fight or killing any animal by poisoning.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)

SB102 (BR281)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield, D. Carroll, W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Amend KRS 531.300 to add definitions for "child sex doll" and "traffic"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the possession of a child sex doll, the trafficking of a child sex doll, and the importing of a child sex doll; amend KRS 531.340 to conform.

SB102 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Amend the definition of "child sex doll"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the advancing of child sex dolls.HFA1/P(J. Petrie) - Amend KRS 531.335 to raise the penalty for possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under the age of 12 years to a Class C felony; amend KRS 531.340 to raise the penalty for the distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance of a minor under the age of 12 years to a Class C felony for the first offense and a Class B for each subsequent offense.






Feb 21, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 25, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to CalendarFeb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 04, 2019 - floor amendment (1)

filedMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in


SB103 (BR840)/LM - W. Westerfield, D. Seum

AN ACT relating to sheriffs and declaring an emergency.

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.

SB103 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Keep original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to establish a process for when a sheriff impounds a vehicle and allow a hearing to challenge the validity of that impoundment.





Feb 25, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 26, 2019 - to Local Government

(H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB104 (BR1081)/LM - R. Mills

AN ACT relating to fire prevention.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

227.200 to 227.410 to provide that beginning July 15, 2020, class B firefighting foam shall not be used for firefighting training purposes or testing purposes.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Veterans, Military



the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-1; received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - taken from Natural

Resources & Energy (H); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB105 (BR1152)/AA/LM - M. McGarvey, J. Adams

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to gaming.

Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define, permit, oversee, and regulate all forms of otherwise permissible gaming; provide

for the oversight and control of gaming by an administrative body funded by license fees and taxes levied on gaming; prior to July 2040, require 100% of gaming proceeds, in excess of the amount used to pay for an oversight administrative body of gaming, to go to the retirement systems; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.


Government (S)

SB106 (BR1107) - A. Kerr

AN ACT relating to discussion with patients on the risks, benefits, and limitations of treatment with controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.172 to add issues that a practitioner is required to discuss with a patient prior to prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance to a patient; require that the same information is discussed prior to a third sequential prescription; require any discussion records to be kept by the practitioner.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)


AN ACT relating to automatic enrollment in the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority plans.

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 employee contribution of $30 per month; provide that the employee shall continue to contribute to the plan unless or until the employee makes an election to change the contribution; provide that the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority board shall have the authority to select default investment options and amend the 401(k) plan as needed to implement automatic enrollment; require the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority to report to the Public Pension Oversight Board by December 31, 2019, on the development of the automatic enrollment provisions and options to improve participation in the plans.







(H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to CalendarMar 01, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for

Thursday, March 7, 2019

SB108 (BR1078)/HM - A. Kerr, J. Carroll

AN ACT relating to coverage for medically necessary fertility preservation services.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, shall include coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to an insured; establish language to specify that fertility preservation coverage is not required to be provided or included in any employer-sponsored health benefit plan offered by an employer to its employees if the employer is a religious organization; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Insurance (S)

SB109 (BR1121) - A. Kerr

AN ACT relating to notaries public.Amend KRS 423.010 to prohibit a

person convicted of a felony from becoming a notary public; require persons applying to be a notary public to submit to a background check with the Kentucky State Police; require the Kentucky State Police to submit results of the background check to the Secretary of State.


Government (S)


AN ACT relating to Medicaid credentialing of health care providers.

Amend KRS 205.532 to amend the definition of credentialing verification organization.

SB110 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Alvarado) - Amend to define clean application for credentialing and enrollment purposes; require electronic applications for credentialing; require the department to enroll a provider within 60 days of receiving a clean application; require tolling or pausing applications due to a delay caused by an external entity; permit providers and managed care organizations to negotiate terms of a contract prior to the completion of the department's enrollment and screening process; permit the department to make payment in lifesaving or life preserving medical treatment cases; encourage licensing boards to provide information for credentialing electronically.




Feb 25, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed

Feb 26, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1); received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Health and Family Services (H)






AN ACT relating to continuing education.

Amend KRS 316.130 to eliminate the 6-hour, in-person continuing education requirement for funeral directors and embalmers.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Licensing,





Feb 22, 2019 - taken from the Regular Orders of the Day; recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)


AN ACT relating to copayments by medical assistance recipients.

Amend KRS 205.6312 to prohibit the cabinet or a managed care organization contracted to provide services from instituting copayments, cost sharing, or similar charges to be paid by any medical assistance recipients, their spouses, or parents, for any assistance provided pursuant KRS Chapter 205, federal law, or any federal Medicaid waiver; amend KRS 205.6485 to prohibit copayments to be charged in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program.


SB113 (BR405)/LM - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 64.012 to lower the

county clerk's fees concerning certain candidates for city office; amend KRS 118.255 to conform.


Government (S)

SB114 (BR274)/LM - M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to official documents and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 423 to define various terms; limit the applicability of the Act to notarial acts performed on or after January 1, 2020; allow a notarial officer to perform a notarial act in Kentucky; outline

requirements for certain notarial acts; require a personal or online appearance before a notarial officer; specify the requirements of identifying an individual before a notarial officer; allow a notarial officer to refuse to perform a notarial act; state who may perform a notarial act in Kentucky; recognize notarial acts performed in other states; recognize notarial acts performed in federally recognized Indian tribes under federal law, and in foreign countries; allow a notary public to perform a notarial act by means of communication technology; require a notarial act to be evidenced by a certificate; provide short-form certificates for use by notarial officers; outline the requirements for an official stamp of a notary public; assign responsibility of the notary public's stamping device to the notary public; require a notary public to maintain a journal chronicling all notarial acts performed by that notary public; require a notary public to register with the Secretary of State that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records; outline the necessary requirements to be a notary public; outline grounds for suspending, denying, or revoking a commission as a notary public; require the Secretary of State to maintain an electronic database of notaries public; detail prohibited acts; establish the validity of notarial acts; allow the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act; require all commissions occurring after the effective date of this Act to comply with this Act; state that a portion of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to state that a paper copy of an electronic record shall satisfy a law requiring a tangible document; amend KRS 423.200 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 369.103 to allow electronic signatures on transactions relating to the conveyance of interests in real property and the creation or transfer of negotiable instruments; amend KRS 382.230 to remove reference to KRS 382.140; create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to provide for the order of priority between physical and electronic documents presented to the county clerk; amend KRS 382.200 and 382.280 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 64.012 to update fees of county clerks for recording documents; amend KRS 382.240 to allow a reimbursement to county clerks for prepayment of postage; amend KRS 382.360 to no longer require the county clerk to deliver the original deed of release; create a task force on issues regarding the implementation of this Act; repeal KRS 382.140, 382.190, 423.010, 423.020, 423.030, 423.040, 423.050, 423.060, 423.070, 423.080, and 423.990; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.

SB114 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(S. West) - Specify that a remote online notary shall physically be in the same jurisdiction as the signer of an instrument relating to real property within Kentucky that is to be admitted to public record and recorded.


Feb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar; floor amendment (1) filed


the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 25-10; received in House


Mar 07, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

SB115 (BR1295)/LM - D. Seum, J. Adams

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverage control investigators.

Amend KRS 15.380 to require local alcohol beverage control investigators appointed under KRS Chapter 241 to receive certification from the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; exempt local alcohol beverage control investigators appointed before April 1, 2019, from the certification requirement.









SB116 (BR500) - M. Wise

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Create a new section of KRS 157.195

to 157.290 to establish the State Advisory Council for Exceptional Children; amend KRS 156.029 to revise the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 158.6453 to revise the standards and assessments process review committee; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 158.6452 to revise the School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 158.648 to rename the State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education the Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council and revise the council; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 158.794 to rename the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee the Read to Achieve Council and revise the council; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.017 to revise the authority of the Education Professional Standards Board and replace the executive director with the Commissioner of Education; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.028 to revise the Education Professional Standards Board; amend KRS 161.220 to clarify retirement system participation for employees of the Education Professional Standards Board; amend KRS 164.011 to revise the Council on Postsecondary Education; repeal,

reenact, and amend KRS 200.700 to revise the Early Childhood Advisory Council; amend KRS 12.020, 18A.115, 151B.134, 156.553, 158.792, 158.842, 161.100, and 161.126 to conform; repeal KRS 160.158 relating to the Council for Community Education; confirm, in part, Executive Orders 2018-581, 2018-597, and 2018-653.

SB116 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except restructure the standards and assessments process review committee; delete the requirement for the Read to Achieve Council to meet quarterly; amend language regarding the Education Professional Standards Board to conform; clarify that all members currently serving on reorganized boards shall continue to serve for the appointed term except for members serving on the standards and assessments process review committee.SFA1(R. Thomas) - Restore the executive director of the Education Professional Standards Board in lieu of the commissioner of education; provide that the executive director shall by hired by and report to the Education Professional Standards Board; make amendments to conform.SFA2(D. Givens) - Add one member of the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education to the Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council; make the House and Senate representatives on the Early Childhood Advisory Council nonvoting members.SFA3(M. Wise) - Amend to clarify the commissioner of education shall conduct the daily operations of the Education Professional Standards Board.



Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 04, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 25-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (2) and (3)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in HouseMar 07, 2019 - to Education (H)

SB117 (BR824) - W. Schroder, A. Robinson, R. Alvarado, R. Mills, S. West, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to freedom of speech at public postsecondary education institutions.

Amend KRS 164.348 to require public postsecondary institutions to adopt policies ensuring the protection of freedom of speech and expression by students and faculty; require policies to be made available to students and faculty; create a cause of action for a violation of any policy required by the Act.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Education (S)

SB118 (BR880)/FN - R. Alvarado, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to opportunities in education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a separate income tax credit for tuition assistance based on contributions made to a qualified scholarship-granting organization; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide goals and reporting of metrics related to those goals; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish the order in which the credits may be taken; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to allow financial institutions to take the tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 136.505; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to order all tax credits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to publish a list of certified nonpublic schools and nonpublic schools seeking certification; require the Department of Revenue to report information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (S)

SB119 (BR404)/LM - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to local tourist and convention commissions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to require local governing bodies to provide information or training for the collection of taxes that are designated for local tourist and convention commissions and obtain guidance from the Department of Revenue; provide that failure by the local governing body to provide information or training that leads to the responsible party being fined by the Department of Revenue may provide a cause of action for that responsible party against the tourist commission for reimbursement of the fine.




AN ACT relating to the salaries of state employees.

Amend KRS 18A.115 to require any position in the unclassified service for which the authorized compensation is above state employee salary limitations be hired by personal service contract and subject to the provisions of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725.


Government (S)

SB121 (BR1191) - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to peace officer training.

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 assault investigation an agency must maintain depending on the size of the agency; amend KRS 15.386 to update the definition of "precertification status."










AN ACT relating to economic development.

Amend KRS 154.10-040 to make language gender-neutral.



SB123 (BR1199)/AA/FN/LM - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund.

Amend KRS 15.420 to add a detective employed by the Jefferson County Attorney's Office to the definition of police officer for purposes of the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; apply July 1, 2019.


Revenue (S)

SB124 (BR1087) - P. Hornback, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to conservation.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 Resources Conservation Service; amend KRS 224.71-110 to update references to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency; amend KRS 262.850 to extend the time period for a local soil and water conservation district to review a petition to create agricultural district from 60 days to 100 days; extend the period of time the Soil and Water Conservation Commission has to review the recommendation of the district board of supervisors from 60 days to 100 days; amend KRS 262.900 and 353.655 to conform; repeal KRS 262.096; confirm Executive Order 2018-601.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (S)





Feb 22, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 25, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - taken from Natural


Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB125 (BR986) - P. Hornback

AN ACT relating to feral cats.Amend KRS 258.015 to delete

requirement on landowners to capture or vaccinate feral cats.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Feb 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





Feb 20, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Tourism & Outdoor

Recreation (H)Mar 01, 2019 - taken from Tourism &

Outdoor Recreation (H); 1st reading; returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H); posted in committee

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019



AN ACT relating to the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission.


SB126 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 12.020, KRS 336.020, and KRS 342.1243 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds; amend KRS 342.120 and KRS 342.265 to replace the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds with the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; amend KRS 342.1223 to allow the commission to administer the fund; amend KRS 342.232 to replace the director of the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds and to make reports annual; amend KRS 342.760 to move the uninsured employers' fund to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; replace the secretary of the Labor Cabinet in this

section with the board of directors of the Funding Commission; and remove the Labor Cabinet from this section; amend KRS 342.765 to reference this chapter; replace secretary with board of directors; and replace Labor and Industry with Economic Development and Workforce Investment; amend KRS 393.082 to replace the Labor Cabinet in this section with the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; and amend KRS 342.0015 to conform.SCA1(D. Carroll) - Make title amendment.


Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); received in House







AN ACT relating to assisted-living communities.

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 owner of an assisted-living facility certified as of July 1, 2019; amend KRS 194A.700 to amend definitions; amend KRS 194A.707 (Effective July 1, 2019) to make changes to the appeals and renewal processes; amend KRS 194A.717 to prohibit on-site staff person from being shared with another level of care; amend KRS 194A.723 to permit the cabinet to initiate injunctive relief in Circuit Court.

SB128 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Add the titles of registries; amend the definitions of "assistance with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living and "danger"; add duplicative amendments to KRS 194A.707 effective until July 1, 2019; make technical corrections.SFA1(D. Carroll) - Amend to clarify criminal records related to prevent ownership, managers, operators, and employees; add exemption for persons pardoned of crimes.



Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee

SubstituteMar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1); received in House

Mar 04, 2019 - to Health and Family Services (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - posted in committee

SB129 (BR1137)/LM - P. Hornback, J. Carpenter, R. Girdler

AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.

Amend KRS 367.4903 to clarify the definitions of "approximate location" and "normal excavation locate request" and define "positive response," "unique identification number" or "locate request number," "locator," "locatable facility," and "unlocatable facility"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require operators of underground facilities located in Kentucky to be members of the Kentucky Contact Center; establish a phase-in period for mandatory membership; waive the rights of nonmember operators of the Kentucky Contact Center for damage to their underground facilities after December 31, 2023; require operators to update the positive response system documenting the status of marking the approximate location of its underground facilities; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators to confirm status of locate request in the positive response system; amend KRS 367.4913 to eliminate the requirement that the member operators file their contact information with the county clerk where the operator has underground facilities; require the Kentucky Contact Center to maintain a list of members' contact information and modify the members of the board of directors of the Kentucky Contact Center; establish certain bylaw requirements for the Kentucky Contact Center; require a financial audit report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Governor from the Kentucky Contact Center; require a membership and operations report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Governor from the Kentucky Contact Center; require notices and minutes of the Kentucky Contact Center to be posted on their Web site.

SB129 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(P. Hornback) - Amend the definition of "operator" to exclude any entity or individual owning or operating underground storage tanks that are subject to the provisions of KRS 224.60-100 to 224.60-160.


& Energy (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


floor amendment (1) filedFeb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

Feb 26, 2019 - taken from the Orders of the Day; recommitted to Natural Resources & Energy (S)


AN ACT relating to financial settlements.

Create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to require that any financial settlement resulting from actions of members or staff of the General Assembly and implemented with the expenditure of public funds be disclosed by the person or persons who authorized or approved the settlement to the Legislative Ethics Commission, including financial settlements resulting from cases of breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, severance at termination of employment, and sexual harassment; require the Legislative Ethics Commission to post a listing of all such financial settlements on its Web site; failure to report such financial settlements by each person who authorized or approved the settlement is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense; define certain terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to require that any financial settlement resulting from actions of public servants or employees of the executive branch of state government and implemented with the expenditure of public funds shall be disclosed by each person who authorized or approved the settlement to the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, including financial settlements resulting from cases of breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, severance at termination of employment, and sexual harassment; require the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to post a listing of all such financial settlements on its Web site; failure to report such financial settlements by each person who authorized or approved the settlement shall be punishable by a fine of up to S1,000 for each offense; define certain terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to require that any financial settlement resulting from actions of Supreme Court justices, judges, or other employees of the Kentucky Court of Justice and implemented with the expenditure of public funds shall be disclosed by each person who authorized or approved the settlement to the Clerk of the Kentucky Supreme Court, including financial settlements resulting from cases of breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, severance at termination of employment, and sexual harassment; require the Clerk of the Kentucky Supreme Court to post a listing of all such financial settlements on the Web site of the Kentucky Court of Justice; failure to report such financial settlements by each person who authorized or approved the financial settlement shall be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense; define certain terms; create a new section of KRS 164.011 to 164.098 to require that any financial settlement that results from actions of employees of any public institution of higher learning in Kentucky and implemented with the expenditure of public funds shall be disclosed by each person who authorized or approved the settlement to the Council on Postsecondary Education, including cases of breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, severance at termination of employment, and sexual harassment; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to

post a listing of all such financial settlements on its Web site; failure to report such financial settlements by each person who authorized or approved the settlements shall be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense; define certain terms.


SB131 (BR1202)/LM - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to DNA evidence.Amend KRS 524.140 to define

"biological evidence"; limit the applicability of requirements for retention of evidence; allow retention of representative samples of items containing biological evidence.

SB131 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - Alter definition of biological evidence to harmonize with federal definition; clarify limited situations in which biological evidence can be destroyed.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House


Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SB132 (BR1138) - P. Hornback, J. Adams, T. Buford, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, M. McGarvey, R. Thomas, J. Turner

AN ACT relating to the prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses.

Amend KRS 314.011 to allow designated advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing to prescribe up to two sequential refills for a 30 day supply of psychostimulants; amend KRS 314.042 to remove the one-year practice requirement before an APRN may prescribe controlled substances under a CAPA-CS; establish conditions for an APRN to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS after four years of controlled substance prescribing authority under a CAPA-CS; require an APRN whose license is in good standing to notify the nursing board when he or she will be prescribing without a CAPA-CS; prohibit any attempt to require or compel an APRN to maintain a CAPA-CS to prescribe after the four year threshold; exempt an equivalently qualified out-of-state APRN from the CAPA-CS requirement to prescribe under licensure by endorsement; require an APRN with less than four years of prescribing controlled substances to maintain a CAPA-CS until the four years are completed.

SB132 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Stivers II) - Make title amendment.SFA2(R. Stivers II) - Amend KRS 314.042 to limit an advanced practice registered nurse who meets the requirements and who opts to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS to prescribing Schedules III through V controlled substances; amend KRS 311.856 to remove the prescribing restriction from a physician assistant; and amend KRS 311.858 to permit a physician assistant to prescribe Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances as delegated by the supervising physician.SFA3(R. Stivers II) - Amend KRS 314.042 to limit an advanced practice registered nurse who meets the requirements and who opts to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS to prescribing Schedules III through V controlled substances, but to allow advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances to patients in hospice or palliative care and allow advanced practice registered nurses in psychiatric-mental health to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; amend KRS 311.856 to remove the prescribing restriction from a physician assistant; and amend KRS 311.858 to permit a physician assistant to prescribe Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances as delegated by the supervising physician.




Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed


Mar 01, 2019 - recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)


AN ACT relating to the immunization of postsecondary students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require entering students enrolling in postsecondary institutions and residing on-campus to provide documentation of receiving required immunizations beginning with the 2020-21 academic year; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations implementing the requirement; provide for exemptions to the requirement; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020.


SB134 (BR1225)/LM - J. Adams, M. McGarvey, R. Alvarado, G. Neal, D. Thayer, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to voting.Amend KRS 118.035 to extend voting

hours to 6 a.m. prevailing time, to 8 p.m. prevailing time; amend KRS 117.087 to conform.


Government (S)

SB135 (BR501) - M. Wise

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Confirm Executive Order 2018-598

and Executive Order 2018-883, which reorganize various offices in the Department of Education; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.017 to conform.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





SB136 (BR430)/LM - J. Schickel, C. Embry Jr., W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to criminal damage to rental property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to specify that a tenant who, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, intentionally or wantonly defaces, destroys, or damages residential rental property is to be charged with violating KRS 512.020, 512.030, or 512.040 as appropriate.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 08, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 13, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(S); reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

SB137 (BR384) - R. Girdler

AN ACT relating to the motor vehicle reparations act.

Amend KRS 304.39-020 to make technical changes; to define CMS revenue codes, current procedural terminology, healthcare common procedure acting system, health care provider or provider, and international statistical classification of disease; to change the definition of medical expense; amend KRS 304.39-130 to increase weekly limit for basic reparation benefits payable for certain losses to $400; amend KRS 304.39-210 to establish rate at which medical expenses shall be paid; amend KRS 304.39-241 to make technical correction; amend KRS 304.39-245 to prohibit providers from charging in excess of the amount allowed under the subtitle for medical expenses, to balance bill a person for an excess amount above what is allowed by the subtitle, and to prohibit the reporting of a failure to pay an amount beyond what is allowed by this subtitle; create a new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the Department of Insurance to report certain information to the General Assembly this section to expire on January 1, 2026; repeal Section 6 of this Act as codified, effective 1/1/2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Insurance (S)


AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 6.767 and 6.811 to allow

members of the General Assembly to accept campaign contributions from a legislative agent when the member is an officially recognized candidate for an elected office other than a seat in the General Assembly.


Government (S)

SB139 (BR809)/HM - J. Higdon, J. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., S. Meredith, J. Turner, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to coverage for pharmacy and pharmacist services.

Create new sections of KRS 304-17A to set requirements for reasonably adequate and accessible pharmacy benefit manager networks; permit the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to review and approve a compensation program that is fair and reasonable; except information and data collected by the department from KRS 61.870 to 61.884; prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from taking actions related to payment and practices; permit the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations prohibiting practices by pharmacy benefit managers; amend KRS 304.17A-161 to apply definitions to Sections 1 and 4 of the Act; add definitions of independent pharmacy and specialty drug; amend KRS 304.17A-162 to add adjustment to appeals process for price updates; amend KRS 304.17A-164 to require health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers to implement certain pharmacy services practices and utilization review procedures; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to add pharmacy to the definition of health care provider; make technical corrections; amend KRS 304.17A-741 to add recoupment requirements for pharmacy audits; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the requirements of the Act; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid managed care organizations to comply with the requirements of the Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Insurance (S)Feb 22, 2019 - taken from Banking &

Insurance (S); 1st reading; returned to Banking & Insurance (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Banking & Insurance (S); 2nd reading; returned to Banking & Insurance (S)

SB140 (BR1239) - J. Turner, B. Smith

AN ACT relating to the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education.

Amend KRS 95A.262, relating to the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education, to provide for inoculations for hepatitis A; limit expenditures for inoculations to $500,000 per fiscal year; clarify allotment for qualified department language; clarify loan program language.










AN ACT relating to commercial mobile radio service charges and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 65.7636 to remove the ability of Lifeline providers to bill and collect the CMRS service charge levied under the section from end users; make conforming changes; EMERGENCY.

SB141 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Cantrell) - Delete Sections 1 and 2 of the Act; amend KRS 65.7636 to prohibit the imposition of any CMRS service charge on a Lifeline provider; amend KRS 65.7621, 65.7627, and 139.470 to conform.HFA2(M. Cantrell) - Change the definition of "Lifeline provider" to include eligibility to receive reimbursement from the Kentucky universal service fund.HFA3(M. Cantrell) - Make title amendment.








posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3-title) filed

SB142 (BR1437) - J. Schickel, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to expungement.Amend KRS 431.073 to remove the

filing fee for applications to expunge offenses which have been the subject of an executive pardon.


SB143 (BR1151) - M. Wilson, R. Stivers II

AN ACT relating to state contracts and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit governmental bodies

from contracting with a contractor who engages in boycotting a person or entity with which Kentucky can enjoy open trade; EMERGENCY.

SB143 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit governmental bodies from contracting with a contractor who engages in boycotting a person or entity with which Kentucky can enjoy open trade; exempt certain contracts and contractors; EMERGENCY.





Feb 14, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 30-4-1; received in House

Feb 19, 2019 - to State Government (H)







AN ACT relating to the operation of bicycles.

Amend KRS 189.287 to direct the Transportation Cabinet to include a requirement for bicycle helmets for operators and passengers under the age of 12 in the bicycle standards and safety administrative regulations promulgated under this section; amend KRS 189.990 to conform.



AN ACT relating to check cashing and deferred deposit service businesses.

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 licensees be filed with the State Regulatory Registry.

SB145 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 286.9-071 to remove 10-year expiration on prohibition against the issuance of additional deferred deposit service business licenses.


Insurance (S)Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 21, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)






SB146 (BR1011)/LM - G. Neal, R. Thomas


Amend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of Class C and Class D felonies and offenses committed prior to January 1, 1975; reduce filing fee to $200; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed without prejudice to petition for expungement and set time limits for filing petitions; amend KRS 431.078 to conform; amend KRS 431.079 to require a certificate of eligibility only if a petition or application seeks expungement of a conviction.


SB147 (BR1507)/FN/LM - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions.

Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax tangible personal property purchased by a person for incorporation into a structure or improvement to real property under a contract with the federal, state, or local government, or a resident, nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institution; apply to sales made after July 1, 2019, but before July 1, 2023; require the Department of Revenue to report the claimed exemptions to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to give the Department authority to provide the report to LRC.


Revenue (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





Revenue (H)

SB148 (BR1492) - M. Castlen

AN ACT relating to local government surplus property.

Amend KRS 45A.425 to allow a city, urban-county government, or consolidated local government that has

adopted the provisions of KRS 45A.343 to 45A.460 to dispose of surplus property using the procedures in KRS 82.083.






(H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




AN ACT relating to independent external review claims.

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.










SB150 (BR972)/CI/LM - B. Smith, D. Thayer, R. Alvarado, M. Castlen, C. Embry Jr., P. Hornback, S. Meredith, R. Mills, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum

AN ACT relating to carrying concealed weapons.

Create a new section of Chapter 237 to allow concealed deadly weapons to be carried by persons age 21 and over without a license in same locations where concealed carry license holders may carry them; amend KRS 527.020 and 237.115 to conform.

SB150 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Glenn) - Amend Section 1 of the bill to prohibit permitless concealed carry by non-residents of the Commonwealth, certain controlled substance and alcohol users, certain persons owing back child support, or

persons convicted of violating KRS 508.030 or 508.080 within three years prior to carrying the concealed weapon.HFA2(J. Glenn) - Amend Section 1 of the bill to require firearms training and documentation of the training on a state issued identification before a person can carry concealed weapons without a permit issued under KRS 237.110.HFA3(J. Glenn) - Amend Section 1 of the bill to require a background check, firearms training, and documentation on a state-issued identification card that those requirements were completed before a person can carry concealed weapons without a permit issued under KRS 237.110.HFA4/P(N. Kulkarni) - Keep original provisions and amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.HFA5(N. Kulkarni) - Make title amendment.HFA6/P(N. Kulkarni) - Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.HFA7(J. Nemes) - Amend to limit permitless concealed carry to Kentucky residents; require training in the use of firearms; require persons who carry concealed weapons to also carry documentation of training; prohibit state and local governments from imposing fees or collecting data regarding lawful compliance with this section.HFA8(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 213.046 to require that a handgun be provided to each parent and child upon the registry and certification of a live birth.HFA9(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 402.100 to require that county clerks provide handguns to each party named on any application for a marriage license.HFA10(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 199.570 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide a handgun to each adoptive parent and the adopted child when a new birth certificate is issued.HFA11(S. Miles) - Amend to limit permitless concealed carry to Kentucky residents; require training in the use of firearms; require persons who carry concealed weapons to retain

documentation of training; prohibit state and local governments from imposing fees or collecting data regarding lawful compliance with this section.HFA12(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 186.490 to require that handguns be provided to any person acquiring a commercial driver's license or an operator's license.HFA13(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require that a handgun be provided to each person who is granted a professional license from the state.HFA14(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 382.110 to require county clerks to provide handguns to each signatory to a recorded mortgage or deed.HFA15(L. Willner) - Delete all sections of the bill in its entirety.HFA16(M. Cantrell) - Amend to require persons who carry concealed deadly weapons without a license to obtain liability insurance in the amount of $500,000.HFA17(A. Scott) - Amend KRS 15.280 to require the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center to track and analyze the incidence of gun violence, including the impact of gun violence on racial and ethnic minorities, and publish an annual report on the impact of gun violence on minority communities in Kentucky.HFA18(M. Sorolis) - Amend to limit to permitless concealed carry to Kentucky residents; require training in the use of firearms; require persons who carry concealed weapons to carry documentation of training; require persons who permitlessly concealed carry to successfully range fire a firearm at a target 11 of 20 times on a monthly basis.HFA19(J. Donohue) - Amend to limit a person carrying a concealed firearm to a single cartridge of ammunition, and require people who violate that provision to attend a firearms safety course.HFA20(J. Jenkins) - Amend to specify that places of worship may limit the possession of deadly weapons.HFA21(K. Hinkle) - Amend to require a person carrying a concealed weapon to use a safety device.HFA22(M. Sorolis) - Amend to require private property owners who wish to prohibit concealed weapons post signs to that effect on the property.

Feb 11, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S)

Feb 12, 2019 - taken from Committee on Committees (S); 2nd reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 29-8

Feb 15, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 19, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 21, 2019 - floor amendments (1),

(2) and (3) filedFeb 25, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Calendar; floor amendments (4) and (5-title) filed

Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; taken from Rules; placed in the Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; floor amendments (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

(12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) and (18) filed

Mar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (11) withdrawn; floor amendments (19), (20), (21) and (22) filed; 3rd reading; floor amendments (16) and (17) ruled not germane; floor amendments (3) and (7) defeated; floor amendment (4) ruled in violation of Rules; passed 60-37

Mar 04, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor



AN ACT relating to marine waste disposal.

Create a new section of KRS 235.410 to 235.440 to require each vessel owner to keep a record of the dates and times that the vessel utilized a sewage pumpout facility; amend KRS 235.230 to require each marina owner to keep a record of the vessels that used the marina's sewage pumpout facilities; amend KRS 235.310 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, once every 24 months, to conduct inspections of marine sanitation devices on each vessel that has a marine toilet, regardless of whether it is required to be registered under KRS Chapter 235; amend KRS 235.990 to increase the penalties on marina owners for failure to provide sewage pumpout facilities, establish penalties on vessel owners for violations of Section 1 of the Act, and increase the penalties for violations of KRS 235.420 and 235.430.


& Energy (S)

SB152 (BR1028) - S. West, S. Meredith, M. Castlen, R. Girdler, R. Mills, A. Robinson, J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to establish specific rights of parents; establish a short title of "Parents Rights Act."

SB152 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions; establish new language related to a parent's right to consent in writing before any record of the minor child’s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored, or shared, unless authorized pursuant to a court order or an ongoing criminal investigation; establish that the specified parental rights do not include authorizing or allowing a parent to not sign an affidavit as required pursuant to KRS 402.205(1)(c) relating to marriage.SFA1(D. Carroll) - Delete language related to allowing instances of a minor child withholding information from his or her parent and litigation related to it.SFA2(S. West) - Establish new language related to a parent's right to physical and mental healthcare to specify that first aid or emergency procedures can be provided until such reasonable time as a parent can be notified; establish new language related cases of abuse or neglect of a child; establish that the specified parental rights do not include any thing that violates laws related to consenting to marriage of a person

under the age of 18; make technical changes.



Feb 22, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (2)

filed to Committee Substitute

SB153 (BR850)/CI/FN/LM - P. Hornback, D. Givens, R. Girdler

AN ACT relating to grain.Amend KRS 246.120 to expand the

membership of the Board of Agriculture to eighteen members; set board member terms; amend KRS 246.130 to conform; repeal and reenact KRS 251.010 to define terms as used in this chapter; create new sections of KRS Chapter 251 to establish the purpose of the provisions of the chapter; authorize the board, in conjunction with the department, to adopt and oversee policies, procedures, and programs pertaining to this chapter; require a licensee to issue scale tickets; set forth requirements related to issuing scale tickets; set forth licensing requirements for grain dealers and grain warehouse operators; authorize the board, in conjunction with the department, to promulgate administrative regulations setting forth a schedule of fees for licensed grain dealers and licensed grain warehouse operators; allow receipts collected from licensing fees to be used for expenses incurred by the Department of Agriculture; set forth requirements for surety bonds; set forth requirements to retain copies of business records; authorize the board, in conjunction with the department, to promulgate administrative regulations relating to record-keeping requirements for licensees; establish requirements to enter into forward pricing contracts; authorize the board, in conjunction with the department, to promulgate administrative regulations setting forth the information that shall be included in a forward pricing contract; require the department to conduct inspections of licensed grain warehouses and licensed grain dealers; define fund-covered grains; to set forth requirements for approval of fund-covered grains by the board; set forth requirements allowing a person to opt out of paying an assessment on fund-covered grains; establish criteria for a lien on grain; create a new section of KRS Chapter 251 to establish the powers and duties of the board in the event of a failure of a licensed grain dealer or licensed grain warehouse operator; create a new section of KRS Chapter 251 to allow an injured person to bring a civil action against the person or corporation who committed the violation; amend KRS 251.020 to establish the powers and duties of the board; authorize the board, in conjunction with the department, to promulgate administrative regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; allow the board to enter into cooperative agreements; take disciplinary action against any licensee or former licensee; amend KRS 251.440 to make technical corrections and to conform; set forth

requirements for the department when approving a grain dealer license or a grain warehouse operator license; amend KRS 251.500 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 251.640 to clarify standards in which assessments shall be collected; amend KRS 251.650 to authorize the board to pay claims, management fees, investment fees, legal fees and administration fees; make technical corrections; amend KRS 251.660 to conform; amend 251.730 to conform; amend KRS 251.990 to establish penalties for offenses; amend KRS 64.012 to remove license fee for a grain warehouseman; repeal KRS 251.015; 251.410; 251.420; 251.430; 251.451; 251.480; 251.485; 251.490; 251.510; 251.520; 251.600; 251.610; 251.620; 251.630; 251.642; 251.670; 251.675; 251.680; 251.690; 251.700; 251.710; 251.720; 359.010; 359.020; 359.030; 359.040; 359.050; 359.060; 359.070; 359.090; 359.100; 359.110; 359.120; 359.130; 359.140; 359.150; 359.160; 359.170; 359.990; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2019.

SB153 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(P. Hornback) - Retain original provisions; make technical and grammatical corrections; clarify claim values; amend KRS 251.640 to clarify terms in which the board shall reinstate the assessment; amend KRS 251.650 to establish reporting requirements of the board.HCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions; clarify license requirements for grain dealers; clarify eligibility for coverage by the fund, make technical correction; remove felony penalties.HFA1(S. Rudy) - Change required security for a licensee from fifty thousand dollars to twenty five thousand dollars.

Feb 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 11, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Feb 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 19, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed



Revenue (H)Feb 27, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1); received in Senate

SB154 (BR62) - G. Neal

AN ACT relating to driver education.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

158 to require that a driver's education program administered by a school district or licensed under KRS Chapter

332, include instruction on driver and peace officer interaction; amend KRS 186.480 to require the Kentucky State Police to produce a Driver Manual available in printed or electronic format that contains the new course of instruction developed; require that the Transportation Cabinet, include the new course of instruction developed, in the course for new drivers; require that an applicant be tested on the recommended practices during interactions with peace offers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 332 to require that licensed driver training schools include in the new course of instruction developed; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


SB155 (BR101)/CI/LM - D. Givens

AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.Amend KRS 525.120 to provide that in

all cases abuse of a corpse is a Class D felony; provide that Act shall be known as "Kristen's Law."

SB155 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Webb) - Amend KRS 525.120, abuse of a corpse, to provide that treating a corpse in a disrespectful manner is a Class A misdemeanor and treating a corpse in a way that would outrage ordinary family sensibilities is a Class D felony.




the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) withdrawn; passed 35-1; received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB156 (BR374) - E. Harris

AN ACT relating to taxation.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

141 to establish the voluntary relocation credit for teachers moving from a targeted school from an untargeted school, beginning July 1, 2019, but before July 1, 2023, in an amount equal to $1,000 during the taxable years within which the teacher voluntarily relocates; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the new tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the reporting of data by the Department of Revenue.


Revenue (S)

SB157 (BR1435)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to drones.Amend KRS 511.100 to protect

correctional institutions from trespass; amend KRS 520.010 to include drones in definition of dangerous contraband.

SB157 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Include any payload carried by a drone in definition of dangerous contraband.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House


Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar


SB158 (BR1476)/AA/LM - W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to the retirement benefits of city elected officials and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 61.637 to allow a mayor or member of a city legislative body who does not have service credit in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) for his or her service to the city to retire and draw benefits from CERS for other covered employment without resigning from his or her position as mayor or member of a city legislative body; make technical amendments to conform to recent court decision; amend KRS 78.540 to provide that a mayor or member of a city legislative body who has been required to participate in CERS due to other covered employment, or because of failure to make an election not to participate, may elect to not participate in CERS for service as mayor or member of the city legislative body and to receive a refund of contributions for his or her service as a mayor or member of a city legislative body; EMERGENCY.


Government (S)



Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony, other than sex offenses, violent offenses, or crimes against children, the right to vote; delete language in the 1891 Constitution referring to persons as "idiots and insane persons"; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.


Government (S)


AN ACT relating to the highway construction contingency account.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter

176 to require the Department of Highways to report monthly to the General Assembly through the Legislative Research Commission on activity from the Highway Construction Contingency Account established under KRS 45.247; specify content of report; amend KRS 176.433 to make technical corrections.

SB160 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain all original provisions, except require reporting to be done quarterly instead of monthly.

Feb 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 11, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Feb 25, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 26, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019


SB161 (BR1163) - J. Adams, W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to law enforcement programs for substance use treatment.

Amend KRS 15.525, relating to programs created by law enforcement agencies to refer persons for substance use treatment, to delete the requirement that the person seeking assistance be immediately paired with a volunteer mentor; provide that a person is ineligible for the program if he or she places law enforcement in reasonable apprehension of physical injury; clarify that information gathered on program participants is exempt from the Kentucky Open Records Act; provide criminal and civil immunity for those who provide referrals and services pursuant to the program.




Feb 27, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB162 (BR1036)/AA - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to school safety and declaring an emergency.

Amend 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 to exempt an employer from paying contributions on a retiree employed as a school security officer.



the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0; received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee

SB163 (BR1164) - J. Carpenter, P. Hornback

AN ACT relating to the acquisition of water or sewer utilities.

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; allow the Public Service Commission to include in the acquiring utility's next base rate case the entire value of all assets acquired as measured by the fair market value on the date of acquisition or purchase price paid, whichever is less; specify certain considerations that the Public Service Commission shall make in reviewing an acquiring utility's request to include the value of acquired assets in the rate base; require the acquiring utility to pay for three appraisals, the average of which shall determine the fair market value; require one appraiser to be chosen by the acquiring utility, one to be chosen by the utility to be acquired, and one to be chosen by mutual agreement of the first two appraisers; require that the appraisers be properly qualified, not have any interest in the transaction, and not be a resident or taxpayer of the service area of the utility being acquired; require the appraisers to separately determine the fair market value of the assets in compliance with the latest version of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; require that the appraisal include the value of all assets to be acquired regardless of source or original price; provide that the current value of the assets not be limited to or by the original purchase price or value of the assets; provide for the repayment of any debt owed on the acquired assets by the utility being acquired to any person or government entity; specify that nothing in the section affects the Public Service Commission's jurisdiction under KRS 278.040.




the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day








SB164 (BR1560) - B. Smith

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program.

Repeal KRS 160.325, which requires every board of education to enroll in the Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-1; received in House

Mar 01, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)


reading, to Calendar


AN ACT relating to death certificates.Create a new section of KRS 213 to

require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not include a social security number on certified copies of death certificates.


SB166 (BR1470)/LM - M. McGarvey, D. Harper Angel, J. Adams, J. Carroll, P. Clark, A. Kerr, G. Neal, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to civil rights.Amend KRS 344.010 to include

definitions for "sexual orientation," "gender identity," " local Commission," and " real estate-related transaction"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition on discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.100, 344.110, and 18A.095 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 344.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.680, 344.370, and 344.380, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real

estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; exempt the provisions of the Act from KRS 6.945(1).



AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 12.020 to change the

name of the Office of Health Care Policy to the Office of Health Data and Analytics; add the Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review; add the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Administrative Services, and the Office of Application Technology Services; delete the Governor's Office of Electronic Health Information, the Division of Kentucky Access, the Office of Health Policy, the Office of Legal Services, the Office of Communications and Administrative Review, and the Office of the Ombudsman; amend KRS 13B.020 to change the name of the Office of Health Care Policy to the Office of the Inspector General; create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Division of Health Benefit Exchange in the Office of Health Data and Analytics and establish duties; establish the Division of Analytics in the Office of Health Data and Analytics and establish duties; establish the Division of Health Information in the Office of Health Data and Analytics and establish duties; amend 194A.030 to establish duties of the Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review, the Office of Public Affairs, and the Office of Health Data and Analytics; delete the Governor's Office of Electronic Health Information; amend KRS 211.751 and 211.752 to change the name of the Office of Health Care Policy to the Office of Health Data and Analytics; amend KRS 217C.070 to delete the milk for manufacturing advisory committee; amend KRS 304.17A-080 to increase the membership of the Health Insurance Advisory Council from nine to ten; amend KRS 304.17B-001 to define "office"; amend KRS 304.17B-003 to change the chair to the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; move the Kentucky Health Care Improvement Authority to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 304.17B.005 to move Kentucky Access to the Division of Health Benefit Exchange in the Office of Health Data and Analytics; amend KRS 304.17B-007, 304.17B-009, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-013, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-017, 304.17B-019, 304.17B-021, 304.17B-023, 304.17B-027, 304.17B-029, 304.17B-031, and 304.17B-033 to change the Department of Insurance to the Office of Health Data and Analytics; amend KRS 304.2-020 to delete the Division of Kentucky Access from the Department of Insurance; amend KRS 304.2-100 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to assist

the Office of Health Data and Analytics with the provisions of KRS Chapter 304.17B; amend KRS 311.1947 to move the electronic registry for organ and tissue donation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Administrative Office of the Courts; add donor designation at the application or renewal of a state identification card or on the Commonwealth's single sign-on system; repeal KRS 260.660, 260.661, 260.662, 260.663, 260.664, 260.664, and 260.665; repeal 2007 Ky. Acts Chapter 61 (2007 House Joint Resolution 137); confirm Executive Orders 2018-325 and 2018-780; amendments to KRS 311.1947; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

SB167 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend to remove provisions relating to the organ donor registry; make technical corrections.HFA1(K. Moser) - Amend to permit rather than require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue federal funds; amend KRS 205.520 to provide discretion to the secretary to take advantage of federal funds; add that nothing in state law requires the secretary to pursue available federal funds.









the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed


AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information.

Amend KRS 21.540, 61.661, and 161.585 to require the Judicial Form Retirement System, the Kentucky Retirement Systems, and the Teachers' Retirement System to disclose upon request the names, status, projected or actual benefit payments, and other retirement information of any member, inactive member, or retiree of a retirement system or plan; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.





SB169 (BR1729)/AA - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 161.430 to require investment managers and consultants of the Teachers' Retirement Systems to adhere to the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any other federal securities statutes as applicable; make conforming and clean-up changes to the section; EMERGENCY.





SB170 (BR804)/CI/LM - S. West, D. Seum, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to medicinal marijuana and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; to exempt the medicinal marijuana program from existing provisions in Kentucky law to the contrary; to require the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control to implement and regulate the medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky; to establish the Division of Medicinal Marijuana within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; to establish restrictions on the possession of and cultivation for personal use of medicinal marijuana by qualifying patients, visiting patients, and designated caregivers; to establish certain protections for cardholders; to establish professional protections for practitioners; to establish professional protections for attorneys; to prohibit the possession and use of medicinal marijuana on a school bus, on the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school, in a correctional facility, any property of the federal government, or while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit smoking of medicinal marijuana on public transportation, in public places, or in any place of public accommodation; to clarify that the use of medicinal marijuana by a qualifying patient or visiting qualifying patient is to be treated the same as the use of prescribed pharmaceutical medications; to establish additional protections for medicinal use; to clarify that an employer may restrict the possession and use of medicinal marijuana in the workplace; to require the department to implement and operate a registry identification card program; to establish requirements for registry identification cards; to establish registry identification card fees; to require the department to operate a provisional licensure receipt system; to establish the application requirements for a registry identification card; to clarify when the department may deny an application for a registry identification card; to establish certain responsibilities for cardholders; to clarify when a registry identification card may be revoked; to

establish various cannabis business licensure categories; to clarify tiering of cannabis business licenses; to require certain information be included in an application for a cannabis business license; to clarify when the department may deny an application for a cannabis business license; to prohibit a practitioner from being a board member or principal officer of a cannabis business; to prohibit cross-ownership of certain classes of cannabis businesses; to establish rules for local sales, including establishing the process by which a local legislative body may prohibit the operation of cannabis businesses within its territory and the process for local ordinances and ballot initiatives; establish technical requirements for cannabis businesses; to require at least 60% of the board of a cannabis business and at least 60% of the owners of a cannabis business be composed of individuals with at least 3 years of continuous Kentucky residency; to establish requirements for cannabis cultivators, including cultivation square footage limits; to establish requirements for cannabis dispensaries; to establish requirements for safety compliance facilities; to establish requirements for cannabis processors; to establish procedures for the department to inspect cannabis businesses; to establish procedures for the suspension or revocation of a cannabis business license; to protect certain records and information from the disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act; to require the department to establish a verification system for use by law enforcement personnel and cannabis business agents; to require the department to establish a database to share data with all licensed dispensaries and monitor the amount of medical marijuana purchased by cardholders in real time; to require the department to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement the medicinal marijuana program; to establish an alternative method to create a valid registry identification card if the department fails to act; to clarify that nothing in the bill requires government programs or private insurers to reimburse for the cost of use; to establish the medicinal marijuana trust fund; to require that at least 10% of money in the medical marijuana trust fund be returned to dispensaries for use by indigent persons who are qualified patients and enrolled in certain government assistance programs; to require that 3% of money in the medical marijuana trust fund be used to create a grant program to fund medicinal marijuana related research; to require that not more than 85% of money in the medicinal marijuana trust fund be used for operation and enforcement activities; to establish the local medicinal marijuana trust fund; and to establish procedures for the distribution of local cannabis trust fund moneys; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish an excise tax of 10% for cultivators and processors for selling to dispensaries; to establish an excise tax of 10% for dispensaries selling to cardholders; to require that 80% of the revenue from the excise taxes be deposited into the medicinal marijuana trust fund; to require that 20% of the revenue from the excise taxes be

deposited into the local medicinal marijuana trust fund; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control and to create the Division of Medicinal Marijuana; and amend KRS 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15A.340, 15.420, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317,438,320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to conform; Sections 2, 4 to 14,17,18, 20 to 25, 29, 30, and 34 to 37 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (S)

SB171 (BR1733)/LM - R. Mills

AN ACT relating to re-employment assistance.

Amend KRS 341.380 to reduce the percentage used to set weekly benefit rate, to increase trigger amounts for the trust fund balance as related to the weekly benefits amount; to reduce the number of times to pay weekly benefits from 26 to 20; to tier down payments beginning at 125% of the weekly benefit rate for 5 weeks to 100% for the following 5 weeks then to 75 % for the third 5 weeks and 50% of the weekly benefits for the remainder of the award, except for employees classified as recall employees who receive 100% of the weekly benefit; provide that certain classified employees cannot change classification during benefit year; and if extended benefits have are federal funded, the the secretary may extend the number of times to pay to 26.



SB172 (BR1536)/LM - M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to local financial reporting.

Amend KRS 91A.040 to move the date cities with populations greater than 2,000 are required to forward a copy of their audit report to the Department for Local Government to no later than March 1 immediately following the fiscal year being audited; allow cities with populations equal to or less than 1,000 to have an audit performed every other fiscal year and have the audit only encompass that single year and allow the electronic copy to be sent by March 1 following the fiscal year being audited; allow cities with populations exceeding 1,000 but less than 2,000 have an audit be performed every other year and have the audit encompass both years and allow the electronic copy to be sent by March 1 following the fiscal year being audited; amend KRS 424.220 to relocate language dealing with officers who are exempt from presenting financial statement; stipulate that every officer of a board, commission, or other authority of a city, county, or district who deals with any funds collected from the public prepares a report as prescribed in the

section; require that in order to provide notice to the public of the completion of the city's financial statement, the appropriate officer of the city performing an audit publishes the audit report in accordance with KRS 91A.040(9) and the appropriate officer of a city not conducting an annual audit for the fiscal year under exemptions, publish a legal display advertisement and provide financial statements to various media; require the appropriate officers in counties to publish the audit in the same manner that city audits are published; amend KRS 42.460 to conform.





Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House





SB173 (BR1510) - M. Wise

AN ACT relating to education.Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-

neutral language.


SB174 (BR1509) - M. Wise


neutral language.


SB175 (BR70) - D. Givens

AN ACT relating to public school assessments and accountability.

Amend 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 improvement designation; require the Department of Education to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on assessment results as they relate to the new graduation requirement.

SB175 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions except amend KRS 158.6453 to require that two members of the standards and assessment process review committee be parents of public school students; amend KRS 158.6455 to require the

use of a numerical index in the state accountability system and specify how schools should be measured and compared; amend KRS 158.6453 and 158.6455 to change references to postsecondary readiness to transition readiness; amend KRS 160.346 to determine schools eligible for additional targeted support and improvement every three years; change the criteria for determining schools eligible for targeted support and improvement; require the Department of Education to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on assessment results as they relate to the growth calculation.HCS1 - Retain original provisions; except amend academic indicators to include level of proficiency; limit weighting of proficiency level to 40 percent; amend targeted support and improvement criteria to be a subgroup performing in the lowest five percent of all schools for three consecutive years and the subgroup's school performing in the lowest 10 percent of all schools by level.HFA1(J. Carney) - Delete Sections 2. and 5. of the bill.




Feb 22, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019


Feb 26, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 27, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019


SB176 (BR1508) - M. Wise


neutral language.


SB177 (BR1269)/CI/LM - J. Adams

AN ACT relating to firearms possession by domestic abusers.

Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of

the firearm possession prohibition.


SB178 (BR502) - M. Wilson, C. Embry Jr.

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Military History Museum.

Amend KRS 171.345 to remove the creation and administration of the Kentucky Military History Museum Committee; amend KRS 171.782 to give the Kentucky Military Heritage Commission authority to promulgate administrative regulations for the operation of the Kentucky Military History Museum; confirm Executive Order 2018-718.

SB178 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 171.345 to remove the creation and administration of the Kentucky Military History Museum Committee; Amend KRS 171.345 to allow KHS to administer and operate the Kentucky Military History Museum; confirm Executive Order 2018-718.





the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House





SB179 (BR1660)/FN - A. Kerr, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to institutions of higher education.

Amend KRS 45.777 to permit institutions of higher education to keep the proceeds from the sale of major items of equipment or real property.


Revenue (S)


AN ACT relating to the storage of firearms.

Create a new section of KRS 199.420 to 199.670 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to certify that firearms in certain adoptive and foster care home placements are stored in a manner which prevents children from accessing them.



SB181 (BR1807) - R. Mills

AN ACT relating to operations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

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 reference to building a one hundred bed inpatient mental health facility in eastern Kentucky; amend KRS 194A.050, 194A.180, and 194A.190 to delete reference to the Public Health Services Advisory Council; amend KRS 199.894 to change definition of child-care center and family child-care home; amend KRS 199.896 to add exemption from licensure for instructional programs; amend KRS 200.550 to make technical correction; amend KRS 205.178 to change reporting requirement; amend KRS 209.032 to delete boarding homes from definition of vulnerable adult service provider; amend KRS 209.552 to change flu immunization requirements for long-term care facilities; amend KRS 209.554 to change long-term care facility purchase of vaccines; change reporting requirements; amend KRS 211.1752 to delete appeals hearings from the local Health Department Employment Personnel Council duties; amend KRS 211.990 to increase penalties for violations of KRS 211.842 to 211.852 relating to radiation control; amend KRS 216.2920 to change definitions of ambulatory facility and health-care provider; amend KRS 216.2925 to conform; amend KRS 216.2980 to delete the Department for Public health from reporting; amend KRS 216B.990 to delete penalties relating to boarding homes; amend KRS 342.375 to conform; repeal KRS 194.245, 194A.140, 194A.145, 194A.146, 194A.200, 199.8992, 200.662, 205.179, 210.271, 211.215, 216.2960, 216.750, 216.760, 216.770, 216.780, 216.800, 216.803, 216.805, 216.807, 216.810, 216.813, 216.815, 216.817, 216.820, 216.823, 216.825, 216.827, 216.830, 216.833, 216.835, 216.837, 216.840, 216.843, 216.845, 216.847, 216.850, 216.853, 216B.300, 216B.303, 216B.305, 216B.306, 216B.310, 216B.315, 216B.320, and 216B.459.

SB181 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend KRS 216.2920 to change the definition of "ambulatory facility"; amend KRS 216.2925 to make changes; make technical corrections.SFA1(D. Parrett) - Amend KRS 209.554 to restore language related to the reporting of the number of hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents due to influenza virus, pneumococcal disease, and associated complications.



Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in

the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

Mar 04, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor

amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in HouseMar 07, 2019 - to Health and Family

Services (H)

SB182 (BR1800)/FN - A. Kerr

AN ACT relating to licensure by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to establish the Kentucky certified long-term care facility civil money penalty fund; amend KRS 205.510 to delete the definition of primary care center; amend KRS 216.515 to cite federal law regarding long-term care facility resident rights; amend KRS 216.525, 216.555, and 216.557 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 216.560 to change the nursing incentive scholarship fund to the Kentucky civil penalty fund; amend KRS 216.567 change hearing officer's decision process; amend 216B.015 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 216B.020 to clarify which facilities and services are required to obtain a certificate of need and which are subject to licensure; amend KRS 216B.042, 216B.085, and 216B.086 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 216B.105 to clarify cabinet actions when issuing an emergency order to suspend a license; amend KRS 216B.131 to require penalties to be paid into the Kentucky civil penalty fund; amend KRS 216B.450 to delete the term "home-like"; amend KRS 216B.455 and 216B.457 to update licensure requirements for Level I and Level II psychiatric residential treatment facilities; amend KRS 218A.240 to permit the cabinet to notify patients of closures using the electronic system for monitoring Schedules II, III, IV, and V controlled substances; amend KRS 304.17-312 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 314.027 to remove the payment of penalties and fines to the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund; repeal KRS 216B.021, 216B.022, and 216B.182.

SB182 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend to clarify that the federal civil monetary fund is not a new fund and that the fund is located in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; make technical corrections.SCA1(A. Kerr) - Amend title to SB 182.


Revenue (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reassigned to Health &

Welfare (S)Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to Consent Calendar with committee amendments (1-title) Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

SB183 (BR1034)/CI/LM - T. Buford

AN ACT relating to animal sheltering and care.

Create new section of KRS Chapter 258 to require local governments to adopt an animal control and care program outlined by Kentucky Department of Agriculture and an

outdoor sheltering and care ordinance that establishes standards for housing and caring for a dog that predominantly lives outdoors; require dog owners to obtain a dog license that will require the owner to agree to maintain the dog in accordance with the outdoor sheltering and care ordinance standards; require impoundment of a dog whose outdoor sheltering and care would reasonably lead to the animal's immediate injury or death; require owner's notification of an impounded dog for reason of inadequate outdoor sheltering and care include reference to applicable penalties and animal forfeiture; amend KRS 258.990 to create a first and second offense and penalties for violations of outdoor sheltering and care of a dog; subject an owner of a dog impounded for reasons of immediate injury or death to the penalties as would be for animal cruelty in the second degree and loss of ability to have a dog for a year and loss of being able to purchase a dog license; require forfeiture of the dog and inability to obtain a dog license for one year; place fines collected for violation of outdoor sheltering and care in the animal control and care fund at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.


Government (S)

SB184 (BR1798)/FN - D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to veteran-owned nonprofit businesses.

Amend KRS 14A.1-070 to add a nonprofit business which is at least 51 percent unconditionally controlled by a veteran to the definition of "veteran-owned business"; amend KRS 14A.2-060 and KRS 14A.2-165 to conform.


Revenue (S)Feb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Mar 01, 2019 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to mental health.Amend KRS 202A.131 to make

language gender-neutral.



AN ACT relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Amend KRS 199.900 to make language gender-neutral.



AN ACT relating to health and welfare.Amend KRS 311.271 to make




AN ACT relating to medicine.Amend KRS 311.586 to make







SB190 (BR1065)/CI/LM - G. Neal, M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to hate crimes.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

525 to create the offense of a hate crime.



AN ACT relating to health care.Amend KRS 311.1961 to make



SB192 (BR1741)/FN/LM - S. West

AN ACT relating to public finance.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 424.360 to allow notices of competitive bond sales to be posted in an electronic bidding system as an alternative advertising method; amend KRS 103.200 to include within the definition of industrial building any use by an entity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an organization described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3) in any manner related to or in the furtherance of that entity's exempt purposes; amend KRS 103.2101 to conform notice date and extend the maximum length of any bond authorization to 40 years; amend KRS 424.130 to clarify that failure to properly publish a notice of adoption of an ordinance or resolution will not void the adoption unless the failure continues for a period of 15 days; amend KRS 66.310 to conform the notice date for a hearing; amend KRS 66.400 to clarify that a general obligation pledge is a pledge of taxes, to limit garnishment of public funds, and allow for periodic payment of judgments in the case of bankruptcy.

SB192 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - 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 424.360 to allow notices of competitive bond sales to be posted in an electronic bidding system as an alternative advertising method; amend KRS 103.200 to include within the definition of industrial building any use by an entity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an organization described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3) in any manner related to or in the furtherance of that entity's exempt purposes where the use would also qualify for federally tax-exempt financing under the rules applicable to a qualified 501(c)(3) bond as defined in 26 U.S.C. sec. 145; amend KRS 103.2101 to conform notice date and extend the maximum length of any bond authorization to 40 years; amend KRS 424.130 to clarify that failure to properly publish a notice of adoption of an ordinance or resolution will not void the adoption unless the failure continues for a period of 15 days; amend KRS 66.310 to conform the notice date for a hearing; amend KRS 66.400 to clarify that a general obligation pledge is a pledge of taxes, to limit garnishment of public funds, and allow for periodic payment of judgments in the case of bankruptcy.


Revenue (S)Feb 22, 2019 - taken from

Appropriations & Revenue (S); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S); 2nd reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Feb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

Feb 28, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

Mar 01, 2019 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H); posted in committee


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019



AN ACT relating to personal information.

Amend KRS 61.884 to insert gender-neutral language.

Feb 13, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 15, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reassigned to Judiciary

(S)

SB194 (BR1514)/LM - S. West

AN ACT relating to official documents and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 423 to define various terms; limit the applicability of the Act to notarial acts performed on or after January 1, 2020; allow a notarial officer to perform a notarial act in Kentucky; outline requirements for certain notarial acts; require a personal appearance before a notarial officer; specify the requirements of identifying an individual before a notarial officer; allow a notarial officer to refuse to perform a notarial act; state who may perform a notarial act in Kentucky; recognize notarial acts performed in other states; recognize notarial acts performed in federally recognized Indian tribes under federal law, and in foreign countries; require a notarial act to be evidenced by a certificate; provide short-form certificates for use by notarial officers; outline the requirements for an official stamp of a notary public; assign responsibility of the notary public's stamping device to the notary public; require a notary public to register with the Secretary of State that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records; outline the necessary requirements to be a notary public; outline grounds for suspending, denying, or revoking a commission as a notary public; require the Secretary of State to maintain an electronic database of notaries public; detail prohibited acts; establish the validity of notarial acts; allow the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act; require all commissions occurring after the effective date of this Act to comply with this Act; state that a portion of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to state that a paper copy of an electronic record shall satisfy a law requiring a tangible document; amend KRS 423.200 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 369.103 to allow electronic signatures on transactions relating to the conveyance of interests in real property and the creation or transfer of negotiable instruments; amend KRS 382.230 to remove reference to KRS 382.140; create a new section of KRS Chapter 382 to provide for the order of priority between physical and electronic documents presented to the county clerk; amend KRS 382.200 and 382.280 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 64.012 to update fees of county clerks for recording documents; amend KRS 382.240 to allow a reimbursement to county clerks for prepayment of postage; amend KRS 382.360 to no longer require the county clerk to deliver the original deed of release; create a task force on issues regarding the implementation of this Act; repeal KRS 382.140, 382.190, 423.010, 423.020, 423.030, 423.040, 423.050, 423.060, 423.070, 423.080, and 423.990; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.



AN ACT relating to security of connected devices.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to require a manufacturer of a

connected device offered for sale in Kentucky to equip the device with reasonable security features appropriate to the nature and function of the device and to the information it may collect, contain, or transmit, and designed to protect the device from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; define "authentication," "connected device," "manufacturer," and "unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, of disclosure; specify that a private right of action is not created.



SB196 (BR1438) - M. Castlen, W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to adoption.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

199 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide adoption information to biological or legal parents or guardians of a child when the cabinet first commences any action related to the removal of the child from the care of the legal parent or guardian due to an allegation of dependency, neglect, or abuse; allow a licensed child-placing agency, the cabinet, or qualified prospective adoptive parents to intervene in a court case related to an allegation of dependency, neglect, or abuse if a biological or legal parent executes a voluntary and informed consent for adoption; amend KRS 199.011 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 199.480 to establish that a father has 23 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child; amend KRS 199.500 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 625.065 to establish that a father has 23 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child.


SB197 (BR1511) - M. Wise

AN ACT relating to pharmacy.Amend KRS 315.020 to insert gender-

neutral language.



SB198 (BR1485) - M. Wise

AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation rights.

Amend KRS 405.021 to state that a grandparent whose child has died or had their parental rights terminated may still seek visitation rights with a grandchild after they have been adopted by another grandparent or a step-parent; amend KRS 199.520 to specify that adoption does not cut off legal relationship with biological family pursuant to Section 1.


SB199 (BR1563)/FN - M. Castlen

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.Amend KRS 139.990 to make gender-

neutral.


Revenue (S)

SB200 (BR1759) - R. Webb

AN ACT relating to working animals.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

258 to guarantee the right to utilize working animals for the mutual benefit and welfare of the animals and those they serve.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)

SB201 (BR1547) - R. Webb

AN ACT relating to animal control officers.

Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require the Department of Agriculture to provide continuing education on criminal and law enforcement procedures and investigatory practices to animal control officers; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


SB202 (BR1677) - C. McDaniel, J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to local tourist and convention commissions.

Amend KRS 91A.380 change the composition of a local tourism and convention bureau.

SB202 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 91A.380 change the composition of a local tourism and convention bureau.


Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reassigned to State &

Local Government (S)Feb 22, 2019 - taken from State &


Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill


Feb 27, 2019 - to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

Mar 01, 2019 - taken from Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H); 1st reading; returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H); posted in committee

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a Consent Bill

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019


SB203 (BR1674) - R. Girdler, T. Buford

AN ACT relating to the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to declare findings of the General Assembly concerning the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing; define "communication mode or language"; and establish requirements and conditions for developing an individual education plan for a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.



AN ACT relating to asbestos trust claims and declaring an emergency.

Create an new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "asbestos action," "asbestos trust," "trust claims materials," and "trust governance documents"; require plaintiffs in an asbestos action to provide certain information and documents not less than 180 days before the initial date set for trial; establish that plaintiffs have a continuing duty to supplement the information and documents; establish requirements for an order requiring a plaintiff to file additional asbestos trust claims; establish that defendants may seek discovery from an asbestos trust; establish requirements for an asbestos action; require a court to impose sanctions if a plaintiff fails to comply with the section; provide that Act may be cited to as the Kentucky Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act; EMERGENCY.


SB205 (BR1676) - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other court-appointed counsel and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 625.041, relating to the appointment of guardian ad litems, to make a technical correction.

SB205 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Delete original provision; create new sections of KRS Chapter 42 to create the Office of Child and Family Advocacy, the Child and Family Advocacy Commission, and the child and family advocate position to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel; amend KRS 61.510, definitions for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, to specify that "employee" does not include employees of the Office of Child and Family Advocacy; amend KRS 209.110, 387.305, and 620.100 to increase the guardian ad litem fee to $500; amend various statutes to conform; Sections 8 to 28 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.SCA1(C. McDaniel) - Make title amendment.SFA1(C. McDaniel) - Move the Office of Child and Family Advocacy from the Finance and Administration Cabinet to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.SFA2(C. McDaniel) - Require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to pay guardian ad litem and court-appointed counsel fees; clarify that courts may

appoint court-appointed counsel for minors and certain indigent parents; make conforming changes to KRS 199.502, 202B.210, 202B.250, 620.100, 625.0405, and 625.080.


reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 23-12 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendments (1) and (2), and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 26, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 27, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)


AN ACT relating to minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require staff-to-resident ratios in long-term care facilities as a condition of licensure or relicensure; EFFECTIVE DATE June 30, 2020.



SB207 (BR338)/CI/LM - M. McGarvey, W. Westerfield


532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when he or she intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.



AN ACT relating to athlete agents.Amend KRS 164.6925 to allow a

certified athlete agent to pay certain expenses incurred by a student athlete, a student athlete's family member, or an individual who is a member of a class of individuals authorized to receive expenses by the national association that certified the agent.




Feb 27, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 06, 2019 - posted in committee


AN ACT relating to planning and zoning in consolidated local governments.

Amend KRS 100.137 to clarify powers of certain cities within a consolidated local government in regard to home rule powers and planning and zoning.


Government (S)

SB210 (BR1289)/CI - M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to human trafficking.Amend KRS 439.3401 to include as

violent offenders individuals convicted of promoting human trafficking; specify that individuals convicted of human trafficking or promoting human trafficking shall not be released on probation or parole until 85 percent of the sentence has been served.




Amend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of certain Class D or Class C felonies with a waiting period of up to ten years; reduce filing fee to $200; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed without prejudice to petition for expungement; set time limits for filing petitions; amend KRS 431.079 to require a certificate of eligibility only if a petition or application seeks expungement of a conviction; amend KRS 431.078 to conform; APPROPRIATION.


SB212 (BR561) - D. Givens

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS

164.004 to reorganize the Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education and rename it the Strategic Committee on Higher Education; amend KRS 164.001, 164.013, and 164.020 to conform; confirm Executive Order 2019-029.




Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0; received in House

Mar 04, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 06, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 07, 2019 - taken from Education


SB213 (BR1806) - S. West

AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to respond to an agency technical amendment letter within 30 business days of receipt; make the response include the status of the request, including which changes are accepted or are not accepted as technical amendments; amend KRS 13A.3102 to extend the deadline for expiration of older ordinary administrative regulations outside the certification process to March 1, 2020; set separate regulation expiration deadlines depending on whether a regulation's last effective date was before March 1, 2013, or on or after that date; require the regulations compiler to publish an expired regulation list on September 1, 2020, and every six months thereafter; direct publication of a similar list of existing regulations with their last effective dates; amend KRS 13A.3104 to exclude KRS Chapter 13A drafting and formatting requirements from a regulation's certification review process.




AN ACT relating to legislative redistricting challenges.

Amend 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.

SB214 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Stivers II) - Keep original provisions but remove former judges from the pool for the judicial panel, and mandate consolidation of multiple challenges to the same redistricting plan.




the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 28-8 with floor amendment (1); received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee



Amend KRS 431.073 to allow the court to set fees of $20 to $500 for expungement of felony convictions; require 10 percent of those fees to be deposited into the account for county clerks; APPROPRIATION.


SB216 (BR1796) - S. Humphries, R. Thomas


neutral language.



AN ACT relating to judicial review of administrative decisions.

Amend KRS 13B.150 to require a court to decide all questions of law in the judicial review of final orders rendered by state agencies without deference to the agency's determination; amend KRS 13B.020 to conform.


SB218 (BR1139)/LM - B. Smith, S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to prevention of smoking and vaping by students.

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 of reports to the anonymous reporting mechanism; encourage local school boards to provide awarness programs to teachers, students, and staff about vaping;

SB218 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(S. Meredith) - Raise the age to purchase alternative nicotine products and vapor products to 21 years.SFA2(S. Meredith) - Make title amendment.SFA3(B. Smith) - Provide identiying language to paragraph (5)(b).SFA4(P. Hornback) - Removes the term "alternative nicotine products" and replaces it with the term "electronic smoking device". Raises the age to purchase tobacco products, electronic smoking devices and vapor products to twenty-one (21) years. Does away with the classification of status offense for violations of this Act. Adds delayed effective date of August 1, 2020.SFA5(S. Meredith) - Raise the age to purchase alternative nicotine products and vapor products to 21 years. Exempt military personnel and their spouses from the heightened age requirement. Removes the classification of status offender for violations from the statute.



floor amendment (1) and (2-title) and (3) filed


Mar 04, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (5) filed

Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) (2-title) (4) and (5) withdrawn; passed 33-3 with floor amendment (3)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in HouseMar 07, 2019 - to Health and Family

Services (H)

SB219 (BR982) - P. Hornback

AN ACT relating to amusement parks.Amend KRS 247.232 to change the

minimum age of an amusement ride or attraction operator to sixteen years of age; remove the definition of operator assistant; amend KRS 247.233 to change the parameters of an injury that would require the owner of an amusement ride or attraction to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of any occurrence involving an amusement ride or attraction; amend KRS 247.236 to change the minimum age of an operator to sixteen years of age; remove all references to an operator assistant.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Feb 21, 2019 - taken from Agriculture

(S); 1st reading; returned to Agriculture (S)

Feb 22, 2019 - taken from Agriculture (S); 2nd reading; returned to Agriculture (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 32-4; received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Agriculture (H)Mar 04, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



SB220 (BR1731) - J. Carroll

AN ACT relating to a bone marrow registry.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to develop a statewide education, awareness, and information program on bone marrow registries in the Commonwealth; allow primary health care practitioners and urgent treatment facility or urgent care facility health care practitioners to ask new patients if they are registered with a bone marrow registry in the Commonwealth.


SB221 (BR871)/FN - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to submission of budget recommendations.

Amend KRS 48.210, relating to submission of budget recommendations, to include the Transportation Cabinet.


Revenue (S)

SB222 (BR872)/FN - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to the structure of branch budget bills.

Amend KRS 48.311, relating to the structure of branch budget bills, to make a technical correction.


Revenue (S)


AN ACT relating to transportation.

Amend KRS 186.020, 186.060, 186A.100, 189.125, 281,735, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.


SB224 (BR1280)/CI/LM - R. Webb

AN ACT relating to dog vendors and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms including "animal control agency", "animal shelter", and "dog vendor"; require persons acting as a dog vendor to register with the Department of Agriculture and submit for inspection; specify necessary care and conditions for dogs kept by a dog vendor, and to require a dog vendor to maintain records on each dog; require the Department of Agriculture to maintain an online list of registered dog vendors; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture the ability to inspect or re-inspect the facilities of a dog vendor; allow the Commissioner of Agriculture to deny, suspend, or revoke a dog vendor's registration; require the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to administer this Act; prohibit a person from transporting a dog for sale without the proper health documentation; specify that no dog may be sold before reaching eight weeks of age; specify that any person who commits a prohibited act under this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; amend KRS 258.117 to require the Animal Control Advisory Board to hear appeals from decisions made by the Commissioner of Agriculture; effective, January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.


SB225 (BR1281) - R. Webb

AN ACT relating to wine corkage.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

243 to create conditions for wine corkage in conjunction with a meal; create conditions for removal of a bottle of opened wine; amend KRS 243.020 to permit corkage; amend KRS 243.034 to allow a limited restaurant licensee to allow corkage; amend KRS 243.084 to allow a nonquota type 2 or NQ2 retail drink licensee to allow corkage; amend KRS 242.260 to exempt corkage from being a violation.




AN ACT relating to transportation.Amend KRS 186.020, 186.060,

186A.100, 189.125, 281,735, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.


SB227 (BR1455)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield, M. Castlen, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, W. Schroder


Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a person from denying or depriving an infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of an infant; prohibit a person from denying or depriving an infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care; require a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born alive infant; provide that a born alive infant shall be treated as a legal person under the laws of the Commonwealth; specify that any born alive infant, whose parents declare they do not want to keep the infant, shall immediately upon birth become a ward of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prohibit any person from performing scientific research on a born alive infant; specify that this section shall not be construed as preventing an infant's parent or guardian from refusing medical care that is not medically necessary; specify that the parent or guardian of a born alive infant shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for the actions of a physician, nurse, or other healthcare provider that acted without his or her consent; provide for civil and administrative penalties for violations of this Act; allow for severability; allow the General Assembly by joint resolution to appoint members to intervene as a matter or right in any case that challenges the constitutionality of this Act; amend KRS 311.595, 311.850, 314.091, and 315.121 to suspend or revoke the license of any physician, physician's assistant, nurse, or pharmacist who violates this Act; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; establish the short title of "Born Alive Infant Protection Act"; EMERGENCY.

SB227 - AMENDMENTSHCA1(W. Thomas) - Clarify that a born alive infant immediately becomes a ward of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services if the mother and, if married, her husband has or have filed a petition for voluntary termination of parental rights.


Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Veterans,

Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S); 1st reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Feb 26, 2019 - taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S); 2nd reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 32-0; received in House

Mar 01, 2019 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)


reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)


SB228 (BR1837)/AA - J. Higdon

AN ACT relating to the Teachers' Retirement System.

Create a new section of KRS 161.220 to 161.716 to permit the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) to use and accept electronic signatures as deemed appropriate; amend KRS 161.220 to emphasize that annual compensation does not include benefit or salary adjustments that are not available to all members of an agency; amend KRS 161.290 to require all public employers to grant paid leave to teacher trustees serving on the TRS board; amend KRS 161.310 to specify the types of remuneration included in retirement incentives; amend KRS 161.340 to add insurance to the items for which TRS may contract and delete requirement for the procurement of fiduciary bonds for board trustees and executive secretary and add that the board may expend funds as necessary for indemnification and self-insurance; amend KRS 161.430 to update contract language regarding money managers and consultants; remove references to the book value of assets in regard to limitations on funds managed internally by the system's investment staff; remove the requirement that the board investment committee may consist of the executive secretary of the system and two trustees,; require the system's staff to be subject to fiduciary requirements applicable to board members, employees, and investment consultants; change standards from CFA Institute’s code of ethics to compliance with federal securities law; and make technical amendments; amend KRS 161.470 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.480 to automatically designate a TRS member's spouse as beneficiary for an active member's account balance upon employment until changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the active member's account balance in the event all named beneficiaries predecease the active member or the member fails to designate a beneficiary; amend KRS 161.500 to specifically address service credit for contracts exceeding 185 days; amend KRS 161.515 to reference new retirement factors for out-of-state service purchases; amend KRS 161.520 to delete the requirement of physicians' statements corroborating the mental competency of an adult child waiving survivorship benefits; amend KRS 161.540 to specify eligibility requirements for including annual leave credit in the retirement calculation for calendar-year contracts; amend KRS 161.545 to provide that full-time sabbatical leave by university staff participating in the TRS shall be deemed full-time employment for retirement purposes; require employee and employer contributions to be paid during the period of sabbatical leave; amend KRS 161.553 to adjust the cost schedules of providing statutory benefit improvements for annuitants; amend KRS 161.560 to adjust the methods by which participating employers shall file contribution data and set penalties for noncompliance that TRS may impose; amend KRS 161.597 to require a refund of prior installment payments and a reduction in service credit for a member in default on installment payments; amend KRS 161.605 to make technical changes; specify that medical insurance

is not compensation; require a refund of retirement contributions made on compensation that exceeds salary limitations; provide that breaks in service are required before returning to work for the employer even if in a position not covered by TRS if the member is under age 60; begin running of breaks in service from date of retirement; prohibit prearranged agreements between a retiring member and employer for member to return to work after retirement and require certification thereof; allow TRS to provide medical insurance to retired members who return to work when medical insurance is not available from the employer; allow the commissioner of education to pay reemployed retirees in excess of statutory maximums if the commissioner deems that the employees have the necessary experience to provide services and support to persistently low-achieving schools as provided by KRS 160.346; require retired members under age 60 returning to work for certain state universities and state community colleges to comply with the separation-from-service requirements, effective July 1, 2019; amend KRS 161.612 to reduce the $500 minimum monthly disability benefit by benefit payments from all state-administered retirement systems for part-time employees and substitute teachers participating in the TRS who apply for disability benefits on or after July 1, 2019; provide that part-time employees and substitute teachers are not eligible to apply for a disability retirement allowance if they are eligible for a nondiscounted service retirement allowance; amend KRS 161.614 to include mediation awards to a method that may be binding for the adjustment of a member’s account; amend KRS 161.620 to specify the option for seeking inflation adjustments; amend KRS 161.630 to make technical changes; amend KRS 161.643 to authorize TRS to require more frequent submission of annual reports on reemployed employees by participating employers; amend KRS 161.650 to automatically designate a TRS member's spouse as beneficiary for a retired member's remaining account balance at the time of death unless changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the retired member's remaining account balance in the event all named beneficiaries predecease the retired member or the member fails to name a beneficiary for the account balance; amend KRS 161.655 to automatically designate a TRS member's spouse as beneficiary for the life insurance benefit available to active and retired members unless changed by the member; declare the member's spouse as beneficiary of the life insurance benefit available to active and retired members if, upon the death of the member, all named beneficiaries predecease the member or the member fails to name a beneficiary; amend KRS 161.661 to provide that members who begin participating on or after July 1, 2019, shall not be eligible for a disability benefit if they are eligible for any unreduced benefit and that they shall have their $500 minimum monthly disability benefit reduced by benefit payments from all state-administered retirement systems; amend KRS 161.680 to provide detail describing the

system's authority to collect overpayments; EMERGENCY.





SB229 (BR1858) - R. Mills

AN ACT relating to abandoned and blighted property.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 99 to define "abandoned and blighted property," "building," "competent entity," "conservator's or developer's fee," "conservatorship," "costs of rehabilitation," "local government," "nonprofit corporation," "owner," "party in interest," and "public nuisance,"; allow for and set requirements for a petition for the appointment of a conservator to take possession of abandoned and blighted property and rehabilitate it; provide notice to parties in interest of the proceeding; require the court to act upon a petition for conservatorship and set conditions for granting one; allow the courts to certify a schedule of encumbrances and grant other relief as appropriate, and set conditions for conservators' qualifications and responsibilities; allow owners of the property to correct the conditions even after appointment of a conservator; set the powers and duties of a conservator relative to the rehabilitation of a property; allow the courts to order a sale of the property under conservatorship and set conditions for the sale and distribution of proceeds; set conditions for termination of a conservatorship; establish a short title.


Government (S)

SB230 (BR1735) - W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to open records.Amend KRS 61.872 to allow

application for inspection of records to be by email and fax.






Feb 27, 2019 - to State Government (H)





AN ACT relating to public health.Amend KRS 212.170 to make

language gender neutral.



AN ACT relating to the judiciary.Amend KRS 27A.010, relating to the

executive head of the Court of Justice, to insert gender-neutral language.



AN ACT relating to state government.Amend KRS 18A.060 to add gender-

neutral language.


Government (S)

SB234 (BR1815) - R. Thomas

AN ACT long-term care facilities.Create a new section of KRS 216.537

to 216.590 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the training and education requirements for employees of long-term care facilities.



SB235 (BR1751) - J. CarpenterFeb 27-WITHDRAWN


AN ACT relating to littering.Amend KRS 2.255 to require the

Energy and Environment Cabinet to create a website and mobile app for anonymous reporting of litterers and authorize the cabinet to send warning letters; amend KRS 431.100 to direct all fines collected for littering to the charging agency; amend KRS 433.753 to include points for littering drivers; amend KRS 433.753 to include Trooper R Class officers and officers of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 35-1; received in House

Mar 04, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

SB237 (BR1778)/CI/LM - B. Smith

AN ACT relating to indecent exposure.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

510 to create the offense of aggravated indecent exposure; amend KRS 194A.380 to conform.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


SB238 (BR1320) - M. McGarvey, D. Harper Angel


Propose to amend Section 145 of the Kentucky Constitution to allow felons who have completed their sentences to vote, unless they have been convicted of intentional murder, a sexual crime, treason, or bribery in an election.


Government (S)


AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights.

Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony other than a sex offense, a violent offense, or an offense against a child, the right to vote five years after completion of sentence; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.


Government (S)

SB240 (BR1159)/CI/LM - W. Schroder, R. Mills, W. Westerfield

AN ACT relating to the dissemination of personally identifying information.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create a new felony of disseminating personally identifying information on the Internet about a minor.

SB240 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions but make a Class A misdemeanor, remove family and household members of a minor from criminal provisions, and set monetary loss threshold levels; create civil cause of action; limit the liability of service providers.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reassigned to State &

Local Government (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from State &


Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 26-10 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

SB241 (BR1823) - M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to an earned income tax credit.


141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to establish a refundable earned income tax credit.


Revenue (S)

SB242 (BR899) - R. Webb

AN ACT relating to physical education curriculum.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to permit a school-based decision making council or principal of a public middle or high school to adopt a physical education curriculum that includes a program of hunting, fishing, trapping, and firearm safety instruction; require the Board of Education to consult with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to promulgate standards for such a program; require the Department of Education to develop guidelines for such a program; require parents to be given notice and opportunity to opt a student out of such a program.



AN ACT relating to telecommunications location data.

Create a new section fo KRS Chapter 365 prohibiting telecommunications companies from disclosing or transmitting to a third party any location data derived from a cellular phone without the consent of the customer.



SB244 (BR965)/CI/LM - M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to extreme risk protection orders.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to allow persons to petition in District Court for one-year extreme risk protection orders when the petitioner believes a respondent poses a significant danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition; establish procedures under which a temporary ex parte protective order could be issued; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, and possible extension of the petition; prescribe issuance and service procedures of a resulting protection order; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, and return of firearms and ammunition; establish penalties.


SB245 (BR1859)/CI/LM - R. Mills

AN ACT relating to jails.Amend KRS 441.127 to allow jails to

give service credits to any county inmate in a county jail.




Amend KRS 154.12-100 to change the bond program to the economic development fund, replace the Capital Bonds and Oversight committee with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority; amend KRS 154.25-010 to update definitions of agribusiness, eligible company, headquarters, manufacturing, and non-retail service or technology; amend KRS 154.32-020 to set the amount of economic development projects to $200,000,000 investment for inducements; and repeal KRS 154.32-080; amend KRS 154.32-030 and 154.32-090 to conform.

SB246 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions except to clarify that mega-projects are eligible for incentives even outside an enhanced county; amend KRS 154.60-020 to add the Farmer Small Business tax credit to be shared with the Small Business tax credit program; and create a new section of KRS chapter 154 subchapter 60 to set out the requirements for the Farmer Small Business tax credit.


Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)Feb 20, 2019 - taken from Economic

Development, Tourism, and Labor (S); 1st reading; returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

Feb 21, 2019 - taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S); 2nd reading; returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

Feb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House

Feb 28, 2019 - to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Economic

Development & Workforce Investment (H); 1st reading; returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019


AN ACT relating to Kentucky's electronic system for monitoring controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.202 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish secure connections between Kentucky's electronic system for monitoring controlled substances and a prescribing or dispensing health care practitioner’s electronic health recordkeeping system.


SB248 (BR1822) - M. McGarvey, D. Harper Angel, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to conversion therapy and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 319, and 335 to prohibit practitioners from engaging in conversion therapy, including the compensation and advertisement for conversion therapy; require violations to be subject to board discipline and false claims laws; prohibit public funds from being used for conversion therapy; define "conversion therapy" and "public funds"; EMERGENCY.




AN ACT relating to the sale of tobacco products.

Amend KRS 438.305 to define "proof of age"; amend KRS 438.310 to restrict the sale of tobacco and vapor products to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.311 to make it unlawful for persons under 21 to buy tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to restrict the wholesale, retail, or manufacturer distribution of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21; amend KRS 438.315 to raise the minimum age for vending machine sales of tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.325 to establish new age limits regarding tobacco or vapor product retail notifications; amend KRS 438.330 to set new tobacco and vapor product enforcement standards; amend KRS 438.350 regarding possession of tobacco or vapor products by a person under age 21.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Feb 21, 2019 - taken from Agriculture

(S); 1st reading; returned to Agriculture (S)

Feb 22, 2019 - taken from Agriculture (S); 2nd reading; returned to Agriculture (S)


AN ACT relating to public education.Amend KRS 45A.385 to increase the

small purchase procedure maximum to $50,000 for a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C; amend KRS 160.375 to give a superintendent in a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C sole authority for approving small purchases; amend KRS 160.345 to allow the superintendent of a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C to appoint a principal without the participation of the school council; amend KRS 161.720 and 161.740 to prohibit a teacher who enters an administrative position that reports directly to the superintendent in a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C from being issued a continuing service contract; amend KRS 161.765 to conform.

SB250 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions except

delete provisions regarding small purchase procedures; amend KRS 160.290 to require the board of a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C to empower the superintendent to carry out the district's day-to-day operations; amend KRS 160.345 to make the selection of a principal by the school council subject to the approval of the superintendent in a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C; amend KRS 161.720 to define "district-level administrative position"; amend KRS 161.720 and 161.740 to prohibit a teacher who enters a district-level administrative position in a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C from being issued a continuing service contract; amend KRS 161.740 to provide that a teacher in a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C who transfers from a district-level administrative position to a non-district-level administrative position in the district or to another district shall revert to continuing contract status.SFA1(R. Thomas) - Amend KRS 160.345 to allow the superintendent principal selection approval authority for a school that lacks a school council.SFA2(R. Thomas) - Amend KRS 161.765 to limit a superintendent's authority to demote an administrator to only those administrators that report directly to the superintendent.SFA3(J. Schickel) - Amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to recommend a principal to the superintendent for approval in any district.SFA4(J. Adams) - Delete Section 1 amending KRS 160.290 and replace with language amending KRS 160.370 to provide that the board of a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C shall authorize the superintendent to approve purchases of up to $20,000.HFA1(J. Donohue) - Delete the new language providing principal selection approval to the superintendent.




Feb 22, 2019 - floor amendment (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 25, 2019 - floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 3rd reading; floor amendment (3) withdrawn; floor amendments (1) and (2) defeated; passed 31-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (4); received in House





SB251 (BR364)/LM - M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to elections.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

117 to establish that in-person absentee voting be conducted at least 12 working days, including two Saturdays, immediately preceding the Sunday prior to election day; permit a county board of elections to establish a longer period of time for in-person absentee voting; expand the class of qualified voters who can choose to cast a vote by means of an in-person absentee; amend KRS 117.085 to expand the class of qualified voters who can choose to cast a vote by means of a mail-in absentee ballot; eliminate a qualified voter's time requirement of returning a mail-in absentee ballot seven days prior to an election in order to vote in-person; allow a qualified voter the ability to return and cancel his or her mail-in absentee ballot anytime on or before election day, and be able to vote in-person absentee or vote on election day; allow a qualified voter who is unable to return and cancel his or her mail-in absentee ballot the ability to vote, in person absentee or on election day, if the voter signs a written oath as to his or her qualifications on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.145 to increase from 15 to 45 the number of days the county clerk is required to have ballots and labels ready for a special election; require the county clerk to equip the in-person absentee voting machines with the necessary supplies, including a pencil or a pen for the purpose of write-in votes, at least five days before the in-person absentee voting period begins; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 117.075, which establishes the ability to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for those person who, on account of age, disability, or illness, is not able to appear at the polls on election day; repeal KRS 117.077, which establishes the ability to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for a registered voter and the registered voter's spouse, if there is a medical emergency 14 days or less of an election; amend KRS 117.0851, 117.086, 117.087, 117.088, 117.165, 117.235, 118.035, 116.065, 117.079, 117A.060, and 14.312 to conform and make technical corrections; repeal KRS 117.075 and 117.077.


Government (S)

SB252 (BR490) - M. McGarvey, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to state procurement for technology businesses.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A with definitions of "contract," "resident technology business," and "state agency"; make legislative findings of maximizing the use of Kentucky technology services; require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to notify and use Kentucky technology businesses and require the Finance and

Administration Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set out the procedures.


Government (S)

SB253 (BR873) - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to broadband services in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 154.15-010 to make a technical correction; EMERGENCY.


Revenue (S)


AN ACT relating to the Gatton and Craft Academies.

Amend KRS 157.196 to clarify an exceptional student attending the Gatton or Craft Academy shall have an individual education plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for individual education plans for students enrolled in the Gatton or Craft Academy.



AN ACT relating to utility rates.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

278 to allow the Public Service Commission to implement alternative regulatory methods so that utilities may adjust their rates outside of a general rate case proceeding; allow for the development of minimum filing requirements; establish procedures for consideration and denial of an alternative regulatory method; specify what costs may be recovered as part of an alternative regulatory method; specify what shall be included in operating expenses; allow utilities to file for other alternative regulatory methods; allow the Public Service Commission to employ outside experts and consultants in discharging their duties under the Act.


& Energy (S)


AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

Amend KRS 278.010 to include in the definition of "utility" any person who transmits or conveys any message by telephone or telegraph for the public for compensation; amend KRS 278.020 to clarify that ordinary extensions of existing systems in the usual course of business are exempt from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public and necessity prior to construction; amend KRS 278.183 to only require environmental surcharge hearings upon request of a party; amend KRS 278.990 to remove references to principal amounts due and to specify that the Public Service Commission has the authority to collect amounts assessed or due under KRS Chapter 278; provide that collections actions be

brought in Franklin Circuit Court except as provided in subsection (7) of the section; amend KRS 96.531, 224.73-150, and 278.516 to conform; repeal KRS 278.510 and 278.545.

SB256 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except delete Section 1 in its entirety amending KRS 278.010 to change the definition of "utility"; delete Section 4 in its entirety amending KRS 278.990 giving the Public Service Commission the authority to commence and prosecute actions to collect penalties and fees in Franklin Circuit Court; delete Sections 5, 6, and 7 in their entireties making conforming changes.HFA1(A. Hatton) - Allow the Public Service Commission to include affordability when determining whether a utility rate is fair, just and reasonable; require the commission to balance utility, investor, and ratepayer interests in setting rates.





the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House

Feb 28, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 06, 2019 - taken from Natural


Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed


AN ACT relating to public pensions.Amend KRS 61.450 to make technical

correction.






AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 177.030, relating to the state accepting donations in aid of the construction or maintenance of roads, to include corporations; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.


SB259 (BR1615) - A. Robinson

AN ACT relating to veterans.Amend KRS 148.0211 to add gender-

neutral language.




AN ACT relating to veterans.Amend KRS 40.050 to add gender-

neutral language.




AN ACT relating to military affairs.Amend KRS 36.392 to add gender-

neutral language.




AN ACT relating to military affairs.Amend KRS 36.230 to include

gender-neutral language.




AN ACT relating to public protection.Amend KRS 75.040 to include





AN ACT relating to public protection. Amend KRS 227.250 to add gender-

neutral language.



Senate ResolutionsSR1 (BR888) - R. Stivers II

Establish the 2019 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; adopted by voice vote

SR2 (BR889) - R. Stivers II

Adopt Rules of Procedure for the 2019 Regular Session of the Senate.



Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2019 Regular Session with prayer.



Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SCR5 (BR482) - R. Alvarado

Direct a study of community paramedicine pilot programs in Kentucky and emergency medical services reimbursement concerns related to non-transport patients.



SCR6 (BR483) - R. Alvarado

Urge all private health insurance providers doing business in Kentucky to study the potential impacts of implementing programs similar to the Kentucky Employees' Health Plan's Diabetes Value Benefit plan and Diabetes Prevention Program and to implement similar programs if the results of their studies indicate a likelihood of cost savings or improved client health outcomes.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Banking & Insurance (S)

SJR7 (BR467) - R. Alvarado

Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to study the potential impacts of implementing programs similar to the Kentucky Employee Health Plan's Diabetes Value Benefit plan and Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Commonwealth; direct the department to submit a written report of its findings to the IJC on Health and Welfare and Family Services.

SJR7 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions and make technical corrections.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st











SJR8 (BR455) - J. Schickel

Designate a portion of KY 20 in Boone County in honor of Irene Patrick


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 09, 2019 - to Transportation (S)

SR9 (BR25) - J. Schickel

Honor the life and accomplishments of Jack Reno.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Senate Floor


Honor Judge Charles T. Moore upon the occasion of his retirement.




Honor Father Richard G. Bolte for his many years of service.




Honor the life and accomplishments of William "Bill" Edgar Graves.

Sep 14, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).



Honor Robert J. Storer upon the auspicious occasion of his retirement as the Superintendent of the Walton-Verona School District


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Senate FloorFeb 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Honoring Connie Crigger upon being named by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators as Administrator of the Year for 2018.




Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Damian Kevin Stanton


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Amy Register Bales.



SR17 (BR275) - J. Schickel, J. Carpenter

Honor Greg Johnson upon his retirement as the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.




Honor Larry Crigler upon his retirement from the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo).




Honor Brian Miller for receiving the Gary Komarow Executive Officer of the Year Award.



SR20 (BR270) - T. Buford

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William Dedman.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR21 (BR973) - D. Givens

Honor the Barren County Lions Club.


SJR22 (BR209) - B. Smith

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Highway 421 in Leslie County in honor and memory of Charles and Ruth Roark.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 10, 2019 - to Transportation (S)

SJR23 (BR406) - J. Higdon

Direct the Department for Local Government to conduct a study the feasibility of the creation of an on-line portal for the calculation and payment of local license and occupation taxes, and to suggest any legislative changes that are necessary to implement, operate and fund such an on-line portal; EMERGENCY.


Government (S)

SR24 (BR328) - J. Higdon, R. Stivers II

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Salem George.


SR25 (BR900) - R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Adams, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Adrian King Arnold.


SR26 (BR837) - J. Turner, J. Carroll

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Carl Winston Hall.


SR27 (BR327) - D. Parrett, D. Harper Angel, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of former United States Senator Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston.


SR28 (BR901) - D. Parrett

Honor retired Radcliff Mayor Mike Weaver.


SR29 (BR907) - J. Turner

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Marshall Long.






Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lieutenant Colonel James M. Caudill, Jr.


SR32 (BR245) - D. Parrett, D. Harper Angel, P. Clark, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, G. Neal

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Stephen Asher.



A resolution adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Edward Collett.


SR34 (BR418) - D. Thayer

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Stephen Asher.


SR35 (BR394) - D. Thayer, M. Wilson, J. Carpenter, M. Castlen, D. Givens, P. Hornback, W. Schroder, R. Stivers II, M. Wise

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Martin J. "Sonny" Mills.


SCR36 (BR980) - D. Thayer

Provide that when the Senate and the House of Representatives adjourn on January 11, 2019, they adjourn until February 5, 2019, when the second part of the 2019 Regular Session shall convene.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Senate Floor

SR37 (BR976) - J. Carroll, G. Neal, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M.

Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sandra Louise Deaton.


SJR38 (BR897) - R. Girdler, R. Alvarado

Encourage Kentucky schools to recognize April 6 of each year as Child Abuse Prevention Day in the Commonwealth; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to develop instructional matierials on how to recognize and report child abuse and neglect.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Doris Archolene "Archie" Stivers.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carl Edward "Crawdad" Sizemore.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Daugh Kennon "Doug" White.


SJR42 (BR469) - D. Givens

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a roadway in Warren County in honor of First Lt. Robert Lewis Henderson II and erect appropriate signage.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in SenateJan 11, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Feb 05, 2019 - reassigned to

Transportation (S)

SR43 (BR967) - G. Neal, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Suzy Post.


SJR44 (BR892) - W. Schroder, D. Thayer, C. McDaniel, W. Westerfield

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Interstate 471 in the Commonwealth in honor and memory of former U.S. Senator and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.

SJR44 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain provisions of the original version, except add other honorary road designations and erections of honorary signs; remove time restrictions for the placement of honorary signs.SCA1(E. Harris) - Make title amendment.

HCS1 - Retain provisions of the Senate version, make technical corrections and add other honorary road designations and erections of honorary signs.HFA1(T. Branham Clark) - Direct placement of honorary signs on US 60 in Boyd County for 2019 Kentucky Miss Basketball Savannah Wheeler.HFA2(S. Miles) - Retain original provisions; amend honorary signage location in Daviess County.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





Feb 26, 2019 - received in HouseFeb 27, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 07, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

SR45 (BR1048) - M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Russell Glen Mobley.


SCR46 (BR1016) - R. Mills, R. Girdler, D. Harper Angel, R. Thomas

Create the Alzheimer's and Dementia Workforce Assessment Task Force to study the state's healthcare workforce needs as well as the state's long-term care services and supports infrastructure, including long-term care facilities that are used to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2019 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2019.

SCR46 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions, except replace the representative from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with the commissioner of the Department for Aging and Independent Living; replace the representative from the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development with a representative from the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts who has professional experience in the areas of aging and independent living.SFA1(R. Mills) - Permit the Executive Director of the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter of the

Alzheimer's Association to submit the names of two consumer advocates to serve in his or her place on the task force; reduce the number of representatives from the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council from five to three; and add one representative from the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities who specializes in Alzheimer's and dementia care giving.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 19, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)





Mar 07, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

SJR47 (BR1050) - D. Thayer

Direct the KYTC to designate the Jed Deters Memorial Highway in Kenton County.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 05, 2019 - to Transportation (S)

SR48 (BR1031) - M. McGarvey, J. Adams, D. Carroll, P. Clark, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, G. Neal, D. Parrett, D. Seum, R. Stivers II

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre Irene Mengedoht.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Daniel D. Thayer.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in Senate; adopted by voice vote

SR50 (BR1385) - T. Buford, E. Harris

Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Senate FloorFeb 21, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR51 (BR1230) - W. Westerfield

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jonathan Farmer.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Senate Floor


Honor Riley Fort upon being named Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky.


SJR53 (BR1133) - W. Westerfield

Designate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway in Logan County.



Honor Cayce Mill Supply Co. on the auspicious occasion of their 100th anniversary.



Recognize February 13, 2019 as Children's Advocacy Day.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rebecca "Becky" Terrill Amburgey.


SR57 (BR1276) - D. Harper Angel, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Honor University of Louisville President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi.


SR58 (BR1255) - D. Harper Angel

Honor Tommy Floyd upon being elected the President of the Louisville Apartment Association.


SR59 (BR1258) - M. Wise, W. Schroder, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll

Recognize Wednesday, February 6, 2019, as Kentucky Nurses Day.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR60 (BR1043) - M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edward R. "Ed" Gorin.


SR61 (BR1052) - M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William "Bill" Hall.


SR62 (BR1053) - M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Earl Porter McCoy.


SR63 (BR1054) - M. Wise

Adjourn in honor of the Taylor County High School boys' golf team upon winning the 2018 KHSAA State Golf Championship.


SR64 (BR1099) - P. Hornback, R. Girdler

Declare February 20, 2019, to be Hunger Free Kentucky Day.


SJR65 (BR1038) - P. Hornback

Direct the KYTC to designate a section of KY 55 in Shelby and Henry Counties as the Marshall Long Memorial Highway.


SR66 (BR1100) - P. Hornback

Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 3 to 9, 2019, as Food Check-Out Week.


SR67 (BR1224) - G. Neal

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. T. Vaughn Walker.


SR68 (BR1409) - G. Neal, D. Harper Angel

Recognize Colonel Charles Young.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 07, 2019 - to Senate Floor;

adopted by voice vote

SR69 (BR1412) - G. Neal, R. Thomas

Recognize February as Black History Month.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in Senate

Feb 07, 2019 - to Senate Floor; adopted by voice vote


Honor Scott County High School boys' basketball coach Billy Hicks upon earning his 1,000th career win.


SJR71 (BR1131) - S. Meredith, D. Thayer

Designate a portion of KY 259 in Grayson County as the John Stephen Asher Memorial Highway.


SR72 (BR1237) - M. McGarvey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dale Barnstable.


SR73 (BR1086) - R. Thomas, A. Kerr, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, J. Carroll, R. Girdler, D. Thayer

Honor Dr. Augusta Julian upon her retirement as President/CEO of Bluegrass Community and Technical College.


SR74 (BR1135) - M. McGarvey, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre Irene "Dee Dee" Mengedoht.



Commemorate Simpson County on its bicentennial.


SR76 (BR1226) - G. Neal


Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 11, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR77 (BR1434) - S. West

Recognize February 7, 2019, as

Kentucky Land Title Day.


SJR78 (BR1291) - J. Turner

Direct placement of honorary highway signs on US 23 entering Pike County honoring Emma Johns, 2019 Miss Kentucky Teen USA


SR79 (BR1464) - J. Carroll

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jo Ann Billings Jenkins.


SR80 (BR1503) - J. Adams

Honor Thomas E. Cork on the occasion of his 90th birthday.


SCR81 (BR1288) - R. Webb, W. Schroder

Establish a 17-member legislative task force to study small community public drinking water systems to create mechanisms for oversight and intervention so as to prevent the drinking system's decline and failure; require policy options to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission for referral by December 15, 2019.

SCR81 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions of HCR 56; identify water as a critical resource; add wastewater treatment; rename the task force as the Public Water and Wastewater System Infrastructure Task Force; add goal of the task force is to evaluate and develop legislative recommendations and policy options; add identifying options to generate state and local funds for infrastructure; increase membership on the task force from 17 to 21 members; make number of meetings and type final work products permissive; add date for Legislative Research Commission to refer recommendations to a committee of jurisdiction.SCA1(W. Schroder) - Make title amendment.





the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


(H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee

SR82 (BR1287) - R. Webb

Support the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Energy and Environment Cabinet to work to find solutions to the various problems faced by the Martin County Water District and support a review of the progress made to implement the 20/20 water plan.


SR83 (BR1678) - R. Alvarado, R. Girdler

Recognize February 19, 2019, as Alzheimer's Awareness and Advocacy Day.


SR84 (BR1847) - J. Higdon

Honor Layla Spring.




Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Curtis Ray Goode.


SR86 (BR1842) - M. Wise

Recognize the Kentucky Advantage Education and Kentucky Advantage Refinance Loan Programs as affordable education financing options.


SR87 (BR1680) - R. Webb, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, J. Turner, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kentucky Main Street Program.



SR88 (BR1203) - R. Webb, J. Carroll

Honor Gippy Graham.



Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Anna Beth Hehl Collett.


Feb 13, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR90 (BR1606) - S. Humphries, D. Carroll, M. Castlen, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, R. Mills, W. Westerfield

Urge the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors to delay its consideration of and voting on closing the Paradise Fossil Plant Unit 3 in Muhlenberg County.


SJR91 (BR1814) - M. Castlen

Designate KY 331 in Daviess County as the C. Waitman Taylor Jr. Memorial Highway


SR92 (BR1820) - R. Thomas

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Hazel Lewis Bradley Hurley.


SR93 (BR1546) - P. Clark

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Martha McClain.




A resolution adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Neal "Banjo Man" Shannon James II.


SJR95 (BR1116) - C. McDaniel, J. Schickel, D. Thayer

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 371 in Kenton County in honor of Senator Dick Roeding and erect appropriate signage.


SR96 (BR1863) - J. Turner, J. Adams, R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Honor Emma Johns upon being named 2019 Miss Kentucky Teen USA.



Honor Kentucky State University Valedictorian Jessica Marquez Cordova.


SR98 (BR1864) - A. Robinson

Honor the America's Clogging All*Stars--Taps in Motion.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Thomas Wayne White.


SCR100 (BR991) - J. Higdon

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a task force to study the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; identify areas to be studied and task force membership; and require findings and recommendations to be reported by December 1, 2019.



Recognize Refugee and Immigrant Day at the Capitol.


SJR102 (BR1458) - P. Hornback, R. Mills, C. McDaniel

Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, that limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government, and that limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress; state that the application should be aggregated with the applications of other states limited for the purposes identified in the applications; state that the application should be a continuing application until a convention is called or until the application is withdrawn by the Kentucky General Assembly.


SR103 (BR1879) - G. Neal, T. Buford, R. Stivers II, M. Wilson

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of former Kentucky state legislator Dr. Nicholas Z. "Nick" Kafoglis.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Katherine Smith Monthie.


SR105 (BR1874) - P. Clark



SCR106 (BR1795) - S. West

Urge Congress to propose the Parental Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.



Honor Kellie Clark upon being named 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.


SR108 (BR1885) - A. Kerr

Honor Dr. William E. Lee.


SR109 (BR1889) - R. ThomasFeb 20-WITHDRAWN


Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY Route 55 in Marion County in honor of Dr. Salem George; erect the appropriate signage denoting this designation.



Direct the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to designate all parking spaces next to the "rose garden" on the East side of the Capitol Annex as accessible.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Mar 01, 2019 - taken from

Transportation (S); 1st reading; returned to Transportation (S)

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Transportation (S); 2nd reading; returned to Transportation (S)

Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House

SR112 (BR1283) - R. Webb

Encourage the United States Attorney General and the Attorney General of the state of Kentucky to investigate the

Humane Society of the United States for false and misleading fundraising practices.



Honor the service of, and high-quality care administered by, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and declare February 27, 2019, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.


SJR114 (BR1590) - J. Carpenter, T. Buford

Designate the Constable J.B. Marcum Memorial Highway in Madison County.


SJR115 (BR1576) - R. Alvarado

Designate Clark County, Kentucky, as the "Hemp Capital of Kentucky."


Government (S)

SCR116 (BR1869) - R. Stivers II

Commemorate the Presidents' Day Celebration at Kentucky's Old Capitol on February 19, 2019, and recognize the efforts of the Kenntucky Historical Society.

Feb 19, 2019 - introduced in Senate; adopted by voice vote; received in House; adopted by voice vote

SR117 (BR1890) - G. Neal

Honor The Healing Place.



Adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Eugene S. Peel.


SR119 (BR1854) - J. Higdon, D. Seum

Urge Congress and the President to recognize National Bourbon Day.


SR120 (BR1892) - J. Higdon, P. Hornback, R. Girdler, D. Givens, S. Humphries

Recognize the one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau.


SR121 (BR1902) - S. Humphries

Recognize March 2, 2019, as National Speech and Education Day.


SR122 (BR1894) - D. Harper Angel, W. Westerfield

Recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.


SR123 (BR1888) - P. Hornback, M. Castlen

Recognize February 18 to 22, 2019, as FFA Week in Kentucky.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Norman W. Lawson, Jr.


SR125 (BR1908) - D. Parrett

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jo Nell Carney Lee.






SR127 (BR1909) - D. Carroll

Adjourning the Senate in honor of Karla Jean Jones.




Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Arlonzo Bryant Jr.



Honor Dr. Aaron Thompson.


SR130 (BR1922) - R. Webb

Honor East Carter High School for being one of the first schools to achieve recognition as a Unified Champion School.


SR131 (BR1923) - J. Turner, J. Adams,

R. Alvarado, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, J. Carroll, M. Castlen, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Givens, D. Harper Angel, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Humphries, A. Kerr, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, R. Mills, G. Neal, D. Parrett, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, R. Thomas, R. Webb, S. West, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise

Honor Dr. Donald L. Hall upon the occasion of his retirement.


SR132 (BR1867) - B. Smith, J. Turner

Proclaim May 1, 2019, as Vaping Awareness Day in Kentucky.


SR133 (BR1925) - S. Humphries

Recognize March 2, 2019, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.


SR134 (BR1930) - M. Wilson

Honor the centennial celebration of Junior Achievement.




Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert William Collett Sr.


SR136 (BR1940) - G. Neal

Honor The Honorable Beverly Denise Chester-Burton, Ed.S.



Honor Louisville chef Dallas McGarity for winning Food Network's Chopped.


SR138 (BR1932) - M. McGarvey, J. Carpenter

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Wilma Cooper Chambers.


SR139 (BR1941) - D. Carroll

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Delories Faye Bradford.


SR140 (BR1934) - J. Carpenter, T. Buford

Recognize February 27, 2019, as Housing and Building Industry Day and adjourn in honor of the Home Builders and Building Industry Associations in Kentucky and the Home Builders Association of Kentucky.




Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Molly True.

Feb 26, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - adopted by voice voteFeb 28, 2019 - to Senate Floor

SR142 (BR1951) - G. Neal

Honor Richmond Mayor Rev. Robert Blythe.



SCR143 (BR1868) - B. Smith

Urge the United States Food and Drug Administration to implement marketing restrictions on e-cigarettes and to stop the sales of all flavored e-cigarette products that have not been subject to public health review by the United States Food and Drug Administration.


SR144 (BR1965) - A. Kerr

Recognize March 5, 2019, as Donate Life Kentucky Day.

Feb 27, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 05, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR145 (BR1949) - R. Mills

Honor the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the KHSAA state chapionship.

Feb 27, 2019 - introduced in SenateFeb 28, 2019 - adopted by voice voteMar 01, 2019 - to Senate Floor

SR146 (BR1963) - M. Wise, J. Carroll, J. Higdon

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of James "Jimmie" Whitlock, Sr.

Feb 27, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Senate Floor


Honor Triple Crown winner Justify's breeder, John Gunther, and his daughter, Tanya.


Mar 01, 2019 - to Senate Floor


Honor the life and achievements of Louis Dixon Scott.


SCR149 (BR1961) - S. Humphries

Request that the Education Professional Standards Board conduct a study on a uniform vocational teacher ranking system and submit a report with recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by December 1, 2019.

Feb 28, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Education (S)Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


SR150 (BR1970) - J. Adams

Recognize March as Irish American Heritage Month for Kentucky.

Feb 28, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Honor Triple Crown winner Justify and his team.


SR152 (BR1974) - R. GirdlerMar 05-WITHDRAWN


Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Elexene "Zenie" Cox

Feb 28, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 01, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SCR154 (BR1955) - M. McGarvey

Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to examine Kentucky's recent response to the hepatitis A outbreak and make recommendations to make future responses to outbreaks more effective.

Mar 01, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)


Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Josephine Knight Phillips.

Mar 04, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

SR156 (BR1982) - R. Girdler

Adjourn in honor of 2018-2019 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Michael Smith.

Mar 04, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Senate FloorMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Honor the Shelby County High School construction team upon winning first place in the Secondary Degree Programs Construction Management Category of the National Association of Home Builders Student Competition.

Mar 04, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Senate Floor;



Honor and recognize the hundreds of young people from throughout the state who are participating in Kentucky 4-H: A Capitol Experience.

Mar 05, 2019 - introduced in Senate; adopted by voice vote

SR159 (BR1978) - B. Smith

Urge the President to sign the Appalachian Sky Executive Order.

Mar 05, 2019 - introduced in Senate; adopted by voice vote

SR160 (BR1987) - J. Turner, B. Smith

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Cathy Goble Gullett.



SR161 (BR1991) - B. Smith, R. Stivers II, A. Robinson, R. Webb

Honor James Lewis upon his retirement as Leslie County Clerk.

Mar 05, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice voteMar 07, 2019 - to Senate Floor

SR162 (BR1984) - R. Alvarado, R. Thomas, T. Buford, D. Seum

Recognize March 2019 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.




Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lloyd Hensley.

Mar 06, 2019 - introduced in Senate

SR164 (BR1986) - A. Kerr

Recognize Gerard Gerhard.

Mar 06, 2019 - introduced in SenateMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Adjourn in honor of former Kentucky State Senator Joe Lane Travis.



Encourage the creation of a task force to assist Kentucky tobacco farmers in transitioning to industrial hemp

production.


House BillsHB1 (BR1039) - J. Carney, C. Freeland, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , M. Meredith, S. Miles, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, W. Stone, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, R. Webber, S. Westrom, L. Yates

AN ACT relating to school safety.Amend KRS 158.441 to include

definitions of school safety and school security; amend KRS 158.442 to include development and implementation of a school safety coordinator training program; specify membership on the Center for School Safety board of directors; amend KRS 158.443 to specify the board of directors is to appoint an executive director, establish all positions of the center, approve a school security risk assessment tool, review the organizational structure of the center and make recommendations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the state school security marshal to be appointed by and report to the Department of Criminal Justice Training; require the marshal to report annually to the Center for School Safety; require development of a school security risk assessment tool; require reporting by school superintendents on completion of the risk assessment annually; require mandatory additional staff training if the risk assessment is not completed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require school district superintendents to appoint a school safety coordinator; require the school safety coordinator to complete training within six months of appointment; require the coordinator to designate threat assessment teams at each school in the district; require the coordinator to prescribe policies and procedures for an all-hazards approach to school safety; require the coordinator to ensure that all school campuses in their district are toured at least once per school year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to promote the assignment of a school resource officer to each school; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish school resource officer training and course curriculum; require superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety the number and placement of school resource officers in the district; amend KRS 15.330 to conform; amend KRS 158.162 to require all districts to restrict the access to each school building by July 1,

2022; withhold approval of new building construction or expansion approval without compliance; amend KRS 156.095 to require suicide prevention awareness information be provided to students in person, by live streaming, or via video recording; require suicide training provided to staff to include the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness; require staff with job duties requiring direct contact with students to receive a minimum of one hour of training annually on responding to an active shooter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define mental health professional and trauma-informed approach; direct all schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to education; require by July 1, 2021, as funds become available, each school district to provide a mental health professional for each one thousand five hundred students; require by January 1, 2020, the Department of Education make available a tool kit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach; require by July 1, 2020, each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach; amend KRS 70.062 to encourage sheriffs to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; amend KRS 95.970 to encourage chiefs of police to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to encourage the Department of Kentucky State Police to work with school districts pertaining to school and student safety and emergency response plans and concerns and policies and procedures for communicating instances of student involved trauma; amend KRS 508.078 to include in terroristic threatening in the second degree making false statements by any means for the purpose of causing evacuation, cancellation, or creating fear of bodily harm in schools or among students, parents, or school personnel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education make available to each school district an anonymous reporting tool; allow the reporting individual to stay anonymous; require information reported be immediately sent to administration of each school district and law enforcement agencies affected; require the Department of Education develop and provide a comprehensive training and awareness program on the anonymous reporting tool; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require principals to provide each school year written notice to all students, parents, and guardians of the provisions of KRS 508.078 and potential penalties under KRS 532.060 and 534.030; create a new section of Chapter 158 to allow the board of directors of any public school district foundation to accept gifts or donations restricted for school security purposes and use them exclusively for the purpose granted; encourage the organization of foundations to support public school districts for which no foundation exists; Act shall be known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a study on the use of guidance counselors' time in

schools.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 11, 2019 - to Education (H)

HB2 (BR303)/FN - C. Fugate, D. Meade , J. Carney, D. Elliott, R. Huff, C. Massey, C. McCoy, S. Miles, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Sheldon, W. Thomas, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to relative and fictive kin caregivers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to establish a custodial, permanancy, and service option assistance program for relative and fictive kin caegivers; amend KRS 405.023 to establish that the KinCare Support Program shall include respite care for low-income fictive kin caregivers; amend KRS 605.120 to delete requirement related to theKinship Care Program; amend KRS 610.010 to conform.

HB2 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(D. Meade ) - Create new language in KRS 605.120 requiring the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to track and analyze data on relative and fictive kin caregiver placements.

Feb 13, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2019 - to Health and Family



posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb 26, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed; 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with floor amendment (1)

Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from Health &


Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

HB3 (BR906) - D. Osborne, D. Meade

AN ACT relating to public assistance recipients.

Create a new section of KRS 205.010 to 205.310 to require the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program to allocate federal funds in a specified manner based on a percentage formula; create a new section of KRS 205.010 to 205.310 to establish definitions for "able-bodied working-age adult" and "community engagement" and establish work and community engagement requirements for food stamps beneficiaries; create a new section of KRS 205.510 to 205.560 to establish definitions for "able-bodied working-age adult" and "community engagement" and establish work and community engagement requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require photo IDs on all welfare benefit cards; require that an existing recipient be issued a new

card at renewal; establish a procedure by which an individual may be designated to purchase qualifying items temporarily; amend KRS 205.200 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a substance abuse screening program for applicants and recipients of public assistance who have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; permit the cabinet to design the program and utilize testing of blood or urine or other reliable methods of substance abuse detection; state conditions under which an adult person is ineligible for public assistance; require testing as a requirement before the receipt of public assistance and once each subsequent year; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing the program and testing, including requirements that applicants pay for all substance abuse screening costs and receive a reimbursement if the test is passed; grant the right to additional screenings for applicants who fail a test; require both parents in two-parent families to comply with screening requirements if both parents have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; require that an individual who fails a test receive a list of licensed substance abuse treatment providers in his or her area; require passage of a drug test before receiving benefits; permit parents or guardians who fail a test to designate another individual to receive benefits for the parent's minor children; require designated individuals to pass substance abuse screenings; create a 60-day grace period to enter a treatment program after the initial positive test; require individuals to pay for a test at the end of the 60-day grace period; provide that if they pass that test, they must pass two additional randomized testings during the next 24 months, or if an individual tests positive after the 60-day grace period, he or she must show evidence of having entered a substance abuse treatment program within 14 days, during which time, benefits may be suspended and only be payable for the benefit of any children in that recipient's home; amend KRS 205.520, to establish new duties for the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services related to the Medical Assistance Act; amend KRS 13B.020 to exempt the food stamps program from certain administrative hearings.



HB4 (BR136) - K. Upchurch, J. Carney, C. Howard, C. McCoy, D. Meade , S. Miles, D. Osborne, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Create 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 a legislative committee; list the information that is necessary to complete the report; include prominent text on the first page of the report outlining potential legislative

options; amend KRS 13A.190 to make an emergency administrative regulation expire after 240 days; allow an administrative body that extends the time for filing a statement of consideration to postpone the expiration beyond 240 days for a number of days equal to the extension; amend KRS 13A.290 to allow a committee to take action on an administrative regulation within 90 days of LRC referral; permit an administrative regulation to transfer between standing committees and an interim joint committee or vice versa if a session of the General Assembly occurs during part of the 90-day review period; amend KRS 13A.330 to merge administrative regulation deficency processees and to conform; amend KRS 13A.331 to combine administrative regulation adoption processes and to conform; amend KRS 13A.300, 13A.310, 13A.315, and 13A.335 to conform.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 07, 2019 - to Licensing,

Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 26, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 28, 2019 - to State & Local

Government (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from State &


HB5 (BR949)/CI/LM - M. Prunty, N. Tate, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, R. Goforth, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, T. Huff, K. King, S. Lee, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, D. Meade , T. Moore, P. Pratt, B. Reed, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children to not be discriminated against and declaring an emergency.

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; require physicians to certify a lack of knowledge that the pregnant woman's intent to seek an abortion was, in whole or in part, because of an unborn child's sex, race, color, national origin, or disability; require the State Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a physician's license to practice medicine if the physician violates the prohibition; provide that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall revoke the license of any person, including a licensed abortion facility, that violates the prohibition; provide that a physician who violates the prohibition is civilly liable; allow for severability; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the State Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician who violates

the prohibition; amend KRS 311.725, regarding informed consent for abortions, to notify pregnant women of the prohibition; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 213.101 to conform; amend KRS 413.140 to provide a one-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from a violation of the prohibition; EMERGENCY.

HB5 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/CI/LM - Make technical corrections.HFA1(M. Marzian) - Create new language in a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to establish specified constitutional rights and responsibilities of an unborn child. EMERGENCY.HFA2(M. Marzian) - Create new language in a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to establish specified constitutional rights and responsibilities of an unborn child. EMERGENCY.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 11, 2019 - to Health and Family

Services (H)Feb 14, 2019 - reassigned to

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)



Feb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed to bill



Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


HB6 (BR263) - R. Meeks, K. Flood

AN ACT relating to information used in redistricting.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to require the Kentucky Department of Corrections to create and maintain a database of information on incarcerated persons, including last known address, and to report that information to the Legislative Research Commission following the decennial census; amend KRS 7.550 to require the Legislative Research Commission to receive prisoner population data, including last known address, from the Department of Corrections and to request the same information from federal facilities, and to allocate prisoners to their last known address, if determined; create a new section of KRS Chapter 5 to require that the adjusted prisoner population data be used in redistricting Kentucky's Senatorial and Representative districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 118B to require that the adjusted prisoner population data be used in redistricting Kentucky's Congressional districts.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Elections, Const.


HB7 (BR252) - R. Meeks

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 116.025 to provide that a

voter shall be a resident of the state and precinct on or before the day of an election; amend KRS 116.045 to provide that a person who has not registered prior to the time that the registration books are closed and who possesses all other qualifications for voter registration may register or change party affiliation at the person's precinct of residence on the day of the election and shall be permitted to vote in that election; provide for confirmation of identity and affidavit; permit a process of voter preregistration for persons at the minimal age of 16 years; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to provide for the procedure for voter preregistration; amend KRS 116.0452 to provide for time of receipt of precinct voter registration; provide that county clerk shall provide the State Board of Elections with a report of the number of voters registering to vote at the precincts on election day; direct the State Board of Elections to publish informational materials about voter registration in Spanish; direct the State Board of Elections to provide voter registration applications in Spanish no later than January 1, 2022; amend KRS 116.046 to direct schools and the county clerk to inform students and school personnel not less than once each school year about the availability of preregistration and registration forms; direct school districts to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission regarding student voter preregistration and registration; direct the State Board of Education to implement programs of public education, not less than once during each school year, regarding elections, voting procedures, and election fraud, which shall include sophomores; amend KRS 116.048 to designate all state agencies as voter registration agencies, including public libraries; require state agencies to report to the LRC a plan for implementing requirements related to voter registration; amend KRS 116.055 to delete requirement that, to vote in a primary election, a person must have been registered as a member of the political party by December 31 or, in the case of new registrations, have been registered and remained registered as a member of that party; amend KRS 117.225 to provide that if the person is not listed on the precinct roster, that the person be given the opportunity to register at the precinct; amend KRS 117.365 to provide that applications for voter registration at the precinct shall be presented to the grand jury and retained by the county clerk; and amend KRS 150.195 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to develop a procedure to inform applicants for licenses and permits of the means and methods to register to vote in the Commonwealth.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in House

Jan 10, 2019 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

HB8 (BR326) - J. Carney, L. Bechler, T. Bojanowski, A. Gentry, R. Huff, J. Nemes, M. Prunty, B. Reed, J. Sims Jr, J. Tipton, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to dyslexia.Amend KRS 158.307 to require local

boards of education to develop policy on identification of kindergarten through third grade students with dyslexia; require that the policy includes those attributes that may have been included previously; require postsecondary institutions with teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2020-2021 school year.



HB9 (BR54) - A. Hatton, J. Graviss, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to information technology.

Amend KRS 154.15-010 to create a definition for paid prioritization; create a new section of Subchapter 15 of KRS Chapter 154 to require KentuckyWired contracts between the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and public or private Internet service providers contain certain provisions to ensure open and fair access to the network by customers.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Small Business &

Information Technology (H)

HB10 (BR211) - M. Dossett

AN ACT relating to electronic advertising.

Create a new section of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 to allow an electronic advertising devices located on the premises of a business or organization to advertise or promote activities and products offered both on and outside of the property; require content advertised to comply with state and federal statutes and regulations; prohibit the advertising of outside content if the business or organization has ceased operation; amend KRS 177.841 to comply.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Transportation (H)

HB11 (BR312) - K. Moser, D. Bentley, C. Booker, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Graviss, A. Koenig, C. Massey, R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon, N. Tate, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to student health.Create 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 year; require

that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050.

HB11 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(R. Brenda) - Limit the scope of the prohibition as it pertains to adults outside of the presence of students. .HFA2(K. Moser) - Amend to limit prohibition to when students are present.HFA3(R. Heath) - Amend to require only that the local boards of education develop a policy pertaining to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products.HFA4(L. Bechler) - Amend to permit local boards of education to develop a policy pertaining to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products.HFA5(K. Moser) - Add a provision to allow local boards of education to opt out of the provisions within three years of the effective date; remove the repeal of KRS 438.050 and amend it to include alternative nicotine products and vapor products.HFA6/P(D. Osborne) - Amend KRS 438.305 to define "proof of age"; amend KRS 438.310 to restrict the sale of tobacco and vapor products to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.311 to make it unlawful for persons under 21 to buy tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to restrict the wholesale, retail, or manufacturer distribution of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21; amend KRS 438.315 to raise the minimum age for vending machine sales of tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.325 to establish new age limits regarding tobacco or vapor product retail notifications; amend KRS 438.330 to set new tobacco and vapor product enforcement standards; amend KRS 438.350 regarding possession of tobacco or vapor products by a person under age 21.HFA7(D. Osborne) - Make title amendment.




reading, to Consent CalendarFeb 08, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules;

posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 11, 2019







Mar 06, 2019 - floor amendments (6) and (7-title) filed

HB12 (BR15) - D. Keene, T. Burch, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, K. Hinkle, D. Schamore, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to require the Kentucky Lottery Corporation to institute a sports wagering system; amend KRS 154A.010 to define "collegiate sports contest," "net sports wagering receipts," "professional sports contest," and "sports wagering"; amend KRS 154A.030 to prohibit owners of professional sports teams from serving on the board; amend KRS 154A.050 and 154A.060 to include sports wagering; amend 154A.063 to allow the corporation to accept wagers on collegiate and professional sports contests; amend KRS 154A.065 to prohibit sports wagers on horse racing; amend KRS 154A.070 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.090 to include sports wagering retailers; amend KRS 154A.110 to prohibit sales of sports wagers to persons under 18 years of age, provide for the allocation of unclaimed sports wager prize money, and restrict owners, coaches players, and others involved in a sporting contest from placing sports wagers; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to permit sports wagering at lottery retailers, horse racing tracks, and simulcast facilities; require the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations needed to establish and oversee sports wagering and prohibit participants in sporting events from placing wagers on games in which they are participating; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to establish the sports wagering distribution trust fund and a problem gambling awareness and treatment fund and limit uses of the sports wagering revenue to administrative costs, problem gambler treatment funding, and pension system funding; amend KRS 154A.120 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.130 to exempt sports wagering receipts and specify that sports wagering receipts shall be deposited in the sports wagering distribution trust fund; amend KRS 154A.400 and 154A.410 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.420 to include sports wagering and allow the corporation to require a retailer to establish a separate sports wagering electronic funds transfer account, where available; amend KRS 154A.430 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.440 to require retailers to accept sports wagers only at the location listed on their contract; amend KRS 154A.600 and 154A.650 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.990 to establish penalties for selling a sports wager to anyone under 18 years of age, to establish the crime of tampering with the outcome of a sporting event, to prohibit participants from wagering on a sporting event, and establish penalties; APPROPRIATION.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (H)

HB13 (BR21)/LM - R. Rothenburger, J. DuPlessis, C. Freeland, M. Hart, P. Pratt, B. Reed, J. Sims Jr, W. Thomas, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to fire protection and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 95A.520 and 95A.540,

relating to volunteer fire department mergers, to make it applicable to volunteer fire departments merging prior to the effective date of the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to provide that for volunteer fire departments merging after the effective date of the Act, the Fire Commission shall pay to the departments the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid each is entitled to for a period of 20 years after the date of the merger, upon the expiration of which the merged department receives only one share; provide contingency protocols if the merged fire department becomes unqualified; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to provide a contingency protocol if a new volunteer fire department is created out of the merged one during the 20 year period; create new sections of KRS Chapter 75 to allow an alternative tax rate and board structure for fire districts electing to do so; set tax rate at a maximum of $0.15 for a district, and maximum of $0.25 for a district operating the sole emergency ambulance service and make the tax subject to the recall provisions; establish a seven member board of which one is appointed by the county executive head, four are elected by persons owning property within the district, and two are firefighters of the districts elected by the firefighters of the district; set election procedures and times; amend KRS 132.023, relating to tax recall provisions, to integrate applicable fire districts, as defined in the section, within the scope of the section.

HB13 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(C. Fugate) - Add and amend KRS 95A.262 to inoculate paid and volunteer firefighters against hepatitis A in addition to hepatitis B.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, and Public Protection (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 12, 2019 - floor amendment (1)

filedFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

HB14 (BR22) - M. Marzian, J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to public charter schools.

Amend KRS 156.095 to remove references to public charter schools; repeal KRS 160.1590, 160.1591, KRS 160.1592, 160.1593, 160.1594, 160.1595, 160.1596, 160.1597, 160.1598, 160.1599, and 161.141.



HB15 (BR24)/FN - J. Blanton, D. Bentley, R. Brenda, C. Fugate, R. Goforth, D. Hale, C. Howard, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, A. Tackett Laferty, W. Thomas, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to the taxation of pension income, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the pension income exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110; declare this Act to apply retroactively for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018; require the Department of Revenue to automatically issue refunds; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.



Revenue (H)

HB16 (BR28) - C. Harris, C. Booker, A. Hatton, C. Howard, A. Scott

AN ACT relating to public utilities.Create new section of KRS 278.010 to

278.450 to set a residential fixed customer charge to recover no more than fixed capital costs for metering, billing, service connections, and customer service for electric, natural gas, and water utilities; amend KRS 278.010 to define "customer charge"; amend KRS 278.030 to include affordability as a criterion for utility rates and to establish that the policy of the Commonwealth is to require costs to be reasonable and to provide for their recovery; require the Public Service Commission to balance the interests of the utility, investors, and consumer in establishing fair, just, reasonable and affordable rates; amend KRS 278.183 to require that the costs paid through the environmental surcharge and subjected to two year review are subject to apportionment of fixed, direct capital costs for metering, billing, connection, and service; amend KRS 278.190 to allow the commission to examine the determination of costs and apply standards for rates that include affordability and balancing of interests of various parties affected by the rate; amend KRS 278.255 to require a management and operations audit beginning December 31, 2019, and every five years thereafter and to require the results of the audit be made available on the Public Service Commission and each audited utility's Web site; exempt electric distribution cooperatives from the initial and periodic audit requirements; amend KRS 278.260 to require the Public Service Commission to give the Office of the Attorney General's Office of Rate Intervention notice of any investigation into unreasonable or discriminatory rates, measurements or practices by a utility under its jurisdiction.

May 30, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Natural Resources &

Energy (H)

HB17 (BR31) - A. Scott, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, J. Raymond, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to public charter schools.

Amend KRS 156.095 to remove references to public charter schools; repeal KRS 160.1590, KRS 160.1591, KRS 160.1592, KRS 160.1593, KRS 160.1594, KRS 160.1595, KRS 160.1596, KRS 160.1597, KRS 160.1598, KRS 160.1599, and KRS 161.141.

Jul 24, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).


HB18 (BR32) - A. Scott, K. Flood

AN ACT relating to the investigation of a shooting or deadly incident by a law enforcement officer.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to provide definitions and establish an Officer Shooting Review Board to investigate any shooting of an individual by a law enforcement officer or officers or any deadly incident involving law enforcement; set requirements for board members; provide duties of the board; specify requirements related to investigatory work performed by the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team on behalf of the board; establish investigatory procedures and protocols; provide requirements for submission of the board’s report to the Commonwealth's attorney of the jurisdiction in which the shooting or deadly incident took place or to the Attorney General; provide requirements for independent investigation of any shooting of an individual by a law enforcement officer or officers or any deadly incident involving law enforcement.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)

HB19 (BR36) - K. King, R. Huff, P. Pratt, M. Prunty

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to compensation for members of the General Assembly.

Propose to amend Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit members of the General Assembly from receiving legislative pay for a special session that has been called by the Governor because the General Assembly adjourned without passing a state budget; submit to the voters with ballot question.




HB20 (BR37) - K. King

AN ACT relating to legislative procedures for state fiscal measures.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require roll call votes on any state fiscal measure, including an appropriation or revenue-raising measure, voted upon in the Senate or House of Representatives or a

committee thereof; require identification of any state fiscal measure by the director of the Legislative Research Commission upon request of a legislator, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or a committee of the Senate or House; require separate votes for any state fiscal measure.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to State Government

(H)

HB21 (BR47) - R. Huff, T. Branham Clark, J. DuPlessis, K. Flood, C. Freeland, D. Hale, M. Hart, K. Moser, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, M. Sorolis, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, R. Webber, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to family resource and youth services centers.

Amend KRS 156.496 to allow school districts to accept monetary donations for the operation and maintenance of family resource and youth services centers; require that donations be used exclusively for those purposes.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019

Feb 28, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; 3rd reading, passed 98-0

Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Education (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Education



HB22 (BR55) - M. Hart, C. Howard, R. Huff, C. Massey, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to local boards of education.

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 to make appointment by local board; make changes throughout to conform.

HB22 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions but clarify that an appointment shall only be made after two weeks of advertising; change the date determining if a vacancy shall be subject to election from election day to August 1; provide for appointment by a local board if a vacancy occurs due to no candidate filing a petition of nomination; amend KRS 160.210 to conform; make other changes to conform.HFA1(J. Glenn) - Amend to allow posting vacancy notice on the district's Web site as an alternative to newspaper.

SFA1(M. Wise) - Amend to require both Web site and newspaper posting of local board vacancies.




Feb 13, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019

Feb 14, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)

Feb 15, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 32-0 with floor amendment (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)

Mar 06, 2019 - House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1); passed 97-1

Mar 07, 2019 - enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB23 (BR64)/FN - A. Scott, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, K. Flood, J. Glenn, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, J. Raymond, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to an exemption of feminine hygiene products from sales and use taxation.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define feminine hygiene products; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made after August 1, 2019, but before August 1, 2023; require Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.



Revenue (H)

HB24 (BR65)/FN - A. Scott, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. Glenn, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, J. Raymond, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to the exemption certain baby products from sales and use taxation.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define

"diapers"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase ofdiapers and certain baby products; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made after August 1, 2019, but before August 1, 2023; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.



Revenue (H)

HB25 (BR66)/CI/LM - W. Thomas, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, M. Cantrell, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, A. Gentry, R. Goforth, J. Graviss, M. Hart, R. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Marzian, B. McCool, C. McCoy, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, R. Webber, S. Westrom, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to domestic violence.Amend KRS 525.135 to prohibit

pretrial diversion for a person charged with torture of a dog or cat, to make torture of a dog or cat a Class D felony, and to prohibit any form of early release for those who torture a dog or cat as a way to threaten, intimidate, coerce, harass, or terrorize a family member or member of a dating relationship; amend KRS 533.250 to prohibit the pretrial diversion program from being used for someone charged with torture of a dog or cat.



HB26 (BR67)/LM - R. Rothenburger, L. Elkins, B. Reed, J. Sims Jr, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to local procurement.Amend KRS 45A.385 to increase from

$20,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount of a contract for which a local public agency may use small purchase procedures; amend KRS 424.260 to allow local officials to make contracts up to $30,000, rather than up to $20,000, without taking out newspaper advertisements for bids.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Local Government



posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0; received in Senate

Feb 19, 2019 - to State & Local Government (S)

HB27 (BR72)/FN - D. Keene, A. Gentry, J. Graviss, J. Jenkins, R. Palumbo, N. Tate, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to exempting admissions to events held by nonprofit organizations from sales and use taxation.

Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale of admissions to events held by nonprofit organizations and to remove the specific exemption for county fairs to conform; amend KRS 139.200 to conform; apply to transactions occurring on or after July 1, 2019.



Revenue (H)

HB28 (BR76)/FN/LM - D. Osborne, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, J. Carney, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, C. Freeland, A. Gentry, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, K. King, A. Koenig, S. Lee, C. McCoy, D. Meade , S. Miles, J. Miller, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, J. Sims Jr, D. St. Onge, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to nonprofit exemptions in taxation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 139.495 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale of admissions by nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions; amend KRS 139.200 to add the exemption; amend KRS 132.195 to exempt from property tax leasehold interests in property owned by a purely public charity when the property and income are used to further the purely public charity's mission; EMERGENCY.



Revenue (H)

HB29 (BR94)/FN - D. Meade , T. Turner, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, R. Bridges, C. Freeland, D. Hale, R. Huff, P. Pratt, B. Reed, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, K. Upchurch, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to the taxation of admissions for sales and use tax.

Amend KRS 139.010 to exclude fees paid to enter or participate in a fishing tournament and fees paid for the usage of a boat ramp from the definition of admissions; apply to fees paid on or after July 1, 2018.



Revenue (H)

HB30 (BR97) - R. Goforth

AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Amends KRS 527.020, 237.110, 237.115, 244.125, and 527.070 to remove location restrictions for persons with a concealed deadly weapon license.




AN ACT relating to an emergency contact information registry.

Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish an emergency contact information registry within the Kentucky Driver's License Information System.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Transportation (H)


AN ACT relating to the renewal of identity documents.

Amend KRS 186.4101 to clarify schedules for renewal of operator's licenses and personal ID cards; allow individuals whose operator's licenses will expire while they are out of the country to renew those licenses prior to the six-month window prior to expiration.



HB33 (BR243) - C. Harris, B. McCool

AN ACT relating to mine safety.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

351.010 to 351.194 to require that miners wear clothing with at least 100 square inches of reflective material while in an underground mine and clothing with at least 50 square inches of reflective material at a surface mine site; require that coal operators provide the reflective clothing at no cost to the miner; amend KRS 351.990 to impose civil penalties on an operator of not less than $250 nor more than $500 for the first violation and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each subsequent violation.



Energy (H)

HB34 (BR106)/LM - R. Goforth

AN ACT relating to all-terrain vehicles and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 186.010 to specify that for registration purposes an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) shall be considered a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.070 to allow ATVs operating under this bill to operate on roadways of the Commonwealth; create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a person to operate an all-terrain vehicle on roadways in the Commonwealth; outline requirements for operation; establish a fee of $25 for registration; allow a local government to allow or prohibit ATV operation on roadways in its jurisdiction; provide for nonresident reciprocity; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; allow nonresidents to operate an ATV on

roadways of the Commonwealth; outline requirements; establish a fee of $25 for registration; specify that registration is valid for one year; amend KRS 189.515 to specify that the section shall only apply to ATVs that have not been registered for highway operation; amend KRS 189.990 to establish a fine of $20 to $50 for a violation of Section 3 or 4 of this Act.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 27, 2019 - reassigned to Tourism

& Outdoor Recreation (H)


AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 99, 124, and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to a Judge of the County Court.

Propose to amend Sections 99, 124, and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky to eliminate the Office of Judge of County Court in urban-county governments; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.




HB36 (BR120) - K. Bratcher, R. Adkins, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, K. Flood, J. Graviss, M. Hart, R. Huff, K. King, C. Massey, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 25, 2019 - posted in committee

HB37 (BR121)/CI/LM - K. Bratcher, R. Adkins, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, K. Flood, D. Graham, J. Graviss, M. Hart, K. King, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon, W. Thomas, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to an animal abuse registry.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 17 to establish the animal abuse offender registry; require the Kentucky State Police to maintain a registry of offenders who commit an animal abuse offense; establish the animal abuse offender registry fund; amend KRS 525.130 to increase the penalty for cruelty to animals in the second degree to a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense; establish a short title of "Arrow's Law"; APPROPRIATION.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in House

Jan 10, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)

HB38 (BR134)/LM - L. Bechler, B. Reed, L. Elkins, R. Huff, K. King, M. Prunty, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to sanctuary cities and universities.

Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce immigration laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens; require postsecondary educational institutions to keep records of immigration status; provide for the withholding of state funding from postsecondary educational institutions that enroll, employ, or contract with illegal aliens; limit who may be considered a Kentucky resident for in-state tuition purposes.



(H)Feb 11, 2019 - posted in committee

HB39 (BR138) - R. Goforth, R. Brenda

AN ACT relating to homestead food operators and homestead food products.

Create a new section in KRS Chapter 217C to define "homestead food operator," "potentially hazardous food," and "homestead food product"; create a new section in KRS Chapter 217C to allow homestead food operators and homestead food products to be exempt from licensure and permitting as required by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; repeal KRS 217C.090, relating to the sale of unpasteurized goat milk.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Agriculture (H)

HB40 (BR140)/LM - J. Nemes, M. Cantrell, J. Blanton, T. Branham Clark, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, C. Stevenson, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.

Amend KRS 342.0011 to clarify definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for certain employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to set out when the psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Economic

Development & Workforce Investment (H)

HB41 (BR141)/LM - J. Jenkins, M.

Cantrell, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to employment schedules.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to give employees a written good-faith estimate of the employee's work schedule at the time of hire, maintain a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours, post weekly work schedules at least seven days in advance, and provide certain rest periods for employees, during which the employee is not scheduled; provide that an employee may identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; establish the rate of compensation to be paid if an employer changes the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations of Sections 1 to 8 of this Act.




HB42 (BR142)/LM - J. Jenkins, M. Cantrell

AN ACT relating to leave from employment for crime victims.

Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with a crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a penalty for failing to maintain confidentiality; define terms.




HB43 (BR144) - C. McCoy

AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.Amend KRS 238.545 to remove some

of the restrictions on the frequency with which charity fundraising events may be held at unlicensed facilities.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Licensing,

Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Jan 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 11, 2019


Feb 12, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 14, 2019 - to Licensing,



Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

HB44 (BR155) - D. Keene, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Jenkins, P. Minter, W. Stone, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to drug treatment and prevention and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and enforcement fund; establish administering committee membership; direct all revenues from the Commonwealth related to the drug epidemic to the fund; describe authorized fund expenditures; require fund reporting; APPROPRIATION.



Services (H)

HB45 (BR156) - R. Huff, B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to the display of the national motto in public schools.

Amend KRS 158.195 to require each public elementary and secondary school to display the national motto in a prominent location in the school.



HB46 (BR159) - B. Reed, D. Bentley, K. Bratcher, C. Fugate, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, K. King, S. Lee, M. Prunty, B. Rowland, S. Sheldon, W. Thomas, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to the display of the national motto in public schools.

Amend KRS 158.195 to require each public elementary and secondary school to display the national motto in a prominent location in the school.

HB46 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Marzian) - Amends HB 46 to permit, but not require, a public school to display the national motto.





Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 72-25

Feb 28, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Education (S)

HB47 (BR165)/LM - M. Cantrell, J. Jenkins, C. Miller, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees;

provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable uses of earned paid sick time; designate how notice of need to use sick time is provided by employees; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalty for employers that fail to follow paid sick leave requirements.




HB48 (BR166)/LM - M. Cantrell, J. Jenkins, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on maternity leave.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide six weeks of paid maternity leave for an employee who has been employed for at least one year; allow an employee to waive the paid maternity leave.




HB49 (BR368)/LM - S. Lee, L. Bechler

AN ACT relating to the levy of property taxes.

Amend KRS 132.017, relating to property taxes levied by local government entities, to extend the deadline to file a petition to 75 days; allow petition papers to be substantially uniform in size and style; allow the names of voters from more than one voting precinct to be on the same sheet of the petition paper; allow electronic signatures to be counted when the signatures comply with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; lower the number of signatures needed for the petition to 5%; require the local governmental entity or school to levy a tax rate that is equal to the compensating tax rate when an election on the tax rate levy is canceled or the vote fails to pass the election; amend KRS 132.018 to conform.

HB49 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Amend KRS 132.017, relating to property taxes levied by local government entities, to extend the deadline to file a petition to 50 days; allow petition papers to be substantially uniform in size and style; allow the names of voters from more than one voting precinct to be on the same sheet of the petition paper; allow electronic petition signatures to be counted when the expenses associated with electronic petition signatures have been incurred by the petition committee and the electronic petition signatures comply with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; amend KRS 132.018 to conform.HFA1(S. Lee) - Revise tax rate levy petition deadline to 50 days from 45 days for urban-county governments and consolidated local governments; require petition committee to state whether or

not it will incur costs of electronic petitions for urban-county governments and consolidated local governments; allow voters from more than one precinct on each sheet of the petition for urban-county governments and consolidated local governments; require all other local government entities to restrict each sheet of the petition of voters from one precinct; allow electronic signatures to be accepted for urban-county governments and consolidated local governments.SFA1(R. Alvarado) - Revise the provisions of the statute that pertain to only urban-county governments and consolidated local governments to clarify that the provisions should also pertain to the district board of education and other taxing districts that are primarily located in a county containing an urban-county government or consolidated local government; clarify the references to the 45-day and 50-day time periods.SFA2(R. Alvarado) - Revise the provisions of the statute that pertain to only urban-county governments and consolidated local governments to pertain to taxing districts that levy a tax rate subject to recall in all counties.









Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to State & Local



Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) and (2) filed

HB50 (BR172) - A. Scott, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, P. Minter, J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to gang violence. Amend KRS 506.120 to remove

language related to "criminal gang syndicate;" repeal KRS 506.135 relating to definitions, 506.140 relating to criminal gang recruitment, 506.150 relating to criminal gang activity or recruitment, 506.160, relating to minimum service of sentence for defendant acting as a member of a criminal gang KRS 506.170 relating to enhancement of penalty for conviction for criminal gang related felonies, KRS 506.180 relating to cause of action by victim of criminal gang incident, and KRS 506.190 relating to criminal gang-related property subject to forfeiture; amend KRS 532.080 to conform.



HB51 (BR174)/LM - J. Donohue, G. Brown Jr

AN ACT relating to public procurement.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to set forth findings of the General Assembly and establish a policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to promote the Kentucky and United States economies by requiring a preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in Kentucky and the United States; define "manufactured in Kentucky," "manufactured in the United States," and "United States"; require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in Kentucky in construction and maintenance contracts and subcontracts; provide for a waiver of the Kentucky preference requirement; require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States if the Kentucky waiver is granted; provide for a waiver of the United States preference requirement; establish a short title of "Kentucky Buy American Act"; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.080, and 424.260 to require compliance with the Kentucky Buy American Act.



(H)

HB52 (BR175) - J. Donohue, G. Brown Jr

AN ACT relating to economic development incentives.

Amend KRS 154.32.010 to define" minimum weekly wage"; amend KRS 154.32-020 to require an approved company to pay all new full-time employees whose jobs were created as a result of the economic development project no less than the minimum weekly wage and provide employee benefits for those jobs equal to at least 15% of the minimum weekly wage established by the agreement; amend KRS 154.32-030 to delete all provisions that allow the approved company to receive full incentives if 90% of the job and wage requirements are met upon activation or annual review; amend KRS 154.32-040 to delete a provision that would allow the approved company to receive a reduction in tax incentives for failing to meet job and wage requirements; specify that Act's provisions apply to applications preliminarily approved prior to the Act's effective date.




HB53 (BR177) - T. Branham Clark, J. Jenkins, M. Cantrell

AN ACT relating to the

misclassification of employees in the construction industry.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to set forth legislative findings and declarations behind employee misclassification problems; provide definitions; set forth determination of misclassified workers; set forth investigation process and violations; establish court remedies; require notice by an employer; grant commissioner authority to promulgate administrative regulations; require agencies to share the information of a misclassifying employer to other interested state agencies; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations; amend KRS 45A.485 to prohibit contractors with multiple violations from contracting with the state for two years; amend KRS 131.190 to require the Department of Revenue to provide copies to three other state agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Office of Employment and Training to provide copies of orders to three other state agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to require the commissioner to provide copies to three other state agencies.




HB54 (BR178) - B. ReedFeb 15-WITHDRAWN

HB55 (BR202)/AA - J. Miller, P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to reemployment of elected officials.

Amend KRS 61.637 to provide that if an elected official participating in one of the systems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems retires and is elected to the same office within 12 months of retiring, his or her retirement shall be voided.








Government (S)


AN ACT relating to the reporting of retirement contributions.

Amend KRS 78.625 and 61.675 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems to notify state and local employers and employees if retirement contributions are not timely made, to list the potential consequences that may result, and to post on the systems' Web site the employer's name and the amount of delinquent contributions.



(H)


AN ACT relating to county finance.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

68 to require counties found deficient by the Auditor of Public Accounts to purchase insurance covering financial losses; set the term of maintenance and minimum coverage amount.



(H)

HB58 (BR207)/FN - R. Huff, R. Adkins, J. Blanton, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, M. Dossett, D. Elliott, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, M. Hart, S. Lewis, R. Meyer, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, D. Schamore, C. Stevenson, W. Stone, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to the taxation of pension income, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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; EMERGENCY.



Revenue (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

HB59 (BR208)/CI/LM - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to road safety.Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as

criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway.



HB60 (BR212) - K. Moser, R. Adkins, D. Bentley, C. Booker, K. Bratcher, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, K. Flood, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, R. Heath, J. Jenkins, K. King, A. Koenig, S. Lee, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meyer, S. Miles, J. Miller, T. Moore, J. Nemes, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, R. Rand, S. Riley, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, D. St. Onge, W. Stone, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, R. Webber, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.Create new sections of KRS 6.601 to

6.849 to make it ethical misconduct for a legislator, legislative agent, or director of the Legislative Research Commission to engage in discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; define "discrimination," "harassment," "sexual harassment," and "workplace complaint"; grant the Legislative Ethics Commission jurisdiction to investigate and proceed upon receipt of a complaint from an employee of the legislative branch regarding discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment allegedly committed by a legislator, legislative agent, or director of the Legislative Research Commission; require that allegations of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment by one employee of the legislative branch against another employee of the legislative branch be referred to the Legislative Research Commission; require the Legislative Ethics Commission to establish a legislative ethics telephone tip line to allow employees of the legislative branch to report complaints of discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment; require the Legislative Ethics Commission and the Legislative Research Commission to publicize the existence of the legislative ethics telephone tip line; require the legislative ethics telephone tip line to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the Legislative Ethics Commission providing staff during regular business hours and allowing for recorded messages during nonbusiness hours; require the forwarding of information reported on the legislative ethics telephone tip line to the executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission or his or her designee on an approved form; provide that within 24 hours of the receipt of a workplace complaint that the Legislative Ethics Commission executive director make an initial determination as to whether a workplace complaint meets the criteria for consideration and notify the complainant of the determination; provide that the alleged violator shall be notified and given the opportunity to file a written response after receiving a written statement detailing allegations; provide that within seven days of receiving a response or expiration of the deadline for receiving a response from the alleged violator the Legislative Ethics Commission chair, vice chair, and executive director shall interview the complainant, the alleged violator, and any other person with information relevant to the complaint; provide that within 14 business days of completion of the interviews, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall give notice of the status of the workplace complaint and a general statement of applicable law to the complainant and alleged violator; provide that within 30 business days of receipt of a workplace complaint the complaint file shall be closed if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair agree that the workplace complaint is resolved or agree that there is no credible allegation of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; allow the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair to refer a workplace complaint to another federal or state agency if they determine that the case does not fall under the jurisdiction

of the Legislative Ethics Commission; if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair do not agree whether a workplace complaint is resolved but agree that there is a credible allegation of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment, the Legislative Ethics Commission enforcement counsel shall file a complaint; a legislator, legislative agent, or an employee of the legislative branch may file a complaint of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment at any time under KRS 6.686; set forth confidentiality provisions; provide that complainants shall not be subject to reprisal; require the annual reporting of complaints processed using the legislative ethics telephone tip line; provide that nothing prevents a legislator, legislative agent, or legislative branch employee from pursuing other avenues to report complaints of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; permit employees who report complaints to seek assistance from the Kentucky Employee Assistance Program or from private health professionals for matters related to workplace complaints; declare that if a provision of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 is designated a misdemeanor or felony, an alleged violation of the provision may be adjudicated by the Legislative Ethics Commission as ethical misconduct; amend KRS 6.661 to restrict political activity by the Legislative Ethics Commission staff; amend KRS 6.686 to allow dismissal of complaints by teleconference held by the Legislative Ethics Commission; allow complaints to be filed against former legislators, former legislative agents, and for employers of former legislative agents for extended periods if they are related to discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; if a complainant publicly discloses or comments on a complaint or preliminary inquiry, the Legislative Ethics Commission may dismiss the complaint without prejudice via teleconference; amend KRS 6.701 to include legislative branch employees in mandatory ethics education already required for legislators; amend KRS 6.716 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission to administer a current issues seminar for legislative branch employees in addition to the existing requirement for legislators; amend KRS 6.787 to include in legislator "statement of financial interests" information regarding out of state travel associated with the performance of legislative duties, including the name of any person or organization who paid for transportation, food, lodging, or travel expenses and the value of the expenses paid.

HB60 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except: delete "annoying" and "alarming" from definition of "harassment"; specify that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall report to the chief human resources officer of the Legislative Research Commission any workplace complaints by employees of the legislative branch; specify that the Legislative Research Commission be included under confidentiality provisions; amend KRS 6.661 to ensure that any person investigating or prosecuting workplace discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment have training and experience in the conduct of workplace

investigations; amend KRS 6.686 to specify that the Legislative Ethics Commission may hold a teleconference meeting, and based upon an affirmative vote of at least five members that the preliminary inquiry fails to state a claim of an ethics violation, the claim may be dismissed; amend KRS 6.686 to specify that if a complainant publicly discloses or comments on the complaint or preliminary inquiry, the Legislative Ethics Commission may dismiss the complaint without prejudice at a meeting; amend KRS 7.101 to require the Legislative Research Commission to coordinate the development and presentation of a training course for legislators with the assistance of the Legislative Ethics Commission.HFA1(K. Upchurch) - Amend KRS 6.811 to allow legislative agents to make campaign contributions in races in which a legislative agent is eligible to vote.





Feb 15, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019



Mar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn; received in Senate

HB61 (BR238) - K. Moser, D. Elliott, D. Frazier, R. Huff, C. Massey, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Sheldon, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.7884 to allow KEES funds to be used for qualified workforce training programs; EMERGENCY.

HB61 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions except change effective date for including workforce training programs to July 1, 2020; delete the emergency clause.HCA1(K. Moser) - Make title amendment.HFA1(K. Moser) - Make the award amount determination for a qualified workforce training program the same as for a registered apprenticeship program.




Feb 26, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 01, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 04, 2019 - received in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Education (S)

HB62 (BR240)/FN - M. Dossett, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, D. Lewis, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, J. Nemes, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to income tax checkoff programs and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide taxpayers the option to donate to the Kentucky YMCA Youth Assembly program from their individual income tax refunds; require the Department of Revenue to place the designation on the face of the Kentucky individual income tax return; provide information about the Kentucky YMCA Youth Assembly program in the return's instructions; transfer the funds designated by taxpayers to the Kentucky YMCA Youth Association by July 1.



Revenue (H)Feb 13, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (S)

HB63 (BR251) - R. Meeks, G. Brown Jr

AN ACT relating to operator's license testing.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that a driver's education program to include instruction regarding a driver's conduct during interactions with law enforcement officers; amend KRS 186.480 to require the Kentucky State Police to make a driver manual available in printed format, electronic format, or both, that contains the information needed for an operator's license examination; require that the manual have a section regarding a driver's conduct during interactions with law enforcement officers; require the operator's license examination to test the driver's knowledge regarding conduct during interactions with law enforcement officers; amend KRS 186.574 to require the course of instruction for new drivers

in the state traffic school to include information on how drivers should act during interactions with law enforcement officers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 332 to require driver training schools to include in the course of instruction for new drivers information on how a driver should act during interactions with law enforcement officers.



HB64 (BR271) - D. Bentley, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, D. Frazier, A. Gentry, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Marzian, B. McCool, P. Minter, K. Moser, R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, C. Stevenson, R. Webber, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to pharmacists.Amend 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 not be readily or easily obtained; require the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out these provisions.

HB64 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except limit emergency prescription refills for an amount greater than a 72-hours supply to only those drugs used for insulin therapy or the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.





Feb 15, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019


Feb 21, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from Health &




HB65 (BR272) - J. Donohue, G. Brown Jr, J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to special grand juries.

Amend KRS 15.200 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate crimes that cross multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or

county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury.



HB66 (BR276)/FN - W. Thomas, T. Moore, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, R. Goforth, D. Hale, M. Hart, D. Lewis, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, D. Schamore, N. Tate, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to an exemption of income taxation for military pensions.

Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude United States military retirees' pension income from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to include the reporting within the information that can be provided to the Legislative Research Commission.



Revenue (H)

HB67 (BR253) - J. Sims Jr, K. Flood

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance.

Amend KRS 304,99-060, regarding penalties for operating a motor vehicle with required security, to exempt operators of a motor vehicle who are minors and who do not own the motor vehicle; clarify that owners of a motor vehicle operated without security by a minor shall still be subject to penalties outlined in the section.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance

(H)

HB68 (BR329) - C. FugateMar 01-WITHDRAWN

HB69 (BR12)/LM - J. Miller

AN ACT relating to local investments.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 investment in individual equity securities meeting specified requirements, individual high-quality corporate bonds meeting specified requirements, and provide that the investment of the funds allowed under specified sections does not exceed 40% of the total money invested; restrict investment to no more than 5% of the total amount of money in any one issuer; set out exemptions.

HB69 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Retain original provisions, but specify in subsection (1)(d) and (e) that certificates of deposit or other

interest-bearing accounts, uncollateralized certificates of deposit allowed for investment by local government units are issued by institutions having a presence in Kentucky and make a technical change of deleting the reference to the definition of "competent rating agency"; specify in subsection (2)(d) that in addition to certificates of deposit, other qualified interest-bearing accounts may be excluded from the five percent total investment limitations.



(H)Jan 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 11, 2019


Feb 12, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 97-1 with Committee Substitute





Mar 04, 2019 - enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

Mar 05, 2019 - enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB70 (BR299)/CI/LM - G. Brown Jr, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Burch, K. Flood, J. Graviss, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, A. Scott, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to firearms.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; exempt this section from KRS 6.945(1).



HB71 (BR335)/CI - J. Nemes, J. Miller, R. Huff, C. McCoy, B. Reed, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to hate crimes.Amend KRS 532.031, relating to an

offense committed as a result of a hate crime, to include criminal homicide and fetal homicide as well as the attempt to commit or solicitation of those crimes.



HB72 (BR280)/FN - R. Rothenburger, M. Hart, C. Massey, K. Moser, M. Prunty, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to tuition benefits and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 164.2841, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have died in the course of their duties, to raise the eligibility age for surviving children to under the age of 26; stipulate that the unmarried widow or widower could be of any age to be eligible; specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; amend KRS 164.2842, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have been totally and permanently disabled in the course of their duties, to raise the eligibility age for children to under the age of 26; retain provision stipulating that the unmarried widow or widower could be of any age to be eligible; specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction.






Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (S)


AN ACT relating to resale certificates for sales and use tax and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 139.010, 139.260, 139.270, 139.280, and 139.720 to exclude services taxed by KRS 139.200 from tax when being resold; EMERGENCY.



Revenue (H)

HB74 (BR264)/LM - D. Schamore, A. Gentry

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 30, 31, and 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly.

Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to elect Senators for terms of six years beginning in November, 2022, for even-numbered Senatorial districts and beginning in November, 2024, for odd-numbered Senatorial districts, and Representatives for terms of four years beginning in November, 2022; propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution

of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than two consecutive six-year terms of office, and prevent Representatives from serving more than three consecutive four-year terms of office, beginning with those elected in November 2022; allow legislators to resume service in the chamber from which they were term-limited after a full term of office has elapsed; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.




HB75 (BR163) - A. Hatton, R. Goforth, R. Brenda, M. Cantrell, A. Gentry, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, B. McCool, A. Tackett Laferty, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of "board-certified pulmonary specialist" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified "B" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary specialists.




HB76 (BR349)/CI/LM - G. Brown Jr, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Burch, K. Flood, J. Graviss, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, A. Scott, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for "assault weapons," "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," "bump stocks," and "ammunition sellers"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; and to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transfer of a bump stock; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing an firearm; amend KRS 504.030 to require judges in criminal cases where a person is found guilty by reason of insanity to demand

the surrender of the defendant's firearms; amend KRS 237.104 to conform; amend KRS 506.080 to specify that the offense of facilitation includes assistance in providing firearms; amend KRS 508.020 to include physical injury to a minor by virtue of the intentional discharge of a firearm within the offense of assault in the second degree; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the offense of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon; amend KRS 527.040 to require that the sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm be served subsequent to any other felony sentence; amend KRS 527.070 to include post secondary education facilities within the existing ban on firearms in schools; amend KRS 532.030 to require the judge pronouncing a defendant guilty but mentally ill to demand the surrender of the person's firearms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require the State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing of persons to possess firearms and assault weapons, the registration of firearms and assault weapons, and the logging of firearms and ammunition sales effective January 1, 2020; amend KRS 532.025 to conform; amend KRS 237.115 to conform; repeal KRS 65.870; EMERGENCY.



HB77 (BR285)/CI/LM - R. Meeks

AN ACT relating to firearms fabricated with additive manufacturing.

Amend KRS 527.010 to define "additive manufacturing" and "major firearm component"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize the possession of a firearm made using additive manufacturing technology for anyone under the age of 21 and to criminalize the possession of a firearm made using additive manufacturing technology for those over the age of 21 who do not permanently engrave or attach serial numbers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 authorizing the Kentucky State Police to issue serial numbers for firearms made with additive manufacturing and to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt the provisions of the Act from KRS 6.945(1).



HB78 (BR147) - D. Elliott, M. Cantrell, R. Palumbo, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain animal services from sales and use tax.

Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt from sales and use tax pet adoption fees and certain small veterinarian service fees charged by local government animal shelters and nonprofit animal welfare organizations; apply to transactions on or after July 1, 2019.



Revenue (H)

HB79 (BR268)/FN - R. Rothenburger, M. Hart, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to certified law enforcement telecommunicators and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to allow law enforcement telecommunicators who are certified pursuant to KRS 15.530 to 15.590 and are employed on a full-time basis to receive the KLEFP fund training stipend and retirement contribution, and allow the employer to receive the associated administrative expenses, all upon the application and permission of affected bodies; amend KRS 15.460 to increase the cap for administrative expenses from $525,000 to $627,000 to accommodate the increased requisition of administrative expenses from the KLEFP fund; amend KRS 67.760 to allow local government 911 services to expend tax moneys on administrative expenses resulting from the telecommunicators' participation in the training stipend; APPROPRIATION.



Revenue (H)

HB80 (BR11)/AA - J. Miller

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Retirement Systems.

Amend 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 moot. Synchronize the election of the trustees from the County Employees Retirement System during 2021.

HB80 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Miller) - Amend KRS 78.625 and 61.675 to grant the Kentucky Retirement Systems the option, rather than the requirement, to pursue penalties for a participating agency's failure to timely file all contributions and reports.HFA2(J. Miller) - Retain original provisions; Amend KRS 61.702 to provide that the one percent employee contribution for retiree health for employees who begain participating on or after September 1, 2008, may be deposited into the 115 trust for retiree health under KRS 61.701.





the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed

Feb 13, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 93-5 with floor amendments (1) and (2)


Government (S)

HB81 (BR420) - J. Miller

AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics.

Amend 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" are those made with an agency.

HB81 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(D. Graham) - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 118.125 and KRS 118.367 to require candidates for statewide office to file three years of income tax returns with the Registry of Election Finance before their names can be certified or appear on the ballot.HFA2(J. Hoover) - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 11A.050 to require public servants identified in KRS 11A.010(a) to (g) to file state and federal tax returns for the preceding three calendar years no later than ninety days prior to the general election.HFA3(J. Hoover) - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 11A.050 to require public servants identified in KRS 11A.010(a) to (g) to file state and federal tax returns for the preceding three calendar years no later than ninety days prior to the general election; EMERGENCY.HFA4(J. Hoover) - Make title amendment; EMERGENCY.HFA5(A. Koenig) - Add the members and full-time chief administrative officer of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to the definition of "officer".





floor amendment (1) filedFeb 11, 2019 - floor amendments (2)

(3) and (4-title) filedFeb 14, 2019 - posted for passage in



Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (2) ruled not germane; passed 89-5


Government (S)

HB82 (BR429) - S. RileyFeb 05-WITHDRAWN

HB83 (BR179) - K. Flood, C. Booker, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, D. Graham, J. Graviss, K. Hinkle, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, P. Minter, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to sexual harassment.

Create new sections of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to make it ethical misconduct for a

legislator, legislative agent, or employee of the legislative branch to engage in sexual harassment; define "sexual harassment" and "complaint"; grant the Legislative Ethics Commission jurisdiction to investigate and proceed upon receipt of a complaint from a legislator, legislative agent, or employee of the legislative branch regarding sexual harassment allegedly committed by a legislator, legislative agent, or employee of the legislative branch; require the Legislative Ethics Commission to establish a legislative ethics telephone tip line to allow legislators, legislative agents, or employees of the legislative branch to report complaints of sexual harassment; require the Legislative Ethics Commission, the Legislative Research Commission, and businesses and organizations that employ legislative agents to publicize the existence of the legislative ethics telephone tip line; require the legislative ethics telephone tip line to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the Legislative Ethics Commission providing staff during regular business hours and allowing for recorded messages during nonbusiness hours; require the forwarding of information reported on the legislative ethics telephone tip line to the executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission or his or her designee on an approved form; require that within 24 hours of the receipt of a complaint the Legislative Ethics Commission executive director make an initial determination as to whether a complaint meets the criteria for consideration and notify the complainant of the determination; provide that the alleged violator shall be notified and given the opportunity to file a written response after receiving a written statement detailing allegations; provide that within seven days of receiving a response or expiration of the deadline for receiving a response from the alleged violator the Legislative Ethics Commission chair, vice chair, and executive director shall interview the complainant, the alleged violator, and any other person with information relevant to the complaint; provide that within 14 business days of completion of the interviews, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall give notice of the status of the complaint and a general statement of applicable law to the complainant and alleged violator; provide that within 30 business days of receipt of a workplace complaint the complaint file shall be closed if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair agree that the complaint is resolved or agree that there is no credible allegation of sexual harassment; allow the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair to refer a complaint to another federal or state agency if they determine that the case does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission; if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice chair do not agree whether a complaint is resolved but agree that there is a credible allegation of sexual harassment, require the Legislative Ethics Commission enforcement counsel to file a formal complaint, if the conflict cannot be resolved via conference; allow a legislator, legislative agent, or an employee of the legislative branch to file a formal complaint of sexual harassment

at any time under KRS 6.686; set forth confidentiality provisions; provide that complainants shall not be subject to reprisal; provide option for complainant or complainant's supervisor to request for transfer while an investigation is ongoing; require the annual reporting of complaints processed using the legislative ethics telephone tip line; provide that nothing prevents a legislator, legislative agent, or legislative branch employee from pursuing other avenues to report complaints of sexual harassment; permit employees who report complaints to seek assistance from the Kentucky Employee Assistance Program or from private health professionals for matters related to workplace complaints; declare that if a provision of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 is designated a misdemeanor or felony, an alleged violation of the provision may be adjudicated by the Legislative Ethics Commission as ethical misconduct; create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to prohibit legislators and legislative employees from using public funds to settle sexual harassment claims; amend KRS 6.686 to conform.



(H)

HB84 (BR393) - K. Bratcher, D. Bentley, R. Brenda, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, D. Frazier, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, T. Huff, K. King, S. Lee, S. Lewis, C. Massey, C. McCoy, K. Moser, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Sheldon, J. Tipton, R. Webber, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to caller identification.

Amend KRS 367.46955 to prohibit telephone solicitations which misrepresent the name or telephone number in caller identification services; amend KRS 367.46999 to increase the fines for second offenses and clarify enforcement mechanisms; amend KRS 367.667 to prohibit charitable telephone solicitations which misrepresent the name or telephone number in caller identification services; amend KRS 367.990 to add criminal fines and the payment of restitution for violations.

HB84 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 367.46955 to prohibit telephone solicitations which misrepresent the name or telephone number in caller identification services; amend KRS 367.46999 to increase the fines for second offenses and to allow a civil cause of action for violations; amend KRS 367.667 to prohibit charitable telephone solicitations which misrepresent the name or telephone number in caller identification services and to allow a civil cause of action for violations; amend KRS 367.990 to add criminal fines and the payment of restitution for violations and to clarify enforcement provisions.SFA1(W. Schroder) - Amend to exempt telecommunications, broadband, or Voice over Internet Protocol service providers; make technical correction in Section 3.

Nov 28, 2018 - Prefiled by the

sponsor(s).Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Feb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019


Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Veterans, Military

Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Veterans,



HB85 (BR485) - A. Scott, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, J. Donohue, J. Glenn, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, P. Minter, J. Raymond, C. Stevenson, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to providing free feminine hygiene products for women public postsecondary students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require each public postsecondary education institution to provide free feminine hygiene products to women students; require the governing boards of each public postsecondary education institution to adopt policies for the distribution of free feminine hygiene products; define feminine hygiene products.



HB86 (BR386) - R. Rothenburger, S. Lewis, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to ground ambulance service providers and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish the Medicaid ground ambulance service provider assessment; require ground ambulance service providers to pay a Medicaid ambulance service provider assessment quarterly; authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement the Medicaid ground ambulance service provider assessment; create the ambulance service assessment revenue fund; APPROPRIATION.



Services (H)

HB87 (BR52) - D. Elliott

AN ACT relating to infertility treatment coverage.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, relating to health benefit plans, to require coverage for infertility treatment; prohibit insurers from

denying coverage for services which would otherwise be covered services solely because the services may result in infertility; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to establish guidelines and standards for the coverage required; create a new section of KRS 311.530 to 311.620 to require the State Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations to establish guidelines and standards for the provision of infertility services; amend KRS 18A.225 to require infertility coverage for the state employee health plan; amend KRS 205.560 to include infertility treatment in the scope of care for the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.



(H)

HB88 (BR324) - K. Moser, K. Flood, M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to healthy goals for the school children of the Commonwealth.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the goal of increasing time for physical activity to 20 minutes per day or 100 minutes per week in all schools with kindergarten through grade 5 by November 1, 2020; require the Kentucky Department of Education to identify model programs, provide resources and assessment tools, develop a checklist for collecting data for public reporting, encourage physical activity plans in schools containing grades 6 through 8, report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare and Family Services by December 1, 2019, and annually thereafter on progress toward meeting the goal, and share aggregate school district and county data with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.



HB89 (BR325) - K. Moser

AN ACT relating to the external child fatality and near fatality review panel.

Amend KRS 620.055 to add additional four new members to the external child fatality and near fatality review panel; require that the panel additionally report to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; and change the annual required published report deadline to February 1 from December 1.



Services (H)

HB90 (BR346)/LM - G. Brown Jr, M. Marzian, A. Scott

AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; title the Act "Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act."




HB91 (BR350) - G. Brown Jr, C. Booker, M. Cantrell, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, J. Nemes, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond


Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to restructure the voting restrictions relating to felons and persons with mental disabilities; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.




HB92 (BR351) - G. Brown JrJan 11-WITHDRAWN

HB93 (BR440) - D. Elliott, J. Graviss, R. Huff, M. Marzian, J. Miller, R. Palumbo, B. Reed, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, A. Tackett Laferty

AN ACT relating to physician assistants.

Amend KRS 311.844 to provide additional license renewal requirements for physician assistants with controlled substances prescriptive authority; amend KRS 311.854 to require the board to review and approve or deny physician assistant applications within 30 calendar days of receiving a completed application; amend KRS 311.856 to permit physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances; amend KRS 311.858 to permit physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances with specific restrictions.




HB94 (BR493)/CI/LM - J. Blanton

AN ACT relating to pretrial release.Amend KRS 431.066 to provide that

financial bail be solely imposed for ensuring a defendant's appearance; require a detention hearing for any defendant determined by the court to be a danger to the public if released; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a detention hearing process; amend KRS 27A.360, 218A.135, 222.204, 431.520, 431.525, 431.530, 431.535, 431.540, 452.260, and 431.510 to conform; repeal KRS 431.021; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.




AN ACT relating to members of boards of education.

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.



(H)

HB96 (BR370) - T. Moore, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship.

Amend KRS 164.7874, relating to the KEES scholarship program, to change the definition of "participating institution" to include an institution that is eligible to participate in the federal Pell Grant program.



HB97 (BR294) - M. Hart, C. Howard, S. Maddox

AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.

Amend KRS 211.190 to allow local government entities and special districts to void implementation of the water fluoridation programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services by legislative action.



(H)Jan 11, 2019 - reassigned to State

Government (H)Feb 11, 2019 - posted in committee

HB98 (BR307)/CI/LM - D. St. Onge, M. Hart, R. Palumbo

AN ACT relating to cruelty to equines.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

525 to prohibit cruelty to equines including situations involving abuse, neglect, and sexual contact; make cruelty to equines a Class D felony and provide for the termination of ownership; list exceptions; establish a short title of "Klaire's Law"; specify that the provisions of KRS 6.945(1) do not apply to this Act.



HB99 (BR818) - S. Sheldon, J. Miller

AN ACT relating to individual income tax.

Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude from the computation of adjusted gross income certain contributions to a STABLE Kentucky account.



Revenue (H)Feb 13, 2019 - posted in committee

HB100 (BR823)/CI/LM - R. Goforth, N. Tate, J. DuPlessis, T. Moore, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon


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 the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion without informed consent when there is a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; provide exceptions for medical emergencies; require documentation of whether an abortion was performed to preserve the health of the pregnant woman; specify that nothing in the Act restricts access to contraceptives; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to inspect the medical records of a facility that performs abortions to ensure compliance with reporting requirements; permit the Attorney General to apply to a state or federal court for a declaration that the Act's provisions are constitutional, or an order lifting an injunction if one exists, if federal abortion law changes; amend KRS 311.725 to conform; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; allow for severability; EMERGENCY.



Services (H)

HB101 (BR184)/CI/LM - L. Bechler, K. King, S. Lee

AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption; create a new

section of KRS Chapter 510 to make the sexual endangerment of a child a Class D felony; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate childhood sexual assault or abuse that crosses multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury; provide for severability; EMERGENCY.



HB102 (BR199)/CI/LM - L. Bechler

AN ACT relating to sex offenses against minors and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; provide for severability; EMERGENCY.



HB103 (BR200)/CI/LM - L. Bechler

AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption; provide for severability; EMERGENCY.



HB104 (BR201)/CI/LM - L. Bechler, R. Goforth

AN ACT relating to the sexual endangerment of a child and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to make the sexual endangerment of a child a Class D felony; EMERGENCY.



HB105 (BR365)/LM - L. Bechler

AN ACT relating to childhood sexual assault or abuse and creating an

emergency.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

15 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate childhood sexual assault or abuse that crosses multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury; make severable; EMERGENCY.



HB106 (BR385) - R. Rothenburger, K. Moser, M. Prunty, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to emergency medical services.

Amend KRS 311A.010 to define "advanced emergency medical technician," "advanced practice paramedic," "community paramedic," "emergency medical responder," "emergency medical services educator," "executive director," "mobile integrated healthcare," and "mobile integrated healthcare program medical director;" update other definitions; amend KRS 311A.015 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; to specify that one member of the board may be an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician; specify board member term limits; amend KRS 311A.020 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; add certification of advanced emergency medical technicians, mobile integrated healthcare programs, and advanced practice paramedics; permit advanced emergency medical technicians to be assigned to investigate emergency medical responders or emergency medical technicians; require that advanced emergency medical technician programs be investigated and regulated by advanced emergency medical technicians or paramedics; amend KRS 311A.025 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder" and add certification and licensure for emergency medical services educator, advanced emergency medical technician, advanced practice paramedic, and mobile integrated healthcare program medical director; amend KRS 311A.030 to update licensing categories; amend KRS 311A.040 to establish Franklin Circuit Court as the court with jurisdiction for hearing appeals on advisory opinions of the board; amend KRS 311A.050 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; change "first responder instructor or instructor trainer, emergency medical technician instructor or instructor trainer, or paramedic instructor, paramedic instructor trainer" to "emergency medical services educator"; add advanced emergency medical technicians, advanced practice paramedics, emergency medical services medical director, and mobile integrated healthcare program medical

director; require the use of an official complaint form approved by the board through administrative regulations; amend KRS 311A.055 to change "first responder, emergency medical technician, paramedic, emergency medical services director" to "emergency medical services personnel"; and specify the executive director's responsibility to notify in the case of an official complaint; amend KRS 311A.060 to change "paramedic, first responder, or emergency medical technician" to "emergency medical services personnel"; change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder;" add advanced emergency medical technicians; remove language requiring the revocation of license or certification for completion of a diversion program for a felony offense; amend KRS 311A.065 to update psychological or physical evaluation requirements; amend KRS 311A.075 to permit the chair of the board or a designee of the chair to determine that immediate and temporary suspension of licensure or certification is necessary to protect the public; amend KRS 311A.095 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; add advanced emergency medical technicians; add electronic mail application requirements; delete outdated transition language; amend KRS 311A.105 to add electronic mailing requirements; amend KRS 311A.120 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; add advanced emergency medical technicians and paramedics; amend KRS 311A.125 to delete continuing competency documentation requirement; amend KRS 311A.130 to change "first responder, emergency medical technician, or paramedic" to "emergency medical services personnel"; amend KRS 311A.140 to delete outdated transition language and specify certification and licensure requirements; amend KRS 311A.170 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations establishing the educational, testing, credentialing, and licensure requirements for advanced practice paramedics and paramedic subspecialties; permit a paramedic to render services under the supervision of a mobile integrated healthcare program medical director or emergency department medical director; permit a certified community paramedic to provide mobile integrated healthcare services only as an employee of a mobile integrated healthcare program; amend KRS 311A.175 to change "first responder" to "emergency medical responder"; add "advanced emergency medical technician"; amend KRS 311A.190 to change "run form" to "patient care record"; add mobile integrated healthcare program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to set requirements for advanced emergency medical technicians; amend KRS 95A.262, 189.910, and 311.550 to conform; repeal KRS 311A.110, 311A.115, and 311A.127.

HB106 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions and make technical corrections.SCS1 - Retain original provisions and amend KRS 311A.015 to reduce the size of the Board of Emergency Medical Services from 18 members to 11 members.

SFA1(M. Wise) - Reinstate one mayor of a city that operates a licensed Class I ground ambulance service and one county judge/executive from a county that operates a licensed Class I ground ambulance service as members of the Board of Emergency Medical Services; and exempt the board from the Governor's reorganization authority under KRS 12.028.SFA2(R. Alvarado) - Reinstate one mayor of a city that operates a licensed Class I ground ambulance service and one county judge/executive from a county that operates a licensed Class I ground ambulance service as members of the Board of Emergency Medical Services; and establish new language to permit any person serving on the board in a position eliminated by this Act, whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of this Act, to continue to serve in a voting, ex officio capacity until the end of their term.









Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute; taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

HB107 (BR811) - J. Hoover, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to District Court.Amend KRS 24A.120 to raise the

threshold for civil cases within the jurisdiction of District Court from $5,000 to $10,000.


HB108 (BR942) - J. Fischer

AN ACT relating to wills.Amend KRS 394.300, relating to the

recording of wills, to clarify that circuit clerks must copy and certify every will or authenticated copy admitted to the court for recording; require circuit clerks to send certified copies of wills, authenticated copies, and court orders admitting wills to probate to the county clerk for recording; clarify that the original will or authenticated copy shall remain with the circuit clerk for two years; repeal KRS 394.110.

HB108 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Delete amendments to KRS 394.300.

HCA1(J. Fischer) - Make title amendment.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); Vote on bill reconsidered; placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

Feb 25, 2019 - passed 89-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 26, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 28, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)

HB109 (BR63)/CI - J. Fischer, K. King

AN ACT relating to violent offenders.Amend KRS 439.3401, relating to

parole eligibility for violent offenders, to classify any person convicted of the following offenses as a "violent offender": criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal attempt to commit fetal homicide, criminal attempt to commit arson, burglary in the first degree, kidnapping, and arson in the second degree.


HB110 (BR943) - J. Fischer, C. Massey, T. Moore, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to the disposition of human remains.

Amend KRS 367.97524 to permit a funeral director who has been in possession of unclaimed cremated remains for two years or more to inter, bury, entomb, or place the cremated remains in a columbarium or to deliver the cremated remains to a bona fide religious society, veterans organization, or civil group for interment, burial, entombment, or placement in a columbarium; exempt a crematory authority or licensed funeral directory from liability for delivering cremated remains that have been in their possession for two years or more to a bona fide religious society, veterans organization, or civil group for the sole purpose of interment, burial, entombment, or placement in a columbarium.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Veterans, Military





Feb 19, 2019 - to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)



the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

HB111 (BR173) - J. Donohue, T. Branham Clark, M. Cantrell, A. Gentry, A. Tackett Laferty

AN ACT relating to railroads.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

277 to require two-person crews on trains or light engines used in connection with the movement of freight; establish civil penalties for failure to have a two-person crew.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committee

HB112 (BR903)/FN - J. Raymond, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, C. Harris, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, A. Tackett Laferty, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to early childhood education.

Amend KRS 158.060 to remove half-day allowance for kindergarten; amend KRS 157.320, 157.360, and 158.030 to conform.


HB113 (BR902)/FN - J. Raymond, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, C. Harris, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, A. Tackett Laferty, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to early childhood education.

Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts to provide full-day preschool; require all four year olds residing in the school district be eligible.



AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 118.367 to change the

deadline for filing a statement-of-candidacy form from April 1 to the last Tuesday in January.

HB114 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 117.015 to make the State Board of Elections an independent agency of state government; the Secretary of State is to become an ex officio, nonvoting, and non-presiding member of the State Board of Elections; the Kentucky County Clerk's Association shall submit two separate lists of four names of then current county clerks, of which two are to be appointed by the Governor; the clerks appointed shall represent each of the two political

parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding regular election for state officials; allow the executive director of the board to vote only in the case of breaking a tie vote for the election of the chair of the board; establish criteria of qualifications and duties relative to being chair of the board; ensure that county clerks are exempted from the prohibition of being a former, or then current, candidate for elected office in order to become a member of the board; lower the age qualification to become a member of the board from 25 to 21; ensure that a quorum is present on the day of any primary or regular election with a majority of the board, less the two members who are county clerks; permit the members of the board who are county clerks to only receive compensation for expenses in attending board meetings; amend KRS 117.025 to delegate additional responsibilities to the board, including instituting appropriate safeguards to ensure that there is no inappropriate use of the voter registration roster; provide that neither the Secretary of State nor the designees of the Secretary of State shall have the authority to correct, alter, or delete voter registration data without prior approval of the board; provide the board shall be responsible for oversight of board personnel, including hiring, investigations, disciplinarily actions, promotions, and other like actions subject to KRS Chapter 18A; amend KRS 117A.010 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.995 to make knowing and willful misuse of the voter registration roster a Class A misdemeanor for each offense; amend KRS 117A.030, 117A.040,117A.050, 117A.060, 117A.130, and 117A.150 to remove the Secretary of State from the responsibility of implementing provisions and promulgating administrating regulations relevant to the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act; make technical corrections. EMERGENCY.SCA1(D. Thayer) - Make title amendment.SFA1(D. Thayer) - Retain the provisions of the bill and the committee substitute with the following changes: restore the current statutory requirement that members of the State Board of Elections shall be at least twenty-five years of age; remove the ability of current county clerks to be appointed as members to the board, but instead allow former county clerks to be members of the board; restore the current statutory requirement that a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum with no conditions; restore the current statutory requirement that all members of the board shall be paid a reasonable sum to be fixed by the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, in addition to members expenses in attending board meetings.





posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday,

February 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

96-2Feb 14, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to State & Local



Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

HB115 (BR937)/CI - C. McCoy, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, K. Hinkle, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, C. Massey, R. Meyer, P. Minter, K. Moser, J. Nemes, M. Prunty, R. Rothenburger, S. Sheldon, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, N. Tate, J. Tipton, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.

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, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal various statutes relating to imposition of the death penalty.



AN ACT relating to distillery local option elections.

Amend KRS 242.1243 to remove the sunset provision for distillery local option elections.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Jan 11, 2019 - posted in committee

HB117 (BR195)/CI/LM - C. McCoy, T. Huff

AN ACT relating to road safety.Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as

criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway.


HB118 (BR862) - J. Tipton, C. Massey, K. Moser

AN ACT relating to occupational

licensure.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

335B to prohibit an occupational licensing authority from suspending or revoking a license it issued because the licensee is in default or delinquent on a student loan or work-conditional scholarship; define terms; encourage a person who is in default or delinquent in the payment of a student loan to contact the appropriate student loan servicer to establish a voluntary pay agreement for the student loan; state the goal of ensuring that individuals keep their occupational licenses while struggling to pay off student loan debt; designate a short title of "Keep Americans Working Act of 2019".

HB118 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Repeal KRS 164.772, which relates to the loss of a professional license due to default on a student loan; amend KRS 164A.240 to conform.




the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate

Feb 19, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

Feb 26, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar





HB119 (BR864) - J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to real estate.Amend KRS 324.360 to require the

section to apply to all real estate transactions if any person licensed under KRS Chapter 324 receives compensation; require the Kentucky Real Estate Commission to promulgate administrative regulations authorizing seller disclosure forms for residential single family, residential multi-family, vacant land, and commercial properties; eliminate the exception for the use of a seller's disclosure of conditions form for residential purchases of new homes if a warranty is offered.


Energy (H)Jan 11, 2019 - reassigned to

Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

HB120 (BR874) - J. Tipton, K. King

AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.

Amend KRS 189.292 to provide that no person shall use a personal

communication device while operating a motor vehicle; set forth exceptions; provide that persons under the age of 18 shall not use a personal communication device while driving, except for emergencies; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292; amend KRS 186.452 and 186.454. to conform; repeal KRS 189.294.


HB121 (BR239) - K. Moser, D. Bentley, R. Goforth, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to prior authorizations.

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 Medicaid managed care organization from setting requirements or using certain utilization reviews for certain prescription drugs used to treat opioid use disorder.






Feb 12, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 14, 2019 - to Banking &

Insurance (S)

HB122 (BR825)/FN - J. Donohue, M. Cantrell

AN ACT relating to tax credits for airport noise mitigation.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for the costs of mitigating noise from a commercial airport for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2023; amend KRS 131.190 to require certain information to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit.


Revenue (H)

HB123 (BR876) - M. Dossett, J. Gooch Jr.

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial elections.

Propose to amend Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of judges on a partisan rather than a nonpartisan basis; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.




HB124 (BR162)/FN - D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to the exemption of diapers from sales and use taxation.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define "diapers"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of diapers; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made after July 1, 2019, but before July 1, 2023; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.


Revenue (H)

HB125 (BR321) - D. Schamore, C. Miller, P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to wild game carcasses.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to prohibit the destruction or abandonment of usable meat from deer or elk that are taken and killed in the Commonwealth; prohibit the dumping of deer or elk carcasses on public areas or private areas without permission; provide exceptions; amend KRS 150.990 to establish penalties for violations.

HB125 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; remove language prohibiting the destruction or abandonment of usable meat from an elk or deer carcass; remove exemptions that would apply; clarify that the dumping of carcasses or parts of carcasses of elk or deer does not apply to elk or deer that have been struck by motor vehicles; allow public entities to grant permission to leave carcasses on public land; authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations to restrict or prohibit the wasting of game meat from wildlife taken within the Commonwealth; apply penalties for violations of the Act to the administrative regulations.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to Tourism & Outdoor

Recreation (H)Feb 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



HB126 (BR918)/CI/LM - L. Willner, R. Adkins, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, C. Harris, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties of the trustees and investment managers for the state-administered retirement systems.

Amend KRS 21.540, 61.650, and 161.430 to require the state-administered retirement systems to follow the state Model Procurement Code when contracting for investment management services; amend KRS 61.645 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 161.250 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Teachers' Retirement System; amend KRS 61.990 and 161.990 to provide that a knowing violation of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Teachers' Retirement System shall be a Class D felony.


(H)

HB127 (BR814)/LM - R. Meeks

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to qualifications of Senators.

Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the eligibility age requirement for persons seeking elected office for the Kentucky Senate held after November 3, 2020; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.




AN ACT relating to limitation on the use of state property.

Amend KRS 56.500 to prohibit the sale or display of items related to racist ideology or items produced since World War II denoting swastikas or Nazi-related logos on state property.





525 to create the offense of a hate crime; amend KRS 439.3401 to include hate crimes; amend KRS 49.320 to conform; repeal KRS 532.031; exempt the provisions of the Act from KRS 6.945(1).


HB130 (BR895)/CI/LM - J. Tipton, R. Rothenburger, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, C. Fugate, D. Hale, K. King, K. Moser, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, D. St. Onge

AN ACT relating to terroristic threatening.

Amend KRS 508.078 to include public

gatherings, places of public accommodation, churches, and places of worship as places covered by the offense of terroristic threatening in the second degree; raise the penalty for terroristic threatening in the second degree to a Class C felony when the person engages in conduct to prepare for or carry out the threatened act.

HB130 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/CI/LM - Amend KRS 508.078 to raise the penalty for terroristic threatening in the second degree to a Class C felony when the person engages in substantial conduct to prepare for or carry out the threatened act; specify that the provisions of KRS 6.945(1) do not apply.HFA1(J. Nemes) - Retain original provisions; add "places of worship" and "scheduled, publicly advertised event open to the public" to the places covered by the offense of terroristic threatening in the second degree.







Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(S); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S)Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to Rules

HB131 (BR817) - S. WestromJan 11-WITHDRAWN

HB132 (BR85)/CI - M. Meredith, R. Rothenburger, T. Branham Clark, J. Jenkins, C. Massey, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to violent offenders.Amend KRS 439.3401 to provide that

any person convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, reckless homicide, or criminal attempt to commit murder of clearly identifiable emergency medical services personnel shall serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before probation or parole.





Feb 19, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary


reading, to Rules as a consent bill

HB133 (BR869) - M. Koch

AN ACT relating to mechanical systems.

Amend KRS 198B.658 to allow a licensed mechanical engineer with two years of experience within or outside the Commonwealth to satisfy the experience requirement for a master HVAC contractor applicant; amend KRS 198B.660 to eliminate certain requirements for HVAC license examinations; amend KRS 198B.6673 and 198B.6678 to require an HVAC inspector to become certified within 12 months of his or her employment.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Jan 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st








the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House



HB134 (BR23) - D. Keene, A. Gentry, C. Miller

AN ACT relating to an emergency contact information registry.

Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish an emergency contact information registry within the Kentucky Driver's License Information System.


HB135 (BR964) - P. Pratt, K. Moser, S. Santoro, D. St. Onge

AN ACT relating to contracting of public works projects.

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 relating to a public works project; set restrictions on a public agency in awarding a grant, tax abatement, or tax credit in situations contrary to the provisions of the Act.

HB135 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - 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 relating to a public works project; set restrictions on a public agency in awarding a grant, tax

abatement, or tax credit in situations contrary to the provisions of the Act.HFA1(J. Jenkins) - Delete the original provisions; amend KRS 45A.070 to define responsible bidder for construction of public works projects.HFA2(J. Jenkins) - Delete the original provisions; amend KRS 45A.070 to define responsible bidder for construction of public works projects.HFA3(J. Jenkins) - Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to establish a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.HFA4(J. Jenkins) - Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to establish a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.


(H)Jan 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 12, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (4) filed to bill

Feb 14, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 50-44 with Committee Substitute

Feb 15, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Economic



the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 26-10; received in House

HB136 (BR58)/CI/LM - D. St. Onge, J. Nemes, R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, L. Elkins, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meyer, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, R. Rand, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

AN ACT relating to medicinal marijuana and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; to exempt the medicinal marijuana program from existing provisions in Kentucky law to the contrary; to require the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control to implement and regulate the medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky; to establish the Division of Medicinal Marijuana within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; to establish restrictions on the possession of and cultivation for personal use of medicinal marijuana by qualifying patients, visiting patients, and designated caregivers; to establish certain protections for

cardholders; to establish professional protections for practitioners; to establish professional protections for attorneys; to prohibit the possession and use of medicinal marijuana on a school bus, on the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school, in a correctional facility, any property of the federal government, or while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit smoking of medicinal marijuana on public transportation, in public places, or in any place of public accommodation; to clarify that the use of medicinal marijuana by a qualifying patient or visiting qualifying patient is to be treated the same as the use of prescribed pharmaceutical medications; to establish additional protections for medicinal use; to clarify that an employer may restrict the possession and use of medicinal marijuana in the workplace; to require the department to implement and operate a registry identification card program; to establish requirements for registry identification cards; to establish registry identification card fees; to require the department to operate a provisional licensure receipt system; to establish the application requirements for a registry identification card; to clarify when the department may deny an application for a registry identification card; to establish certain responsibilities for cardholders; to clarify when a registry identification card may be revoked; to establish various cannabis business licensure categories; to clarify tiering of cannabis business licenses; to require certain information be included in an application for a cannabis business license; to clarify when the department may deny an application for a cannabis business license; to prohibit a practitioner from being a board member or principal officer of a cannabis business; to prohibit cross-ownership of certain classes of cannabis businesses; to establish rules for local sales, including establishing the process by which a local legislative body may prohibit the operation of cannabis businesses within its territory and the process for local ordinances and ballot initiatives; establish technical requirements for cannabis businesses; to require at least 60% of the board of a cannabis business and at least 60% of the owners of a cannabis business be composed of individuals with at least 3 years of continuous Kentucky residency; to establish requirements for cannabis cultivators, including cultivation square footage limits; to establish requirements for cannabis dispensaries; to establish requirements for safety compliance facilities; to establish requirements for cannabis processors; to establish procedures for the department to inspect cannabis businesses; to establish procedures for the suspension or revocation of a cannabis business license; to protect certain records and information from the disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act; to require the department to establish a verification system for use by law enforcement personnel and cannabis business agents; to require the department to establish a database to share data with all licensed dispensaries and monitor the amount of medical marijuana purchased by cardholders in real time; to require the department to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement the medicinal

marijuana program; to establish an alternative method to create a valid registry identification card if the department fails to act; to clarify that nothing in the bill requires government programs or private insurers to reimburse for the cost of use; to establish the medicinal marijuana trust fund; to require that at least 10% of money in the medical marijuana trust fund be returned to dispensaries for use by indigent persons who are qualified patients and enrolled in certain government assistance programs; to require that 3% of money in the medical marijuana trust fund be used to create a grant program to fund medicinal marijuana related research; to require that not more than 85% of money in the medicinal marijuana trust fund be used for operation and enforcement activities; to establish the local medicinal marijuana trust fund; and to establish procedures for the distribution of local cannabis trust fund moneys; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish an excise tax of 10% for cultivators and processors for selling to dispensaries; to establish an excise tax of 10% for dispensaries selling to cardholders; to require that 80% of the revenue from the excise taxes be deposited into the medicinal marijuana trust fund; to require that 20% of the revenue from the excise taxes be deposited into the local medicinal marijuana trust fund; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control and to create the Division of Medicinal Marijuana; and amend KRS 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15A.340, 15.420, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317,438,320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to conform; Sections 2, 4 to 14,17,18, 20 to 25, 29, 30, and 34 to 37 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.

HB136 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions; delete newly established language in KRS 218A related to at home cultivation of medicinal marijuana by cardholders, registry identification cards for cannabis business agents, a memoranda of understanding between the department and local law enforcement; interactions between cardholders and their employers; establish new language in KRS 218A related to qualifying medical conditions; the authorizing of practitioners to issue written certification by state licensing boards; the conditions under which a practitioner may provide written certifications; prohibiting the consumption of medicinal marijuana by smoking; the potency of medicinal marijuana that may be produced or sold in this state; collaboration between the department and the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine; the development and maintenance of various computer based software programs by the department; the rights of employers as they pertain to the use of medicinal marijuana by employees; the rights of parents; a provisional

licensure receipt; registry identification card renewals; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer's Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medicinal marijuana from the state sales tax; and make technical corrections. Effective January 1, 2020. APPROPRIATION.HFA1(D. St. Onge) - Establish new language requiring the department to develop a Web-based reporting system for written certifications; and require practitioners to record all written certification issued to patients in the Web-based reporting system. Effectivew January 1, 2020. APPROPRIATION.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 27, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


HB137 (BR1) - J. Sims Jr, J. Nemes, C. Stevenson

AN ACT relating to political activities.Amend KRS 18A.140 to allow

employees in the classified service and other persons to become candidates for nomination or election to a paid partisan public office; amend KRS 156.838 to allow certified or equivalent employees to become candidates for nomination or election to a paid public office; EFFECTIVE November 6, 2019.



HB138 (BR399)/HM - J. Sims Jr, C. Stevenson

AN ACT relating to surprise billing.Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define

"balance billing," "cost sharing," "covered person," "usual and customary rate," and other terms; create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner or a designated nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a database of billed health care services charges collected from insurers; define "unanticipated out-of-network care"; require an insurer to reimburse for unanticipated out-of-network care at the lower of the billed amount or the usual and customary rate less any cost sharing owed by the covered person; prohibit balance billing from a provider who has been reimbursed as required; allow a provider to bill for any applicable cost-sharing requirements owed by the insured; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-430, 304.17A-500, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010, and 304.39-241 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-640; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


(H)

HB139 (BR819) - J. DuPlessis, J. Miller,

C. Freeland, J. Graviss, D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to the creation of the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission.

Create 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 the Commission, and require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct an annual audit of the Commission.

HB139 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Create 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 the commission; except that curriculum shall be developed by local schools under direction provided by the Kentucky Board of Education; allow the Auditor of Public Accounts first refusal to conduct an annual audit of the commission.






Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Economic


reading, to Consent CalendarMar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

HB140 (BR966) - K. Bratcher

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics.

Amend KRS 151B.131, 151B.132, 151B.133, 151B.134, 164.020, 164.036, and 12.020 to change the name of the Office for Education and Workforce to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics, and to change the name of the Board of the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics to the Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics; amend KRS 151B.134 to remove the executive director of the Education Professional Standards Board from the board and replace the executive director with the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

HB140 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, amend KRS 151B.132 to include the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in agencies providing data to the Longitudinal Data System and to conform; amend KRS 151B.134 to allow the executive director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to designate a person to serve on the board, and to make conforming changes.

HFA1(K. Bratcher) - Delete the Cabinet of Health and Family Services from the list of public agencies to provide data in Section 2 of the Act.







Feb 28, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Education (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Education



HB141 (BR366)/LM - K. Upchurch, M. Dossett, R. Meyer

AN ACT relating to the sale or disposition of certain county property.

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.






Feb 19, 2019 - to State & Local Government (S)



the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 33-1; received in House


HB142 (BR1026) - J. Sims Jr

AN ACT relating to vision examinations.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require a conclusive vision examination upon a child's initial enrollment in kindergarten and a vision examaination upon a child's initial enrollment in grade six.


Services (H)

HB143 (BR187)/CI/LM - D. Elliott

AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.

Amend KRS 525.120 to provide that in all cases the penalty for abuse of a corpse is a Class D felony.


HB144 (BR898) - B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority.

Amend KRS 18A.245 to include the State Treasurer as an ex officio member to the board of trustees of the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority; reduce the number of at-large members from four to three; amend KRS 18A.275 to eliminate the State Treasurer as custodian of funds and require the board to select a custodian of funds collected under 18A.230 to 18A.275; amend KRS 18A.250 to conform;




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019









525 to create the offense of a hate crime; amend KRS 532.031, relating to when a judge may determine at sentencing whether an offense was committed as a result of a hate crime, to include the hate crime offense.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)


AN ACT relating to solar energy.Amend KRS 278.010 to define

"participating third party" and "power purchase agreement" and to exclude both from the definition of "utility" and "retail electric supplier"; amend KRS 278.465 to include participating third parties and power purchase agreements in the definition of "eligible customer-generator" and "eligible electric generating facility" and to exclude both from the rated capacity limitation; amend KRS 278.466 to require the Public Service Commission to review and approve or deny power purchase agreements; authorize the commission to establish additional rules and

requirements regarding participating third parties and power purchase agreements; deny power purchase agreements if the agreement results in rate increases for the retail electric supplier; require contracts for power purchase agreements to be identical to those offered to other customers; allow for eligible customer-generator installations to be transferrable; and amend KRS 278.467 to give original jurisdiction to the commission for disputes concerning power purchase agreements.


Energy (H)

HB147 (BR1005) - T. Burch

AN ACT relating to retired justices and judges.

Amend KRS 423.010 to provide that retired justices and judges shall have the powers of notaries public.


HB148 (BR997) - J. Fischer, N. Tate, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, K. Bratcher, R. Bridges, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, R. Goforth, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, T. Huff, K. King, M. Koch, S. Lee, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, D. St. Onge, J. Stewart III, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to abortion.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

311 to provide that if the United States Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, or an amendment is adopted to the United State Constitution restoring state authority to prohibit abortion, no person shall knowingly administer to, prescribe for, procure for, or sell to any pregnant woman any medicine, drug, or other substance with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of an unborn human being and no person shall use or employ any instrument or procedure upon a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of an unborn human being; any person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; provide an exemption for a licensed physician to perform a medical procedure necessary in reasonable medical judgment to prevent the death or substantial risk of death due to a physical condition, or to prevent the serious, permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ of a pregnant woman; specify that this Act shall also be effective to the appropriation of Medicaid funds that set forth the limited circumstances in which states must fund abortion to remain eligible to receive federal Medicaid funds; repeal KRS 311.710; provide that this Act may be cited as the Human Life Protection Act.

HB148 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Delete the repeal of KRS

311.710.HFA1(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to provide requirements for women who are Kentucky residents and of child bearing age.HFA2(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to provide requirements for women who are Kentucky residents and of child bearing age.



Feb 14, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed


Feb 20, 2019 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)



AN ACT relating to the reporting of child abuse, neglect, or dependency.

Amend KRS 620.030 to establish that if a person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child is dependent, neglected, or abused, causes an oral or written report of the dependency, neglect, or abuse to be made, is employed by a local law enforcement agency, the Department of Kentucky State Police, the cabinet or its designated representative, the Commonwealth's attorney, or a county attorney, then that person shall make the oral or written report to his or her employer and to one of the other entities authorized to receive the report.


Services (H)

HB150 (BR442) - D. Frazier, K. Upchurch, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, J. Carney, A. Gentry, R. Goforth, D. Hale, C. Howard, K. King, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Santoro, W. Thomas, T. Turner, R. Webber, S. Westrom, L. Yates

AN ACT creating the Kentucky Golden Alert System.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to operate a Kentucky Golden Alert System to provide public notification through the use of the news media and highway signs when an impaired person, as defined in KRS 39F.010, is determined to be missing.

HB150 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to operate a Kentucky Golden Alert System to provide public notification through the use of the news media and highway signs when an impaired person, as defined in KRS 39F.010, is determined

to be missing.


(H)Feb 05, 2019 - reassigned to

Transportation (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st







Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

HB151 (BR830)/CI/LM - J. Fischer

AN ACT relating to insurance fraud.Amend 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 Insurance's Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation and to require the boards to provide information requested by the insurance commissioner; amend KRS 189.635 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to redact vehicle accident reports provided to news-gathering organizations; provide an exception to redaction for up to three reports per day; make technical revisions; create a new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit physician self-referrals of health care services for which payment may be made from basic reparations benefits provided under the Motor Vehicle Reparations Act; incorporate exceptions provided in federal law; require refund of amounts collected in violation of section; amend KRS 304.99-060 to establish civil penalties for violation of Section 4 of the Act; amend KRS 311.597 to deem violation of Section 4 or 5 of the Act by a physician "dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct."

HB151 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 189.635 to provide certain reports to news-gathering organizations; revise definitions of news-gathering organization and personal information; revise requirements for redaction of reports.SCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 189.635 to add vehicle identification numbers to definition of "personal information;" amend new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to add definition of "health care provider" and to modify requirements of that section; apply self-referral prohibition to health care providers; amend to include added reparations benefits and referrals made to entities; amend to include exemption for conduct or activity which is permitted or protected under 42 U.S.C. sec.

1320A-7B(b)(3); amend KRS 304.99-060, 309.362, 311.597, 311A.060, 311B.160, 312.150, 313.080, 314.091, 314A.225, 315.121, 319.082, 319A.190, 319B.140, 320.310, 327.070, and 333.190 to conform.




Feb 14, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019



Insurance (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




HB152 (BR929)/FN/LM - J. Stewart III

AN ACT relating to coal severance tax.

Amend KRS 143.010 to eliminate the deduction for transportation expenses from coal severance tax.


Revenue (H)

HB153 (BR7)/FN/LM - W. Thomas, T. Moore, C. Massey, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, R. Rothenburger, N. Tate

AN ACT relating to property taxes for veteran service organizations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to allow any veteran service organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(19) of the United States Internal Revenue Code to be exempt from all city and county property taxes, if certain conditions are met; authorize the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations.


Revenue (H)

HB154 (BR913) - S. Santoro, C. Massey, C. Miller

AN ACT relating to standards for the operation of golf carts on roadways.

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.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Regular

Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019


Feb 15, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 19, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





HB155 (BR843) - G. Brown Jr, C. Booker, R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, T. Branham Clark, T. Burch, J. Donohue, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, A. Hatton, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, R. Rand, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to expungement.Amend KRS 431.073 to make

additional offenses eligible for expungement; reduce the filing fee for felony expungement from $500 to $200; amend KRS 431.076 to allow expungement of charges dismissed without prejudice; amend KRS 431.078 to require certain records to be expunged if the law specifies a period for enhancement and that period has expired; amend KRS 431.079 to limit requirement of certification to convictions that have not been pardoned.


HB156 (BR912) - D. Lewis, K. Hinkle, B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to insurance.Amend KRS 304.9-080 to exempt

certain employees of insurers from the licensure requirement for insurance adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-430 to exempt certain employees of insurers from the licensure requirement for insurance adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-436 to conform.

HB156 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except add employees of agents to exemption from licensure requirement and increase coverage limit to $1,000.HCA1(B. Rowland) - Make title amendment.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Licensing,

Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 07, 2019 - reassigned to Banking

& Insurance (H); posted in committeeFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Feb 15, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and

committee amendment (1-title); received in Senate

Feb 19, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance (S)






HB157 (BR390)/CI/LM - T. Branham Clark, T. Bojanowski, J. Graviss, R. Palumbo, M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to assault on a service animal.

Amend KRS 525.200 to include assistance animals in the definition of "service animals" that are covered by assault on a service animal in the first degree.


HB158 (BR953) - D. Meade , L. Bechler, D. Graham, J. Graviss, R. Huff, J. Jenkins, C. Massey, K. Moser, M. Prunty, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to child welfare and declaring an emergency.

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 "voluntary and informed consent" as it relates to adoption; amend KRS 199.505 to establish a beginning timeframe related to searches of the Kentucky putative father registry that corresponds to the date on which the statute became effective following its enactment in 2018; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to establish a foster child bill of rights; amend KRS 620.020 to establish definitions for "position of authority" and "position of special trust"; amend KRS 620.030, relating to reports of abuse or neglect of a child that may or may not involve fictive kin, persons in a position of authority, or persons in a position of special trust; amend KRS 620.040, relating to reports of abuse or neglect of a child that may or may not involve fictive kin, persons in a position of authority, or persons in a position of special trust; amend KRS 620.180 to require case reviews for court approval 60 days after a child has been placed in a qualified residential facility to ensure the Commonwealth is in compliance with federal law.

HB158 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend language related to requiring national and state background checks of staff members of child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in Kentucky to specify that those facilities and agencies are responsible for any fees related to the background checks and not the employees; EMERGENCY.HCA1(K. Moser) - Make title

amendment.SCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.011 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 199.480 to establish that a father has 21 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child; amend KRS 199.500 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 625.065 to establish that a father has 21 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child.SFA1(D. Carroll) - Make technical changes to KRS 620.030 to clarify who an individual reports to when suspected of abuse or neglect of a child.SFA2(W. Westerfield) - Amend language related to requiring national and state background checks to delete new requirements for staff members of child-placing agencies in Kentucky.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Health and Family




Feb 20, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 21, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 25, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Mar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2); received in House; to Rules (H); posted for concurrence; House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2); passed 94-1


HB159 (BR858)/LM - J. Petrie, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, D. Frazier, J. Glenn, R. Meeks, K. Moser, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to expungement of criminal records.

Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 431.076 to order concurrent expungement of the records of persons acquitted of charges or against whom charges were dismissed with prejudice and create procedures.

HB159 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Amend KRS 431.076 to create automatic expungement of

acquittals and dismissals with prejudice occurring after the effective date of the Act; allow expungement of past acquittals and dismissals with prejudice by petition; and allow discretionary expungement of felony charges held to the grand jury which have not resulted in an indictment after 12 months if the prosecutor does not show good cause.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




HB160 (BR960) - J. Petrie, L. Bechler, M. Dossett, D. Hale, M. Hart, S. Maddox, M. Prunty, S. Santoro, N. Tate, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to foster care and adoption services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define "foster care or adoption services" and "religious organization"; provide that a religious organization or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment shall not be required to provide foster care or adoption services to a person if the action would cause the organization or individual to violate a sincerely held religious belief; restrict civil or criminal action against religious organizations or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment for certain actions or any other action to penalize; allow religious organizations or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment a defense to any private cause of action for refusal to provide certain services due to a sincerely held religious belief.


Services (H)

HB161 (BR939) - J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to extended warranty services.

Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt extended service warranties for certain communication provider equipment; apply to sales made after July 1, 2019, but before July 1, 2023; require the Department of Revenue to report the claimed exemptions to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to give the department authority to provide the report of the exemptions to LRC; make conforming changes.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (H)

HB162 (BR934) - R. Palumbo, D. St. Onge, T. Bojanowski, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Graviss, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, K. King, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, P. Minter, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C.

Stevenson, N. Tate, S. Westrom, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to the training of commercial driver's license holders in identifying and reporting human trafficking.

Amend KRS 281A.010 to define "human trafficking"; amend KRS 281A.120 to require a person applying for a commercial driver's license to complete training related to identifying and reporting human trafficking; amend KRS 281A.170 to require commercial driver's licenses to be issued with a wallet card that outlines the signs of human trafficking and how to report it, and includes the National Human Trafficking Hotline number; amend KRS 281A.130, 281A.320 and 281.755 to conform.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Transportation (H)

HB163 (BR308)/FN - W. Thomas, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, making and appropriation therefore, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College endowment match fund; transfer $3 million annually to the fund from general fund; authorize promulgation of administrative regulations.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (H)

HB164 (BR984)/LM - M. Marzian, P. Minter, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, K. Flood, D. Graham, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, N. Kulkarni, R. Meeks, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to civil rights.Amend KRS 344.010 to include

definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the KRS civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender

identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.


HB165 (BR1006) - J. Gooch Jr.

AN ACT relating to fees for air quality.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 assessment; remove the requirements relating to the determination of fee assessments for particulate matter.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (H); posted in committeeFeb 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 13, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 15, 2019 - to Natural Resources






HB166 (BR1044) - R. Huff, M. Dossett, D. Hale, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Sheldon, W. Thomas, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to a day of prayer for students.

Create 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.

HB166 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(J. Schickel) - Amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to recommend a principal to the superintendent for approval.SFA2(J. Schickel) - Make title amendment.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019



Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Feb 28, 2019 - floor amendment (1)

and (2-title) filedMar 06, 2019 - taken from Veterans,



HB167 (BR1046) - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to implementing Do Not Resuscitate orders in a hospital setting.

Create new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define "Do Not Resuscitate or DNR order"; require the signature of a patient or a family member of the patient before implementing a do not resuscitate order written by a health care provider in a hospital setting; permit a hospital to request that a patient complete a Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form in accordance with KRS 311.621 to KRS 311.643.


Services (H)

HB168 (BR306) - R. Huff, L. Elkins, K. Flood, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to speech-language pathologists or audiologists.

Amend KRS 157.397 to require local boards of education to provide an annual salary supplement to qualified speech-language pathologists or audiologists.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Education


Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019


Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; to Education (S)


AN ACT relating to sexual assault victims.

Amend KRS 403.322 to specify that persons found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed an offense in KRS Chapter 510 that produced a child shall not have custody, visitation, or inheritance rights with regard to that child.


HB170 (BR820) - S. SheldonFeb 07-WITHDRAWN

HB171 (BR959)/AA - S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to lottery games.Amend KRS 154A.063 to remove

games in which the winners are determined by the outcome of a sports contest from the list of games that the Kentucky Lottery Corporation is

prohibited from approving or operating.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committee

HB172 (BR46) - J. Donohue, J. Nemes, J. Jenkins, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson

AN ACT relating to education.Amend KRS 158.785, relating to the

management of local school districts, to include criteria to review when completing a management audit; require the chief state school officer to provide a local district with written deficiencies found through the management audit and corrective actions and a time frame for completion in order to exit assistance; specify that a district can only be a "state managed district" after at least two years of unsuccessful assistance, criminal malfeasance, or insolvency; restrict the chief state school officer's authority during state management to only those specific items found through the management audit; amend KRS 156.029 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to include two at-large members who are current or retired elementary or secondary teachers; amend KRS 156.040 to clarify that a state board member cannot hold any elective federal, state, county, or city office.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)

HB173 (BR1136)/FN/LM - J. Stewart III

AN ACT relating to natural resources severance and processing taxes.

Amend KRS 143A.010 to eliminate the deduction for transportation expenses from the natural resources severance and processing taxes.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Appropriations &

Revenue (H)

HB174 (BR1156) - A. Koenig

AN ACT relating to voluntary unification of counties.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 67 to establish a new procedure for the optional consolidation of counties; exclude consolidated local governments, charter county governments, urban-county governments, and unified local governments from the procedures; permit two or more counties to consolidate with such action initiated by public petition or local ordinance; require signatures of 20% or more of the number of persons voting in last presidential election for initiation petition; provide for the contents and certification of petitions as prescribed; require the county judge/executive in the initiating county within 10 days to notify the other local governments and their citizens of the proposal as prescribed; require responding action in adjoining counties within 120 days or initial action becomes void; require a special election within 90 days if adjoining counties enter the process; require approval in each county for consolidation to become effective; prescribe the language for the ballot, other election procedures, and advertisement of the election by the

sheriff; require a simple majority of those voting in each county for approval; require all election costs to be paid for by the state, and prohibit any organizational changes in a newly consolidated county for 10 years; prohibit any new county from becoming effective until the end of terms of current officeholders and require new officers to be elected in the same manner and at same time as other county officials; require the county judge/executive in each county to appoint 6 citizens to a transition committee as prescribed; require transition committee to divide county into 3-8 magisterial districts and to select 2-5 names for the new county to be decided by the voters; require final report of the transition committee as prescribed; provide for a gubernatorial appointee to break tie vote on questions relating to the name of the new county, the formation of magisterial districts, or other issues on the ballot; require all taxes from the immediate year to remain in effect until changed by the new county; require the creation of a special taxing district for repayment of prior financial obligations in previously existing counties as prescribed; require surplus funds to be spent in the areas where funds were raised as prescribed; permit voters to determine the location of new county seat from previously existing locations; require county seat to remain at that location for not less than 10 years; require other remaining county buildings to be maintained as branch offices for 10 years as prescribed; require the Department for Local Government to promulgate administrative regulations awarding preference points on community development block grant applications and provide technical and advisory assistance to consolidated counties; require, upon consolidation, all appointments to boards of special districts to remain in effect until the expiration of the term, at which point the appropriate appointing authority shall make new appointments; amend KRS 67.280 to provide for federal and state election districts as prescribed; repeal KRS 67.190, 67.200, 67.210, 67.220, 67.230, 67.240, 67.250, 67.260, 67.270, 67.290, and 67.310.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Local Government

(H)

HB175 (BR78)/CI/LM - A. Koenig, A. Gentry, T. Burch, K. Flood, D. Graham, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, M. Koch, D. Lewis, C. Massey, C. McCoy, J. Miller, K. Moser, J. Nemes, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, J. Sims Jr, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define “adjusted gross revenue,” “beginner,” “cabinet,” “commission,” “confidential information,” “entry fee,” “fantasy contest,” “fantasy contest operator, or operator,” “fantasy contest participant, or participant,” “highly experienced player,” “immediate family,” “location percentage,” “person,” “principal stockholder,” “registered fantasy contest operator,” “script,” “secretary,” and “wager”; establish requirements for registration as a

fantasy contest operator; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the operation of fantasy contests; establish the wagering administration fund and direct the uses of that fund; establish the Kentucky problem gamblers assistance account and direct the uses of that fund; require an annual audit of fantasy contest registrants; establish requirements for fantasy contest procedures; amend KRS 230.210 to define sports wagering; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks and other specified locations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; amend KRS 230.215 to declare the intent to allow citizens to enjoy sports wagering and allow the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions under which sports wagering is to be conducted; amend KRS 230.225, KRS 230.240, and KRS 230.260 to include sports wagering; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish sports wagering licensure requirements; amend KRS 230.320 to conform; amend KRS 230.361 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 230.3615 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define “adjusted gross income” and impose a tax on sports wagering; amend KRS 230.362, KRS 230.363, KRS 230.364, KRS 230.365, KRS 230.366, KRS 230.369, KRS 230.371, KRS 230.372, KRS 230.373, KRS 230.374; and KRS 230.750 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to prohibit participants from wagering on events in which they participate and to prohibit tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 230.990 to provide penalties for participants who wager on sporting events and tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS Chapter 154A.010 to define “net poker revenue,” “online poker,” and “rake”; amend KRS 154A.050 and KRS 154A.060 to include conducting online poker games; amend KRS 154A.063 to delete restriction on playing cards; amend KRS 154A.070 to include online poker; amend 154A.110 to prohibit anyone under 18 from placing a wager through an online poker game; amend KRS 154A.120 to include online poker; create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to require licensure for online poker, require the Lottery Corporation to promulgate requirements for providers through administrative regulations, establish licensing fees, and impose a gaming fee on providers; establish a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to establish the Kentucky lottery corporation online poker account and provide for the uses of the funds deposited therein; amend KRS 154A.600 to include online poker; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt sports wagering and online poker; amend KRS 525.090 to exempt sports wagering; amend KRS 528.010 to exempt fantasy sports, sports wagering, and online poker and the devices used in the conduct of those forms of wagering; amend KRS 528.020, KRS 528.070, and KRS 528.080 to exempt fantasy sports, sports wagering, and online poker.

HB175 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1/CI/LM - Retain original provisions, amend Section 1 to require any fantasy contest to comply with federal law; amend Section 8 to revise the definition of "professional sports venue," and to require sports wagering to be conducted in conformance with federal law; amend Section 10 to clarify that bets can be taken on in-state events, but not on sports events involving a Kentucky college team, allow betting on actions within a sporting event, but not allow betting on random events not integral to the course of play, remove the provision to allow wagers on nonsports events like the Oscars; amend Section 15 to reduce the initial licensing fee for sports wagering to $500,000; amend Section 19 to clarify the tax on sports wagers made at horse race tracks; amend Section 36 to remove the prohibition on lottery games being played where winners are based on the outcome of a sports event; amend Section 41 to ensure that online poker games are conducted in conformance with federal law, that proposed vendors have not previously violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, and that licensure does not absolve a person from liability incurred due to litigation with the Commonwealth over internet poker domain names; add a severability clause.HFA1(A. Koenig) - Retain original provisions; amend Section 10 to require consultation with the sanctioning league or association when determining actions within a sports event upon which wagers may be placed; amend Section 12 to require the commission to develop a program to share data with sports leagues.







HB176 (BR1157)/FN - A. Koenig, C. Massey

AN ACT relating to surcharges on insurance policies.

Amend 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 be applied 90 days after the effective date of the Act.

HB176 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(A. Koenig) - Amend KRS 136.392 to increase premium surcharge rate to $1.80 per $100 of premium.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Veterans, Military




Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019




Revenue (S)


AN ACT relating to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.

Amend KRS 42.740 to add a member of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals to the Geographic Information Advisory Council; remove the secretary of the Economic Development Cabinet from the council; change the name of the Kentucky Association of Land Surveyors to the Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors.

HB177 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; change the number of council members from 24 to 25; restore the secretary of the Economic Development Cabinet to the council.SFA1(D. Carroll) - Retain the original provisions except to add one member to the Geographic Information Advisory Council, the executive director of the Office of Homeland Security.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Small Business &

Information Technology (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st







the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed; passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day


AN ACT relating to reorganization.Establish and create various sections

of KRS Chapter 308, relating to Public Protection Cabinet oversight of state occupational boards; define terms; declare policy regarding occupational licensing; list boards that are regulated under KRS Chapter 308; require the Department of Professional Licensing to provide administrative services, technical assistance, personnel staffing, and meeting space to the boards; organize the boards under eight authorities within the department; manage each authority with an executive director; set standards regarding board members, including appointments by the Governor, quorum via majority, and voting eligibility; institute board reimbursement and travel expense rules;

direct board officer elections, board member disqualification standards, and semiannual meeting requirements; establish general board powers; require executive director approval before a board may promulgate an administrative regulation; authorize the executive director to hear and issue a final order regarding any board decision that would otherwise be subject to appeal; allow an aggrieved party to appeal an executive director's final order to the Circuit Court; instruct boards to keep a register of licensees and make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; establish rules for board review of license applications and board-administered examinations; require a licensee to report criminal convictions to the licensee's board; immunize board members, staff, legal counsel, and other persons from civil liability for conduct that is taken in good faith and is within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties; direct the boards to send licensees a thirty-day notice of expiration both before and after the expiration occurs; prohibit a board from issuing an advisory opinion unless authorized by the board's enabling act; establish the Prescribing Boards Advisory Council within the department, composed of eight ex officio members with expertise in combatting prescription drug abuse; amend KRS 12.020 to add the new authorities to the cabinet; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 198B, 216A, 309, 310, 311, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 317A, 319, 319A, 319B, 319C, 320, 322, 322A, 323, 323A, 324, 324A, 325, 326, 327, 329A, 330, 334, 334A, and 335 to conform; amend KRS 325.230 to place the State Board of Accountancy within the Department of Financial Institutions; amend KRS 325.240 and 325.360 to grant the commissioner of the department authority over the accountant board's administrative regulations and disciplinary decisions; repeal KRS 310.080, 311.882, 311B.060, 312.045, 312.065, 315.171, 319A.040, 319A.050, 319A.060, 322.260, 323.180, 323.200, 323A.150, 323A.180, 323A.200, 324.2811, 324.284, 324A.025, 324A.060, 324B.010, 324B.020, 324B.030, 324B.040, 334.170, 334A.100, and 334A.110.



HB179 (BR1071)/LM - M. Prunty, W. Stone

AN ACT relating to county roads.Amend KRS 189.222 to extend to

county roads the current allowance for state highways as roads where trucks carrying agricultural products, livestock, and forest products may operate at weights up to 80,000 pounds, subject to certain restrictions.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Transportation (H)

HB180 (BR39) - M. Meredith, D. Schamore, A. Bowling, D. Frazier, A. Gentry, M. Hart, M. Koch, C. Massey, T. Moore, M. Prunty, B. Reed, B. Rowland, W. Thomas, B. Wheatley, L. Yates

AN ACT relating to veterans at risk.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.

HB180 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Meredith) - Adds provision that a search for a veteran at risk shall immediately be reported as a Green Alert to the local emergency management director, local search and rescue coordinator, local media outlets, and the duty officer of the Division of Emergency Management.









HB181 (BR958) - K. Bratcher, R. Huff

AN ACT relating to proprietary education.

Amend KRS 165A.310 to expand the definition of "proprietary schools" to include not-for-profit proprietary schools; amend KRS 165A.320 to include not-for-profit proprietary schools; amend KRS 165A.340 to eliminate the requirement that members of the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education be from for-profit proprietary schools; amend KRS 165A.350 to include other collateral in the requirements for an agent's bond; amend KRS 165A.360 to conform and to allow other collateral in the requirement for the school's surety bond.

HB181 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, amend Section 2 to delete nonprofit institutions from an exemption.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 21, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Education


Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)


HB182 (BR167)/LM - M. Marzian, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to wages.Amend KRS 337.010, relating to the

definition of "employees" of retail stores and service industries, to increase the

applicable threshold of business that applies to from $95,000 to $500,000; amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to not less than $8.80 an hour on August 1, 2019, not less than $10.35 an hour beginning on August 1, 2020, not less than $11.90 an hour beginning on August 1, 2021, not less than $13.45 an hour beginning on August 1, 2022, and not less than $15 per hour beginning on August 1, 2023; amend KRS 337.420 to define "equivalent jobs" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the administrative regulations be promulgated on or before July 1, 2020; provide the amendments to KRS 337.423 are EFFECTIVE July 1, 2021.

HB182 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 -

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Economic


HB183 (BR176) - M. Marzian

AN ACT relating to plastic waste.Amend KRS 224.50-545 to establish

definitions; prohibit the intentional release of more than 25 plastic balloons; establish a ban on plastic, single-use carryout bags by July 1, 2024; establish a ban the provision of single-use plastic straws by retail food and beverage establishments by July 1, 2022; establish civil penalty of $100 per day for violation of bans.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (H)Feb 13, 2019 - posted in committee


AN ACT relating to sexual misconduct disclosure by health care providers to patients.

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 312, 313, 314, and 320 to require licensed health care professionals to disclose to patients in writing sanctions by a disciplining authority for sexual misconduct.


Services (H)


AN ACT relating to instruction in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and related matters.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to require the State Board of Education promulgate administrative regulations regarding human sexuality education; require implementation of a Department of Education-approved plan during the 2020-2021 school year; set the minimum instructional requirements for grades four through twelve; require instruction by a certified teacher.


HB186 (BR1058)/AA - P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to retirement benefit participation for members of the General Assembly.

Create a new section of KRS 6.145 to 6.237 to allow individuals who become members of the General Assembly on or after August 1, 2019, to make a one-time irrevocable election to not participate in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for their service to the General Assembly; allow members of the General Assembly who began contributing to the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System on or after December 31, 2014, but prior to August 1, 2019, to make a one-time irrevocable election by December 31, 2019, to discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for their service to the General Assembly and receive a refund of accumulated contributions; provide that the election to not participate or discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System applies to all future service of the General Assembly; amend KRS 6.505, 61.510, and 61.525 to make technical and conforming changes.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to State Government


HB187 (BR1175)/FN/LM - M. Hart

AN ACT relating to exempting property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies from state and local ad valorem taxation and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies from state and local ad valorem tax for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2023; add a purpose statement; require reporting by the taxpayer and the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 132.010 to define property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue to the Legislative Research Commission; EMERGENCY.


Revenue (H)

HB188 (BR461)/AA - D. Keene

AN ACT relating to the production of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a noncodified section to relate legislative findings about cannabis; create new sections of KRS Chapter 260 to establish the Office of Cannabis Control within the Department of Agriculture; to prohibit the production, storage, sale, or transport of cannabis unless licensed by this Act; to specify the application requirements for cannabis producers, storage licensees, and transporters; to specify the rights granted by each license type; and to establish fees for initial licensing and license renewal; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish an excise tax for the production of cannabis; establish a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to establish the cannabis distribution trust fund and appropriate moneys from the fund for operating expenses of the Office of Cannabis Control and supplementing employer contributions to specified retirement systems; amend KRS 246.030 to establish the Office of Cannabis Control within the Department of Agriculture; create a noncodified section to name the Act, “The Free Market Access for Cannabis Entrepreneurs Act of 2019”; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H)

HB189 (BR1243)/CI/LM - J. Blanton, J. Petrie

AN ACT relating to parole violators. Amend KRS 439.3106 to create a

supervision continuation sanction to be applied by the Parole Board at final revocation hearings; provide for the return a sanctioned individual to a jail, prison, halfway house, or inpatient treatment facility without revoking parole for up to nine months; provide for reinstatement of the sanctioned individual to prior parole supervision conditions upon completion of the sanction, or return of the individual to the parole board for revocation if the sanction is not successfully completed.

HB189 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(C. Booker) - Amend to clarify that a sanctioned individual who has completed his or her sentence is not returned to supervision.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed



Feb 22, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 26, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary



HB190 (BR1118)/AA/CI/LM - D. Keene, C. Booker, T. Burch, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, D. Graham, J. Jenkins, C. Miller, D. Schamore, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to the expansion of gaming and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to state the findings of the General Assembly; amend KRS 154A.010 to define, "authorizing location," "casino," "county," "county legislative body," "department," "full casino gaming," "gaming licensee," "gross gaming revenue," "handle," "licensee," "limited casino gaming," and "principal"; amend KRS 154A.030 to expand the Lottery Corporation board membership and duties; amend KRS 154A.040 to include casino licensees; amend 154A.063 to remove prohibition against casino gaming; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to require a local option election in any precinct wanting to host a casino; describe the duties of the county clerk and sheriff in a casino gaming local option election; state requirements for local option elections held on a day other than a regular election day; require the corporation to advertise an invitation to bid for casinos; require the corporation to evaluate all proposals for full casinos; establish initial licensing fees for full casinos at $50 million with an initial licensing period of ten years and annual renewal thereafter at $6 million per year; permit limited casino gaming at horse racing tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230; establish requirements for limited casinos; establish requirements for any track holding a limited casino license; establish requirements for principals of any corporation granted a casino license; create license application requirements for casino, manufacturer's, or supplier’s licenses; prohibit anyone not licensed from selling, leasing, or otherwise furnishing gaming supplies; prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from participating in casino gaming; require the Lottery Corporation to determine occupations related to casino gaming that require licensure and establish criteria for occupational licensing; permit the corporation to initiate disciplinary action against applicants and license holders; establish an appeal process; create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to establish wagering and admissions taxes to be remitted by gaming licensees and full and limited casinos; create new sections of KRS Chapter 154A to establish the casino gaming revenue distribution trust fund and limit that money to the benefit of the state retirement systems for the first ten years; establish the regional tourism and infrastructure development fund and provide criteria for projects seeking money from the fund; waive 15 U.S.C. secs. 1172, 1173, and 1174 for devices authorized by this Act; require the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to define and limit games and devices permitted for gaming in casinos; provide guidelines for exclusion or ejection of certain persons; define “cheat” and provide penalties for those who cheat at casino games; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt limited or full casino gaming; amend KRS 525.090 to exempt persons engaged in casino gaming;

amend KRS 528.010 to exempt gambling activity and devices licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.020 to conform; amend KRS 528.070 to exempt activity licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.080 to exempt those with the appropriate license required under KRS Chapter 154A; amend KRS 528.100 to exempt limited or full casino gaming licensed under KRS Chapter 154A; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE DATE DELAYED.


Revenue (H)

HB191 (BR1059)/LM - J. Blanton

AN ACT relating to the revocation of peace officer certification.

Amend KRS 15.391, relating to grounds for the revocation of peace officer certification, to distinguish conditions that require revocation from those that may trigger revocation; provide that hearings shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B; require an agency that has knowledge of a peace officer in its employment who meets any revocation condition to report that condition to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and provide that Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program funds may be suspended if the agency fails to report; clarify that this section shall not apply to peace officers employed by the Department of Kentucky State Police unless and until the peace office is no longer employed by the department; allow the council to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this section; amend KRS 15.386 and 15.440 to conform.

HB191 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Delete language prohibiting an expungement, or completion of pretrial diversion, from constituting grounds for reinstatement; clarify the conditions that may trigger revocation of a peace officer’s certification; require an agency that reports a condition under subsection (3)(a)5 to provide notification of that report to the peace officer; delete language pertaining to the Department of Kentucky State Police.HFA1(J. Blanton) - Amend KRS 15.391 to clarify when an agency is required to report a revocation condition to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.


Affairs, and Public Protection (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 11, 2019 - reassigned to Local

Government (H); posted in committeeFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


Feb 14, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute




Local Government (S); 1st reading;

returned to State & Local Government (S)

Mar 06, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 2nd reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

HB192 (BR1169) - S. Lee

AN ACT relating to jury service for caregivers.

Amend KRS 29A.100 to allow individuals who are caregivers for persons who are sick, aged, disabled, or infirm, as well as children who require the individual's personal care and attention, to be excused from jury service; allow for verification of the individual's obligations to be furnished.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committee

HB193 (BR1293) - S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to wages for employment.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to make it a discriminatory employment action if an employer asks questions about previous salary or wages, relies on previous salary when setting a new salary, or refuses to hire if an applicant does not provide previous salary, except to allow a request for information voluntarily provided in response to an offer of employment; allow previous salary to be considered when required by law, when discovered while looking at other nonsalary information, and for public employee positions; require notice to be posted for employees; amend KRS 337.990 to assess a civil penalty for a violation.



HB194 (BR946) - T. Moore, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to public protection.Amend KRS 237.115 to allow persons

with valid concealed deadly weapons licenses or temporary permits to carry concealed weapons on public postsecondary property and remove criminal penalties.


Affairs, and Public Protection (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committee

HB195 (BR945) - T. Moore

AN ACT relating to state contracts and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit governmental bodies from contracting with a contractor who engages in boycotting a person or entity with which Kentucky can enjoy open trade; EMERGENCY.




AN ACT relating to the Emergency

Response Commission.Amend KRS 39E.030 to change the

quorum requirement for the Emergency Response Commission to a simple majority of currently appointed members.











HB197 (BR1129) - R. Heath, R. Bridges, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, C. Freeland, A. Gentry, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, M. Koch, M. Meredith, J. Petrie, B. Reed, B. Rowland, N. Tate, L. Yates

AN ACT relating to industrial hemp.Amend KRS 260.850 to update the

definition of industrial hemp.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Agriculture (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 19, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House

HB198 (BR1179)/FN/LM - J. Gooch Jr., R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, D. Lewis, B. McCool, S. Miles, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, D. Schamore, J. Sims Jr, J. Stewart III, W. Thomas, K. Upchurch, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to the distribution of coal severance receipts.

Create a new section of KRS 42.450 to 42.495 to change the distributions of coal severance tax receipts; amend various other sections to conform.


Revenue (H)

HB199 (BR1007)/CI/LM - J. Gooch Jr.

AN ACT relating to oil and gas.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 reclamation fund; set forth the purposes of the fund and allowable expenditures from the fund; authorize the Energy and Environment Cabinet to contract with private parties for remediation or reclamation projects; amend KRS 353.563 to authorize the Energy and Environment Cabinet to take the same actions to address improperly abandoned wells as currently allowed for abandoned storage tank facilities; amend KRS 353.564 to provide for forfeiture of equipment or product remaining at an orphan well or abandoned storage tank facility site; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet or its agents to include the forfeited equipment or product as part of the reclamation or remediation project; add eligible and orphan wells to the project prioritization order for moneys to be disbursed from the fund; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to disregard priority if doing so would be cost-efficient or otherwise demonstrably beneficial; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to provide further detail as to the prioritization of wells and abandoned storage tank facilities to be reclaimed or remediated; amend KRS 353.590 to prohibit persons under 18 years of age from receiving a permit under KRS Chapter 353; replace the bond schedule for shallow wells with a bonding formula of two dollars for every foot of true vertical well depth for all shallow wells bonded after the effective date of the Act; establish a new tier structure for shallow well blanket bonds; establish requirements for shallow bonds and blanket bonds; establish procedures for well operator transfers; establish procedures for well closure orders; amend KRS 353.593 to require appeals from final orders issued by the Department for Natural Resources to be taken to the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings; amend KRS 353.655 to remove exceptions to the prohibition on the use of shackle rods or related cables; amend KRS 353.710 to allow the Department for Natural Resources to bring suit against a person violating KRS 353.500 to 353.720 in Franklin Circuit Court; amend KRS 353.991 to establish penalties for violations of KRS 353.500 to 353.720 or 353.735 to 353.747; provide that penalties recovered from the section be deposited in the oil and gas well plugging fund; amend KRS 353.180 to conform; create a new section of KRS 353.500 to 353.720 to establish eligibility requirements for permit issuance or transfers under KRS Chapter 353; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to compliance with the eligibility requirements under the section; repeal and reenact KRS 353.730 as a new section of KRS 353.500 to 353.720; amend KRS 353.570 to conform; create a new noncodified section to provide for the transfer of records and funds from

the Kentucky abandoned storage tank reclamation fund to the Kentucky abandoned storage tank and orphan well reclamation fund.









the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 5, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0

Mar 06, 2019 - received in House; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB200 (BR911) - M. Koch, T. Huff, C. Massey

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Amend KRS 241.010 to revise the definition of "souvenir package"; amend KRS 243.0305 to remove requirement for souvenir packages to be available to any Kentucky retail licensee.

HB200 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 242.1243 to remove sunset provision of distillery local option election; amend KRS 243.020 to allow an independent contractor to act for a licensee; amend KRS 243.0305 to allow shipping to a customer or designee and to allow shipping to be done by an employee, independent contractor, or transporter or common carrier; amend KRS 243.200 to specify that licensed common carriers shall not be liable for a violation of the prohibitions against delivery into dry territory; amend KRS 243.240 to allow shipping to a customer or designee and to allow shipping to be done by an employee, independent contractor, or transporter or common carrier and delete old shipping language; amend KRS 244.165 to specify that licensed common carriers shall not be liable for a violation of the prohibitions against delivery into dry territory, and specify requirements for out of state manufacturers who ship into the state, and add requirement that the department notify violators of the potential for a Class D felony charge.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 08, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 25, 2019 - taken from Licensing,


Feb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the

Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019 - taken from the

Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

HB201 (BR1142) - J. Fischer, C. Massey, J. Petrie

AN ACT relating to service of process on nonresidents of this Commonwealth.

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.





Feb 19, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




HB202 (BR1146) - S. Riley, L. Willner, T. Bojanowski, J. Nemes, M. Prunty, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to corporal punishment in schools.

Create a new section of KRS 158.440 to 158.449 to define "corporal punishment"; prohibit a person employed by a school district from using corporal physical discipline; amend KRS 158.444 to remove corporal punishment as a form of discipline in a school; amend KRS 503.110 to remove the exception that permitted the use of physical force by a teacher against a minor.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committee

HB203 (BR468) - J. Blanton, C. Freeland, M. Hart, A. Hatton, D. Lewis, M. Prunty

AN ACT creating the Kentucky Rural and Opportunity Zone Jobs Act.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 136 to establish the growth fund tax credit; establish Subchapter 21 of KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to establish an application and approval process for investment in growth businesses by a growth fund and verification related to the new tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Rural and Opportunity Zone Jobs Act.

HB203 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Graviss) - Amend definition of

"rural county" to mean counties with a population of less than 70,000.





recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)


HB204 (BR1473) - S. Sheldon, J. Miller

AN ACT relating to financial administration.

Amend KRS 41.410 to update the requirements to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000; create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to require the Department of the Treasury to be responsible for administering and promoting STABLE Kentucky accounts; amend KRS 393A.020 to state that KRS Chapter 393A shall not apply to mineral proceeds; amend KRS 393A.330 to provide that the holder of virtual currency shall liquidate and remit the proceeds to the administrator, and that the owner shall not have recourse against the holder or the administrator to recover any gain in value that occurs after the liquidation of the virtual currency; repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 41 and KRS 42.510 related to the Linked Deposit Investment Program.




posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019



Government (S)

HB205 (BR297)/FN - J. Carney, C. McCoy, K. Bratcher, R. Heath, A. Koenig, J. Miller, D. Osborne, S. Santoro, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to opportunities in education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a separate income tax credit for tuition assistance based on contributions made to a qualified scholarship-granting organization; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide goals and reporting of metrics related to those goals; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish the order in which the credits may be taken; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to allow financial institutions to take the tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 136.505; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to order all tax credits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to publish a list of certified nonpublic schools and nonpublic schools seeking certification;

require the Department of Revenue to report information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.


Revenue (H)Feb 13, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - taken from

Appropriations & Revenue (H); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 2nd reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

HB206 (BR171)/AA - J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to the Judicial Retirement Plan.

Amend KRS 21.345 to include temporary service as a special Circuit Judge by an active District Court Judge in the definition of "service" for purposes of the Judicial Retirement Plan (JRP) provided the temporary service exceeds three consecutive months.



HB207 (BR1040) - J. DuPlessis

AN ACT relating to the public postsecondary education institutions.

Amend KRS 164A.550 to define "branch budget bill," "capital project," and "general fund"; amend KRS 164A.575 to permit the governing board of a public postsecondary education institution to authorize a capital project even though it is not specifically listed in a budget branch bill if the project is funded solely by non-general fund appropriations, including agency cash or restricted funds, federal funds, private funds, or agency bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 per project and per year if certain requirements are met; create a new section of KRS 164A.550 to 164A.630 to permit governing boards of a public postsecondary education institution to authorize up to $5,000,000 in agency bonds a year without approval from the General Assembly when the institution matches the principal amount of the agency bonds issued with agency funds reserved for the specific purpose for with the agency bonds are issued; require the governing board to provide specific written certifications to designated agencies prior to issuance of agency bonds; prohibit a governing board from requesting an appropriation from the state general fund to pay debt service or other financing costs of the bonds; provide that the bonds issued shall be an obligation of the institution; require a governing board to specify by resolution the revenues pledged as security on the bonds and identify the funds reserved to match the bonds; amend KRS 45.763 to exclude projects authorized by a governing board in accordance with this Act; amend KRS 164A.585, 164A.600, 56.870, 45.760, and 45.793 to conform.


HB208 (BR1197)/FN - D. Frazier

AN ACT relating to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

Amend KRS 15A.197 to allow the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide state resources to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation.







Revenue (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from


HB209 (BR1035) - J. Carney, J. Graviss, B. Reed, J. Stewart III

AN ACT relating to the provision of water in public school buildings.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to prohibit the chief state school officer from approving building plans and specifications that do not provide for at least two water bottle filing stations in each school, at least one drinking fountain or water bottle filing station on each floor and wing of each school building, and at least one drinking fountain or water bottle filing station for every 75 students; establish minimum requirements for drinking fountains and water bottle filling stations.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 26, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 28, 2019 - to Education (S)

HB210 (BR1264) - J. Carney

AN ACT relating to long-term care.Create a new section of KRS 216.510

to 216.595 to require employees in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Inspector General, to sign a Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statement upon hire and on an annual basis thereafter; amend KRS 216.590 to establish requirements of surveyor and investigator training for long-term care facility investigators.


Services (H)

HB211 (BR971) - L. Willner, J. Jenkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, K. Flood, K. Hinkle, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J.

Raymond, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to conversion therapy and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 319, and 335 to prohibit practitioners from engaging in conversion therapy, including the compensation and advertisement for conversion therapy; require violations to be subject to board discipline and false claims laws; prohibit public funds from being used for conversion therapy; define "conversion therapy" and "public funds"; EMERGENCY.


Services (H)

HB212 (BR1068) - M. Koch

AN ACT designating the Kentucky Springseat Saddle (Minihan) as the official saddle of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Kentucky Springseat Saddle (Minihan) as the official saddle of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.













Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to require retail electric suppliers to use increasing amounts of renewable energy; require retail electric suppliers to take energy-efficiency measures and implement energy-efficiency programs that increase energy savings over a period of time; provide for alternative compliance plans for public utilities that fail to meet renewable energy or efficiency requirements; define renewable energy; specify reporting requirements to the Public Service Commission regarding progress in diversifying energy sources and energy savings; require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff guidelines for purchase of renewable power.


Development & Workforce Investment

(H)

HB214 (BR1414)/LM - A. Koenig, J. Jenkins, D. Hale

AN ACT relating to local government.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

70 detailing the powers and duties of constables, excluding the general powers of peace or police officers, with certain exceptions; allow police powers where the county grants them and the constable or deputy has been certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404, so long as that certification is maintained; amend KRS 15.707 deleting constables; amend KRS 16.060 deleting constables; amend KRS 61.300 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 61.310 deleting deputy constables; amend KRS 63.170 by adding constables; amend KRS 63.180 by adding deputy constables; amend KRS 64.060 to remove noncertified constables from the fee schedule for services and allow certified constables to continue to receive fees per the schedule; amend KRS 64.190 to amend constable fee schedule; amend KRS 64.200 to exclude urban-county governments from constable compensation requirements and include deputy constables within reporting requirements; amend KRS 70.310 to require deputy constables to execute bond; amend KRS 70.320 to allow the appointment of deputy constables; specify how they are appointed and their numbers determined, and their qualifications; amend KRS 70.350 to clarify where constables may execute warrants; amend KRS 70.410 to include deputy constables; amend KRS 70.430 to clarify the nature and recipient of constable and deputy constable's reports; grant fiscal courts or county clerks and merged governments the authority to retain 25% of fees collected; amend KRS 70.440 to include mandated reports within false reporting prohibitions; amend KRS 148.056 to remove constables; amend KRS 150.100 to remove constables; amend KRS 164.955 to specify that powers of constables are not being diluted or removed; amend KRS 183.881 to clarify that constable powers are not impaired or diminished; amend KRS 189.950 to permit vehicle blue lights for constables if the county grants them the authority and if they are certified as peace officers; amend KRS 230.240 to remove constables; amend KRS 277.280 to remove constables; amend KRS 281.765 to remove constables and deputies; amend KRS 446.010 to remove constables from definition of "peace officers"; amend KRS 454.140 to direct service of process first to sheriffs; exclude urban-county and consolidated local governments from this requirement, unless they pass ordinances granting the sheriff priority.

HB214 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(R. Goforth) - Amend HB 214 to allow constables to request certification; define agency to mean the constable for purposes of certification; require Criminal Justice Training to provide initial certification training.HFA2(R. Goforth) - Amend HB 214 to make the provisions apply to constables assuming office for the first time in 2023 and in counties of 75,000 or more; allow constables to request certification; define

agency to mean the constable for purposes of certification; require Criminal Justice Training to provide initial certification training.HFA3(R. Goforth) - Amend HB 214 to apply provisions to constables in counties containing 75,000 or more.HFA4(R. Goforth) - Amend HB 214 to apply provisions to constables who assume office January 1, 2023.






Feb 27, 2019 - floor amendments (2), (3) and (4) filed

HB215 (BR1092)/FN - S. Sheldon, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to unclaimed property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 393A to establish the unclaimed property trust fund; APPROPRIATION.

HB215 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/FN - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 393A to establish the unclaimed property trust fund; APPROPRIATION.HCA1(J. Miller) - Make title amendment.


Revenue (H)Feb 19, 2019 - reassigned to State

Government (H); posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st







HB216 (BR1082) - S. Sheldon, L. Elkins, J. Miller

AN ACT relating to the qualifications of employees of the Auditor of Public Accounts.

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.




posted for passage in the Consent

Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019








HB217 (BR1155) - S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to the licensure of surgical assistants.

Amend KRS 311.878 to update certifying bodies; create a new section of KRS 311.864 to 311.890 to provide for temporary certification and the cancellation of temporary certification; repeal KRS 311.882.

HB217 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(S. Sheldon) - Retain original provisions, except change the title of the administrative officer from president to executive director.






Mar 01, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (1)

Mar 04, 2019 - received in SenateMar 06, 2019 - taken from Committee

on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

HB218 (BR1126) - S. Sheldon, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to dialysate solutions and devices.

Amend KRS 315.0351 and 315.040 to allow a person or pharmacy located outside this Commonwealth to sell or distribute dialysate drugs or devices necessary to perform home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patients with end-stage renal disease, provided that certain criteria are followed; amend KRS 315.400 to change the definition of "wholesale distribution."

HB218 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 315.0351 to establish clarifying language that the physician's prescription must be received by a Kentucky licensed pharmacy; amend KRS 315.040 to reference definition of dialysate drugs as defined in Section 1 of this Act.HFA1(R. Goforth) - Replace the phrase "dialysate drugs" with "dialysate

solutions".HFA2(R. Goforth) - Make a title amendment.HFA3(S. Sheldon) - Amend KRS 315.0351 to establish new language to make the pharmacist in charge at an out-of-state pharmacy responsible for the distribution and sale of dialysate drugs and devices; amend KRS 315.040 to reference definition of dialysate drugs as defined in Section 1 of this Act.SCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 315.0351 to establish clarifying language that the pharmacist in charge at an out of state pharmacy is responsible for ensuring compliance with requirements on the sale and distribution of dialysate solutions and devices.




Feb 15, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019; floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill

Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1) and (2-title)





HB219 (BR1285) - D. Lewis

AN ACT relating to Medicaid resource exclusions.

Create a new section of the Medical Assistance Act to require that a burial reserve of up to $10,000 be excluded from consideration as a resource or asset in determining a Medicaid applicant's or recipient's eligibility for Medicaid; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to take any steps necessary to implement the section and provide a status report to the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance upon request.


Services (H)Feb 08, 2019 - reassigned to Banking

& Insurance (H); posted in committee

HB220 (BR845) - D. Lewis, B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to the supervision of insurance companies.

Create a new section of Subtitle 3 of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers to file Corporate Governance Annual Disclosures with the Department of Insurance; specify the form and contents of the disclosures; allow insurers to comply with the section by cross-referencing other existing relevant and applicable documents; specify the level

at which information shall be reported; require insurers to maintain documentation and support for information provided in the disclosure; specify the format for disclosures filed after the initial disclosure; classify disclosure-related filings, documents, and information as confidential and privileged; permit certain use and sharing of disclosure-related filings, documents, and information; permit the commissioner to retain third-party consultants and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to assist in review of the disclosures; specify requirements for persons retained by the commissioner; amend KRS 304.37-010 to alphabetize definitions and to add definitions for "groupwide supervisor" and "internationally active insurance group"; create a new section of Subtitle 37 of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize the commissioner to act as or acknowledge another regulatory official as a groupwide supervisor for an internationally active insurance group; establish factors to be considered in making a determination of groupwide supervisor; establish criteria for when the commissioner shall acknowledge another regulatory official acting as a groupwide supervisor; authorize the commissioner to collect information; require the commissioner to make certain notifications; establish the commissioner's authority when acting as a groupwide supervisor; require certain insurers to pay the reasonable expenses of the commissioner's participation in the administration of the section; amend KRS 304.37-050 to classify information reported or provided to the department under KRS 304.37-030 and Section 3 of the Act as confidential and privileged and make technical corrections; amend KRS 304.3-090, 304.3-400, 304.24-290, and 304.37-130 to conform.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Banking &

Insurance (H)Feb 07, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





HB221 (BR1104) - M. Cantrell, C. Miller

AN ACT relating to preserving families that include a parent who is blind.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 405 relating to parents or prospective parents with blindness; define terms; establish rights of parents or prospective parents with blindness.


Services (H)

HB222 (BR1196)/LM - S. Maddox, P. Pratt, M. Hart

AN ACT relating to waste management.

Amend KRS 224.43-010 to include in legislative finding the need for complete and accurate information about

complaints, investigations, and actions against solid waste disposal facilities located in the solid waste management area; amend KRS 224.43-310 to require the cabinet to make quarterly reports to the solid waste coordinator for a solid waste management area on complaints, investigations, and actions; require the enforcement officer to submit a copy of the report to the county fiscal court of every county located in the solid waste management area; amend KRS 224.43-340 require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the issuance of a quarterly solid waste action report to the solid waste coordinator.



HB223 (BR1124) - C. Freeland, J. Blanton

AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.

Amend 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 16.055 to require that applicants for promotions in the State Police may be ineligible for up to 36 months on the basis of substantiated misconduct and that an officer reverted to a previous rank is ineligible for promotion the next time a promotional process is offered; amend KRS 16.198 to require CVE R Class employees to pass a physical fitness test every three years and allow that individuals employed as Trooper R Class or CVE R Class to be placed in special work assignments; amend KRS 61.906 to require persons eligible for a commission to provide references from two reputable individuals who are not necessarily Kentucky residents; EMERGENCY.

HB223 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except: amend KRS 15.525 to delete requirement that the person seeking assistance be immediately paired with a volunteer mentor; provide that a person is ineligible for the program if he or she places law enforcement in reasonable apprehension of physical injury; specify that information gathered on program participants is exempt from the Kentucky Open Records Act; provide criminal and civil immunity for those who provide referrals and services pursuant to the program; EMERGENCY.






Feb 25, 2019 - received in Senate

Feb 27, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary



HB224 (BR852)/FN - K. Moser, S. Sheldon, D. Bentley, A. Bowling, J. Graviss, M. Prunty, W. Thomas, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to durable medical equipment covered benefits and reimbursement under Medicaid.

Create 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 authorization of service despite a Medicaid recipient moving to a different Medicaid managed care organization during the authorization period; require suppliers to be reimbursed at no less than 100% of the Kentucky Medicaid program durable medical equipment fee schedule; require items with miscellaneous HCPCS codes to be reimbursed at the manufacturer's suggested retail price minus 15% and those items without a manufacturer's suggested retail price reimbursed at invoice plus 20%; require Medicaid managed care organizations to cover the same quantities of medical supplies as are established on the Kentucky Medicaid program durable medical equipment fee schedule; require the allowable timeframe for claim submissions to be equal to the timeframe for any discrepancy during the Medicaid managed care organization's audit or recoupment period.









HB225 (BR1067)/CI/LM - K. Moser, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to deceptive lawsuit advertising and solicitation practices.

Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to regulate advertising for legal services.



HB226 (BR931) - B. Reed

AN ACT relating to farmer-focused mental health services and making an appropriation therefor.


248 to require the governor's Office of Agricultural Policy to create and administer a program related to farmer-focused mental health service; amend KRS 304.17B-003 to appropriate $500,000 for the farmer-focused mental health service program beginning on July 1, 2020; make conforming changes; APPROPRIATION.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Agriculture (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committee

HB227 (BR1102) - B. Reed, C. Massey, D. Hale

AN ACT relating to members of boards of education.

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.

HB227 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(D. Givens) - Amend to clarify conditions for receiving per diem and expenses for local board members.






Feb 19, 2019 - to Education (S)Feb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day


Mar 06, 2019 - received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - taken from Rules; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1); House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1); passed 90-1; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB228 (BR419) - B. Reed, K. King

AN ACT relating to homestead exemption.

Amend KRS 132.810 to expand the homestead exemption of the Constitution to include surviving unremarried spouses of totally disabled veterans of the United States Armed Forces.


Revenue (H)

HB229 (BR1064)/AA/LM - D. Frazier, J. Blanton, C. Freeland

AN ACT relating to death in the line of

duty retirement benefits.Amend KRS 16.601 and 61.621 to

provide that payments to the surviving spouse of a member of the state-administered retirement systems who dies in the line of duty shall not be reduced upon remarriage; provide that surviving spouses of a member who died in the line of duty who subsequently remarried shall have their benefit increased to the amount specified by KRS 16.601 and 61.621.


(H)

HB230 (BR1076)/CI/LM - J. Graviss

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees.

Amend KRS 61.645 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) to follow the state Model Procurement Code when contracting for investment management services; provide that, in addition to removal upon a conviction of a felony or violation of the Executive Branch Ethics Code, a KRS board member shall also be removed for a violation of fiduciary duties or conflict of interest; provide that a KRS board member shall not be considered as acting in good faith if he or she fails to disclose a conflict of interest; grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems; specify investment fee and commission reporting to include underlying fund of funds fees; require investment managers failing to disclose investment holdings, fees, and commissions to forfeit any fees or commission paid by KRS; subject investment contracts made by the Kentucky Retirement System to full public disclosure; amend KRS 61.650 to require investment managers to formally adopt the CFA Institute's codes of conduct; require that failure to adhere to the CFA Institute's codes of conduct shall result in the forfeiture of any fees or commissions paid by the Kentucky Retirement Systems; make conforming amendments; amend KRS 61.655 to repeal, reenact, and amend conflict-of-interest provisions to prohibit a trustee and employees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems from having a contractual agreement with or interest in any entities providing services to the systems and from receiving, directly or indirectly, any interest, fees, or profit from entities that provide services to the Kentucky Retirement Systems; require trustees and employees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems to file annual conflict-of-interest statements with the Kentucky Retirement Systems beginning on August 1, 2019; amend KRS 61.990 to provide that a knowing violation of the ethical and fiduciary duties of trustees and investment managers for the Kentucky Retirement Systems is a Class D felony.


(H)

HB231 (BR1165) - J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage

of dentures.Amend KRS 205.560 to require

Medicaid to cover dentures for all Medicaid recipients including full and partial dentures, relining, and replacement, regardless of when teeth were removed; exempt from preauthorization.


Services (H)

HB232 (BR1183)/CI/LM - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to community supervision.

Amend KRS 439.250 to provide definitions for "technical violation" and "absconding"; amend KRS 439.3107 to require the Department of Corrections to adopt a system of graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3108 to require graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for the first absconding violation unless the parole officer determines the individual has committed new criminal activity during the absconding period or the individual is on supervision for a sexual or violent offense; allow the Department of Corrections to use graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for the second and subsequent absconding violation; amend KRS 439.341 to require preliminary hearings for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision who have been detained for a technical violation to be conducted within 15 business days of detainment; amend KRS 439.430 to require a preliminary and final revocation hearing for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision to be conducted before the Parole Board can revoke; require the final revocation hearing to be conducted within 30 business days of the date of the preliminary hearing; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)

HB233 (BR1103)/CI - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to administrative release.

Create a new section of KRS 439.250 to 439.560 to establish an administrative release process that allows inmates serving a sentence for a Class C or D felony offense that is not a violent or sexual offense to be released at the parole eligibility date without a hearing if the inmate does not commit a serious disciplinary violation, unless the victim or Commonwealth’s attorney requests a hearing; amend KRS 439.340 and 439.3406 to conform.


HB234 (BR1181)/CI - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to administrative parole.

Create a new section of KRS 439.250 to 439.560 to establish an administrative parole process that allows inmates

serving a sentence for a Class C or D felony offense that is not a violent or sexual offense to be released at the parole eligibility date without a hearing if the inmate does not commit a serious disciplinary violation, unless the victim or Commonwealth’s attorney requests a hearing; amend KRS 439.340 and 439.3406 to conform.



AN ACT relating to community supervision.

Amend KRS 439.250 to define "technical violation" and "absconding"; amend KRS 439.553, relating to community supervision conditions for those on probation, to require graduated sanctions for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3107 to require the Department of Corrections to adopt a system of graduated sanctions for probationers for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3108 to require graduated sanctions for probationers for the first absconding violation unless the parole officer determines the individual has committed new criminal activity during the absconding period or the individual is on supervision for a sexual or violent offense; allow the Department of Corrections to use graduated sanctions for probationers for the second and subsequent absconding violation; amend KRS 439.341 to require preliminary hearings for probationers who have been detained for a technical violation to be conducted within 15 days of detainment; amend KRS 533.050 to require a final revocation hearing for probationers to be held within 30 business days of the preliminary hearing; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


HB236 (BR143)/LM - C. Booker, N. Kulkarni, T. Bojanowski, J. Jenkins

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the qualifications of members of the General Assembly.

Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the eligibility age for members of the General Assembly.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to Elections, Const.


HB237 (BR1272) - D. Bentley, M. Prunty, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, K. Moser, S. Sheldon, C. Stevenson, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to permitting expedited partner therapy for a sexually transmitted gonorrhea or chlamydia infection.

Create 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.

HB237 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend definition of practitioner to limit to Kentucky licensees; amend to add exemption from civil or criminal liability.










AN ACT relating to trespass upon key infrastructure assets.

Amend KRS 511.100 to change the definition of key infrastructure assets and include felony penalties for trespass upon key infrastructure assets in the first degree.

HB238 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; specify that natural gas or petroleum pipelines are the type of pipelines covered in the definition of "key infrastructure assets"; amend KRS 511.100 to include liability for damages to personal or real property by persons convicted of trespass upon key infrastructure or persons or entities that compensate or remunerate persons convicted of trespass upon key infrastructure.






Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Natural Resources

& Energy (S)

HB239 (BR1259)/LM - B. McCool, C. Harris, D. Bentley, T. Branham Clark, M. Cantrell, P. Pratt, S. Santoro, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to welding safety.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

198B to establish requirements for projects requiring structural steel welding such as certification of welders and certified inspectors; provide definitions.

HB239 - AMENDMENTSSCS1/LM - Retain original provisions, except to clarify that D1.1 and D1.5 means the current version of that document; require that D1.1 and D1.5 be

in the job specifications; require an affidavit to the design professional that an inspection is complete.SFA1(M. Castlen) - Retain original provisions except to remove the definitions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and D1.1, structural steel welding code, and references to ASME and D1.1; remove the word "mandated" and insert "recommended" regarding the requirements of section 2; and remove the language requiring a welding inspector to submit an affidavit of the completion of the inspection to the design professional.









Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to RulesMar 07, 2019 - floor amendment (1)

filed to Committee Substitute

HB240 (BR1117) - T. Huff, J. Tipton, R. Webber

AN ACT relating to county appointments.

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 disapprove the nomination within 45 days, and if the judge/executive fails to nominate within the prescribed period, the fiscal court shall fill the vacancy; provide that if the fiscal court fails to approve or disapprove the nomination within the prescribed period, the nominee is deemed approved, and if the fiscal court disapproves a nomination, the period for the judge/executive to nominate shall be reset to a new 45-day period, and if county judge/executive fails to nominate another person within 45 days, a majority of the fiscal court shall fill the vacancy.

HB240 - AMENDMENTSHCA1(M. Meredith) - Amend HB 240 to substitute statute or county ordinance, and to make fiscal court appointment permissive.



reading, to Consent Calendar with committee amendment (1)


Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with committee amendment (1)







HB241 (BR250) - L. Yates, D. Hale, M. Koch, T. Moore, S. Sheldon, W. Stone

AN ACT relating to occupational licensure for military service members.

Amend KRS 12.355, relating to occupational licensure for members of the United States Armed Forces, to remove the active duty requirement.








HB242 (BR1436)/CI/LM - J. Donohue, J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to strangulation.Create a new section of Chapter 508

to establish the crime of strangulation.


HB243 (BR1170) - S. Sheldon, J. Blanton, M. Hart

AN ACT relating to the protection of Medal of Honor recipients.

Amend KRS 16.065 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide personal protection to a recipient of the Medal of Honor who is a Kentucky resident, attending any public event or ceremony to which he or she received an official written invitation, and representing for no reason other than being a recipient of the Medal of Honor, not to exceed six events per year.

HB243 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain all original provisions, except replace "events and ceremonies" with "instances".SCS1 - Retain all original provisions, except replace "events and ceremonies" with "instances".




Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019



on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)


HB244 (BR1027) - D. Lewis

AN ACT relating to fines for traffic violations in highway work zones and making an appropriation therefor.

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 trust and agency account within the Transportation Cabinet known as the "Highway Work Zone Safety Fund"; appropriate moneys in the fund to be used exclusively by the Transportation Cabinet to pay for enhanced law enforcement of traffic laws within highway work zones; amend KRS 189.2329 to increase the fine for intentionally destroying, defacing, injuring, or removing a temporary traffic control device erected in a highway work zone from $50 to $100; amend KRS 189.394 to eliminate specific references to double fines for speeding, which are now included under Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 189.010 to define "highway work zone"; repeal KRS 189.232; APPROPRIATION.

HB244 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(D. Lewis) - Add maintenance and inspection to the activities conducted under the definition of a highway work zone.HFA2(D. Lewis) - Amend KRS 189.999 to provide that a fine for speeding in a highway work zone is prepayable.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 07, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 13, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 22, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2)

Feb 28, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from




HB245 (BR1209) - W. Thomas, M. Dossett, L. Elkins

AN ACT relating to sheriffs' fees.Amend KRS 64.090 to allow sheriffs

to charge no more than $50 for executing writs of possession instead of a set amount of $7.







Government (S)

HB246 (BR910) - R. Webber, A. Bowling

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 12.020 to place the

Division of Apprenticeship under the Department of Workforce Investment within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; create the Kentucky Apprenticeship Council under the Department of Workforce Investment; and abolish the Apprenticeship and Training Council; amend KRS 151B.020 to add the Kentucky Apprenticeship Council under the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amend KRS 336.015 to remove apprenticeship and abolish the Apprenticeship and Training Council; amend KRS 343.010 to change the definitions of "commissioner" and "council"; amend KRS 343.020 to establish the Kentucky Apprenticeship Council and to define it; amend KRS 343.040 to remove Apprenticeship and Training; amend KRS 336.020, 342.122, 343.030, KRS 164.7884, and KRS 198B.658 to conform; confirm in part, Executive Order 2018-586.








on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

HB247 (BR1110)/LM - M. Sorolis, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, K. Flood, J. Graviss, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Sims Jr, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 118.035 to extend voting

hours from 6 a.m., prevailing time, to 7 p.m., prevailing time, in those counties with a population of 90,000 or more; amend KRS 117.087 to conform.



HB248 (BR1145)/LM - C. Fugate, D. Hale, K. King, M. Prunty, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to boating safety.Amend 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 of a motorboat or vessel without a warrant.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 07, 2019 - to Tourism & Outdoor







reading, to Rules

HB249 (BR1143)/LM - C. Fugate, A. Bowling, D. Frazier, A. Hatton

AN ACT relating to promoting outdoor recreation and tourism development.

Amend KRS 148.0221 to add counties to the definition of "target county"; amend KRS 148.0222 to reauthorize the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority (KMRRA) for five years; make technical corrections; make changes to the membership of the KMRRA board; set forth where committee meetings will be held; set requirements for the executive director and for board members; amend KRS 148.0223 to address sinking funds; set forth requirements for contracts; set guidelines for use of revenue and funds.









AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth postsecondary education prepaid tuition trust fund.

Amend KRS 164A.700, relating to the Commonwealth postsecondary education prepaid tuition trust fund, to revise the definition of "utilization period"; amend KRS 164A.705 to provide that additional value shall not accrue to a prepaid tuition account

beyond the utilization period; amend KRS 164A.709 to clarify account termination provisions and extend the program end date to June 30, 2030.












HB251 (BR310) - C. Massey, K. Bratcher, L. Elkins, M. Hart, B. Rowland, D. Schamore, D. St. Onge, J. Stewart III

AN ACT relating to high school students pursuing military careers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test annually to students in grades 10 through 12, offer counseling based on the ASVAB test results, and allow up to four excused absences to meet with a recruiter of the Armed Forces of the United States or Kentucky National Guard; amend KRS 159.035 to allow excused absences for students who meet with a military recruiter, receive ASVAB counseling, or pursue enlistment.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 07, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Education


Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019



HB252 (BR860) - M. Hart, J. Gooch Jr., R. Huff

AN ACT relating to municipal electric authorities.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 to permit municipal utilities to join together to buy and sell electricity and natural gas; specify elements of an agreement to create a municipal electric authority; determine what powers an authority will have, including the power to undertake projects, bonding, and other borrowing power; specify limits to financial transactions; amend KRS 45A.365 and 424.260 to conform; cite as Municipal Electric Authority Act.



HB253 (BR391)/LM - M. Sorolis, R. Adkins, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, M. Cantrell, K. Flood, D. Graham, J. Graviss, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Sims Jr, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to voting.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

117 to allow in-person early voting between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, 117.995, and 118.035 to conform.



HB254 (BR1432) - S. Maddox, R. Huff, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, M. Dossett, J. Fischer, D. Hale, M. Hart, D. Lewis, K. Moser, M. Prunty, S. Santoro, J. Sims Jr, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to freedom of speech at public postsecondary education institutions.

Amend KRS 164.348 to require public postsecondary institutions to adopt policies ensuring the protection of freedom of speech and expression by students and faculty; require policies to be made available to students and faculty; create a cause of action for a violation of any policy required by the Act.

HB254 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(P. Minter) - Amend definition of "harassment;" specify that provisions of section do not restrict institutions from addressing severe or pervasive harassment.HFA2(S. Maddox) - Delete language regarding student-on-student harassment.




Mar 04, 2019 - floor amendments (1) filed

Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading; returned to the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (2) filed

HB255 (BR1112) - M. Meredith

AN ACT relating to traffic lanes.Amend KRS 189.340 to prohibit

vehicles with a gross vehicle weight with any towed unit of 44,001 pounds or greater from traveling in the left lane on any highway containing 3 or more lanes with a posted speed limit of 65 mph or greater; provide for exceptions; amend KRS 281.010 to conform.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in House

Feb 07, 2019 - to Transportation (H)

HB256 (BR193) - M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to alcohol in dry or moist territories and declaring an emergency.

Amend 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 violation for a private individual or his or her guests to bring alcohol into dry or moist territory; amend KRS 243.033 to specify conditions wherein a caterer may serve alcohol in dry or moist territory; amend KRS 243.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.






Mar 05, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Licensing,


HB257 (BR1227)/CI/LM - M. Meredith, B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to amusement rides and attractions.

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 ride and attraction operators to display the penalties for violations of this section.





Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House

HB258 (BR955) - K. Upchurch

AN ACT relating to the operation of scooters.

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 scooters from title and registration requirements; amend KRS 189.010 to define "electric low-speed scooters" and specify that they are not a motor vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow electric low-speed scooters to be operated on a highway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path; outline provisions for operation; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish safe operating standards; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the operation of motor scooters on a highway; outline provisions for operation; amend KRS 189.050 to exempt electric low-speed scooters from lighting requirements; amend KRS 189.340 to outline the procedure for vehicles when overtaking an electric low-speed scooter; prohibit an operator of an electric low-speed scooter from riding more than two abreast; amend KRS 189.635 to specify that for reporting and statistical purposes, a motor scooter be listed in its own distinct category; amend KRS 189.810 to exempt electric low-speed scooters from slow-moving vehicle requirements; amend KRS 304.39-020 to specify that electric low-speed scooters are not motor vehicles.

HB258 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend the definition of "electric low-speed scooter" to remove language specifying the number of wheels and to specify that the scooter is designed to be stood or sat upon.



the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019


Feb 19, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Feb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 04, 2019 - posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 05, 2019 - House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1); passed 95-1


HB259 (BR1222) - C. Freeland, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to student diabetes screenings.

Amend KRS 156.160 to add a blood screening for diabetes to any student physical required for enrollment.


HB260 (BR938) - J. Nemes, M. Cantrell

AN ACT relating to call centers.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

337 to require an employer intending to relocate a call center from Kentucky to a foreign country to notify the secretary of the Labor Cabinet at least 120 days prior to such relocation; require the secretary to compile a list of employers that have relocated a call center to a foreign country; amend KRS 337.990 to create a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation; provide short title.




HB261 (BR169) - M. Cantrell, J. Jenkins, R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, J. Donohue, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to employment.Amend KRS 336.130 to delete

references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to amend definition of "labor organization" and delete definitions of "employer" and "employee"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow an urban-county government to make an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition of employment membership therein; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow a consolidated local government to make an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition of employment membership therein; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition of employment membership therein; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.



HB262 (BR95) - B. Reed, R. Bridges, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to health services in schools.

Amend KRS 156.502 to include a definition of "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt policy allowing students to carry and self-administer sunscreen; provide that the policy may permit school employees to voluntarily assist with application of sunscreen; include voluntarily assisting with the application of sunscreen in liability protection for school employees.


HB263 (BR1228) - B. Reed, T. Branham Clark, R. Bridges, P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 and amend KRS 141.0205 to establish a refundable tax credit for certified volunteer firefighters; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting of data by the Department of Revenue to the Legislative Research Commission related to the new tax credit.


Revenue (H)

HB264 (BR498)/LM - A. Scott, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to the establishment of the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 441 to establish the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel to conduct comprehensive reviews of all fatalities of individuals detained in county or regional jails, any facility operated by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or an entity under contract with either department.



AN ACT relating to marijuana possession.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make the penalty for possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana a prepayable non-criminal fine; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "personal use quantity of marijuana" and "marijuana accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding marijuana possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use marijuana accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 on marijuana trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 431.450 to include violations for possession of personal use quantities of marijuana in the uniform citation form; amend KRS 500.080 to exclude the offense of possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana from the definition of "violation"; and amend KRS 138.872 to exclude personal use quantities from marijuana stamp tax.


HB266 (BR1478) - B. McCool

AN ACT relating to speed limits.Amend KRS 189.930 to establish a 70

mph speed limit for Interstate 165 and the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway Extension.




Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019


Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Transportation (S)Mar 05, 2019 - taken from




HB267 (BR1386) - B. McCool, D. Hale

AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife licenses.

Amend KRS 150.175 to set forth a license for a cervid meat processor.

HB267 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except to reword to state that a processing fee may be charged to a person who is in lawful possession of the cervid meat.HFA1(N. Tate) - Indicate cervid meat processing fee shall not apply to products donated to a charitable organization.HFA2(N. Tate) - Indicate cervid meat processing fee shall not apply to products donated to a charitable organization.HFA3(N. Tate) - Specify who may process cervid meat and requirements therefore.HFA4(N. Tate) - Specify who may process cervid meat and requirements therefore.HFA5(N. Tate) - Amend HB 267 to specify who may process cervid meat and to prevent importation of tissue which may harbor cervid wasting disease.HFA6(N. Tate) - Amend HB 267 to specify who may process cervid meat and to prevent importation of tissue which may harbor cervid wasting disease.





Feb 20, 2019 - floor amendments (1) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to bill

Feb 27, 2019 - floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (6) filed to bill

HB268 (BR882)/AA/FN - S. Rudy

AN ACT amending the 2018-2020 executive branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 48.050, relating to submission of budget unit requests, to require submission of requests by November 1, rather than November 15.

HB268 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1/AA - Appropriate General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Department of Parks, for new debt service to support new bonds for Phase I of Revitalization and Improvements of Kentucky State Parks capital projects; provide that it is the intent of the 2019 General Assembly to appropriate to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Department of Parks, an additional $50,000,000 in Bond Funds in each fiscal year of the 2020-2022 biennium for Phases II and III of Revitalization and Improvements of Kentucky State Parks capital projects; appropriate General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the Economic Development Cabinet for new debt service to support new bonds for the Economic Development Bond Program - 2020 capital project; provide that the Local Tourism Grant Program shall support museums in addition to local theater programs; set the employer contribution rate in fiscal year 2019-2020 for nonhazardous duty employees participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System who are employed by Mental Health/Mental Retardation Boards, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state-supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS 61.522; appropriate General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2018-2019 to Kentucky State University to fund the state match payments required of land-grant universities under federal law; allow Kentucky State University to dispose of real property and improvements that will become surplus to its needs and retain the proceeds from any sale; appropriate to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System additional General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2019-2020 which shall be directed to Somerset Community College for expansion of the Workforce and Economic Development Program; appropriate to the University of Kentucky General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2019-2020 for the advanced manufacturing initiative and a building renovation capital project for an aging and dementia research facility; appropriate to the University of Louisville General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2019-2020 for the Multidisciplinary Institute for Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.HCA1(S. Rudy) - Make title amendment.HFA1(S. Rudy) - Stipulate that appropriations authorized in this Act shall be paid from the General Fund Surplus Account or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account; APPROPRIATION.SCS1 - Authorize Kentucky State University to expend Restricted Funds in the amount of $290,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019 to fund the state match payments required of land-grant universities under federal law; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.



reading, to Calendar with Committee

Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 21, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 93-6 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)




Mar 01, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S); 2nd reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 5, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - taken from Rules; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1); House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate; posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1); Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1); Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

HB269 (BR883)/FN - S. Rudy

AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.

Amend KRS 48.100, relating to branch budget recommendations, to make a technical correction.



HB270 (BR881)/FN - S. Rudy, D. Bentley

AN ACT amending the 2018-2020 executive branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend 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.

HB270 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Authorize the School Facilities Construction Commission to make loans from the Emergency and Targeted Investment Fund in fiscal years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to a school district that meets specified criteria; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.HCA1(D. Bentley) - Make title amendment.



Mar 01, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)


Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

HB271 (BR1266) - M. Hart

AN ACT relating to licensure.Amend KRS 311B.100 to establish

conditions for licensure by individuals who did not graduate from an accredited program. RETROACTIVE.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

HB272 (BR1274) - J. Tipton, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to early literacy and numeracy education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and maintain lists of approved universal screeners and diagnostic assessments for reading and mathematics; require each local school board or public charter school board to adopt at least one approved universal screener and one approved diagnostic assessment; require teachers to be trained on any universal screener or diagnostic assessment adopted by a board; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year an approved diagnostic assessment shall be administered to all students in kindergarten through grade three at designated times during the school year; require that an academic improvement plan be developed and implemented for any student with a deficiency in reading or mathematics; establish the definition, minimum requirements, and procedure for developing an academic improvement plan; require that the academic improvement plan be maintained until the deficiency is deemed remedied as defined by this Act; require a school to provide written notice to the parent or guardian of a student identified with a deficiency in reading or mathematics and establish the minimum requirements for such written notice; beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, require a local school district to provide a summer enrichment program and intensive instructional services for students identified with a deficiency in reading or mathematics; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, a student with a deficiency in reading or mathematics shall not be promoted to grade four without remedying the deficiency or completing intensive remediation in accordance with this Act; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school district shall collect and report specified reading and mathematics student

performance data; require that the Department of Education establish reading and mathematics teacher academies or coaching models by September 1, 2020; require that the department collaborate with designated agencies to develop high quality, evidence-based reading and mathematics programming, materials, and activities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, teacher preparation programs for elementary regular education shall include specified reading and mathematics content; require that the Education Professional Standards Board to develop and maintain a list of approved reading and mathematics teacher preparation tests by January 1, 2020; require that beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, all new teachers seeking certification in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education or Elementary School Education pass approved reading and mathematics teacher preparation tests; amend KRS Chapter 158.792 to end the existing reading diagnostic and intervention grant program after the 2019-2020 school year; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year the reading diagnostic and intervention fund shall fund a literacy coaching program developed by the Department of Education; amend KRS Chapter 158.794 to require the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee to develop a multifaceted strategic plan to improve student achievement in reading for students in kindergarten through grade three and require the committee to advise the Kentucky Department of Education on specified issues; amend KRS Chapter 158.844 to end the existing mathematics achievement grant program after the 2019-2020 school year; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year the mathematics achievement fund will fund the Center for Mathematics; the Kentucky Kid's First Act.

HB272 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original Section 2 text; delete all other provisions.






HB273 (BR1282)/FN - M. Meredith, R. Rothenburger, T. Branham Clark, R. Bridges, C. Freeland, D. Hale, M. Hart, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, R. Meyer, P. Pratt, B. Reed, S. Santoro, J. Sims Jr, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to professional and volunteer firefighters programs, declaring an emergency, and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 95A.210 and create a

new section of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300 to define and establish the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program and create a fund for the program's administration; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.


Revenue (H)Feb 20, 2019 - reassigned to Local

Government (H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019



on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

HB274 (BR1144) - C. Fugate, D. Hale, J. Blanton, D. Elliott, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, T. Turner

AN ACT relating to conservation officers.

Amend 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 define the duties of a conservation officer R class; create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to indemnify any conservation officer or individual employed as a conservation officer R class; and amend KRS 15.460 and 186.675 to conform.

HB274 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except remove the definition and any reference to the "R class" of a conservation officer.







& Energy (S)Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Natural

Resources & Energy (S); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)




AN ACT relating to insurance.Amend KRS 304.9-105 to remove a

licensing requirement for insurance agents to maintain liability insurance or a cash surety bond; amend KRS 304.9-120 to establish exception to commissioner's review of determination of designation of Kentucky as an applicant's home state; amend KRS 304.35-040 to modify the persons that serve on the Reinsurance Association governing committee; amend KRS 417.050 to exempt arbitration agreements entered by industrial insured captive insurers from the provisions of KRS Chapter 417; repeal KRS 304.9-460.

HB275 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 304.9-105 to restore requirement for insurance agents to maintain liability insurance or a cash surety bond; remove amendment to KRS 304.9-120; amend KRS 304.35-040 relating to Reinsurance Association's at-large governing committee member; repeal KRS 304.15-175.SCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 304.9-120 to establish exception for limited lines travel insurance agent applicants to commissioner's review of designation of Kentucky as an applicant's home state.










HB276 (BR1095) - J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to the voluntary environmental remediation tax credit.

Amend KRS 141.418 to expand the voluntary environmental remediation tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2023, and to allow a refundable credit for these taxable years; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the refundable credit; amend KRS 131.190 to require reporting on the refundable credit.


Revenue (H)

HB277 (BR947) - W. Thomas, T. Moore

AN ACT relating to license plates for disabled veterans.

Amend KRS 186.162 to allow disabled veterans who are paid at the 100 percent rate for service-connected disabilities by the United States

Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase disabled veteran license plates with no initial fee or renewal fee.


HB278 (BR1177) - D. Frazier, T. Turner

AN ACT relating to tourism development.

Amend the definition of "tourism attraction project" found in KRS 148.851 to specify eligible and ineligible properties; amend KRS 148.855 addressing tourism project application evaluation standards to include mandatory considerations for independent consultants.


Recreation (H)

HB279 (BR284) - J. DuPlessis

AN ACT relating to the operation of a vehicle propelled by animal power.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to prohibit the operation of animal drawn vehicles on a highway if the animals are wearing horseshoes that would damage the highway,


HB280 (BR1045) - R. Huff, D. Osborne, J. Graviss, J. Jenkins, J. Miller, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, B. Reed, R. Rothenburger

AN ACT relating to the operation of bicycles.

Amend KRS 189.287 to direct the Transportation Cabinet to include a requirement for bicycle helmets for operators and passengers under the age of 12 in the bicycle standards and safety administrative regulations promulgated under this section; amend KRS 189.990 to conform.





Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)

HB281 (BR1248)/FN - B. Reed

AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

HB281 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Appropriate funds for the

payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.




Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019





HB282 (BR1254) - J. Sims Jr, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to airports.Amend KRS 183.090 to require the

Department of Aviation to inspect and license only those airports that fall under the definition of a general aviation airport; amend KRS 183.011 to define "general aviation airport."

HB282 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 183.861, regarding the Airport Zoning Commission, to retain its authority over zoning issues around military airports and public use airport, heliports, and seaplane bases; restrict the commission's authority over private use airports to those airports having at least one FAA-approved instrument approach and a paved runway of at least 5,000 feet.SFA1(R. Webb) - Eliminate the FAA instrument approach and 5,000 foot runway requirements for private use airports to be subject to Airport Zoning Commission jurisdiction;



Feb 20, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019





Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1); received in House; to Rules (H)


AN ACT relating to financial institutions.

Amend KRS 286.1-440 to include



Insurance (H)


AN ACT relating to insurance.Amend KRS 304.48-080 to remove

reference to executive director.


Insurance (H)


AN ACT relating to consumer loan companies.

Amend KRS 286.4-410, relating to consumer loan companies, to define certain terms; amend KRS 286.4-430 to require applicant to submit specific information with an application for licensure; amend KRS 286.4-440 to increase licensing application fee, and fee per location; amend KRS 286.4-450 to establish financial requirements for applicants and licensees; amend the application approval process; establish process for an appeal of an application denial; restrict eligibility for a license for individuals who have had a license previously denied or revoked; amend KRS 286.4-460 to require disclosure of physical address, and any assumed names; require notice to the commissioner of a change in name; amend KRS 286.4-470 to add tax preparation to business that may be conducted in same location as consumer loan business and add 60 day review requirement; amend KRS 286.4-480 to establish the expiration of a license for failure to pay annual fee; repeal and reenact KRS 286.4-490 to define adverse action; establish when the commissioner may take adverse action; establish procedure following the adverse action; allow the commissioner to seek temporary or permanent relief against a person who has violated Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286; amend KRS 286.4-500 to establish requirements and procedures for orders entered by the commissioner; allow the commissioner to file administrative complaints; amend KRS 286.4-533 to replace collection of credit investigation fee with loan processing fee; amend KRS 286.4-580 to make technical changes; amend KRS 286.4-600 to make changes to retention requirements; allow for a licensee to designate a custodian of records; require access to records for the commissioner; amend KRS 286.4-610 to set examination frequency of licensees and to establish examination and investigation powers of the commissioner; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to allow for use of the State Regulatory Registry by the department and licensees; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to require licensees maintain an agent in Kentucky; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to establish requirements for change of control of a licensee; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to require compliance with applicable state and federal law; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286

to exempt certain items from required disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to establish emergency powers of the commissioner under this subtitle; create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to allow for a hearing for any person aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner; establish penalties for violations of this subtitle; repeal KRS 286.4-630.

HB285 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend the penalties section to impose the lesser of the two civil penalties listed for an occurance of consumer harm by a licensee.SCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend definition of "consumer loan company"; remove internal inconsistency relating to revoked licenses; and make technical corrections.










the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

HB286 (BR1427) - S. Rudy

AN ACT relating to taxation.Amend KRS 141.072 to make a

technical correction.



HB287 (BR1015) - A. Bowling

AN ACT relating to the Department for Local Government.

Repeal KRS 147A.023 and make conforming amendments to KRS 147A.021.







Government (S)

HB288 (BR247) - M. Cantrell

AN ACT relating to licensed professional counselor associates.

Amend KRS 335.510 to include one licensed professional counselor associate on the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors; establish the conditions upon which a licensed counselor associate can be disqualified from his or her seat on the board; amend KRS 335.525 to allow the board to grant temporary approval of a new supervisor agreement for a licensed professional counselor associate until the board's next meeting.



HB289 (BR1496) - S. Riley, D. St. Onge, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.

Amend KRS 216.535 to establish definitions for "management or consulting company" and "passive investor"; create a new section of KRS 216.537 to 216.590 to establish when a cause of action can be taken against the licensee of a long-term care facility, the licensee's management or consulting company, the licensee's management, direct or independent contractors, employees, a passive investor, or other individual, partnership, firm, association, or other entities.


Services (H)Feb 13, 2019 - reassigned to Judiciary

(H)

HB290 (BR1416)/AA/LM - J. Petrie

AN ACT relating to the retirement benefits of city elected officials and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 61.637 to allow a mayor or member of a city legislative body who does not have service credit in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) for his or her service to the city to retire and draw benefits from CERS for other covered employment without resigning from his or her position as mayor or member of a city legislative body; make technical amendments to conform to recent court decision; amend KRS 78.540 to provide that a mayor or member of a city legislative body who has been required to participate in CERS due to other covered employment, or because of failure to make an election not to participate, may elect to not participate in CERS for service as mayor or member of the city legislative body and to receive a refund of contributions for his or her service as a mayor or member of a city legislative body; EMERGENCY.


(H); posted in committee

HB291 (BR1132) - C. Freeland, D. Meade

AN ACT relating to auctioneers.Amend KRS 330.020 to amend the

definition of "auction house" and define "escrow account"; amend KRS 330.060 to allow the board to waive the attainment of a high school diploma if an applicant demonstrates sufficient life experience and competency; amend KRS 330.110 to require requested information to be turned over within 30 days and to require compliance with the chapter and administrative regulations; amend KRS 330.220 to allow auctioneers at reserve auctions and without-reserve auctions to establish reasonable, minimum bid increments once an opening bid has been offered; amend KRS 330.990 to establish jurisdiction for injunctive relief in the county where an alleged offender resides.

HB291 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 330.030 to specify that each principal auctioneer or auction house must have at least one escrow account and that a second account is not needed if a licensee has an escrow account pursuant to a license held under KRS Chapters 324, 324A, or 189B.










HB292 (BR1019)/FN - J. Tipton, J. Petrie, J. Graviss, M. Meredith, J. Miller, D. St. Onge, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to tax expenditures.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

7A to establish the Tax Expenditure Oversight Board; amend KRS 11.068 to require the annual production of a detailed estimate of the revenue loss resulting from each tax expenditure from the general fund and road fund; amend KRS 48.111 to require the Governor to include within the executive branch budget recommendation and in the draft budget bill for the executive branch a detailed account of each tax expenditure in addition to the office estimate provided by the consensus forecasting group; amend KRS 131.020 to require the Department of Revenue to collect, report, and provide data to the Tax Expenditure Oversight Board; amend KRS 131.190 to exempt the data provided by the Department of Revenue from the confidentiality standards for tax return data.




AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Amend KRS 243.075 to include in the definition of "qualified city" any wet city with a population of less than 1,000; allow a qualified city that subsequently increases to a population of 1,000 or more to maintain its status as a qualified city.



HB294 (BR425)/LM - B. Reed, K. King

AN ACT relating to special license plates and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a Cattlemen's Association special license plate; amend KRS186.162 to establish the initial fee and renewal fee for the special license plate and transfer funds collected by the special license plate fees to the agricultural program trust fund; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of license plates to be perpetually produced; APPROPRIATION.


HB295 (BR1454) - R. Brenda, J. Stewart III, J. Blanton, A. Hatton, R. Heath, M. Koch, D. Meade , T. Turner

AN ACT designating the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest as the official state tobacco cutting contest.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest as the official state tobacco cutting contest.



HB296 (BR1504) - T. Moore, K. King, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to nurses employed by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.

Create 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 Authority and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs authority to promulgate administrative regulations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.









HB297 (BR1032) - J. Petrie

AN ACT relating to landlord and tenant.

Amend KRS 383.280 to allow proceedings for forcible entry or detainer to include claims for damages and back rent.


HB298 (BR1153)/CI/LM - J. Petrie, K. King, K. Moser

AN ACT relating to the sexual exploitation of minors.

Amend KRS 531.335 to raise the penalty for possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under the age of 12 years to a Class C felony; amend KRS 531.340 to raise the penalty for the distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance of a minor under the age of 12 years to a Class C felony for the first offense and a Class B for each subsequent offense.




HB299 (BR1797)/CI/LM - J. Petrie, K. Moser

AN ACT relating to sentencing credits.Amend KRS 197.010 and 197.045 to

allow sentencing credits for life skills programs and promising practices.









AN ACT relating to civil rights.Amend KRS 344.030 to change the

definition of "employer" to include a person who has at least one employee in the state.



HB301 (BR1666)/LM - M. Cantrell, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to employment.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

337 to make the termination of employment without cause unlawful; establish amount that may be recovered for wrongful discharge; specify when the employers' internal procedures are to be used.



HB302 (BR1665) - M. Cantrell, A. Scott

AN ACT relating to the establishment of minimum wages by local governments.

Amend KRS 65.016 and 337.275 to allow local governments to pass an ordinance setting employees' minimum wages at a rate higher than that found in KRS 337.275 for employers located within that government's jurisdiction.


(H)


AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define the term "personal listening device"; prohibit the operator of a motor vehicle in motion traveling upon the traveled portion of the highway from operating the vehicle with personal listening devices covering or inserted into both ears; exempt headset systems used on motorcycles from the prohibition.


HB304 (BR1113)/FN - J. Carney

AN ACT relating to the registration of motorboats and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 235.040 to require motorboats documented with the Coast Guard to display an identifying number issued by federal law and a validation sticker issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but not a Kentucky identification number; amend KRS 235.070 to require motorboats documented with the Coast Guard to submit a copy of the certificate of documentation with the application for registration; exempt from titling provisions; require registration with the Commonwealth; amend KRS 235.120 to require validation sticker be issued and displayed on motorboat's bow after recordation is complete; amend KRS 235.125 to require an owner of a motorboat documented with the Coast Guard to remove any number issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the motorboat; require the validation sticker remain on the motorboat; amend KRS 235.210 to exempt a motorboat documented with the United States Coast Guard covered by an identifying number pursuant to federal law from being required to obtain an identifying number from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; require display of validation sticker; EMERGENCY.



HB305 (BR1701) - J. Carney, K. King

AN ACT relating to students of chiropractic.

Amend KRS 312.018 to allow a student of chiropractic to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor.



HB306 (BR448) - K. Flood

AN ACT relating to education.Amend KRS 158.1413 to include

appropriate behavior in the requirements of essential workplace ethics instruction.


HB307 (BR1531)/AA - J. Graviss, D. Graham, R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, A. Gentry, C. Harris, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to employer contribution rates for Kentucky Employees Retirement System for fiscal year 2019-2020 and making an appropriation therefor.

Set the employer contribution rate for fiscal year 2019-2020 for pension and health insurance for nonhazardous duty employees participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System who are employed by Mental Health/Mental Retardation Boards, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state-supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.


(H)

HB308 (BR1268) - J. Graviss

AN ACT relating to licensed certified professional midwives.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define "APRN-designated certified nurse midwife," "certified professional midwifery services," "council," "licensed certified professional midwife; "create the Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council under the Board of Nursing and establish its membership; provide that a licensed certified professional midwife has same authority and responsibility as other licensed health care providers regarding public health laws and require each to keep appropriate medical records; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to

licensed certified professional midwives, including a requirement for informed consent, fees for permits, statewide requirements for transfer of care, medical tests, and a formulary of medications; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license as a licensed certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check; require the council to delineate findings on restrictions to providing certified professional midwifery services; provide immunity from liability in civil action for health care providers who have acted in consultation with a licensed certified professional midwife; establish a work group to develop statewide transfer guidelines; amend KRS 164.298, 211.180, 311.271, and 311.550 to conform; require data to be collected about the place of delivery and planned place of delivery; prohibit performing abortions; provide an education requirement to meet United States educational accreditation standards; provide that any medications used by a licensed certified professional midwife are for the safe conduct of pregnancy, labor and birth, and immediate care of a newborn.



HB309 (BR1553) - A. Hatton

AN ACT relating to precinct election officers.

Amend KRS 117.045 to permit 16 year-old and 17 year-old minors to serve as precinct election officers.



HB310 (BR1140) - C. Harris, T. Bojanowski, T. Branham Clark, D. Graham, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, D. Schamore, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to medication-assisted treatment program licensing.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to entitle this Act the "Medication-Assisted Treatment Program Licensing Act"; define terms; establish the licensure for opioid treatment programs; require oversight by the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; set forth three licensure categories and the requirements for each; set forth the documentation required for applications; require inspections; establish the licensure for office-based medication-assisted treatment programs; require oversight by the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; set forth three licensure categories and the requirements for each; set forth the documentation required for applications; require inspections; require registration with the Secretary of State and Department of Revenue; establish requirements for facility, medical director, and staff and qualifications; permit program participation in Medicaid and private insurance; require United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment approval; require fingerprint-supported background checks through the Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation; require participation in the electronic monitoring system for controlled substances; establish requirements for the diagnosis, treatment, and associated documentation for a patient; set forth restrictions for facilities and operations and permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary to grant waivers and variances from certain requirements; require the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to inspect facilities and programs; establish parameters for license limitation, denial, suspension, and revocation; establish violations, penalties, and injunctions; require advertisement disclosure of the medical director; and require the promulgation of administrative regulations for the enforcement of this Act.


Services (H)

HB311 (BR73) - M. Meredith, B. Reed, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, J. Graviss, D. Hale, R. Heath, K. King, M. Koch, S. Miles, B. Rowland, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to cultured animal tissue.

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.

Feb 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 12, 2019 - to Agriculture (H);

posted in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st




Feb 26, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 28, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; 3rd reading, passed 36-0; received in House

HB312 (BR833) - S. Riley, D. Bentley, M. Prunty, D. St. Onge, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to education stability for children.

Amend KRS 620.060 regarding emergency custody orders in dependency, neglect, and abuse cases to require a specific statement in the orders to change the educational enrollment of a protected child; amend KRS 403.730 to require a specific finding on the record before an emergency domestic violence protective order can order a child to change educational

enrollment; amend KRS 403.270 regarding child custody generally to emphasize educational stability as a primary factor.





HB313 (BR1297) - J. Sims Jr, T. Turner, P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife.Amend KRS 150.010 to define "light

geese" and "Light Geese Conservation Order"; amend KRS 150.023 to permit committee meetings at locations throughout the Commonwealth; amend KRS 150.172 to include a kill reporting deadline; amend KRS 150.330 to increase the bag limit and require a current migratory bird/waterfowl permit; amend KRS 150.360 to except light geese from the shotgun shell provisions during light geese conservation order periods; amend KRS 150.600 to delete language concerning duck blinds; amend KRS 150.603 to substitute "current migratory bird/waterfowl" permit for "Kentucky migratory bird" permit; amend KRS 189.910 to add vehicles operated by enforcement officer of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife in the list of emergency vehicles; amend KRS 150.095 and 186.675 to conform.

HB313 - AMENDMENTSSFA1(R. Webb) - Authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife to investigate to determine and substantiate whether the person taking an animal was a violation of law or presents a threat to public health and safety; if the department determines that there is no violation or threat to public health and safety, the animal taken will remain with possession or be returned to the person's possession.


Recreation (H); posted in committeeFeb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st








Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

HB314 (BR16) - J. Nemes, J. Donohue

AN ACT relating to education.Amend KRS 158.785 to include

criteria to review when completing a management audit; require the chief state school officer to provide a local district with written deficiencies found through the management audit and corrective actions and a time frame for completion in order to exit assistance; specify that a district can only be a "state managed district" after at least two years of unsuccessful assistance, criminal malfeasance, or insolvency; restrict the chief state school officer's authority during state management to only those specific items found through the management audit; Amend KRS 156.029 to require the state board of education to include two at-large members who are current or retired elementary or secondary teachers; amend KRS 156.040 to clarify that a state board member cannot hold any elective federal, state, county, or city office.


HB315 (BR1673) - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to pawnbrokers.Amend KRS 226.050 to require

pawnbrokers to maintain a registry of buyers of items, and to require a picture ID or signature on the registry.



HB316 (BR1430) - M. Dossett, L. Bechler, L. Elkins, C. Massey, R. Meyer, W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to service member relief.

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.

HB316 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Dossett) - Retain original provisions; amend to create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 not KRS Chapter 278.




the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25 2019



Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Natural Resources




Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for

Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House

HB317 (BR950)/LM - R. Webber

AN ACT relating to re-employment assistance.

Amend KRS 341.380 to reduce the percentage used to set weekly benefit rate, to increase trigger amounts for the trust fund balance as related to the weekly benefits amount; to reduce the number of times to pay weekly benefits from 26 to 20; to tier down payments beginning at 125% of the weekly benefit rate for 5 weeks to 100% for the following 5 weeks then to 75 % for the third 5 weeks and 50% of the weekly benefits for the remainder of the award, except for employees classified as recall employees who receive 100% of the weekly benefit; provide that certain classified employees cannot change classification during benefit year; and if extended benefits have are federal funded, that the secretary may extend the number of times to pay to 26.

HB317 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(A. Gentry) - Amend to restore number of times to pay weekly benefits to 26.HFA2(A. Gentry) - Reinstate the 26 week times the weekly benefit rate for employees; reward employees who become reemployed during the first 15 weeks of unemployment benefits.HFA3(A. Gentry) - Amend to increase the weekly benefit rate of a worker by $20 for each dependent.HFA4(A. Gentry) - Amend to increase the percentage used to set weekly benefit rate.HFA5(A. Gentry) - Remove change to the trigger points for the trust fund balance as it relates to the weekly benefit calculation and replace with lesser trigger points.




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25 2019

Feb 25, 2019 - floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) filed

HB318 (BR462) - A. Scott

AN ACT relating to the Commission on Human Rights.

Amend KRS 344.150 to forbid appointment of a proposed new member to the Commission on Human Rights unless that appointment creates or maintains the closest possible equivalent percentage between the political party affiliation of commission members and statewide voter registration; limit the political parties under consideration to the two parties whose candidates polled the largest number of votes in the state at the last general election; determine statewide voter registration percentages from the most recent monthly report of the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 344.160 to conform.


(H)

HB319 (BR1610) - J. Miller, J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to the usage of legal counsel by consolidated local government councils.

Amend KRS 67C.115 to, in addition to allowing the metro council to retain its own legal counsel for advice and consultation, allow the metro council to otherwise employ legal counsel and staff for representation on all legal matters coming before the council.

HB319 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Donohue) - Restore the original provisions of subsection (5) and require the county attorney and consolidated local government council to create a pool of legal counselors to choose from to render service on a particular matter when the county attorney has informed the council that a conflict of interest exists.SFA1(R. Thomas) - Make title amendment.SFA2(R. Thomas) - Add a new section to allow legislative bodies of urban-county governments to retain or employ legal counsel and staff for advice, consultation, and representation on all legal matters before them.




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 01, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 72-22

Mar 04, 2019 - received in Senate; floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed

Mar 06, 2019 - to State & Local Government (S)

HB320 (BR1355)/FN - J. Carney, M. Hart, C. Massey, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to hospital rate improvement programs and making an appropriation therefor.

Create 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 assessments and for making supplemental payments to hospitals; condition the program on federal approval; create the hospital Medicaid assessment fund to be administered by the Department for Medicaid Services; APPROPRIATION.

HB320 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Amend to limit the definition of excess disproportionate share taxes; add requirement for notice of assessment to be sent on the same day as payments to MCOs; change 10 day to15 day payment of assessment; make other payment and notification clarifications; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H); posted in committeeFeb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st







Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

HB321 (BR343)/FN - K. Upchurch, R. Meyer, P. Pratt, J. Sims Jr, C. Stevenson

AN ACT relating to the private motor vehicle rentals and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 281.010 to define the terms "private motor vehicle" or "PMV," "vehicle rental transaction," "private vehicle rental" or "PVR," "private vehicle rental program" or "PVRP," "private vehicle rental program provider" or "program provider," "private vehicle rental owner" or "PVR owner," "private vehicle renter" or "renter," "program rental period" or "rental period," and "group policy"; include a private vehicle rental program provider under the definition of a U-Drive-It; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to outline standards for a private vehicle rental program; create new sections of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to set forth insurance requirements for program providers for private motor vehicles during the rental period; create a new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to clarify the group policy issued to program providers will meet the minimum insurance requirements for a motor vehicle; amend KRS 281.630 to require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations on the operation of U-Drive-Its, including private vehicle rental program providers; amend KRS 281.655 to clarify that the group policy issued to program providers satisfies the minimum insurance requirements under KRS Chapter 281; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to allow electronic notifications; amend KRS 68.200 to subject private vehicle rental program providers to any motor vehicle rental license fee charged by a county, urban-county, or consolidated local government; amend KRS 138.463 to require private vehicle rental program providers to collect usage tax on each vehicle rental transaction; repeal KRS 186.630; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H)

HB322 (BR146) - R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C.

Howard, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, R. Rand, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

Amend KRS 338.051 to require all members of the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to serve for a term of four years; require the board to meet quarterly instead of annually.



HB323 (BR1530) - T. Moore, M. Prunty, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to reciprocal occupational licensure for members of the United States military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, and their spouses.

Amend 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.











HB324 (BR1502) - T. Moore, N. Tate

AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military members and veterans.

Amend KRS 42.0146 to allow certification as a disabled veteran-owned business by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation to meet the criteria of veteran eligibility, ownership, and control.





Feb 26, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

99-0Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Veterans, Military



AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 12.040 to make language

gender equivalent.

HB325 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Replace the entirety of the bill with the following changes: amend KRS 116.055 to ensure that any qualified voter who voluntarily removes his or her name from the voter registration roster after December 31 and who subsequently wishes to register to vote prior to the next scheduled primary, shall not be considered as a "newly registered voter" for purposes of party eligibility; amend KRS 117.085 to require that all requests for an application for a mail-in absentee ballot be received by the county clerk by the close of business hours 14 days before the election; permit a county clerk to transmit an application for a mail-in absentee ballot to the voter by electronic mail; require cancellation of a mail-in absentee ballot no later than 14 days before the election; amend KRS 116.065, 117.0851, 117.088, 117A.060, and 117A.070 to make technical corrections and to conform; repeal KRS 117.075 to conform, which establishes the ability to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for voters with disabilities.HCA1(J. Miller) - Make title amendment.HFA1(J. Miller) - Amend KRS 117.085 to restore the current statutory requirement that all requests for a mail-in absentee ballot application be received by the county clerk by the close of business hours seven days before the election; restore the current statutory requirement that a cancellation and return of a mail-in absentee ballot occurs no later than seven days before the election; make technical corrections to conform; amend KRS 117A.060 and 117A.070 to conform.



reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 01, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019


Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 92-4 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1), and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to State & Local

Government (S)


AN ACT relating to state government.Amend KRS 12.080 to provide gender

equivalent-language.


(H)

HB327 (BR1431)/CI/LM - S. Maddox, M. Hart, T. Huff, D. Lewis, P. Pratt, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to carrying concealed weapons.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to allow concealed deadly weapons to be carried by persons age 21 and over without a license in the same locations where concealed carry license holders may carry them; amend KRS 527.020 and 237.115 to conform.



HB328 (BR1486) - R. Heath

AN ACT relating to firearms on school property.

Amend KRS 527.070 prohibiting possession of weapons on elementary and secondary school property to specify that the vehicle exception for adults shall not apply to pupils of a secondary school.

Feb 12, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 13, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 25, 2019 - reassigned to

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)

Feb 26, 2019 - taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H); 1st reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H); posted in committee


Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019



HB329 (BR1844)/LM - J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to dementia and Alzheimer's training for emergency medical services personnel, emergency medical technicians, first responders, and paramedics.

Require dementia and Alzheimer's training for emergency medical services personnel, emergency medical technicians, first responders, and paramedics.


Services (H)

HB330 (BR1171) - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to the Asset Resolution Corporation.

Amend KRS 164A.055 to redefine "board"; establish the Asset Resolution Corporation as an independent du jure municipal corporation and political subdivision; authorize the retention and compensation of employees; empower the corporation to serve and support schools or students concerning student finances, postsecondary education, and workforce development.


(H)Feb 22, 2019 - reassigned to

Education (H)Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Education


HB331 (BR9) - J. Nemes, D. Osborne

AN ACT relating to education.Amend KRS 158.6453 to allow

parents or guardians to choose that their student not participate in statewide student assessments; amend KRS 160.345 to conform.


HB332 (BR1298) - T. Branham Clark, T. Turner

AN ACT relating to pay lakes.Amend KRS 150.660 to require

persons taking fish from a licensed pay lake to carry receipts from fish harvested each day and present the receipt to a conversation officer upon request and to remove license issuance procedures; amend KRS 150.990 to conform.


Recreation (H)

HB333 (BR995) - R. Webber

AN ACT relating to the highly skilled employee tax credit.

Establish Subchapter 13 of KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to define terms and create a tax credit for residents of the Commonwealth that are employed in high-skill, high-demand industry sector positions in an amount not to exceed $1,500 for each eligible position and a total of $3 million in each fiscal year; create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to allow a nonrefundable, nontransferable tax credit against the individual income tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2024, and to require reporting by the department; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to conform to the reporting requirements.


Revenue (H)

HB334 (BR43)/CI/FN/LM - B. Reed

AN ACT relating to off-highway vehicles and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 186.010 to define "off-highway vehicles" or "OHV"; consider an OHV to be a motor vehicle for registration purposes; amend KRS 186.050 to establish a $25 annual registration fee for OHVs and a $30 fee for nonresident OHV registration; allow the clerk to retain $5 for OHV registration; create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to allow for the operation of OHVs on a public roadway that is not a fully controlled access highway; establish requirements; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; establish exemptions; allow for the operation of nonresident OHV on county roadways for up to 30 days; establish requirements; require the Transportation

Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.517 to comply; amend KRS 189.990 to establish that operating an OHV in violation of Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.


Revenue (H)

HB335 (BR1753)/LM - L. Elkins, R. Rothenburger

AN ACT relating to the disposition of county property.

Amend KRS 67.0802, relating to the disposition of county property, to define "independent appraisal" and to, in addition to the disposal methods available to counties, allow counties to transfer property for economic development purposes, trade property for the same or similar type of property, sell property without bids if the property is appraised for $5,000 or less, sell property as scraps or dispose of as garbage, which can include road millings and dirt, if the value of the property is no greater than nominal, or allow the Finance and Administration Cabinet to sell the property on behalf of the county; amend KRS 45A.425 to allow the provisions of Section 1 of the Act to be used in lieu of those set out in the local model procurement code for counties having adopted it.











HB336 (BR1567)/FN - P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.Amend KRS 139.990 to make gender

neutral.


Revenue (H)

HB337 (BR813) - S. Rudy

AN ACT relating to deputy sheriffs.Amend KRS 70.030 to allow sheriffs

to appoint deputies who are nonresidents of the Commonwealth; amend KRS 61.300 to conform.







Government (S)

HB338 (BR1449) - M. Koch, M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to employment opportunities for service members and their families.

Amend 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 the minimum qualifications for the job classification.

HB338 - AMENDMENTSSCS1 - Retain original provisions and clarify interview preference only applies to candidates seeking initial appointment to the classified service.












AN ACT relating to cities.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 legislative bodies in the various forms of city governance; amend KRS 65.805, relating to nontaxing special districts, to remove a reference to previously repealed statutes; amend KRS 67.750, relating to the taxation of business, to remove the definition of "city"; amend KRS 67.850, relating to the formation of charter county governments, to specify that the charter county government has the authorities of home rule class cities in lieu of the city of the highest class at formation; amend KRS 67.922, relating to unified local

governments, to allow the unified local government to exercise authorities belonging to the various classes of cities which may be a part of it; amend KRS 80.010, relating to housing authorities, to include the legislative bodies of all forms of city governments within definition of "governing body"; amend KRS 81.005, relating to the classification of cities, to make technical correction; amend KRS 82.082, relating to city home rule, to remove reference to KRS Chapter 95, relating to city fire and police, and KRS Chapter 96, relating to city utilities; amend KRS 92.281, relating to city license fees, to remove the restriction of cities with populations of less than 1,000 from being able to levy license fees on businesses, trades, occupations, or professions at a percentage basis; amend KRS 95.761, relating to pension plans and civil service plans in cities with populations of 1,000 to 7,999 to make technical changes, to clarify authorizations of cities eligible to provide retirement plans pursuant to KRS 90.400 or 90.410, and to stipulate that no city shall adopt any civil service system during November or December of any even-numbered year; amend KRS 96.045, relating to the rights of utilities in existence in cities, to redefine "municipality" as any county, city of any class, or municipal corporation; amend KRS 96.060, relating to city grants of rights-of-way to utilities, to stipulate that cities have supervising control over the use of their streets, alleys, and other public grounds, to remove population range from a reference to city, and to stipulate that the grant of rights-of-way, in addition to the presently enumerated utilities, subject other utilities to that grant; provide that cities regulate streetcars, and can exercise control over railroad companies' crossings while fixing penalties for violations regarding streetcars and railroad crossings; preserve the rights of property owners whose property abuts a street on which a railroad is granted a right-of-way when there is damage caused by the railroad to the owner's property; amend KRS 96.120 to stipulate that cities that own and operate their own water or light plants can acquire a franchise to furnish water and light to other cities, allow cities that own and operate their own water or light plants to contract with other cities to provide those services to the other cities, and allow any city to install the necessary conveyance infrastructure to receive water and light services from another city; amend KRS 96.189 to allow any city, rather than cities with a certain population, to acquire streetcar systems; amend KRS 96.200 to make technical correction; amend KRS 107.020, 107.030, 107.140, and 107.190, relating to fire hydrant controls, to remove city population restrictions; amend KRS 154.1-010, relating to economic development, to remove "village" and "township" from definition of "municipality"; amend KRS 281.765, relating to the general provisions of motor carriers, to remove a reference to city marshals; amend KRS 146.280, 177.230, 177.240, 177.270, 177.280, 177.290, 262.180, 267.130, and 353.610 to remove the term "village" and, when in the context of incorporation, "town"; amend KRS 95.010 to conform; repeal KRS 79.010, 79.020, 79.030, 79.040, 79.050, 79.060, 96.130, 96.140, 96.330,

96.340, 79.070, 81A.480, 82.088, 95.505, 95.630, and 96.070.

HB339 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions of the bill; except delete Section 3, KRS 57.285, relating to local printing, from the bill in its entirety; delete Section 16, KRS 96.060, relating to granting rights of ways to utilities, from the bill in its entirety; delete KRS 96.070, relating to cities granting rights of way to utilities, from Section 37, dealing with repeals; repeal KRS 57.285, relating to local printing.













AN ACT relating to 911 emergency service.

Amend KRS 65.750 to add "next generation 911" to the definition of "911 emergency service"; amend KRS 65.7637 so that CMRS providers, Voice over Internet Protocol providers, service suppliers, and related parties are only liable in cases of wanton or willful misconduct for damages for death or injury to a person in connection with the provision of access to 911 emergency service.









HB341 (BR954) - K. Upchurch, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to special license plates.

Amend 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 plate to make a contribution; amend KRS 186.172 to require a contribution on special firefighter license plates; amend KRS 186.174 to include conditions for the issuance of personalized license plates; repeal KRS 186.167, relating to voluntary contributions on Masonic Order license plates.

HB341 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions except provide that the total renewal fee shall include six dollars for the county clerk.SCS1 - Retain orginal provisions except amend KRS 186.162 to set forth fees for special license plates; make technical corrections.









HB342 (BR1821) - S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to electronic prescribing of controlled substances.

Create 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 regulations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

HB342 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(S. Sheldon) - Amend to clarify that waivers may be renewed; delete language related to nonpatient specific prescriptions.







HB343 (BR1465) - S. Rudy, K. Moser

AN ACT relating to school truancy.Amend KRS 159.150 to specify that

students in kindergarten can be truant.






HB344 (BR1273) - A. Scott

AN ACT relating to providing free feminine hygiene products for women inmates.

Amend KRS 197.020 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations to provide free feminine hygiene products to prisoners.


HB345 (BR1717)/LM - R. Rothenburger, R. Meyer

AN ACT relating to resources for local development.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "base restaurant tax receipts" and "merged governments"; grant any city, county, or merged government the right to levy a restaurant tax, subject to certain limitations; allow cities, counties, and merged governments levying a restaurant tax after the effective date to distribute at least 25% of revenues generated to the tourist and convention commission, the remainder to be used to create or support infrastructure supporting tourism; make provisions for cities that levied the restaurant tax prior to the effective date to distribute restaurant tax revenues; establish passage and accounting procedures for the levying of the restaurant tax; deal with surpluses; permit uses of unexpended funds; prohibit the subsidy of any private concern; create an offset for restaurants that have both a city and a county government levying the tax; exempt restaurants subject to the tax from certain local occupational license taxes; mandate that any new tax or rate take effect at the beginning of any calendar month; repeal KRS 91A.400; amend KRS 67.938 and 91A.390 to conform.


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Create 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.

HB346 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1 - Create 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; remove the requirement to collect bad practices information.







Mar 04, 2019 - received in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Economic


HB347 (BR1817)/LM - A. Gentry

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to amend to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption from the current inflation-adjusted amount of $39,300 to the full assessed value of the real property up to an assessed valuation of $100,000, indexed every two years, for owners with a permanent and total 100 percent service-connected disability rating by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; make the exemption transferrable upon death to the surviving spouse; add the continued biennial inflation indexing of the homestead exemption amount; make various typographical changes of a nonsubstantive nature; state ballot question; submit to voters.



HB348 (BR1782)/AA/LM - A. Gentry

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casino gaming.

Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define and permit casino gaming; require that proceeds be used to pay for oversight of casino gaming; prior to July 1, 2030, mandate that 100 percent of proceeds in excess of oversight costs go to retirement systems; after July 1, 2030, allow the General Assembly to allocate proceeds after oversight costs.



HB349 (BR1783) - A. Gentry

AN ACT relating to apprenticeships.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

141 to establish a tax credit for certain

small businesses that have an apprenticeship program and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 and 131.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 343 to require all contractors and subcontractors for public works estimated to cost over $1 million to participate in an applicable apprenticeship program; amend KRS 343.010 to define terms.


Revenue (H)

HB350 (BR1784) - A. Gentry, T. Bojanowski, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, D. Graham, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Sorolis, L. Willner


Amend KRS 342.020 to require an employer to pay for medical benefits at the time of injury and thereafter during disability instead of 780 weeks; amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of "board-certified pulmonary specialist" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified "B" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.610 to indicate that liability for compensation shall not apply if the injury or death was proximately caused by voluntary intoxication or a willful intent to injure himself or herself; amend KRS 342.990 to conform.



HB351 (BR1494) - S. Riley, K. Bratcher, M. Meredith, P. Minter, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, W. Stone, N. Tate

AN ACT relating to community education.

Amend 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; provide that the council shall schedule all meetings after the first meeting.



Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019



HB352 (BR470) - D. Meade , K. Upchurch, J. Hoover, T. Turner

AN ACT relating to the transportation of unrefined petroleum products and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 177 to define "extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system" as those state-maintained highways over which 50,000 tons or more of unrefined petroleum products are transported in the year 2022, and update annually thereafter; require the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to designate the roads in the system on an annual basis; allow motor vehicles, using approved axle configurations, to transport unrefined petroleum products on the system at a maximum weight of 120,000 pounds, with a gross weight tolerance of five percent; set the fee for an annual decal at $1,250; require that dimensions of the vehicle operating under a decal conform to federal law; specify that the decal fee is in addition to all other fees and taxes required to register and operate the vehicle; direct revenues for decal fees under this section be credited to the road fund, and appropriate those revenues for the uses of the fund; specify that nothing in the Act shall be administered in a manner that would jeopardize federal highway funding, that the system shall exclude operation on an interstate highway, and that the cabinet may alter this system for safety purposes, including reduced bridge weight limits; allow local governments to express to the secretary concerns over road section being included in the system and require the secretary to consider those objections; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the section, including design standards for approved axle configurations; require the cabinet to publish a directory of the extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system; set forth reporting requirements for transporters of petroleum products; mandate that reporting requirements begin January 1, 2022; repeal Sections 1 and 2 of the Act June 30, 2029.

HB352 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(T. Branham Clark) - Require KYTC to hold a public hearing in any county where a road will be included in the system; require operators hauling under a decal to provide training for fire departments in regards to the equipment used and procedures to follow in case of a spill.HFA2(R. Meyer) - Require truck owners operating under a decal to reimburse the state for any damage done to a road or bridge that exceeds the cost of an annual permit.HFA3(R. Meyer) - Limit any single trip under a decal to 150 miles.

Feb 13, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committee


Feb 25, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed

Feb 26, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (2) ruled not germane; floor amendment (3) defeated; bill passed 65-29

Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Transportation (S)

HB353 (BR1790)/CI/LM - B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree.

Amend KRS 508.025 to add firefighters to the subsection criminalizing intentionally causing person to come into contact with bodily fluids.


HB354 (BR844) - S. Rudy, L. Bechler, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to taxation.Amend KRS 132.010 to define terms

related to qualified heavy equipment; amend KRS 132.020 to assess qualified heavy equipment at a rate of 15 cents upon each $100 of value and reorder other property by the tax rates imposed; amend 132.360 to allow a 60-day protest period for property tax; amend various KRS sections to make technical corrections and conforming changes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to prohibit class actions against a marketplace provider on behalf of purchasers; amend KRS 139.010 to create and amend definitions of marketplace providers, admissions, and marketplace retailer; amend KRS 139.200 to exclude admissions charged by nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and to clarify that small animal veterinary services exclude services for poultry; amend KRS 139.260 to allow acceptance of a resale certificate for certain services; Amend KRS 139.270, 139.280, and 139.340 to conform; amend KRS 139.450 to require a marketplace provider to collect and remit sales tax; amend KRS 139.480, 160.613, and 160.6131 to clarify who is a toller; amend KRS 139.495 to exempt the sales of admissions by nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3); create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to exempt the first $10,000 of sales in a calendar year made by nonprofit civic, governmental, or other nonprofit organizations; amend KRS 139.550 and 139.720 to conform; amend KRS 141.010 to update to the Internal Revenue Code reference date for 2019 and clarify the provisions for 2018; amend KRS 141.170 to allow one additional month for an extension of time to file a corporation income tax return; amend KRS 241.010 to expand the definition of a small farm winery to include a winery that produces no more than 500,000 gallons in a calendar year; amend KRS 243.884 to clarify that sales made by a small farm winery during a calendar year of the first 50,000 gallons

of wine are exempt; amend various sections in KRS Chapters 141 and 154 to make technical corrections and conforming changes; repeal KRS 136.078, 136.090, and 136.100.

HB354 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(J. Blanton) - Clarify the definition of "heavy equipment rental company."HFA2(R. Palumbo) - Amend KRS KRS 139.495 to exempt from sales tax all sales of tangible personal property and digital property made by resident, charitable, religious, and educational institutions that are exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; exempt all sales of tangible personal property and digital property made by nonprofit civic, governmental or other nonprofit organizations.HFA3(R. Palumbo) - Amend KRS KRS 139.495 to remove the exemption for the first $10,000 in sales and add language to exempt all sales of tangible personal property and digital property made by resident, charitable, religious, and educational institutions except for sales made by an institution that provides job training and employment to individuals with workplace disabilities and sales made by an approved tourism development project; exempt all sales of admissions, tangible personal property and digital property made by nonprofit civic, governmental or other nonprofit organizations rather than the first $10,000 in sales in a calendar year.HFA4(J. Blanton) - Clarify the definition of "heavy equipment rental company."SCS1 - Amend various sections in KRS Chapters 131,139, 141, and 154 to make technical corrections and conforming changes; amend KRS 139.010 to modify definitions related to extended warranty services, marketplace provider, and marketplace retailer; amend KRS 139.200 to clarify that veterinary services do not apply to poultry; amend KRS 139.260, 139.270, and 139.280 to allow a resale certificate to be provided for certain services; amend KRS 139.450 to require a marketplace provider to pay sales and use tax for sales facilitated through their marketplace; amend KRS 139.470 to allow a $12,000 de minimis sales volume for certain services; amend KRS 139.480 to clarify who is a toller and require arm's-length transactions between the toller and the manufacturer; amend KRS 139.495 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to exempt the sales of admissions by all nonprofit organizations; amend KRS 141.010 to update the Internal Revenue Code reference date; amend KRS 141.019 to allow itemized deductions for investment interest and wagering losses; amend KRS 141.170 to one additional month for the filing of an extension for corporation income tax.SFA1(D. Harper Angel) - Amend KRS 141.019 to allow medical expenses as a deduction for individual income taxation; renumber subsequent sections.SFA2(J. Turner) - Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude up to forty-one thousand one hundred ten dollars ($41,110) of pension income for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.CCR1/FN - Cannot agree.


Revenue (H); posted in committeeFeb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st



Feb 21, 2019 - floor amendments (2) and (4) filed to the Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3) filed to bill; 3rd reading, passed 96-4 with Committee Substitute (1)




Mar 01, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S); 2nd reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S); floor amendment (1) and (2) filed

Mar 04, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (2) ruled out of order; Bill passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - taken from Rules; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1); House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate; posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1); Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1); Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

Mar 06, 2019 - Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate; Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate; Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate


AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees in the Commonwealth and providing a remedy.

Create a new section of KRS 337 to provide remedy for employees misclassified as independent contractors; amend KRS 337.010 to include definitions for "independent contractor" and "misclassify".



HB356 (BR1115) - M. Koch

AN ACT relating to student residency.Amend KRS 164.2844 to prohibit an

Armed Forces member, spouse, or dependent who is determined to be a Kentucky resident at the time of acceptance into a public postsecondary institution from losing residency status if the member is transferred on military orders prior to enrollment or while the student is enrolled.






Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Education (S)

HB357 (BR1659) - R. Rand

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 15.010, relating to the

Office of the Attorney General, to rename and restructure units within the office; amend various statutes to conform and make technical corrections; confirm the Attorney General's Executive Order, OAG EO 18-01.


HB358 (BR941)/AA - J. Tipton, D. Bentley, L. Elkins, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, J. Graviss, M. Hart, A. Koenig, S. Maddox, C. Massey, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, K. Moser, J. Nemes, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Santoro, D. St. Onge, K. Upchurch

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and declaring an emergency.

Create 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 institutions to file request to cease participation by December 31, 2019; define "postsecondary institutions" as Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, the Kentucky Community Technical College System, and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation; set actuarial costs for institutions ceasing participation to assumptions in the 2018 actuarial valuation and provide that the institution may pay off the costs over a period not to exceed 25 years at an interest rate of 5.25% per annum; provide that existing employees of a postsecondary institution ceasing participation may, subject to a favorable private letter ruling, elect to continue participating in the system; amend KRS 61.510, 61.520, 61.525, 61.543, and 61.560 to conform; provide that the KERS employer contribution rate shall be 49.47% of pay in FY 2019-2020 for Regional Mental Health Programs, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS 61.522; EMERGENCY.

HB358 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/AA - Create 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 institutions to file request to cease participation by on or after October 31, 2019, but prior to February 1, 2020; define "postsecondary institutions" as Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, the Kentucky Community Technical College System, and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation; set actuarial costs for institutions ceasing participation to assumptions in the 2019 actuarial valuation and provide that the institution may pay off the costs over a period not to exceed 25 years at an interest rate of 5.25% per annum for pension costs and at a rate of 6.25% for retiree health costs; provide that existing employees of a postsecondary institution ceasing participation may, subject to a favorable private letter ruling, elect to continue participating in the system; amend KRS 61.510, 61.520, 61.525, 61.543, and 61.560 to conform; provide that the KERS employer contribution rate shall be 49.47% of pay in FY 2019-2020 for Regional Mental Health Programs, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS 61.522; EMERGENCY.HFA1(J. Tipton) - Provide that only the new hires of those postsecondary institutions paying the costs of ceasing participation in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) shall no longer participate in the system; clarify that provisions apply only to nonhazardous KERS members; make technical corrections; EMERGENCY.HFA2(D. Graham) - Delete provisions allowing postsecondary institutions to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) by paying the actuarial costs; provide that the Public Pension Oversight Board shall study funding and participating issues of quasi-governmental employers in KERS and submit findings by November 27, 2019; require the Kentucky Retirement Systems to request a private letter ruling as to whether a current member of the system may make an election to participate/not participate in the system when the employer is voluntarily ceasing participation; retain provisions that set the KERS employer contribution rate at 49.47% of pay in FY 2019-2020 for Regional Mental Health Programs, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS 61.522HFA3(D. Graham) - Delete provisions allowing postsecondary institutions to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) by paying the actuarial costs; provide that the Public Pension Oversight Board shall study funding and participating issues of quasi-governmental employers in KERS and

submit findings by November 27, 2019; require the Kentucky Retirement Systems to request a private letter ruling as to whether a current member of the system may make an election to participate/not participate in the system when the employer is voluntarily ceasing participation; retain provisions that set the KERS employer contribution rate at 49.47% of pay in FY 2019-2020 for Regional Mental Health Programs, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS 61.522.


(H)Feb 19, 2019 - taken from State

Government (H); 1st reading; returned to State Government (H); posted in committee

Feb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019


Feb 27, 2019 - floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3) filed to bill; 3rd reading, passed 76-21 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)






neutral language.


(H)



neutral language.


(H)

HB361 (BR123)/HM - A. Gentry, T. Bojanowski, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, D. Graham, J. Graviss, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Sorolis, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to coverage for prosthetics and orthotics.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 17A to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices; amend KRS 304.17A-515 and 304.17A-254 to require health benefit plans to provide access to health care providers that practice in the area of prosthetics and orthotics and professionals that provide prosthetic and orthotic devices and

services; amend KRS 18A.225 to require prosthetic and orthotic device coverage for the state employee health plan; amend KRS 205.560 to include prosthetic and orthotic device coverage in the scope of care for the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Services (H)


AN ACT relating to asbestos trust claims and declaring an emergency.

Create an new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "asbestos action," "asbestos trust," "trust claims materials," and "trust governance documents"; require plaintiffs in an asbestos action to provide certain information and documents not less than 180 days before the initial date set for trial; establish that plaintiffs have a continuing duty to supplement the information and documents; establish requirements for an order requiring a plaintiff to file additional asbestos trust claims; establish that defendants may seek discovery from an asbestos trust; establish requirements for an asbestos action; require a court to impose sanctions if a plaintiff fails to comply with the section; provide that Act may be cited to as the Kentucky Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act; EMERGENCY.


HB363 (BR1534)/LM - M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 116.025 to provide that a

voter shall be a resident of the state and precinct on or before the day of an election; amend KRS 116.045 to provide that a person who has not registered to vote prior to the time that the registration books are closed, and who possesses all other qualifications for voter registration, may register or change party affiliation at the person's precinct of residence on the day of the election and shall be permitted to vote in that election; provide for confirmation of identity and affidavit; amend KRS 116.0452 to provide for time of receipt of precinct voter registration; require the county clerk to provide the State Board of Elections with a report of the number of voters registering to vote at the precincts on election day; amend KRS 116.055 to delete requirement that, to vote in a primary election, a person must have been registered as a member of the political party by December 31 or, in the case of new registrations, have been registered and remained registered as a member of that party; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.225 to provide that if the person is not listed on the precinct roster, the person must be given the opportunity to register and vote at the precinct on the day of an election; and amend KRS 117.365 to require applications for voter registration at the precinct to be presented to the grand jury and retained by the county clerk.



HB364 (BR1533) - M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to voter registration.Amend KRS 116.0455 to provide that

each application for a motor vehicle driver's license shall be a simultaneous application for voter registration unless declined by the applicant; amend KRS 116.048 to provide that each application filed through a designated voter registration agency shall be a simultaneous application for voter registration unless declined by the applicant.



HB365 (BR1612) - P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to apprenticeships.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

343 to establish definitions for "apprenticeship," "licensing," and "licensing authority"; establish conditions under which a licensing authority has to issue a license; require licensing authorities to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the section.




AN ACT relating to technical changes to the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

Amend KRS 7.123, relating to the Kentucky Revised Statutes, to make technical changes.



HB367 (BR1360) - J. Donohue, J. Graviss

AN ACT relating to the sale or transfer of historic places.

Amend KRS 171.382 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to give notice to the Kentucky Heritage Council 90 days prior to the transfer or sale of a property nominated by the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places; require the Kentucky Heritage Council to consult with the Finance and Administration Cabinet regarding the property's historic, cultural, and archeological resources; require the Kentucky Heritage Council to make a written recommendation to the Finance and Administration Cabinet on whether the property should have a preservation easement; if a preservation easement is recommended, no sale or transfer of the property shall take place until the easement is listed on the deed.


(H)

HB368 (BR1855)/LM - D. Meade

AN ACT relating to county detectives.Amend KRS 69.360 to require

certification of county detectives in all counties and give uniform powers; amend KRS 15.380 to conform.

HB368 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Exempt from requirement of certification detectives employed prior to the effective date of the act; remove language referring to limitation of funds.


(H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 25, 2019 - taken from Local

Government (H); 1st reading; returned to Local Government (H)

Feb 27, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a Consent bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019


Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Veterans, Military





AN ACT relating to insurance for motor vehicle repairs.

Create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require property and casualty insurance policies that reimburse for repairs made to a motor vehicle to reimburse for the cost of repairs made with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts unless use of after-market parts is approved in writing by the vehicle's owner.


Insurance (H)

HB370 (BR1270) - D. St. Onge

AN ACT relating to unmanned aircraft systems.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 183 to prohibit local governments from regulating use or ownership of drones, other than by the local government itself.


Information Technology (H)Feb 19, 2019 - posted in committee

HB371 (BR1623) - W. Stone, J. Graviss, D. Hale, K. King, L. Yates

AN ACT relating to passing a school bus.

Amend KRS 189.990 to increase the fines for passing a school bus.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committee

HB372 (BR1833)/LM - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to early voting in-person absentee voting.


117 to establish that in-person absentee voting be conducted at least 12 working days, including two Saturdays, before the Sunday prior to election day and to permit a county board of elections to establish a longer period of time for in-person absentee voting; allow members of a county board of elections to work as precinct election officers without compensation during in-person absentee voting; amend KRS 117.145 to require the county clerk to equip the in-person absentee voting machines with the necessary supplies, including a pencil or a pen for the purpose of write-in votes at least 5 days before the in-person absentee voting period begins and to increase from 15 to 45 the number of days the county clerk is required to have ballots and labels for a special election; amend KRS 117.085, 117.0851, 117.086, 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, 118.035, and 118.405 to conform; repeal KRS 117.088.




AN ACT relating to fair pay practices.Amend KRS 337.070 to require

written notice of wage payment terms upon new employment; require detailed information about deductions from wages; require, upon request, an explanation of wage calculations; amend KRS 337.320 to list information concerning compensation that an employer is required to maintain for employees; amend KRS 337.423 to protect employee's ability to speak about wages with other employees.



HB374 (BR1561)/HM - D. Bentley

AN ACT relating to insurance for prescription drugs.

Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to add definition for "financial assistance"; prohibit insurers from prohibiting financial assistance for prescription drugs received by an insured from applying toward any cost sharing owed by the insured under a health benefit plan unless the prohibition is required to comply with federal law; require amounts paid on a insured's behalf to apply towards any out-of-pocket maximums.


Insurance (H)

HB375 (BR1584) - B. Rowland, S. Riley, J. Blanton, K. King, J. Petrie, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to call location information.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to require wireless telecommunications carriers to provide call location information from wireless devices to the Kentucky State Police under certain emergency conditions.

HB375 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Create a new section of KRS

Chapter 17 to require wireless telecommunications carriers to provide call location information from wireless devices to law enforcement agencies and public safety answering points under certain emergency conditions.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2019 - to Judiciary (H); posted

in committeeFeb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st






reading, to Rules

HB376 (BR904)/CI/LM - J. Raymond, J. Jenkins, C. Booker

AN ACT relating to extreme risk protection orders.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to allow persons to petition in District Court for one-year extreme risk protection orders when the petitioner believes a respondent poses a significant danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition; establish procedures under which a temporary ex parte protective order could be issued; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, and possible extension of the petition; prescribe issuance and service procedures of a resulting protection order; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, and return of firearms and ammunition; establish penalties.


HB377 (BR1208) - M. Hart

AN ACT relating to arts education.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

158 to require schools to offer all students instruction in the visual and performing arts, submit an annual report to the Department of Education, and implement school policies regarding visual and performing arts instruction; require the Department of Education to develop visual and performing arts program standards, guidelines on model programs, and strategies and initiatives for meeting the requirements of the section; require the Department of Education to provide resources, assessment tools, and a reporting checklist to schools; require the Department of Education to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by December 1, 2020, on the status of schools meeting the requirements of this section; amend KRS 158.6453 to require the school profile report to be included in the school report card and require the visual and performing arts program data to be included in the school profile report; amend KRS 160.345 to conform; cite the Act as the Arts Education Equity

Act.


HB378 (BR1554) - D. Meade , J. Jenkins, J. Graviss, M. Prunty, C. Stevenson

AN ACT relating to youth homelessness.

Amend 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 their birth certificate; amend KRS 214.185 to establish that a qualified mental health professional may provide outpatient mental health counseling to any child age 16 or older upon request of such child without the consent of a parent, parents, or guardian of such child.

HB378 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; delete language amending KRS 214.185 that established that a qualified mental health professional may provide outpatient mental health counseling to any child age 16 or older upon request of such child without the consent of a parent, parents, or guardian of such child; create a new section of KRS 200.501 to 200.509 to establish provisions for a qualified mental health professional to provide a transition-age youth who has a behavioral health need and who is an unaccompanied youth with screening, diagnosis, and treatment for behavioral health needs.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2019 - to Education (H)Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Education


Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Education

(H); 2nd reading; returned to Education (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019



HB379 (BR486) - D. Keene

AN ACT relating to hazing.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

508 to define "hazing"; establish a Class C felony of hazing in the first degree; establish a Class D felony of hazing in the second degree; establish a Class A misdemeanor of hazing in the third degree.


HB380 (BR1566) - J. Nemes, J. Petrie, J. Blanton, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, S. Lee, B. Reed, T. Turner

AN ACT relating to financial transparency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 27A to require the Administrative Office

of the Courts to procure an annual financial audit of all funds and accounts under its jurisdiction; require audits to be conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards; the Administrative Office of the Courts may enter into a contract to perform an audit only after the Auditor of Public Accounts has declined to perform the audit; if the Auditor of Public Accounts performs the audit the Administrative Office of the Courts will be charged for expenses incurred by the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform the audit; if the Administrative Office of the Courts contracts to perform an audit, a copy of the audit report and management letter shall be forwarded to the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Legislative Research Commission; the Auditor of Public Accounts has the right to review work papers and documents developed by the entity contracted to perform the audit; the Auditor of Public Accounts may conduct a special audit or examination of the Administrative Office of the Courts with expenses to be borne by the Administrative Office of the Courts.


HB381 (BR1235)/AA - J. Blanton

AN ACT relating to the reemployment of retired police officers by a postsecondary institution.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define "postsecondary institution" and "police officer"; provide that postsecondary institutions may employ retired police officers provided the officer was a police officer at retirement, retired with at least 20 years of service credit with no administrative charges pending, and met the separation of employment requirements so that retirement benefits from Kentucky Retirement Systems were not voided; provide that retired police officers employed by a postsecondary institution shall continue to receive the benefits they were eligible to receive upon retirement, but shall not accrue any additional retirement or health benefits during reemployment; provide that retirement and any health contributions shall not be paid by the postsecondary institution to Kentucky Retirement Systems or the Kentucky Employees Health Plan on a retired officer who is reemployed under the section; provide that individuals employed under the section may be employed for a term not to exceed one year, which may be renewed at the discretion and need of the postsecondary institution; limit number reemployed under the program to greater of 5 officers or 25% of the university police force in 2018; amend KRS 61.637 to conform.









AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.

Amend KRS 304.42-030 to add coverage for health maintenance organization contracts to the Kentucky Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act; add health care providers rendering services covered under a health insurance policy, contract, or certificate as a beneficiary entitled to coverage; exempt structured settlement factoring transactions and Medicaid policies or contracts from coverage under the subtitle; exempt long-term care or any other health insurance benefits from interest rate coverage exemption; establish a limitation on coverage provided for long-term care riders to a life insurance policy or annuity contract; amend KRS 304.42-050 to conform and add definition for "health benefit plan;" amend KRS 304.42-060 to add health maintenance organizations as members of the Kentucky Life and Health Guaranty Association; amend KRS 304.42-080 to conform and permit the association to reissue policies and contracts of impaired insurers; offer substitute coverage at actuarially justified rates; amend KRS 304.42-090 to conform and make revisions to the assessment requirements; amend KRS 304.42-130 to permit member insurers that are exempt from certain taxes to impose a surcharge to recoup assessments levied; amend KRS 304.42-020, 304.42-110, 304.42-120, 304.42-140, and 304.42-190 to conform.







on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Banking & Insurance (S)

HB383 (BR1724) - J. Miller, R. Brenda, J. Carney, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, C. Freeland, J. Glenn, J. Graviss, R. Huff, J. Jenkins, A. Koenig, S. Lewis, M. Marzian, C. McCoy, R. Meyer, P. Minter, K. Moser, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Riley, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, C. Stevenson, N. Tate, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to taxation of vapor products and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 138.130 to define terms; amend KRS 138.140 to impose an excise tax on vapor products; amend KRS 138.143 to impose a floor stock tax; create a new section of KRS 138.130 to 138.205 to direct the tax revenue received from the excise tax and floor stocks tax on vapor products to the Kentucky permanent pension fund;

amend KRS 42.205 to conform; Effective 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2019.


Revenue (H)

HB384 (BR1788)/AA - J. Tipton, L. Elkins

AN ACT relating to County Employees Retirement System employer contribution rates.

Create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to provide that CERS employer contribution rates shall not increase by more than 12% per year over the prior fiscal year from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2028; provide that CERS rate increase limit is retroactive to July 1, 2018.


(H)


AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

Amend KRS 15.315 to add the president of the Kentucky Women's Law Enforcement Network as an ex officio member of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.






Feb 27, 2019 - received in SenateMar 01, 2019 - to Veterans, Military





AN ACT relating to the insurance industry.

Create new sections of Subtitle 3 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms, including "beta test,"; "exclusivity period"; "insurance innovation"; "limited no-action letter" "permanent no-action letter," and "regulatory sandbox"; create an application process for admitting companies to the regulatory sandbox for the purpose of permitting the company to beta test an insurance innovation under a limited no-action letter; impose certain disclosure and financial stability requirements for companies making an application; establish a director of insurance innovation within the Department of Insurance; establish procedures and requirements for the review and acceptance of applications; grant the commissioner authority to modify, increase, or change certain application requirements; grant the commissioner authority to reject applications; allow companies to file a

petition for reconsideration and request a hearing upon rejection of an application; establish requirements for issuing a limited no-action letter; establish how long the safe harbor of a limited no-action letter persists; set time period for a beta test at one year; allow a beta test to be extended for up to one year; establish requirements for a beta test; establish company's rights during a beta test; authorize the commissioner to issue certain orders to enforce the terms and conditions of a beta test; establish requirements for an exclusivity period; authorize the commissioner to issue an order terminating the exclusivity period; establish a cause of action for infringement of exclusivity period; establish reporting requirements for evaluation of beta test by the commissioner; establish requirements for issuance of a permanent no-action letter by the commissioner; establish that certain documents relating to the financial condition of a company are confidential and not subject to public disclosure pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act; establish certain disclosure rights of the commissioner; require the commissioner to submit reports relating to the administration of Sections 1 to 9 of this Act.

HB386 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except remove requirement for director to deliver a preliminary report to the commissioner and make a recommendation whether a permanant no-action letter should be issued; extend period that company may employ insurance innovation pursuant to terms and conditions of limited letter.







Feb 28, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - taken from Committee

on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Banking & Insurance (S)

Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Banking & Insurance (S); 2nd reading; returned to Banking & Insurance (S)


AN ACT relating to public records for economic development.

Amend KRS 61.878 to exclude trade secrets as protected information; protect confidential or proprietary information maintained by regulators; exclude information declared confidential through administrative regulation by the Cabinet for Economic Development and all preliminary records not finalized from January 1, 2016; include locating and relocating in a place outside of the Commonwealth as protected information.

HB387 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions except amend KRS 61.872 to indicate

inspection of records shall be open to any resident of the Commonwealth and to limit the records request of residents involved in a lawsuit with the Commonwealth; amend KRS 61.878, regarding public records, to exclude from the Open Records Act client and case files maintained by the Department of Public Advocacy and the department's contractors; amend KRS 7.119 to establish the duties of the Legislative Research Commission regarding records requests and to set forth parameters of a request for review of documents of the Legislative Research Commission.HCA1(R. Webber) - Make title amendment.HFA1(J. Petrie) - Retain the original provisions except to amend KRS 61.870 to add definitions for "resident of the Commonwealth" and "trade secret."HFA2(J. Petrie) - Clarify that reference to "person" in KRS 61.878(1)(c)1. also includes entities.HFA3(J. Petrie) - Amend shareholders to minority shareholders not exceeding 20% each.HFA4(J. Petrie) - Delete subparagraph 3. of subsection (1)(c) of KRS 61.878.HFA5(J. Petrie) - Combine language from two paragraphs into one paragraph.HFA6(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 118.125 and 118.367 to require candidates for Governor to file their federal income tax returns for the last three years with the Registry of Election Finance.HFA7(M. Marzian) - Make title amendment.





Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019

Mar 04, 2019 - floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - floor amendments (6) and (7-title) filed to Committee Substitute

HB388 (BR1770) - C. Massey, L. Elkins

AN ACT relating to legal representation for indigent persons.

Amend KRS 31.120 to allow indigent persons entitled to legal representation to be represented by counsel at the earliest stages of their involvement in the criminal justice system.



AN ACT relating to legal services for indigent persons.

Amend KRS 31.185 to specify the types of expenses which do and do not qualify as direct expenses in the representation of indigent persons; specify that expert witnesses who do not provide treatment to indigent defendants are not engaged in the professional practice of their field of expertise.



AN ACT relating to public records.Amend KRS 61.878, regarding public

records to exclude from the Open Records Act client and case files maintained by the Department of Public Advocacy and the department's contractors.



AN ACT relating to a new tax credit.Establish a new subchapter under

KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to allow the earn and learn tax credit in an amount up to 25% of the costs incurred by an approved company for tuition or other educational expenses paid on behalf of a qualified employee, not to exceed $1,500 and up to 50% of those costs incurred for a qualified employee in recovery, not to exceed $2,000; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow the tax credit against the income taxes and the limited liability entity tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2023; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the General Assembly.


Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 12.020 to create the

Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, Foundation for Adult Education, Office of Administrative Services, Division of Operations and Support Services, Division of Fiscal Management, Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise, Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center, Division of Blind Services, Division of Field Services, Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Office of Career Development, Office of Adult Education, Unemployment Insurance Commission; remove the Office of Budget and Administration, Division of Administrative Services, Office for the Blind, Office of Employment and Training, Division of Grant Management and Support, Division of Workforce and Employment Services, Division of Unemployment Insurance, Kentucky Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council, Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation, Unemployment Insurance Commission, and the Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 12.023 to remove the Foundation for Adult Education; amend KRS 14A.7-030, 205.178, and 341.410 to change division to office; amend KRS 41.410 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Blind Services; amend KRS 42.4592 to replace the Office of Employment and Training with the

Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 45A.470 to replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 132.193 and 132.195 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise; amend KRS 141.0205, 158.146, and 164.0207 to conform; amend KRS 141.065 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Office of Unemployment Insurance; amend KRS 151B.020 to establish the Office of Unemployment Insurance, Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Office of Career Development, and Office of Adult Education; remove the Office for the Blind and the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS 151B.185 to organize newly created offices; amend KRS 151B.245 to organize and define the newly created Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 151B.280 to replace the Office of Employment and Training with the Office of Unemployment Insurance; create and define the Offices of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Career Development, and Adult Education; amend KRS 154.10-050, 154.12-2084, 154.20-150, 154.20-170, 154.22-010, 154.22-040, 154.23-010, 154.23-015, 154.24-010, 154.28-010, 154.32-050, and 439.179 to remove the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS 156.848 to change vice president to executive director; amend KRS 158.360 and 164.035 to replace the Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; amend KRS 158.842 to replace vice president with secretary; amend KRS 161.011 to replace Council on Postsecondary Education with the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amend KRS 161.220 to add information about employees of the Office of Adult Education; amend KRS 163.460 to replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; delete references to Kentucky Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council; amend KRS 163.475, 163.480, 163.487, and 163.489 to remove Office for the Blind; amend KRS 163.489 to replace Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council with Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation; repeal KRS 164.006 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; repeal KRS 164.0062 and 164.0064 and reenact as new sections of KRS Chapter 151B; replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; replace Council on Postsecondary Education with Department of Workforce Investment; repeal KRS 164.007 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; replace Investment Act of 1998 with Innovation and Opportunity Act; amend KRS 164.020 to delete requirements for adult education; amend KRS 164.0203 to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.023 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; create and organize the Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.0232 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; replace president of the council with secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; repeal KRS 164.0234 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; replace Kentucky Adult Education

Program with Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.041 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; replace council with Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; replace the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training with the Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 164.477 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Blind Services and Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 186.576 and 186.578 to replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 336.020 to remove Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 341.145 to remove the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS 341.243, 341.250, 341.260, 341.270, 341.300, 341.360, 341.415, 341.440, 341.470, 341.530, 341.540, and 341.990 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Office of Unemployment Insurance; amend KRS 342.0011, 342.122, and 342.710 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 342.122 to remove Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 342.732 and 533.210 to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with Office of Adult Education; transfer funds to Office of Adult Education; delay transfer of funds relating to the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act until the United States Department of Education approves the grant transfer; confirm in part Executive Order 2018-597; confirm Executive Orders 2018-779, 2019-026, and 2019-027.

HB392 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 12.020 to create the Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, Foundation for Adult Education, Early Childhood Advisory Council, Office of Administrative Services, Division of Operations and Support Services, Division of Fiscal Management, Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise, Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center, Division of Blind Services, Division of Field Services, Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Office of Career Development, Office of Adult Education, Unemployment Insurance Commission; remove the Office of Budget and Administration, Division of Administrative Services, Office for the Blind, Office of Employment and Training, Division of Grant Management and Support, Division of Workforce and Employment Services, Division of Unemployment Insurance, Kentucky Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council, Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation, Unemployment Insurance Commission, and the Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 12.023 to remove the Foundation for Adult Education and the Early Childhood Advisory Council; amend KRS 14A.7-030, 205.178, and 341.410 to change division to office; amend KRS 41.410 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Blind Services; amend KRS 42.4592 to replace the Office of Employment and Training with the Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 45A.470 to

replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 132.193 and 132.195 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Kentucky Business Enterprises; amend KRS 141.0205, 158.146, and 164.0207 to reference a Section of this Act; amend KRS 141.065 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Office of Unemployment Insurance; amend KRS 151B.020 to establish the Office of Unemployment Insurance, Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Office of Career Development, Office of Adult Education, and the Early Childhood Advisory Council; remove the Office for the Blind and the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS 151B.185 to organize newly created offices; amend KRS 151B.245 to organize and define the newly created Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 151B.280 to replace the Office of Employment and Training with the Office of Unemployment Insurance; create and define the Offices of Employer and Apprenticeship Services, Career Development, and Adult Education; amend KRS 154.10-050, 154.12-2084, 154.20-150, 154.20-170, 154.22-010, 154.22-040, 154.23-010, 154.23-015, 154.24-010, 154.28-010, and 154.32-050 to remove the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS 156.848 to change vice president to executive director; amend KRS 158.360 and 164.035 to replace the Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; amend KRS 158.842 to replace vice president with secretary; amend KRS 161.011 to replace Council on Postsecondary Education with the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amend KRS 161.220 to add a section about employees of the Office of Adult Education; amend KRS 163.460 to replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; remove sections about Kentucky Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council; amend KRS 163.475, 163.480, 163.487, and 163.489 to remove Office for the Blind; amend KRS 163.489 to replace Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council with Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation; repeal KRS 164.006 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; repeal KRS 164.0062 and 164.0064 and reenact as new sections of KRS chapter 151B; amend to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; replace Council on Postsecondary Education with Department of Workforce Investment; repeal KRS 164.007 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; amend to reference Sections of this Act; amend to replace Investment Act of 1998 with Innovation and Opportunity Act; amend KRS 164.020 to remove a portion aboutadult education; amend KRS 164.0203 to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.023 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; create and organize the Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.0232 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; replace President of the Council with Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; repeal KRS 164.0234 and reenact as a new section of KRS

Chapter 151B; amend to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with Office of Adult Education; repeal KRS 164.041 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 151B; amend to replace Council with Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amend to change a date; amend to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with the Office of Adult Education; amend KRS 164.092 to replace the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training with the Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 164.477 to replace Office for the Blind with Division of Blind Services and Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 186.576 and 186.578 to replace Office for the Blind with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; amend KRS 336.020 to remove Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 341.145 to remove the Office of Employment and Training; amend KRS Sections 341.243, 341.250, 341.260, 341.270, 341.300, 341.360, 341.415, 341.440, 341.470, 341.530, 341.540, and 341.990 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Office of Unemployment Insurance; amend KRS 342.0011, 342.122, and 342.710 to replace Office of Employment and Training with Department of Workforce Investment; amend KRS 342.122 to remove Division of Apprenticeship; amend KRS 342.732 and 533.210 to replace Kentucky Adult Education Program with Office of Adult Education; transfer funds to Office of Adult Education; confirm in part Executive Order 2018-597; confirm Executive Orders 2018-779, 2019-026, and 2019-027.








on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

HB393 (BR1394) - R. Rothenburger

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security.

Amend 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 and threats to the Commonwealth.







on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)



AN ACT relating to pharmacy reimbursement practices.

Amend KRS 304.9-440 to authorize administrative action against a pharmacy benefit manager if the manager engages in certain practices relating to pharmacy wholesalers; amend KRS 205.647 to require pharmacy benefit managers contracted with a Medicaid managed care organization to comply with KRS 304.9-440; require the Department of Medicaid Services to not approve contracts with certain requirements relating to pharmacy wholesalers or to directly impose any of those requirements.

HB394 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 304.9-440 and KRS 205.647 to provide that nothing shall be construed to exempt wholesalers from compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in House; to Banking & Insurance (H); posted in committee

Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)




Insurance (S)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Banking &

Insurance (S); 1st reading; returned to Banking & Insurance (S)


AN ACT relating to nonprofit emergency medical services and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 273 allowing for emergency medical service providers created under KRS Chapter 273 to have an elective membership or subscriber fee placed upon the property tax bill; establish procedures for placement; establish procedures for collection of tax and failure to pay tax; allow sheriffs a fee for collection of tax; set limits on the placement of tax in certain jurisdictions; establish procedures for opting out of payment of fees; require provision of services to all in the area of jurisdiction; prohibit fees for those users having paid fees; allow the billing of nonsubscribers for services used; require billing according to a fee schedule established by Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services; cap any fees to Medicare recipients at $150; amend KRS 67.327 to allow EMS service providers created under KRS Chapter

273 to have an elective membership or subscriber fee placed upon the property tax bill; amend KRS 95.018 to allow EMS service providers created under KRS Chapter 273 to have an elective membership or subscriber fee placed upon the property tax bill; APPROPRIATION.


(H)


AN ACT relating to the expansion of health insurance options within Kentucky.

Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to revise definitions of "employer-organized association," "health benefit plan," "insurer," and "large group"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 304.17A-0954 to conform with definitions in KRS 304.17A-005; revise application of permissible amount or rate of premiums for an employer-organized association health plan; make technical corrections; amend KRS 304.17A-808 to increase filing fee to $1,000 for self-insured employer-organized association groups; amend KRS 304.17A-812 to add exception to capital and surplus requirements for self-insured employer-organized association groups; amend KRS 304.17A-834 to require self-insured employer-organized association groups to file required forms with the commissioner.

HB396 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(T. Branham Clark) - Reduce filing fee established in KRS 304.17A-808 to $500.SCS1 - Retain original provisions, except amend definition of "employer-organized association" to add two year active existence requirement and make modification to language; make technical correction.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in House; to Banking & Insurance (H); posted in committee


Feb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed







the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

HB397 (BR1393) - A. Bowling, S. Santoro, C. Fugate, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to county sheriffs' fees.

Amend KRS 64.090 to require sheriffs and constables to charge and collect a fee of $60 from any person requesting the service of the sheriff or constable,

but not on behalf of the commonwealth, or any of its agencies or the State Police, for the services provided in the statute where a percentage, commission, or reasonable fee is not otherwise allowed; make all fees charged and collected subject to monthly reporting to the county and subject to audit.







Government (S)

HB398 (BR1723) - S. Maddox, K. Moser

AN ACT relating to drug trafficking.Amend KRS 218A.1412 to make a

technical correction to clarify that heroin trafficking is not eligible for a Class D felony.


HB399 (BR1835) - C. Freeland, W. Thomas, M. Hart, M. Meredith

AN ACT relating to children of military families.

Create 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.







Affairs, & Public Protection (S)Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


HB400 (BR344)/CI/LM - J. Jenkins, T. Branham Clark, M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to strangulation.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

508 to create the new crimes of strangulation in the first degree as a Class C felony, and strangulation in the second degree as a Class D felony; amend KRS 403.720 to include strangulation in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 456.010 to include strangulation in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRS 15.334, 15.440, 15.718, 21A.170, 30A.015, 194A.540, 194A.545, and 194A.550 to mandate training on screening and forensic

evidence collection in strangulation cases.


HB401 (BR932)/AA - D. Graham, J. Graviss, R. Adkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, J. Donohue, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, R. Rand, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner

AN ACT repealing pension provisions enacted by the 2018 General Assembly that were declared unconstitutional and void by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Repeal the provisions of SB 151 enacted in 2018 that were declared unconstitutional and void by the Kentucky Supreme Court; reenact and amend those provisions to return them to their original pre-SB 151 language; make technical and conforming changes.


(H)


AN ACT relating to the repeal of tax expenditures.

Amend KRS 132.020 to eliminate the tax expenditures for certified alcohol production facility property and fluidized bed energy production facility property; amend KRS 139.200 to eliminate the tax expenditure for pay telephones; amend KRS 141.019 to eliminate the tax expenditure for capital gains income attributable to property taken by eminent domain; amend KRS 141.039 to eliminate the tax expenditure related to coal royalty income; amend KRS 141.0401 to eliminate the tax expenditure related to certain entities exempt from paying the limited liability entity tax; amend KRS 164.0062 to eliminate the GED employer tax credit; repeal KRS 139.505 related to interstate business communications service; repeal KRS 139.537 related to coal-based near zero emission power plants; repeal KRS 141.041 related to the coal conversion tax credit; repeal KRS 141.412 related to the qualified farming operation tax credit; repeal KRS 143.023 related to the incentive for coal used in burning solid waste; amend various sections in KRS Chapters 134, 139, and 141 to conform.



HB403 (BR367) - S. Lee

AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by a home-schooled student; establish criteria for participation; require

a parent, guardian, or teacher of a home-schooled student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters a home school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year.


HB404 (BR1624) - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committees.

Amend KRS 160.352 to require greater minority representation on a screening committee in a school district with a student minority population of 50% or greater.



AN ACT relating to educator professional development.

Amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a list of recommended racial trauma trainings; require local boards of education to adopt a policy implementing racial trauma training within the district; require biennial racial trauma training starting with the 2020-2021 school year; identify racial trauma training requirements.


HB406 (BR1853) - C. Massey, K. Bratcher, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, R. Bridges, J. Carney, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, C. Fugate, R. Goforth, M. Hart, R. Heath, J. Hoover, K. King, A. Koenig, S. Lee, S. Lewis, B. McCool, M. Meredith, J. Miller, P. Minter, J. Nemes, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, D. St. Onge, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, W. Thomas, B. Wheatley

AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember Flag.

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 locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag may be displayed.




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019




HB407 (BR1716) - M. Prunty, A. Gentry, K. King

AN ACT relating to home modification tax credits.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an income tax credit for qualified home modification expenses incurred by an individual with a disability, equal to the actual cost of the home modifications, up to $7,500 per taxpayer per year; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.


Revenue (H)

HB408 (BR1809) - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Amend KRS 14.025 to abolish the

Division of Administration and the Division of Business Filings in the Office of the Secretary of State; create the Office of Administration, Office of Business, and Office of Elections, and describe duties of the offices; amend KRS 355.9-513A to conform; confirm Secretary of State Executive Order 2018-01.


(H)


AN ACT relating to the review of local government land uses.

Amend KRS 100.324 to allow a planning commission the power to delegate the review of public facilities projects to an officer or staff of the commission.




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019


AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Gaming Commission.

Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "amateur athletics," “department of charitable gaming,” “gaming commissioner,” “gaming commission,” "lottery," “lottery department,” "major lottery-specific procurement," “racing department," "related entity," "retailer," "sports contest," and "vendor"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission, composed of 9 members who shall be appointed by December 31, 2020, and who shall hold their first meeting no later than January 31, 2021; the commission shall supervise and regulate all gaming and wagering in the Commonwealth; require the commission to establish and maintain an office in Frankfort, require monthly meetings, subject commission to all applicable provisions of KRS

Chapter 11A, require the commission to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; prohibit ex parte communication between commissioners and applicants or licensees; require the commission to perform a continuing study of all aspects of the gaming industry; require the commission to appoint an executive director to serve as its chief executive officer; on February 3, 2021, dissolve the Kentucky Lottery Corporation and assign all responsibilities, duties, property, and obligations to the lottery department under the Kentucky Gaming Commission before January 1, 2021; require the Kentucky Lottery Corporation to prepare and submit to the Governor, the Legislative Research Commission, and the Finance and Administration Cabinet a plan for the organization and operation of the lottery department; require the lottery department to conduct and administer lottery games, supervised by the gaming commission; prohibit certain games from serving as the basis of a lottery; allow contests involving horses to be the basis of a lottery; require the lottery department to direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities; prohibit employees of the lottery department from having a financial interest in any vendor or lottery retailer and require background checks on applicants for employment; allow those aggrieved by the lottery department to appeal to the gaming commission and then to the Circuit Court; allow other forms of surety as approved by the gaming commission; lottery prizes shall be subject to state income tax; prohibit minors from purchasing lottery tickets and stipulate other criteria for paying lottery prizes; lottery is discharged of liability upon payment of a prize; lottery department to conduct procurements in accordance with KRS Chapter 45A; lottery department to deposit money into an agency operating account and describe uses of money deposited; require the gaming commission to develop criteria for the selection of lottery retailers; establish criteria for contracts with lottery retailers; stipulate that proceeds from sales of lottery tickets shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the lottery department; prohibit selling a lottery ticket at a price other than that established by the lottery department; permit the lottery department to purchase or lease goods and services as needed; require the Kentucky State Police to perform criminal background checks upon request of the lottery department on potential vendors and potential employees; specify penalties for violations of KRS Chapter 239; dissolve the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on February 3, 2021, and establish the racing department under the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 230.210, 230.215, 230.218 to conform; amend KRS 230.230 to require the Kentucky Gaming Commission to appoint the executive director of the racing department and to conform; amend KRS 230.240, 230.250, 230.260, 230.265, 230.270, 230.280, 230.290, 230.300, 230.310, 230.320, 230.330, 230.361, 230.3615, 230.362, 230.363, 230.364, 230.365, 230.367 to conform; amend KRS 230.368 to allow appeals of racing department decisions

to be heard by the Kentucky Gaming Commission, and then by the Franklin Circuit Court; amend KRS 230.369, 230.370, 230.372, 230.374, 230.375 to conform; amend KRS 230.3751 to authorize the Kentucky Gaming Commission to participate in the compact; amend KRS 230.3761 to authorize the Kentucky Gaming Commission to participate in the compact; amend KRS 230.377, 230.3771, 230.3773, 230.379, 230.380, 230.398, 230.400, 230.445, 230.446, 230.750, 230.752, 230.760, 230.770, 230.775, 230.779, 230.785, 230.800, 230.802, 230.804, 230.990, 138.480, 138.511, to conform; amend KRS 238.505 to define that, effective February 3, 2021, the Department of Charitable Gaming will be under the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 238.510 to establish the Department of Charitable Gaming under the Kentucky Gaming Commission on February 3, 2021, and require the commissioner of the department to be appointed by the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 238.520 to conform; amend KRS 238.565 to allow license holders to appeal administrative actions by the department to the Kentucky Gaming Commission and to conform; amend KRS 238.570 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to reflect new organizational structure; amend KRS 12.252 to remove the Department of Charitable Gaming from the Public Protection Cabinet; amend KRS 6.611, 40.410, 42.726, 45.750, 45A.605, 164.774, 205.178, 405.463, 15.380, 18A.115, 137.170, 243.262, 257.196, 257.472, 321.185, 528.010, 528.110 to conform; repeal KRS 154A.010, 154A.020, 154A.030, 154A.040, 154A.050, 154A.060, 154A.063, 154A.065, 154A.070, 154A.080, 154A.090, 154A.100, 154A.110, 154A.120, 154A.130, 154A.140, 154A.150, 154A.160, 154A.400, 154A.410, 154A.420, 154A.430, 154A.440, 154A.450, 154A.600, 154A.650, 154A.990, 230.225; EFFECTIVE February 3, 2021 for Sections 8-109.



HB411 (BR1838)/LM - A. Koenig, K. King

AN ACT relating to assistance animals.

Amend KRS 383.085, relating to reasonable accommodations for assistance animals in housing, to specify with whom a person with a disability can be in a therapeutic relationship; add instances that qualify as the prohibited act of misrepresentation of an assistance animal; allow a lessor to recover a fee upon the misrepresentation of an assistance animal by a lessee.

HB411 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Require a health services provider in a therapeutic relationship to maintain an active practice within the state; clarify documentation conditions for an individual who moves from another state; allow eviction and the lessor's damage fee when a person knowingly made a false claim of a

disability requiring an assistance animal or knowingly provided fraudulent supporting documentation for that claim.SFA1(J. Higdon) - Remove the ability to evict a person and collect the lessor's damage fee when the person knowingly made a false claim of a disability requiring an assistance animal or knowingly provided fraudulent supporting documentation for that claim.






Mar 04, 2019 - received in Senate; to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)


Mar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

HB412 (BR1402) - S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

177 to set forth the procedures for the closure of public railroad grade crossings; provide for an appeals process.


HB413 (BR1681) - D. Hale

AN ACT relating to the designation of the official syrup of Kentucky.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate sweet sorghum syrup as the official syrup of Kentucky.




posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019


Mar 05, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)

HB414 (BR89)/LM - D. Elliott

AN ACT relating to county taxes.Amend KRS 68.197 and 68.199 to

raise the 1% cap of an occupational license fee from counties with populations of 30,000 or more to counties with populations of 40,000 or more.


(H)

HB415 (BR1562) - M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to child support.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

403 to create calculation methods for use in determining child support obligations when shared parenting is the ordered custody arrangement; amend KRS 205.721 to increase the fee charged by the cabinet to $35 required by federal law; amend KRS 403.211 to provide that the calculations for child support provided in Section 1 are excepted from the presumption of application of the existing guidelines in KRS 403.212; amend KRS 403.212 to update the amounts in the child support guidelines table; amend KRS 403.215 to require notice of wage assignment orders to be sent to employers using the Income Withholding for Support form; amend KRS 405.467 to allow arrearage amounts to be determined administratively in certain instances.

HB415 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 205.721 to increase the fee charged by the cabinet to $35 required by federal law; amend KRS 403.212 to exempt an individual who is incarcerated from having child support calculated; amend KRS 403.215 to require notice of wage assignment orders to be sent to employers using the Income Withholding for Support form; amend KRS 405.467 to allow arrearage amounts to be determined administratively in certain instances.

Feb 19, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 20, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 26, 2019 - taken from Judiciary

(H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H); posted in committee

Mar 01, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019


Mar 05, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)









HB418 (BR1586)/CI - A. Hatton

AN ACT relating to maximum security penitentiaries.

Amend KRS 197.065 to provide that any person convicted of KRS 507.020 or 507.030, where the victim of the offense is a clearly identifiable peace officer, shall be directly transferred to and

housed in a maximum security penitentiary.


HB419 (BR1041)/AA - B. Rowland

AN ACT relating to the contracting or reemployment of retired state and local employees.

Amend 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 reemployment; provide that no benefit payments shall be made until the member completes the certification; Amend KRS 61.637 to provide that a retired/reemployed member shall not be required to notify the systems if reemployment, contracting, volunteering, or serving as a leased employee first occurs with a participating agency after a period of 12 months following the member's initial retirement date; provide that employers shall not be required to certify whether a prearranged agreement existed for a retiree to return with the employer if the reemployment occurs after 12 months following retirement; provide that employment that is accepted by the employee after 12 months following retirement shall not constitute a prearranged agreement; provide that if retiree is reemployed on contract or as a leased employee with a participating agency within 3 months following retirement and the systems determines the period of employment does not qualify as a contractor or leased employee, then the systems will void the members retirement; provide that if retiree is reemployed on contract or as a leased employee with a participating agency after 3 but within 12 months following retirement and the systems determines the period of employment does not qualify as a contractor or leased employee, and that a prearranged agreement existed for the retiree to return to work, then the systems will void the members retirement; provide that if reemployment as a contract or leased employee takes place after 12 months following retirement, the member shall continue to draw his or her retirement allowance and shall not be required to notify the systems or submit any documentation; require the systems to issue a final determination regarding prearranged agreements or a member's status as an independent contractor/leased employee within 30 days of submitting all required information; require KRS to promulgate administrative regulations to implement these provisions.






Mar 04, 2019 - received in Senate

Mar 05, 2019 - taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)




AN ACT relating to radon gas certifications.

Amend KRS 211.9101, 211.9103, 211.9105, 211.9107, 211.9109, 211.9111, 211.9113, 211.9115, 211.9119, 211.9121, 211.9125, 211.9129, 211.9131, and 211.9135 to update requirements for radon certifications; repeal KRS 211.9117, 211.9123, and 211.9127.

HB420 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend definition of standard operation procedure to add American National Standards Institute; delete amendments to KRS 211.9103; make technical changes; add that fees are to be set by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to exceed costs; exempt records for disclosure requirements of KRS 61.870 to 61.884.HFA1(A. Bowling) - Amend to permit records to be made available to the public aggregated at the zip code level without identifying individual homeowners or individual property locations; remove exemption for occupier of a property.




Mar 01, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)


HB421 (BR388)/LM - S. Miles, J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to the natural resources severance and processing tax.

Amend KRS 143A.010 to amend the definition of "processing" to include the act of loading or unloading limestone that has not otherwise been severed or treated in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 143A.035 to allow a credit for substantially identical severance or processing taxes paid to another state or political subdivision thereof; provide that no taxpayer may claim a total amount of credit that exceeds his or her tax liability; allow the Department of Revenue to report tax credit information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to authorize the

release of information from the Department of Revenue; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2019.


Revenue (H)

HB422 (BR387) - S. Miles

AN ACT relating to the renewable chemicals production tax credit program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the renewable chemical production tax credit and require reporting on the tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to exempt the required report from the Department of Revenue confidentiality standards; create a new section of KRS Chapter 246 to establish the renewable chemical production tax credit program.


Revenue (H)

HB423 (BR1702) - N. Tate, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to student access to sexually explicit material.

Amend KRS 156.675 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to Develop informational materials on the public health risks and potential harms of sexually explicit Internet content; require each public school to distribute the informational materials to parents and guardians beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.


HB424 (BR1474)/HM - C. Stevenson, G. Brown Jr, D. Graham, K. Hinkle, M. Marzian, R. Meyer

AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Insurance (H)

HB425 (BR1475) - C. Stevenson, G. Brown Jr, D. Graham, K. Hinkle, M. Marzian, R. Meyer

AN ACT relating to opioid use reduction.

Amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discus and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance.


Services (H)

HB426 (BR1278) - C. Stevenson, R. Adkins, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, K. Flood, D. Graham, K. Hinkle, M. Marzian, J. Raymond

AN ACT relating to nonteaching time for teachers.

Amend KRS 158.060 to require that teachers are provided a minimum of 60 minutes per day for nonteaching activities; require that at least 120 minutes per week be used for self-directed activities; specify the types of activities permitted during self-directed time.


HB427 (BR1469) - C. Stevenson, A. Gentry, R. Heath, A. Koenig

AN ACT relating to state symbols.Amend KRS 2.091 to name and

designate coal as the official rock of Kentucky; amend KRS 2.094 to name and designate Kentucky agate as the official mineral of Kentucky.



HB428 (BR1381)/LM - C. McCoy

AN ACT relating to alcohol monitoring devices.

Amend KRS 189A.005 to define "alcohol monitoring device"; amend KRS 189A.070 to allow day-for-day credit for those using an alcohol monitoring device and have had their driver's license suspended for a DUI; amend KRS 431.068 to allow a county attorney to establish an indigent fund to help pay alcohol monitoring device costs for indigent defendants.



AN ACT relating to medical malpractice.

Create 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.






on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Judiciary (S)

HB430 (BR957)/LM - S. Maddox, J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to law enforcement seizure of money or property.

Amend KRS 218A.440 to require all law enforcement agencies to file asset seizure reporting forms with the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, declaring whether or not the agency seized money or property pursuant to KRS 218A.415; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to notify any law enforcement agency that did not file, to allow the agency an additional 30 days to file, and if the agency still does not file, to refer the agency to the Attorney General for civil action; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary; amend KRS 15.440 to provide that asset seizure reporting compliance is required to maintain eligibility for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund.

Feb 19, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 20, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committee

HB431 (BR993)/LM - J. Blanton

AN ACT relating to economic development tax credits and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 141.403 to sunset the tax credit; amend KRS 141.415 to remove references and application to the Kentucky Reinvestment Act projects; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide for the Kentucky Reinvestment Act tax credit and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; create a new section in Subchapter 26 of KRS Chapter 154 to sunset the program; amend KRS 154.34-010 to modify the definitions; amend KRS 154.34-070 to add a three-year project completion timeframe for final approval and alter the requirements to the application; amend KRS 154.34-080 to remove the reference to eligible skills upgrade training costs; amend KRS 154.34-090 to conform; amend KRS 154.34-110 to alter the criteria of the program and require reporting of the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.34-120 to sunset the program; create new sections of Subchapter 34 of KRS Chapter 154 to provide wage assessments; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the new tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to submit the report to the General Assembly; EMERGENCY.


Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to emergency legislation and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to define "emergency legislation"; EMERGENCY.


(H)

HB433 (BR1779)/LM - M. Sorolis

AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 120.185 to establish an automatic recount following a regular or special election for a member of the General Assembly or constitutional officer when the vote margin is not more than .5% of the votes cast for the office; amend KRS 117.295, 120.017, and 120.155 to conform; establish that the costs associated with the automatic recount shall be paid by the state; APPROPRIATION.




AN ACT relating to disclosure of interest in public matters.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to require contractors to disclose entities having an interest in their contract with the state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 56 to require contractors or lessors to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts or leases with the state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require contractors or lessors to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts or leases with local governments; create a new section of KRS Chapter 154.1 to require contractors or lessors to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts or leases with the state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require contractors or lessors to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts or leases with the district; create a new section of KRS 164A to require contractors or lessors to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts or leases with the governing board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to require contractor to disclose entities having an interest in their contracts with the department; amend KRS 61.878 to provide for disclosure under the Open Records law of records relating to public service, demonstrating a potential bias affecting the public, creating a financial obligation for the public, or where the private entity is working under the authority of a public agency.


(H)

HB435 (BR1558) - C. Fugate

AN ACT relating to the transportation and removal of dead human bodies.

Amend KRS 316.010 to change the definition of "embalming service establishment"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 316 to allow the permitting of persons to provide surface transportation and removal services of dead human bodies.





Mar 01, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed

97-0Mar 04, 2019 - received in SenateMar 06, 2019 - to Licensing,


HB436 (BR1429) - R. Bridges, S. Lewis, T. Moore, J. Nemes, P. Pratt, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton

AN ACT relating to professions licensed by the Real Estate Authority.

Amend KRS 324.085 to include an exemption from the annual continuing education requirement for licensees completing post-licensing education; require licensees to complete 9 classroom or online hours of continuing education each year; require 3 of the 9 continuing education hours to be in real estate law; amend KRS 324.090 to require licenses to expire and be renewed biennially; amend KRS 324.287 to place a $60 cap on the biennial original finance fee; place a $60 cap on the renewal license fee; establish and place a $200 cap on the prelicensing education course review fee; establish and place a $50 cap on the continuing and postlicensing education course review fee; establish and place a $75 cap on the distance education course review fee; eliminate request for change fee; amend KRS 324.310 to change escrow to inactive status; require candidates to submit a criminal record check consistent with KRS 324.045(4); amend KRS 324.330 to eliminate reference to the change fee; amend KRS 324.395 to mandate all required insurance to contain extended reporting period coverage; establish a $200 cap on coverage for the group policy the commission is required to obtain for licensees; amend KRS 324.400 to change the annual renewal to biennially; place a $60 cap on the biennial renewal fee; amend KRS 324.420 to reduce the statute of limitations for filing complaints with the commission from two years to one; amend KRS 413.140 to include real estate licensees in the one-year statute of limitations for professional liability; amend KRS 198B.724 to allow the board to accept up to 6 hours of continuing education in real estate; amend KRS 324A.045 to allow the board to accept up to 6 hours of continuing education in real estate; amend KRS 330.070 to allow the board to accept up to 6 hours of continuing education in real estate; repeal KRS 324A.060; Sections 1 and 2 of this Act EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

HB436 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 324.085 to require 12 hours of continuing education biennially for licensees; amend KRS 324.090 to clarify that the renewal period is biennial; amend KRS 324.281 to authorize the governor to appoint seven members to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission; require six of the commission members to be residents of the Commonwealth for the last 10 years; limit the number of members on the commission that come from the same political party to four; amend KRS 324.287 to restore the original fee for certification of status; restore the original fee for requests for change; place a $60 cap on the biennial recovery fund fee; amend KRS 324.310 to establish the conditions upon which a licensee can

place a license in inactive status; establish the conditions upon which a license may be reactivated after its cancellation; amend KRS 324.330 to restore original language regarding certification of status with the commission; amend KRS 324.395 to remove new language regarding extended reporting period coverage insurance for active licensees; amend KRS 324.420 to place a $60 cap on the biennial recovery fund fee.HFA1(R. Bridges) - Allow six of the 12 continuing education hours for occupations licensed under KRS Chapters 330 and 324A and KRS 198B.700 to198B.738 to be in real estate-related courses; delete Sections 11 to 13; renumber subsequent sections accordingly.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 22, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - taken from Licensing,


Mar 04, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 05, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 93-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

HB437 (BR1715) - M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to notice. Amend KRS 383.195 to provide that in

when there is no written contract, or a tenancy at will or by sufferance, the landlord may terminate the tenancy giving seven days' notice.


HB438 (BR1713) - L. Willner, J. Jenkins, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, P. Minter

AN ACT relating to sexual harassment prevention at public colleges and universities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require colleges and universities to adopt a comprehensive policy regarding sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.



AN ACT relating to human immunodeficiency virus.

Amend KRS 214.181 to add designee to persons who may inform patients of test results.

HB439 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend KRS 214.625 to update terms; amend KRS 214.645 to add "designee" to persons who may inform patients of test results.HCA1(K. Moser) - Make title amendment.




Mar 01, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019

Mar 04, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)



AN ACT relating to strengthening the controlled substances collaborative agreement between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses.

Amend KRS 314.042 to add requirements for the Collaborative Agreement for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse's Prescriptive Authority for Controlled Substances (CAPA-CS).


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Feb 22, 2019 - reassigned to Health

and Family Services (H)

HB441 (BR1545) - K. Moser, S. Rudy

AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators.

Amend KRS 186.576 to define "trained vision assessor"; amend KRS 186.577 to require vision testing for operator's license renewal; allow an applicant to be exempt from visual acuity and visual field testing at the time of application if he or she submits a vision testing form completed by a trained vision assessor; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this section; require the Transportation Cabinet to designate trained vision assessors who may perform vision testing; permit the Transportation Cabinet to develop a system for electronic transmission of driver vision testing forms; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020.




Amend to make language gender neutral.


Services (H)



Amend KRS 210.450 to make language gender neutral.


Services (H)

HB444 (BR1799) - C. Massey, A. Koenig, S. Santoro, D. St. Onge

AN ACT relating to locally operated area technology centers and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 157.069 to allow the Department of Education to continue to distribute state supplemental funds for a locally operated technology center to a district when the district enters a collaborative project agreement and moves the center as part of the agreement; APPROPRIATION.








Amend KRS 342.630 to create an exception in the definition of employee for temporary, non-resident workers; amend KRS 342.650 to create an exception in the definition of employer for employers who employ only temporary, non-resident workers; amend KRS 342.670 to indicate temporary, non-resident workers are not subject to KRS Chapter 342.




HB446 (BR1556) - D. Meade , J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to child welfare.Amend KRS 620.140 to require a list

to be provided to the cabinet by a biological or legal parent of potential persons to be considered as a relative or fictive kin placement; amend KRS 620.290 to add new requirements for local citizen foster care review boards to consider when making recommendations and remove requirements related to case reviews of when a foster child is moved more than three times; amend KRS 620.320 to change the duties of the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board; amend KRS 620.360 to establish that foster parent certification shall be effective for a minimum of three years; amend KRS 625.060 to establish that a foster parent shall be a party in an action for involuntary termination of parental rights; amend 625.090 to establish a new consideration by a court in cases of involuntary termination of parental rights that if a child is found to have been diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome at the time of birth and the child's birth mother has had a child

previously diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome at the time of birth; establish a new consideration by a court in termination of parental rights cases that if a child has been removed from the biological or legal parents more than 2 times by the cabinet or a court.

HB446 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions; add clarifying language to KRS 620.360 to make a technical change to this section to clarify that foster parents are “approved” and “reevaluated” and not certified and recertified; add clarifying language to KRS 625.060 to make it clear that if a judge determines that a foster parent gaining standing is inappropriate, then it will not happen; delete language in KRS 625.090 related to the diagnosis of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome being found in a child whose mother has previously had a child diagnosed NAS as a grounds for termination of parental rights; add new language to KRS 625.090 to specify that the new consideration by a court in termination of parental rights cases will look at if a child has been removed from the biological or legal parents more than two times in a 24-month period by the cabinet or a court.


Services (H)Feb 25, 2019 - taken from Health and

Family Services (H); 1st reading; returned to Health and Family Services (H)

Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 28, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd

reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as consent bill

Mar 01, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019



on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Health & Welfare (S)

HB447 (BR1744) - T. Bojanowski, N. Kulkarni, M. Cantrell, A. Gentry, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, P. Minter, J. Raymond, S. Westrom, L. Willner

AN ACT relating to services for persons with severe mental illness.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an application for waiver or waiver amendment or request a plan amendment to the federal agency that approves waivers, waiver amendments, and plan amendments to provide supportive housing and supported employment services to persons with severe mental illness.


Services (H)

HB448 (BR1382) - J. Jenkins, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson


Propose to amend Section 46 of the

Constitution of Kentucky to require that all bills be made available to the public for at least twenty-four hours before a vote for final passage by the General Assembly beginning with the legislative session of 2021; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.




AN ACT relating to prior authorizations.

Amend KRS 304.17A-611 to prohibit insurers from setting requirements or using certain utilization reviews for a covered person's initial admission of up to 14 days to a short-term residential treatment facility for substance use disorder treatment; amend KRS 205.536 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services or a Medicaid managed care organization from requiring or conducting a prospective or concurrent review of a Medicaid recipient's initial admission of up to 14 days to a short-term residential treatment facility for substance use disorder treatment; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


Insurance (H)

HB450 (BR246)/LM - K. King

AN ACT relating to assistance dogs.Amend KRS 258.500 to prohibit the

misrepresentation of assistance dogs; allow peace officers to investigate; amend KRS 258.991 to conform and remove outdated references.




Propose to amend Section 46 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require that all bills be made available to the public for at least twenty-four hours before a vote for final passage by the General Assembly beginning with the legislative session of 2021; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.




AN ACT relating to check cashing.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

367 to establish definitions for "bank," "check," "payable on demand," and "presentment"; require banks to cash, free of charge, any check payable at the bank or drawn on an account held at the bank by the end of the day on which the check is presented to the bank; establish conditions for meeting requirements of section; establish penalties for violating section; establish when a bank may refuse payment on a check; permit a

bank to cash a check that is not payable at the bank or drawn on an account held at the bank if the bank does not charge a fee in excess of $4; create a new section of Subtitle 2 of Chapter 286 to require compliance with Act by every person regulated under Chapter 286; require commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to exercise powers to enforce compliance with Act; amend KRS 286.9-100 to cap check cashing service fee at $4; amend KRS 355.3-102 and 355.4-102 to conform with requirements of Act.


Insurance (H)

HB453 (BR1696) - D. Osborne

AN ACT relating to business entities.Amend 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 275.345 to allow merger of a nonprofit limited liability company with a domestic nonprofit corporation.






Mar 05, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Economic



AN ACT relating to wagering at horse tracks.

Amend KRS 230.3615 and 230.750 to restrict the commission requirements to being on pari-mutuel wagering only.


Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee;

taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H); 1st reading; returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

HB455 (BR1743) - J. Fischer, K. King

AN ACT relating to venue.Amend KRS 5.005 to remove

exclusive jurisdiction for legislative redistricting from Franklin Circuit.


HB456 (BR1517) - T. Turner, A. Bowling

AN ACT relating to the certified rehabilitation tax credit cap.

Amend KRS 171.396 to expand the certified rehabilitation tax credit cap to $30 million annually instead of the current tax credit cap of $5 million annually.


Revenue (H)

HB457 (BR395)/AA - R. Goforth

AN ACT relating to retirement benefit participation for members of the General Assembly and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS 6.145 to 6.237 to allow individuals who become members of the General Assembly on or after April 1, 2019, to make a one-time irrevocable election to not participate in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for their service to the General Assembly; allow members of the General Assembly who began contributing to the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System prior to April 1, 2019, to make a one-time irrevocable election by December 31, 2019, to discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for their service to the General Assembly and receive a refund of accumulated contributions; provide that the election to not participate or discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System applies to all future service of the General Assembly; amend KRS 6.505, 61.510, and 61.525 to conform; EMERGENCY.


(H)

HB458 (BR1426) - S. Rudy




Revenue (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - taken from


HB459 (BR1428) - S. Rudy




Revenue (H)

HB460 (BR1246) - S. Rudy

AN ACT relating to school district mergers.

Amend KRS 160.020 to require a merger of a county school district and an independent school district in the same county when the combined enrollment is less than 1,000 students; require the merged district to levy the lower general tax rate of the two districts; require the school boards of the two districts to determine the treatment of other taxes; amend KRS 160.470 to conform.


(H)

HB461 (BR1746) - N. Kulkarni, T. Bojanowski

AN ACT relating to required Medicaid coverage of services.

Amend KRS 205.560 to require that dental and optometric services provided to eligible recipients ages 21 and over be the same as those provided to eligible children ages 21 and under; establish minimum requirements for dental services provided to all age groups; require coverage of nonemergency medically necessary transportation for eligible recipients.


Insurance (H)

HB462 (BR1362)/CI/LM - N. Kulkarni, T. Bojanowski

AN ACT relating to firearms possession by domestic abusers.

Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.


HB463 (BR1361)/CI/LM - C. Harris

AN ACT relating to firearms.Amend KRS 527.010 to define

"assault weapon"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit the possession of an assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age unless the person is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a law enforcement officer; prohibit sale or transfer of an assualt weapon to a person under 21 years of age; create penalties.




Propose to amend Section 46 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require that all bills be made available to the public for at least twenty-four hours before a vote for final passage by the General Assembly beginning with the legislative session of 2021; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.



HB466 (BR1096)/FN/LM - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to homeless youth prevention and protection and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to state legislative findings; define terms; create the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection in the Department for Community Based Services; require the office to establish training programs and make periodic reports, establish the Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Advisory Council; allow the administrator of a crisis residential center to convene a multidisciplinary team; establish procedures to be used when a child is taken into custody; create the ending youth homelessness grant program; establish the ending youth homelessness grant fund; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop emergency shelter programs and transitional living programs; require the Department for Community Based Services to create a youth and young adult homeless housing strategic plan and to file reports; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the commissioner of education to track expenditures for transporting homeless students and to file reports; state that the bill may be cited as the Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Act of 2019; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to pretrial release.Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use

of monetary bail to certain high-risk defendants and provide pretrial release conditions for defendants based on risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventative detention hearing process for high-risk defendants and define the limited circumstances in which unsecured bail can be imposed; create new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require statistical reporting on bail decisions; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 431.021, 431.530, 431.531, 431.532, 431.535, and 431.540; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.


HB468 (BR1456) - R. Heath

AN ACT relating to food products and declaring an emergency.

Amend 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 subject to the definition of home-based microprocessor, as defined in KRS 217.015(57).

HB468 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Amend 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 subject to the definition of home-based microprocessor, as defined in KRS 217.015(57); Amend KRS 217.015 to include dried herbs, spices, nuts, candy, and dried grains to the definition of home-based processor; EMERGENCY.HCA1(R. Heath) - Make title amendment.HFA1(R. Heath) - Remove reference to KRS 217.125 to remove the home-based processor exemption for Cabinet for Health and Family Services regulatory authority over food operations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and implement a registration system for home-based processors; implement a $60,000 annual gross income limit for home-based processors and home-based microprocessors.HFA2(R. Heath) - Replace the term "low-risk, shelf-stable" with "non-potentially hazardous" in the definition of home-based processor.



Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 01, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day


Mar 05, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-1 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (2) and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 06, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)

HB469 (BR1811) - A. Tackett Laferty


Amend KRS 342.020 to require an employer to pay for medical benefits at the time of injury and thereafter during disability instead of 780 weeks; amend KRS 342.990 to conform.



HB470 (BR893)/CI/LM - C. McCoy

AN ACT relating to controlled substances.

Amend 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 trafficking is not eligible for a Class D felony; amend KRS 507.040 to add the unlawful distribution for remuneration of a Schedule I or II drug where the drug is the proximate cause of death to the elements of manslaughter in the second degree.





Mar 06, 2019 - received in SenateMar 07, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)


AN ACT relating to long-term-care facilities.



Services (H)

HB472 (BR1850)/LM - T. Branham Clark

AN ACT relating to the humane treatment of animals.

Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require owners of animals kept predominantly outdoors to provide adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care; provide that an animal control shall seize an animal not given care up to specified standards.


Recreation (H)


AN ACT related to supported decision making.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A related to supported decision making; establish definitions; establish conditions when a person can and cannot be part of supported decision making; establish requirements of the persons involved in supported decision making; and require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations related to supported decision making.




Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.



HB475 (BR1051) - S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to administrative bodies.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 12 to declare legislative policy and intent; require administrative regulations

to include statements on why the regulation is necessary and to describe how the administrative regulation is narrowly tailored to avoid unnecessary barriers to market entry in the regulatory impact analysis; allow certain administrative bodies to request administrative services from the Department of Professional Licensure; describe those administrative services and allow the department to charge a reasonable fee; allow administrative bodies to authorize staff to approve or deny license requests; require each administrative body to maintain a register and to issue a yearly report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; require administrative bodies to provide at least 30 days' notice of license renewal date and to inform those whose licenses have expired within 30 days of expiration; provide immunity from civil action if members of an administrative body act in good faith within the scope of their duties; amend KRS 309.0813, 309.304, 313.020, 319.030, 320.240, 335.320, 335.615, and 312.175 to conform.



HB476 (BR1080) - J. DuPlessis, J. Miller, L. Elkins, M. Hart, A. Koenig, T. Moore, P. Pratt, B. Reed, D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to area development districts.

Amend KRS 147A.004 to establish a formula for distribution of funds through the Joint Funding Administration Program; require the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government to study and make recommendations related to the area development districts and the Department for Local Government.

HB476 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Delete provisions of bill and insert in lieu thereof language creating an LRC task force composed of 10 members, of which six are members of the legislature, and four are citizen members to evaulate the effectiveness of area development districts to enable them to continue to provide regional planning services consistent with their statutory mandates and intent.HFA1(R. Meyer) - Amend Section 1 of the bill to increase the scope of the task force's evaluation to include evaluating the effectiveness of the Department for Local Government's partnership with Area Development Districts to provide cost-effective regional planning and to build and sustain capacity at the local level; amend Section 2 to increase the membership of the task force to include three representatives of Area Development Districts each representing small, medium, and large populations as contained in their respective jurisdictions; amend Section 3 to specify what the task force's findings will encompass.



reading, to Calendar with Committee

Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute




Government (S)

HB477 (BR1079)/FN - J. DuPlessis

AN ACT relating to funding public libraries and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section in KRS Chapter 173 to allow a local government to levy a special ad valorem tax for the purpose of supporting a public library; establish requirements for levying the tax; establish tax rate cap of fifty cents for each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation; establish requirements for the revenues collected from the tax; establish reporting requirements for the governing board of the public library; require the repeal of one entity's tax levy when a local government entity and taxing district entity both levy an ad valorem tax for the purpose of supporting the same public library; require a written agreement between the governing board of the public library and legislative bodies of the local governments before repealing the tax levy; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to trespass.Amend KRS 381.230 to allow an

owner or lessee of residential real property to maintain an action to prevent or restrain any trespass on the property; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop and distribute to circuit clerks' offices specific forms related to trespass.



AN ACT relating to guardianship.Amend 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.







HB480 (BR1302)/LM - C. Fugate

AN ACT relating to the taxation of off-road vehicles.

Amend KRS 131.190 to require information for LRC related to off-road vehicle tax exemptions; amend KRS 132. 010 to define "off-road vehicle"; amend KRS 132.200 to include off-road vehicles to be subject to taxation for state purposes only.



AN ACT relating to long-term care. Amend KRS 216.535 to redefine

"willful interference" to include destruction of the duties of surveyors and inspectors of long-term care facilities; amend KRS 216.541 to add representatives of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Office of the Inspector General to the classes of cabinet employees protected from willful interference; add a Class A misdemeanor for acts of willful interference; amend KRS 216.565 to add willful interference to the factors for imposing penalties; amend KRS 216.590 to establish training requirements for surveyors and investigators of long-term care facilities.


Services (H)

HB482 (BR1775) - J. Jenkins, J. Graviss

AN ACT relating to election districts.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

5 to establish the Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission; require each of the eleven members to be appointed with at least one member appointed from each of Kentucky's congressional districts; prior to appointment, members must meet certain conditions; members are to be appointed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, minority leadership in the House, minority leadership in the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court or his or her designee; set terms of office at four years; require appointments to be made by July 1, 2020, and thereafter for each subsequent decennial year; establish powers and duties of the commission; require the commission to develop proposals for the reapportionment and redistricting of state legislative districts, congressional districts, and, when called upon to do so, Supreme Court districts; require the commission to submit its proposals to the Legislative Research Commission, which shall refer the proposals to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; allow the General Assembly to enact or reject the proposals, but not alter or amend them; provide that if the General Assembly does not enact the proposals, the proposals are to return to the commission with recommendation's then a new set of proposals must be submitted to the General Assembly for consideration; the commission must submit proposals to the General Assembly at least three times before the General Assembly is able to enact its own reapportionment and redistricting legislation without the commission.



HB483 (BR44) - W. Thomas

AN ACT relating to veterans' cemeteries.

Amend KRS 40.315 to allow the burial of veterans and their kin of the United States Armed Forces in the state veterans' cemeteries providing they have a connection to Kentucky.



HB485 (BR1712) - L. Willner, J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to public schools.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to identify or develop a sexual harassment and abuse awareness and prevention program to be used by local boards of education; require local boards of education to conduct a survey every two years on school climate; require the local board, local district, and schools to use the results of the survey for planning purposes.


HB486 (BR1718) - R. Rothenburger

AN ACT relating to reorganization.amend KRS 12.020 to add the

Division of Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education (FPPSE) and Electrical Division under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC) organization structure; amend KRS 61.315 to transfer the promulgation authority from the Commission on FPPSE to the Commission of Housing, Buildings and Construction; amend KRS 75.400 to reorganize the Commission of FPPSE under DHBC instead of Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS); create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to transfer KCTCS employees engaged in full-time instruction and support services to the mission of the Commission on FPPSE to the Division of FPPSE within the DHBC, retaining certain employment provisions and requiring participation in the KY Employee Retirement System, granting the Commissioner of the DHBC budgetary and promulgation authority relating to the fire protection personnel standards and education; amend KRS 95A.020 to restructure the Commission of FPPSE within the DHBC not KCTCS and to amend commission membership; amend KRS 95A.040 to remove KCTCS from commission reports, transfer authority from the commission to the Commissioner of the DHBC with consultation from the commission; amend KRS 95A.070 to grant authority of the Commissioner of the DHBC to designate payments and promulgate regulations; amend KRS 95A.240 to transfer authority to the Commission of DHBC from the commission and delete provisions associated with KCTCS; amend KRS 95A.250 to include the

Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction’s Division of FPPSE to be eligible to receive the annual supplement for employing Kentucky fire and rescue training coordinators; amend KRS 95A.262 to remove expired dates regarding department inoculation costs, transfer authority from the commission of FPPSE to the Commission of DBHC, remove KCTCS references; amend KRS 95A.265 to transfer administration of the safety education fund to the Commission of DBHC from the commission and grant promulgation authority; amend KRS 95A.270, 95A.280, and 95A.290 to remove KCTCS references and transfer authority from the commission to the Commissioner of DBHC; amend KRS 95A.410 to transfer authority of the thermal vision grant program to the Commissioner of DBHC from the commission; amend KRS 95A.510 to remove established by the commission from the administrative regulation requirements; Amend KRS 95A.510 and 95A.560 to transfer authority from the commission to the Commissioner of DBHC; amend KRS 227.205 to add the Division of FPPSE to the organizational structure of the Dept. of Housing, Buildings and Construction; repeal and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 95A and amend KRS 36.250 and 36.270 to make technical corrections; repeal and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 95A and amend KRS 36.255 to transfer authority of the KY Community Crisis Response Board from the Dept. Military Affairs to the Department of Housing, Building and Construction; repeal and reenact KRS 36.260 to a new section of KRS Chapter 95A; repeal KRS 36.265, 95A.050, and 95A.060.


Affairs, and Public Protection (H)

HB487 (BR1370) - D. Graham

AN ACT relating to taxation.Amend KRS 141.020 to apply

graduated rate brackets to the net income of individual taxpayers; amend KRS 141.040 to apply graduated rate brackets to the net income of corporations; establish a short title of "Kentucky Taxpayer Fairness Act."


Revenue (H)

HB488 (BR111)/FN - R. Bridges, M. Dossett, C. Fugate, J. Gooch Jr., M. Hart, R. Heath, A. Koenig, D. Lewis, D. Meade , R. Meyer, J. Miller, T. Moore, P. Pratt, R. Rothenburger, S. Santoro, D. St. Onge, N. Tate

AN ACT relating to tax credits.Create a new section of KRS Chapter

198A to establish the nonrefundable Kentucky affordable housing credit; allow the credit to be applied to the income and insurance taxes, in an amount related to the amount of federal low-income housing tax credit; limit the total amount of all credits awarded during any year to the greater of 50 percent of the federal low-income housing tax credits awarded on qualified projects or $5,250,000; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow the

credit income to be applied to taxes; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the income tax credit; create new sections of KRS Chapter 136 to allow the credit to be applied to insurance tax; order the insurance tax credits; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.


Revenue (H)


AN ACT relating to the fiduciary and ethical duties of the boards of trustees for the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Teachers' Retirement System.

Amend KRS 61.650 to require internal investment staff and investment consultants of the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees (KRS) to follow the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct promulgated by the CFA Institute; require investment managers of KRS to comply with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and all applicable federal statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to investment managers; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 61.655 to reenact the conflict-of-interest provisions adopted under SB 151/EN 2018; amend KRS 161.430 to require internal investment staff and investment consultants of the Teachers Retirement System board of trustees (TRS) to follow the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct promulgated by the CFA Institute, but require investment managers of TRS to comply with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and all applicable federal statutes and rules and regulations applicable to investment managers; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.460 to reenact the conflict-of-interest provisions adopted under SB 151/EN 2018 and make technical changes.







on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S)


HB490 (BR1577) - C. Massey, S. Lewis

AN ACT relating to hearing officers.Amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the

causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from the tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order;

allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent; amend KRS 311.565 to require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to select a hearing officer from a pool of applicants trained in employment law related to physicians or osteopathic medicine and due process training; require the board to conduct training; require the board to adopt administrative regulations; require the hearing to be conducted by a hearing officer; require the hearing officer to make recommendations to the board.

HB490 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(C. Massey) - Amend KRS 161.790 and 311.565 to ensure that hearing officers are randomly selected.HFA2(J. Nemes) - Amend KRS 161.790 to allow tribunal decisions to include the same sanctions as originally allowed of the superintendent.






HB491 (BR1773) - C. Massey

AN ACT relating to custody orders.Amend KRS 403.330 to set minimum

requirements for parenting coordinators.


HB492 (BR1852) - C. Massey

AN ACT relating to school construction.

Amend KRS 162.065 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to include "construction management-at-risk" as a project delivery method option for school construction projects.


HB493 (BR1578) - C. Massey, S. Santoro

AN ACT relating to consolidated emergency services districts and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to provide definitions for the Act; establish procedures for the establishment of a consolidated emergency services district; establish the board of trustees of the district, county judge/executive, certain mayors dependent upon county size, and elected members; provide formula for determining the number of elected members, qualifications of elected members, terms, non-partisan elections, nomination procedures, removal, and district apportionment requirements; establish officers of the district; establish compensation of officers, $100 per day

for officers by virtue of office, elected members compensated pursuant to KRS 64.527; establish quorum of board; establish advisory committee, number, qualifications of appointees, duties of committee and compensation of members; establish the powers and duties of the board; authorize the levy of an ad valorem tax not to exceed $0.20 per $100 valuation, allow for ballot question for expanded taxation for additional services to be provided, and provide that the additional tax may be either an ad valorem or occupational license tax; allow the board to levy an insurance premium tax; allow the board to levy an occupation and license tax; assert that upon creation of a district, the board assumes all duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of former departments or districts, former jurisdictions to be special taxing districts until indebted ness is relieved; establish the duties of the executive director; require that if a majority of the merging departments or districts had been participants in CERS that the board shall apply for CERS membership, if only a minority were participants the board may apply for membership; amend KRS 65.180 to include consolidated emergency services district in list of "taxing districts"; amend KRS 68.180 to grant districts in counties over 300,000 the power to levy a license and occupation tax; amend KRS 68.197 to grant districts in counties over 30,000 the power to levy a license and occupation tax; amend KRS 78.530 to allow for any districts, not all to be excluded from the provisions; amend KRS 91A.080 to include consolidated emergency services districts; amend KRS 118.305 to place elected trustees on ballot; amend KRS 118.315 to include nominating petitions for elected trustees.



HB494 (BR372) - G. Brown Jr

AN ACT relating to the rural hospital tax credit.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the rural hospital organization donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the new tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.


Revenue (H)

HB495 (BR161)/LM - R. Adkins, D. Osborne

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 120.185 to provide for a

recount in elections involving members of the General Assembly; amend KRS 120.195 to provide that a recount request for a member of the General Assembly is not grounds for an election contest and can only be obtained under the new provisions of KRS 120.185.



Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H); 1st reading; returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

HB496 (BR60) - J. Nemes

AN ACT relating to Supreme Court districts.

Amend KRS 21A.010 to move certain counties into different Supreme Court districts; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.





AN ACT relating to licensing.Amend KRS 186.041 to clarify

eligiblity for a special military license plate; provide for a special military license plate sticker for spouses of veterans; amend KRS 186.416 to clarify proof required for a veteran designation on an operator's license.





Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Transportation (S)


AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.

Amend KRS 322.030 to clarify that a licensed architect may engage in the practice of engineering incidental to the practice of architecture; allow the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to promulgate administrative regulations that define aspects of a building that are not considered incidental to the practice of architecture.



HB499 (BR1357)/FN - J. Carney, B. Reed

AN ACT amending the 2018-2020 State/Executive Branch Budget and making an appropriation therefor.

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.






Mar 01, 2019 - received in SenateMar 04, 2019 - to Appropriations &



HB500 (BR1356)/FN - J. Carney

AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 164.380 to direct Eastern Kentucky University to establish and operate the Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School; provide funding mechanisms for the school; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for the funding processes; APPROPRIATION.


Revenue (H)

HB501 (BR1548)/LM - J. Carney

AN ACT relating to the taxation of off-road vehicles.

Amend KRS 132.010 to define "off-road vehicle"; amend KRS 132.200 to exempt off-road vehicles held for sale in a retailer's inventory from local property taxation for January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2023; add a purpose statement; require reporting by the Department of Revenue to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue to the Legislative Research Commission.


HB502 (BR1271) - D. Bentley

AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.Create new sections of KRS Chapter

217 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to annually compile a list of certain prescription drugs deemed to be essential to treating diabetes and a list of such drugs that have been subject to a price increase greater than a certain percentage; require drug manufacturers to annually report to the cabinet certain information related to the cost of manufacturing and marketing such drugs and factors that contributed to a price increase; require pharmacy benefit managers to annually report to the cabinet certain information related to prescription drug rebates for such drugs; exempt such information and data reported by manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers to the cabinet from disclosure pursuant to KRS 61.870 to 61.884; require the cabinet to annually submit to the Legislative Research Commission a report that summarizes the information reported to the cabinet by manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers; require the

cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the new sections; amend KRS 217.990 to establish a penalty for failure to report; amend KRS 304.17A-164 to restrict cost-sharing amounts charged by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers; prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting a pharmacist's ability to inform patients about and to sell less expensive alternative drugs; and amend KRS 304.17A-505 and 304.17C-030 to require disclosure of information related to drug formularies.


Insurance (H)

HB503 (BR1371) - D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to college and career readiness.

Amend KRS 158.6455 to include obtaining a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps certificate along with achieving a score of 40 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a measurement of postsecondary readiness in the state accountability system.


HB504 (BR1568)/AA - S. Lewis, R. Brenda, J. Glenn, R. Goforth

AN ACT relating to the Teachers' Retirement System.

Create a new section of KRS 161.220 to 161.716 to specify that new nonuniversity members of the Teachers' Retirement System on or after January 1, 2020, shall receive a foundational benefit component, which shall be a traditional defined benefit plan, and a supplemental benefit component which shall be a plan based upon the member's account balance; provide that the cost of the foundational benefit for these new members shall be accessed annually in the actuarial valuation; provide that if the funding level of the foundational benefit component for new nonuniversity members falls below 90%, the TRS board shall make one or more of the following changes to keep employer costs within the statutory fixed rate of 8% for the foundational benefit component: Utilize moneys in the stabilization reserve account from any excess contributions above costs of the new plan components for new nonuniversity members; utilize prospective mandatory employee and employer contributions from the supplemental benefit component; adjust the regular interest rate, benefit factor, age and service requirements to retire, or COLAs for new nonuniversity members only; create a new section of KRS 161.220 to 161.716 to establish the supplemental benefit component for new nonuniversity members who enter TRS on or after January 1, 2020, that pays benefits based upon mandatory employee and employer contributions of 2% of pay, voluntary employee and employer contributions, and interest on the accounts of the 30-year Treasury rate plus 1%; provide for vesting of employer contributions after 5 years; provide that a new nonuniversity

member may take a refund, distribution, or annuitize their account balance into a monthly payment based upon assumptions established by the TRS board; amend KRS 161.155 to provide that new nonuniversity TRS members on or after January 1, 2020, shall not have any lump-sum sick leave payments added to their foundational benefit component calculation but may have the payment deposited into the supplemental benefit component; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.220 to establish definitions for the new foundational benefit component and supplemental benefit component for new nonuniversity employees and make technical amendments to conform to a recent court decision; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.540 to specify that new nonuniversity TRS members on or after January 1, 2020, shall contribute 13.75% of pay with 8% going to fund the foundational benefit component, 2% to fund the supplemental benefit component, and 3.75% to fund retiree health benefits; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.550 to specify that the maximum employer contribution rate for new nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2020, shall be 11.75% with 8% going to fund the foundational benefit component, 2% to fund the supplemental benefit component, and 0.75% to fund retiree health benefits; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.600 to provide that new nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2020, shall be eligible to retire upon attaining age 55 with 5 years of service; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.620 to provide that new nonuniversity TRS members shall receive a benefit factor of 1.5% up to 2.5% based upon the member's age and years of service; increase the life insurance benefit for new nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2020, from $2,000 and $5,000 while active and retired respectively to $5,000 and $10,000 respectively; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact or amend KRS 61.400, 161.420, 161.470, 161.480, 161.500, 161.507, 161.515, 161.520, 161.522, 161.525, 161.545, 161.5465, 161.547, 161.548, 161.549, 161.568, 161.580, 161.585, 161.590, 161.595, 161.605, 161.612, 161.615, 161.623, 161.630, 161.661, 161.650, 161.700, and 161.714 to make technical and conforming amendments and to conform to a recent court decision.


(H)


AN ACT relating to retirement system employer contribution rates.

Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 161.550 to require employers to pay the full actuarially required contribution to Teachers' Retirement Systems; provide that for the employer rates payable on or after July 1, 2020, the unfunded liabilities shall be financed with a reduced payroll growth assumption so that by the 2025 valuation the level dollar amortization method is used; to prorate unfunded liability payments to each employer based upon the employer's average share of payroll over fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017; provide that employer

funding requirements shall be determined using the entry age normal cost method, a five-year asset smoothing method, and assumptions adopted by the TRS board; define "normal cost" and "actuarially accrued unfunded liability contribution," and provide that local school districts shall pay 2% of pay towards the costs of new TRS members retirement benefits; amend KRS 161.400 to make conforming amendments; create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to provide that CERS employer contribution rates shall not increase by more than 12% per year over the prior fiscal year from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2028; provide that CERS rate increase limit is retroactive to July 1, 2018; include severability clause.


(H)


AN ACT relating to Kentucky's electronic system for monitoring controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.202 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish secure connections between Kentucky's electronic system for monitoring controlled substances and a prescribing or dispensing health care practitioner’s electronic health recordkeeping system.


Services (H)

HB507 (BR841)/LM - R. Meeks

AN ACT relating to electronic speed enforcement.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; allow a local government to enact an ordinance to allow an agency to enforce the speed limits on roadways under its jurisdiction through the use of automated speed enforcement devices; require that a civil citation be issued to the owner of a motor vehicle that has been recorded by an automatic speed enforcement device, driving in excess of ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit; establish a civil penalty of $75 for the first offense, $150 for the second offense, and $250 for the third and subsequent offenses; outline that 50% of the civil penalty be retained by the local government and 50% be deposited into the road fund; outline exemption; direct the Administrative Office of the Courts in consultation with the Transportation Cabinet to prescribe a uniform civil citation form; outline defenses the court may consider for civil citations issued by an automatic speed enforcement device; specify that if, after 120 days, a person fails to pay the civil fine, the Transportation Cabinet shall suspend the registration of the vehicle; provide that a violation shall not result in points against the driving record of a driver, be included on a driver record, or be used for motor vehicle insurance purposes; outline requirements for agencies that have installed an automatic speed enforcement device; require notification of the installation of automated speed enforcement devices; require

semiannual reports on the number of civil citations issued and the amount of revenue generated.


HB508 (BR1347) - D. Meade , D. Osborne, B. Reed

AN ACT relating to the Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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; appropriate $7,000,000 for the program for fiscal year 2019-2020; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

HB508 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - 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; transfer $7 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) for the program for fiscal year 2019-2020; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.HFA1(J. Jenkins) - Amend to include additional causes included in coverage.HFA2(M. Marzian) - Amend to include additional causes included in coverage.HFA3/FN(A. Hatton) - Amend to include liability insurance coverage for classified employees as part of the Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program.HFA4(D. Meade ) - Retain original provisions; allow a certified employee to decline coverage and request a $150 annual reimbursement; require a local school district to provide equal opportunity to professional organizations to present information on their liability insurance programs.




Feb 27, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute


HB509 (BR1348)/FN - D. Osborne

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority.

Amend KRS 154.15-020 to increase the amount of bonding and clarify the form of bonds issued for certain projects.


Revenue (H)

HB510 (BR1810)/LM - R. Huff

AN ACT relating to elections.Amend KRS 116.0452 to allow an

electronic transmission of voter registration to be deemed timely if received online by the county clerk's office by 11:59 p.m. local time; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.035 to require the sheriff to recommend a deputy sheriff as a temporary replacement, in his or her position on the county board of elections, during any year the sheriff is a candidate or otherwise unavailable; allow for incapacitation or unavailability as a means for a sheriff to excuse himself or herself from service on the county board of elections; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.077 to permit qualified voters who have a medical emergency the ability to vote in-person absentee; amend KRS 117.085 to allow the means for request of a mail-in absentee ballot to be at the option of the voter; allow the county clerk the ability to transmit an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by facsimile or electronic mail; allow a qualified voter the ability to return to the county clerk a completed mail-in absentee ballot application by mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or in person, at the option of the voter; increase the deadline for a qualified voter to present his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; give any qualified voter who has applied for, but who has not yet voted by means of, his or her mail-in absentee ballot the ability to vote in-person absentee or to vote on election day; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.145 to increase the days from 15 to 45 in which the county clerk shall print and ready ballot labels for each candidate in a special election; amend KRS 117.265 to increase from 28 to 49 days before an election the deadline by which a declaration of intent must be filed to be a write-in candidate for a special election; repeal KRS 117.075, which establishes the ability to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for those persons who, on account of age, disability, or illness, are not able to appear at the polls on election day; amend KRS 116.065, 117.0851, 117.088, and 117A.060 to conform.




HB511 (BR1609)/LM - A. Scott, C. Booker, J. Jenkins, R. Meeks

AN ACT relating to resources for local development.

Amend KRS 91A.400 to define "base restaurant tax receipts" and "merged governments"; grant any city or merged government the right to levy a restaurant tax, subject to certain limitations; allow cities and merged governments levying a restaurant tax after the effective date to distribute at least 25% of revenues generated to the tourist and convention commission, the remainder to be used to create or support infrastructure supporting tourism; make provisions for cities that levied the restaurant tax prior to the effective date to distribute restaurant tax revenues; establish passage and accounting procedures for the levying of the restaurant tax; deal

with surpluses; permit uses of unexpended funds; prohibit the subsidy of any private concern; create an offset for restaurants that have both a city and a merged government levying the tax; exempt restaurants subject to the tax from certain local occupational license taxes; mandate that any new tax or rate take effect at the beginning of any calendar month.


(H)

HB512 (BR1749)/HM - C. Booker

AN ACT relating to the safe disposal of prescription medications.

Create a new section of KRS 217.905 to 217.919 to require a pharmacist or a pharmacist’s designee to inform persons verbally, in writing, or by posted signage of methods for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired legend drugs anytime a legend drug is dispensed; require a pharmacist or a pharmacist’s designee to make available at no charge a nontoxic composition for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired legend drugs when a legend drug is dispensed; require manufacturers or distributors to enter into consignment reimbursement contracts for inventory; require a practitioner who dispenses a legend drug to inform all persons who receive a prescription about the importance of proper and safe disposal of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs and make available at no charge a nontoxic composition for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired legend drugs; amend KRS 218A.170 to require a pharmacist or a pharmacist’s designee to inform persons verbally, in writing or by posted signage of methods for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired controlled substances anytime a controlled substance is dispensed; require a pharmacist or a pharmacist’s designee to make available at no charge a nontoxic composition for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired controlled substances when a controlled substance is dispensed; require manufacturers or distributors to enter into consignment reimbursement contracts for inventory; require a practitioner who dispenses a controlled substance to inform all persons who receive a prescription about the importance of proper and safe disposal of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs and make available at no charge a nontoxic composition for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired controlled substances; specify that the Medicaid program is not required to provide payment when a practitioner or a pharmacist distributes a nontoxic composition for the sequestration or deactivation and disposal of specified unused, unwanted, or expired legend drugs or controlled substances anytime a legend drug or controlled substance is sold or distributed, and establish penalties for

violations of the Act.


Services (H)

HB513 (BR1752) - N. Tate, S. Sheldon

AN ACT relating to substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs.

Amend KRS 12.500, 210.485, 210.506, 210.509, 214.185, 222.003, 222.271, 222.311, 222.421, 222.430, 222.431, 222.432, 222.433; 222.434, 222.435, 222.441, 222.460, 304.17A-660, 311B.160, 600.020, 610.127, and 620.023, to change "alcohol and other drug abuse" to "substance use disorder"; amend KRS 202A.0819 and 210.365 to delete the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Disorders, and Dual Diagnoses; make technical corrections; add the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; amend KRS 210.400 to correct reference; amend KRS 222.005 to delete the terms "alcohol and other drug abuse" and "juvenile"; add the term "substance use disorder"; amend KRS 222.211 to change "tobacco addiction" to "nicotine dependence"; change "alcohol and other drug abuse" to "substance use disorder"; amend KRS 222.221 to change "alcohol and other drug abuse" to "substance use disorder"; delete requirement to publish list of treatment facilities and services; amend KRS 222.231 and 222.465 to change "alcohol and other drug abuse" to "substance use disorder"; update references; change narcotic treatment program requirements; repeal KRS 222.001, 210.500, 210.502, 210.504, 210.580.

HB513 - AMENDMENTSHFA1(M. Marzian) - Amend to delete the repeal of KRS 210.502 and 210.504 and amend these statutes to correct references to substance use disorders; change the name of the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Disorders, and Dual Diagnoses to the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Dual Diagnoses.






Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 97-0

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; to Health & Welfare (S)


AN ACT relating to local government.Amend KRS 67.120 to include



(H)


AN ACT relating to local government.Amend KRS 65.150 to include



(H)

HB516 (BR1403) - S. Santoro




HB517 (BR877)/FN/LM - S. Santoro, J. Sims Jr, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, R. Heath, R. Huff, C. McCoy, R. Meyer, J. Miller, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Sheldon, K. Upchurch, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to the funding of transportation and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 138.210 to set the average wholesale floor price at $2.90; amend KRS 138.220 to increase the supplemental tax on gasoline and special fuels by increasing the existing rate from five cents per gallon (cpg) on gasoline and two cpg on special fuels to eight and a half cpg for both and setting that as the minimum rate; subject the supplemental tax to annual adjustment; require annual notification to motor fuel dealers of the adjusted rate of supplemental tax for each upcoming fiscal year and annual notification to county clerks of the adjusted rate of highway user fees for electric; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to provide a mechanism for annual adjustment of the supplemental motor fuel tax based on changes in the National Highway Construction Cost Index 2.0; allow the supplemental tax to increase or decrease no more than 10 percent from one year to the next, subject to the statutory minimum; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a base highway user fee for nonhybrid electric vehicles; require the fee to be adjusted with any increase or decrease in the gasoline tax established in KRS 138.228 and Section 3 of the Act; establish an annual highway preservation fee of $5-$20 on all noncommercial vehicles based on the EPA mileage rating of the make model and year of the vehicle; require collection of both fees at the time of registration; require that both fees collected under this section be transferred to the road fund; amend KRS 186.010 to define "nonhybrid electric vehicle"; amend KRS 186.018 to increase the fee for a driving history record from $3 dollars to $6 dollars; amend KRS 186.020 to eliminate the requirement to present a vehicle's registration receipt when renewing the vehicle registration and allow mail or online registration renewal with no additional fee; amend KRS 186.040 to

eliminate the $30 county clerk fee for motor carrier registrations on vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; increase the county clerk fee for motor vehicle registrations from $6 to $7; amend KRS 186.050 to increase to state fee for motor vehicle registrations from $11.50 to $22; require payment of the highway user fees for electric vehicles and the highway preservation fees at the time of registration or renewal; provide for the $10 late charge for vehicle registrations not renewed within 30 days of expiration; make technical correction; amend KRS 186.162, 186.164, 186.180, and 186.240 to conform; amend KRS 186.440, 186.450, and 186.531 to consolidate fees for driver license reinstatement, set reinstatement fee at $100, provide for distribution of funds, and provide for exceptions; amend KRS 281A.150 to increase reinstatement fees for suspended CDLs from $50 to $100; amend KRS 186A.130 and 186A.245 to set the fee for an initial title at $25, the fee for a duplicate or replacement title at $10, and the fee for a speed title at $40, and adjust the distribution of fees between the Cabinet and the county clerk; amend KRS 189.574 to increase to fee for state traffic school from $15 to $50; amend KRS 189.270 to increase fees for various overweight and overdimensional permits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to create the multimodal transportation fund, specify allowable uses for moneys in the fund, and appropriate funds for those purposes; amend KRS 177.320 and 177.365, regarding allocation of a portion of fuel tax revenue to county road aid funds and municipal road aid funds, to change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of fuel tax revenue available for revenue sharing which exceeds $760 million in any year from 18.3% to counties and 7.7% to cities to 13% for each fund; Sections 1 to 3, 23, and 24 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019; Sections 4, 5, and 7 to 17 of the Act are EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.

Feb 20, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 22, 2019 - reassigned to

Appropriations & Revenue (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 01, 2019 - taken from



HB518 (BR1597) - R. Huff


neutral language.


HB519 (BR1596) - R. Huff


neutral language.



AN ACT relating to transportation infrastructure and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 177.030, relating to the state accepting donations in aid of the construction or maintenance of roads, to include corporations; APPROPRIATION.


HB521 (BR293) - B. ReedFeb 27-WITHDRAWN

HB522 (BR1232)/LM - D. Osborne, R. Adkins

AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

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, and members of the General Assembly when the vote margin is 0.5% or less; amend KRS 120.185 to provide for a recount in elections of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, members of Congress, and members of the General Assembly; amend KRS 120.195, 120.205, and 120.215 to establish the procedures for any election contest involving the Governor and Lieutenant Governor and members of the General Assembly; amend KRS 117.295, 118.775, 120.017, and 120.155 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

HB522 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/LM - Retain original provisions, except delete new provision relating to the procedure for seating members of the General Assembly; provide that an election contest petition may be filed while an automatic recount is pending but no request for a recount in the petition shall be conducted until the automatic recount is completed; provide for a mechanism to ensure the integrity of the election records and a chain of custody of election records if transported; provide who shall conduct a recount as part of an election contest and the procedures to be followed; adjust the time frame for a newly ordered election; amend KRS 118.740 to conform. APPROPRIATION.



Feb 25, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from Elections,

Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H); 1st reading; returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

HB523 (BR1598) - D. Meade


neutral language.


HB524 (BR1350) - D. Meade

AN ACT relating to reorganization.Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS

164.004 to reorganize the Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education and rename it the Strategic Committee on Higher Education; amend KRS 164.001, 164.013, and 164.020 to conform; confirm Executive Order 2019-029.

Feb 20, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Education (H)Mar 01, 2019 - posted in committee

HB525 (BR1802)/AA - K. Upchurch

AN ACT relating to the Teachers' Retirement System board of trustees.

Amend KRS 161.250 and 161.260 to provide that nominations to be placed on the ballot for the seven elected trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System board shall for elections occurring after July 1, 2019, consist of one individual submitted by each of the following organizations: the Kentucky Education Association, the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association, the Kentucky School Boards Association, the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators, the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Kentucky Bankers Association; require the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants nominee to be a certified public accountant and require the Kentucky Bankers Association nominee to have financial or banking experience.

HB525 - AMENDMENTSHCS1/AA - Amend KRS 161.250 to expand the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) board from 11 to 13 members to include an additional elected retired teacher trustee and an additional gubernatorial appointee selected from a list of three applicants submitted by the Kentucky Society of CPAs; provide that the new appointee cannot have a conflict of interest and must be a CPA; provide that the amended board will consist of eight elected members including six educator trustees who are members of the system and two retired trustees who are annuitants of the system; amend KRS 161.260 to change the nomination process in future elections for elected educator trustee positions so that the following groups will nominate three TRS members for the six elected educator trustee positions as these elected positions become available and in the following order: (1) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky School Boards Association; (2) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Jefferson County Teachers’ Association; (3) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators; (4) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators; (5) one educator trustee shall be elected

from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents; and (6) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Education Association; shall for the two retired trustees positions the nomination process shall be: (1) for the new retired teacher trustee position, the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association shall nominate three individuals for the new retired trustee position, and KEA shall nominate three individuals for the current trustee position in future elections; provide that TRS shall perform an election on or before November 1, 2019, for the new retired teacher trustee; amend KRS 161.300 to adjust the required statutory quorum and number required for board action; provide that any elected trustee currently serving on the TRS board on July 1, 2019, shall be eligible to finish his or her term of office.HFA1(K. Upchurch) - Amend KRS 161.250 to expand the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) board from 11 to 13 members to include an additional elected educator trustee and an additional elected retired trustee; provide that the amended board will consist of nine elected members including seven educator trustees who are members of the system and two retired trustees who are annuitants of the system; amend KRS 161.260 to change the nomination process in future elections for elected educator trustee positions so that the following groups will nominate three TRS members for the seven elected educator trustee positions as these elected positions become available and in the following order: (1) one educator trustee shall be an at-large member nominated by the TRS board from applications submitted by individual members; provide that TRS shall perform an election on or before November 1, 2019, for the new at-large educator trustee; (2) one educator trustee elected from three nominations submitted jointly by the Kentucky School Boards Association/Kentucky Association of School Administrators; (3) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Jefferson County Teachers’ Association; (4) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators; (5) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Education Association; (6) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents; and (7) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Education Association; For the two retired trustees positions the nomination process shall be: (1) for the new retired teacher trustee position, the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association shall nominate three individuals for the new retired trustee position, and KEA shall nominate three individuals for the current retired trustee position in future elections; provide that TRS shall perform an election on or before November 1, 2019, for the new retired teacher trustee; amend KRS 161.300 to adjust the required statutory quorum and number required for board action; provide that any elected trustee currently serving on the TRS board on July 1, 2019, shall be eligible to finish his or her term of office.HFA2(K. Upchurch) - Amend KRS

161.250 to expand the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) board from 11 to 13 members to include an additional elected educator trustee and an additional elected retired trustee; provide that the amended board will consist of nine elected members including seven educator trustees who are members of the system and two retired trustees who are annuitants of the system; amend KRS 161.260 to change the nomination process in future elections for elected educator trustee positions so that the following groups will nominate three TRS members for the seven elected educator trustee positions as these elected positions become available and in the following order: (1) one educator trustee shall be an at-large member nominated by the TRS board from applications submitted by individual members; provide that TRS shall perform an election on or before November 1, 2019, for the new at-large educator trustee; (2) one educator trustee elected from three nominations submitted jointly by the Kentucky School Boards Association/Kentucky Association of School Administrators; (3) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Jefferson County Teachers’ Association; (4) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators; (5) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Education Association; (6) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents; and (7) one educator trustee shall be elected from three nominations by the Kentucky Education Association; For the two retired trustees positions the nomination process shall be: (1) for the new retired teacher trustee position, the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association shall nominate three individuals for the new retired trustee position, and KEA shall nominate three individuals for the current retired trustee position in future elections; provide that TRS shall perform an election on or before November 1, 2019, for the new retired teacher trustee.HFA3(K. Upchurch) - Delete original provisions; require the Public Pension Oversight Board to study the Teachers' Retirement System's board composition, nomination and election process for elected trustees, and statutory qualifications for board trustees and how this system's board compares against other state-administered retirement systems in Kentucky and nationally as it relates to board composition, nomination and election process for elected trustees, and statutory qualifications for board trustees; require the Public Pension Oversight Board to report findings and recommendations in their 2019 annual report as required by KRS 7A.250.HFA4(K. Upchurch) - Delete original provisions; require the Public Pension Oversight Board to study the Teachers' Retirement System's board composition, nomination and election process for elected trustees, and statutory qualifications for board trustees and how this system's board compares against other state-administered retirement systems in Kentucky and nationally as it relates to board composition, nomination and election process for elected

trustees, and statutory qualifications for board trustees; require the Public Pension Oversight Board to report findings and recommendations in their 2019 annual report as required by KRS 7A.250.HFA5(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 118.125 and 118.367 to require candidates for Governor to file their federal income tax returns for the last three years with the Registry of Election Finance.HFA6(M. Marzian) - Make title amendment.HFA7(M. Marzian) - Amend KRS 118.125 and 118.367 to require candidates for Governor to file their federal income tax returns for the last three years with the Registry of Election Finance.HFA8(M. Marzian) - Make title amendment.





Mar 05, 2019 - floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to bill; floor amendments (2) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - floor amendments (5) and (6-title) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (7) and (8-title) filed to bill

House ResolutionsHR1 (BR885) - D. Osborne

Adopt Rules of Procedure for the 2019 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in House; adopted by voice vote

HR2 (BR886) - D. Osborne

Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2019 Regular Session with prayer.


HR3 (BR925) - R. Adkins, D. Hale, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B.

McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, R. Rand, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner, L. Yates


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to House Floor;


HCR4 (BR257) - D. Schamore

Urge the United States Department of Interior, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Defense, and the United States Congress to consider ways to improve communications infrastructure, such as granting leasehold interests in federal land for the location of cell phone towers and other communication infrastructure in Kentucky.


Energy (H)Feb 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





HCR5 (BR180) - D. Bentley, K. Moser, L. Bechler, R. Goforth, M. Hart, K. King, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon

Urge federal policymakers to incorporate standards for safety and efficacy in the use of medical marijuana.






HJR6 (BR96) - R. Goforth

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Interstate 75 in Laurel County in honor and memory of fallen soldier SFC Lance Scott Cornett.



HCR7 (BR286) - D. Schamore

Urge Governor Matthew G. Bevin, the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the

Transportation Cabinet, and the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to consider ways to improve communication infrastructure, such as granting leasehold interests in state land for the location of cell phone towers and other communication infrastructure in Kentucky.


Energy (H)Feb 11, 2019 - posted in committeeFeb 21, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st





HR8 (BR278) - R. Meeks, J. Glenn

Honor Roger Hayden upon the occasion of his retirement.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 10, 2019 - to House Floor

HJR9 (BR859) - J. Sims Jr

Designate the Billy F. Ross Memorial Bridge on US 68 in Mason County.


HR10 (BR985) - M. Marzian




HR11 (BR436) - B. Reed, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, M. Koch, A. Koenig, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, M. Sorolis, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Yates

Recognize the one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau.

Jan 10, 2019 - introduced in HouseJan 11, 2019 - to House FloorFeb 22, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

HR12 (BR431) - B. Reed, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J.

DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Recognize February 18 to 22, 2019, as FFA Week in Kentucky.


HR13 (BR875) - B. Reed, J. Graviss

Recognize the importance of National Farm Safety and Health Week.


HR14 (BR435) - B. Reed, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, C. Booker, A. Bowling, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Recognize January 11, 2019, as National Milk Day.



HR15 (BR1025) - J. Sims Jr

Honor Franklin Runyon Sousley.


HR16 (BR990) - B. Rowland

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leah Elizabeth Carter.


HR17 (BR1009) - D. Graham

Honor Deborah A. "Debbie" Rodgers upon the occasion of her retirement.


HJR18 (BR1023) - J. Fischer, D. Elliott

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Interstate 471 in the Commonwealth in honor and memory of former U.S. Senator and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.


HR19 (BR1010) - M. Cantrell, J. Jenkins, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, A. Scott, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, L. Willner

Commemorate Human Awareness Trafficking Day on January 11, 2019.



HR20 (BR1030) - M. Cantrell, J. Jenkins, C. Booker, R. Meeks, A. Scott, L. Willner

Honor the students who wrote " No Single Sparrow Makes a Summer" produced by the Louisville Story Program.



HR21 (BR432) - B. Reed, K. King

Recognize April 2019 as National Soybean Month.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to House FloorMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Recognize May 2019 as National Beef Month.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to House FloorFeb 25, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Recognize October 2019 as National Pork Month.


HR24 (BR1055) - R. Adkins, D. Graham, L. Bechler, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J.

Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Honor Cassaundra Cooper for her years of service with the Legislative Research Commission.


HCR25 (BR979) - D. Osborne

Provide that when the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn on January 11, 2019, they adjourn until February 5, 2019, when the second part of the 2019 Regular Session shall convene.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in House; adopted by voice vote; received in Senate; adopted by voice vote

HR26 (BR1057) - M. Hart

Honor Pat Hughes Cooper for her decades of volunteerism.


HR27 (BR849) - J. Graviss, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, R. Heath, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Edward "Bear" Coyle.


HR28 (BR1066) - D. Graham, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A.

Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sandra Louise Deaton.


HR29 (BR1049) - J. Jenkins, M. Cantrell, S. Lee

Urge the Legislative Research Commission and the Finance and Administration Cabinet to work collaboratively to provide one or more safe, appropriate places for mothers to breastfeed and express milk in the Capitol Annex.

Jan 11, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 05, 2019 - to State Government


HR30 (BR438) - B. Reed, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Celebrate the 210th birthday of Abraham Lincoln.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to House FloorFeb 12, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

HR31 (BR857) - B. Reed

Recognize March as Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to House Floor


Designate June 27, 2019, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and June 2019 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month.


HR33 (BR423) - J. Stewart III, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Yates

Honor Catherine Rhoden-Goguen.


HJR34 (BR1206) - J. Stewart III

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to place signs honoring the Knox Central High School Cheer Squad, 2018 Class 2A State Champions.


HR35 (BR1415) - N. Kulkarni, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St.

Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner, L. Yates

Honor University of Louisville President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to House Floor;


HJR36 (BR1236) - M. Hart

Designate the John Ayers Merritt Memorial Bridge in Pendleton County.


HJR37 (BR1211) - D. Schamore, T. Moore, N. Tate, R. Webber

Designate Radcliff, Kentucky, as the "Knife Capital of Kentucky."

HJR37 - AMENDMENTSHFA1/P(R. Brenda) - Name and designate the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest as the official state championship tobacco cutting contest.HFA2(R. Brenda) - Make title amendment.




posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed

Mar 04, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2-title)


on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)

HR38 (BR1072) - L. Bechler

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sara Kathleen Kesler.


HCR39 (BR1172) - T. Moore, K. King, M. Prunty, D. St. Onge

Urges the President of the United States to designate a state funeral for the last World War II Medal of Honor recipient upon the occasion of his death.






Feb 19, 2019 - to Veterans, Military


HR40 (BR381) - T. Moore, K. King

Express support for the State of Israel and opposition to the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement which seeks to harm the State of Israel.


HR41 (BR1241) - R. Meyer, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, C. Howard, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, D. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Wayne Stephens Sr.


HR42 (BR1098) - R. Heath, J. DuPlessis, C. Freeland, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, K. Hinkle, K. King, M. Meredith, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, B. Rowland, D. Schamore, J. Stewart III, N. Tate, L. Yates

Declare February 20, 2019, to be Hunger Free Kentucky Day.


HCR43 (BR987) - R. Heath, R. Bridges, D. Elliott, C. Freeland, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, M. Koch, M. Meredith, K. Moser, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, B. Reed, B. Rowland, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, L. Yates

Urge Facebook, YouTube, eBay, and Amazon to re-examine their policies relating to the marketing efforts of industrial hemp businesses.





Feb 19, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st

reading, to CalendarMar 06, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

HR44 (BR1101) - R. Heath, K. King

Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 3 to 9, 2019, as Food Check-Out Week.


HR45 (BR1253) - W. Stone

Commemorate Simpson County on its bicentennial.


HR46 (BR1223) - R. Meeks, A. Scott

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. T. Vaughn Walker.


HR47 (BR1073) - M. Dossett, W. Thomas, L. Bechler

Honor Cayce Mill Supply Co. on the auspicious occasion of their 100th anniversary.


HR48 (BR422) - J. Nemes, T. Bojanowski, R. Rothenburger

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of retired Lyndon Fire Chief James S. Baker Sr.


HJR49 (BR1168) - D. Osborne

Designate the Investigator Brandon Thacker Memorial Overpass in Lyon County


HR50 (BR1063) - J. Carney, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A.

Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Russell Glen Mobley.



HR51 (BR1062) - J. Carney

Adjourn in honor of the Taylor County High School boys' golf team upon winning the 2018 KHSAA State Golf Championship.

Feb 05, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 06, 2019 - to House FloorMar 07, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edward R. "Ed" Gorin.


HR53 (BR1093) - W. Thomas, L. Bechler, M. Dossett

Honor Riley Fort upon being named Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky.


HCR54 (BR1158) - A. Koenig, K. King

Create the Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force to develop and study the implementation of a mileage-based transportation funding mechanism; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2019 Interim and to submit any proposed findings or recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2019.


HR55 (BR1060) - D. Lewis

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carl Edward "Crawdad" Sizemore.


HCR56 (BR1088) - J. Tipton, C. Harris, J. Blanton, K. Hinkle, P. Minter

Concurrent resolution establishing a 17-member legislative task force to study small community public drinking water systems to create mechanisms for oversight and intervention so as to prevent the drinking system's decline and failure; policy options submitted to the Legislative Research Commission for referral by December 15, 2019.

HCR56 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions of HCR 56; identify water as a critical resource; add wastewater treatment;

rename the task force as the Public Water and Wastewater System Infrastructure Task Force; add goal of the task force is to evaluate and develop legislative recommendations and policy options; add identifying options to generate state and local funds for infrastructure; increase membership on the task force from 17 to 21 members; make number of meetings and type final work products permissive; add date for Legislative Research Commission to refer recommendations to a committee of jurisdiction.HCA1(M. Meredith) - Make title amendment.





Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)


Government (S)

HR57 (BR1106) - N. Tate, K. Moser

Declare the second Saturday in May each year as Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day in the Commonwealth.



HR58 (BR1105) - N. Tate, K. Moser

Declare the first full week in May each year as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in the Commonwealth.


HR59 (BR1127) - J. Miller, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L.

Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre Irene "Dee Dee" Mengedoht.


HR60 (BR1262) - K. Moser, N. Tate, D. Bentley, R. Goforth, M. Marzian

Recognize Wednesday, February 6, 2019, as Kentucky Nurses Day.



HR61 (BR1303) - K. Moser, N. Tate, S. Lewis, S. Miles

Recognize Wednesday, February 6, 2019, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day in the Commonwealth.



HCR62 (BR905) - B. Reed, B. Rowland

Designate September 18 as Farmer Suicide Prevention Day in Kentucky; address approaches to farmer stress issues.





Feb 25, 2019 - received in SenateFeb 27, 2019 - to Agriculture (S)

HR63 (BR1229) - B. Reed

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rev. Lawrence George "Larry" Rowell Jr.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Larry Bernard Clopton.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Terry Lynn Thomas.


HR66 (BR439) - B. Reed, D. Elliott

Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of Dr. Salem George.


Feb 20, 2019 - adopted by voice vote


Recognize the importance of Kentucky corn farmers, Kentucky corn, and the many byproducts of Kentucky corn.


HJR68 (BR1111) - R. Adkins

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 32 in Rowan County in honor and memory of Joshua Eugene Ferguson, and to erect the appropriate signage.


HR69 (BR1119) - J. Tipton

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Mason Rucker and Irene Whitehouse Rucker.


HR70 (BR1150) - D. Frazier

Honor Isaiah Cozart upon becoming the all-time leader in blocked shots in Kentucky high school basketball history.


HJR71 (BR1008) - J. Gooch Jr.

Direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to create a task force to study the funding of water infrastructure projects in communities that lack traditional funding sources.




Honor Eastern Kentucky University senior Nick Mayo.


HR73 (BR1472) - D. Lewis, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, R. Huff, T. Huff, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J.

Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, B. Wheatley, L. Yates

Honor the birthday of President Ronald Reagan.

Feb 06, 2019 - introduced in House; adopted by voice vote

HR74 (BR1466) - D. St. Onge

Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States.


HR75 (BR1433) - D. Meade

Recognize February 7, 2019, as Kentucky Land Title Day.




Honor Richmond Mayor Rev. Robert Blythe.


HR77 (BR1460) - R. Meeks, A. Scott, C. Booker, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, D. Graham, S. Westrom, L. Willner

Recognize February as Black History Month.



HR78 (BR887) - D. Osborne

Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.


HR79 (BR1505) - R. Huff

Encourage citizens to recognize the achievements of audiologists and speech-language pathologists.


HR80 (BR1513) - A. Tackett Laferty

Honor the seven men killed on January 20, 1982, in a coal mine blast at Mink Branch in Craynor, Kentucky.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jo Ann Billings Jenkins.


HR82 (BR1166) - D. Graham, R. Adkins, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L.

Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, D. Keene, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Honor Kentucky State University Valedictorian Jessica Marquez Cordova.


HJR83 (BR1207) - J. Stewart III

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to place signs honoring the Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Champion, Alvin Stamper.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald "Donnie" Cooper Phelps Jr.


HR85 (BR1420) - C. Booker

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to recognize Election Day as a national holiday.



HR86 (BR1174) - R. Meeks, C. Booker

Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor of Lucile B. Leggett upon the occasion of her 100th birthday.


HJR87 (BR1212) - J. Miller

Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, and limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government; to propose that the application be aggregated with the applications of other states limited for the purposes identified in the applications; state that the

application shall be a continuing application until a convention is called or until the application is withdrawn by the Kentucky General Assembly.



HR88 (BR1213) - D. Graham, J. Jenkins

Honor Gippy Graham.


HR89 (BR1588) - J. Hoover, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Honor Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton for her service as Kentucky's first African-American Lieutenant Governor.


HJR90 (BR1538) - D. Meade

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect a sign on United States Route 27 at the Lincoln County/Garrard County line that reads "Home of Roby Mullins 2018 NASP 3D World and 3D Outdoor World Archery Champion."


HR91 (BR1589) - M. Prunty, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, T. Huff, D. Keene, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, D. Meade , M. Meredith, R. Meyer, C. Miller, J. Miller, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J.

Petrie, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, L. Yates

Urge the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors to delay its consideration of and voting on closing the Paradise Fossil Plant Unit 3 in Muhlenberg County.


HR92 (BR1611) - A. Koenig

Proclaim June as Scleroderma Awareness Month in Kentucky.


HR93 (BR1559) - S. Miles

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C. Waitman Taylor Jr.



Amend the Rules of Procedure for the 2019 House of Representatives by amending Rule 51 to specify that no bill or resolution having the force of law shall be introduced after the fifteenth legislative day of an odd-numbered year regular session.



Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of Martha McClain.


HJR96 (BR1679) - R. Brenda

Direct placement of highway signs honoring members of the Garrard County High School Beta Club.


HJR97 (BR1544) - D. Lewis

Designate a portion of KY 80 in Leslie County as the SFC Lida Feltner Highway.


HR98 (BR1856) - S. Sheldon, M. Meredith

Honor Bowling Green upon being named to MONEY Magazine's annual Best Places to Live list.



HR99 (BR1467) - D. Meade , R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meeks, M. Meredith, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Recognize Career and Technical Education Month in Kentucky.


HR100 (BR1173) - R. Huff

Recognize the Kentucky Advantage Education and Kentucky Advantage Refinance Loan Programs as affordable education financing options.



HR101 (BR1862) - A. Gentry, B. Reed, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, R. Rand, J. Raymond, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner, L. Yates

Recognize the formation of the Engage and Empower Caucus.


HJR102 (BR1543) - D. Lewis

Designate the Cpl. Willie Boggs Memorial Bridge in Leslie County.


HJR103 (BR1675) - R. Brenda

Direct the placement of honorary roadside signs recognizing the Rockcastle County High School FFA Small Engine team, 2018 State Champions.


HR104 (BR1871) - J. Carney, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, S. Miles, C. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Yates

Recognize February 13, 2019 as Children's Advocacy Day.


HR105 (BR1410) - M. Meredith, L. Elkins, C. Fugate, J. Graviss, B. Reed, S. Westrom

Urge the United States Congress to enact legislation granting the United States Department of Agriculture jurisdiction over labeling requirements for imitation meat products.




Feb 28, 2019 - 3rd reading, adopted 96-1


Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect a sign on United States Route 27 at the Boyle County/Lincoln County line that reads, "Home of McKenzie Settles, 2018 NASP/IBO 3D State Archery Champion."



Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect a sign on United States Route 27 at the Lincoln County/Pulaski County line that reads "Home of Ember Genco, 2018 Little Miss United States."


HR108 (BR1878) - C. Harris, A. Hatton, A. Scott

Urge Governor Matthew Bevin to declare a state of emergency in Martin County, Kentucky, and to make emergency funds available to resolve the county's water crisis.


& Energy (H)Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Natural

Resources & Energy (H); to House Floor; adopted by voice vote

HR109 (BR1097) - K. Bratcher, K. King

Urge Congress to amend the 2009 Truth in Caller Identification Act to cover foreign calls into the United States, and to require telecommunications providers to implement caller verification technologies.


HJR110 (BR1570) - W. StoneFeb 15-WITHDRAWN

HR111 (BR1880) - P. Minter, G. Brown Jr, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, J. Hoover, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, D. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, C. Miller, J. Miller, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of former Kentucky state legislator Dr. Nicholas Z. "Nick" Kafoglis.


HJR112 (BR1569) - W. Stone

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 100 in Allen County in honor of Magistrate Roman Perry, Jr. and erect appropriate signage.


HR113 (BR1607) - R. Meeks

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lee Robert Jones.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in House;


HR114 (BR1882) - N. Kulkarni, M. Marzian, R. Adkins, D. Bentley, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, K. Flood, C. Freeland, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, M. Koch, B. McCool, C. McCoy, R. Meeks, M. Meredith, P. Minter, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, J. Tipton, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner, L. Yates



HR115 (BR1884) - R. Huff

Honor National Board Certified Teachers of Kentucky by recognizing February 19, 2019, as National Board Certified Teacher Day.


HJR116 (BR1626) - W. Stone

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of New Kentucky Route 98 in Allen County in honor of Barbara Gibbs Mays and erect appropriate signage.


HR117 (BR1896) - S. Sheldon, P. Minter

Honor the South Warren High School football team upon winning the 2018 Class 5A KHSAA state championship.


HR118 (BR1905) - R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, J. Fischer, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, B.

Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner, L. Yates

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jo Nell Carney Lee.


HR119 (BR1614) - J. Tipton

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mike Fink.


HJR120 (BR90) - M. PruntyMar 04-WITHDRAWN

HCR121 (BR1186) - K. Moser, D. Bentley

Create the Medicinal Marijuana Task Force to study and make recommendations related to the medicinal use of marijuana in the Commonwealth; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet at least bimonthly during the 2019 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2019.

HCR121 - AMENDMENTSHCS1 - Retain original provisions and add a pharmacist selected from a list of three pharmacists submitted by the Kentucky Pharmacists Association to the task force.HFA1(J. Jenkins) - Add one research psychologist from a list of three research psychologists submitted by the Kentucky Psychological Association to the task force.HFA2(A. Gentry) - Prohibit the appointment of task force members who own, or whose immediate family members own, more than 20 percent interest in any business that cultivates, produces, dispenses, distributes, or sells any cannabis product, including industrial hemp or cannabidiol products, or who are running for statewide office in 2019.




Mar 01, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


HR122 (BR1904) - R. Goforth

Commend and thank the President of the United States for declaring an emergency and protecting the United States border; commend and thank the men and women of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; urge the President and Congress to fund construction of steel barriers and border control impediments along with the strengthening of current border control

infrastructure; urge Congress and the President to ensure compliance with and enforcement of federal immigration laws.



HJR123 (BR1671) - R. Goforth

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to place signs honoring the North Laurel Middle School 6th-grade girls and boys basketball teams, 2019 KBC Basketball 6th-Grade State Champions.


HR124 (BR1873) - S. Lee

Honor Dr. William E. Lee.



HR125 (BR1906) - J. Tipton, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, J. Carney, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, K. King, M. Koch, A. Koenig, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, B. Reed, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Yates



HR126 (BR1911) - D. Lewis

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Billy Ray Day.



HCR127 (BR1622) - J. Jenkins, L. Willner, T. Bojanowski, T. Branham Clark, M. Cantrell, K. Hinkle, N. Kulkarni, K. Moser, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson

Create the Gender Issues in State Government Task Force to study gender-related policies as well as gender-based bias in Kentucky.


(H)

HR128 (BR1075) - J. Raymond, J. Jenkins

Urge the Legislative Research Commission and the Finance and Administration Cabinet to work collaboratively to equip men's and women's restrooms in with baby changing facilities in the Capitol and Capitol Annex.


(H)

HJR129 (BR1541) - S. Miles

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to place signage on Kentucky Route 54 declaring Daviess County as the Home of Katie Bouchard, Miss Kentucky 2018.


HJR130 (BR1542) - S. Miles

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 144 in honor and memory of Lance Corporal Michael Wayne Simon and erect signage denoting this designation.


HJR131 (BR1194) - K. Hinkle, R. Adkins, C. Harris

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 2565 in Lawrence County in honor and memory of WWII Veterans the Preece brothers: William, Hiram, Haskell, Edwin, Rudolph, and James Preece; erect appropriate signage.


HCR132 (BR1919) - J. Donohue

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to study the feasibility of establishing a light rail system in Kentucky; require findings be reported to the Interim Joint Committees on Transportation and on Appropriations and Revenue by December 13, 2019.


HR133 (BR1912) - T. Burch



HR134 (BR1846) - T. Moore, K. King

Designate March 7, 2019, as Police Awareness Day.


HR135 (BR1777) - R. Bridges, D. Hale, K. King, N. Tate

Condemn the passage of the "Reproductive Health Act" by the New York State Assembly.

Feb 20, 2019 - introduced in House

Feb 21, 2019 - to House Floor

HR136 (BR1857) - D. Osborne, K. King

Proclaiming March 6, 2019, to be Disability Awareness Day in Kentucky.


HCR137 (BR1851) - D. Osborne

Urge local communities in Kentucky to establish Complete Count Committees in order to localize Census efforts.






HJR138 (BR1084) - R. Huff

Direct the placement of honorary highway signs for Nick Wilson, winner of "Survivor: David and Goliath."


HR139 (BR1887) - R. Huff

Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of David Nickell Huff.


HCR140 (BR1921) - M. Prunty, P. Minter

Urge the designation of a portion of the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway as Interstate 69 Spur.

Feb 20, 2019 - introduced in HouseFeb 21, 2019 - to Transportation (H)Feb 28, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 04, 2019 - taken from

Transportation (H); 1st reading; returned to Transportation (H)



Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate

HR141 (BR1924) - R. Adkins

Recognize March 2, 2019, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.


HR142 (BR1900) - K. Hinkle

Honor East Carter High School for being one of the first schools to achieve recognition as a Unified Champion School.

Feb 21, 2019 - introduced in House;


HCR143 (BR1918) - D. Hale

Urge the Kentucky Congressional Delegation and President Donald Trump to create a level playing field for domestic and foreign hardwood producers and manufacturers.


& Energy (H)

HR144 (BR1916) - J. Gooch Jr.

Urge the Public Service Commission to consider all costs related to the importation of coal for electricity generation.


& Energy (H)Feb 26, 2019 - posted in committeeMar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st


HR145 (BR1927) - L. Willner, M. Cantrell

Recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.


HR146 (BR1917) - D. Hale, R. Goforth, A. Koenig, B. McCool

Recognize the anniversary of the March 2, 2012 tornadoes that hit the Commonwealth.


HR147 (BR1926) - R. Adkins, M. Cantrell, D. Frazier, R. Palumbo

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Wilma Cooper Chambers.



HCR148 (BR1931) - S. Santoro

Urge the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to establish an Office of Intermodal and Freight Rail Advocacy.


HR149 (BR1903) - J. Tipton, K. King

Adjourn in loving memory of Dawson Moore and honor all those children in the Commonwealth currently battling pediatric cancers.



Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edward W. Wright.


HR151 (BR1933) - R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, R. Palumbo

Recognize February 27, 2019, as Housing and Building Industry Day and adjourn in honor of the Home Builders and Building Industry Associations in Kentucky and the Home Builders Association of Kentucky.


HR152 (BR1935) - J. Graviss, R. Adkins, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, J. Donohue, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Elliott, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Gooch Jr., C. Harris, M. Hart, R. Heath, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, T. Huff, J. Jenkins, A. Koenig, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, J. Petrie, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, R. Wiederstein, L. Yates

Honor the Kentucky Crushed Stone Association.


HR153 (BR1942) - R. Meeks, J. Jenkins, M. Cantrell, N. Kulkarni

Honor The Honorable Beverly Denise Chester-Burton, Ed.S.


HR154 (BR1886) - K. Bratcher

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Petty Officer Second Class Clayborn Willis Ashby, Jr.


HCR155 (BR1914) - S. Westrom

Urge the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to establish reasonable, consistent standards for training providers in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act before approval is given to a provider to be on the Kentucky Eligible Training Provider List and post graduation and job placement rates of training providers on its Web site by July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, so the information is available to all participants and the general public.


Development & Workforce Investment

(H)Mar 04, 2019 - posted in committee

HR156 (BR1872) - R. Webber, D. Bentley

Honor the service of, and high-quality care administered by, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and declare February 27, 2019, as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.



HR157 (BR1945) - J. Donohue

Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of Anthony Joe Phelps.



Honor the centennial celebration of Junior Achievement.



Honor Alma Lopez.


HR160 (BR1020) - A. Tackett Laferty

Urge the Transportation Cabinet to resume construction on the Kentucky Route 680 extension from Harold to Minnie in Floyd County.


HR161 (BR1938) - L. Willner, R. Adkins, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, M. Cantrell, J. Carney, M. Dossett, L. Elkins, K. Flood, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, D. Graham, J. Graviss, D. Hale, C. Harris, M. Hart, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, T. Moore, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, J. Raymond, S. Riley, S. Santoro, A. Scott, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Yates

Recognize March as Women's History Month in Kentucky.


HR162 (BR1966) - J. Miller

Recognize the 20th anniversary of the nation's first successful hand transplant at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.



HR163 (BR1962) - D. Schamore

Remember Staff Sergeant John W. Kannapel and the circumstances surrounding his crew that was lost on a mission in the Pacific Theater in World War II.



HR164 (BR1960) - J. Jenkins

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Anastasias "Andy" Latkovski.


HR165 (BR1969) - K. King

Honor Dr. Sandra Gray upon the occasion of her retirement as President of Asbury University.

Feb 28, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 01, 2019 - to House Floor

HR166 (BR1967) - C. McCoy

Honor John William "PawPaw" Spencer.



Honor Alan Courtney "Chief" Guild Sr.


HR168 (BR1971) - K. Moser

Recognize March as Irish American Heritage Month for Kentucky.

Feb 28, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 01, 2019 - to House FloorMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

HR169 (BR1977) - R. Meyer, K. King

Honor the West Jessamine High School bowling team upon winning the 2019 KHSAA State Championship.

Mar 01, 2019 - introduced in House; adopted by voice vote

HR170 (BR1975) - D. Elliott

Honor Dr. Mike Smith in recognition of his service as President of the Kentucky Optometric Association.

Mar 01, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 04, 2019 - to House Floor


Urge the Kentucky Cabinet for

Economic Development to work with state and federal officials and study the issue of blockchain technology.


HR172 (BR1983) - W. Stone, K. King

Recognize and honor the hundreds of young people from throughout the state who are participating in Kentucky 4-H: A Capitol Experience.

Mar 04, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 05, 2019 - to House Floor;


HR173 (BR1958) - S. Miles, S. Lewis

Honor Don Moore Automotive on the auspicious occasion of its 100th anniversary.


HR174 (BR1891) - R. Rand

Adjourn in honor of Jim "JC" Hall.

Mar 04, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 05, 2019 - to House FloorMar 06, 2019 - adopted by voice vote

HR175 (BR1976) - J. Blanton, C. Fugate, R. Adkins, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, T. Bojanowski, A. Bowling, T. Branham Clark, K. Bratcher, R. Brenda, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr, J. Carney, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, L. Elkins, D. Frazier, C. Freeland, R. Goforth, D. Graham, D. Hale, C. Harris, A. Hatton, R. Heath, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, R. Huff, K. King, M. Koch, N. Kulkarni, S. Lee, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, S. Maddox, M. Marzian, C. Massey, B. McCool, C. McCoy, D. Meade , M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, T. Moore, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, D. St. Onge, C. Stevenson, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Yates

Urge the President to sign the Appalachian Sky Executive Order.


HR176 (BR1957) - M. Prunty, K. King, R. Palumbo

Recognize March 5, 2019, as Donate Life Kentucky Day.


HR177 (BR1866) - D. Keene

Honor Ethel Wright on the occasion of her 90th birthday.


HCR178 (BR1979) - C. Massey

Direct the Legislative Research

Commission to establish the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force to study career and technical education; require findings and recommendations to be reported by December 1, 2019.

Mar 06, 2019 - introduced in HouseMar 07, 2019 - to Education (H)

HR179 (BR1997) - D. Elliott

Adjourn in honor of 2018-2019 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Michael Smith.



HR180 (BR1973) - M. Dossett, J. Donohue, K. King, R. Meyer

Observe Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day and honor vietnam veterans.



HR181 (BR1990) - K. Hinkle, K. King

Honor the service and sacrifice of six siblings and World War II veterans, the Preece brothers.


HR182 (BR1992) - S. Sheldon

Honor the Boys and Girls Club of Kentucky Youth of the Year Candidates.


HR183 (BR1998) - S. Lee

Honor the Lexington Christian Academy girls' golf team.



HR184 (BR1881) - B. Reed

Set aside a Farmer Suicide Prevention Day in Kentucky; address approaches to farmer stress issues.


HR185 (BR1995) - P. Pratt

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Archambeault.

Mar 07, 2019 - introduced in House

HR186 (BR2003) - T. Bojanowski

Declare March 12, 2019, Live United Day in Kentucky.


HR187 (BR2002) - M. Marzian

Honor the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair.


HR188 (BR1981) - J. Blanton

Honor Bridgett Ann Howard, designate October 12 as Pressure Sore Awareness Day, and urge all Kentuckians to remember the regulatory penalties in her memory.



Acknowledge the contributions of Joel Feldman and the Kentucky Justice Association, and recognize April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.


HR190 (BR2000) - M. Prunty

Recognize March 2019 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.



Honor the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the KHSAA state chapionship.


HR192 (BR1952) - R. Brenda

Honor Renfro Valley Entertainment Center upon the occasion of its 80th anniversary.


HR193 (BR1959) - R. Brenda

Recognize the Garrd County Tobacco Cutting Contest as the Official Tobacco Cutting Contest of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.



Honor the 100th anniversary of Greenwell Chisholm Printing Company.


Bills and Amendments by Sponsor

* - denotes primary sponsorship of BRs

SenateAdams, Julie Raque

SB15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 65*, 66*, 67*, 77*, 84*, 97, 99, 105*, 115*, 132*, 133*,

134*, 144*, 161*, 166, 167*, 177*, 180*, 250*, 254*, SR25, 27, 37, 48*, 57, 59, 74*, 80*, 87, 96, 131, 150*SB16: SFA (1)SB250: SFA (4)

Alvarado, RalphSB1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11*, 21*, 22*, 24*, 25*, 26*, 27*, 28*, 30*, 31*, 54*, 60, 68*, 76*, 77, 89*, 96*, 117, 118*, 134, 150, 185*, 186*, 187*, 188*, 189*, 191*, SCR5*, 6*, SJR7*, 38, 115*, SR25*, 27, 37, 57, 59, 73, 74, 83*, 87, 96, 131, 162*SB28: SFA (1)SB54: SFA (1)SB84: SFA (1), (2), (3)SB110: SFA (1)HB49: SFA (1), (2)HB106: SFA (2)

Buford, TomSB19*, 58*, 70, 77, 84*, 94*, 95*, 96*, 132, 151*, 168*, 183*, 203*, 206*, SJR114*, SR20*, 25*, 27, 37, 50*, 57, 73, 74, 87, 96, 103*, 118*, 131, 140*, 141*, 153*, 155*, 162

Carpenter, JaredSB9, 129*, 163*, 235*, SJR114*, SR17, 25, 27, 35, 37, 57, 73, 74, 87, 96, 131, 138*, 140*

Carroll, DannySB1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12*, 14*, 27, 29*, 31, 38, 42, 50, 54, 55, 67, 69, 77, 85, 97, 101, 102, 121*, 122*, 123*, 126*, 127*, 128*, 131*, 141*, 162*, 193*, 246*, SR25, 27, 37, 48, 57, 59, 74, 87, 90, 96, 127*, 131, 139*SB7: SCA (1)SB29: SFA (1)SB126: SCA (1)SB128: SFA (1)SB152: SFA (1)HB158: SFA (1)HB177: SFA (1)

Carroll, Julian M.SB23*, 30, 108, 139, 166, 220*, SR25, 26*, 27, 37*, 57, 73, 74, 79*, 87, 88*, 96, 101*, 107*, 131, 146*, 166*

Castlen, MattSB9*, 50, 100, 148*, 150, 152, 196*, 199*, 227, SJR91*, SR25, 27, 35, 37, 57, 74, 87, 90, 96, 123*, 131HB239: SFA (1)

Clark, Perry B.SB30, 66, 80, 83*, 84, 99, 166, 170, SR25, 27, 32, 37, 48, 57, 74, 87, 93*, 96, 105*, 131

Embry Jr., C.B.SB1, 5, 9, 16, 17, 18, 30, 50, 55*, 59, 66, 77, 132, 136, 139, 150, 170, 178, 227, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 90, 96, 131

Girdler, RickSB1, 5, 9, 15, 30, 59, 60, 66, 68, 77, 98, 129, 132, 137*, 145*, 152, 153, 203*, 204*, 227, SCR46, SJR38*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 64, 73, 74, 83, 87, 90, 96, 120, 131, 152*, 156*

Givens, David P.SB3, 8*, 84, 153*, 155*, 175*, 212*, SJR42*, SR21*, 25, 27, 35, 37, 57, 74, 75*, 87, 96, 120, 131, 158*, 165*SB116: SFA (2)HB227: SFA (1)

Harper Angel, DeniseSB12, 18, 30, 55, 66, 67, 78, 84, 92*, 97*, 166*, 170, 238, 248, SCR46, SR25, 27*, 32*, 37, 43*, 48, 57*, 58*, 68*, 74, 87, 96, 122*, 131HB354: SFA (1)

Harris, ErnieSB9, 156*, 223*, 226*, SR25, 27, 37, 48, 50*, 57, 74, 87, 96, 131SJR44: SCA (1)

Higdon, JimmySB9, 57*, 62*, 71*, 72*, 73*, 82*, 87*, 107*, 113*, 119*, 120*, 130*, 139*, 160*, 165*, 169*, 228*, 239*, SCR100*, SJR23*, 110*, 111*, SR24*, 25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 84*, 85*, 87, 94*, 96, 119*, 120*, 131, 146SB8: SFA (1)SB57: SFA (1)SB99: SFA (2)HB411: SFA (1)

Hornback, PaulSB9, 18, 35*, 67, 84, 124*, 125*, 129*, 132*, 150, 153*, 163*, 219*, SJR65*, 102*, SR25, 27, 35, 37, 57, 64*, 66*, 74, 87, 96, 113*, 120*, 123*, 131, 157*SB129: SFA (1)SB153: SFA (1)SB218: SFA (4)

Humphries, StanSB32*, 216*, SCR149*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 90*, 96, 120, 121*, 131, 133*

Kerr, Alice ForgySB1, 18*, 70*, 79*, 97, 106*, 108*, 109*, 166, 179*, 182*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 73*, 74, 87, 96, 108*, 131, 144*, 164*SB182: SCA (1)

McDaniel, ChristianSB5*, 10*, 40, 60*, 147*, 202*, 205*, 221*, 222*, 253*, SJR44, 95*, 102, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 96, 131SB205: SCA (1); SFA (1), (2)

McGarvey, MorganSB12, 17, 18, 67, 70, 77, 78, 86*, 93*, 97, 105*, 114*, 132, 134*, 166*, 170, 190, 207*, 208*, 209*, 210*, 211*, 215*, 238*, 241*, 244*, 248*, 251*, 252*, SCR154*, SR25, 27, 32, 37, 43, 48*, 57, 72*, 74*, 87, 96, 97*, 131, 137*, 138*

Meredith, StephenSB9, 11, 17, 18, 22, 27, 38*, 39*, 40*, 41*, 42*, 50, 53, 54, 55, 59, 66, 75*, 77, 85, 99*, 110*, 111*, 112*, 139, 149*, 150, 152*, 218, 247*, 249*, SJR71*, SR25, 27, 32, 37, 57, 74, 87, 96, 131SB218: SFA (1), (2), (5)

Mills, RobbySB1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 50*, 69, 104*, 117, 150, 152, 171*, 181*, 229*, 240, 245*, SCR46*, SJR102*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 90, 96, 131, 145*SCR46: SFA (1)

Neal, Gerald A.SB17, 20, 44*, 45*, 46*, 47*, 51, 53, 55, 57, 63, 78*, 90*, 91*, 134, 142, 146*, 154*, 159*, 166, 190*, SR25, 27, 32, 37*, 43*, 48, 57, 67*, 68*, 69*, 74, 76*, 87, 96, 103*, 117*, 131, 136*, 142*SB57: SFA (2)

Parrett, DennisSB24, 35, 43*, 53*, 55, 66, 97, 124, 184*, SR25, 27*, 28*, 32*, 37, 48, 57, 74, 87, 96, 125*, 131SB181: SFA (1)

Robinson, AlbertSB9, 117*, 152, 259*, 260*, 261*, 262*, 263*, 264*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 96, 98*, 131, 161

Schickel, JohnSB3*, 9, 15, 25, 33*, 59*, 62, 64*, 69, 136*, 138*, 142*, 150, 152, 202*, SJR8*, 95*, SR9*, 10*, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 25, 27, 33*, 37, 57, 74, 87, 89*, 96, 131, 135*SB250: SFA (3)HB166: SFA (1), (2)

Schroder, WilSB6, 9, 18, 61, 97, 102, 117*, 136, 150, 161, 227, 230*, 240*, SCR81, SJR44*, SR25, 27, 35, 37, 57, 59*, 74, 87, 96, 131SB6: SCA (1)SB41: SCA (1)SCR81: SCA (1)HB84: SFA (1)

Seum, Dan "Malano"SB3, 9, 67, 75, 80*, 103*, 115*, 150, 170*, SR25, 27, 37, 48, 57, 74, 87, 96, 119*, 131, 162

Smith, BrandonSB9, 100*, 140*, 150*, 164*, 218*, 236*, 237*, 255*, 256*, SCR143*, SJR22*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 87, 96, 131, 132*, 159*, 160*, 161*SB28: SCA (1)SB218: SFA (3)

Stivers II, RobertSB2*, 6*, 7*, 143*, 214*, 217*, 258*, SCR116*, SR1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 24*, 25, 27, 35, 37, 39*, 40*, 41*, 48, 49*, 57, 74, 87, 96, 103, 124*, 131, 161*, 163*SB2: SFA (1), (2), (3)SB132: SFA (1), (2), (3)SB214: SFA (1)

Thayer, DamonSB2, 4*, 5, 6, 9, 11, 25, 34*, 50, 60, 67, 69*, 81*, 88*, 118*, 134, 150*, 231*, 232*, 233*, 257*, SCR36*, SJR44*, 47*, 71*, 95,

SR25, 27, 34*, 35*, 37, 57, 70*, 73, 74, 87, 96, 131, 147*, 151*SB4: SFA (1)SB34: SCA (1)HB114: SCA (1); SFA (1)

Thomas, ReginaldSB17, 18, 27, 30, 43, 45, 46, 48*, 49*, 51*, 52*, 53*, 63*, 66, 78, 84, 85, 90, 91, 92, 97, 132, 134, 146, 159, 166, 170, 179, 190, 216, 234*, 241, 248, 251, 252, SCR46, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 69*, 73*, 74, 87, 92*, 96, 99*, 104*, 109*, 128*, 129*, 131, 162*SB1: SFA (1), (2), (3)SB100: SFA (1)SB116: SFA (1)SB250: SFA (1), (2)HB319: SFA (1), (2)

Turner, Johnny RaySB1, 30, 66, 74*, 98, 132, 139, 140*, SJR78*, SR25, 26*, 27, 29*, 30*, 31*, 37, 56*, 57, 74, 87, 96*, 131*, 132, 160*HB354: SFA (2)

Webb, Robin L.SB18, 97, 200*, 201*, 224*, 225*, 242*,

SCR81*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 82*, 87*, 88*, 96, 112*, 130*, 131, 161SB155: SFA (1)HB282: SFA (1)HB313: SFA (1)

West, StephenSB1, 2, 3, 8*, 36*, 37*, 99, 117, 152*, 170*, 192*, 194*, 213*, SCR106*, SR25, 27, 37, 57, 74, 77*, 87, 96, 131SB114: SFA (1)SB152: SFA (2)

Westerfield, WhitneySB9*, 20*, 56*, 85*, 92, 97*, 102*, 103*, 157*, 158*, 195*, 196*, 207*, 227*, 240, 243*, SJR44, 53*, SR25, 27, 37, 51*, 52*, 54*, 55*, 57, 74, 87, 90, 96, 122*, 126*, 131, 148*SB18: SFA (1), (2)SB20: SFA (1)SB85: SFA (1), (2)HB158: SFA (2)

Wilson, MikeSB1, 3*, 5, 8, 9, 15, 34, 50, 55, 59, 60, 84, 98*, 101*, 117, 139, 143*, 172*, 178*, SR25, 27, 35*, 37, 57, 74, 87, 96, 103, 131, 134*

Wise, MaxSB1*, 9, 50, 61*, 98*, 99*, 116*, 135*, 173*, 174*, 176*, 197*, 198*, SR25, 27, 35, 37, 45*, 57, 59*, 60*, 61*, 62*, 63*, 74, 86*, 87, 96, 131, 146*SB99: SFA (1)SB116: SFA (3)HB22: SFA (1)HB106: SFA (1)

HouseAdkins, Rocky

HB1, 36, 37, 58, 60, 62, 126, 136, 155,

198, 253, 261, 307, 322*, 401, 426, 495*, 522*, HJR68*, 131*, HR3*, 11, 12, 14, 24*, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118*, 125, 141*, 147*, 152, 161, 175

Bechler, LynnHB1, 5, 8, 28, 29, 38*, 49, 62, 101*, 102*, 103*, 104*, 105*, 148, 158, 160, 198, 254, 316, 354, 406, HCR5, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38*, 41, 47, 50, 53*, 59, 73, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 175HB11: HFA (4)

Bentley, Danny HB1, 5, 11, 15, 28, 46, 60, 64*, 84, 121*, 130, 198, 224, 237*, 239, 254, 270, 312, 358, 374*, 406, 502*, 517, HCR5*, 121, HR11, 12, 27, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 60, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 114, 118, 125, 152, 156*, 161, 175HB270: HCA (1)SB50: HCA (1); HFA (1)

Blanton, JohnHB1, 5, 15*, 28, 29, 40, 58, 62, 94*, 130, 148, 189*, 191*, 198, 203*, 223*, 229*, 243, 274, 295, 375, 380, 381*, 406, 431*, 517, HCR56, HR3, 11, 12, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175*, 188*HB191: HFA (1)HB354: HFA (1), (4)

Bojanowski, TinaHB8, 17, 23, 24, 25, 62, 70, 76, 85, 112, 113, 115, 136, 155, 157, 162, 164, 202, 211, 236, 261, 307, 310, 322, 350, 361, 401, 447*, 461*, 462, HCR127, HR3, 11, 12, 19, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 48, 50, 59, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175, 186*

Booker, CharlesHB11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 50, 60, 62, 64, 70, 76, 83, 85, 91*, 92*, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 155*, 159, 164, 190, 211, 232*, 233*, 234*, 235*, 236*, 247, 253, 261, 265*, 307, 322, 372*, 376, 401, 404*, 405*, 438, 451*, 452*, 464*, 466*, 467*, 511*, 512*, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 77, 82, 85*, 86*, 89, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 125, 161HB189: HFA (1)SB100: HFA (4)

Bowling, AdamHB1, 62, 148, 180, 198, 224, 246, 249, 287*, 396*, 397*, 406, 420*, 456, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 118, 125, 161, 175HB420: HFA (1)

Branham Clark, TerriHB1, 21, 25, 40, 53*, 62, 111, 112, 113, 126, 132, 136, 155, 157*, 162, 198, 239, 247, 253, 261, 263, 273, 307, 310, 322, 332*, 400*, 401, 472*, HCR127, HR3, 11, 12, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB352: HFA (1)HB396: HFA (1)SJR44: HFA (1)

Bratcher, Kevin D.HB1, 5, 25, 28, 36*, 37*, 46, 58, 60, 62, 84*, 140*, 148, 181*, 205, 251*, 351, 406*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 109*, 111, 125, 152, 154*, 161, 175HB140: HFA (1)

Brenda, R. TravisHB1, 5, 15, 28, 39, 54, 58, 75, 84, 150, 295*, 383, 504, HJR96*, 103*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175, 192*, 193*HB11: HFA (1)HJR37: HFA (1), (2)

Bridges, RandyHB1, 5, 28, 29, 62, 148, 150, 197, 262, 263, 273, 406, 436*, 488*, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 30, 33, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 114, 118, 125, 135*, 151*, 152, 161, 175HB436: HFA (1)

Brown Jr, GeorgeHB1, 17, 23, 24, 44, 50, 51, 52, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 70*, 76*, 85, 90*, 91*, 92*, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 155*, 159, 162, 164, 211, 261, 307, 322, 401, 424, 425, 426, 438, 494*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 77, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111*, 114, 118, 125, 151, 152, 161, 175

Burch, TomHB12, 60, 70, 76, 115, 126, 136, 147*, 149*, 155, 164, 175, 184*, 185*, 190, 211, 322, 350, 361, 401, 426, HR3, 27, 33, 50, 59, 82, 91, 111, 118, 133*

Cantrell, McKenzieHB17, 23, 24, 25, 36, 37, 40*, 41, 42, 44, 47*, 48*, 53, 62, 75, 78, 83, 91, 111, 112, 113, 122, 126, 136, 162, 164, 211, 221*, 239, 253, 260*, 261*, 288*, 300*, 301*, 302*, 303*, 307, 322, 350, 355*, 361, 373*, 447, HCR127, HR3, 12, 14, 19*, 20*, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 77, 82, 89, 99, 104, 111, 114, 118, 145*, 147, 152, 153, 161SB100: HFA (5)SB141: HFA (1), (2), (3)SB150: HFA (16)

Carney, John BamHB1*, 2, 4*, 8*, 28, 150, 205*, 209*, 210*, 304*, 305*, 320*, 383, 406, 499*, 500*, 501*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50*, 51*, 52*, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 94*, 99, 101, 104*, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175SB1: HCA (1)SB22: HFA (2), (3)SB98: HFA (1)SB175: HFA (1)

Donohue, JefferyHB12, 17, 23, 24, 36, 37, 44, 51*, 52*, 60, 62, 65*, 83, 85, 111*, 112, 113, 122*, 136, 155, 164, 172*, 190, 242*, 261, 307, 314, 322, 350, 361, 367*, 401, HCR132*,

HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 157*, 180HB319: HFA (1)SB150: HFA (19)SB250: HFA (1)

Dossett, MyronHB1, 10*, 25, 28, 37, 58, 62*, 66, 73*, 84, 114*, 123*, 141*, 148, 160, 163*, 166, 198, 245*, 254, 311, 316*, 383, 488, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 33, 35, 47*, 50, 53, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 111, 118, 125, 161, 175, 180*HB316: HFA (1)

DuPlessis, JimHB1, 5, 13, 21, 25, 28, 36, 37, 60, 66, 100, 139*, 148, 163, 207*, 279*, 383, 476*, 477*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 125, 152, 175SB100: HFA (1)

Elkins, LarryHB1, 5, 25, 26, 28, 38, 60, 62, 66, 84, 136, 148, 168, 197, 198, 216, 245, 251, 311, 316, 335*, 358, 384, 388, 389, 390, 406, 476, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 105, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Elliott, Daniel HB1, 2, 28, 58, 61, 62, 78*, 84, 87*, 93*, 95*, 143*, 148, 197, 274, 380, 406, 414*, 478*, 479*, HCR43, HJR18, HR3, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 35, 41, 59, 66, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 114, 118, 152, 170*, 179*

Fischer, Joseph M.HB1, 5, 28, 60, 62, 108*, 109*, 110*, 148*, 151*, 201*, 254, 362*, 380, 382*, 406, 455*, HJR18*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 118HB108: HCA (1)

Flood, KellyHB6, 18, 21, 23, 25, 36, 37, 58, 60, 62, 67, 70, 76, 83*, 88, 115, 136, 155, 162, 164, 168, 175, 211, 247, 253, 261, 306*, 322, 401, 426, HR12, 24, 28, 33, 50, 59, 82, 89, 99, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161

Frazier, DeannaHB1, 5, 25, 58, 61, 62, 64, 66, 84, 148, 150*, 159, 180, 208*, 229*, 249, 278*, 358, 380, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 50, 59, 70*, 72*, 73, 76*, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 147, 152, 161, 175

Freeland, ChrisHB1*, 5, 13, 21, 25, 28, 29, 62, 66, 139, 148, 197, 203, 223*, 229, 259*, 273, 291*, 358, 383, 399*, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Fugate, ChrisHB1, 2*, 5, 15, 46, 58, 60, 62, 68*, 130,

148, 198, 248*, 249*, 274*, 397, 406, 435*, 480*, 488, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 105, 111, 118, 125, 152, 175*HB13: HFA (1)

Gentry, AlHB1, 8, 12, 17, 25, 27, 28, 44, 60, 62, 64, 74, 75, 83, 111, 115, 126, 134, 136, 150, 155, 162, 175*, 180, 190, 197, 261, 307, 322, 347*, 348*, 349*, 350*, 361*, 369*, 401, 407, 427*, 447, 473*, 474*, HR3, 11, 12, 24, 28, 30, 33, 35, 59, 82, 89, 99, 101*, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152HB317: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)HCR121: HFA (2)

Glenn, JimHB11, 12, 17, 23, 24, 44, 58, 62, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 155, 159, 198, 261, 322, 383, 401, 504, HR3, 8*, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161HB22: HFA (1)SB150: HFA (1), (2), (3)

Goforth, RobertHB5, 11, 15, 25, 30*, 31*, 32*, 34*, 35*, 39*, 56*, 57*, 66, 75*, 100*, 104, 121, 148, 150, 169*, 198, 406, 449*, 457*, 504, HCR5, HJR6*, 123*, HR3, 11, 12, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 60, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 118, 122*, 125, 146, 152, 161, 175HB214: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4)HB218: HFA (1), (2)

Gooch Jr., JimHB1, 28, 62, 84, 123, 136, 165*, 198*, 199*, 225, 238*, 252, 293*, 488, HJR71*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 125, 144*, 152

Graham, DerrickHB12, 37, 60, 62, 83, 115, 136, 155, 158, 164, 175, 190, 253, 261, 307*, 310, 322, 350, 361, 401*, 424, 425, 426, 487*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 17*, 24*, 27, 28*, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 77, 81*, 82*, 84*, 88*, 89, 95*, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 150*, 159*, 161, 175HB81: HFA (1)HB358: HFA (2), (3)

Graviss, JoeHB1, 9, 11, 17, 25, 27, 28, 36, 37, 58, 60, 62, 70, 76, 83, 84, 93, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 139, 155, 157, 158, 162, 197, 209, 224, 225, 230*, 247, 253, 261, 280, 292, 307*, 308*, 311, 322, 358, 361, 367*, 371, 378, 383, 401*, 482, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 27*, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 105, 114, 118, 125, 152*, 161HB203: HFA (1)

Hale, DavidHB1, 5, 15, 21, 28, 29, 60, 62, 66, 84, 130, 148, 150, 160, 166, 197, 198, 214, 227, 241, 248*, 254, 267, 273, 274*, 311, 371, 413*, HCR43, 143*, HR3*, 11, 14, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 101, 104,

111, 118, 125, 135*, 146*, 161, 175

Harris, ChrisHB16*, 17, 23, 24, 33*, 85, 112, 113, 126, 136, 198, 239*, 261, 307, 310*, 322, 401, 463*, HCR56*, HJR131, HR12, 27, 30, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 108*, 111, 152, 161, 175

Hart, MarkHB5, 13, 21, 22*, 25, 28, 36, 37, 46, 58, 62, 66, 72, 79, 97*, 98, 136, 148, 160, 180, 187*, 197, 198, 203, 222, 243, 251, 252*, 254, 271*, 273, 320, 327, 358, 377*, 399, 406, 476, 488, HCR5, 43, HJR36*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 26*, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161

Hatton, AngieHB9*, 16, 17, 23, 24, 75*, 85, 136, 155, 162, 198, 203, 249, 261, 295, 309*, 310, 322, 350, 361, 401, 418*, HR3, 12, 19, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 108, 111, 114, 118, 161, 175HB508: HFA (3)SB100: HFA (2)SB256: HFA (1)

Heath, RichardHB1, 5, 28, 46, 60, 148, 197*, 205, 295, 311, 328*, 406, 427, 468*, 488, 517, HCR43*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42*, 44*, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB11: HFA (3)HB468: HCA (1); HFA (1), (2)

Hinkle, KathyHB1, 12, 17, 23, 24, 40, 62, 64, 75, 83, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 156, 162, 175, 198, 211, 253, 261, 273, 307, 310, 322, 350, 361, 401, 424, 425, 426, HCR56, 127, HJR131*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 28, 30, 33, 35, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 142*, 161, 175, 181*SB150: HFA (21)

Hoover, JeffHB107*, 352, 406, HR3, 30, 33, 50, 59, 73, 89*, 91, 104, 111, 152HB81: HFA (2), (3), (4)SB70: HFA (1), (2)SB85: HFA (1), (2)

Howard, ClusterHB1, 4, 15, 16, 22, 62, 75, 97, 112, 126, 136, 150, 155, 198, 261, 307, 322, 401, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Huff, Regina HB1, 2, 5, 8, 19, 21*, 22, 25, 28, 29, 36, 38, 45*, 46, 58*, 59*, 61, 71, 93, 148, 158, 166*, 167*, 168*, 181, 198, 252, 254*, 280*, 315*, 330*, 383, 408*, 510*, 517, 518*, 519*, HJR138*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 50, 59, 73, 79*, 82, 89, 99, 100*, 101, 104, 115*, 139*, 152, 175

Huff, ThomasHB5, 62, 84, 115, 117, 148, 200, 240*, 327, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 114, 118, 125, 152

Jenkins, Joni L.HB14, 17, 23, 24, 25, 27, 40, 41*, 42*, 44, 47*, 48*, 53*, 60, 62, 64, 65, 70, 76, 85, 112, 113, 115, 132, 136, 155, 158, 162, 164, 172, 175, 190, 211*, 214*, 236, 237, 242, 247, 253, 261*, 273, 280, 307, 310, 319*, 322, 329*, 350, 361, 376*, 378*, 383, 400*, 401, 438*, 446*, 447, 448*, 482*, 485*, 511,

HCR127*, HR3, 12, 14, 19*, 20*, 24, 27, 28, 29*, 30, 33, 35, 41, 59, 88*, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 128*, 152, 153*, 164*HB135: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4)HB508: HFA (1)HCR121: HFA (1)SB22: HFA (1)SB150: HFA (20)

Keene, DennisHB12*, 27*, 44*, 134*, 136, 164, 188*, 190*, 322, 379*, HR27, 33, 82, 91, 118, 177*

King, KimHB1, 5, 19*, 20*, 25, 28, 36, 37, 38, 46, 60, 62, 64, 68, 84, 101, 109, 120*, 130, 148, 150, 162, 228, 248, 294, 296, 298, 305, 311, 371, 375, 406, 407, 411, 450*, 455, HCR5, 39, 54, HR3, 12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 40, 41, 42, 44, 50, 59, 67, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 109, 111, 118, 125, 134, 135, 136, 149, 161, 165*, 169, 172, 175, 176, 180, 181

Koch, MatthewHB1, 62, 133*, 136, 148, 175, 180, 197, 200*, 212*, 241, 295, 311, 338*, 356*, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 161, 175

Koenig, AdamHB1, 11, 28, 60, 62, 174*, 175*, 176*, 177*, 178*, 205, 214*, 358, 383, 406, 409*, 410*, 411*, 427, 444*, 445*, 454*, 476, 488, HCR54*, HR3, 11, 12, 24, 30, 33, 35, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 92*, 99, 101, 104, 118, 125, 146, 152HB81: HFA (5)HB175: HFA (1)HB176: HFA (1)

Kulkarni, NimaHB17, 23, 24, 62, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 155, 162, 164, 211, 236*, 247, 253, 261, 307, 310, 322, 350, 361, 401, 447*, 461*, 462*, HCR127, HR3, 12, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35*, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114*, 118, 125, 153, 161, 175SB150: HFA (4), (5), (6)

Lee, StanHB5, 28, 46, 49*, 60, 84, 101, 148, 192*, 380, 403*, 406, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 124*,

125, 152, 161, 175, 183*HB49: HFA (1)

Lewis, DerekHB62, 66, 156*, 175, 198, 203, 219*, 220*, 244*, 254, 327, 488, HJR97*, 102*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 55*, 59, 73*, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 126*, 152, 161, 175HB244: HFA (1), (2)

Lewis, ScottHB5, 58, 84, 86, 148, 383, 406, 436, 490*, 504*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 30, 33, 35, 50, 59, 61, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 118, 125, 152, 161, 173*, 175

Maddox, SavannahHB5, 97, 148, 160, 222*, 254*, 327*, 358, 398*, 430*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 175HB254: HFA (2)

Marzian, Mary LouHB14*, 17, 23, 24, 25, 40, 62, 64, 70, 76, 83, 85, 90, 91, 93, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 162, 164*, 182*, 183*, 211, 213*, 237, 247, 253, 261, 273, 307, 322, 383, 401, 424, 425, 426, 447, 481*, HR3, 10*, 12, 14, 19, 24, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 60, 82, 89, 99, 101, 111, 114*, 125, 161, 175, 187*HB5: HFA (1), (2)HB46: HFA (1)HB148: HFA (1), (2)HB387: HFA (6), (7)HB508: HFA (2)HB513: HFA (1)HB525: HFA (5), (6), (7), (8)SB1: HFA (1)SB9: HFA (1), (2), (3)SB50: HFA (2), (3), (4)SB60: HFA (1)SB150: HFA (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (14)

Massey, C. EdHB1, 2, 5, 11, 22, 36, 54, 60, 61, 62, 72, 84, 110, 115, 118, 132, 148, 153, 154*, 158, 175, 176, 180, 200, 201, 227*, 251*, 316, 320, 358, 388*, 389*, 390*, 406*, 444*, 490*, 491*, 492*, 493*, HCR178*, HR3, 11, 12, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB490: HFA (1)SB40: HFA (1)SB57: HFA (2)

McCool, BobbyHB25, 33, 60, 62, 64, 75, 148, 198, 239*, 266*, 267*, 406, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 33, 35, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 146, 152, 161, 175

McCoy, ChadHB1, 2, 4, 25, 28, 43*, 60, 62, 71, 84, 115*, 116*, 117*, 148, 175, 205*, 383, 428*, 429*, 470*, 471*, 517, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 152, 166*, 167*, 171*, 175, 189*SB84: HFA (1)

Meade , David

HB1, 2*, 3*, 4, 5, 28, 29*, 148, 158*, 291*, 295, 352*, 368*, 378*, 446*, 488, 508*, 523*, 524*, HJR90*, 106*, 107*, HR3, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 75*, 82, 89, 91, 99*, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB2: HFA (1)HB508: HFA (4)

Meeks, ReginaldHB6*, 7*, 17, 23, 24, 62, 63*, 77*, 83, 85, 91, 112, 113, 126, 127*, 128*, 129*, 145*, 146*, 155, 159, 164, 211, 247, 253, 261, 307, 322, 401, 507*, 511, HR3, 8*, 12, 14, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 46*, 50, 59, 77*, 82, 86*, 99, 101, 104, 111, 113*, 114, 118, 125, 152, 153*, 161

Meredith, MichaelHB1, 62, 132*, 180*, 197, 255*, 256*, 257*, 273*, 285*, 292, 311*, 339*, 340*, 351, 358, 399, 406, 514*, 515*, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 98, 99, 101, 104, 105*, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB180: HFA (1)HB240: HCA (1)HCR56: HCA (1)

Meyer, Russ A.HB17, 23, 24, 58, 60, 62, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 141, 155, 256, 261, 273, 307, 316, 321, 322, 345, 358, 383, 401, 424, 425, 488, 517, HR3, 11, 14, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41*, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 101, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 169*, 175, 180HB352: HFA (2), (3)HB476: HFA (1)

Miles, SuzanneHB1, 2, 4, 28, 60, 198, 311, 421*, 422*,

HJR129*, 130*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 61, 73, 82, 89, 93*, 99, 104, 118, 125, 152, 158*, 161, 173*, 175, 191*, 194*SB150: HFA (11)SJR44: HFA (2)

Miller, CharlesHB25, 47, 62, 125, 134, 136, 154, 155, 190, 221, 253, 261, 307, 322, 401, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Miller, Jerry T.HB28, 55*, 60, 69*, 71*, 80*, 81*, 93, 99*, 136, 139*, 170*, 175, 204, 205, 216, 280, 292, 319*, 325*, 326*, 359*, 360*, 383*, 406, 476*, 488, 489*, 505*, 517, HJR87*, HR3, 11, 12, 30, 33, 35, 50, 59*, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 162*, 175HB80: HFA (1), (2)HB215: HCA (1)HB325: HCA (1); HFA (1)

Minter, PattiHB17, 23, 24, 25, 44, 50, 62, 64, 83, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 155, 162, 164*, 211, 247, 253, 261, 307, 322, 351, 383, 401, 406, 438, 447, HCR56, 140, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104,

111*, 114, 117, 118, 125, 152, 161HB254: HFA (1)

Moore, TimHB1, 5, 25, 28, 60, 66*, 96*, 100, 110, 148, 153*, 180, 194*, 195*, 196*, 241, 277*, 296*, 323*, 324*, 395*, 436, 476, 488, 497*, 498*, HCR39*, HJR37, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 40*, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 118, 125, 134*, 161, 175

Moser, Kimberly PooreHB1, 2, 11*, 21, 25, 28, 60*, 61*, 64, 72, 84, 88*, 89*, 106*, 115, 118, 121*, 130, 135, 148, 158, 159, 175, 224*, 225*, 237, 254, 298, 299, 343, 358, 383, 385*, 398, 439*, 440*, 441*, 442*, 443*, 506*, HCR5*, 43, 121*, 127, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 57*, 58*, 59, 60*, 61*, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 118, 152, 161, 168*HB11: HFA (2), (5)HB61: HCA (1); HFA (1)HB158: HCA (1)HB439: HCA (1)SB167: HFA (1)

Nemes, JasonHB1, 2, 8, 28, 40*, 50, 60, 62, 71*, 91, 115, 136*, 137, 172*, 175, 202, 206*, 260*, 276*, 314*, 331*, 358, 380*, 406, 421, 430, 436, 496*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 48*, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB130: HFA (1)HB490: HFA (2)SB7: HFA (3)SB8: HFA (1)SB150: HFA (7)

Osborne, DavidHB1, 2, 3*, 4, 25, 28*, 205, 280*, 331*, 453*, 495*, 508*, 509*, 522*, HCR25*, 137*, HJR49*, HR1*, 2*, 3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 78*, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 136*, 152, 161, 175HB11: HFA (6), (7)SB57: HFA (1)

Palumbo, Ruth AnnHB1, 2, 11, 15, 25, 27, 28, 37, 58, 61, 62, 64, 68, 78, 91, 93, 98, 113, 126, 136, 150, 155, 157, 162*, 164, 168, 211, 247, 253, 261, 280, 307, 322, 401, 406, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 147, 151, 152, 161, 175, 176HB354: HFA (2), (3)

Petrie, Jason HB1, 2, 21, 28, 60, 130, 132, 148, 159*, 160*, 161*, 189, 197, 201, 290*, 292*, 297*, 298*, 299*, 375, 380*, 387*, 402*, 406, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 28, 30, 33, 42, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 111, 114, 118, 152HB387: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)SB70: HFA (3)SB102: HFA (1)

Pratt, PhillipHB1, 5, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 36, 37, 55, 58, 61, 62, 66, 84, 125, 130,

135*, 148, 150, 153, 161, 168, 186*, 198, 222*, 239, 263, 273, 280, 313, 320, 321, 327, 336*, 358, 365*, 383, 436, 476, 488, 517, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 175, 185*

Prunty, Melinda GibbonsHB1, 2, 5*, 8, 11, 15, 19, 21, 22, 28, 36, 37, 38, 46, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 66, 72, 84, 100, 106, 110, 115, 121, 130, 132, 148, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 179*, 180, 198, 202, 203, 215, 224, 225, 237*, 248, 254, 272, 296, 312, 320, 323, 338, 358, 378, 383, 406, 407*, 415*, 437*, 517, HCR5, 39, 140*, HJR120*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 89, 91*, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175, 176*, 190*

Rand, Rick HB60, 136, 155, 322, 357*, 401, HR3, 101, 174*

Raymond, JosieHB17, 23, 24, 41, 47, 48, 62, 85, 91, 112*, 113*, 126, 136, 155, 162, 164, 182, 202, 211, 231*, 261, 322, 376*, 401, 426, 447, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 128*, 161SB100: HFA (6)

Reed, BrandonHB1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 21, 26, 28, 29, 38*, 46*, 54*, 58, 61, 62, 71, 72, 79, 93, 107, 148, 150, 166, 180, 194, 197, 209, 226*, 227*, 228*, 262*, 263*, 273, 280, 281*, 294*, 311*, 320, 327, 334*, 380, 397, 406, 476, 499, 508, 521*, HCR43, 62*, HR3, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24, 27, 28, 30*, 31*, 32*, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 63*, 64*, 65*, 66*, 67*, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101*, 104, 105, 125, 152, 175, 184*

Riley, SteveHB1, 15, 21, 58, 60, 62, 82*, 84, 148, 202*, 289*, 312*, 351*, 375*, 383, 406,

HR3, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 118, 152, 161, 175

Rothenburger, RobHB1, 13*, 15, 26*, 62, 72*, 79*, 86*, 106*, 115, 130*, 132*, 148, 153, 273*, 280, 335, 345*, 393*, 406, 486*, 488, 517, HR3, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 48, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 118, 152

Rowland, BartHB1, 5, 21, 28, 45, 46, 58, 62, 84, 144*, 148, 156, 180, 197, 220, 250*, 251, 257, 275*, 283*, 284*, 311, 366*, 375*, 386*, 394*, 406, 419*, 517, HCR43, 62, HR12, 16*, 27, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 118, 152, 175HB156: HCA (1)SB54: HFA (1)

Rudy, StevenHB1, 148, 268*, 269*, 270*, 286*, 337*, 343*, 354*, 441, 458*, 459*, 460*, HR3, 11, 33, 41, 50, 73, 82, 101, 104,

111, 118, 152HB268: HCA (1); HFA (1)SB153: HFA (1)

Santoro, SalHB1, 5, 28, 29, 60, 62, 132, 135, 148, 150, 154*, 160, 171*, 175, 205, 218, 239, 248, 254, 273, 274, 282, 341, 358, 375, 383, 397*, 406, 412*, 444, 488, 493*, 516*, 517*, HCR148*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Schamore, DeanHB12, 25, 29, 58, 60, 64, 66, 74*, 93, 124*, 125*, 126, 136, 139, 155, 175, 180*, 190, 198, 251, 261, 307, 310, 322, 351, 401, 436, 476, 503*, HCR4*, 7*, HJR37*, HR12, 30, 33, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 152, 163*

Scott, AtticaHB16, 17*, 18*, 23*, 24*, 50*, 62, 70, 76, 83, 85*, 90, 112, 113, 126, 155, 162, 164, 211, 261, 264*, 302, 307, 318*, 322, 344*, 401, 511*, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 46*, 50, 59, 77*, 82, 99, 101, 104, 108, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161SB150: HFA (17)

Sheldon, SteveHB1, 2, 5, 11, 25, 36, 37, 46, 60, 61, 62, 64, 78, 84, 86, 93, 99*, 100, 115, 121, 136, 148, 166, 170*, 204*, 215*, 216*, 217*, 218*, 224*, 237, 241, 243*, 274, 342*, 351, 354, 383, 406, 423, 436, 513, 517, HCR5, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 98*, 99, 101, 104, 111, 117*, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175, 182*HB217: HFA (1)HB218: HFA (3)HB342: HFA (1)

Sims Jr, JohnHB1, 5, 8, 13, 23, 25, 26, 28, 60, 62, 67*, 93, 112, 113, 136, 137*, 138*, 142*, 175, 198, 247, 253, 254, 261, 273, 274, 282*, 307, 313*, 321, 322, 401, 517*, HJR9*, HR3, 12, 14, 15*, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 114, 118, 152, 161, 175

Sorolis, MariaHB17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 62, 83, 88, 112, 113, 126, 136, 155, 157, 162, 164, 172, 211, 247*, 253*, 261, 307, 310, 322, 350, 361, 363*, 364*, 400, 401, 432*, 433*, 434*, 448, HCR127, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175SB7: HFA (1), (2)SB150: HFA (18), (22)

St. Onge, DianeHB28, 60, 62, 98*, 115, 130, 135, 136*, 148, 162*, 175, 251, 289, 292, 312, 358, 370*, 406, 444, 488, HCR39, HR3, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 74*, 82, 89, 91, 99, 104, 111, 118, 161, 175HB136: HFA (1)

Stevenson, CherlynnHB17, 23, 24, 40, 58, 62, 64, 83, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126, 136, 137, 138, 155, 162, 164, 172, 175, 211, 237, 247, 253, 261, 273, 307, 310, 321, 322, 378, 383, 401, 424*, 425*, 426*, 427*, 448, HCR127, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 125, 161, 175SB100: HFA (3)

Stewart III, JimHB62, 148, 152*, 173*, 198, 209, 251, 295*, 406, HJR34*, 83*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33*, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Stone, WilsonHB1, 44, 58, 60, 179*, 241, 322, 351, 371*, 401, 406, HJR110*, 112*, 116*, HR11, 12, 27, 30, 33, 35, 41, 45*, 50, 73, 82, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 172*, 175

Tackett Laferty, Ashley HB15, 62, 75, 93, 111, 112, 113, 126, 261, 322, 401, 406, 469*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 80*, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 114, 118, 125, 152, 160*, 161, 175

Tate, NancyHB1, 5*, 11, 27, 28, 60, 66, 68, 100*, 115, 148*, 153, 160, 162, 197, 324, 351, 383, 423*, 436, 488, 513*, HCR43, HJR37, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 57*, 58*, 59, 60*, 61*, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 118, 125, 135, 152, 161, 175HB267: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)

Thomas, WalkerHB1, 2, 5, 13, 15, 21, 25*, 26, 28, 36, 37, 38, 46, 58, 60, 62, 66*, 148, 150, 153*, 160, 163*, 166, 180, 198, 205, 224, 245*, 254, 277*, 316, 399*, 406, 436, 483*, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 47*, 50, 53*, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175SB227: HCA (1)

Tipton, JamesHB1, 5, 8, 21, 28, 46, 60, 61, 62, 71, 84, 96, 115, 118*, 119*, 120*, 130*, 148, 166, 240, 272*, 292*, 311, 358*, 384*, 436, HCR43, 56*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 69*, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 119*, 125*, 149*, 152, 161, 175HB358: HFA (1)

Turner, TommyHB1, 5, 28, 29*, 62, 148, 150, 274, 278*, 295, 313*, 332*, 352, 380, 456*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 28, 30, 35, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 175

Upchurch, KenHB4*, 29, 62, 141*, 150*, 198, 258*, 321*, 341*, 352*, 358, 416*, 417*, 517, 520*, 525*,

HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175HB60: HFA (1)HB525: HFA (1), (2), (3), (4)

Webber, RussellHB1, 2, 5, 21, 25, 28, 29, 60, 62, 64, 66, 84, 148, 150, 198, 240, 246*, 317*, 333*, 346*, 391*, 392*, HJR37, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 125, 152, 156*, 161, 175HB387: HCA (1)

Westrom, SusanHB1, 8, 9, 11, 15, 21, 25, 27, 37, 60, 62, 68, 83, 84, 115, 126, 131*, 136, 150, 155, 162, 164, 175, 193*, 211, 247, 253, 256, 259, 261, 262, 264, 273, 289, 292, 307, 310, 312, 322, 401, 447, 475*, 517, HCR155*, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 77, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 105, 111, 114, 125, 152, 161, 175

Wheatley, BuddyHB11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 40, 44, 75, 85, 106, 112, 115, 126, 136, 155, 164, 175, 180, 190, 211, 239, 247, 253, 273, 301, 307, 322, 353*, 383, 401, 406, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 161, 175

Wiederstein, RobHB62, 136, 247, 253, 261, 307, 322, 401, HR12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 41, 50, 59, 82, 89, 99, 118, 125, 152, 161

Willner, LisaHB11, 17, 23, 24, 25, 62, 64, 70, 76, 83, 85, 112, 113, 115, 126*, 136, 155, 158, 162, 164, 202*, 211*, 224, 237, 247, 253, 261, 307, 322, 323, 350, 361, 401, 438*, 447, 485*, HCR127*, HR3, 12, 14, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 30, 35, 41, 50, 59, 77, 82, 89, 99, 101, 111, 114, 118, 145*, 161*SB98: HFA (2)SB150: HFA (15)

Yates, LesHB1, 136, 150, 180, 197, 241*, 371, HCR43, HR3, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 50, 59, 73, 82, 89, 91, 99, 101, 104, 111, 114, 118, 125, 152, 161, 175

Index Headings

AActuarial AnalysisAdministrative Regulations and

ProceedingsAdvertisingAdvisory Boards, Commissions, and

CommitteesAeronautics and AviationAged Persons and AgingAgricultureAlcoholic Beverages

AlcoholismAmusements and RecreationAnimals, Livestock, and PoultryAppropriationsArbitrationArchitectsArea Development DistrictsAssociationsAthleticsAttorney GeneralAttorney, Commonwealth'sAttorney, CountyAttorneysAuctioneersAuditor of Public AccountsAudits and Auditors

BBackground ChecksBail and Pretrial ReleaseBanks and Financial InstitutionsBarbers and CosmetologistsBlind or Deaf PersonsBoards and CommissionsBoats and BoatingBonds of SuretyBonds, PublicBoundariesBudget and Financial Administration

CCampaign FinanceCapital ConstructionCemeteries and BurialsChambers of CommerceCharitable Organizations and InstitutionsCharter County GovernmentChildren and MinorsCircuit ClerksCitiesCities, First ClassCities, Home Rule ClassCivil ActionsCivil ProcedureCivil RightsClaimsClergyCoalCollective BargainingCommendations and RecognitionsCommerceCommitteesCommunicationsConference Committee ReportsCongressional DistrictsConsolidated Local GovernmentsConstablesConstitution, Ky.Constitution, U.S.Consumer AffairsContractsCooperativesCoronersCorporationsCorrections and Correctional Facilities,

StateCorrections ImpactCountiesCounties with Cities of the First ClassCounties, CharterCounties, UrbanCounty ClerksCounty Judges/ExecutiveCourt of AppealsCourt, SupremeCourtsCourts, CircuitCourts, DistrictCourts, FamilyCourts, FiscalCrime VictimsCrimes and PunishmentsCriminal Procedure

DDairying and Milk MarketingData ProcessingDeaths

Deeds and ConveyancesDisabilities and the DisabledDisastersDiseasesDistilled SpiritsDogsDomestic RelationsDriver LicensingDrugs and Medicines

EEconomic DevelopmentEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, FinanceEducation, HigherEducation, VocationalEffective Dates, DelayedEffective Dates, EmergencyElections and VotingEmbalmers and Funeral DirectorsEmergency Medical ServicesEnergyEngineers and SurveyorsEnvironment and ConservationEthics

FFairsFederal Laws and RegulationsFeesFinancial ResponsibilityFire PreventionFirearms and WeaponsFirefighters and Fire DepartmentsFiscal NoteFish and WildlifeFoodsForests and ForestryFuel

GGamblingGeneral AssemblyGovernorGrainGuardians

HHazardous MaterialsHealth and Medical ServicesHealth Benefit MandateHighways, Streets, and BridgesHistorical AffairsHolidaysHome RuleHomeland SecurityHonorary Highway DesignationsHorses and Horse RacingHospitals and Nursing HomesHousing, Building, and ConstructionHunting and Fishing

IImmigrationInformation TechnologyInspectionsInsuranceInsurance, HealthInsurance, Motor VehicleInterlocal CooperationInternational Trade and RelationsInterstate Cooperation

JJails and JailersJudges and Court CommissionersJuries and JurorsJustices of the Peace and Magistrates

LLabor and IndustryLand UseLandlord and TenantLegislative Research CommissionLibrariesLicensingLiensLieutenant GovernorLoans and CreditLocal GovernmentLocal MandateLottery

MMalt BeveragesMedicaidMemorialsMenMental DisabilityMental HealthMilitary Affairs and Civil DefenseMinerals and MiningMotor CarriersMotor Vehicles

NNegotiable InstrumentsNews MediaNoise ControlNotariesNoticesNuisancesNurses

OOccupational Safety and HealthOccupations and ProfessionsOil and Natural GasOptometrists

PParental RightsParks and ShrinesPeace Officers and Law EnforcementPersonnel and EmploymentPharmacistsPhysicians and PractitionersPiggybacked BillsPlanning and ZoningPolice, City and CountyPolice, StatePollutionPovertyProbation and ParolePropertyProsecutorsPublic AdvocatePublic AssistancePublic AuthoritiesPublic Buildings and GroundsPublic EthicsPublic HealthPublic Medical AssistancePublic MeetingsPublic Officers and EmployeesPublic ProtectionPublic Records and ReportsPublic SafetyPublic SalariesPublic UtilitiesPublic WorksPublicationsPurchasing

RRace RelationsRacingRailroadsReal EstateRedistrictingReligionReorganizationReports MandatedReproductive IssuesResearch and MethodsRetirement and PensionsRetroactive Legislation

SSafetySalesScience and TechnologySecretary of StateSewer SystemsSheriffsShort Titles and Popular NamesSmall BusinessSpecial DistrictsSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesState AgenciesState EmployeesState Symbols and EmblemsStatutes

Studies DirectedSubstance AbuseSurface Mining

TTask Forces, Executive BranchTask Forces, Legislative BranchTaxationTaxation, Income--CorporateTaxation, Income--IndividualTaxation, Inheritance and EstateTaxation, PropertyTaxation, Sales and UseTaxation, SeveranceTeachersTechnical CorrectionsTechnologyTelecommunicationsTelevision and RadioTitle AmendmentsTobaccoTourismTrade Practices and RetailingTraffic SafetyTransportationTreasurer

UUnemployment CompensationUnified Local GovernmentsUniform LawsUnited StatesUniversities and CollegesUrban Renewal

VVeteransVeterinarians

WWages and HoursWaste ManagementWater SupplyWaterways and DamsWills and EstatesWines and WineriesWitnessesWomenWorkers' CompensationWorkforce

Bill and Amendment

IndexActuarial Analysis

Budget unit requests, date of submission - HB 268

Cannabis sales, excise tax on - HB 188Casino gaming, allocation in support of - HB

348 gaming, oversight of - HB 190Constitutional amendment proposal,

ballot access, gaming - SB 105County Employees Retirement System,

phase-in to full ARC - HB 384; HB 505

Insurance premiums surtax, Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund - SB 123; SB 123

JRP, include special Circuit Judge service by Dist. Judge in definition of "service" - HB 206

Kentucky Employees Retirement System,

employer contribution rate for quasi-governmental employees - HB 307

Retirement System, option to cease participation in KERS by

postsecondary institutions - HB 358 Retirement Systems, agency cessation

of participation - SB 10; SB 10 Retirement Systems, board elections,

electronic ballots - HB 80 Retirement Systems, election to

discontinue or not participate for General Assembly service - HB 186

Retirement Systems, reemployment after retirement certifications and requirements - HB 419

Retirement Systems, void elected official retirement if elected to same position in 12 mos. - HB 55

Legislators' Retirement Plan, election to discontinue or not participate for service - HB 457

Merritt, John Ayers, memorial bridge designation - HJR 36

Office of Education Accountability, guidance counselors, study of - SB 1

Pension, repeal the provisions of SB 151 (RS 2018), unconstitutional and void - HB 401

Reemployment after retirement, restrictions on city elected officials - SB 158

School security officers, retiree employed as, employer exempt from contributions - SB 162

Sports wagering, licensing of - SB 23State retirement systems, LOD

payments to a surviving spouse not reduced if remarried - HB 229

State-administered retirement systems, fiduciary and ethical duties of investment consultants - HB 489

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 268: HCS

Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill -

SB 228 Retirement System, investment

managers and consultants of, requirements for - SB 169

Retirement System, modify board trustee composition & nomination process - HB 525: HCS

Retirement System, modify board trustee nomination process - HB 525

Retirement System, new plan for new nonuniversity members on or after 1/1/2020 - HB 504

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings

Agriculture, Office of Cannabis Control - HB 188

Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control, medicinal marijuana program - HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170

Apprenticeships, licensing authorities, administrative regulations for - HB 365

Bicycle helmets, requirement for children under 12 - SB 144; HB 280

Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists,

requirement to promulgate regulations - SB 79

of Nursing, certified professional midwife, license and practice of - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

of Nursing, licensed certified professional midwife, license and practice of - SB 84: HCS

of Pharmacy, prescription refill in emergency situations, promulgate administrative regs - HB 64: HCS

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child

support arrearage, administrative

determination - HB 415; HB 415: HCS

for Health and Family Services, home study requirements - SB 180

for Health and Family Services, Medicaid ambulance service provider assessment - HB 86

for Health and Family Services, prescription drug price reporting - HB 502

for Health and Family Services, requirement to promulgate administrative regulations - SB 234

Commissioner of Agriculture, regulation of dog

vendors - SB 224 of Dept. Housing, Buildings and

Construction, granting promulgation authority to - HB 486

of insurance, infertility treatment coverage, guidelines and standards - HB 87

Definition, executive agency lobbying activity,

revise - SB 6: HCS substantial issue, revise - SB 6: HCSDepartment of Agriculture, animal control officers,

continuing education - SB 201 of Corrections, feminine hygiene

products, provision of - HB 344 of Education, Educators Employment

Liability Insurance Program - HB 508; HB 508: HCS

of Fish and Wildlife Resources wasting of game meat - HB 125: HCS

of Kentucky State Police, firearms serial numbers, issuance of - HB 77

Diabetes screening, student physical requirements - HB 259

Early voting - SB 63Energy and Environment Cabinet, Office of

Administrative Hearings, oil and gas violations, appeals - HB 199

and Environment, promulgation of administrative regulations, oil and gas wells - HB 199

Executive Branch Ethics, commission, electronic filing of disclosure statements - SB 6: SCS

Extended weight unrefined petroleum products

haul road system, publication of system - HB 352

weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system, standards and requirements - HB 352

Finance and Administration Cabinet, boycotting

free trade jurisdictions, prohibition against - SB 143; HB 195

and Administration, technology contract notification and use procedures - SB 252

Generator/installer organizations, net metering compensation rates, right to intervene in rate cases - SB 100: SFA (1)

Governmental units, regulation of electronic prescribing, standards, requiring - SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS

Health and Family Services, long-term-care staffing ratios - SB 206

KCTCS, endowment match fund, administration of - HB 163

Kentucky Board of Education, allowing

construction management-at-risk option - HB 492

Board of Education, funding processes for the Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School - HB 500

Board of Education, individual education plans - SB 254

Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures - SB 8; HB 490

Board of Medical Licensure, due process procedures - HB 490

Board of Medical Licensure, hearing officers, random selection of - HB 490: HFA (1)

Law Enforcement Council, certified peace officers, in-service training - SB 121

Real Estate Commission, seller's disclosure of conditions forms promulgated by - HB 119

State Police, Golden Alert System - HB 150; HB 150: SCS

Labor, employee misclassification - HB 53

Local schools, human sexuality education to be taught - HB 185

Medication-assisted treatment, regulation promulgation, requiring - HB 310

Notaries public, registration, promulgation regarding - SB 114; SB 194

Occupational boards proposed regulations, review of - HB 131

Personal information, requirements for the release of - SB 14

Public Servic Commission, net metering

compensation rate, consideration of benefits - SB 100: HFA (1)

Service Commission, allow alternative regulatory methods, utility ratemaking - SB 255

Service Commission, analysis of coal purchases, consideration of all costs - HR 144

Service Commission, environmental surcharge hearings, only upon request of a party - SB 256

service commission, net metering, compensaion rate, rate making process - SB 100: HFA (5)

Service Commission, net metering compensation rate, procedure for determination - SB 100: HFA (1)

Service Commission, net metering ratemaking process, initiated by utilities - SB 100

Service Commission, netmetering, rate making process - SB 100: HFA (3)

Racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statement, requiring - SB 45

Registry of Election Finance, candidate for

Governor, consent to disclose tax information, form for - SB 60: HFA (1); HB 387: HFA (6); HB 525: HFA (5), HFA (7)

of Election Finance, written consent to release candidate's tax returns - HB 81: HFA (1)

Regulatory impact analysis, requirements of - HB 475

Reports and procedures concerning administrative regulations, requirements for - HB 4

Sanctuary cities, determination of, establishment

of hearing procedures - HB 38 postsecondary institution,

determination of, hearing procedures - HB 38

Scholarship tax credit - SB 118; HB 205

State Police, firearm registration and sales - HB 76

Statewide youth crossbow deer hunting season, establishment of - HB 54

Sunset provisions, administrative regulations, technical changes

excluded from - SB 213Transportation Cabinet, closing railroad crossings -

HB 412 Cabinet, driver vision testing - HB 441 Cabinet, electric low-speed scooters -

HB 258Vital Statistics, reports of abortions

performed - HB 5; HB 5: HFA (1), HFA (2); SB 9; HB 100

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, promulgation of - SB 98

AdvertisingBalloon releases, ban of use of - HB

183Conversion therapy, prohibition of - HB

211; SB 248Electronic billboards, advertising of, on-

premise and off-premise products or activities, allowing - HB 10

Legal services, regulate - HB 225Substance use disorder treatment,

disclosure in advertising, requiring - HB 310

Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Commissioner of Dept. HB&C, Commission of Fire Prot. Personnel Standards Educ, transfer authority to - HB 486

Complete Count Committees, urging creation of - HCR 137

Council for Community Education, repeal of - SB 116

Early Childhood Advisory Council, make

legislative members nonvoting - SB 116: SFA (2)

Childhood Advisory Council, revision of - SB 116

Geographic Information Advisory Council, change in membership of - HB 177; HB 177: HCS

Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council, add member to - SB 116: SFA (2)

Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, creation of public event ranking system, committee for - HB 393

Prescribing Boards Advisory Council, creation of - HB 178

Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee, renaming and revision of - SB 116

School Curriculum, Assessment, and

Accountability Council, revision of - SB 116

screening committees, student minority population of 50% or greater, composition of - HB 404

Standards and Assessments Process Review

Committee, abolition of - SB 116 and assessments process review

committee, membership of - SB 175: SCS

and assessments process review committee, revision of - SB 175

State Advisory Council for Exceptional

Children, creation of - SB 116 Advisory Council for Gifted and

Talented Education, renaming and revision of - SB 116

Tax Expenditure Oversight Board, establishment of - HB 292

Aeronautics and AviationAirport Zoning Commission, authority over

private use airports - HB 282: SFA (1)

Zoning Commission, jurisdiction - HB 282: HCS

Correctional facilities, trespass, protection from - SB 157

Drones, definition of dangerous contraband,

including - SB 157 payload of, include in definition of

dangerous contraband - SB 157: SCS

General aviation airports, definition - HB 282 aviation airports, inspection and

licensure - HB 282Noise mitigation, income tax credit for -

HB 122Private airports, Airport Zoning

Commission, jurisdiction over - HB 282: HCS

Aged Persons and AgingAssisted-living communities, certification

- SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)Long-term care, civil actions by resident - HB 289 care facilities, inspections, willful

interference - HB 481 care inspector training, require - HB

210Long-term-care facilities, gender-neutral language - HB

471 staffing ratios, implementation of - SB

206Palliative care, controlled substance prescribing

exemption, establishing - SB 65: HCS

care, council and program, establishing - SB 65; SB 65: SCS

Agriculture4-H Capitol Experience, recognize event

- SR 158Agricultural Development Board, Kentucky

Agricultural Finance Corporation, reorganization of - SB 88

districts, creation of, extend review period for - SB 124

Amusement rides and attractions, rider conduct,

rider responsibility - HB 257 rides, operator, minimum age, injury,

changes to, - SB 219Cannabis, production of - HB 188Commissioner, candidate for, requirement to file tax

returns - HB 81: HFA (1) candidate for, state and federal tax

returns, filing required with Ethics Commission - HB 81: HFA (2), HFA (3)

election of, automatic recount in - HB 433; HB 522; HB 522: HCS

financial settlements, public funds, report - SB 130

Commissioner of Agriculture, regulation of dog

vendors - SB 224 of, time of election, move to even-

numbered years - SB 5Cultured animal tissue, meat, meat

product, misbranded - HB 311Department of Agriculture, animal

control officers, continuing education - SB 201

Farm safety and health, recognize week - HR 13

Farmer Small Business Tax Credit - SB 246:

HCS

suicide prevention, designation of date - HCR 62

Suicide Prevention, set aside date - HR 184

Farmer-focused mental health service program; creation of - HB 226

FFA Week, recognition of - HR 12; SR 123

Food Check-Out Week, honor farmers, stress importance - HR 44; SR 66

Garrard County, Tobacco Cutting Contest, official, designation as - HJR 37: HFA (1); HB 295

Grain discounts, investigation of - SB 35

Hemp, designating Clark County as capital of - SJR 115

Homestead food products, permits, exemption of - HB 39

Hunger Free Kentucky Day, declaration of - HR 42; SR 64

Imitation meat products, USDA, jurisdiction - HR 105

Importance of Kentucky corn farmers and Kentucky corn, recognition of - HR 67

Industrial hemp businesses, social media,

marketing efforts, examination of - HCR 43

hemp, definition, update - HB 197 hemp products, drug-free workplace,

appeals process - SB 83Kentucky 4-H, recognize Capitol Experience

event - HR 172 Cattlemen's Association special license

plate, establishment of - HB 294 equine, university and college

programs, funding of - SB 81 Farm Bureau, anniversary, recognition

of - HR 11; SR 120 Grain Insurance Fund, changes to -

SB 153; SB 153: HCS, HFA (1), SFA (1)

Springseat Saddle, official state saddle, designation as - HB 212

Medical marijuana, safety and efficacy standards, advocating for - HCR 5

National Beef Month, recognizing - HR 22 Milk Day, recognition of - HR 14 Pork Month, recognizing - HR 23Outdoor sheltering and care of dogs,

establishment of standards - SB 183Products and livestock, 80,000-pound

weight limit, extending to county roads - HB 179

Renewable chemical production tax credit program, creation of - HB 422

Soybean Month, recognizing - HR 21Sweet sorghum molasses, naming and

designating as official syrup of Kentucky - HB 413

Task force, tobacco farmers, industrial hemp, encouraging creation of - SR 166

United States Department of Agriculture, offices within, update references to - SB 124

Working animals, protection of - SB 200

Alcoholic BeveragesBeverage straws and plastic carryout

bags, ban of - HB 183City regulatory license fee on alcoholic

beverages sales, expansion of - SB 29

Distilleries, delivery or shipment by - HB 200: HCS

Dry territory, caterers serving in - HB 256

License, direct shipper, creation of - SB

99; SB 99: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)Local ABC investigators, certification as

peace officers - SB 115 option election, sunset provision for

distilleries, removing - HB 116; HB 200: HCS

National Bourbon Day, urging Congress and the President to recognize - SR 119

Out of state manufacturers shipping into state, requirements for - HB 200: HCS

Quota retail package licensee, delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages by - HB 200: HCS

Regulatory license fee - SB 29: SCS, SFA (1) license fee, small city or its county,

authorization to impose - HB 293Souvenir package, definition of - HB

200State parks, alcoholic beverage sales at

- SB 19Transporters, delivery or shipment of

alcoholic beverages by - HB 200: HCS

Wine corkage, In conjunction with a meal, allowance of - SB 225

AlcoholismMedication-assisted treatment, establish

licensure - HB 310Substance abuse disorder, update

terminology - HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1)

Amusements and RecreationAmusement rides and attractions, rider conduct,

rider responsibility - HB 257 rides, operator, minimum age, injury,

changes to, - SB 219Casino gaming, constitutional amendment for -

HB 348 gaming, licensing for - HB 190Charitable gaming, unlicensed facilities,

use of - HB 43Fantasy sports, provisions for - HB 175;

HB 175: HCSHorse racing, commision on - HB 454Kentucky Gaming Commission, creation

of - HB 410Motorboats documented with Coast

Guard; registration requirements; establishment of - HB 304

Online poker, provisions for - HB 175; HB 175: HCS

Sports wagering, authorization for - HB 12 wagering, licensing of - SB 23 wagering, provisions for - HB 175; HB

175: HCS, HFA (1)

Animals, Livestock, and PoultryAnimal abuse offender registry,

establishment of - HB 37Animals, sexual crimes against, offense

of - SB 67Assault on a service animal, first degree,

inclusion of assistance animals - HB 157

Assistance dogs, prohibiting misrepresentation of - HB 450

Cruelty to animals in the second degree,

prohibition of all animal fighting or poisoning - SB 101

to animals, penalty for, increasing - HB 37

to equines, prohibition of - HB 98Cultured animal tissue, meat, meat

product, misbranded - HB 311

Danger of death, dog or cat, removal from vehicle, civil immunity - SB 12; HB 36

Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat, prohibition on - HB 125

Department of Agriculture, animal control officers, continuing education - SB 201

Dog vendors, regulation of - SB 224Horseshoes, restrictions on use on

highways - HB 279Imitation meat products, USDA,

jurisdiction - HR 105Kentucky Farm Bureau, anniversary, recognition

of - HR 11; SR 120 Springseat Saddle, official state saddle,

designation as - HB 212Landlord and tenant, assistance animals,

prohibition on misrepresentation of - HB 411

and tenant, assistance animals, requirements to claim a need for - HB 411: HCS

and tenant, assistance animals, result of false claims regarding - HB 411: SFA (1)

Landowner capture or vaccinate feral cats, removal of requirement for - SB 125

National Beef Month, recognizing - HR 22 Pork Month, recognizing - HR 23Outdoor animals, requisite care to be provided -

HB 472 sheltering and care of dogs,

establishment of standards - SB 183Sexual crimes against animals, creation

of offense of - SB 67: SCSSoybean Month, recognizing - HR 21Statewide youth crossbow deer hunting

season, establishment of - HB 54Torture of a dog or cat, Class D felony -

HB 25Wild game meat, restrictions on

abandonment, administrative regulations - HB 125: HCS

Working animals, protection of - SB 200

AppropriationsAffordable housing trust fund, fee for

recording real estate mortgage - SB 114; SB 194

Ambulance service assessment revenue fund, create - HB 86

Animal abuse offender registry fund, creation of - HB 37

Cannabis distribution trust fund, creation of - HB

188 regulation fund, creation of - SB 80Claims against the Commonwealth,

appropriating funds for - HB 281; HB 281: HCS

Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School, funding for - HB 500

Consolidated emergency services district, participation in - HB 493

Constitutional amendment, General Assembly, budget special session, compensation suspended - HB 19

Educators Employment Liability Insurance

Program, appropriating $7 million for - HB 508: HCS

Employment Liability Insurance Program, appropriating $7,000,000 for - HB 508

Elections, automatic recount in - HB 522; HB 522: HCS

Electric vehicles, highway usage fee - HB 517

EMS nonprofits, subscriber fees, sheriff's duty in collection of - HB 395

Ending youth homelessness grant fund - HB 466

Expungement fee, allow court to set - SB 215 fund, creation of - SB 57 of felonies, filing fee - SB 211Farmer-focused mental health service

program; funding for - HB 226Fees and fines, dog vendors, deposit

into Animal Control and Care Fund - SB 224

Firefighter's professional development and wellness program - HB 273

Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, appointment of - SB 205: SCS

Highway preservation fee, establishment of - HB 517

Hospital Medicaid assessment fund, create - HB 320; HB 320: SCS

KCTCS, endowment match fund, $3 million annually - HB 163

Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and

enforcement fund - HB 44 Cattlemen's Association special license

plate, appropriation of EF fees for - HB 294

certified long-term care facility civil monetary fund, create - SB 182

civil penalty fund, create - SB 182 Colon Cancer Screening Program fund

designation, creation of - SB 66 Employees Retirement System,


equine education trust account, creation of - SB 81

Kinship and fictive kin care program, establish appropiation - HB 68

Local area technology centers, distributing

funds for - HB 444 cannabis regulation fund, creation of -

SB 80Medicinal marijuana program, medicinal

marijuana trust fund - HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170

Multimodal transportation fund, establishment of - HB 517

Pension income exclusion, retroactively raise - HB 15; HB 58

Public libraries, special ad valorem tax, creation - HB 477

Rare disease trust fund, creating - SB 16

Road fund, fees from unrefined petroleum products decals - HB 352

Roads, donations to state in aid of construction or maintenance of - SB 258; HB 520

Roll call vote, requirement for - HB 20Sports wagering tax - HB 12State/Executive Branch Budget,

amendment of - HB 268: HCS, HFA (1), SCS; HB 270: HCS; HB 499

Unclaimed property trust fund, establishment of - HB 170; HB 215; HB 215: HCS

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship fund, creation of - SB 98

ArbitrationEmployer and employee agreements - SB 7:

HFA (1), HFA (2) and employee agreements for - SB 7Employment conditions, remove

emergency clause - SB 7: SCSIndustrial

insured captive insurers, arbitration agreements, except from KRS Chapter 417 - HB 275; HB 275: SCS

insured captive insurers, arbitration agreements, exemption from KRS Chapter 417 - HB 275: HCS

ArchitectsEngineering, engaging in the practice of

- HB 498

Area Development DistrictsFormula for distribution to area

development districts, establishing - HB 476

LRC task force study of - HB 476: HCSTask force on, scope and membership -

HB 476: HFA (1)

AssociationsCommon interest communities, unit

owners associations, rights and obligations - SB 21

Kentucky YMCA Youth Assembly program tax designation, creation of - HB 62

AthleticsAthlete agents, authorization to pay

certain expenses by - SB 208Charter school statutes, repeal - HB 17 school statutes, repealing - HB 14Fantasy sports, provisions for - HB 175;

HB 175: HCSInterscholastic athletic activities,

participation in - HB 403Sports wagering, authorization for - HB 12 wagering, provisions for - HB 175; HB

175: HCS, HFA (1)Wagering on athletic contests, licensing

of - SB 23

Attorney GeneralAsset seizure, law enforcement

agencies, seizure by - HB 430Candidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB

81: HFA (1) for, state and federal tax returns, filing

required with Ethics Commission - HB 81: HFA (2), HFA (3)

Constitutional amendment, relinquishment of, duties pertaining to, gubernatorial succession - SB 75

Consumer protection act, health care providers,

disclosure requirements for air ambulance service - SB 86

protection, health care providers, penalties - SB 86

Election of, automatic recount in - HB 433; HB 522; HB 522: HCS

Financial settlements, public funds, report - SB 130

Humane Society of the United States, fundraising tactics, investigation of - SR 112

Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and

enforcement fund, add as committee member - HB 44

Gaming Commission, appointment to - SB 23

Military service member, due to relocation, exemption from termination or suspension fees for - HB 316: HFA (1)

Office of Rate Intervention, notice, discriminatory or unreasonable rates -

HB 16Officer Shooting Review Board,

establishment of - HB 18Reorganization, Confirming, OAG EO

18-01 - HB 357Report to, charges or convictions

relating to gang activity - SB 46Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood

sexual assault or abuse across multiple circuits - HB 105

grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits - HB 101

Telephone solicitations, caller identification, prohibitions, enforcement - HB 84; HB 84: HCS

Time of election, move to even-numbered years - SB 5

Attorney, Commonwealth'sReport required, charges or convictions

relating to gang activity - SB 46Shooting of an individual by a law

enforcement officer or deadly incident, investigation of - HB 18

Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood



Telephone solicitations, caller identification, prohibitions, enforcement - HB 84; HB 84: HCS

Training, strangulation - HB 400

Attorney, CountyConsolidated local governments, pool of

agreed upon legal counselors - HB 319: HFA (1)

Detectives employed by; requirement for certification; allow exception - HB 368: HCS


AttorneysAdvertising, regulate - HB 225Consolidated local government council,

retention and employment of legal counsel - HB 319

Criminal defense, indigent clients, representation of - HB 388

Department of Public Advocacy, contractors, public records, exemption for client and case files - HB 390

Employment of legal counsel by legislative bodies of urban-county governments - HB 319: SFA (2)

Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, appointment of - SB 205: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Kentucky Gaming Commission, Commonwealth Attorney's Association member appointment to - SB 23

Service fees increase, reporting to local government, possible audit - HB 397

AuctioneersEscrow account, establish definition for -

HB 291: SCSEstablish definition of escrow accounts

for - HB 291

Auditor of Public AccountsAnnual audit, Administrative Office of the

Courts, requiring - HB 380Audits of county officers, findings of

improprieties, purchase of insurance

requirement - HB 57Candidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB



Constitutional amendment, relinquishment of, duties pertaining to, gubernatorial succession - SB 75


Employees, qualifications of - HB 216Financial settlements, public funds,

report - SB 130Kentucky Financial Empowerment

Commission, audit of - HB 139; HB 139: HCS

Tax Expenditure Oversight Board, appointment to - HB 292


Audits and AuditorsAnnual audit, Administrative Office of the

Courts, requiring - HB 380Audits of county officers, findings of

improprieties, purchase of insurance requirement - HB 57

Cities, audits, frequency and scope - SB 172

Background ChecksCertified professional midwife, licensing

of - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

Clear CA/N check, school contractors, requirement for - SB 15

Criminal offenses, expungement - HB 159

Licensed certified professional midwife, licensing of - SB 84: HCS

Medication-assisted treatment programs, require checks - HB 310

Bail and Pretrial ReleaseAlcohol monitoring device, use of - HB

428Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Statistical reporting; require - HB 467

Banks and Financial InstitutionsBank franchise tax, scholarship tax

credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205Check cashing, banks, regulation of - HB 452 cashing, maximum fee, establishment

of - HB 452Consumer loan companies, applicant and licensee

rights, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

loan companies, application requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

loan companies, authorized activities, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

loan companies, financial condition requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

loan companies, powers of commissioner, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

Deferred deposit service business, licensing of -

SB 145: SCS deposit transactions, annual

percentage rate and service fees - SB 43

Financial Services Code, persons regulated under, compliance required

by - HB 452Gender-neutral language, inclusion of -

HB 283Local investments - HB 69: HCSNondepository institutions, check cashing license,

definition of - SB 145 institutions, deferred deposit service

business license, definition of - SB 145

institutions, use of nationwide licensing system - SB 145

Barbers and CosmetologistsCosmetologists, outside of licensed

salons practice by - SB 79

Blind or Deaf PersonsParents or prospective parents with

blindness, rights established - HB 221

Boards and CommissionsAccess to voter registration data,

restriction of - SB 34Administrative bodies, requirements of - HB 475 regulations, review of - HB 131Animal Control Advisory Board, dog

vendors, hearing appeals on actions by Agriculture Commissioner - SB 224

Apprenticeships, administrative regulations for - HB 365

Board of Agriculture, membership. expansion

of - SB 153 of Agriculture, membership, expansion

of - SB 153: HCS, HFA (1), SFA (1) of Auctioneers, 30 day time frame to

respond to information request by - HB 291: SCS

of Auctioneers, thirty (30) day time frame to respond to information request by - HB 291

of Education, academic standards for instruction on hunting, fishing, trapping, firearm safety - SB 242

of Education, eligibility - HB 314 of Education, eligibility and

membership - HB 172 of Education, membership - HB 314 of Medical Licensure, licensing of

surgical assistants - HB 217; HB 217: HFA (1)

of Nursing, certified professional, license and practice of - SB 84: SFA (3)

of Nursing, certified professional midwife, license and practice of - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2); HB 308

of Nursing, licensed certified professional midwife, license and practice of - SB 84: HCS

of Pharmacy, prescription refill in emergency situations, promulgate administrative regs - HB 64: HCS

of Pharmacy, prescription refill in emergency situations, promulgate administrative regulation - HB 64

of the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, renaming of - HB 140; HB 140: HCS

Center for School Safety, board of directors,

student members on - SB 1: SFA (1) for School Safety, membership of - SB

1; HB 1; SB 1: SCSCommission on Human Rights,

proposed member's political affiliation - HB 318

Commissioner of Dept. HB&C, Commission of Fire Prot. Personnel

Standards Educ, transfer authority to - HB 486

Conversion therapy, prohibition of, disciplinary action - HB 211; SB 248

Council on Postsecondary Education, revision of - SB 116

Education Professional Standards Board,

executive director position for - SB 116: SFA (1)

Professional Standards Board, reading and math teacher preparation tests, approved lists - HB 272; HB 272: HCS

Professional Standards Board, revision of - SB 116

Educational Professional Standards Board, clarify daily operations of - SB 116: SFA (3)

Elections, change in membership criteria - HB

114: SFA (1) change in obligations, membership,

criteria for membership, and duties relating thereto - SB 34: SCS; HB 114: SCS

Emergency Medical Services Board, violations

reported by - SB 86 response commission, quorum for -

HB 196Fire commission, Hepatitis A inoculations,

providing for firefighters - SB 140 districts, alternative tax structure - HB

13Geographic Information Advisory

Council, increase the number of members - HB 177: SFA (1)


Health professional boards, suspected insurance fraud, required reporting by - HB 151; HB 151: HCS, SCS

Kentucky Board of Education, revision of - SB

116 Board of Licensed Professional

Counselors, include one licensed counselor associate to the - HB 288

Commission on Proprietary Education, composition of - HB 181

Commission on Proprietary Education, oversight of nonprofits - HB 181: HCS

Gaming Commission, creation of - SB 23

Horse Racing Commission, executive branch ethics, inclusion under - HB 81: HFA (5)

Lottery Corporation, approval of certain games by - HB 171

Real Estate Commission, administrative regulations, seller's disclosure form by - HB 119

Real Estate Commission, membership appointments for - HB 436: HCS

State Corrections Commission, community pilot projects, quarterly calculations and reports - SB 62

Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting, establishment of - HB 482

Local board of education, vacancy notice

requirement - HB 22: HFA (1) boards of education, appointment of

vacancies - HB 22; HB 22: HCS boards of education, conditions for

compensation - HB 227: SFA (1) boards of education, racial trauma

training policy, require - HB 405 boards of education, vacancy notice

requirement - HB 22: SFA (1)

school boards, reading and math diagnostic assessments, adoptions required - HB 272

Nursing board, advanced practice registered nurse licensees, prescriptive authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, meetings and terms - HB 322

Officer Shooting Review Board, establishment of - HB 18

Omnibus administrative revision relating to numerous occupational boards - HB 178

Personnel Board, gender-neutral language - SB 233; HB 360

Professional licensing boards, oversight of - HB 131

Public libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477 postsecondary governing boards,

agency bonds, conditional authority to issue - HB 207

postsecondary governing boards, capital projects, conditional authority to authorize - HB 207

School boards, requiring to grant superintendent purchase authority in certain districts - SB 250: SFA (4)

State assistance and state management, Board of Education, process for - HB 172; HB 314

Tourist and convention commissions, residency requirements of certain appointees - SB 94

Boats and BoatingMarine sanitation device inspection, once

every 24 months, require - SB 151 sewage pumpout facilities, required

record of use, vessel and marina owners - SB 151

Motorboats documented with Coast Guard; registration requirements; establishment of - HB 304

Registration revocation, littering - SB 236

Sales tax exemption, fishing tournament and boat ramp fees - HB 29

Bonds of SuretyAbandoned and blighted properties,

conservatorship, requirements - SB 229

Agency bonds, public postsecondary governing boards, conditional authority to issue - HB 207

Consumer loan companies, financial condition requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

Deputy constables, to execute - HB 214

Grain dealer and grain warehouse operator, requirement of - SB 153; SB 153: HCS, HFA (1), SFA (1)

Insurance agent licensing, requirements for - HB 275; HB 275: HCS, SCS

Proprietary school agent, surety bond of - HB 181 school, surety bond of - HB 181Water well driller's assistants, liability

insurance, surety bond, requirements for - SB 32

Bonds, PublicDates of publication, conform - SB 192;

SB 192: SCSKentucky Communications Network

Authority, bonds - HB 509Technical correction - SB 253

BoundariesPresident of the United States, ICE,

commendation of, border security, funding for - HR 122

Budget and Financial AdministrationBonds and leases, conform dates

methods for publication - SB 192; SB 192: SCS

Branch budget recommendations, technical correction - HB 269

Budget forms, timeframe for submission - HB

270 unit requests, date of submission - HB

268Claims against the Commonwealth,

appropriating funds for - HB 281; HB 281: HCS

Constitutional amendment, General Assembly, budget special session, compensation suspended - HB 19

Conversion therapy, prohibiting of public funding of - HB 211; SB 248

Estimate of revenue loss, tax expenditures, include within - HB 292

Farmer-focused mental health service program; funding for - HB 226

Formula for distribution to area development districts, establishing - HB 476

General Fund, compact obligation prohibition on - SB 22: HFA (1)

Highway Construction Contingency Account, status reports to the LRC - SB 160; SB 160: HCS

Kentucky Communications Network Authority,

bonds - HB 509 Employees Retirement System,


Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund, modification of - SB 123


Roll call vote, requirement for - HB 20Soil and Water Conservation

Commission, biennial budget reports, repeal requirements - SB 124

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 268: HCS, HFA (1), SCS; HB 270: HCS; HB 499

Structure of branch budget bills, technical correction - SB 222

Submission of budget recommendations, Transportation Cabinet - SB 221

Technical correction - SB 253United States Constitution, Article V

convention on restraining federal government, call for - HJR 87; SJR 102

Campaign FinanceContributing organizations, manual,

publication requirement by the registry - SB 4

Delinquent filer publication, when to occur when, reports are not received electronically or timely - SB 4: SFA (1)

Electronic filing of reports, noncompliance,

delinquent filer publication by the registry - SB 4

filing of reports to the registry, candidates and entities - SB 4

filing of reports to the registry, requirement, begins with 2020 primary - SB 4: SFA (1)

Filing exemptions, change in spending intent reported to the registry, candidates and entities - SB 4

General Assembly members, contributions from a legislative agent, when permitted - SB 138

Legislative agents, campaign contributions, allow - HB 60: HFA (1)

Capital ConstructionKentucky Economic Development

Finance Authority, economic development fund - SB 246

Public postsecondary education institutions, capital projects, authority of board to authorize - HB 207


Cemeteries and BurialsState veterans' cemeteries, veterans and

kin with connection to KY, allowing burial of - HB 483

Unclaimed cremated remains, proper disposal of, permitting - HB 110

Chambers of CommerceSmoking, employment discrimination

protections, removing - SB 33

Charitable Organizations and Institutions

Bank franchise tax, scholarship tax credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205

Department of Charitable Gaming, reorganization of - HB 410

Foundations to support school district security, restricted donations for - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Humane Society of the United States, fundraising tactics, investigation of - SR 112

KCTCS, endowment match - HB 163Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial

Foundation, state resources, providing - HB 208

Live United Day in Kentucky, declaring - HR 186

Property tax, leasehold interests, exemption of - HB 28

Sales and use tax, certain pet spay, neuter,

vaccination, and adoption fees, exemption - HB 78

and use tax, fundraising and admissions, exemption - SB 59

and use tax, sale of admissions, exemption of - HB 27; HB 28

and use tax, sales of tangible personal property and digital property, exempt - HB 354: HFA (2), HFA (3)

Telephone solicitations, caller identification, prohibited acts - HB 84; HB 84: HCS

Unlicensed facilities, use of, restricting - HB 43

Charter County GovernmentAuthorities of, relating to constituent

cities - HB 339Consolidated emergency services

district, participation in - HB 493Occupational license tax, on-line portal

for payment of, study of directed - SJR 23

Restaurant tax, portion to be used for tourism infrastructure - HB 345; HB 511

Children and MinorsAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:

HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2) prohibition when fetal heartbeat

detected - SB 9; HB 100

sex, race, color, national origin, or disability, prohibition of - HB 5; HB 5: HFA (1), HFA (2)

Abuse, reporting of - HB 101; HB 103Adoption consent and information, allow

for - HB 158: SCS; SB 196Adoption, new birth certificate, handgun

provision - SB 150: HFA (10)Anonymous reporting of substance,

reporting, in schools - SB 218; SB 218: SFA (1), SFA (3)

ASVAB, school counseling based on results

and included in individualized learning plans - HB 251

schools to offer test, grades 10 to 12 - HB 251

Baby changing facilities, men's and women's

restrooms - HR 128 products and diapers, exemption of

sales and use tax - HB 24Background check, child-caring facility

and child-placing agency staff, requiring - HB 158; HB 158: HCS, SFA (2)


Birth certificate, handgun provision - SB 150: HFA (8)

Born alive infants, protection of - SB 227; SB 227: HCA (1)

Breastfeed and express milk, urge place in Capitol Annex - HR 29

Breast-feeding locations, penalty for restrictions or interference, establish - SB 49

Child abuse and child sexual abuse

instruction, require in public schools - SB 68

abuse and neglect, strangulation - SB 70: SCS

abuse, neglect, and dependency reporting, requiring - HB 158: HCS

abuse, neglect, and depenency reporting, requiring - HB 158

abuse or neglect, reporting of - HB 158: SFA (1)

Abuse Prevention Day in the Commonwealth, optional student instruction - SJR 38

custody, educational stability in - HB 312

dependency, neglect, or abuse, requirement to report - HB 149

placement, home studies, new requirements - SB 180

pornography, under 12 years old, raise penalty for - SB 102: HFA (1); HB 298

support, exempt calculation for incarcerate parent - HB 415: HCS

support guidelines, updated amounts - HB 415

Child-care providers, definitions, changing - SB 181; SB 181: SCS

Children of military families, pre-enrollment in school, official orders of transferring - HB 399

Children's Advocacy Day, recognizing - SR 55; HR 104

Corporal physical discipline, use of prohibited -

HB 82 physical discipline, use of, prohibiting -

HB 202Custody and visitation, parenting

coordinators - HB 491Data reporting, improvement of - SB

20; SB 20: SCSDeadly weapons, use of, by a minor,

make ineligible for diversion - SB 20: SFA (1)

Deaf and hard-of-hearing children,

education rights of - SB 203Detention, require hearings every 10

days to reauthorize - SB 20Diabetes screening, student physical

requirements - HB 259Diapers, exemption of sales and use tax

- HB 124Disproportionate minority contact with

juvenile justice system, statistical reporting of - SB 20

Disseminating personally identifiable information, prohibition of - SB 240; SB 240: SCS

Driving privileges, persons under 18, suspension for points assessed - SB 95

Early Childhood Advisory Council, make

legislative members nonvoting - SB 116: SFA (2)

Childhood Advisory Council, revision of - SB 116

Excused school absences, up to four days when consulting with military recruiters - HB 251

External child fatality and near fatality review

panel, annual report deadline, change - HB 89

child fatality and near fatality review panel, membership, expand - HB 89

Family resource and youth services centers, authorize donations to - HB 21

Foster parent, rights to a foster child's case.

allowing for - HB 446 parent, rights to a foster child's case,

allowing for - HB 446: HCSGrandparents, adoption or termination of

parental rights, visitation sought after - SB 198

Guardian ad litems, technical correction - SB 205


Hazing, criminal offenses, elements of - HB 379

Homeless, protection - HB 466Homeless student coursework completion,

allowing for - HB 378; HB 378: HCS youth, birth certificate access, allowing

for - HB 378; HB 378: HCSHomelessness, prevention - HB 466Juvenile responsibility, remove

provisions on determination and treatment - SB 20: SCS

Kentucky YMCA Youth Assembly program tax designation, creation of - HB 62

Kindergarten, full day of attendance for - HB 112

Kinship and fictive kin care program, establishment and requirements of - HB 2; HB 2: HFA (1); SB 53; HB 68

Late-term abortions, condemn - HR 135

Local schools, human sexuality education to be taught - HB 185

Minimum age of criminal responsibility, remove - SB 20: SCS

Neonatal abstinence syndrome, reason for termination of parental rights, allowing for - HB 446; HB 446: HCS

Operators of motor vehicles without insurance, exemption from penalties - HB 67

Parental notification, risks and harms of sexually

explicit Internet content, by schools - HB 423

rights, establishing - SB 152; SB 152: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Parents or prospective parents with blindness, rights established - HB 221

Pediatric cancer, new research, calling for - HR 149

Physical activity at school, increasing - HB 88 education curriculum, may include

hunting, fishing, trapping, firearm safety instruction - SB 242

Precinct election officers, minors, exception for 16- and 17-year-olds to serve as - HB 309

Preschool, all four year olds eligible for - HB 113

Primary program, truancy - HB 343Probation, certain public offenders

completing treatment programs - SB 20

Protection, marketing practices of e-cigarette products - SCR 143

Putative father registry search, requiring - HB 158; HB 158: HCS, SCS

Religious organizations, protecting - HB 160

School safety for, improving - SB 1; HB 1; SB

1: SCS screening committees, student minority

population of 50% or greater, composition of - HB 404

Sexual assault, custody and visitation,

prohibition - HB 169 endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 101; HB 104Sibling children in the custody of the

state, ensure visitation - SB 31State Advisory Council for Exceptional

Children, creation of - SB 116Statewide student assessments, opt out, parents

or guardians of students can choose to - HB 331

youth crossbow deer hunting season, establishment of - HB 54

Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 101; HB 102

Strangulation, offense of - HB 400Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition

of - SB 47; HB 70Vaping awareness, provide - SB 218;

SB 218: SFA (1), SFA (3)Vision examinations, grade six enrollment

requirements - HB 142 examinations, kindergarten enrollment

requirements - HB 142

Circuit ClerksDeadly weapons, concealed carry,

identity documents - SB 150: HFA (2), HFA (3)

Driver training school, interactions with law enforcement, course of instruction to include - SB 154

Driver's license application, automatic voter

registration, option to decline, provide for - HB 364

manual, Kentucky State Police to make available - HB 63

Duties, operator's license, handgun provision - SB 150: HFA (12)

Expungement, certain offenses, automatic creation - HB 159

Felony expungement, reckless homicide - SB 74

Legislative redistricting, certification of challenges - SB 214

Operator's license testing, interactions with law

enforcement, driver's manual to include - HB 63; SB 154

license testing, interactions with law enforcement, exam to include - HB 63

licenses and personal ID cards, emergency contact information registry, establishing - HB 31; HB 134

licenses, early renewal for citizens traveling abroad - HB 32

Training, strangulation - HB 400Veterans designation on operator's

license, proof required for - HB 497Wills, recording of - HB 108; HB 108:

HCS

CitiesAbandoned and blighted properties,

court-appointed conservatorship - SB 229

Area development districts, LRC task force

study of - HB 476: HCS Development Districts, task force on,

scope and membership of - HB 476: HFA (1)

Asset seizure, law enforcement agencies, seizure by - HB 430

Audits, frequency and scope - SB 172CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Certified law enforcement

telecommunicators, training stipend - HB 79

City-owned assets that provide water or sewer service, acquisition of - SB 163

Civil service, technical correction - HB 339

Common interest communities, unit owners associations, rights and obligations - SB 21



Constables and deputies, clarify powers - HB 214

Deadline for certain candidate filings, changes to - SB 60; SB 60: SCS

Drones, regulation of, prohibiting - HB 370

Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children - HB 72

EMS nonprofits, subscriber fees, placement on property tax bills - HB 395

Fees on occupations, etc., remove restrictions on city size for levying on percentage basis - HB 339

Financial information, when and by whom to be published - SB 172

Fire protection, hydrants - HB 339Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for

spouse and children - HB 72 paid and volunteer, inoculations against

hepatitis A - HB 13: HFA (1)Formula for distribution to area



Hepatitis A inoculations for firefighters - SB 140

Investments - HB 69: HCS of idle funds - HB 69Law enforcement officers, disabled or

killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72

Local governments, information and training related to the collection of tourist commission taxes - SB 119

Mayors, local board of education vacancy or opening, appointment - SB 64

Minimum wage, authority to establish - SB 51 wage, option to establish - HB 302Motor fuel tax revenue sharing, modified

distribution ratios - HB 517Municipal electric authority, creation of -

HB 252Occupational license fee, definition of city, removal of

- HB 339 license tax, county - HB 414 license tax, on-line portal for payment

of, study of directed - SJR 23Omnibus revisions - HB 339Peace officer certification, revocation of -

HB 191; HB 191: HCS, HFA (1)Procurement, increase small purchase

limit and amend publication requirement - HB 26

Property tax levy, recall and election process,

procedural adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

tax rate levy, petition process, revision - HB 49: SFA (2)

Public facilities, land use review by officers or

staff of planning unit - HB 409 libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477Publications, printing to be done in

locality, repeal - HB 339: HCSReemployment after retirement,

restrictions on city elected officials - SB 158; HB 290

Regulatory license fee for alcoholic beverages -

SB 29: SCS, SFA (1) license fee on sale of alcoholic

beverages, expansion of - SB 29 license fee, small city or its county,

authorization to impose - HB 293Restaurant tax, portion to be used for

tourism infrastructure - HB 345; HB 511

Retirement and pensions, notification of delinquent retirement contributions - HB 56

Rights-of-way for utilities and transportation - HB 339


Small drinking water systems, insolvency, prevention, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81

Special purpose governmental entities, review of fee and tax increases, requiring - SB 25

Surplus property, disposition of - SB 148


Utilities, contracting with other cities - HB 339 definition of "municipality" - HB 339Veteran service organization, exemption

from property tax - HB 153

Cities, First ClassFinancial information, when and by

whom to be published - SB 172Public libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477

Cities, Home Rule ClassConsolidated local governments, clarify

powers of cities within - SB 209Financial information, when and by

whom to be published - SB 172Public libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477

Civil ActionsAbandoned property, methamphetamine

deconatimation lien, sale - SB 89 property, methamphetamine

decontamination lien, sale - SB 89: SCS

Abortion, prohibition when fetal heartbeat

detected - SB 9 sex, race, color, national origin, or

disability, prohibition of - HB 5; HB 5: HFA (1), HFA (2)


Building code, violations of - SB 40; SB 40: HFA (1)

Circuit Courts, appointment of a special judge

in certain civil actions, allowing - SB 2

Courts, transfer to randomly selected circuit court in certain civil actions, allowing - SB 2: SCS

Communications providers, 911 access, limitation of liability - HB 340

Criminal gangs, relating to - HB 50Disseminating personally identifiable information,

minors, service providers - SB 240: SCS

personally identifiable information, minors, suit for damages - SB 240: SCS

Forcible entry and detainer, claims for damages and back rent, allowing - HB 297

Government officials, in their official capacity; limit

provisions of act to - SB 2: SFA (1), SFA (2)

officials, in their official capacity, limit provisions of act to - SB 2: SFA (3)

Grandparents, adoption or termination of parental rights, visitation sought after - SB 198

Immunity, vehicle damage, removal of dog or cat in danger of death - SB 12; HB 36

Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and enforcement fund, direct litigation revenues - HB 44

Legislative districts, challenges to - SB 214

Limiting recovery for injuries or death, proposing constitutional amendment - SB 11

Long-term care, civil actions by resident - HB 289

Medical malpractice actions, certificate of merit,

requiring - HB 429 Review Panel Act, repealing - HB 429Medication-assisted treatment programs,

establish civil procedure and penalty - HB 310

Methamphetamine decontamination, authority of local

goverment - SB 89 decontamination, authority of local

government - SB 89: SCSPublic Service Commission, venue for

collection actions, Franklin Circuit Court - SB 256; SB 256: SCS


Service fees increase, reporting to local

government, possible audit - HB 397 of process on nonresidents, methods -

HB 201Seven day notice requirement,

termination of tenancy - HB 437Statute of limitations, childhood sexual

abuse - HB 101; HB 102Telephone solicitations, caller

identification - HB 84: HCS

Civil ProcedureAbortion, prohibition when fetal heartbeat

detected - SB 9 sex, race, color, national origin, or


Board of Auctioneers, where injunction may be filed by - HB 291; HB 291: SCS





Common interest communites, recording with county clerk - SB 21

Criminal gangs, relating to - HB 50Extreme risk protection order, firearms

prohibition, petition for - SB 244; HB 376



Government officials, in their official capacity; limit

provisions of act to - SB 2: SFA (1), SFA (2)

officials, in their official capacity, limit provisions of act to - SB 2: SFA (3)

Immunity, vehicle damage, removal of dog or cat in danger of death - SB 12; HB 36

Legislative redistricting, transfer to Circuit Judge panel - SB 214


Marijuana, possession for personal use, civil fines - SB 82; HB 265

Medical malpractice actions, certificate of merit,

requiring - HB 429 Review Panel Act, repealing - HB 429Medication-assisted treatment programs,



Service of process on nonresidents, methods - HB 201

Seven day notice requirement, termination of tenancy - HB 437

Civil RightsAbortion, prohibition when fetal

heartbeat detected - SB 9; HB 100Baby changing facilities, men's and

women's restrooms - HR 128Breastfeed and express milk, urge place

in Capitol Annex - HR 29Commission on Human Rights,

proposed member's political affiliation - HB 318

Discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions - SB 18

Employment discrimination, definition of employer -

HB 300 discrimination, requirement of criminal

history on job applications, prohibition

- HB 90Freedom of speech at postsecondary

education institutions, policies required to ensure - SB 117; HB 254

Hate crime, create criminal offense of - SB

190 crime, criminal homicide and fetal

homicide, addition of - HB 71 crime, enhanced term of imprisonment

for - SB 207Location data, cellular telephones,

prohibit unauthorized disclosure of - SB 243

Public assistance, substance abuse screening - HB 3


Restoration, felony expungement, reckless homicide - SB 74

Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition - HB 182

Sexual orientation and gender identity

discrimination, prohibition of - SB 166

orientation and gender identity, prohibition of discrimination - HB 164

Smoking, employment discrimination protections, removing - SB 33

ClaimsAsbestos action, requirements and

rights, establishment of - SB 204; HB 362


Financial claims against the Commonwealth, appropriating funds for - HB 281; HB 281: HCS

Infringement of exclusivity period claim, creation of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS

Liability for violation of freedom of speech policies of public postsecondary institution - SB 117; HB 254


ClergyChild abuse, reporting of - HB 101; HB

103Religious organizations, protecting - HB

160

CoalClothing with reflective material, mine

sites, requiring - HB 33Economic impacts, analysis of coal

purchases, urging Public Service Commission to consider - HR 144

Severance receipts, distribution of - HB 198 tax, transportation expense deduction,

elimination of - HB 152Workers' compensation, evaluations for

occupational disease - HB 75; HB 350

Collective BargainingArbitration requirements, collective

bargaining agreements - SB 7: HFA (3)

Commendations and Recognitions4-H Capitol Experience, recognize event

- HR 172Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Day, February 27, 2019 - SR 113; HR 156

Alvin Stamper, Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Champion, signage honoring - HJR 83

Alzheimer's Awareness and Advocacy Day, recognition of - SR 83

America's Clogging All*Stars--Taps in Motion, honoring - SR 98

Audiologists and speech-language pathologists, recognize achievements of - HR 79

Barren County Lions Club, honoring - SR 21

Bendapudi, Dr. Neeli, honoring - HR 35; SR 57

Blythe, Rev. Robert, honoring - HR 76 Richmond Mayor Rev. Robert,

honoring - SR 142Bolte, Richard, recognition - SR 11Bouchard, Katie, Miss Kentucky 2018,

Daviess County, signage honoring - HJR 129

Bowling Green, honoring - HR 98Boys and Girls Club of Kentucky Youth

of the Year Candidates, honoring - HR 182

Career and Technical Education Month, recognizing - HR 99

Cayce Mill Supply Co., honoring upon 100th anniversary - HR 47; SR 54

Chester-Burton, The Honorable Beverly Denise, honoring - SR 136; HR 153

Children's Advocacy Day, recognizing - SR 55; HR 104

Clark County, designating as the Hemp Capital of Kentucky - SJR 115

Clark, Kellie, teacher of the Year - SR 107

Cooper, Cassaundra, honoring - HR 24 Pat Hughes, honoring - HR 26Cordova, Jessica Marquez, honoring -

HR 82; SR 97Cork, Thomas E. Sr., honoring - SR 80Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Awareness Day in the Commonwealth, recognize - HR 57

Cozart, Isaiah, honoring - HR 70Crigger, Connie, Kentucky Administrator

of the Year, honoring - SR 14Crigler, Larry, honoring - SR 18Disability Awareness Day, March 6,

2019 - HR 136Don Moore Automotive, honoring upon

100th anniversary - HR 173East Carter High School, honoring - SR

130; HR 142Farm safety and health, recognize week

- HR 13Feldman, Joel, acknowleding

contributions of - HR 189Feltner, SFC Lida, honorary highway

designation - HJR 97FFA Week, recognition of - HR 12; SR

123Floyd, Tommy, honoring - SR 58Food Check-Out Week, honor farmers,

stress importance - HR 44; SR 66Fort, Riley, honoring - SR 52; HR 53Garrard Co. HS Beta Club, national Beta

Convention qualifiers, honorary highway sign - HJR 96

County Tobacco Cutting Contest, recognize - HR 193

Genco, Ember, 2018 Little Miss United States - HJR 107

Gerhard, Gerard, honoring - SR 164Graham, Gippy, honoring - SR 88; HR

88Gray, Dr. Sandra, honoring - HR 165Greenwell Chisholm Printing Company,

honoring - HR 194Guild, Alan Courtney "Chief" Sr.,

honoring - HR 167

Gunther, John, honoring - SR 147 Tanya, honoring - SR 147Hall, Dr. Donald L., honoring - SR 131 Jim "JC", honoring - HR 174Hampton, Lieutenant Governor Jenean,

honoring - HR 89Hayden, Roger, honoring - HR 8Hicks, Coach Billy, honoring - SR 70Housing and Building Industry Day,

February 27, 2019, recognizing - SR 140; HR 151

Howard, Bridgett Ann, honoring - HR 188

Hunger Free Kentucky Day, declaration of - HR 42; SR 64

Jewish Hospital, recognizing - HR 162Johns, Emma, 2019 Miss Kentucky Teen USA,

honorary highway signs - SJR 78 Emma, honoring - SR 96Julian, Dr. Augusta, honoring - SR 73Junior Achievement, centennial

celebration, honoring - SR 134; HR 158

Justify and his team, honoring - SR 151Kannapel, Staff Sergeant John W.,

remembering - HR 163Kentucky 4-H, recognize Capitol Experience

event - SR 158 Advantage Education Loan Program,

recognizing - SR 86; HR 100 Advantage Refinance Loan Program,

recognizing - SR 86; HR 100 Crushed Stone Association, honoring -

HR 152 Farm Bureau, anniversary, recognition

of - HR 11; SR 120 Historical Society, recognizing efforts of

- SCR 116 Justice Association, acknowleding

contributions of - HR 189 Main Street Program, commemorating

40th anniversary of - SR 87Knox Central Cheer Squad, 2018 Class

2A State Champions, signage honoring - HJR 34

Last World War II Medal of Honor recipient, designation of state funeral for - HCR 39

Lee, Dr. William E., honoring - SR 108; HR 124

Leggett, Lucile B., honoring - HR 86Lewis, James, honoring - SR 161Lexington Christian Academy Girls' Golf

Team, honoring - HR 183Lopez, Alma, honoring - HR 159Louisville Regional Science and

Engineering Fair, honoring - HR 187Mayo, Nick, honoring - HR 72McGarity, Dallas, honoring - SR 137Miller, Brian, honoring - SR 19Moore, Charles, retirement - SR 10Mullins, Roby, 2018 NASP 3D World

Archery Champion, erect signs on US Route 27 - HJR 90

National Beef Month, recognizing - HR 22 Board Certified Teachers of Kentucky,

honoring - HR 115 Girls and Women in Sports Day,

honoring - HR 61 Milk Day, recognition of - HR 14 Pork Month, recognizing - HR 23No Single Sparrow Makes a Summer,

honoring authors - HR 20North Laurel Middle School, 6th-grade boys

basketball team, 2019 KBC champs, signage honoring - HJR 123

Laurel Middle School, 6th-grade girls basketball team, 2019 KBC champs, signage honoring - HJR 123

Police Awareness Day, designation of - HR 134

Post, Suzy, memorializing - SR 76Preece brothers, honoring - HR 181President of the United States, ICE,

commendation of, border security, funding for - HR 122

Radcliff, Kentucky, designating as Knife Capital of Kentucky - HJR 37

Reagan, President Ronald, honoring the birthday of - HR 73

Renfro Valley Entertainment Center, honoring - HR 192

Rhoden-Goguen, Catherine, honoring - HR 33

Rockcastle County High School FFA Small Engine team, state champions, highway sign - HJR 103

Rodgers, Deborah A. "Debbie," honoring upon retirement - HR 17

Rucker, Irene Whitehouse, memorializing - HR

69 John Mason, memorializing - HR 69Scleroderma Awareness Month,

proclaiming - HR 92Scott, Louise Dixon, honoring the life

and achievements of - SR 148Settles, McKenzie, 2018 NASP/IBO 3D

State Archery Champion, signs on US Route 27 - HJR 106

Shelby County High School Construction Team, honoring - SR 157

Smith, Dr. Michael, honoring - SR 156; HR

179 Dr. Mike, honoring - SR 152; HR 170Sousley, Franklin Runyon, honoring -

HR 15South Warren High School Football

Team, honoring - HR 117Soybean Month, recognizing - HR 21Spencer, John William "PawPaw,"

honoring - HR 166Spring, Layla, honoring - SR 84Storer, Robert J., honoring - SR 13Sweet sorghum molasses, naming and

designating as official syrup of Kentucky - HB 413

Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, recognizing - HR 58

Taylor County High School boys' golf team, honoring - HR 51; SR 63

Thayer, Daniel D., memorializing - SR 49

The Healing Place, honoring - SR 117Thompson, Dr. Aaron, honoring - SR

109; SR 129Union County High School Wrestling

Team, honoring - SR 145; HR 191Weaver, Mike, honoring - SR 28Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,

observing - HR 180West Jessamine High School Bowling

Team, honoring - HR 169Wheeler, Savannah, 2019 Miss

Basketball, honorary signs for - SJR 44: HFA (1)

Wilson, Nick, Survivor winner, honorary highway signs on I-75 - HJR 138

Wright, Ethel, honoring on the occasion of her 90th birthday - HR 177

Young, Colonel Charles, recognizing - SR 68

CommerceBeverage straws and plastic carryout

bags, ban of, delayed dates for - HB 183

Electronic billboards, advertising of, on-premise and off-premise products or activities, allowing - HB 10

Golf carts, equipment standards for operation on roadways - HB 154


Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit - HB 11: HFA (6); SB 218: SFA (4); SB 249

Vapor products, raise purchase age limit - SB 218: SFA (1), SFA (5)

CommitteesAdministrative regulations, legislative

committee procedures for - HB 4Oaths, taking of - SB 52Program Review and Investigations,

community paramedicine, study directed - SCR 5

Recordings and transcriptions, requirements for - SB 52

CommunicationsAudiologists and speech-language

pathologists, recognizing - HR 79Cell phone towers and other communication

infrastructure, location on federal lands - HCR 4

phone towers and other communication infrastructure, location on state lands - HCR 7


Connected devices, required security features - SB 195

Disseminating personally identifiable information, minors, prohibition of - SB 240; SB 240: SCS

Extended warranty services, exemption from sales and use tax - HB 161

Kentucky Communications Network Authority, bonds - HB 509

Lifeline CMRS service charge, prohibit

collection from end user - SB 141 providers, CMRS service charge,

prohibit imposition on - SB 141: HFA (1)

providers, reimbursement eligibility, Kentucky universal service fund - SB 141: HFA (2)

Location data, cellular telephones, prohibit unauthorized disclosure of - SB 243

Technical correction - SB 253

Conference Committee ReportsHB 354 - HB 354: CCR

Congressional DistrictsDeadline for filing, changes to - SB 60;

SB 60: SCSLegislative Advisory Reapportionment

and Redistricting Commission, establishment of - HB 482

Redistricting, prisoner population, determination of residency - HB 6

Consolidated Local GovernmentsAudits of county officers, findings of



Constables and deputies, clarify powers of and appointment of deputies - HB 214


Home rule in consolidated local government, clarify powers of cities within - SB 209

Legal counsel, retention and employment of - HB 319

Pool of agreed upon legal counselors -

HB 319: HFA (1)Public libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477Restaurant tax, portion to be used for



Tax rate levy, petition process, revision - HB 49: HFA (1), SFA (1)

ConstablesCertification, constable request for - HB

214: HFA (1), HFA (2), HFA (3), HFA (4)

Kentucky Golden Alert System, creation of - HB 150; HB 150: SCS

Powers, duties, fees, deputies, and certification of - HB 214


Constitution, Ky.Abolishment of, Office of Lieutenant

Governor, line of succession, proposed amendment - SB 75

Casino gaming, amendment permitting - HB 348

City and county employees, allow to be state officer or member of the General Assembly - SB 71

Election of statewide constitutional officers, change to even-numbered years - SB 5

Emergency legislation, definition of - HB 432

Felons allowed to vote after completion of sentence, proposed amendment - SB 238

Gaming, allow, proposed amendment - SB 105

General Assembly, age requirement, persons

seeking elected office, proposed amendment - HB 127

Assembly, bills considered for final passage, 24-hour publication before final vote - HB 448; HB 451; HB 464

Assembly, bills considered for final passage, required readings - SB 87

Assembly, budget special session, compensation for services, suspension of - HB 19

Assembly, eligibility age for members - HB 236

Assembly, gubernatorial line of succession, proposed amendment - SB 75

Assembly, terms of members - HB 74 Assembly, terms of members,

extension of, proposed amendment - SB 38

Assembly, terms of members, limit - HB 74

Judge of County Court in urban-county governments, abolishing - HB 35

Justices and Judges of Court of Justice, elections on partisan basis - HB 123

Limitation on recovery for injuries or death, proposing amendment - SB 11

Property tax, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, proposed amendment - HB 347

Voting rights, extend to 16- and 17- year-olds,

school board and local elections - SB 48

rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide - SB 90; SB 91; SB 93; SB 159; SB 239

rights, prohibitions relating to - HB 91

Constitution, U.S.Amendments to, constitutional convention on

restraining federal government, call for - SJR 102

to, constitutional convention restraining federal government, call for - HJR 87

Parental Rights Amendment, urging Congress to propose to states - SCR 106

Consumer AffairsCaller identification, advocate for

changes in federal law - HR 109Check cashing, banks, regulation of - HB 452 cashing, maximum fee, establishment

of - HB 452Common interest communities, unit

owners associations - SB 21Connected devices, required security

features - SB 195Consumer loan companies, application

requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS


Location data, cellular telephones, prohibit unauthorized disclosure of - SB 243

Medical malpractice actions, certificate of merit, requiring - HB 429

Plastic convenience items, prohibition of, delayed implementation dates for - HB 183

ContractsCommon interest communities,

recording declarations and bylaws - SB 21

Constitutional officers, procedures, requirements for - SB 41: SCS

Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreational Authority, membership and contracts - HB 249

Military service member, due to relocation, exemption from termination or suspension fees for - HB 316

Procurement, increase small purchase limit and amend publication requirement for local governments - HB 26

Public works projects, guidelines for awarding contracts - HB 135; HB 135: HCS

Responsible bidder defintion - HB 135: HFA (2)

State and local, investors in, disclosure of - HB 434

State, boycotting free trade jurisdictions,

prohibition against - SB 143; HB 195

legal contingency, authority to settle legal matter - SB 41; SB 41: SCS

Technology, use of Kentucky residents by COT and other state agencies - SB 252

Unclassified employees, hiring by - SB 120

Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding - HB 239

CooperativesDistribution cooperatives, exemption,

management and operations audits - HB 16

Coroners

Transporting dead human bodies, allowing for - HB 435

CorporationsAsset Resolution Corporation,

organization and powers of - HB 330Limited liability companies, merger with -

HB 453Nonprofit EMS providers, placement of

subscriber fees on tax bills - HB 395

Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State

American Correctional Association-accredited jails, priority status to accept state prisoners - SB 62

Community corrections, pilot projects, performance incentives, quarterly calculations, and reports - SB 62

Correctional facilities, trespass, protection from - SB 157

Department of Corrections, administrative regulations, feminine hygiene products, provision of - HB 344




External detainee fatality review panel, establishment of - HB 264

Life skills programs, allow sentence credits for - HB 299

Parole sanction, supervision continuation in lieu of revocation - HB 189

Prisoner database, report to LRC - HB 6


Residential rental property, criminal mischief, penalty - SB 136

Responsible use cannabis program, establishment of - SB 80

Corrections ImpactAbortion, prohibition when fetal

heartbeat detected - SB 9; HB 100Abuse of a corpse, penalty for - HB

143; SB 155Additive manufacturing, firearms - HB

77Administrative parole, creation of - HB 234 release, creation of - HB 233Aggravated indecent exposure, creating

offense of - SB 237Amusement rides and attractions, rider

conduct, rider responsibility - HB 257Assault in the third degree, firefighters, contact

with bodily fluids - HB 353 on a service animal, first degree,


weapon, under 21, banning sale to or ownership of - HB 463

Bonds and blanket bonds for shallow wells, establishment of - HB 199

Born alive infants, protection of - SB 227

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, training, strangulation - HB 400

Capital offense , executions, mental illness - SB 17

Casino gaming, oversight of - HB 190Child abuse - HB 101 abuse, reporting of - HB 103 pornography, under 12 years old, raise

penalty for - HB 298 sex dolls, prohibition of - SB 102; SB

102: SCSCommissioner of AGriculture, regulation

of dog vendors - SB 224Conduct subject to licensure sanctions,

violation of self-referral law - HB 151: HCS

Criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway - HB 59; HB 117



to equines, prohibition of - HB 98Deadly weapons, concealed carry

without license - SB 150; HB 327Death penalty, replacement of with life

imprisonment without parole - HB 115Disproportionate minority contact with


Disseminating personally identifiable information, minors, prohibition of - SB 240; SB 240; SB 240

Domestic violence, torture of a dog or cat, offenses involving family members, early release - HB 25

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85; SB 85


including - SB 157; SB 157 payload of, include in definition of


Drug paraphernalia, marijuana accessory, possession of - HB 265

Emergency medical services personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense - HB 129; HB 132

Extreme risk protection order, firearms

prohibition, petition for - SB 244 risk protection order, violation of - HB

376Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Firearms, comprehensive regulation of -

HB 76Firearms surrender, domestic violence

orders, procedures - SB 177; HB 462Grain dealer and grain warehouse

operator, requirement of - SB 153Hate crime, create criminal offense of - SB

190 crime, criminal homicide and fetal


for - SB 207 crime offense, creation of - HB 145HB 5 HCS - HB 5: HCSHeroin trafficking, clarification of penalty

- HB 470Human trafficking, conviction, 85 percent

service time - SB 210Insurance fraud penalties, enhancement

of - HB 151; HB 151: HCSJails, sentencing credit ot any county

inmate in a county jail - SB 245Juvenile responsibility, remove


Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund, changes to -

SB 153: HCS Retirement Systems, public disclosure

of investment contracts - HB 230 Retirement Systems, violation of

fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony - HB 230

State Police, animal abuse offender registry, establishment of - HB 37

Legal services, regulate - HB 225Life skills programs, allow sentence

credits for - HB 299; HB 299Marijuana, personal use quantity,

decriminalization - SB 82Maximum security penitentiary, transfer

to - HB 418Medicinal marijuana program, establish -

HB 136; HB 136: HFA (1); SB 170Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Off-highway vehicles, operation on

public roadways - HB 334Ordinances for animal shelter standards,

outdoor sheltering and care of dogs, dog licenses - SB 183


Parolees, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for - HB 232


Probationers, tecdhnical violations and absconding,

graduated sanctions for - HB 235 technical violations and absconding,

graduated sanctions for - HB 235Racial and ethnic community criminal

justice and public safety impact statement, requiring - SB 45


School or church bus, illegal passing of, increasing fine - SB 73

Sexual crimes against animals, animal control

officer, peace officer powers - SB 67 crimes against, cretion of offense of -

SB 67: SCS endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 104Sports wagering, licensing of - SB 23 wagering, provisions for - HB 175Statute of limitations, childhood sexual

abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 102

Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242 offense of, creating - SB 70; SB 70:

SCSTerroristic threatening in the second

degree, Class C felony enhancement - HB 130: HCS

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition of - SB 47; HB 70

Violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony - HB 126

Violent offender statute, add hate crimes - SB

44 offenders, classification of - HB 109Voting hours, extension of - SB 63Wagering, taxation on - HB 175: HCS

CountiesAbandoned and blighted properties,


Agricultural and forest products, 80,000-pound weight limit, extending to county roads - HB 179






Audits of county officers, findings of improprieties, purchase of insurance requirement - HB 57

CCDW, license holders, remove location restrictions for - HB 30

Certified law enforcement telecommunicators, training stipend - HB 79

Coal severance receipts, distribution of - HB 198



Consolidated emergency services district,

participation in - HB 493 local government council, retention and

employment of legal counsel - HB 319

local governments, pool of agreed upon legal counselors - HB 319: HFA (1)

Constable powers, duties, fees, deputies, and certification of - HB 214

County detectives, require certification in all

counties - HB 368 judge/executive appointments, statutes

and ordinances, procedures for appointments permissive - HB 240: HCA (1)

Disposal of property obtained through forfeiture, restrictions on use of proceeds - HB 141


Emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72

Employment of legal counsel by legislative bodies of urban-county governments - HB 319: SFA (2)

EMS nonprofits, subscriber fees, county's placement on tax bills - HB 395



Fire districts, alternative tax structure - HB

13 districts, board of trustees, alternative

constituency - HB 13Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for

spouse or children - HB 72 paid and volunteer, inoculations against

hepatitis A - HB 13: HFA (1)Formula for distribution to area




Investments - HB 69: HCS of idle funds - HB 69Judge/executive appointments,

requirements for - HB 240Kentucky Retirement Systems, board elections,

electronic ballots - HB 80 Retirement Systems, synchronizing

election of CERS trustees - HB 80Law enforcement officers, disabled or

killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72

Minimum wage, authority to establish - SB 51

wage, option to establish - HB 302Motor fuel tax revenue sharing, modified

distribution ratios - HB 517Occupational license tax - HB 414 license tax, on-line portal for payment

of, study of directed - SJR 23Ordinances for animal shelter standards,


Peace officer certification, revocation of - HB 191; HB 191: HCS, HFA (1)

Procurement, increase small purchase limit and amend publication requirement - HB 26





staff of planning unit - HB 409 libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477Publications, printing to be done in

locality, repeal - HB 339: HCSQuarterly solid waste action reports,

county fiscal court, submission of - HB 222

Regulatory license fee, small city or its county, authorization to impose - HB 293

Restaurant tax, authority to levy - HB 345 tax, portion to be used for tourism

infrastructure - HB 345Retired justices and judges, notary

public functions - HB 147Retirement and pensions, notification of

delinquent retirement contributions - HB 56


Sheriffs, appointment of nonresident deputies -

HB 337 fee for executing writs of possession -

HB 245 impounded vehicles, fees for - SB

103; SB 103: HCSSimpson County, commemorating on its

bicentennial - HR 45; SR 75Small drinking water systems, failing

service, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81Special purpose governmental entities,

review of fee and tax increases, requiring - SB 25

Supreme Court districts, redistricting - HB 496

Surplus property, disposal methods - HB 335

Tourism and convention bureaus, appointments to multi-county commissions - SB 202; SB 202: HCS


Veteran service organization, exemption from property tax - HB 153

Voluntary consolidation - HB 174Volunteer fire departments, state aid to

merging departments - HB 13

Counties with Cities of the First ClassFinancial information, when and by

whom to be published - SB 172

Counties, CharterAudits of county officers, findings of


Public libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477

Counties, UrbanAudits of county officers, findings of



Employment of legal counsel - HB 319: SFA (2)

Occupational license tax, on-line portal for payment of, study of directed - SJR 23

Public libraries, special ad valorem tax, creation - HB 477



Tax rate levy, petition process, revision - HB 49: HFA (1), SFA (1)

County ClerksAbsentee ballots, in-person and mail-in - HB 372 ballots, in-person and mail-in,

expansion of class of voters who qualify to receive - SB 251

ballots, in-person and mail-in, expansion of time relating to, casting of - SB 251

All-terrain vehicle, titling and registration of - HB 34

Application for mail-in absentee ballot, permit

transmittal by electronic mail - HB 325: HCS

for mail-in absentee ballot, time of receipt and time for return, requirements - HB 325: HCS, HFA (1)

Automatic voter registration, required information from circuit clerks and certain state agencies - HB 364

Common interest communities, recording declarations and bylaws - SB 21

Constitutional amendment, abolish, Office of

Lieutenant Governor, line of succession, ballot access - SB 75

amendment, General Assembly, age requirement, persons seeking office, ballot access - HB 127

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, ballot access - HB 448; HB 451; HB 464

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, ballot language - SB 87

amendment, General Assembly, terms of members, extension of, access to ballot - SB 38

amendment proposal, ballot access, gaming - SB 105

Deadline for certain candidate filing, changes to - SB 60; SB 60: SCS

Early voting, omnibus bill - SB 63Election of statewide constitutional

officers, change to even-numbered years - SB 5

Elections - HB 114: SCSElections, automatic recount in - HB 522 General Assembly candidate, recount

of - HB 495Elections of, automatic recount in - HB

522: HCSElectric vehicles, highway usage fee -

HB 517Eligibility to vote, primary and party

affiliation, new voter registration - HB

325: HCSEligible for appointment to the State

Board of Elections, criteria and obligations relating thereto - SB 34: SCS; HB 114: SCS, SFA (1)

Fee charged for motor vehicle registration, increase - HB 517

Fees, update, recording official documents - SB 114; SB 194

Filing deadline for statement-of-candidacy

form, change to - SB 60; SB 60: SCS

deadline for statement-of-candidacy form, changing - HB 114; HB 114: SCS

Highway preservation fee, collection of - HB 517

Mail-in absentee, application request and

submission, process for, timeliness - HB 510

absentee, if not used by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day - HB 510

Marriage license, handgun supplied to each signatory - SB 150: HFA (9)

Petition process, urban-county and consolidated local governments, property tax rate levy, revision - HB 49: HFA (1), SFA (1)

Precinct election officers, permit certain minors to serve as - HB 309

Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates - HB 510

Procurement, increase small purchase limit - HB 26

Property taxes, petitions, procedural adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

Recorded instruments, handgun supplied to each signatory - SB 150: HFA (14)

Remittance of fees, candidates for city office - SB 113

Same-day voter registration on election day,

preregistration of persons 16 years of age, report - HB 7

voter registration on election day, report of registrations to State Board of Elections - HB 363

Special license plates, fees - HB 341; HB

341: HCS, SCS military license plate, clarify eligibility

for - HB 497 military license plate, spouse eligible

for - HB 497Tax rate levy, petition process, revision -

HB 49: SFA (2)Underground Facility Damage

Prevention Act of 1994, elimination of, operator contact list - SB 129; SB 129: SFA (1)

Voter registration, electronic transmission,

when received and deemed timely - HB 510

registration, information on procedures, fish and wildlife license or permit applicants - HB 7

Voting hours, extension of - SB 63; SB 134 hours, extension of, in counties of

90,000 or more population - HB 247 rights, extend to 16- and 17-year-olds,


Wills, recording of - HB 108; HB 108: HCS

County Judges/Executive

Appointments, statutes and ordinances, procedures for appointments permissive - HB 240: HCA (1)

Appointments to fill vacancies, requirements for - HB 240


Constables and deputies, clarify duties - HB 214

Contained landfills, municipal solid waste disposal

facilities, notices of violation, local notice - SB 28: SFA (1)

landfills, notices of violation, notification of local officials - SB 28: SCS

landfills, notices of violation, off-site impacts - SB 28: HCS

County consolidation, role of - HB 174Environmental emergencies, notification

of local officials - SB 28: SCSHazardous waste facilities, notices of

violation, notification of county officials - SB 28


Local board of education, vacancy or opening on, appointment - SB 64


Court of AppealsCourt of Justice, gender-neutral

language - SB 232Judges, elections on partisan basis - HB

123Medication-assisted treatment programs,


Court, SupremeConstitutional amendment, Chief

Justice, preside over, gubernatorial impeachment proceedings - SB 75

Court of Justice, gender-neutral language - SB 232

Justices, elections on partisan basis - HB 123

Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting, establishment of - HB 482

Redistricting - HB 496Retired justices and judges, notary

public functions - HB 147Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood



CourtsAdministrative decisions, judicial review of - SB 217 office of the courts, forms development,

requiring - HB 478Adoption consent and information, allow

for - HB 158: SCS; SB 196Annual audit, Administrative Office of the

Courts, requiring - HB 380Appointment of conservatorship for

abandoned and blighted properties - SB 229

Asbestos action, evidence standards,

establishment of - SB 204; HB 362 action, requirements for - SB 204; HB

362Biological evidence, retention of, allow

representative sample - SB 131


Child abuse or neglect, reporting of - HB 158: SFA (1)

Children and youth, protection - HB 466Circuit Courts, appointment of a special judge





Criminal defense, indigent clients,

representation by counsel - HB 388 gangs, relating to - HB 50Deadline for Court of Justice candidate

filing, changes to - SB 60; SB 60: SCS

Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole - HB 115

Disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice system, require statistical reporting of - SB 20

District Court, jurisdiction, raise threshold for civil cases - HB 107

Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender,

procedures - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462

violence orders, firearms surrender, procedures - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462

Expungement, certain offenses, automatic creation - HB 159

Expungement fee, allow court to set - SB 215 fees, for application based on executive

pardon, waiving - SB 142Expungement, waiting period, reduce to

5 years - SB 57: HFA (1)Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Foster care review boards, reporting

requirement changes, allowing for - HB 446; HB 446: HCS

parent, rights to a foster child's case. allowing for - HB 446

parent, rights to a foster child's case, allowing for - HB 446: HCS


Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel,

appointment of - SB 205: SFA (1) ad litem and court-appointed counsel,

appointment of, effective January 1, 2020 - SB 205: SCS, SFA (2)

Homelessness, Prevention, Children and Youth - HB 466

Indigency cases, direct expenses, defined - HB 389


Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission, establishment of - HB 482



Marijuana possession, personal use quantity, prepayable fine - SB 82; HB 265

Medication-assisted treatment programs, establish civil procedure and penalty - HB 310


Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Personal information, requirements for

the release of - SB 14Probation, certain public offenders

completing treatment programs - SB 20

Probationers, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for - HB 235

Prospective jurors, caregivers, excuse jury service for - HB 192

Retired justices and judges, notary public functions - HB 147

Service of process on nonresidents, methods - HB 201

Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood



Supported decision making, allowing for - HB 473



Writs of possession, execution of, sheriffs' fees - HB 245

Courts, CircuitAdministrative decisions, judicial review

of - SB 217Assisted-living communities, initiate

injunctive relief - SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)




City facilities, city marshal, reference, removal - HB 339

Commissioner of Department of Financial Institutions, ability to petition, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS



Filing fee, application for felony expungement, reduction to $200 - HB 92; HB 155

Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Franklin Circuit, Legislative redistricting,

remove exclusive jurisdiction - HB 455


Judges, elections on partisan basis - HB 123

Jurisdiction, raise threshold for civil cases - HB 107

Legislative redistricting, transfer to Circuit Judge panel - SB 214

Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Operator's license, vision testing upon

renewal - HB 441Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood


grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across

multiple circuits - HB 101Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58;

HB 242

Courts, DistrictCourt of Justice, gender-neutral

language - SB 232Courts of justice, responsibility for needs

of, city marshal, reference, removal - HB 339

Disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice system, statistical reporting of - SB 20

Extreme risk protection order, firearms prohibition, venue - SB 244; HB 376

Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Forcible entry and detainer, claims for

damages and back rent, allowing - HB 297



Jurisdiction, raise threshold for civil cases - HB 107


Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Writs of possession, execution of,

sheriffs' fees - HB 245

Courts, FamilyDisproportionate minority contact with




Parenting coordinators, minimum requirements - HB 491

Courts, FiscalCounty consolidation, role of - HB 174 judge/executive appointments, statutes


Judge/executive appointments, requirements for - HB 240


Quarterly solid waste action reports, county fiscal court, submission to - HB 222

Crime VictimsAdministrative parole, creation of - HB 234 release, creation of - HB 233Biological evidence, define - SB 131: SCS evidence, limit destruction of - SB

131: SCSChild abuse, reporting of - HB 101; HB 103 pornography, under 12 years old, raise

penalty for - SB 102: HFA (1); HB 298

Criminal gangs, relating to - HB 50Gun violence; track and analyze data on,

including impact on minority communities - SB 150: HFA (17)

Hate crime, criminal homicide and fetal


for - SB 207Human Trafficking, awareness of - HR

19Leave from employment for court

appearances, requirements for the employer and employee - HB 42

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention,

recognizing - HR 145 assault, custody and visitation,

prohibition - HB 169 endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 101; HB 104Statute of limitations, childhood sexual

abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 101; HB 102

Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242

Tracking system for sexual assault forensic evidence kits, creation of - SB 97

Violent offenders, classification of - HB 109

Crimes and PunishmentsAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:


detected - SB 9; HB 100 sex, race, color, national origin, or


Abuse of a corpse, penalty for - HB 143; SB 155; SB 155: SFA (1)

Administrative parole, creation of - HB 234 release, creation of - HB 233Aggravated indecent exposure, creating

offense of - SB 237Alcohol monitoring device, use of - HB

428Amusement rides and attractions, rider

conduct, rider responsibility - HB 257Animal abuse offender registry,

establishment of - HB 37Assault in the third degree, firefighters, contact






Assisted-living communities, certification prohibited - SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)


Capital offense, executions, mental illness - SB 17

Child abuse, reporting of - HB 101; HB 103 dependency, neglect, or abuse,

requirement to report - HB 149 pornography, under 12 years old, raise


sex dolls, prohibition of - SB 102; SB 102: SCS

Contain false statements, terroristic threatening to include - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Corporal physical discipline of minor by teacher,

use of, prohibiting - HB 202 physical discipline on minor, use of

prohibited - HB 82Create the offense of hate crime - SB

44Criminal gangs, relating to - HB 50Cruelty

to animals in the second degree, prohibition of all animal fighting or poisoning - SB 101

to animals, penalty for, increasing - HB 37

to equines, prohibition of - HB 98Damaging or removing highway work

zone signs, increased penalties for - HB 244

Deadly weapons, concealed carry without a

license - SB 150: HFA (18) weapons, concealed carry without

license - SB 150; SB 150: HFA (1), HFA (2), HFA (3), HFA (7), HFA (11), HFA (16); HB 327

weapons, concealed carry without license, delete provisions - SB 150: HFA (15)

weapons, use of, by a minor, make ineligible for diversion - SB 20: SFA (1)

Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole - HB 115



Dog vendors, prohibited acts - SB 224Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender,


violence and abuse, offense of strangulation, creating - SB 70; SB 70: SCS

violence, firearms possession, create crime - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462

violence, torture of a dog or cat, offenses involving family members, early release - HB 25

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)




Drug paraphernalia, marijuana accessory,

posession of - SB 82 paraphernalia, marijuana accessory,

possession of - HB 265Expungement, certain Class D and Class C felonies,

allow - SB 211 certain Class D felonies, allow - SB 57 certain Class D felonies, allowing - SB

146 certain Class D felonies, exceptions -

SB 57: SCS certain offenses, automatic creation -

HB 159Expungement fee, allow court to set - SB 215 of felonies, expansion of - HB 92; HB

155Extreme risk protection order, violation

of - SB 244; HB 376Felons' voting rights, constitutional

amendment to provide - SB 90; SB 91; SB 159; SB 239


Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Firearms, comprehensive regulation of - HB 76 made with additive manufacturing,

possession prohibited - HB 77


190 crime, creating offense of - HB 129 crime, criminal homicide and fetal


for - SB 207 crime offense, creation of - HB 145Hazing in the first degree, Class C felony,

elements of - HB 379 in the second degree, Class D felony,

elements of - HB 379 in the third degree, Class A

misdemeanor, elements of - HB 379Heroin trafficking, clarification of penalty

- HB 398; HB 470Highway work zones, double fines for traffic

offenses in - HB 244 work zones, prepayable fine for

speeding in - HB 244: HFA (2)Human trafficking, conviction, violent

offender status - SB 210Immigration laws, enforcement of,

requiring - HB 38Jails, sentencing credit to any county

inmate in a county jail - SB 245Kentucky Retirement Systems, violation

of fidudiary or ethical duties, Class D felony - HB 230

Landlord and tenant, assistance animals, prohibition on misrepresentation of - HB 411

Life skills programs, allow sentence credits for - HB 299

Manslaughter in the second degree, unlawful distribution of controlled substances, cause of death - HB 470

Marijuana possession, personal use quantity, civil

offense - SB 82; HB 265 trafficking, personal use quantity

exempted - SB 82; HB 265Maximum security penitentiary, transfer

to - HB 418Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Needle exchange, one for one

exchange, Class A misdemeanor - SB 69





Report required, charges or convictions relating to gang activity - SB 46



Retirement and pensions, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony - HB 126

Sexual Assault, bringing awareness to - SR

122 crimes against an animal, offense of -

SB 67 crimes against animals, creation of

offense of - SB 67: SCS endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 101; HB 104Statute of limitations, childhood sexual

abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 101; HB 102

Strangulation; change mental state to

intentionally - SB 70: HFA (1)Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242 offense of - HB 400 offense of, create two degrees - SB

70: HFA (3) offense of, creating - SB 70; SB 70:

SCSStrangulation; remove torso from list of

body parts to which pressure applied may constitute - SB 70: HFA (2)

Substance use treatment referrals, law enforcement programs for - SB 161

Tampering with the outcome of a sporting event, penalty for - SB 23

Telephone solicitations, caller identification, prohibited acts - HB 84; HB 84: HCS

Terroristic threatening, add places of worship and

scheduled public events - HB 130: HFA (1)

threatening in public places, adding locations - HB 130

threatening in the second degree, Class C felony enhancement - HB 130: HCS

Torture of a dog or cat, Class D felony - HB

25 of a dog or cat, prohibit pretrial

diversion for - HB 25Trespass upon key infrastructure assets

- HB 238; HB 238: HCSUnlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition

of - SB 47; HB 70Violent offenders, classification of - HB

109Voter registration roster, misuse of,

creation of penalty for - HB 114: SCSVoting rights for felons, constitutional

amendment to provide - SB 93 rights, prohibitions relating to - HB 91

Criminal ProcedureAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:




Abuse of a corpse, penalty for - HB 143; SB 155; SB 155: SFA (1)

Administrative parole, creation of - HB 234 release, creation of - HB 233Alcohol monitoring device, use of - HB

428Animal abuse offender registry,

establishment of - HB 37Assault in the third degree, firefighters,

contact with bodily fluids - HB 353Asset seizure, law enforcement

agencies, seizure by - HB 430Biological evidence, define - SB 131: SCS evidence, limit destruction of - SB

131: SCS evidence, retention of, allow

representative sample - SB 131Born alive infants, protection of - SB

227Burden of proof on applicant for

expungement; reduce - SB 57: HCSCapital offense, executions, mental

illness - SB 17Child pornography, under 12 years old, raise


sex dolls, prohibition of - SB 102; SB

102: SCSCreate the offense of hate crime - SB

44Criminal defense, indigent clients,

representation by counsel - HB 388 gangs, relating to - HB 50Death penalty, replacement of with life

imprisonment without parole - HB 115Detectives employed by county

attorneys, requirement for certification; allow exception - HB 368: HCS



Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Emergency medical services personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense - HB 132

Expungement, acquittals; create automatic - HB 159:

HCS additional Class D felony offenses -

HB 92; HB 155Expungement; allow 18 months to pay

fee - SB 57: SFA (1)Expungement, certain Class D and Class C felonies,

allow - SB 211 certain Class D felonies, allow - SB 57 certain Class D felonies, allowing - SB

146 certain Class D felonies, exceptions -


HB 159 certification of eligibility for, limitation of

requirement - HB 92; HB 155 charges dismissed without prejudice -

HB 92; HB 155Expungement; contingent on full

payment of expungement fee - SB 57: HFA (2)

Expungement, dismissals with prejudice; create automatic - HB 159: HCS

Expungement fee; reduce from $450 to $150 - SB

57: HCS fees, for application based on executive

pardon, waiving - SB 142 fund; change distribution of - SB 57:

HFA (2)Expungement; limit new hearing

requirements to applications under 10-year bracket - SB 57: SFA (2)

Expungement of felonies, waiting periods for - SB 211

Expungement, past acquittals and dismissals with prejudice; allow by petition - HB 159: HCS

Expungement; prohibit incarceration for nonpayment

of expungement fee - SB 57: HFA (2)

remove provisions which would assess interest on the fee after 12 months - SB 57: SFA (1)

Expungement, require findings - SB 57: SCS waiting period, reduce to 5 years - SB

57: HFA (1) waiting periods for expungement of

certain Class D felonies - SB 57Felony expungement, reckless homicide

- SB 74Filing fee, application for felony

expungement, reduction to $200 - HB 92; HB 155

Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94

Firearms, comprehensive regulation of - HB 76


190 crime, creating offense of - HB 129 crime, criminal homicide and fetal


for - SB 207 crime offense, creation of - HB 145Jails, sentencing credit to any county

inmate in a county jail - SB 245Juvenile responsibility, remove


Manslaughter in the second degree, unlawful distribution of controlled substances, cause of death - HB 470

Maximum security penitentiary, transfer to - HB 418


Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Officer Shooting Review Board,

establishment of - HB 18Parole sanction, supervision

continuation in lieu of revocation - HB 189




Report required, charges or convictions relating to gang activity - SB 46

Sexual crimes against animals, creation of

offense of - SB 67: SCS endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 101; HB 104Strangulation; change mental state to

intentionally - SB 70: HFA (1)Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242 offense of - HB 400 offense of, create two degrees - SB


SCSSubstance use treatment referrals, law

enforcement programs for - SB 161Terroristic threatening, add places of worship and



Torture of a dog or cat, pretrial diversion for, prohibiting - HB 25


Violent offenders, classification of - HB 109

Dairying and Milk MarketingHomestead food products, permits,

exemption of - HB 39National Milk Day, recognition of - HR

14

Data ProcessingDisproportionate minority contact with


Gun violence; track and analyze data on, including impact on minority communities - SB 150: HFA (17)

DeathsCapital offense, executions, mental

illness - SB 17Death certificates, contents of - SB 165 penalty, replacement of with life

imprisonment without parole - HB 115




Gender-neutral language, addition of - SB 261

State veterans' cemeteries, veterans and kin with connection to KY, allowing burial of - HB 483


Unclaimed cremated remains, proper disposal of, permitting - HB 110

Deeds and ConveyancesCommon interest communities, unit


Preservation easement, Kentucky Heritage Council, recommendation before sale or transfer - HB 367

Real property interest, allow electronic signatures - SB 114; SB 194


Disabilities and the DisabledAssisted-living communities, certification

- SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)Benefit cards, photo ID required - HB 3Capitol Annex, accessible parking

spaces, designation of - SJR 111Deaf and hard-of-hearing children,

education rights of - SB 203Disability Awareness Day, March 6,

2019 - HR 136Disabled veteran-owned business,

certification of - HB 324Dyslexia, local boards of education,

development of policy for identification of - HB 8

Engage and Empower Caucus, recognizing formation of - HR 101


Individual income tax, home modification credit - HB 407


Landlord and tenant, assistance animals,

requirements to claim a need for - HB 411: HCS

and tenant, assistance animals, result of false claims regarding - HB 411: SFA (1)

Long-term-care staffing ratios, implementation of - SB 206

Medicinal marijuana program, establish - HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170

Sheltered workshop employment, employee, covered services and supports, redefining - SB 76

STABLE Kentucky accounts - HB 170; HB 204

Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law - SB 8

Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law - SB 8

Veterans, property tax, homestead exemption, proposed constitutional amendment - HB 347

Vision examinations, kindergarten enrollment requirements - HB 142

DisastersMarch 2, 2012 tornadoes, recognizing

anniversary of - HR 146

DiseasesAlzheimer's Awareness and Advocacy Day,

February 19, 2019 - SR 83 disease and dementia, workforce

assessment task force, creating - SCR 46; SCR 46: SCS, SFA (1)

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, recognizing March as - SR 162; HR 190

Communicable diseases, assault in the third degree, firefighter - HB 353

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day in the Commonwealth, declare - HR 57

Coverage for standard fertility preservation services, provision of - SB 108

Diabetes, Department for Medicaid Services,

study KEHP model - SJR 7; SJR 7: SCS

insulin price reporting requirements, establishing - HB 502

insurance companies, urging study of KEHP model - SCR 6

Hepatitis A, direct examination of response - SCR 154

Immunization, postsecondary students - SB 133

Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund designation, creation of - SB 66

Kidney dialysis drugs and devices for home treatment, sale and distribution of - HB 218; HB 218: HFA (1), HFA (3), SCS

Long-term-care staffing ratios, implementation of - SB 206


Needle exchange, one for one exchange, requirement of - SB 69

Pediatric cancer, new research, calling for - HR 149

Rare Disease Advisory Council, establishing

- SB 16 Disease Advisory Council,

establishment of - SB 16: SFA (1)Scleroderma Awareness Month,

proclaiming - HR 92Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week,

declaring - HR 58

Distilled SpiritsBeverage straws and plastic carryout

bags, ban of - HB 183City regulatory license fee on alcoholic


Dry or moist territory, possession or consumption by private individual in - HB 256

Local option election, sunset provision for distilleries, removing - HB 116; HB 200: HCS

Regulatory license fee - SB 29: SCS, SFA (1)

Souvenir package, removal of retail restrictions on - HB 200

State parks, alcoholic beverage sales at - SB 19

DogsAnimal abuse offender registry,

establishment of - HB 37Assault on a service animal, first degree,



Cruelty to animals, penalty for, increasing - HB 37

Danger of death, removal from vehicle, civil immunity - SB 12; HB 36

Dog vendors, regulation of - SB 224Domestic violence, torture of a dog or

cat, offenses involving family members, Class D felony - HB 25

Outdoor animals, requisite care to be provided -

HB 472 sheltering and care standards,

forfeiture of dog for violations of - SB 183

Sexual crimes against animals, creation of offense of - SB 67: SCS

Domestic RelationsChild custody, educational stability in - HB

312 placement, home studies, new

requirements - SB 180 support, exempt calculation for

incarcerate parent - HB 415: HCSCustody and visitation, parenting

coordinators - HB 491Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender,



violence, torture of a dog or cat, offenses involving family members, Class D felony - HB 25

Emergency protective orders, educational stability in - HB 312



Sexual assault, custody and visitation, prohibition - HB 169

Shared parenting, deviation in child support guidelines - HB 415

Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242 offense of, create two degrees - SB


SCSTraining, strangulation - HB 400

Driver LicensingDriving under the influence, ignition

interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Points, littering - SB 236

Drugs and MedicinesAdvanced practice registered nurses,

prescriptive authority - HB 440Alternative treatments, chronic pain -

HB 425APRN, physician assistant, controlled

substances, prescribing - SB 132: SFA (2), SFA (3)

Board of Pharmacy, prescription refill in emergency situations, promulgate administrative regulation - HB 64:

HCSCannabis, production of - HB 188Controlled substances disposal compositions, sale

or distribution of, requiring - HB 512 substances, physician assistants,

prescriptive authority - HB 93 substances, risks, benefits, limitations,

practititioner discussion with patient - SB 106

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, allowable levels in workers' compensation drug test - HB 474

Electronic prescriptions, controlled substances,

require - HB 342; HB 342: HFA (1) system for monitoring controlled

substances, new requirements - SB 247; HB 506

Heroin trafficking, clarification of penalty - HB 398; HB 470

Infertility drugs, insurance coverage, requirement of - HB 87

Insulin, price reporting requirements, establishing - HB 502


Legend drugs disposal compositions, sale or distribution of, requiring - HB 512

Marijuana, personal use quantity, decriminalization - SB 82; HB 265

Medicaid service improvements and MCO limitations, establishing - SB 42


Medication-assisted treatment, establish licensure - HB 310

Medicinal marijuana program, establish - HB

136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170 marijuana, task force, creating - HCR

121; HCR 121: HCS, HFA (1) marijuana, Task Force, creating - HCR

121: HFA (2)Needle exchange, one for one

exchange, requirement of - SB 69Pharmacists, emergency prescription

refill, permit to dispense up to standard dispensing unit - HB 64; HB 64: HCS

Pharmacy benefit managers, restrict practices - SB 139

Prescription for erectile dysfunction, report - SB

50: HFA (2) to induce abortion, report - SB 50; SB

50: HFA (3) to induce abortion, reversal, inform -

SB 50: HFA (3)Responsible use cannabis program,

establishment of - SB 80Sexually transmitted disease, expedited

partner therapy, permitting - SB 96; SB 96: SCS; HB 237; HB 237: SCS

Substance abuse disorder, update terminology -

HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1) abuse screening, public assistance -

HB 3 use disorder treatment, licensed facility,

utilization review, prohibition - HB 449

Treatment of opioid use disorder, utilization reviews, prohibition on - HB 121

Workers' compensation, exception to presumption of non-work-relatedness - HB 474

Economic DevelopmentAppalachian Sky Executive Order,

urging the President to sign - SR 159; HR 175

Cabinet, public records - HB 387; HB 387: HCS

Clark County, designating as the Hemp Capital of Kentucky - SJR 115

Contracts, investors in, disclosure of - HB 434

Earn and learn tax credit program, creating - HB 391

Farmer Small Business Tax Credit - SB 246: HCS

Fund for promoting economic development within the state - SB 246

Gender-neutral language, insert - SB 122

Growth fund program, definition of rural county

- HB 203: HFA (1) fund program, establishment of - HB

203Importance of Kentucky corn farmers

and Kentucky corn, recognition of - HR 67

KBI program, minimum weekly wage, requirement for - HB 52

Kentucky Industrial Revitalization Act, sunset of -

HB 431 Mountain Regional Recreational

Authority, membership and contracts - HB 249

Reinvestment Act, modifying provisions of - HB 431

Workers' Compensation Funding Commission - SB 126: SCS

KentuckyWired contracts, prohibition of paid prioritization - HB 9

Light rail system, study of economic impact of - HCR 132

Public records, add definitions - HB 387: HFA (1)

Radcliff, Kentucky, designating as Knife Capital of Kentucky - HJR 37

Report, plans regarding attraction and expansion of businesses - HB 346; HB 346: HCS



State, general, definition of municipality, technical correction - HB 339

State park lodging, tourist attractions, qualifying projects, economic impact, project evaluation - HB 278


Technical corrections - SB 126; SB 127

Tennessee Valley Authority, Paradise Fossil Plant Unit 3, urging delay of voting on closure - SR 90; HR 91


Education, Elementary and Secondary

Academic improvement plan, reading or math, definition, requirements for - HB 272

Accountability system, delete proposed changes to - SB 175: HFA (1)

Administrator demotion, superintendent direct reports, limit to - SB 250: SFA (2)

Anonymous reporting of substance, reporting, in schools - SB 218; SB 218: SFA (1), SFA (3)

Appropriate behavior, essential workplace ethics instruction to include - HB 306

Arts instruction, requiring schools to offer - HB 377

ASVAB, school counseling based on results and

included in individualized learning plans - HB 251

schools to offer test, grades 10 to 12 - HB 251

Board of education, review school council actions by - SB 3

Boards of education, Kentucky Energy

Efficiency Program, mandatory enrollment, repeal of - SB 164

of eduction, investments - HB 69: HCS

Career and Technical Education Month,

recognizing - HR 99 and technical education, task force to

study - HCR 178CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Center for School Safety, board of

directors, student members on - SB 1: SFA (1)

Certified or equivalent employee, allow to seek paid partisan public office - HB 137

Charter school statutes, repeal - HB 17 school statutes, repealing - HB 14Child abuse and child sexual abuse

instruction, requirement for - SB 68 Abuse Prevention Day in the

Commonwealth, optional student instruction - SJR 38

custody, educational stability in - HB 312


Clark, Kellie, teacher of the Year - SR 107

Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School, establishment of - HB 500

Continuing service contracts, prohibiting for certain

administrative positions - SB 250 service contracts, prohibiting for

district-level administrative positions - SB 250: SCS

Contracts and leases, investors in, disclosure of - HB 434

Corporal physical discipline, use of, prohibiting -

HB 202 physical discipline, use of prohibited -

HB 82Council for Community Education,

repeal of - SB 116Day of prayer for students, designation

of - HB 166Deaf and hard-of-hearing children,

education rights of - SB 203Diabetes screening, student physical

requirements - HB 259Diagnostic assessment, administration

to students, requirements for - HB 272


Driver training school, interactions with law

enforcement, course of instruction to include - SB 154

training school, interactions with law enforcement, course of instruction to include - HB 63

Dyslexia, local boards of education, development of policy for identification of - HB 8

Early Childhood Advisory Council, make legislative members nonvoting - SB

116: SFA (2)Education Professional Standards Board,

executive director position for - SB 116: SFA (1)

Professional Standards Board, revision of - SB 116

Educational Professional Standards Board, clarify daily operations of - SB 116: SFA (3)

Educators employment liability insurance

information, requiring equal presentation of - HB 508: HFA (4)

Employment Liability Insurance Program, additional causes covered - HB 508: HFA (1), HFA (2)

Employment Liability Insurance Program, establishment of - HB 508; HB 508: HCS

Employment Liability Insurance Program, including classified employees - HB 508: HFA (3)

Employment Liability Insurance Program, option for declining coverage - HB 508: HFA (4)

Enrollment requirements, grade six, vision

examination - HB 142 requirements, kindergarten, vision

examination - HB 142Excused absences, up to four days

when consulting with military recruiters - HB 251


FFA Week, recognition of - HR 12; SR 123


Gatton and Craft Academies, individual education plans for students enrolled in - SB 254

Gender-neutral language, inserting - SB 173; SB 174; SB 176; SB 216; HB 518; HB 519; HB 523

Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council, add member to - SB 116: SFA (2)

Grade 4 promotion requirements, reading and math, restrictions on eligibility for promotion - HB 272

Hazing, criminal offenses, elements of - HB 379

Homeless student coursework completion, allowing for - HB 378; HB 378: HCS

Intensive instructional services, reading and math, requirements for - HB 272

Interscholastic extracurricular activities, participation in - HB 403

JROTC certificate and ASVAB qualifying score, including in postsecondary readiness - HB 503

Kentucky 4-H, recognize Capitol Experience

event - SR 158; HR 172 Board of Education, hearing officers,

randon selection of - HB 490: HFA (1)

Board of Education, revision of - SB 116

YMCA Youth Assembly program tax designation, creation of - HB 62

Kindergarten, full day of instruction for - HB 112


funds for - HB 444 board of education, vacancy notice

requirement - HB 22: HFA (1) boards of education, appointment of

postelection vacancies - HB 22: HCS

boards of education, appointment of vacancies - HB 22

boards of education, conditions for compensation - HB 227: SFA (1)

boards of education, members, reimbursement and per diem for - HB 95; HB 227

boards of education, vacancy notice requirement - HB 22: SFA (1)

boards of education, vacancy or opening on, appointment - SB 64

school boards, human sexuality education, plan for instruction on - HB 185

Mathematics achievement fund, reallocation of funds to literacy coaching program - HB 272

National Board Certified Teachers of Kentucky,

honoring - HR 115 motto display, prominent location,

permitting - HB 46: HFA (1) motto display, prominent location,

requiring - HB 45; HB 46 Speech and Debate Education Day,

recognizing March 2, 2019, as - SR 133

Parent notification, of reading or math deficiency, requirements for - HB 272

Parental notification, risks and harms of sexually explicit Internet content, by schools - HB 423

Physical activity of children, increasing - HB 88 education curriculum, may include

hunting, fishing, trapping, firearm safety instruction - SB 242

restraint and seclusion of students - SB 20

restraint and seclusion of students, remove provisions relating to - SB 20: SCS

Preschool, all four year olds, school districts to provide for - HB 113

Primary program, truancy - HB 343Principal hiring in certain districts,

superintendent approval of - SB 250: SCS

hiring in certain districts, superintendent option for - SB 250

selection, delete approval by superintendent - SB 250: HFA (1)

selection, provide superintendent approval for - SB 250: SFA (1), SFA (3)

selection, require superintendent approval for - HB 166: SFA (1)

Professional development, racial trauma training included in - HB 405

Racial trauma training, require - HB 405

Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant

Steering Committee, renaming and revision of - SB 116

diagnostics and intervention fund, reallocation of funds to literacy coaching program - HB 272

Reorganization, Department of Education, Executive Orders 2018-598 and 2018-883 - SB 135

Reporting data, student performance in math and reading, requirements for - HB 272

Scholarship tax credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205

School accountability system, academic

indicators for - SB 175: HCS accountability system, targeted support

and improvement, criteria for - SB 175: HCS

bus, illegal passing of, increasing fine - SB 73

climate and culture survey, local board to create - HB 485

construction, allowing construction management-at-risk option - HB 492

contractors, background check requirements for - SB 15

council, board of education review of - SB 3

council, transferral of authority - SB 3 Curriculum, Assessment, and

Accountability Council, revision of - SB 116

districts, require merger of - HB 460 nurse, require in each public school -

SB 1: SFA (2) personnel, restrictions on job eligibility,

background check requirements for, - SB 15

property, weapons ban, include adult students - HB 328

report card, adding school profile report to - HB 377

safety and threat assessment team, require training for - SB 1: SFA (3)

safety, Kentucky State Police school resource officers - SB 162

superintendent, selection of principal by - SB 3

volunteers, background check requirements for - SB 15

School-based mental health services provider, one in every school, goal of - SB 1: HFA (1)

Screening committees, district with student minority population of 50% or greater, composition of - HB 404

Sexual harassment and abuse, Department of

Education to identify or develop, program on - HB 485

harassment and abuse, local board of education, policy on - HB 485

Small purchasing procedures, increasing maximum amount for certain districts - SB 250

Speech pathologists or audiologists, requiring supplement for - HB 168

Standards and Assessments Process Review

Committee, abolition of - SB 116 and assessments process review

committee, membership of - SB 175: SCS

and assessments process review committee, revision of - SB 175

State accountability system, amend

requirements for - SB 175; SB 175: SCS

Advisory Council for Exceptional Children, creation of - SB 116

Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education, renaming and revision of - SB 116

assistance and state management, process for - HB 172; HB 314


Statewide student assessments, opt out, parents or guardians of students can choose to - HB 331

Students and teachers, school safety for, improving - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: HCS, SCS

Summer enrichment program, reading and math, requirements for - HB 272

Sunscreen, application of, local board policy - HB 262

Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law - SB 8

Superintendent purchasing authority, requiring board to provide in certain districts - SB 250: SFA (4)

Superintendents,

requiring board to grant authority for daily operations in certain districts - SB 250: SCS

specifying purchasing authority for certain districts - SB 250

Targeted support and improvement designation, amend requirements for - SB 175; SB 175: SCS

Teacher contract termination, written statement required - SB 8: SFA (1)

Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with

medical privacy law - SB 8 required nonteaching time - HB 426Teachers' Retirement System,

housekeeping bill - SB 228Tobacco use in schools and on school property,

develop policy - HB 11: HFA (3), HFA (4)

use in schools and on school property, prohibition - HB 11; HB 11: HFA (1), HFA (2), HFA (5); SB 27

Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in - SB 8; HB 490

Vaping awareness, provide - SB 218; SB 218: SFA (1), SFA (3)

Vaping, local school districts, education about - SR 132

Virtual high school completion programs, allowing - SB 72

Vocational teacher uniform rank system, study of - SCR 149

Voter registration and curriculum, annual requirement, programs relating, include sophomores, report - HB 7

Water fountains and bottle filling stations, requirements for all new construction - HB 209

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, creation

of - SB 98 Ready Kentucky Scholarship, eligibility

- SB 98: HFA (2)

Education, FinanceAsset Resolution Corporation,

organization and powers of - HB 330Commonwealth postsecondary

education prepaid tuition trust fund, revise account provisions for - HB 250

Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School, funding for - HB 500


Investments of idle funds - HB 69KCTCS, endowment match - HB 163KDVA/KHEAA, nurse loan repayment

program, creation of - HB 296KEES, allowing use for qualified workforce

training program - HB 61 allowing use for qualified workforce

training program, beginning date - HB 61: HCS

KEES award amount, determining for qualified

workforce training programs - HB 61: HFA (1)

participating institution, definition of - HB 96


funds for - HB 444 boards of education, members,

reimbursement and per diem for - HB 95; HB 227

Mathematics achievement fund, reallocation of funds to literacy coaching program - HB 272

Performance funding model, extend stop-loss provision - SB 36

Property tax levy, recall and election process, procedural adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

Public postsecondary education institutions, agency bonds - HB 207

Reading diagnostics and intervention fund, reallocation of funds to literacy coaching program - HB 272

Sanctuary postsecondary institution, state funding, withholding of - HB 38

Scholarship and student loan default or

delinquency, effect on occupational licensing - HB 118

tax credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205Small purchasing procedures, increasing

maximum amount for certain districts - SB 250

Speech pathologists or audiologists, requiring supplement for - HB 168

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 268: HCS, SCS; HB 270: HCS

Student loan default, effect on occupational licensing - HB 118: HCS

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, associate

degree eligibility for - SB 98: HFA (1)

Ready Kentucky Scholarship, creation of - SB 98

Education, HigherArmed Forces member, spouse, or

dependent, residency of - HB 356Asset Resolution Corporation, powers of

- HB 330Athlete agents, authorization to pay

certain expenses by - SB 208Career and technical education, task

force to study - HCR 178CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Chiropractic students, supervision by

licensed chiropractor during clinical practice of - SB 61; HB 305

Commonwealth postsecondary education prepaid tuition trust fund, revise account provisions for - HB 250


Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance with - HB 51

Council on Postsecondary Education, revision of - SB 116

Dyslexia, teacher preparation programs to include training on - HB 8

Eastern Kentucky University, establishing Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School - HB 500


Feminine hygiene products, free to students - HB 85

Freedom of speech, policies required to ensure - SB 117; HB 254

Gatton and Craft Academies, individual education plans for students enrolled in - SB 254

Harassment, definition of - HB 254: HFA (1) taking actions to address - HB 254:

HFA (1)Hazing, criminal offenses, elements of -

HB 379Immunization, postsecondary students -

SB 133Institution sale proceeds, real estate and

major equipment, not deposited in the general fund - SB 179

KCTCS, endowment match - HB 163

remove certain employees of Commission on Fire Protection Personnel, removing - SB 235

KEES, allowing use for qualified workforce



KEES award amount, determining for qualified

workforce training programs - HB 61: HFA (1)

participating institution, definition of - HB 96

Kentucky Advantage Education Loan Program,

recognizing - SR 86; HR 100 Advantage Refinance Loan Program,

recognizing - SR 86; HR 100 Center for Education and Workforce

Statistics, renaming of - HB 140; HB 140: HCS, HFA (1)

Community and Technical College System, study of - SCR 100

equine educational programs, funding of - SB 81

Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72

National Speech and Debate Education Day, recognizing March 2, 2019, as - SR 133


Proprietary schools, including nonprofits - HB

181: HCS schools, surety bond requirement for -

HB 181Public postsecondary governing boards,

agency bonds, conditional authority to issue - HB 207

postsecondary governing boards, capital projects, conditional authority to authorize - HB 207

Reorganization, Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education, Executive Order 2019-029 - SB 212; HB 524

Sanctuary postsecondary institution, state funding, withholding of - HB 38

Scholarship and student loan default or delinquency, effect on occupational licensing - HB 118

Scholarships, elimination of funding - HB 198

School property, concealed deadly weapons, permit holders, lifting prohibitions on - HB 194

Sexual, domestic, and dating violence, comprehensive policy on - HB 438

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 268: HCS, SCS


Student-on-student harassment, delete language regarding - HB 254: HFA (2)

Teacher preparation programs, reading and math content, minimum requirements for - HB 272; HB 272: HCS

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, associate



Education, VocationalCareer and Technical Education Month,

recognizing - HR 99 and technical education, task force to

study - HCR 178Certified or equivalent employee, allow

to seek paid partisan public office - HB 137

KCTCS, remove certain employees of Commission on Fire Protection Personnel, removing - SB 235




KEES award amount, determining for qualified workforce training programs - HB 61: HFA (1)

Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce

Statistics, renaming of - HB 140; HB 140: HCS

Community and Technical College System, study of - SCR 100

Longitudinal Data System, reporting requirements to - HB 140: HFA (1)

Local area technology centers, distributing funds for - HB 444

Proprietary schools, including nonprofits - HB

181: HCS schools, surety bond requirement for -

HB 181Vocational teacher uniform rank system,

study of - SCR 149Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, associate



Ready Kentucky Scholarship, eligibility - SB 98: HFA (2)

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Eligible Training Provider List - HCR 155

Effective Dates, DelayedAir ambulance insurance claims,

January 1, 2020 - SB 86Animal control officers, continuing

education, January 1, 2020 - SB 201BR 60 - HB 496Call center relocations, January 1, 2020

- HB 260Candidacy for paid partisan public office,

November 6, 2019 - HB 137Candidate filing deadlines, November 6,

2019 - SB 60: SCSChronic pain treatments, January 1,

2020 - HB 424Constitutional amendment, passage of -

HB 190Course of instruction, interactions with

law enforcement, development of course, January 1, 2020 - SB 154

Coverage for pharmacy and pharmacist services,

EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020 - SB 139

for standard fertility preservation services, January 1, 2020 - SB 108

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock

licenses - SB 85 under the influence, ignition interlock

licenses, effective January 1, 2020 - SB 85: HCS, SCS

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3, 2021, Sections 8-109 - HB 410

Electric vehicle usage fee, highway preservation fee, various registration fees, January 1, 2020 - HB 517

Electronic prescriptions, controlled substances, require, effective, January 1, 2021 - HB 342: HFA (1)

Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Guardians ad litem and court-appointed

counsel, appointment of - SB 205: SCS

Health care services, out-of-network care, reimbursement and billing, January 1, 2020 - HB 138

Immunization, postsecondary students July 1, 2020 - SB 133

Infertility treatment, insurance coverage, January 1, 2020 - HB 87

January 1, 2020 - SB 24; SB 30; SB 137; SB

224 1, 2021 - HB 342Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund and

Board of Agriculture, August 1, 2019 - SB 153; SB 153: HCS, SFA (1)

Law on Notarial Acts, January 1, 2020 - SB 114; SB 194

Local boards of education reimbursement and per diem, July 1, 2019 - HB 95; HB 227

Medicinal marijuana program, portions to begin January 1, 2020 - HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170

Monetary bail restrictions, January 1, 2020 - HB 467

Motor fuel tax adjustments, effective July 1, 2019 - HB 517

Natural resources severance tax, August 1, 2019. - HB 421

Net metering, compensation ratemaking changes, effective January 1, 2020 - SB 100

Nurse loan repayment program, January 1, 2020 - HB 296

Operator's license, vision testing upon renewal, July 1, 2020 - HB 441

Organ donation, organ donor registry,

anatomical gift - SB 77: SCS donor registry, expansion of, January 1,

2020 - SB 77 donor registry, January 1, 2020 - SB

167Parolees, technical violations and

absconding, graduated sanctions for - HB 232

Prescription drug insurance coverage, cost-sharing requirements, January 1, 2020 - HB 374

Probationers, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions, January 1, 2020 - HB 235

Prosthetics and orthotics, coverage requirements, January 1, 2020 - HB 361

Real estate licenses, continuing education, January 1, 2020 - HB 436

Retirement and pensions, disclosure of public retirement information, January 1, 2020 - SB 168

Sales tax, energy and energy producing fuels, clarification of - HB 354

Substance use disorder treatment, licensed facility, utilization review, prohibition - HB 449

Tax and fee increases, review of, January 1, 2020 - SB 25

Tobacco products tax, vapor products, June 30, 2019 - HB 383

Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit, August 1, 2020 - SB 218: SFA (4)

Treatment of opioid use disorder, utilization reviews, prohibition on, January 1, 2020 - HB 121

Wage discriminationon basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2021, prohibition - HB 182

Effective Dates, EmergencyAbortion,

prohibition when fetal heartbeat detected - SB 9; HB 100


Alcohol in dry or moist territories, possession or consumption by private individual in - HB 256

Appropriation to pay claims against the Commonwealth - HB 281; HB 281: HCS

Arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute

resolution agreement - SB 7: HFA (1)

mediation and alternative dispute resolution agreements - SB 7

Asbestos actions, requirements for - SB 204; HB 362

Background check, child-caring facility and child-placing agency staff, requiring - HB 158: HCS


BR 945 - SB 143; HB 195Charitable organization, leasehold

interest, property tax, exemption of - HB 28

Child abuse, reporting of - HB 101; HB 103

Conversion therapy, prohibition of - HB 211; SB 248

Department for Local Government, study directed - SJR 23

Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program, establishment of - HB 508; HB 508: HCS

Elections - HB 114: SCSEmergency legislation, clarifying

meaning of - HB 432Firearms, comprehensive regulation of -

HB 76Firefighter's professional development

and wellness program - HB 273Home-based food products,

requirements for sale of - HB 468: HCS

KCTCS, endowment match fund, creation of - HB 163



training program, deletion of emergency clause - HB 61: HCS

Kentucky Retirement System, option to cease

participation in KERS by postsecondary institutions - HB 358; HB 358: HCS, HFA (1)

Retirement Systems, agency cessation of participation - SB 10

Legislators, election to discontinue or not participate in retirement - HB 457

Lifeline CMRS service charge, prohibit collection from end user - SB 141



Property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies, property tax, exemption of - HB 187

Reemployment after retirement, restrictions on city elected officials - SB 158; HB 290

Retirement and pension, investment managers and consultants of TRS, requirements for - SB 169

Roads, donations to state in aid of construction or maintenance of - SB 258

Sales and use tax, fundraising and

admissions, exemption - SB 59 and use tax, services, resale certificate

- HB 73School safety, Kentucky State Police

school resource officers - SB 162Sexual endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 101; HB 104Sheriffs, impounded vehicles, fees for -

SB 103State assistance and state management,

process for - HB 172; HB 314 board of Elections, change in duties

and membership - SB 34: SCS Police, Angel Initiative Programs,

personnel matters - HB 223 Police, personnel matters - HB 223:

HCSState/Executive Branch Budget,

amendment of - HB 268: HCS, SCS; HB 270: HCS

Statewide officers filing tax returns - HB 81: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 101; HB 102

Students and teachers, school safety for, improving - SB 1: HCS

Tax credits, economic development programs, modifying provisions of - HB 431

Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill, fiduciary requirements - SB 228

Technical correction - SB 253

Elections and VotingAbsentee ballots, in-person and mail-in,



ballots, in-person and mail-in, time off to apply and execute - HB 372

Access to voter registration data, restriction of - SB 34

Application for mail-in absentee ballot, permit

transmittal by electronic mail - HB 325: HCS

for mail-in absentee ballot, time of receipt and time for return, requirements - HB 325: HCS, HFA (1)

for mail-in absentee ballot, voters with disabilities, make correction to conform - HB 325: HCS

Automatic recount, General Assembly and

constitutional officers, election of - HB 433

recount, General Assembly, constitutional officers, and Congress, election of - HB 522; HB 522: HCS

Candidate for statewide office, requirement to file income tax returns - HB 81: HFA (1)

Casino gaming, local option elections for - HB 190

City and county employees, allow to be state officer or member of the General Assembly - SB 71

Classified service, allow employee to seek paid partisan public office - HB 137

Commission on Human Rights, member's political affiliation, comparison to statewide voters - HB 318

Consolidated emergency services district, election of trustees - HB 493

Constitutional

amendment, abolishment of, Office of Lieutenant Governor, line of succession - SB 75

amendment, change election year of statewide constitutional officers - SB 5

amendment, General Assembly, age requirement, persons seeking office - HB 127

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, 24-hour publication - HB 448; HB 451; HB 464

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, required readings - SB 87

amendment, General Assembly, budget special session, compensation suspended - HB 19

amendment, General Assembly, terms of members, extension of - SB 38


County board of elections, reasons for

vacancy, recommendation of replacement - HB 510

consolidation, funds for special election, from state - HB 174

consolidation, special election for - HB 174


Delinquent filer publication, campaign finance reports, not received electronically or timely - SB 4: SFA (1)

Early voting, omnibus bill - SB 63; HB 253

Election Day, national holiday, urging Congress to recognize - HR 85

Electronic filing of campaign finance reports,

delinquent filer publication by the registry - SB 4

filing of campaign finance reports to the registry, candidates and entities - SB 4

filing of campaign finance reports to the registry, requirement, begins with 2020 primary - SB 4: SFA (1)

Eligibility to vote, primary and party affiliation, new voter registration - HB 325: HCS

Felons' voting rights, constitutional amendment to provide - SB 90; SB 91; SB 159; SB 239



deadline for statement-of-candidacy form, changing - HB 114; HB 114: SCS

exemptions, change in spending intent, candidates and entities - SB 4

General Assembly members, campaign

contributions from a legislative agent, when permitted - SB 138

Assembly, terms of members - HB 74 Assembly, terms of members, limit -

HB 74Governor, candidates for, federal tax

returns, filing with Registry of Election Finance - SB 60: HFA (1); HB 387: HFA (6); HB 525: HFA (5), HFA (7)

Legislative districts, redistricting, prisoner population - HB 6

Local boards of education, election for

vacancies on - HB 22: HCS boards of education, vacancy or

opening on - SB 64Mail-in absentee, application request and



Partisan basis, election of Justices and Judges of Court of Justice - HB 123

Personnel Board, allow member to seek paid partisan public office - HB 137

Precinct election officers, permit certain minors to service as - HB 309

Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates - HB 510

Recount, General Assembly, candidate for - HB 495

Registry of Election Finance, statewide candidate's tax returns, privacy determination - HB 81: HFA (1)

Remittance of county clerk fees, candidates for city office - SB 113

Rights, prohibitions relating to - SB 93Same-day voter registration on election day - HB

363 voter registration on election day,

preregistration of persons 16 years of age, Spanish - HB 7

State Board, change in membership and

membership criteria - HB 114: SFA (1)

Board, change in obligations, membership, criteria for membership, and duties relating thereto - SB 34: SCS; HB 114: SCS

Voter registration, automatic with driver's

license application and other designated applications - HB 364

registration, information on procedures, fish and wildlife license or permit applicants - HB 7




rights, prohibitions relating to - HB 91

Embalmers and Funeral DirectorsFuneral director license, apprenticeship

requirements for - HB 521License renewal, continuing education

requirements for - SB 111Transporting dead human bodies,

allowing for - HB 435Unclaimed cremated remains, proper

disposal of, permitting - HB 110

Emergency Medical ServicesAdvanced emergency medical technician,

certification, creation - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

practice paramedic, certification, creation - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Call location information, wireless telecommunication, emergency requests - HB 375; HB 375: HCS

Certification and licensing, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)


Community paramedicine, study directed - SCR 5

Consolidated emergency services district, provide for - HB 493

Dementia and Alzheimer's, training - HB 329





Medicaid ambulance service provider assessment, create - HB 86

Personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense - HB 132

Sexual violence, training in awareness of - SB 92

Subscriber fees for nonprofit providers - HB 395

Training requirements, pediatric abusive head

trauma, change to 1 hour every 2 years - SB 92: HCS

requirements, sexual violence awareness, change to 1 hour every 2 years - SB 92: HCS

Volunteers, income tax credit for - HB 263

Workers' compensation, psychological injuries - HB 40

EnergyAffordable rates and service, distinction

between base rates and surcharges - HB 16

Economic impacts, analysis of coal purchases, urging Public Service Commission to consider - HR 144

Electricity, renewable sources required - HB 213

Eligible customer generators, restore soft one percent cap - SB 100: HFA (6)

Energy and Environment Cabinet, task force of water infrastructure stakeholders, creating - HJR 71

Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program, boards of education, mandatory enrollment, repeal of - SB 164

Maintenance of current net metering rates, 25 years from initial compensation rate change - SB 100

Municipal electric authority, creation of - HB 252

Net metering, authorization for power

purchase agreements - HB 146 metering, benefits along with costs,

consideration during rate recovery - SB 100: HFA (2)

metering compensation rate, kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit - SB 100: HFA (5)

metering compensation rate, Public Service Commission, ratemaking process - SB 100

metering, compensation rates for excess generation, costs and benefits, consideration of - SB 100: SFA (1)

metering, eligible electric generating facility, include energy storage and leased systems - SB 100: HFA (1)

metering, fixed and demand-based cost, recovery of - SB 100: HFA (3)

metering, restore kilowatt energy credits, remove dollar and monetized denomination of credits - SB 100: HFA (4)

Public Service Commission, allow alternative

regulatory methods, utility ratemaking - SB 255

Service Commission, environmental surcharge hearings, only upon

request of a party - SB 256Ratepayer interests, affordability,

Kentucky Public Service Commission - SB 256: HFA (1)


Trespass upon key infrastructure assets - HB 238; HB 238: HCS

Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, mandatory membership - SB 129; SB 129: SFA (1)

Engineers and SurveyorsEngineering, architects engaging in the

practice of - HB 498

Environment and ConservationAbandoned storage tank facilities and

wells, remediation and reclamation of - HB 199

Air quality fee structure, collection of permit or registration fees - HB 165

Class B firefighting foam, training and testing, discontinued - SB 104

Contained landfills, municipal solid waste disposal




Drainage districts, location of city boundaries on map, removal of unused city government forms - HB 339


Eligible customer generators, solar power, restore soft one percent cap - SB 100: HFA (6)

Environmental emergencies, notification of local officials - SB 28: SCS

Hardwood forest products industry, trade protection, level playing field - HCR 143

Hazardous waste facilities, notices of violation, notification of county officials - SB 28

Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program, boards of education, mandatory enrollment, repeal of - SB 164

Marine sewage pumpout facilities, required record of use, vessel and marina owners - SB 151



government - SB 89: SCSNet metering compensation rate, kilowatt-

hour denominated energy credit - SB 100: HFA (5)

metering compensation rate, Public Service Commission, ratemaking process - SB 100


metering, eligible electric generating facility, include energy storage and leased systems - SB 100: HFA (1)


Oil and gas conservation, reference to outdated city forms, removal of - HB 339


Power purchase agreements, solar and

wind power exclusively - HB 146Preservation easement, Historic Places,

recommendation before sale or transfer - HB 367

Quarterly solid waste action reports, complaints, investigations and actions - HB 222

Small drinking water systems, maintaining water quality, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81

Soil conservation districts, removal of reference to villages - HB 339


United States Department of Agriculture, offices within, update references to - SB 124

Water infrastructure, task force, wastewater

systems, addition of - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

quality, Martin County Water District, source of degradation - SR 82

well driller's assistants, requirements, certification, fees, requirements for - SB 32

Wild Rivers Act, removal of reference to "village" - HB 339

EthicsConfidentiality provisions, include - HB

60: HCSExecutive agency decision, definition, revise - SB

6: SCS agency lobbying activity, definition,

revise - SB 6: SCS agency lobbyist compensation,

contingent contract award, prohibiting - SB 6

agency lobbyist compensation, disclosing - SB 6

agency lobbyist, definition, revise - SB 6: SCS

agency lobbyist employer, contingency contracts, state business, suspend - SB 6: SCS

branch, definitions of officer and public servant, updating - HB 81


General Assembly members, campaign contributions from a legislative agent, when permitted - SB 138

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, executive

branch ethics, inclusion under - HB 81: HFA (5)

Retirement Systems, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties - HB 230

Legislative agents, campaign contributions, allow -

HB 60: HFA (1) Ethics Commission, complaints,

circumstances, dismiss - HB 60: HCS

Ethics Commission, complaints, report - HB 60: HCS

Ethics Commission, teleconference, hold - HB 60: HCS

ethics telephone tip line, establishing - HB 60; HB 83

Legislative, sexual harassment, complaint procedures - HB 83

Retirement and pensions, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties - HB 126

Statements of financial disclosure, filing deadline,

revise - SB 6: SCS of financial disclosure, past employer,

report - SB 6: SCS of financial disclosure, relatives,

business partners, lobbyists, report - SB 6: SCS

of financial disclosure, retainer, remove - SB 6: SCS

Statewide officers, candidates for, state and federal tax returns, filing required - HB 81: HFA (2), HFA (3)

Training, require - HB 60: HCS

FairsAmusement rides and attractions, rider

conduct, rider responsibility - HB 257

Federal Laws and RegulationsDisproportionate minority contact with



Immigration laws, enforcement of, requiring - HB 38


Restrict marketing practices, United States Food and Drug Administration - SCR 143

Retirement and Pensions, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, investment managers, duties to comply - HB 489


FeesAir quality fee structure, collection of

permit or registration fees - HB 165Cannabis production, licensing fees for - HB 188 storage, licensing fees for - HB 188 transportation, licensing fees for - HB

188Casino gaming, licensing fees for - HB

190City regulatory license fee on alcoholic


Consumer loan companies, application and examination fees, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

County clerks, update, recording official documents - SB 114; SB 194

Disabled veterans license plate fees, waiving of - HB 277


Emergency medical services, nonprofit providers, fees on tax bills - HB 395

Expungement fee, allow court to set - SB 215 fee; reduce from $450 to $150 - SB

57: HCS filing fee, allocation of - SB 57; SB

211 filing fee, reduction, $200 - SB 146Filing fee, application for felony

expungement, reduction to $200 - HB 92; HB 155

Increase, for sheriff and constable, reporting to local government, possible audit - HB 397

Insurance surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and

KFFPF, adjustment of - HB 176: HFA (1)

surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and KFFPF, restricting adjustment of - HB 176



prohibit imposition on - SB 141: HFA

(1)Medicaid ambulance service provider

assessment, create - HB 86Mileage-based vehicle fee, Mileage-

Based Transportation Funding Task Force, development of - HCR 54

Nondepository institutions, use of nationwide licensing system - SB 145

Real estate licensees, continuing education for - HB 436

Regulatory license fee for alcoholic beverages -

SB 29: SCS, SFA (1) license fee, small city or its county,

authorization to impose - HB 293Sheriffs, impounded vehicles, allow for -

SB 103; SB 103: HCSSpecial license plates, increase of - HB

341Sports wagering, licensing fees for - HB 12 wagering, licensing of - SB 23Virtual high school completion programs,

allowing fees for - SB 72

Financial ResponsibilityAbandoned and blighted properties,



Consumer loan companies, financial condition requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

Counties, surplus properties, disposal methods - HB 335

Insurance agent licensing, requirements for - HB 275; HB 275: HCS, SCS

Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, establishment of - HB 139; HB 139: HCS

Local government financial reporting, when

and by whom to be published - SB 172

government investments - HB 69: HCS

governments, investment of idle funds - HB 69

School districts, investment of idle funds - HB 69

Unclaimed property trust fund, establishment of - HB 170; HB 215; HB 215: HCS

Fire PreventionCertified law enforcement


City control of hydrants - HB 339Class B firefighting foam, training and

testing, discontinued - SB 104Firefighters, paid and volunteer,

inoculations against hepatitis A - HB 13: HFA (1)


Firearms and WeaponsAdditive manufacturing, possession of firearms -

HB 77 manufacturing, serial numbering for -

HB 77Assault weapon, under 21, banning sale

to or ownership of - HB 463CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Concealed carry, ammunition limitation - SB 150:

HFA (19) carry, places of worship - SB 150:

HFA (20)

carry, safety devices - SB 150: HFA (21)





weapons, concealed carry without license, notices - SB 150: HFA (22)

Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender,



Extreme risk protection order, firearms prohibition, petition for - SB 244; HB 376


Handgun supplied to each party, adoption - SB

150: HFA (10) supplied to each party, marriage

license - SB 150: HFA (9) supplied to each signatory, recorded

instruments - SB 150: HFA (14) supplied to licensee, operator's license

- SB 150: HFA (12) supplied to licensee, professional

licenses - SB 150: HFA (13) supplied to parents and child, birth -

SB 150: HFA (8)Safe storage requirements, home

studies, child placement - SB 180School property, concealed deadly weapons,

permit holders, lifting prohibitions on - HB 194

property, weapons ban, include adult students - HB 328


Firefighters and Fire DepartmentsAssault in the third degree, firefighters,

contact with bodily fluids - HB 353Call location information, wireless

telecommunication, emergency requests - HB 375; HB 375: HCS


Consolidated emergency services district, provide for - HB 493

Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72

Ferguson, Joshua, memorial highway designation, Rowan County, Kentucky Route 32 - HJR 68



constituency - HB 13Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for


hepatitis A - HB 13: HFA (1)Gender-neutral language, addition of -

SB 263; SB 264Hepatitis A inoculations for firefighters -

SB 140Hydrants, city controls - HB 339Insurance surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and




Professional development and wellness program - HB 273

Unrefined petroleum haul truck owners, trading for fire departments - HB 352: HFA (1)

Volunteer fire departments, state aid to merging

departments - HB 13 firefighters, income tax credit for - HB

263Workers' compensation, psychological

injuries - HB 40

Fiscal NoteAirport noise mitigation, income tax

credit for - HB 122Baby products and diapers, exemption

of - HB 24Branch budget recommendations,

technical correction - HB 269Budget forms, timeframe for submission - HB

270 unit requests, date of submission - HB

268Certified law enforcement

telecomminicators, training stipend - HB 79

Children and young adult, protection - HB 466

Claims against the Commonwealth, appropriating funds for - HB 281


Department of Revenue, sales and use tax exemption, construction contractor - SB 147

Durable medical equipment, managed care organizations, recoupment period - HB 224

Eastern Kentucky University, establishing Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School - HB 500

Electronic system for monitoring controlled substances, new requirements - SB 247

Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse or children - HB 72


Fishing tournaments and boat ramp fees, exempting - HB 29

Genetic tests for cancer, insurance coverage, requiring - SB 30

Grain dealer and grain warehouse operator, requirement of - SB 153

Highway funding, omnibus revisions - HB 517

Hospital Medicaid assessment fund, create - HB 320

Institution sale proceeds, real estate and major equipment, not deposited in the general fund - SB 179

Insurance premiums surtax, Law Enforcement

Foundation Program Fund - SB 123 surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and

KFFPF, restricting adjustment of - HB 176

KCTCS, endowment match fund, creation of - HB 163

Kentucky affordable housing tax credit, creation

of - HB 488 Colon Cancer Screening Program fund

designation, creation of - SB 66 Communications Network Authority,

bonds - HB 509 equine education trust account,

recipients of, expanding - SB 81 Law Enforcement Memorial

Foundation, state resources, providing - HB 208

YMCA Youth Assembly program tax designation, creation of - HB 62

Kindergarten, full day of instruction for - HB 112

Kinship and fictive kin care program, establishment and requirements of - HB 2; SB 53

Licensure and certificate of need, health facilities, update - SB 182

Medicaid managed care organizations, payment

schedules, disclosure and review of - SB 39

service improvements and MCO limitations, establishing - SB 42

Military pensions, income tax deduction - HB 66


Natural resource severance tax, eliminate transportation deduction - HB 173

Off-highway vehicles, operation on public roadways - HB 334


Preschool, all four year olds, school districts to provide for - HB 113

Private vehicle rental transactions, require collection of usage tax - HB 321

Property tax, leasehold interests, exemption of -

HB 28 tax, local government entities, public

library funding, creation - HB 477 used in the deployment of advanced

broadband technologies, property tax exemption - HB 187

Public finance, bonds and leases, publication and methods of notice, conform - SB 192

Sales and use tax - SB 199 and use tax, diapers, exemption of -

HB 124 and use tax, femiinine hygiene

products, exempiton of - HB 23 and use tax, sale of admissions,

exemption of - HB 27 and use tax, technical correction - HB

336Scholarship tax credit, creation - SB

169; HB 205Severance tax, transportation expense

deduction, elimination of - HB 152Special purpose governmental entities,

review of fee and tax increases, requiring - SB 25

State minimum wage, increase - SB 51State/Executive Branch Budget,

amendment of - HB 499Structure of branch budget bills - SB

222Submission of budget recommendations,

Transportation Cabinet - SB 221Tax Expenditure Oversight Board,

establishment of - HB 292Unclaimed property trust fund,

establishment of - HB 215; HB 215: HCS

Veteran service organization, exemption from property tax - HB 153

"Veteran-owned business," amend definition of - SB 184

Fish and Wildlife

Animal killed for cause, personal property, investigation by Fish and Wildlife - HB 313: SFA (1)

Cervid, meat processing, deer - HB 267: HFA

(5) meat processing, deer, penalty - HB

267: HFA (3), HFA (4), HFA (6)Conservation officer and conservation officer R class

- HB 274 officers, authority - HB 274: HCSCruelty to animals, penalty for,

increasing - HB 37Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat,

prohibition on - HB 125Kentucky Mountain Regional

Recreational Authority, membership and contracts - HB 249

License, cervid meat processor - HB 267 cervid meat processor, fee not

applicable to charitable donations - HB 267: HFA (1), HFA (2)

License of meat processing of cervid meat - HB

267: HCS or permit applicants, voter registration,

information on procedures - HB 7Littering, enforcement - SB 236Marine sanitation device inspection,

once every 24 months, require - SB 151

Omnibus revisions - HB 313Operation of a motorboat or vessel

under the influence - HB 248Pay lakes, establishment of - HB 332Sales tax exemption, fishing tournament

and boat ramp fees - HB 29Statewide youth crossbow deer hunting

season, establishment of - HB 54Wild game meat, restrictions on


FoodsCultured animal tissue, meat, meat

product, misbranded - HB 311Food spoilage, insurance claim, adjuster

license requirement, exemption from - HB 156; HB 156: HCS

Home-based food products, requirements for sale of - HB 468; HB 468: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)



National Beef Month, recognizing - HR 22 Pork Month, recognizing - HR 23Soybean Month, recognizing - HR 21

Forests and ForestryForest products, 80,000-pound weight

limit, extending to county roads - HB 179


Littering, enforcement - SB 236

FuelNet metering, authorization for power

purchase agreements - HB 146 metering, benefits along with costs,

consideration during rate recovery - SB 100: HFA (2)


Tax revenue sharing, modified distribution ratios - HB 517

GamblingCasino gaming, constitutional amendment for -

HB 348 gaming, licensing for - HB 190Charitable gaming, unlicensed facilities,

use of - HB 43Constitutional amendment proposal,

gaming - SB 105Fantasy sports, provisions for - HB 175;

HB 175: HCSHorse racing, commision on - HB 454Kentucky Gaming Commission, creation of - HB

410 Lottery Corporation, approval of certain

games by - HB 171Online poker, provisions for - HB 175;

HB 175: HCSSports wagering, authorization for - HB 12;

SB 23 wagering, provisions for - HB 175; HB

175: HCS, HFA (1)

General AssemblyAdjournment, 2019 Session until

February 5, 2019 - HCR 25; SCR 36Administrative regulations, legislative

committee procedures for - HB 4Career and technical education, task

force to study - HCR 178Casino gaming, allocation in support of -

HB 348Constitutional amendment, age requirement, persons

seeking elected office - HB 127 amendment, bills considered for final

passage, 24-hour publication requirement - HB 448; HB 451; HB 464

amendment, bills considered for final passage, required readings - SB 87

amendment, budget special session, compensation suspended - HB 19

amendment, gubernatorial line of succession - SB 75

amendment, terms of members, extension of - SB 38

Deadline for filing, changes to - SB 60; SB 60: SCS

Elections, candidate for, recount of - HB 495 contest, recount prohibited in - HB

495Eligibility age, members - HB 236Emergency legislation, defintion of - HB

432Ethical misconduct, prohibited behavior,

complaint procedures - HB 60; HB 83External child fatality and near fatality

review panel, membership, expand - HB 89


Health goals for school children, legislative findings - HB 88

House of Representatives, adopt Rules of

Procedure for the 2019 Regular Session of - HR 1

of Representatives, committee to wait upon the Governor, appointing - HR 78

of Representatives, pastors, invitation - HR 2

of Representatives, Rules, amending - HR 94

Insurance surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and KFFPF, restricting adjustment of - HB 176

Kentucky Community and Technical College

System, task force to study - SCR 100

Revised Statutes, technical corrections - HB 366

Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and

Redistricting Commission, establishment of - HB 482

districts, challenges to - SB 214 districts, redistricting, prisoner

population - HB 6 ethic telephone tip line, establishing -

HB 60; HB 83Members, allow city and county employees to be

eligible - SB 71 campaign contributions from a

legislative agent, when permitted - SB 138

contest proceedings, provisions relating to - HB 522; HB 522: HCS

election of, automatic recount in - HB 433; HB 522; HB 522: HCS

Oaths, committees, witnesses, taking of - SB 52

Public funds, sexual harassment, legislators and legislative employees, prohibiting the use of - HB 83


Report to, charges or convictions relating to gang activity - SB 46

Retirement, election to discontinue or not participate in LRP or KERS for legislative service - HB 186; HB 457

Roll call vote for appropriation or revenue measure, requirement for - HB 20

Senate, adopt Rules of Procedure for the 2019

Regular Session of - SR 2 committee to wait upon the Governor,

appointing - SR 4 membership of - SR 1 pastors, invitation - SR 3Tax Expenditure Oversight Board,

establishment of - HB 292Terms of members - HB 74 of members, limit - HB 74

GovernorAdministrative bodies, required to report to - HB 475 departments, rules for, gender-

equivalent language - HB 326Candidate, federal tax returns, filing with

Registry of Election Finance - SB 60: HFA (1); HB 387: HFA (6); HB 525: HFA (5), HFA (7)

Candidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB



Constitutional amendment, abolishment of office, Lieutenant, line of succession - SB 75

Contest proceedings, provisions relating to - HB 522; HB 522: HCS

County consolidation, appointment necessary to - HB 174

Day of prayer for students, proclamation of - HB 166


Estimate of revenue loss, tax expenditures, include within - HB 292

Felony expungement, reckless homicide, partial pardons - SB 74


Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, abolishment of - SB 88

Occupational board members, appointment of - HB 178

Palliative care, council and program, establishing - SB 65; SB 65: SCS

Report to, charges or convictions relating to gang activity - SB 46


GrainGrain discounts, investigation of - SB

35Importance of Kentucky corn farmers

and Kentucky corn, recognition of - HR 67

Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund, changes to - SB 153; SB 153: HCS, HFA (1), SFA (1)

Soybean Month, recognizing - HR 21

GuardiansChild abuse, neglect, and dependency

reporting, requiring - HB 158: HCS abuse, neglect, and depenency

reporting, requiring - HB 158Guardianship Trust fund, create - HB

479Kinship and fictive kin care program,

establishment and requirements of - HB 2; HB 2: HFA (1); SB 53; HB 68

Hazardous MaterialsEnvironmental emergencies, notification

of local officials - SB 28: SCSHazardous waste facilities, notices of

violation, notification of county officials - SB 28



government - SB 89: SCSUnderground Facility Damage

Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, mandatory membership - SB 129; SB 129: SFA (1)

Health and Medical ServicesAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:




Access to health care providers, requiring insurance coverage for - SB 24

Advanced practice registered nurses, prescriptive authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

Alternative treatments, chronic pain - HB 425

Assisted-living communities, certification - SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)

Benefit cards, photo ID required - HB 3Bone marrow registry awareness,

allowing for - SB 220Born alive infants, protection of - SB

227; SB 227: HCA (1)Breastfeed and express milk, urge place

in Capitol Annex - HR 29Child abuse, neglect, and dependency


reporting, requiring - HB 158

Chronic pain treatments, coverage - HB 424

Colorectal cancer screening, insurance coverage requirement, amending - SB 30

Controlled substances, physician assistants,

prescriptive authority - HB 93 substances, risks, benefits, limitations,

practititioner discussion with patient - SB 106


Credentialing process, amend - SB 110: SFA (1) verification organizations, define - SB

110Dentures, require Medicaid coverage -

HB 231Diabetes, Department for Medicaid Services,

study KEHP model - SJR 7; SJR 7: SCS

insurance companies, urging study of KEHP model - SCR 6

Do Not Resuscitate orders, hospital setting, implementing - HB 167

Donate Life Kentucky Day, recognizing March 5, 2019, as - SR 144; HR 176




Emergency health care services, insurance

coverage, requiring - SB 54 medical services, certification and

licensure, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Farmer-focused mental health service program; creation of - HB 226

Feminine hygiene products, free to public postsecondary students - HB 85


Health care providers, sexual misconduct, required disclosure of - HB 184

Hepatitis A inoculations, firefighters, paid and volunteer, Fire Commission, provision of - HB 13: HFA (1)

Homeless youth, behavioral health screening, diagnosis, and treatment, allowing for - HB 378: HCS


Infertility treatment, insurance coverage, requirement of - HB 87

Interstate medical licensure compact, enacting - SB 22

Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund designation, creation of - SB 66

Kidney dialysis drugs and devices for home treatment, sale and distribution of - HB 218; HB 218: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (3), SCS

Licensure and certificate of need, health facilities, update - SB 182; SB 182: SCS

Local school districts, human sexuality education - HB 185

Long-term care, civil actions by resident - HB 289 care facilities, inspections, willful

interference - HB 481 care inspector training, require - HB

210Long-term-care facilities, gender-neutral language - HB

471

staffing ratios, implementation of - SB 206

Medicaid, copayments, prohibiting - SB 112 external reviews, multiple claims,

administrative hearing, allowing - SB 149

Medicaid managed care organizations, payment



Medical expense, motor vehicle insurance,

reparation benefits, billed charges, restriction of - SB 137

licensure, interstate compact on - SB 22: HFA (1)

marijuana, safety and efficacy standards, advocating for - HCR 5



Midwifery, certified professional, license and

regulations for - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

licensed certified professional, license and regulations for - SB 84: HCS



Nonurgent health care services, utilization review decision, timeframes, establishing - SB 54: HFA (1)

Organ donation, organ donor registry, anatomical gift - SB 77; SB 77: SCS

Out-of-network air ambulance services, coverage for - SB 86

Palliative care, controlled substance prescribing



Pharmacists, emergency prescription refill, permit to dispense up to standard dispensing unit - HB 64; HB 64: HCS

Physician self-referral of services payable under Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151; HB 151: HCS



50: HFA (3)Prosthetic and orthotic devices,

insurance coverage, requiring - HB 361

Providers, gender-neutral language - SB 191



establishment of - SB 16: SFA (1)Reorganization, Cabinet for Health and Family

Services, 2018-325 and 2018-780 - SB 167

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Executive Order 2018-325 and 2018-780 - SB 167: HFA (1), SCS

Required coverage of services, Medicaid - SB 78; HB 461

Self-referral of services payable under Motor Vehicle Reparations Act,

prohibition of - HB 151: SCSSexually transmitted disease, expedited

partner therapy, permitting - SB 96; SB 96: SCS; HB 237; HB 237: SCS


Test results, add designee - HB 439; HB 439: HCS

Tobacco use in schools and on school property,



Health Benefit MandateChronic pain treatments, coverage - HB

424Colorectal cancer screening, insurance

coverage requirement, amending - SB 30; SB 108

Consumer protection act; health care providers, disclosure requirements for air ambulance service - SB 86


Governmental units, regulation of electronic prescribing, standards, requiring - SB 54; SB 54: HCS


Network adequacy of health benefit plans, Insurance Commissioner, requiring review of - SB 24

Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing requirements for - HB 374

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, requiring coverage for - HB 361

State employee health plan, restrict pharmacy benefit manager practices for - SB 139

Unanticipated out-of-network care, balance billing, prohibition against - HB 138

Urgent health care services, prior authorization, time frame, establishment of - SB 54: SCS

Highways, Streets, and BridgesAll-terrain vehicle, highway operation of,

allowing - HB 34Automatic speed enforcement device,

allowing the installation of by local ordinance - HB 507

Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway Extension, establish 70 mph speed limit on - HB 266


Cornett, SFC Lance Scott, memorial bridge designation, Laurel County - HJR 6

County roads, agricultural and forest products, 80,000 pound weight limit - HB 179


Damaging or removing highway work zone signs, increased penalties for - HB 244

Deer and elk carcasses, dumping on public

highways, prohibition on - HB 125 and elk carcasses, dumping on public

highways, prohibition on, motor vehicle exemption - HB 125: HCS

Electric low-speed scooters, allow use on roadways - HB 258; HB 258: SCS

Extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system, establishment of - HB 352

Floyd County highway project, urge Transportation Cabinet to resume construction - HR 160


Headphones, use of while operating a motor vehicle, prohibition - HB 303

Highway Construction Contingency Account,

status reports to the LRC - SB 160; SB 160: HCS

funding, omnibus revisions - HB 517 work zones, prepayable fine for

speeding in - HB 244: HFA (2)Horseshoes, restrictions on use on

highways - HB 279I-165, establish 70 mph speed limit on -

HB 266Kentucky Golden Alert System, creation

of - HB 150; HB 150: SCSLane designations, allow on interstates

and parkways, for vehicles greater than 44,000 pounds - HB 255

Left lane restriction, vehicles greater than 44,000 pounds - HB 255

Motor scooters, allow use on roadways - HB 258

Mullins, Roby, 2018 NASP 3D World Archery Champion, erect signs on US Route 27 - HJR 90


Railroad crossings, process to close - HB 412



Unrefined petroleum haul decals, 150 mile trip

limit - HB 352: HFA (3) petroleum haul decals, haulers'

responsibility of road damage - HB 352: HFA (2)

petroleum haul roads, public hearings on - HB 352: HFA (1)

petroleum haul truck owners, trading for fire departments - HB 352: HFA (1)

Work zones, definition - HB 244: HFA (1) zones, double fines for traffic offenses

in - HB 244

Historical AffairsOld Capitol, commemorating Presidents'

Day celebration at - SCR 116Preservation easement, Historic Places,


Reorganization, Kentucky Military History Museum, Executive Order 2018-718 - SB 178; SB 178: SCS

HolidaysBlack History Month, recognizing

February as - SR 69; HR 77Election Day, national holiday, urging

Congress to recognize - HR 85Human Trafficking Awareness Day,

commemorating - HR 19Irish American Heritage Month for

Kentucky, recognizing March as - SR 150; HR 168

Kentucky Land Title Day, recognizing - HR 75;

SR 77 Nurses Day, recognition of - SR 59;

HR 60Lincoln, Abraham, celebrating 210th

birthday of - HR 30Live United Day in Kentucky, declaring -

HR 186

National Bourbon Day, urging Congress and the

President to recognize - SR 119 Speech and Debate Education Day,

recognizing March 2, 2019, as - SR 133

Speech and Debate Education Day, recognizing March 2, 2019 as - HR 141

Speech and Education Day, recognizing March 2, 2019 as - SR 121

Presidents' Day, commemorating - SCR 116

Refugree and Immigrant Day at the Capitol, recognizing - SR 101; SR 105; HR 114

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, recognizing April as - SR 122; HR 145

Simpson County, commemorating on its bicentennial - HR 45; SR 75

Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month, recognizing - HR 31

Vaping Awareness Day, May 1, 2019 - SR 132

Women's History Month in Kentucky, recognizing - HR 161

Home RuleCity, reference to certain KRS chapters

in relation to, removal of - HB 339

Homeland SecurityKentucky Office of Homeland Security,

creation of public event ranking system, committee for - HB 393

Honorary Highway DesignationsAlvin Stamper, Garrard County Tobacco

Cutting Champion, signage honoring - HJR 83

Asher, John Stephen, KY 259, Grayson County - SJR 71

Bouchard, Katie, Miss Kentucky 2018, Daviess

County, signage honoring - HJR 129 Katie, Miss Kentucky, amend location

of honorary signage - SJR 44: HFA (2)

Bunning, Jim, memorial highway designation, I-471 - HJR 18; SJR 44

Cornett, SFC Lance Scott, memorial bridge designation, Laurel County - HJR 6

Deters, Jed, KY 17X in Kenton County - SJR 47

Feltner, SFC Lida, KY 80, Leslie County - HJR 97

Genco, Ember, 2018 Little Miss United States, United States Route 27 - HJR 107

George, Dr. Salem, memorial highway designation, Marion County, KY 55 - SJR 110

Henderson, Robert Lewis, memorial road naming, Warren County - SJR 42

Honorary road naming, omnibus resolution - SJR 44: HCS, SCS

Johns, Emma, 2019 Miss Kentucky Teen USA, US 23 Pike County, honorary signs - SJR 78

"Joshua Ferguson 'EFD 722' Memorial Highway," Rowan County, Kentucky Route 32 - HJR 68

King, Jr., Martin Luther, Russellville Bypass, Logan County - SJR 53

Knox Central Cheer Squad, 2018 Class 2A State Champions, signage honoring - HJR 34

KY 2057 Ridge, Leslie County, Cpl. Willie

Boggs - HJR 102

39, Garrard Co. HS Beta Club, national Beta Convention qualifiers - HJR 96

461, Rockcastle County High School FFA Small Engine team, honorary sign - HJR 103

956, Madison County, Constable J.B. Marcum - SJR 114

Long, Marshall, KY 55, Shelby and Henry Counties - SJR 65

Mayes, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road naming, Allen County - HJR 110

Mays, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road naming, Allen County - HJR 116

Merritt, John Ayers, US 27 bridge, Pendleton County - HJR 36

North Laurel Middle School, 6th-grade boys

basketball team, 2019 KBC champs, signage honoring - HJR 123

Laurel Middle School, 6th-grade girls basketball team, 2019 KBC champs, signage honoring - HJR 123

Patrick, Irene, KY 20 in Boone County - SJR 8

Perry, Jr., Roman, memorial bridge designation - HJR 112

Preece Brothers, memorial highway designation, Lawrence County - HJR 131

Roark, Charles and Ruth, memorial highway designation, Leslie County - SJR 22

Roeding, Dick, memorial road naming, Kenton County - SJR 95

Ross, Billy F., US 68 Bridge, Mason County - HJR 9

Settles, McKenzie, 2018 NASP/IBO 3D State Archery Champion, signs on US Route 27 - HJR 106

Simon, Lance Corporal Michael Wayne, memorial highway designation, Daviess County - HJR 130

Taylor Jr., C. Waitman, memorial highway designation - SJR 91

Thacker, Brandon, Memorial overpass designation, Lyon County - HJR 49

Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, designation as I 69 spur, encouraging - HCR 140

Wheeler, Savannah, 2019 Miss Basketball, honorary signs for on US 60 in Boyd County - SJR 44: HFA (1)

Wilson, Nick, Survivor winner, honorary highway signs on I-75 - HJR 138

Horses and Horse RacingCruelty to equines, prohibition of - HB

98Horse Racing Commission,

reorganization of - HB 410Justify, honoring - SR 151Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, executive

branch ethics, inclusion under - HB 81: HFA (5)


Limited casino gaming, tracks authorized for - HB 190

Racing venues, sports wagering conducted at - HB 12

Two-day international horse racing event, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, sponsorship granted - SB 81

University and college educational programs, funding of - SB 81

Hospitals and Nursing HomesAccess to health care providers,

requiring insurance coverage for - SB 24

Alzheimer's disease and dementia, workforce assessment task force, creating - SCR 46; SCR 46: SCS, SFA

(1)Assisted-living communities, certification

- SB 128; SB 128: SCS, SFA (1)Binding independent dispute resolution

program, nonparticipating provider bills, establishing - SB 24

Disclosures, air ambulance services - SB 86

Do Not Resuscitate orders, implementing - HB 167

Emergency medical services, certification and licensure, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Health care charges and billing rights, requiring disclosure of - SB 24

Hospital rate improvement programs, establish - HB 320; HB 320: SCS


KDVA/KHEAA, nurse loan repayment program, creation of - HB 296

Licensure and certificate of need, Cabinet for Health and Family Services - SB 182; SB 182: SCS

Long-term care, civil actions by resident - HB 289 care facilities, inspections, willful

interference - HB 481 care facility employees, training and

education requirements - SB 234Long-term-care staffing ratios,

implementation of - SB 206Rare Disease Advisory Council, establishing


establishment of - SB 16: SFA (1)

Housing, Building, and ConstructionAbandoned and blighted properties,



Commissioner of Dept. HB&C, Commission of Fire Prot. Personnel Standards Educ, transfer authority to - HB 486


Housing and Building Industry Day, February 27, 2019, recognizing - SR 140; HR 151

Kentucky affordable housing tax credit, creation of - HB 488

Public housing, local governments, definition of "governing bodies" - HB 339

Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding - HB 239

Hunting and FishingAnimal killed for cause, personal

property, investigation by Fish and Wildlife - HB 313: SFA (1)

Cervid, meat processing, deer - HB 267: HFA


267: HFA (3), HFA (4), HFA (6)Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat,

prohibition on - HB 125License, cervid meat processor - HB 267 cervid meat processor, fee not


Light geese conservation order - HB 313

Littering, enforcement - SB 236Sales tax exemption, fishing tournament

and boat ramp fees - HB 29Statewide youth crossbow deer hunting

season, establishment of - HB 54Wild game meat, restrictions on


ImmigrationImmigration laws, enforcement of,

requiring - HB 38Lawfully admitted persons, eligibility for

the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship - SB 98: HFA (2)

Refugee and Immigrants, recognizing - SR 101

Refugees and immigrants, recognizing - SR 105; HR 114

Information TechnologyBlockchain technology, study of by

Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet, urging - HR 171

Cell phone towers and other communication




Connected devices, required security features - SB 195



State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 499


InspectionsEngineering, architects engaging in the

practice of - HB 498Long-term care facilities, willful interference - HB

481 care inspector training, require - HB

210Marine sanitation device inspection,

once every 24 months, require - SB 151

InsuranceAgent licensing, requirements for - HB

275; HB 275: HCS, SCSAudits of county officers, findings of


Claims for food spoilage, adjusters license requirement, exemption from - HB 156; HB 156: HCS

Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure, filing requirement for insurers, establishing - HB 220

Educators employment liability insurance

information, requiring equal presentation of - HB 508: HFA (4)


Employment Liability Insurance Program, including classified employees - HB 508: HFA (3)


Executive director, removal of reference

to - HB 284Industrial insured captive insurers, arbitration

agreements, except from KRS Chapter 417 - HB 275; HB 275: SCS

insured captive insurers, arbitration agreements, exemption from KRS Chapter 417 - HB 275: HCS

Insurance fraud penalties, enhancement of - HB

151; HB 151: HCS, SCS innovations, no-action letters, issuance

of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS surcharge used to pay for KLEFPF and



Internationally active insurance groups, group-wide supervision standards, establishing - HB 220

Kentucky Life and Health Insurance Guaranty

Association, add health maintenance organizations - HB 382

Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, requirements for coverage - HB 382

Liability, requirement, concealed carry without license - SB 150: HFA (16)

Medicaid resource exclusions, burial reserve of up to $10,000 - HB 219

Regulatory sandbox for insurance innovations, creation of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS

Reinsurance Association, governing committee, persons serving on - HB 275; HB 275: HCS, SCS

Repairs made with OEM parts, reimbursement required for - HB 369

Insurance, HealthAccess to health care providers,

requiring insurance coverage for - SB 24

Air ambulance payment program, requirement for - SB 86

Binding independent dispute resolution program, nonparticipating provider bills, establishing - SB 24

Chronic pain treatments, coverage - HB 424

Colorectal cancer screening, insurance coverage requirement, amending - SB 30

Cost-sharing amounts, restricting - HB 502


Covered services, infertility, prohibiting denial for - HB 87

Database of billed health care services charges, Insurance Commissioner, establishing - SB 24

Diabetes, urging study of KEHP model - SCR 6

Drug formulary disclosure, requiring - HB 502

electronic prior authorization, standards, establishing - SB 54

Electronic prior authorization, standards, establishing - SB 54: SCS

Emergency health care services, insurance

coverage, requiring - SB 54 services, medical necessity,

presumption of - SB 54Employer-organized associations,

requirements for - HB 396; HB 396: SCS

Genetic tests for cancer, insurance

coverage, requiring - SB 30Health care provider, add pharmacy to

definition of - SB 139Infertility treatment, insurance coverage,

requirement of - HB 87Insurers, billed claims, required reporting of - HB

138 written procedures, accessibility

requirement for - SB 54; SB 54: SCS

Kentucky Life and Health Insurance Guaranty

Association, add health maintenance organizations - HB 382

Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, requirements for coverage - HB 382

Medicaid managed care organizations, payment schedules, disclosure and review of - SB 39

Medication-assisted treatment, allow coverage of - HB 310

Network adequacy of health benefit plans,

Insurance Commissioner, requiring review of - SB 24

adequacy of health benefit plans, amending requirements for - SB 24

Nonurgent health care services, utilization review decision, timeframes, establishing - SB 54: HFA (1)

Out-of-network air ambulance services, coverage for - SB 86

Participating provider directories, amending requirements for - SB 24

Pharmacy benefit managers, licensing

requirements - HB 394; HB 394: HCS

benefit managers, reimbursement practices, restriction of - HB 394; HB 394: HCS

benefit managers, restrict practices - SB 139

services, insurer practices, requirement of - SB 139


Prior authorization, time frame, requirements of - SB 54; SB 54: SCS, SFA (1)

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, insurance coverage, requiring - HB 361

Prosthetics and orthotics, health professionals, requiring access to - HB 361

Reorganization, Kentucky Access, Cabinet for Health and Family Services - SB 167; SB 167: HFA (1), SCS

SB 54 - SB 54: SCSSelf-insured employer-organized

associations, regulation of - HB 396; HB 396: HFA (1), SCS

Unanticipated out-of-network care, balance billing,

prohibition against - HB 138 out-of-network care, minimum

reimbursement for - HB 138 out-of-network care, usual and

customary rate, definition of - HB 138

Urgent health care services, prior authorization, time frame, establishment of - SB 54; SB 54: SCS, SFA (1)

Utilization review, prohibited use of - HB 121; HB 449

Insurance, Motor VehicleMedical expense, reparation benefits,

billed charges, restriction of - SB 137Minor operators of motor vehicles

without insurance, exemption from penalties - HB 67

Physician self-referral of services payable under Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151; HB 151: HCS

Repairs made with OEM parts, reimbursement required for - HB 369

Required security, basic reparation benefits,

provider, definition of - SB 137 security, basic reparation benefits,

reasonably needed medical expenses, requirements for - SB 137

Self-referral of services payable under Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151: SCS

Interlocal CooperationRestaurant tax, portion to be used for

tourism infrastructure jointly - HB 345; HB 511

International Trade and RelationsBoycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

movement, denouncement of - HR 40Israel, support of - HR 40Taiwan, commending - SR 50; HR 74

Interstate CooperationInterstate medical licensure compact,

enacting - SB 22Medical licensure, interstate compact on

- SB 22: HFA (1)Nondepository institutions, use of

nationwide licensing system - SB 145Workers' compensation, insurance

coverage - HB 445

Jails and JailersAmerican Correctional Association-

accredited jails, priority status to accept state prisoners - SB 62

Community corrections, pilot projects, performance incentives, quarterly calculations, and reports - SB 62


Jails, sentencing credit to any county inmate in a county jail - SB 245



Judges and Court CommissionersDeadline for certain candidate filings,

changes to - SB 60; SB 60: SCSElections, Justices and Judges of Court

of Justice on partisan basis - HB 123Legislative redistricting, Circuit Judge panel,

current or retired judges - SB 214: SFA (1)

redistricting, transfer to Circuit Judge panel - SB 214


Retirement, include special Circuit Judge service by Dist. Judge in definition of "service" in JRP - HB 206


Juries and JurorsProspective jurors, caregivers, excuse

jury service for - HB 192Special grand jury, convening of - HB 65 grand jury, convening of, childhood

sexual assault or abuse across

multiple circuits - HB 105 grand jury, convening of, childhood

sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits - HB 101

Justices of the Peace and MagistratesAudits of county officers, findings of


County consolidation, new magistrate districts,

creation of - HB 174 judge/executive appointments, statutes


Labor and IndustryAccommodations for pregnant

employees - SB 18: SCSAlzheimer's disease and dementia,

workforce assessment task force, creating - SCR 46; SCR 46: SCS, SFA (1)

Appalachian Sky Executive Order, urging the President to sign - SR 159; HR 175

Appeals process for drugfree workplaces, public employees, industrial hemp - SB 83

Apprenticeship, small business tax credit - HB 349

Arbitration agreements and limitations of actions for employee and employee - SB 7: HCS


resolution agreement - SB 7: HFA (1), HFA (2)


Arbitration requirements, collective bargaining agreements - SB 7: HFA (3)

Call center relocations to a foreign country, notice to Labor Cabinet - HB 260

Crime victims, leave from employment - HB 42

Earned paid sick leave provided by employers, requirement for - HB 47

Employment conditions, remove emergency clause -

SB 7: SCS discrimination based on pregnancy,

childbirth, and related medical conditions - SB 18

discrimination, requirement of criminal history on job applications, prohibition - HB 90

Interview preference, military service members, veterans and spouses, creation of - HB 338; HB 338: SCS

Labor Cabinet - HB 392: HCS organizations, remove limitations on

membership - HB 261Misclassification, contractor,

independent, employee - HB 355Misclassification of employees,

construction industry - HB 53Occupational Safety and Health

Standards Board, meetings and terms - HB 322

Paid maternity leave for employees, employers with fifty or more employees - HB 48

Prevailing wage for public works, creation of - HB 135: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Public works projects, guidelines for awarding contracts - HB 135; HB 135: HCS

Reorganization,

Labor Cabinet and Education and Workforce Development Cabinet - HB 246

Labor Cabinet, Executive Orders 2018-597, 2018-779, 2019-026, 2019-027 - HB 392

Requirements for structural steel welding - HB 239: SCS





State contracts, responsible bidder definition

- HB 135: HFA (2) minimum wage, increase - SB 51; HB

182Technical corrections - SB 126; SB

127Unemployment compensation, give incentives for

employees who become reemployed in the first 15 weeks - HB 317: HFA (2)

insurance, 26 weeks for the weekly benefit - HB 317: HFA (2)

insurance, calculation of weekly benefit rate - HB 317: HFA (4)

insurance, increase weekly benefit rate of worker for each dependent of worker - HB 317: HFA (3)

insurance, number of weekly benefits - HB 317: HFA (1)

insurance, replace trigger points of the trust fund balance - HB 317: HFA (5)

Unlawful employment practice, inquiry about previous salary - HB 193

Wage discrimination, on basis of sex, race, or national origin, prohibition - HB 182

Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions

from structural steel welding - HB 239

safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding - HB 239: SFA (1)

Work Schedules for employees, requirements of - HB 41

Workers' compensation, duration of medical

benefits - HB 469 compensation, evaluations for

occupational disease - HB 75; HB 350

compensation, exception to presumption of non-work-relatedness - HB 474

compensation, insurance coverage for temporary non-resident workers - HB 445

compensation, psychological injuries - HB 40


Wrongful discharge - HB 301

Land UseAbandoned and blighted properties,


Airport Zoning Commission, authority over

private use airports - HB 282: SFA (1)

Zoning Commission, jurisdiction, private airports - HB 282: HCS

Common interest communities, unit owners associations, rights and

obligations - SB 21Public facilities, land use review by

officers or staff of planning unit - HB 409

Landlord and TenantAssistance animals, prohibition on

misrepresentation of - HB 411 animals, requirements to claim a need

for - HB 411: HCS animals, result of false claims regarding

- HB 411: SFA (1)Forcible entry and detainer, claims for

damages and back rent, allowing - HB 297


Seven day notice requirement, termination of tenancy - HB 437




Writs of possession, execution of, sheriffs' fees - HB 245

Legislative Research CommissionAdministrative bodies, required to report to - HB 475 regulations, duties of legislative staff

regarding - SB 213 regulations, legislative committee

procedures for - HB 4Alzheimer's and Dementia Workforce

Assessment Task Force, creating - SCR 46; SCR 46: SCS, SFA (1)

Appropriation or revenue measure, requirement for designation of - HB 20

Career and technical education, task force to study - HCR 178

Confidentiality provisions, include - HB 60: HCS



detainee fatality review panel, establishment of - HB 264


Gender Issues in State Government Task Force, creating - HCR 127

Highway Construction Contingency Account, status reports on - SB 160; SB 160: HCS


System, task force to study - SCR 100

Revised Statutes, technical corrections - HB 366

Legislative Advisory Reapportionment and


Ethics Commission, complaints, circumstances, dismiss - HB 60: HCS

Ethics Commission, complaints, report - HB 60: HCS

Ethics Commission, jurisdiction, granting - HB 60

Ethics Commission, teleconference, hold - HB 60: HCS

ethics telephone tip line, establishing - HB 60; HB 83

Medicinal Marijuana Task Force, creating - HCR 121; HCR 121: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)

Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force, creation of - HCR 54

Occupational boards and commissions, annual reports from - HB 178

Public records, requests for - HB 387: HCS

Receipt of annual report, automatic speed enforcement device citations and revenue - HB 507

Redistricting, prisoner population, determination of residency - HB 6

Reports received, voter registration, school districts and designated agencies - HB 7


Tax Expenditure Oversight Board, establishment of - HB 292

Training, require - HB 60: HCS

LibrariesPublic libraries, special ad valorem tax,

creation - HB 477

LicensingApprenticeships, licensing for - HB 365APRN, physician assistant, controlled

substances, prescribing - SB 132: SFA (2), SFA (3)

Athlete agents, authorization to pay certain expenses by - SB 208

Beauty salons, mobile salons licensing of - SB 79

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, certificate of need, requirements - SB 182; SB 182: SCS

Cannabis production, licensing of - HB 188 storage, licensing of - HB 188 transportation, licensing of - HB 188Casino gaming, licensing for - HB 190CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Cervid meat processor - HB 267 meat processor, fee not applicable to

donations to charitable organizations - HB 267: HFA (1), HFA (2)

Charitable gaming, unlicensed facilities, use of - HB 43

Check cashing license, definition of - SB 145

Cities, fees on occupations, etc., remove restrictions on city size for levying on percentage basis - HB 339

Cities within consolidated local governments, clarify powers in relation to - SB 209

City, occupational, definition of, removal - HB 339

City regulatory license fee on alcoholic beverages sales, expansion of - SB 29

Consumer loan companies, applicant and licensee


loan companies, application requirements, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS





Deferred deposit service business license,

definition of - SB 145

deposit service business, licensing of - SB 145: SCS

Disabled veterans license plate fees, waiving of - HB 277

Engineering, architects engaging in the practice of - HB 498

Esthetic salons, mobile salons licensing of - SB 79

Fantasy sports, licensing of - HB 175; HB 175: HCS

Fish and wildlife license or permit applicants, voter registration, information on procedures - HB 7

Funeral director license, apprenticeship

requirements for - HB 521 directors and embalmers, continuing

education requirements for - SB 111Handgun supplied to licensee, operator's license

- SB 150: HFA (12) supplied to licensee, professional

licenses - SB 150: HFA (13)Health care providers, sexual

misconduct, disclosure of, website listing - HB 184

HVAC contractors, requirements for - HB 133 inspectors, certification requirements

for - HB 133Insurance agent licensing, financial

requirements for - HB 275; HB 275: HCS, SCS

Kentucky Colon Cancer Prevention special license plate, creation of - SB 66

Licensed advanced practice registered nurses,

prescriptive authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

professional counselor associates, temporary approval of new supervisor agreements for - HB 288

Licensing boards, reporting requirements of - HB 475



Meat processor of cervid meat - HB 267: HCS

Medical imaging technologists, alternative

licensure for - HB 271 licensure, interstate compact on - SB

22: HFA (1)Medicinal marijuana program, establish -

HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170

Midwifery services, certified professional,

licensing of - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

services, licensed certified professional, licensing of - SB 84: HCS

Military, Reserves, National Guard, veterans, and spouses, reciprocal occupational licenses for - HB 323

Military service members, licensing and certification - HB 241


Nail salons, mobile salons licensing of - SB 79

Nondepository institutions, use of nationwide licensing system - SB 145

Omnibus administrative revision relating to numerous occupations and professions - HB 178

Online poker, licensing of - HB 175; HB 175: HCS

Pawnbrokers, create and maintain

registry of buyers by - HB 315Pay lakes, establishment of - HB 332Professional licensing boards, oversight

of - HB 131Real estate licensees, continuing

education requirements for - HB 436; HB 436: HCS

Regulatory license fee - SB 29: SCS, SFA (1) license fee, small city or its county,

authorization to impose - HB 293Scholarship and student loan default or

delinquency, effect on occupational licensing - HB 118

Sports wagering, licensing of - SB 23; HB 175; HB 175: HCS, HFA (1)

State parks, licensed alcoholic beverage sales at - SB 19


Substance abuse disorder programs, update terminology - HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1)

Surgical assistants, licensing of - HB 217; HB 217: HFA (1)


LiensCommon interest communites,

foreclosure limits - SB 21Methamphetamine decontamination, authority of local


government - SB 89: SCS

Lieutenant GovernorCandidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB



Constitutional amendment, abolishment of office, line of succession - SB 75

Contest proceedings, provisions relating to - HB 522; HB 522: HCS




Loans and CreditAnnual percentage rate, definition for -

SB 43Consumer loan companies, applicant and licensee



Deferred deposit transactions, maximum annual percentage rate - SB 43

Interest, definition for - SB 43Mortgages, recorded instruments,

handgun supplied to each signatory - SB 150: HFA (14)



Local GovernmentAbandoned and blighted properties,


Agricultural districts, creation of, extend review period for - SB 124

All-terrain vehicle, local ordinance permitting or prohibiting operation of, allowing - HB 34


Appeals process for drugfree workplaces, public employees, industrial hemp - SB 83





Automatic speed enforcement device, allowing the installation of by local ordinance - HB 507





Consolidated emergency services district,

participation in - HB 493 local governments, clarify powers of

cities within - SB 209 local governments, councils, retention

and employment of legal counsel - HB 319

local governments, pool of agreed upon legal counselors - HB 319: HFA (1)




Counties, occupational license taxes - HB 414 officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,

nonresident, appointment of - HB 337

surplus properties, disposal methods - HB 335

County consolidation, process for - HB 174 Employees Retirement System, phase-

in to full ARC - HB 384; HB 505 judge/executive appointments, statutes


Department for, responsibilities relating to broadband development, removal of - HB 287


Economic development report, plans regarding expansion and attraction of businesses - HB 346; HB 346: HCS

Emergency medical services, certification and

licensure, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

service nonprofits, placement of subscriber fees on tax bills - HB 395




constituency - HB 13Firearms, comprehensive regulation of -

HB 76Firefighters, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for


hepatitis A - HB 13: HFA (1)Golf carts, equipment standards for

operation on roadways - HB 154Governmental units, regulation of

electronic prescribing, standards, requiring - SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS

Honor and Remember Flag, emblem of remembrance, designation of - HB 406

Investments - HB 69: HCS of idle funds - HB 69Judge/executive appointments,

requirements for - HB 240Kentucky Mountain Regional


Labor organizations, allow agreement with to require membership as a condition of employment - HB 261

Law enforcement officers, disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children - HB 72

Local ABC investigators, certification as

peace officers - SB 115 model procurement code, alternative

disposal methods - HB 335 option election, sunset provision for

distilleries, removing - HB 116; HB 200: HCS



government - SB 89: SCSMinimum wage, authority to establish - SB 51 wage, option to establish - HB 302Municipal electric authority, creation of -

HB 252Needle exchange, one for one

exchange, requirement of - SB 69Occupational license tax, on-line portal

for payment of, study of directed - SJR 23

Off-highway vehicles, operation on public roadways, ordinance prohibiting - HB 334

Off-road vehicles, property tax exemption - HB 501

Ordinances for animal shelter standards, outdoor sheltering and care of dogs, dog licenses - SB 183


Private vehicle rentals, license fee on - HB 321






staff of planning unit - HB 409 finance, bonds and leases, publication

and methods of notice, conform - SB 192; SB 192: SCS

Publications, printing to be done in locality, repeal - HB 339: HCS

Quarterly solid waste action reports, Energy and Environment Cabinet, submission by - HB 222

Religious organizations, protections for -

HB 160Restaurant tax, portion to be used for



Sales and use tax, construction contractor, exemption - SB 147

Service fees increase, reporting by sheriff and constable, possible audit - HB 397

Sheriffs, appointment of nonresident deputies -

HB 337 fee for executing writs of possession -

HB 245Small drinking water systems, failing

service, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81Special purpose governmental entities,

review of fee and tax increases by city or county, requiring - SB 25

State parks, alcoholic beverage sales, local government control of - SB 19



Tourist and convention commissions,

residency requirements of certain appointees - SB 94

commission taxes, information and training for collection - SB 119


Urban-counties, employment of legal counsel by legislative bodies - HB 319: SFA (2)

Volunteer fire departments, state aid to merging departments - HB 13

Water fluoridation programs, implementation

of, authority of local government to void - HB 97

fluoridation programs, void implementation of, local government action - SB 37

Local MandateAbortion, prohibition when fetal heartbeat

detected - SB 9; HB 100; SB 131 sex, race, color, national origin, or

disability, prohibition of - HB 5Absentee ballots, in person and mail-in - SB 251 ballots, in-person and mail-in - HB 372Abuse of a corpse, penalty for - HB

143; SB 155Additive manufacturing, firearms - HB

77Affordable housing trust fund, fee for

recording real estate mortgage - SB 114

Aggravated indecent exposure, creating offense of - SB 237

Agricultural and forest products, 80,000-pound weight limit, extending to county roads - HB 179

Alcohol monitoring device, use of - HB 428

All-terrain vehicle, highway operation of, allowing - HB 34


Amusement rides and attractions, rider conduct, rider responsibility - HB 257

Anonymous reporting of substance, reporting, in schools - SB 218

Appeals process for drugfree

workplaces, public employees, industrial hemp - SB 83

Assault in the third degree, firefighters, contact





Assistance dogs, misrepresentation, allowing investigation of - HB 450


Automatic recount, General Assembly and

constitutional officers, election of - HB 433

speed enforcement device, allowing the installation of by local ordinance - HB 507

Biological evicdence, limit destruction of - SB 131: SCS




Casino gaming, constitutional amendment for -

HB 348 gaming, oversight of - HB 190Charitable organization, leasehold

interest, exemption of - HB 28; HB 28Child abuse - HB 101 abuse, reporting of - HB 103 pornography, under 12 years old, raise

penalty for - HB 298 sex dolls, prohibition of - SB 102; SB

102: SCSChildren and young adult, protection -

HB 466City regulatory license fee on alcoholic



Coal severance receipts, distribution of - HB 198; HB 198

Commissioner, election of, automatic recount in - HB 522

Commissioner of Agriculture, regulation of dog vendors - SB 224


Consolidated local governments, clarify powers of cities within - SB 209

Constables and deputies, restrict police powers of, without certification - HB 214

Constitutional amendment, age requirement, persons

seeking elected office - HB 127 amendment, General Assembly, terms

of members, extension of - SB 38 amendment proposal, ballot access,

gaming - SB 105Construction contractor, exemption - SB

147Counties, occupational license taxes - HB 414 surplus, disposal methods - HB 335County board of elections, reasons for

vacancy, recommendation of replacement - HB 510

detectives, require certification in all counties - HB 368





to equines, prohibition of - HB 98Deadly weapons, concealed carry without

license - SB 150; HB 327 weapons, concealed carry without

license, delete provisions - SB 150: HFA (15)


Detectives employed by county attorneys, requirement for certification, allow exception - HB 368: HCS




Disseminating personally identifiable information, minors, prohibition of - SB 240; SB 240

Domestic violence, torture of a dog or cat, offenses involving family members, early release - HB 25

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85




Drug paraphernalia, marijuana accessory, possession of - HB 265

Early voting, omnibus bill - HB 253Earned paid sick leave provided by

employers, requirement for - HB 47Election of statewide constitutional

officers, change to even-numbered years - SB 5; HB 137

Elections - HB 363Elections, automatic recount in - HB

522: HCSelections, candidate for, recount of - HB

495Emergency medical services personnel,

classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense - HB 132

Employment discrimination, requirement of criminal history on job applications, prohibition - HB 90

Expungement, certain Class D felonies, exceptions -


HB 159Expungement filing fee, allocation of - SB 211 filing fee, reduction, $200 - SB 146Expungement, past acquittals and dismissals with

prejudice; allow by petition - HB 159: HCS

waiting periods for expungement of certain Class D felonies - SB 57; SB 57


Extreme risk protection order, firearms prohibition, petition for - SB 244; HB 376


Financial bail, limitation of - HB 94Fire districts, alternative tax structure -

HB 13; HB 13Firearms, comprehensive regulation of -

HB 76Firearms surrender, domestic violence

orders, procedures - SB 177; HB 462General Assembly, eligibility age for

members - HB 236Grain dealer and grain warehouse

operator, requirement of - SB 153Gubernatorial line of succession,

abolish, Office of Lieutenant Governor, provide ballot language - SB 75


190 crime, enhanced term of imprisonment

for - SB 207 crime offense, creation of - HB 145HB 5 HCS - HB 5: HCSHealth professional boards, suspected

insurance fraud, required reporting by - HB 151

Herion trafficking, clarification of penalty - HB 470

Highway funding, omnibus revisions - HB 517


Investments of idle funds - HB 69; HB 69

Jails, sentencing credit to any county inmate in a county jail - SB 245


Juvenile responsibility, remove provisions on determination and treatment - SB 20: SCS

Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program fund

designation, creation of - SB 66; SB 66

Grain Insurance Fund, changes to - SB 153: HCS

Mountain Regional Recreational Authority, membership and contracts - HB 249


Retirement Systems, public disclosure of investment contracts - HB 230

State Police, accident reports, required redaction by - HB 151: HCS


Landlord and tenant, assistance animals, prohibition on misrepresentation of - HB 411

Legal services, regulate - HB 225Life skills programs, allow sentence

credits for - HB 299Local ABC investigators, certification as

peace officers - SB 115 government financial reporting, when

and by whom to be published - SB 172

investments - HB 69: HCSMarijuana, personal use quantity,

decriminalization - SB 82Medicinal marijuana program, establish -

HB 136; HB 136: HFA (1); SB 170Monetary bail, restriction of - HB 467Natural resource severance tax, eliminate

transportation deduction - HB 173; HB 173

resources severance tax, processing of limestone, loading or unloading - HB 421


Notaries public, registration, promulgation regarding - SB 194


Off-road vehicles, local tax exemption - HB 501 vehicles, taxation of - HB 480Operation of a motorboat or vessel

under the influence - HB 248Ordinances for animal shelter standards,


Outdoor animals, requisite care to be provided - HB 472



Peace officer certification, revocation of - HB 191; HB 191: HCS




Property tax, homestead exemption, disabled

veterans, proposed constitutional amendment - HB 347

taxes, recall and election process, procedural adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies, property tax exemption - HB 187

Public contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act,

compliance with - HB 51 finance, bonds and leases, publication

and methods of notice, conform - SB 192; SB 192: SCS



Regulatory license fee for alcoholic beverages - SB 29: SCS, SFA (1)

Remittance of county clerk fees, candidates for city office, removal of - SB 113


Residential rental, criminal mischief, penalty - SB 136


Restaurant tax, portion to be used for tourism

infrastructure - HB 345 tax, protion to be used for tourism

infrastructure - HB 511Restoration of voting rights,

constitutional process of granting - SB 91


Self-referral of services payable under Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151: HCS

Severance tax, transportation expense deduction, elimination of - HB 152; HB 152

Sexual crimes against animals, animal control

officer, peace officer powers - SB 67 crimes against, cretion of offense of -

SB 67: SCS endangerment of a child, crime,

creation of - HB 104 orientation and gender identity



Sheltered workshop employment, employee, redefining - SB 76

Sheriffs, impounded vehicles, fees for - SB 103; SB 103

Special grand jury, convening of, childhood


purpose governmental entities, review of fee and tax increases, requiring - SB 25

Sports wagering, licensing of - SB 23 wagering, provisions for - HB 175State Board of Elections, extend voting rights

to 16- and 17-year-olds, school and local elections - SB 48

minimum wage, increase - SB 51 retirement systems, LOD payments to a

surviving spouse not reduced if remarried - HB 229

Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions - HB 102

Strangulation, felony, creating - SB 58; HB 242 offense of, creating - SB 70; SB 70:

SCSTax credits, economic development

programs, modifying provisions of - HB 431

Terms of members, limit - HB 74Terroristic threatening in the second

degree, Class C felony enhancement - HB 130: HCS

Tourist commission, requirement for training for collection of taxes - SB 119

Training, strangulation - HB 400Underground Facility Damage

Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, mandatory membership - SB 129

Unemployment insurance, change weekly benefits -

SB 171 insurance, weekly benefits, changing -

HB 317Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition

of - SB 47; HB 70Veteran service organization, exemption

from property tax - HB 153; HB 153Violent offender statute, add hate crimes

- SB 44; HB 129Voting hours, extension of - SB 63 hours, extension of, in counties of

90,000 or more population - HB 247Wae discrimination, on basis of sex,

race, or national origin, prohibition - HB 182

Wagering, taxation on - HB 175: HCSWelding by mechanical engineers,

exclusions from strructural streel welding - HB 239




LotteryCasino gaming, oversight of - HB 190Kentucky Lottery Corporation, approval

of certain games by - HB 171Lottery, reorganization of - HB 410Online poker, adding games - HB 175;

HB 175: HCSSports

wagering, inclusion of - SB 23 wagering, oversight of - HB 12

Malt BeveragesCity regulatory license fee on alcoholic


Dry or moist territory, possession or consumption by private individual in - HB 256



MedicaidBenefit cards, photo ID required - HB 3Chronic pain treatments, coverage - HB

424Copayments, prohibiting - SB 112Credentialing process, amend - SB 110: SFA (1) verification organizations, define - SB

110Dentures, require coverage - HB 231Department for Medicaid Services, utilization

review, prohibited use by - HB 121; HB 449

of Medicaid Services, required compliance of - SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS, SFA (1)

Diabetes, Department for Medicaid Services, study KEHP model - SJR 7; SJR 7: SCS

Durable medical equipment, claim filing,

managed care organizations, prior service authorization - HB 224

medical equipment, managed care organizations, recoupment period - HB 224

Eligibility for benefits, establishing new

requirements - HB 3 for benefits, substance abuse

screening - HB 3External reviews, multiple claims,

administrative hearing, allowing - SB 149

Hospital rate improvement programs, establish - HB 320; HB 320: SCS

Infertility treatment, allowing coverage of - HB 87

Medicaid ambulance service provider

assessment, create - HB 86 managed care organizations, payment



Medication-assisted treatment, allow coverage of - HB 310

Pharmacy benefit managers, reimbursement practices, restriction of - HB 394; HB 394: HCS

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, specifying coverage for - HB 361

Reimbursement, community paramedicine, study directed - SCR 5


MemorialsAmburgey, Rebecca "Becky" Terrill,

memorializing - SR 56Archambeault, James, memorializing -

HR 185Arnold, Adrian King, memorializing - HR

3; SR 25; SR 30Ashby, Jr., Clayborn Willis,

memorializing - HR 154

Asher, John Stephen, memorial highway

designation - SJR 71 John Stephen, memorializing - SR 32;

SR 34Baker, James S. Sr., memorializing -

HR 48Bales, Amy Register, memorializing -

SR 16Barnstable, Dale, memorializing - SR

72Biggs, Cpl. Willi, honorary bridge

designation - HJR 102Bryant, Arlonzo Jr., memorializing - SR

128Bunning, Jim, memorial highway

designation, I-471 - HJR 18; SJR 44Carter, Leah Elizabeth, memorializing -

HR 16Caudill, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel James

M., memorializing - SR 31Chambers, Wilma Cooper,

memorializing - SR 138; HR 147Clopton, Larry, memorializing - HR 64Collett, Anna Beth Hehl, memorializing - SR

89 John Edward, memorializing - SR 33 Robert William Sr., memorializing - SR

135Cox, Elexene "Zenie," memorializing -

SR 153Coyle, John Edward "Bear,"

memorializing - HR 27Day, Billy Ray, memorializing - HR 126Deaton, Sandra Louise, memorializing -

HR 28; SR 37Dedman, William, memorializing - SR

20Delories Faye Bradford, memorializing -

SR 139Deters, Jed, memorial highway

designation - SJR 47Farmer, Jonathan, memorializing - SR

51Ferguson, Joshua, memorial highway

designation, Rowan County, Kentucky Route 32 - HJR 68

Fink, Mike, memorializing - HR 119George, Dr. Salem, memorial highway

designation, Marion County, KY 55 - SJR 110

Dr. Salem, memorializing - SR 24; HR 66

Goode, Curtis Ray, memorializing - SR 85

Gorin, Edward "Ed," memorializing - HR 52; SR 60

Graves, William "Bill" Edgar, memorializing - SR 12

Gullett, Cathy Goble, memorializing - SR 160

Hall, Carl Winston, memorializing - SR 26 William "Bill", memorializing - SR 61Henderson, Robert Lewis, memorial

road naming, Warren County - SJR 42Hensley, Lloyd, memorializing - SR 163Howard, Bridgett Ann, memorializing -

HR 188Huddleston, Walter Darlington "Dee,"

memorializing - SR 27Huff, David Nickell, memorializing - HR

139Hurley, Hazel Lewis Bradley,

memorializing - SR 92James II, Neal "Banjo Man" Shannon,

memorializing - SR 94Jenkins, Jo Ann Billings, memorializing -

SR 79; HR 81Johnson, Greg, honoring - SR 17Jones, Karla Jean, memorializing - SR 127 Lee Robert, memorializing - HR 113

Kafoglis, Dr. Nicholas Z. "Nick," memorializing - SR 103; HR 111

Kesler, Sara Kathleen, memoralizing - HR 38

King, Jr., Martin Luther, memorial highway designation - SJR 53

Last World War II Medal of Honor recipient, designation of state funeral for - HCR 39

Latkovski, Anastasias "Andy," memorializing - HR 164

Law Enforcement, state resources, allowing use of - HB 208

Lawson, Jr., Norman W., memorializing - SR 124; HR 125

Lawson, Jr., Norman W. memorializing - SR 126

Lawson, Jr., Norman W., memorializing - HR 133

Lee, Jo Nell Carney, memorializing - HR 118; SR 125

Lincoln, Abraham, celebrating 210th birthday of - HR 30

Long, Marshall, memorial highway

designation - SJR 65 Marshall, memorializing - SR 29Marcum, J.B., honorary highway

designation - SJR 114Mayes, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road

naming, Allen County - HJR 110Mays, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road

naming, Allen County - HJR 116McClain, Martha, memorializing - SR

93; HR 95McCoy, Earl Porter, memorializing - SR

62Mengedoht, Deidre Irene "Dee Dee," memorializing

- HR 59; SR 74 Deidre Irene, memorializing - SR 48Merritt, John Ayers, memorial bridge

designation - HJR 36Mills, Martin J. "Sonny," memorializing -

SR 35Mobley, Russell Glen, memorializing -

SR 45; HR 50Monthie, Katherine Smith, memorializing

- SR 104Moore, Dawson, memorializing - HR

149Patrick, Irene, memorial highway

designation - SJR 8Peel, Eugene S., memorializing - SR

118Perry, Jr., Roman, memorial bridge

designation - HJR 112Phelps, Anthony Joe, memorializing - HR 157 Donald "Donnie" Cooper Jr.,

memorializing - HR 84Phillips, Josephine Knight, memorializing

- SR 155Post, Suzy, memorializing - HR 10; SR

43Preece Brothers, memorial highway

designation, Lawrence County - HJR 131

brothers, memorializing - HR 181Reno, Jack, memorializing - SR 9Roark, Charles and Ruth, memorial

highway designation, Leslie County - SJR 22


Ross, Billy F., memorial bridge designation - HJR 9

Rowell, Rev. Lawrence George "Larry," memorializing - HR 63

Seven men killed in Craynor Mine Blast, memorializing - HR 80


Sizemore, Carl Edward "Crawdad," memorializing - SR 40; HR 55

Stanton, Damian Kevin, memorializing - SR 15

Stephens, Donald Wayne Sr., memorializing - HR 41

Stivers, Doris Archolene "Archie," memorializing - SR 39

Taylor, C. Waitman Jr., memorializing - HR 93

Taylor Jr., C. Waitman, KY 331, Daviess County - SJR 91

Thacker, Brandon, Memorial overpass designation - HJR 49

Thomas, Terry, memorializing - HR 65Travis, Joe Lane, memorializing - SR

165True, Molly, memorializing - SR 141Walker, T. Vaughn, memorializing - HR

46; SR 67White, Daugh Kennon "Doug," memorializing -

SR 41 Thomas Wayne, memorializing - SR

99Whitlock, Sr., James "Jimmie",

memorializing - SR 146Wright, Edward W., memorializing - HR

150

MenAdoption consent and information, allow

for - HB 158: SCS; SB 196Gender Issues in State Government

Task Force, creating - HCR 127Infertility treatment, insurance coverage,

requirement of - HB 87Prescription for erectile dysfunction,

report - SB 50: HFA (2)Procreation intentions, establishing - SB

9: HFA (2)Sexual orientation and gender identity



Mental DisabilityCapital offense, executions, mental

illness - SB 17Disability Awareness Day, March 6,

2019 - HR 136Kentucky Golden Alert System, creation

of - HB 150; HB 150: SCSPost-traumatic stress injury, day and

month, designation of - HR 32Services for severe mental illness,

provision of - HB 447Voting rights, prohibitions relating to -

HB 91

Mental HealthCapital offense, executions, mental

illness - SB 17Conversion therapy, prohibition of - HB

211; SB 248Court appearance, gender-neutral

language - SB 185Dementia and Alzheimer's, training - HB

329Farmer suicide prevention, approaches to

problem, addressing - HCR 62 suicide prevention, focus attention on

problem - HR 184Farmer-focused mental health service

program; creation of - HB 226Firefighter's professional development

and wellness program - HB 273Homeless youth, behavioral health

screening, diagnosis, and treatment,

allowing for - HB 378: HCSJuvenile responsibility, remove


Post-traumatic stress injury, day and month, designation of - HR 32

Probation, certain public offenders completing treatment programs - SB 20

School safety, school-based mental health professionals, assisting with - SB 1: HCS

School-based mental health services provider, one in every school, goal of - SB 1: HFA (1)

Services for severe mental illness, provision of -

HB 447 to students, provided by school districts

- SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCSSubstance abuse disorder, update

terminology - HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1)

Veteran at risk, Green Alert, designation of - HB 180: HFA (1)

Voting rights, prohibitions relating to - HB 91

Military Affairs and Civil DefenseArmed Forces member, spouse, or

dependent, postsecondary residency status of - HB 356

ASVAB, schools to offer test, grades 10 to 12 - HB 251


Emergency response commission, quorum for - HB 196


Honor and Remember Flag, designation of -

HJR 120 and Remember Flag, emblem of

remembrance, designation of - HB 406

JROTC certificate and ASVAB qualifying score, including in postsecondary readiness - HB 503


Military service member, due to relocation,

exemption from termination or suspension fees for - HB 316

service members, licensing and certification - HB 241

Pensions, income tax deduction - HB 66



Special military license plate, clarify eligibility


for - HB 497Veteran at risk, Green Alert, designation of -

HB 180: HFA (1) at risk, Green Alert, establishment of -

SB 55: SCS at risk, green alert, providing option for

- HB 180 at risk, Green Alert, providing option for

- SB 55Veterans designation on operator's

license, proof required for - HB 497

Minerals and Mining

Clothing with reflective material, mine sites, requiring - HB 33

Natural resources severance tax, processing of limestone, loading or unloading - HB 421

Motor CarriersAgricultural and forest products, 80,000-

pound weight limit, extending to county roads - HB 179

Commercial driver's license, human trafficking

identification training - HB 162 driver's license, human trafficking wallet

card, issued with - HB 162Employer duties for pre-employment

screening, technical corrections - SB 223; SB 226; HB 416; HB 417; HB 516

Extended weight unrefined petroleum products

haul decals, requirements for - HB 352

weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system, reporting requirements - HB 352

Lane designations, allow on interstates and parkways, for vehicles greater than 44,000 pounds - HB 255






petroleum haul truck owners, trading for fire departments - HB 352: HFA (1)

Motor VehiclesAll-terrain vehicle, highway operation of,

allowing - HB 34Damage, civil immunity, removal of dog

or cat - SB 12; HB 36Disabled veterans license plate fees,

waiving of - HB 277Driving privileges, persons under 18,

suspension for points assessed - SB 95

under the influence, ignition interlock licenses - SB 85; SB 85: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)


Emergency vehicles, conservation officers, fish and wildlife - HB 313

Headphones, use of while operating, prohibition - HB 303

Highway preservation fee, establishment of - HB

517 work zones, double fines for traffic


speeding in - HB 244: HFA (2)Kentucky Cattlemen's Association special license

plate, establishment of - HB 294 Colon Cancer Prevention special

license plate, creation of - SB 66Lane designations, allow on interstates




Mileage-based vehicle fee, Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task

Force, development of - HCR 54Minor operators of motor vehicles

without insurance, exemption from penalties - HB 67


Off-road vehicles, taxation of - HB 480Operator's license, handgun provision - SB 150:

HFA (12) license, vision testing upon renewal -

HB 441 licenses and personal ID cards,

emergency contact information registry, establishing - HB 31; HB 134


Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibiting - HB 120

Private vehicle rentals, certificates for program

providers - HB 321 vehicle rentals, group insurance policy

requirements - HB 321 vehicle rentals, procedures and

regulations for - HB 321Repairs made with OEM parts,

insurance reimbursement required for - HB 369

Required security, basic reparation benefits,

provider, definition of - SB 137 security, basic reparation benefits,

reasonably needed medical expenses, requirements for - SB 137

Seat belt usage, technical corrections - SB 223; SB 226; HB 416; HB 417; HB 516

Sheriffs, impounded vehicles, fees for - SB 103; SB 103: HCS

Special license plates, requirements - HB 341 military license plate, clarify eligibility


for - HB 497Speed limit, 70 mph on Bert T. Combs

Mountain Parkway Extension - HB 266

limit, 70 mph on Interstate 165 - HB 266

Title and registration fees, driver license reinstatement fees, various other fees, increases in - HB 517

Titling requirements, technical corrections - SB 223; SB 226; HB 416; HB 417; HB 516

Negotiable InstrumentsCheck cashing license, definition of - SB

145Creation or transfer, allow electronic

signature - SB 114; SB 194Local investments - HB 69: HCS

News MediaKentucky Golden Alert System, creation

of - HB 150; HB 150: SCS

Noise ControlAirport noise mitigation, income tax

credit for - HB 122

NotariesChange of name for notaries public,

issuance of new certificate - SB 56Commissioning, require compliance,

notaries public - SB 114; SB 194Criminal background check, require prior

to appointment - SB 109

Real property, instrument to be recorded, remote online notaries, jurisdictional requirement - SB 114: SFA (1)


NoticesContained landfills, municipal solid waste disposal




County consolidation elections, public announcement, requirement of - HB 174

Deadly weapons, concealed carry without license, private property - SB 150: HFA (22)

Environmental emergencies, notification of local officials - SB 28: SCS


Historic sites and places, Kentucky Heritage Council, notice to before sale or transfer - HB 367


Procurement, amend publication requirement for lcoal governments - HB 26

NuisancesAbandoned and blighted properties,


Animal killed for cause, personal property, investigation by Fish and Wildlife - HB 313: SFA (1)

NursesAdvanced Practice Registered Nurses Day,

February 27, 2019 - SR 113; HR 156

practice registered nurses, prescriptive authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

Alzheimer's disease and dementia, workforce assessment task force, creating - SCR 46; SCR 46: SCS, SFA (1)

APRN, controlled substances, prescribing - SB 132: SFA (2), SFA (3)


Certified professional midwife, certification and regulations for - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

Controlled substances, physician assistants,

prescriptive authority - HB 93 substances, prescriptive authority

collaborative agreement - HB 440 substances, risks, benefits, limitations,

discussion with patient - SB 106Do Not Resuscitate orders, hospital

setting, implementing - HB 167Electronic system for monitoring

controlled substances, new requirements - SB 247; HB 506

KDVA/KHEAA, nurse loan repayment program, creation of - HB 296

Licensed certified professional midwife, regulations for - SB 84: HCS

Medicinal Marijuana Task Force - HCR 121: HFA (1), HFA (2)

Sexual misconduct, required disclosure of - HB 184

Sexually transmitted disease, expedited partner therapy, permitting - SB 96; SB 96: SCS; HB 237; HB 237: SCS

Occupational Safety and HealthBreast-feeding locations, penalty for

restrictions or interference, establish - SB 49


Standards Board, meetings and terms - HB 322


Occupations and ProfessionsAdvanced emergency medical technician,

certification, creation - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

practice paramedic, certification, creation - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

practice registered nurses, prescriptive authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

Advertising for legal services, regulate - HB 225


APRN, physician assistant, controlled substances, prescribing - SB 132: SFA (2), SFA (3)

Athlete agents, authorization to pay certain expenses by - SB 208

Casino occupations, licensing for - HB 190

Certified law enforcement telecommunicators,

training stipend - HB 79 professional midwife, licensing of - SB

84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

Chiropractors, supervising chiropractic students in clinical practice by - SB 61; HB 305

Construction industry, misclassification of employees - HB 53

Conversion therapy, prohibition of - HB 211; SB 248

Cosmetologists, practicing outside of licensed salons - SB 79

Emergency medical services, certification and licensure, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)


Funeral director license, apprenticeship

requirements for - HB 521 directors and embalmers, continuing

education requirements for - SB 111Health care providers, sexual

misconduct, disclosure required - HB 184

HVAC contractors, licensing requirements for -

HB 133 inspectors, certification requirements

for - HB 133insurance adjuster, license requirement,

exemption from - HB 156Insurance adjuster, license requirement,

exemption from - HB 156: HCS agent licensing, financial requirements

for - HB 275; HB 275: HCS, SCSKentucky Board of Licensed Professional

Counselors, include one licensed counselor associate to the - HB 288



Licensed certified professional midwife, licensing of - SB 84: HCS

Licensing boards, oversight of - HB 131 boards, reporting requirements of - HB

475Long-term care facility employees,

training and education requirements - SB 234

Medical imaging technologists, alternative licensure for - HB 271


Military service members, licensing and certification - HB 241

Omnibus administrative revision relating to numerous occupations and professions - HB 178

Pawnbrokers, create and maintain registry of buyers by - HB 315

Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority - HB 93

Professional practice, expert witnesses, limitation - HB 389

Real estate licensees, continuing education

for - HB 436: HFA (1) estate licensees, continuing education

requirements for - HB 436; HB 436: HCS

estate licensees, license fees for - HB 436

estate transactions, seller's disclosure of conditions form for - HB 119



School speech pathologists or audiologists, requiring supplement for - HB 168



Taxes, county occupational license - HB 414

Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions

from structural steel welding - HB 239

safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding - HB 239: SFA (1)

Oil and Natural GasAbandoned storage tank facilities and



Conservation, removal of outdated references to city government forms - HB 339

Natural gas, eliminate transportation deduction - HB 173



OptometristsSexual misconduct, required disclosure

of - HB 184

Parental RightsAbortion, prohibition when fetal

heartbeat detected - SB 9; HB 100Adoption consent and information, allow

for - HB 158: SCS; SB 196Adoption, new birth certificate, handgun

provision - SB 150: HFA (10)Birth certificate, handgun provision - SB

150: HFA (8)Breast-feeding locations, penalty for

restrictions or interference, establish - SB 49

Child abuse, neglect, and dependency


reporting, requiring - HB 158 custody, educational stability in - HB

312Custody and visitation, parenting

coordinators - HB 491Foster parent, rights to a foster child's case.

allowing for - HB 446 parent, rights to a foster child's case,

allowing for - HB 446: HCSGrandparents, adoption or termination of

parental rights, visitation sought after - SB 198

Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, appointment of - SB 205: SFA (2)



Parental Rights Amendment, urging Congress to

propose to states - SCR 106 rights, establishing - SB 152; SB 152:

SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)Parents or prospective parents with

blindness, rights established - HB 221Putative father registry search, requiring

- HB 158; HB 158: HCS, SCS

Parks and ShrinesGender-neutral language, addition of -

SB 259Historic sites and places, Kentucky

Heritage Council, notice to before sale or transfer - HB 367

Restaurant tax, portion to be used for tourism infrastructure and parks - HB 345; HB 511

State park lodging, tourist attractions,

qualifying projects - HB 278 parks, alcoholic beverage sales at - SB

19

Peace Officers and Law EnforcementAnimal control officers, Department of

Agriculture, continuing education - SB 201

Arrest without a warrant, operation of a motorboat or vessel under the influence - HB 248

Assault weapon, under 21, banning ownership of, except law enforcement and military - HB 463


Assistance dogs, misrepresentation, allowing investigation of - HB 450


Certification, constable request for - HB

214: HFA (1), HFA (2), HFA (3), HFA (4)


Child dependency, neglect, or abuse, requirement to report - HB 149

Communicating with school districts, student involved trauma, instances of - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Conservation officers, authority - HB 274: HCS officers, Department of Fish and

Wildlife Resources - HB 274 officers, emergency vehicles - HB 313Constables and deputies, restrict police

powers of, without certification - HB 214

County detectives, require certification in all counties - HB 368

Detectives employed by county attorneys, requirement for certification; allow exception - HB 368: HCS

Driver's manual, Kentucky State Police to make available - HB 63; SB 154

Extreme risk protection order, firearms removal or surrender - SB 244; HB 376

Firearms surrender, domestic abuse convictions,


surrender, domestic violence orders, procedures - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462


Indigent persons, right to counsel - HB 388




Kentucky Golden Alert System, creation of - HB

150; HB 150: SCS Law Enforcement Council, Kentucky

Women's Law Enforcement Network, addition of - HB 385

Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, state resources, providing - HB 208

Local ABC investigators, certification as peace officers - SB 115


Medal of Honor recipients, Kentucky State

Police protection for - HB 243 of Honor recipients, requesting police

protection for - HB 243: SCSOperator's license testing, interactions with law





Police Awareness Day, designation of - HR 134



Service fees increase, reporting by sheriff and constable, possible audit -

HB 397Sexual assualt investigation, number of officers

with training required on staff - SB 121

crimes against animals, animal control officer, peace officer powers - SB 67

Sheriffs, fee for executing writs of possession - HB 245

Shooting of an individual by a law enforcement officer or deadly incident, investigation of - HB 18

Special law enforcement officer, definition of, city marshals, removal of reference - HB 339

State school security marshal position, creation of - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Substance use treatment referrals, law enforcement programs for - SB 161

Training, strangulation - HB 400Uniform citation, marijuana, personal

use quantity - SB 82; HB 265Workers' compensation, psychological

injuries - HB 40

Personnel and EmploymentAccommodations for pregnant

employees - SB 18: SCSAppeals process for drugfree







mediation, and alternative dispute resolution agreements - SB 7: HFA (2)


Cabinet secretary's powers, gender-neutral language - HB 359


City and county employees, allow to be state officer of member of the General Assembly - SB 71


Construction industry, misclassification of employees - HB 53



Earned paid sick leave provided by employers, requirement for - HB 47

Employment conditions, remove emergency clause -

SB 7: SCS discrimination, definition of employer -

HB 300 discrimination, requirement of criminal

history on job applications, prohibition - HB 90


Local governments, minimum wage, option to establish - HB 302



State minimum wage, increase - SB 51; HB 182

Unemployment compensation, give incentives for



insurance, change weekly benefits - SB 171







PharmacistsBorn alive infants, protection of - SB

227Controlled substances disposal compositions, sale

or distribution of, requiring - HB 512 substances, risks, benefits, limitations,

discussion with patient - SB 106Dispensation of naloxone, harm

reduction program, allow for person or agency conducting - HB 470




Emergency prescription refill, permit to dispense up to standard dispensing unit - HB 64; HB 64: HCS

Gender-neutral language, inserting - SB 197

Kidney dialysis drugs and devices for home treatment, sale and distribution of - HB 218; HB 218: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (3), SCS




Medicinal Marijuana Task Force - HCR 121: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)

Pharmacy benefit managers, restrict practices -

SB 139 reimbursement, pharmacy benefit

managers, regulation of - HB 394; HB 394: HCS



Prior authorization, time span of authorization, establishing - SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS, SFA (1)

Sale of less expensive alternative drugs, permitting - HB 502

Physicians and PractitionersAbortion complications, report - SB 50:

HFA (3)Abortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:

HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)

prohibition when fetal heartbeat detected - SB 9; HB 100


Access to health care providers, requiring insurance coverage for - SB 24

Address change, gender-neutral - SB 188

Advanced practice registered nurses,

collaborative agreement - HB 440 practice registered nurses, prescriptive

authority of - SB 22: HFA (2); SB 132

Alternative treatments, chronic pain - HB 425


APRN, physician assistant, controlled substances, prescribing - SB 132: SFA (2), SFA (3)


Bone marrow registry awareness, allowing for - SB 220


Certified professional midwife, license and regulations for - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

Conduct subject to licensure sanctions, violation of self-referral law - HB 151: SCS

Controlled substances disposal compositions, sale

or distribution of, requiring - HB 512 substances, risks, benefits, limitations,

discussion with patient - SB 106Conversion therapy, prohibition of - HB

211; SB 248Disclosures, air ambulance services -

SB 86Dishonorable, unethical, or

unprofessional conduct, violation of self-referral law - HB 151; HB 151: HCS

Do Not Resuscitate orders, hospital setting, implementing - HB 167




Emergency health care services, post stabilization

treatment, prior authorization for - SB 54

medical services, certification and licensure, update of - HB 106; HB 106: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

Gender-neutral language, technical correction - SB 187

Health care charges and billing rights, requiring disclosure of - SB 24

Interstate medical licensure compact, enacting - SB 22

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing

officers, random selection of - HB 490: HFA (1)

Board of Medical Licensure, hearing procedures, hearing officer role in - HB 490


Licensed certified professional midwife, license and regulations for - SB 84:

HCSLong-term-care staffing ratios,

implementation of - SB 206Medicaid, external reviews, multiple

claims, administrative hearing, allowing - SB 149


Medical expense, reparation benefits, billed

charges, restriction of - SB 137 malpractice actions, certificate of merit,

requiring - HB 429Medication assisted treatment of opioid

use disorder, utilization reviews, prohibition on - HB 121


Medicinal marijuana program, establish - HB

136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170 Marijuana Task Force - HCR 121:

HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)Nonurgent health care services,

utilization review decision, timeframes, establishing - SB 54: HFA (1)

Occupational diseases, physicians eligible to perform evaluations in workers' compensation - HB 75; HB 350

Out-of-network health care services, balance billing, prohibition against - HB 138

Palliative care, controlled substance prescribing



Physician assistants, controlled substances,

prescriptive authority - HB 93 self-referral of services payable under

Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151; HB 151: HCS



50: HFA (3) to induce abortion, reversal, inform -

SB 50: HFA (3)Prior authorization, ongoing medication

therapy, requirements of - SB 54: HCS

authorization, time span of authorization, establishing - SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS, SFA (1)



establishment of - SB 16: SFA (1)Required coverage of services, Medicaid

- SB 78; HB 461Self-referral of services payable under

Motor Vehicle Reparations Act, prohibition of - HB 151: SCS

Sexual misconduct, required disclosure of - HB 184


Substance abuse disorder, update terminology -

HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1) use disorder treatment, licensed facility,

utilization review, prohibition - HB 449


Urgent health care services, prior authorization, time frame, establishing -

SB 54; SB 54: HCS, SCS, SFA (1)

Piggybacked BillsHB 295 to HJR 37 - HJR 37: HFA (1) 298 to SB 102, child pornography, raise

penalty for - SB 102: HFA (1) 462 - SB 150: HFA (6) 462 to SB 150 - SB 150: HFA (4)SB 132 to SB 22 - SB 22: HFA (2) 249 to HB 11 - HB 11: HFA (6)

Planning and ZoningCommon interest communities, unit


Consolidate local governments, clarify powers of cities within - SB 209

Public facilities, land use review by officers or staff of planning unit - HB 409

Police, City and CountyAsset seizure, law enforcement

agencies, seizure by - HB 430Communicating with school districts,

student involved trauma, instances of - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children - HB 72


Homeless children and youth, protection - HB 466








Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund, modification of - SB 123


Operator's license testing, interactions with law





Personal communication device, use by driver,

prohibiting - HB 120 information, requirements for the

release of - SB 14Sexual assualt investigation, number of

officers with training required on staff - SB 121


Police, StateAdditive manufacturing of firearms, serial

numbering for - HB 77Asset seizure, law enforcement

agencies, seizure by - HB 430Background check, concealed carry -

SB 150: HFA (2), HFA (3)Call location information, wireless



Criminal background check, notary public applicant, require - SB 109

Disabled or killed, tuition benefits for spouse and children - HB 72


Drug treatment programs, eligibility - HB 223: HCS

Extreme risk protection order, enter into LINK - SB 244; HB 376












protection for - HB 243: SCSOperator's license testing, interactions with law



license, vision testing upon renewal - HB 441



Personal communication device, use by driver,

prohibiting - HB 120 information, requirements for the

release of - SB 14School safety, Kentucky State Police

school resource officers - SB 162Sexual assualt investigation, number of

officers with training required on staff - SB 121


State Police, personnel matters - HB 223

Tracking system for sexual assault forensic evidence kits, creation of - SB 97

PollutionAbandoned storage tank facilities and


Air quality fee structure, collection of permit or registration fees - HB 165

Littering penalties - SB 236

Marine sewage pumpout facilities, required record of use, vessel and marina owners - SB 151

Martin County Water District, support solutions by PSC and EEC - SR 82


Power purchase agreements, solar and wind power exclusively - HB 146


Water infrastructure task force, wastewater systems, membership expansion - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

PovertyIncome tax, earned income tax credit,

establishment - SB 241Indigency cases, direct expenses,

defined - HB 389Public assistance, substance abuse

screening - HB 3

Probation and ParoleAdministrative parole, creation of - HB 234 release, creation of - HB 233Domestic violence, torture of a dog or

cat, offenses involving family members, early release - HB 25

Emergency medical services personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense - HB 132

Hate crime, criminal homicide and fetal


for - SB 207Human trafficking, conviction, 85 percent

service time - SB 210Parole sanction, supervision continuation,

exception - HB 189: HFA (1) sanction, supervision continuation in

lieu of revocation - HB 189Parolees, technical violations and

absconding, graduated sanctions for - HB 232


Violent offender statute, add hate crimes - SB

44; HB 129 offender statute, hate crime, addition of

- HB 145 offenders, classification of - HB 109

PropertyAbandoned and blighted properties, court-

appointed conservatorship - SB 229 property, methamphetamine

deconatimation lien, sale - SB 89 property, methamphetamine

decontamination lien, sale - SB 89: SCS





Counties, surplus, disposal methods - HB 335 surplus, disposal methods, local model

procurement code, alternate method - HB 335

Deadly weapons, concealed carry without license, notices - SB 150: HFA (22)


Firearms and ammunition, surrender of, extreme risk protection order - SB 244; HB 376

Firearms, surrender, domestic abuse offenses -

SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462

surrender, domestic violence orders - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462




government - SB 89: SCSPlaces of worship, concealed deadly

weapons - SB 150: HFA (20)Preservation easement, Historic Places,



Residential real property, preventing trespass,

allowing for - HB 478 rental, criminal mischief, penalty - SB

136Seven day notice requirement,

termination of tenancy - HB 437State, racist and Nazi-related items, sale

or display of, prohibition against - HB 128

Surplus, disposition of, local government - SB 148

Unclaimed property trust fund, establishment of -

HB 215; HB 215: HCS property, virtual currency - HB 170;

HB 204Veteran service organization, exemption

from property tax - HB 153

ProsecutorsFelony expungement, reckless homicide

- SB 74Indigent persons, criminal defense, right

to counsel - HB 388

Public AdvocateCriminal defense, indigent clients,

representation of - HB 388Expert witnessess, professional practice,

limitation - HB 389Indigency cases, direct expenses,

defined - HB 389Public records, exemption for client and

case files - HB 387: HCS; HB 390

Public AssistanceBenefit cards, photo ID required - HB 3Eligibility for benefits, substance abuse

screening - HB 3Food stamps program, establishing new

requirements - HB 3Voter registration, automatic with

application for certain benefits - HB 364

Public AuthoritiesConstitutional officers, contract

procedures, requirements for - SB 41: SCS


Finance and Administration Cabinet, boycotting


and Administration Cabinet, secretary of, senate confirmation of - SB 41: SCS

and Administration, secretary of, legal contingency contracts, settlement authority - SB 41; SB 41: SCS

Local boards of education, members, reimbursement and per diem for - HB 95; HB 227

Open records, faxed and emailed application for, allowing - SB 230

State department heads, administrative control, making language gender equivalent - HB 325

Public Buildings and GroundsCapitol Annex, accessible parking

spaces, designation of - SJR 111CCDW, license holders, remove location

restrictions for - HB 30Cell phone towers and other communication






Preservation easement, Kentucky Heritage Council, recommendation before sale or transfer - HB 367

Racist and Nazi-related items, sale or display of, prohibition against - HB 128

School buildings, water fountain and bottle filling stations, requirements for new construction - HB 209

State contracts, responsible bidder definition - HB 135: HFA (2)

Terroristic threatening in public places, adding locations - HB 130

Public EthicsKentucky Retirement Systems, violation

of fiduciary or ethical duties - HB 230Retirement and pensions, fidicuary and

ethical duties of investment consultants - HB 489

Public HealthAbortion complications, report - SB 50:

HFA (3)Ambulance service, provision of by local

governments, contracts - HB 339Animal killed for cause, personal

property, investigation for health and safety by Fish and Wildlife - HB 313: SFA (1)

Baby changing facilities, men's and women's restrooms - HR 128


Cabinet for Health and Family Services, operations - SB 181; SB 181: SCS, SFA (1)

Children and young adult, protection - HB 466 and youth, homelessness, prevention -

HB 466Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month,

recognizing March as - SR 162; HR 190

Controlled substances disposal compositions, sale or distribution of, requiring - HB 512


Diabetes screening, student physical requirements - HB 259

Health officers, gender neutral correction - SB 231

Hepatitis A, direct examination of response - SCR 154



Immunization, postsecondary students - SB 133



Medicaid, external reviews, multiple claims, administrative hearing, allowing - SB 149





50: HFA (3)Protection of children from, marketing

practices of e-cigarette manufacturers - SCR 143

Radon certifications, registration requirements

- HB 420: HCS, HFA (1) certifications, restration requirements -

HB 420Rare Disease Advisory Council, establishing


establishment of - SB 16: SFA (1)Reorganization, Kentucky Access,

Cabinet for Health and Family Services - SB 167; SB 167: HFA (1), SCS


Restrict marketing practices, urge the United States Food and Drug Administration to - SCR 143

School nurse, require in each public school - SB 1: SFA (2)

Services for severe mental illness, provision of - HB 447



Substance abuse disorder, update terminology - HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1)

Test results, add designee - HB 439; HB 439: HCS




Vision examination, grade six enrollment

requirements - HB 142 examination, kindergarten enrollment

requirements - HB 142Water fluoridation programs, implementation



Public Medical AssistanceBenefit cards, photo ID required - HB 3Chronic pain treatments, coverage - HB

424Copayments, prohibiting - SB 112Credentialing process, amend - SB 110: SFA (1) verification organizations, define - SB

110Eligibility for benefits, substance abuse

screening - HB 3Hospital rate improvement programs,

establish - HB 320; HB 320: SCSInfertility treatment, insurance coverage,

inclusion of - HB 87Managed care organizations, utilization

review, prohibited use by - HB 121; HB 449

Medicaid managed care organizations, pharmacy


managed care organizations, restrict pharmacy benefit manager practices for - SB 139

resource exclusions, burial reserve of up to $10,000 - HB 219


Pharmacy benefit managers, reimbursement practices, restriction of - HB 394; HB 394: HCS

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, specifying coverage for - HB 361

Public assistance, percentage allocation of funds - HB 3


Public MeetingsFish and Wildlife Resources

Commission, committee meeting locations - HB 313

Public Officers and EmployeesAuditor of Public Accounts, staff

qualifications - HB 216Certified law enforcement



Constitutional officers, contract procedures, requirements for - SB 41: SCS

Department heads, administrative control, making language gender equivalent - HB 325

Election of statewide constitutional officers, change to even-numbered years - SB 5

Finance and Administration Cabinet, secretary

of, senate confirmation of - SB 41: SCS

and Administration Cabinet secretary, personal service RFPs and contracts, approval of - SB 41: SCS

and Administration, secretary of, legal contingency contracts, settlement authority - SB 41; SB 41: SCS



System, certain employees, transferring - SB 235

Employees Retirement System, study quasi-govt. employer issues in KERS - HB 358: HFA (2), HFA (3)



Retirement Systems, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties - HB 230

Legislative bodies of urban-county governments, employment of legal counsel by - HB 319: SFA (2)

Legislators, election to discontinue or not participate in LRP or KERS for service - HB 186; HB 457

Local government financial reporting, when and by whom to be published - SB 172

Pensions, repeal the provisions of SB 151 (RS 2018), unconstitutional and void - HB 401

Postsecondary institutions, option to cease participation in KERS - HB 358; HB 358: HCS, HFA (1)



Retirement, include special Circuit Judge service by

Dist. Judge in definition of "service" in JRP - HB 206

option to place 1% employee contribution for retiree health into trust under KRS 61.701 - HB 80: HFA (2)

provide that LOD payments to the surviving spouse shall not be reduced upon remarriage - HB 229

void if retiring elected official returns to same position within 12 mos. of retirement - HB 55

Salaries above cap, hiring by contract - SB 120

Sheriffs, appointment of nonresident deputies - HB 337

Teachers' Retirement System, study on board composition, elections, and requirements - HB 525: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Teachers, retirement systems housekeeping bill - SB 228

Tourist and convention commission appointees, residency requirements - SB 94


Public ProtectionAbandoned storage tank facilities and


Assault weapon, under 21, banning sale to or ownership of - HB 463




Emergency response commission, quorum for - HB 196

Gender-neutral language, addition of - SB 263; SB 264

Hepatitis A inoculations, firefighters, paid and volunteer - HB 13: HFA (1)

Peace officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, nonresident, appointment of - HB 337

President of the United States, ICE, commendation of, border security, funding for - HR 122


Terroristic threatening, add places of worship and


threatening in public places, adding locations - HB 130



Veteran at risk, Green Alert, establishment of -



- SB 55

Public Records and ReportsAttorney client work product, combining

provisions - HB 387: HFA (5)Broadband development, Department for

Local Government, responsibilities of, removal - HB 287

Cabinet of Economic Development, trade secrets and confidential information - HB 387; HB 387: HCS

Common interest communities, recording

declarations and bylaws - SB 21 interest communities, unit owners

associations, records required - SB 21

Confidential records, commercial advantage to

person or entity - HB 387: HFA (2) records, delete certain provisions - HB

387: HFA (4)Contracts and leases, investors in,

disclosure of - HB 434Death certificates, contents of - SB 165Definitions of resident of the

Commonwealth and trade secret, add - HB 387: HFA (1)

Expungement of felonies, expansion of - HB 92; HB 155

Gender-neutral language, inserting - SB 193

Homeless youth, birth certificate access, allowing for - HB 378; HB 378: HCS

Kentucky Center of Statistics, information

reported to - HB 140; HB 140: HCS, HFA (1)

State Police, accident reports, required redaction by - HB 151; HB 151: HCS, SCS

Local governments, information and training related to the collection of tourist commission taxes - SB 119

Minority shareholders, disclosure of information - HB 387: HFA (3)

Open records, faxed and emailed application for, allowing - SB 230

Operator's licenses, emergency contact information registry, exemption from Open Records Act - HB 31; HB 134


Printing in jurisdiction, requirement when practicable, remove reference to city - HB 339

Public advocate, exemption for client and case files - HB 387: HCS; HB

390Retirement and pensions, disclosure of public

retirement information and benefits - SB 168

and pensions, penalty for failure to file contributions with KRS optional - HB 80: HFA (1)


Public SafetyAnimal killed for cause, personal

property, investigation for health and safety by Fish and Wildlife - HB 313: SFA (1)

Background check, child-caring facility and child-placing agency staff, requiring - HB 158: SFA (2)


Center for School Safety, board of directors, student members on - SB 1: SFA (1)


Child abuse, neglect, and dependency


reporting, requiring - HB 158 abuse or neglect, reporting of - HB

158: SFA (1)Children and young adult, protection -

HB 466Emergency response commission, quorum for -

HB 196 vehicles, conservation officers - HB

313Engineering, architects engaging in the

practice of - HB 498External detainee fatality review panel,

establishment of - HB 264Extreme risk protection order, firearms

prohibition, petition for - SB 244; HB 376

Firearms, made with additive manufacturing, possession prohibited - HB 77


General aviation airports, inspection and licensure - HB 282


150; HB 150: SCS Office of Homeland Security, creation

of public event ranking system, committee for - HB 393



protection for - HB 243: SCSParole sanction, supervision

continuation in lieu of revocation - HB 189


President of the United States, ICE, commendation of, border security, funding for - HR 122

Public postsecondary school property, concealed deadly weapons, lifting prohibitions on - HB 194

School safety and threat assessment team, require training for - SB 1: SFA (3)

Shooting of an individual by a law enforcement officer or deadly incident,

investigation of - HB 18Terroristic threatening, add places of

worship and scheduled public events - HB 130: HFA (1)








- SB 55

Public SalariesCertified law enforcement


Public UtilitiesAcquisition of water or sewer utilities,

valuation of assets, rate base calculation - SB 163

Affordable rates and service, distinction between base rates and surcharges - HB 16

Broadband and information technology, Department for Local Government, responsibilities, removal of - HB 287

Certificate of public convenience and necessity, ordinary extensions, exemption for - SB 256

Cities, grants of rights of way - HB 339City, contracting with other cities for

service provision - HB 339City utilities, definition of "municipality" -

HB 339Definition of telephone utility, changes to

- SB 256; SB 256: SCSEconomic impacts, analysis of coal

purchases, urging Public Service Commission to consider - HR 144


Eligible customer generators, restore soft one percent cap - SB 100: HFA (6)



Maintenance of current net metering rates, 25 years from initial compensation rate change - SB 100

Martin County Water District, support PSC and EEC implementing solutions - SR 82


Municipal electric authority, creation of - HB 252

Net metering, authorization for power

purchase agreements, commission review and approval - HB 146

metering, benefits along with costs, consideration during rate recovery - SB 100: HFA (2)

metering compensation rate, kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit - SB 100: HFA (5)

metering compensation rate, procedure for determination, Public Service Commission - SB 100: HFA (1)

metering compensation rate, Public

Service Commission, ratemaking process - SB 100




Public Service Commission, allow alternative regulatory methods, utility ratemaking - SB 255

Rate cases, net metering compensation rates, right to intervene - SB 100: SFA (1)

Ratepayer interests, affordability, Kentucky Public Service Commission - SB 256: HFA (1)


State of emergency, emergency funds, water crisis, Martin County - HR 108



Water infrastructure task force, wastewater systems, membership expansion - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

Public WorksContracts, Kentucky Buy American Act,

compliance with - HB 51Martin County Water District, support

solutions by PSC and EEC - SR 82Prevailing wage, creation of - HB 135:

HFA (3), HFA (4)Projects, guidelines for public agencies -

HB 135; HB 135: HCSPublic facilities, land use review by

officers or staff of planning unit - HB 409


Small drinking water systems, degrading infrastructure and service, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81

State park lodging, tourist attractions, qualifying projects - HB 278

Water infrastructure, task force, wastewater systems, addition of - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

PublicationsPrinting to be done in locality, repeal -

HB 339: HCSProcurement, amend publication

requirement for local governments - HB 26

PurchasingConstitutional officers, contract

procedures, requirements for - SB 41: SCS

Public contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance with - HB 51

School superintendent purchasing authority, requiring board to provide in certain districts - SB 250: SFA (4)

Small purchasing procedures, increasing maximum amount for certain school districts - SB 250

State contracts, boycotting free trade

jurisdictions, prohibition against - SB 143; HB 195

personal service RFPs and contracts, Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary, approval of - SB 41: SCS

Surplus property, disposition of, local government - SB 148

Race RelationsBlack History Month, recognizing

February as - SR 69; HR 77Racial trauma training, require for

educators - HB 405Racist and Nazi-related items, state

property, sale or display of, prohibition against - HB 128

RacingHorse Racing Commission,

reorganization of - HB 410Pari-mutuel wagering, commission on -

HB 454Sports wagering, licensing of - SB 23 wagering, prohibition for certain

facilities - HB 12

RailroadsCity regulation of railroads relative to city

public ways - HB 339Civil penalties, violation of two-person

train crew requirement - HB 111Light rail system, study of - HCR 132Office of Intermodal and Freight Rail

Advocacy, urge establishment of - HCR 148

Railroad crossings, process to close - HB 412

Train crews, two-person requirement - HB 111

Real EstateAbandoned and blighted properties,



Licensees, continuing education for - HB 436; HB 436: HCS, HFA (1)



Sexual orientation and gender identity, prohibition of discrimination - HB 164

Transactions, seller's disclosure of conditions form for - HB 119

RedistrictingLegislative Advisory Reapportionment and


districts, challenges to - SB 214 districts, challenges to, consolidation of

cases - SB 214: SFA (1) redistricting, Franklin Circuit Court,

remove exclusive jurisdiction - HB 455

Prisoner population data, determination of residency - HB 6

Supreme Court districts - HB 496

ReligionConcealed deadly weapons, places of

worship - SB 150: HFA (20)Coverage for standard fertility

preservation services, provision of -

SB 108Day of prayer for students, designation

of - HB 166National motto, required public

elementary and secondary school display of - HB 45; HB 46

Religious organizations, protections for - HB 160

ReorganizationAgricultural Development Board,

Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation, reorganization of - SB 88

Attorney General, Confirming, OAG EO 18-01 - HB 357

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 2018-

325 and 2018-780 - SB 167 for Health and Family Services,

Executive Order 2018-325 and 2018-780 - SB 167: HFA (1), SCS

Commission of Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education, transfer authority from - HB 486

Council for Community Education, Executive

Order 2018-581 - SB 116 on Postsecondary Education,

Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116Early Childhood Advisory Council,

Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116Education and Workforce Development Cabinet,

Executive Order 2018-586 - HB 246 and Workforce Development Cabinet,

Labor Cabinet - HB 392: HCS and Workforce Development Cabinet,

Labor Cabinet, EO 2018-597 and 779, 2019-026 and 027 - HB 392

Professional Standards Board, Executive Order 2018-597 - SB 116

Professional Standards Board, Executive Order 2018-653 - SB 116

Energy and Environment Cabinet, reorganization of, Executive Order 2018-601 - SB 124

Fire Protection Personnel Standards, move to Dept. of Housing, Buildings and Construction - SB 235

Kentucky Board of Education, Executive Order

2018-581 - SB 116 Higher Education Assistance Authority,

Executive Order 2018-571 - SB 98Labor Cabinet, Executive Order 2018-

586 - HB 246Omnibus administrative revision relating

to numerous occupations and professions - HB 178

Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee, Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116

Reorganization, Department of Education, Executive

Orders 2018-598 and 2018-883 - SB 135

Kentucky Military History Museum, Executive Order 2018-718 - SB 178; SB 178: SCS

School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council, Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116

Secretary of State's office, Executive Order 2018-01 - HB 408

Standards and assessments process review committee, Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116

State Advisory Council for Exceptional

Children, Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116

Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education, Executive Order 2018-581 - SB 116

Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education, Executive Order 2019-029 - SB 212; HB 524

Reports MandatedCabinet for Health and Family Services,

insulin drug prices - HB 502Department of Insurance, reports to legislature,

require submission of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS

of revenue expenditure report, baby products and diapers - HB 24

of revenue expenditure report, diapers - HB 124

of Revenue, expenditure report, feminine hygiene products - HB 23

of Revenue, military pension income tax deduction - HB 66

of Revenue, natural resources severance tax credit report - HB 421

of Revenue, sales and use tax exemption, construction contractor - SB 147


Kentucky affordable housing tax credit, annual

reports - HB 488 Contact Center, financial audit reports -

SB 129; SB 129: SFA (1) Department of Education, arts

instruction, report on - HB 377 Department of Education, graduation

assessment requirement, report on - SB 175

Department of Education, growth calculation, report on - SB 175: SCS

Legislative ethics telephone tip line, complaints received - HB 60; HB 83

Licensing boards, reporting requirements of - HB 475

Medicaid managed care organizations, payment schedules, disclosure and review of - SB 39

Off-road vehicle tax exemption, annual report - HB 501

Property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies; annual report - HB 187

Public libraries, special ad valorem tax revenues, spending - HB 477

Rare Disease Advisory Council and General

Assembly, annual reports to - SB 16 Disease Advisory Council, annual

reports to - SB 16: SFA (1)Rural growth fund tax credit and

program, Department of Revenue to report on - HB 203

Scholarship tax credit - SB 118; HB 205

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, annual report, requirement for - SB 98

Reproductive IssuesAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:










50: HFA (2) to induce abortion, report - SB 50 to induce abortion, reversal, inform -

SB 50: HFA (3)Procreation intentions, establishing - SB

9: HFA (2)Sales and use tax, feminine hygiene

products, exemption of - HB 23

Research and MethodsMedical marijuana, safety and efficacy

standards, advocating for - HCR 5

Retirement and PensionsCasino gaming, allocation in support of - HB

348 gaming, revenue generated by - HB

190County Employees Retirement System,

phase-in to full ARC - HB 384; HB 505

Gaming, allow, funding for - SB 105Gaming tax, funding from - HB 175; HB

175: HCSGender-neutral language, correction -

SB 257JRP, include special Circuit Judge

service by Dist. Judge in definition of "service" - HB 206

Kentucky deferred compensation, automatic

enrollment in optional 401(k) plan for new hires - SB 107

Employees Retirement System, employer contribution rate for quasi-governmental employees - HB 307

Employees Retirement System, option to cease participation by postsecondary institutions - HB 358; HB 358: HCS, HFA (1)

Employees Retirement System, study quasi-govt. employer issues in KERS - HB 358: HFA (2), HFA (3)

permanent pension fund, vapor products tax revenue, deposit - HB 383


Retirement Systems, board elections, electronic ballots - HB 80

Retirement Systems, election to discontinue or not participate for General Assembly service - HB 186; HB 457

Retirement Systems, employer costs for reemployed retirees at university police depts. - HB 381

Retirement Systems, investment contracts subject to Model Procurement Code - HB 230

Retirement Systems, option to put 1% employee cont. for retiree health in 115 trust - HB 80: HFA (2)

Retirement Systems, penalty for failure to file contributions with KRS optional - HB 80: HFA (1)

Retirement Systems, public disclosure of investment contracts - HB 230


Retirement Systems, reemployment, conformity with court decision - SB 158; HB 290

Retirement Systems, synchronizing election of CERS trustees - HB 80

Retirement Systems, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D

felony - HB 230 Retirement Systems, void elected

official retirement if elected to same position in 12 mos. - HB 55

KERS nonhazardous, transferred employees of fire protection and personnel - SB 235

Legislators' Retirement Plan, election to discontinue or not participate for service - HB 186; HB 457

Military, income tax deduction - HB 66Pension income exclusion, retroactively

raise - HB 15; HB 58Public Employees Deferred Compensation

Authority, board membership, include State Treasurer - HB 144

Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, board membership, reduce at-large membership - HB 144

Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, State Treasurer, eliminate as custodian of funds - HB 144


Repeal the provisions of SB 151 (RS 2018), unconstitutional and void - HB 401

School security officers, retiree employed as, employer exempt from contributions - SB 162

Sports wagering, revenue generated by - HB 12

State and local employers and employees,

notification of delinquent retirement contributions - HB 56

retirement systems, LOD payments to a surviving spouse not reduced if remarried - HB 229

State-administered retirement systems, fiduciary and

ethical duties of investment consultants - HB 489

retirement systems, investment contracts subject to Model Procurement Code - HB 126

systems, disclosure of public retirement information and benefits - SB 168


Teachers' Retirement System, disability benefits

for new hires and part-time employees - SB 228

Retirement System, investment managers and consultants of, requirements for - SB 169

Retirement System, modify board trustee composition & nomination process - HB 525: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)



Retirement System, payment of full ARC by employers, requiring - HB 505

Retirement System, reemployment after retirement - SB 228

Retirement System, study on board composition, elections, and requirements - HB 525: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony - HB 126

Retroactive LegislationFelony expungement, reckless homicide

- SB 74Medical imaging technologists,

alternative licensure for - HB 271Pension income exclusion, raise for tax

years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 - HB 15; HB 58

SafetyAbandoned storage tank facilities and




Children and young adults, homelessness, prevention - HB 466


Concealed firearms, safety devices - SB 150:

HFA (21) firearms, training course - SB 150:

HFA (19)Dog or cat in vehicle, removal, civil

immunity - SB 12; HB 36Driving privileges, persons under 18,

suspension for points assessed - SB 95


Farm safety and health, recognize week - HR 13

General aviation airports, inspection and licensure - HB 282



protection for - HB 243: SCSMethamphetamine decontamination, authority of local


government - SB 89: SCSPublic postsecondary school property,

concealed deadly weapons, lifting prohibitions on - HB 194

Radon certifications, registration requirements

- HB 420: HCS, HFA (1) certifications, restration requirements -

HB 420Sexual, domestic, and dating violence,

colleges and universities, comprehensive policy on - HB 438

Sexual harassment and abuse, Department of Education to identify or develop, program on - HB 485

Transportation Cabinet, bicycle helmets, requirement for children under 12 - SB 144; HB 280





- SB 55

SalesAcquisition of water or sewer utilities,



Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition of - HB 183


Resale certificate, services - HB 73Telephone solicitations, caller

identification, prohibited acts - HB 84; HB 84: HCS



Science and TechnologyBroadband and information technology,

Department for Local Government, responsibilities, removal of - HB 287

Secretary of StateAbsentee ballots, in-person and mail-in - HB 372 ballots, in-person and mail-in,



Access to voter registration data, restriction of - SB 34

Candidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB



Change in official duties - SB 34: SCS; HB 114: SCS

Constitutional amendment, General Assembly, age

requirement, persons seeking office, ballot language - HB 127

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, ballot access - HB 448; HB 451; HB 464

amendment, General Assembly, bills considered for final passage, ballot language - SB 87

amendment, General Assembly, budget special session, compensation suspended - HB 19


Copies of application for an Article V

convention, to be sent to certain persons - SJR 102

of application for an Article V, to be sent to certain persons - HJR 87


Early voting, omnibus bill - SB 63; HB 253


Elections, voter registration information, fish and wildlife license or permit applicants - HB 7

Eligibility to vote, primary and party affiliation, new voter registration - HB 325: HCS

Exclusion from ballot of statewide office candidate for failure to file tax returns - HB 81: HFA (1)



deadline for statement-of-candidacy form, changing - HB 114: SCS

deadline for statement-of-candidacy from, changing - HB 114


General Assembly, terms of members, extension of, provide ballot language - SB 38

Gubernatorial line of succession,

abolish, Office of Lieutenant Governor, provide ballot language - SB 75

Mail-in absentee, application request and



Medication-assisted treatment programs, require registration - HB 310

Notaries, criminal background check - SB 109

Notaries public, change of name, issuance of

new certificate - SB 56 public, commissioning of - SB 114; SB

194Precinct election officers, permit certain

minors to serve as - HB 309Preregistration to vote, persons at

minimal age of 16 - HB 7Print and ready ballots, time for, special

election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates - HB 510

Remittance of county clerk fees, candidates for city office, removal of - SB 113

Reorganization of office, Executive Order 2018-01 - HB 408

Same-day voter registration on election day - HB 363






Sewer SystemsAcquisition of water or sewer utilities,




Water infrastructure, task force, wastewater systems, addition of - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

SheriffsCertified law enforcement



Consolidated emergency services district, tax collection for - HB 493

County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement - HB 510

Deputy sheriffs, nonresident, appointment of - HB 337

EMS subscriber fees, collection of, fee for collection - HB 395

Firearms surrender, domestic abuse convictions,


surrender, domestic violence orders, procedures - SB 150: HFA (4), HFA (6); SB 177; HB 462


Impounded vehicles, fees for - SB 103; SB 103: HCS





Procurement, increase small purchase limit - HB 26



Writs of possession, execution of, fees - HB 245

Short Titles and Popular NamesAbandoned and Blighted Property

Conservatorship Act - SB 229Arrow's Law, animal abuse offender

registry - HB 37Arts Education Equity Act - HB 377Ban the Box-The Criminal Record

Employment Discrimination Act - HB 90

Born Alive Infant Protection Act - SB 227

Cannabis Control Act, establishment of - SB 80

Free Market Access for Cannabis Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 - HB 188

Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Act of 2019 - HB 466

Human Life Protection Act - HB 148; HB 148: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)

Jenna Quinn's Law - SB 68Keep Americans Working Act of 2019 -

HB 118Kentucky Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency

Act - SB 204; HB 362 Buy American Act - HB 51 Rural and Opportunity Zone Jobs Act -

HB 203 Taxpayer Fairness Act - HB 487Kentucky's Kids First Act - HB 272Klaire's Law - HB 98Kristen's Law - SB 155Leah Carter Act - HB 375; HB 375:

HCSMedication-Assisted Treatment Program

Licensing Act - HB 310Municipal Electric Authorities Act - HB

252Office of Education Accountability,

guidance counselors, study of - SB 1: SCS

Out-of-Network Balance Billing Transparency Act - SB 24

Responsible Payday Lending Act - SB 43

Save Kentucky Call Center Jobs Act of 2019 - HB 260

School Safety and Resiliency Act - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Shauna's Law - SB 83Taxpayer Funding of Planned

Parenthood and the ACLU Act - SB 9: HFA (1)

The Campus Free Speech Protection Act - SB 117; HB 254

Small BusinessApprenticeship, tax credit - HB 349Balloon releases, beverage straws and

plastic carryout bags, prohibition of - HB 183

Disabled veteran-owned business, certification of - HB 324

Limited liability companies, merger with corporations - HB 453



Tax credits, economic development programs, modifying provisions of - HB 431


Special DistrictsAmbulance districts, emergency medical

services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits - HB 72

Chapter 75 fire, emergency medical services personnel, disabled or killed, tuition benefits - HB 72

Consolidated emergency services district, creation of - HB 493

County consolidation, special taxing districts, creation of - HB 174

Drainage districts, location of city boundaries on map, removal of unused city government forms - HB 339



constituency - HB 13Hepatitis A inoculations for firefighters -

SB 140Investments - HB 69: HCSNonprofit EMS providers and

subscription fees - HB 395Procurement, increase small purchase

limit and amend publication requirement - HB 26


Soil conservation district, removal of reference to villages - HB 339

Special purpose governmental entities, review of fee and tax increases, requiring - SB 25


Volunteer fire departments, state aid to merging departments - HB 13


of, authority of special district - HB 97

fluoridation programs, void implementation of, special district action - SB 37

Special Purpose Governmental Entities

Consolidated emergency services district, for purposes of regulation - HB 493

Kentucky Employees Retirement System, employer contribution rate for quasi-governmental employees - HB 307


Tax and fee increases, review of - SB 25


State AgenciesAdministrative decisions, judicial review of - SB 217 regulations promulgated by state

agencies, legislative committee

procedures for - HB 4Auditor of Public Accounts, employee

qualifications - HB 216Automatic voter registration, automatic

with application at certain designated agencies - HB 364


Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child

dependency, neglect, or abuse, requirement to report - HB 149

for Health and Family Services, ensure sibling visitation - SB 31

for Health and Family Services, gender neutral correction - SB 231

for Health and Family Services, gender-neutral language - SB 189

for Health and Family Services, Guardianship Trust fund, create - HB 479

for Health and Family Services, handgun provision, adoption, new birth certificate - SB 150: HFA (10)

for Health and Family Services, handgun provision, birth certificate - SB 150: HFA (8)

for Health and Family Services, hepatitis A, examine response - SCR 154

for Health and Family Services, home study requirements - SB 180

for Health and Family Services, licensing and certificate of need - SB 182; SB 182: SCS

for Health and Family Services, list of relative or fictive kin, requiring - HB 446; HB 446: HCS

for Health and Family Services, long-term care facilities, inspections - HB 481

for Health and Family Services, operations - SB 181; SB 181: SCS, SFA (1)

for Health and Family Services, removal from data requirements - HB 140: HFA (1)

for Health and Family Services, technical correction - HB 443

for Health and Family Services, technnical correction - HB 442

for Health and Family Services, training, strangulation - HB 400

of Economic Development, trade secrets and confidential information - HB 387; HB 387: HCS

Cell phone towers and other communication infrastructure, location on state lands - HCR 7

Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards

and Education board, members, reducing numbers - SB 235

on Human Rights, proposed member's political affiliation - HB 318

Commissioner of Department of Financial Institutions, ordinary and emergency power, establishment of - HB 285; HB 285: HCS, SCS

Commonwealth Office of Technology, use of resident technology services or products - SB 252



Council for Community Education, 3 nominees submitted to governor to fill vacancy, process - HB 351

County consolidation, Department for Local Government, assistance from - HB 174

Database of billed health care services charges,

commissioner of insurance - HB 138 of billed health care services charges,

Insurance Commissioner, establishing - SB 24

Department for Local Government, occupational

license tax collection, study of - SJR 23

for Local Government, partnership with Area Development Districts, study of - HB 476: HFA (1)

for Local Government, responsibilities relating to broadband development, removal of - HB 287

for Medicaid Services, utilization review, prohibited use by - HB 121; HB 449

heads, administrative control, making language gender equivalent - HB 325

heads, administrative departments, rules for, gender-equivalent language - HB 326

of Charitable Gaming, reorganization of - HB 410

of Corrections, prisoner population database, report to LRC - HB 6

of Criminal Justice Training, KLEFP fund, disbursements to certified telecommunicators - HB 79

of Education, child abuse instructional resources, development of - SB 68

of Education, commissioner, appointment of local board vacancies - HB 22

of Education, commissioner or designee, nominees for Council for Community Education - HB 351

of Education, develop guidelines for instruction on fishing, trapping, firearm safety - SB 242

of Education, informational materials on risks and harms of sexually explicit content - HB 423

of Education, literacy coaching program, establishment of - HB 272

of Education, physical activity for children, reporting of - HB 88

of Education, reading and math diagnostic assessments, approved lists of - HB 272

of Education, reading and math teaching academies and coaching models, requirements for - HB 272

of Education, reading and math universal screeners, approved lists of - HB 272

of Financial Institutions, commissioner, enforcement by - HB 452

of Financial Institutions, gender-neutral language, inclusion of - HB 283

of Housing, Buildings and Construction, reorganization - SB 235

of Insurance, Commissioner, supervisory authority of - HB 220

of Insurance, executive director, removal of reference to - HB 284

of Insurance, insurance innovations, no-action letters, issuance of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS

of Insurance, reports to legislature, require submission of - HB 386; HB 386: HCS

of Revenue, scholarship tax credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205

Early voting, application form, signature roster - HB 253

Economic development report, plans regarding expansion and attraction of businesses - HB 346; HB 346: HCS

Education and Workforce Development Cabinet,

Eligible Training Provider List - HCR 155

Professional Standards Board, revision

of - SB 116Executive agency decision, definition, revise - SB

6: SCS agency lobbying activity, definition,

revise - SB 6: SCS agency lobbyist compensation,

contingent contract award, prohibiting - SB 6

agency lobbyist compensation, disclosing - SB 6; SB 6: SCS

agency lobbyist employer, contingency contracts, state business, suspend - SB 6: SCS

Branch Ethics Commission, definitions of officer and public servant - HB 81




Farmer Small Business Tax Credit - SB 246:

HCS suicide prevention, approaches to

problem, addressing - HCR 62 suicide prevention, focus attention on

problem - HR 184Finance and Administration Cabinet, boycotting


and Administration Cabinet, Capitol Annex, accessible parking spaces, designation of - SJR 111

and Administration Cabinet, personal service RFPs and contracts, approval of - SB 41: SCS

and Administration Cabinet, sales of surplus property on behalf of counties - HB 335

and Administration Cabinet, secretary of, senate confirmation of - SB 41: SCS

and Administration, legal contingency contracts, authority to settle legal matter - SB 41; SB 41: SCS

and Administration, promulgate regulation for notification and use procedures - SB 252


Fire Commission, hepatitis A inoculations,

paid and volunteer firefighters, provision of - HB 13: HFA (1)

Commission, volunteer fire department aid relating to merging departments - HB 13

protection personnel, moving certain - SB 235

Fish and Wildlife Resources, license or permit applicants, voter registration information - HB 7

Geographic Information Advisory Council, increase the number of members - HB 177: SFA (1)


Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, abolishment of - SB 88

Handgun supplied to licensee, professional licenses - SB 150: HFA (13)

Health and Family Services, palliative care, council and program, establishing - SB 65; SB 65: SCS

Honor and Remember Flag, emblem of remembrance, designation of - HB 406

Horse Racing Commission, reorganization of - HB 410

Interview preference, military service

members, veterans and spouses, creation of - HB 338; HB 338: SCS

Kentucky Board of Education, hearing officers,

randon selection of - HB 490: HFA (1)

Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures - HB 490

Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, promulgation of administrative regulations - HB 435



Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, renaming of - HB 140; HB 140: HCS

Communications Network Authority, KentuckyWired contracts - HB 9

Community Education Association, nominees for Council for Community Education - HB 351

deferred compensation, automatic enrollment in optional 401(k) plan for new hires - SB 107

Department of Education, arts instruction, provide resources and guidance for - HB 377

Department of Education, arts instruction, report on - HB 377

Department of Education, child abuse prevention, instructional materials for schools - SJR 38

Department of Education, graduation assessment requirement, report on - SB 175

Department of Education, growth calculation, report on - SB 175: SCS

Department of Education, recommended racial trauma trainings, establish list of - HB 405

Department of Revenue, Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening fund designation, requirements of - SB 66

Economic Development Finance Authority, economic development fund - SB 246

Gaming Commission, creation of - HB 410

Higher Education Assistance Authority, Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, administration of - SB 98


Office of Homeland Security, creation of public event ranking system, committee for - HB 393

Retirement System, option to cease participation in KERS by postsecondary institutions - HB 358; HB 358: HCS, HFA (1)

Retirement System, study quasi-govt. employer issues in KERS - HB 358: HFA (2), HFA (3)


Retirement Systems, board elections, electronic ballots - HB 80

Retirement Systems, CERS phase-in - HB 384

Retirement Systems, employer costs for reemployed retirees at university police depts. - HB 381

Retirement Systems, option to put 1% employee cont. for retiree health in 115 trust - HB 80: HFA (2)


Retirement Systems, synchronizing election of CERS trustees - HB 80

Retirement Systems, void elected official retirement if elected to same position in 12 mos. - HB 55

State Police, accident reports, required redaction by - HB 151; HB 151: HCS, SCS


Legislative Ethics Commission, sexual harassment, complaint procedures - HB 83

Lottery, reorganization of - HB 410Medication-assisted treatment, establish

licensure - HB 310Network adequacy of health benefit

plans, Insurance Commissioner, requiring review of - SB 24

Omnibus administrative revision relating to numerous occupational boards - HB 178

Palliative care, controlled substance prescribing exemption, establishing - SB 65: HCS

Personnel Board, allow member to seek paid

partisan public office - HB 137 Board, gender-neutral language - SB

233; HB 360 Cabinet, secretary's powers, gender-

neutral language - HB 359Public Employees Deferred Compensation

Authority, board membership, include State Treasurer - HB 144

Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, board membership, reduce at-large membership - HB 144

records, add definitions - HB 387: HFA (1)

works projects, guidelines for awarding contracts - HB 135; HB 135: HCS


Registry, campaign contributions from a

legislative agent, when permitted - SB 138

campaign finance reports, delinquent filer publication, not timely or electronically filed - SB 4: SFA (1)

contributing organizations, campaign finance manual, publication requirement - SB 4

electronic filing of campaign finance reports, requirement, begins with 2020 primary - SB 4: SFA (1)

Registry of Election Finance, candidate for

Governor, federal tax filing required - SB 60: HFA (1); HB 387: HFA (6); HB 525: HFA (5), HFA (7)

of Election Finance, electronic filing, delinquent filer, publication - SB 4

of Election Finance, filing exemptions, change in spending intent, candidates and entities - SB 4

Religious organizations, protections for - HB 160

Retirement and pensions, notification of delinquent

retirement contributions - HB 56 and pensions, penalty for failure to file

contributions with KRS optional - HB 80: HFA (1)

Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance, Workers' Claims Department, information - HB 53

Secretary of State's office, reorganization, Executive Order 2018-01 - HB 408

State Board of Elections, deadline for certain

candidate filings, changes to - SB

60; SB 60: SCS Board of Elections, extend voting rights

to 16- and 17-year-olds, school and local elections - SB 48

Board of Elections, filing deadline for statement-of-candidacy form, changing - HB 114; HB 114: SCS

Board of Elections, preregistration of persons 16 years of age, election information, Spanish - HB 7

Board of Elections, recount and contest proceedings, duties of - HB 522; HB 522: HCS

Board of Elections, same-day voter registration on election day, reports received - HB 363

Board of Elections, voter registration information, fish and wildlife license, public library - HB 7

Police, Angel Initiative Programs, personnel matters - HB 223

Police, firearm registration and sales, administrative regulations - HB 76

retirement systems, LOD payments to a surviving spouse not reduced if remarried - HB 229

State-Adm. Retirement Systems, funding provisions - HB 505

State-administered retirement systems, fiduciary and ethical duties of investment consultants - HB 489

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 268: HCS; HB 499

Statements of financial disclosure, filing deadline,

revise - SB 6: SCS of financial disclosure, past employers,

report - SB 6: SCS of financial disclosure, relatives,

business partners, lobbyists, report - SB 6: SCS

of financial disclosure, retainer, remove - SB 6: SCS

Submission of budget recommendations, Transportation Cabinet - SB 221

Sunset provisions, administrative regulations, technical changes excluded from - SB 213

Task force, gender issues, creating - HCR 127

Teachers' Retirement System, modify board

trustee composition & nomination process - HB 525: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)




Transportation Cabinet, Department of Aviation

licensing of general aviation airports - HB 282

Cabinet, donations to state in aid of construction or maintenance of roads - SB 258; HB 520

Cabinet, extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system - HB 352

Cabinet, Highway Construction Contingency Account, status reports to the LRC - SB 160; SB 160: HCS

Cabinet, Office of Intermodal and Freight Rail Advocacy, urge establishment of - HCR 148

Cabinet, operator's licenses, early renewal for citizens traveling abroad - HB 32

Unclassified employees, hiring by contract - SB 120


State EmployeesAppeals process for drugfree


Auditor of Public Accounts, staff qualifications - HB 216



Commissioner of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, responsibilities for - SB 235

Confidentiality statement, require of Inspector General employees - HB 210


Health plan, infertility treatment, required coverage for - HB 87

Inspectors and surveyors, long-term care facilities - HB 481

Kentucky deferred compensation, automatic

enrollment in optional 401(k) plan for new hires - SB 107


Organization, authority to associate, organize, and strike - HB 261

Pensions, repeal the provisions of SB 151 (RS 2018), unconstitutional and void - HB 401

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, requiring coverage for - HB 361

Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, State Treasurer, eliminate as custodian of funds - HB 144

Retirement and pensions, disclosure of public

retirement information and benefits - SB 168

and pensions, notification of delinquent retirement contributions - HB 56

Salaries above cap, hiring by contract - SB 120

School employees, job eligibility, background check requirements - SB 15

State employee health plan, pharmacy


employee health plan, restrict pharmacy benefit manager practices for - SB 139

State/Executive Branch Budget, amendment of - HB 499

Task force, gender issues, creating - HCR 127


State Symbols and EmblemsCoal, official rock of Kentucky, name and

designate - HB 427Garrard County, Tobacco Cutting

Contest, official, designation as - HJR 37: HFA (1); HB 295

Hemp, designating Clark County as capital of - SJR 115

Honor and Remember Flag, designation of -

HJR 120 and Remember Flag, emblem of


Kentucky

agate, official mineral of Kentucky, name and designate - HB 427


Sweet sorghum molasses, naming and designating as official syrup of Kentucky - HB 413

StatutesEmergency legislation, defintion of - HB

432Kentucky Revised Statutes, technical

corrections - HB 366Medical Review Panel Act, repealing -

HB 429

Studies DirectedAlzheimer's and Dementia Workforce


Area development districts, Interim Joint

Committee on Local Government to study - HB 476

development districts, LRC task force study of - HB 476: HCS

Development Districts, LRC task force to evaluate the Department for Local Government - HB 476: HFA (1)


Community paramedicine, Program Review and Investigations Committee - SCR 5

Department for Medicaid Services, study KEHP diabetes programs - SJR 7; SJR 7: SCS



Kentucky Community and Technical College System, study of - SCR 100

Light rail system, study of - HCR 132Medicinal Marijuana Task Force,

creating - HCR 121; HCR 121: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)



Office of Education Accountability, guidance counselors, study of - SB 1; HB 1; SB 1: SCS

Public Pension Oversight Board, study on TRS board composition, elections, and requirements - HB 525: HFA (3), HFA (4)


Teachers' Retirement System, study on board composition, elections, and requirements - HB 525: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Vocational teacher uniform rank system, Education Professional Standards Board - SCR 149

Substance AbuseAlternative treatments, chronic pain -

HB 425Angel Initiative Program, eligibility,

expansion of - HB 223Drug treatment programs, eligibility - HB

223: HCSElectronic prescriptions, controlled

substances, require - HB 342; HB 342: HFA (1)

Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and enforcement fund, direct litigation

revenues - HB 44Medication-assisted treatment, establish

licensure - HB 310Medicinal marijuana program, establish -

HB 136; HB 136: HCS, HFA (1); SB 170



Treatment programs, update terminology - HB 513; HB 513: HFA (1)

Surface MiningClothing with reflective material, mine

sites, requiring - HB 33

Task Forces, Executive BranchEnergy and Environment Cabinet, task

force of water infrastructure stakeholders, creating - HJR 71

Task Forces, Legislative BranchAlzheimer's and Dementia Workforce



Gender issues in state government, creating - HCR 127

Medicinal Marijuana Task Force, creating - HCR 121; HCR 121: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)



Water infrastructure task force, wastewater systems, membership - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

TaxationAbandoned and blighted properties,


Airport noise mitigation, income tax credit for - HB 122

Alcohol, small farm winery, clarification of exemption for - HB 354; HB 354: CCR


Bank franchise tax, scholarship tax credit, creation - SB 118; HB 205

Cannabis cultivation facility, excise tax, imposition

of - SB 80 sales, excise tax on - HB 188Casinos, admissions tax on - HB 190 gaming tax on - HB 190Cities, fees on occupations, etc., remove

restrictions on city size for levying on percentage basis - HB 339

City, occupational, definition of, removal - HB 339


Consolidated emergency services district, taxes allowed - HB 493

Counties, occupational license taxes - HB 414

Earn and learn tax credit, creating - HB 391


Fire districts, alternative tax structure - HB 13

Fuel tax revenue sharing, modified

distribution ratios - HB 517 taxes, average wholesale price

definition and supplemental user fee, adjustments to - HB 517

Growth fund program, definition of rural county

- HB 203: HFA (1) fund tax credit, establishment of - HB

203Heavy equipment company definition - HB

354: HFA (1) equipment company, definition - HB

354: HFA (4)Highly skilled employee tax credit,

creation of - HB 333Income tax, certified rehabilitation tax credit

cap, expansion of - HB 456 tax credits, economic development


tax, voluntary environmental remediation tax credit, expansion - HB 276

Individual and corporate income tax, tax rates -

HB 487 income; medical expenses, deduction

for - HB 354: SFA (1) income, Pension income exclusion -

HB 354: SFA (2) income tax, earned income tax credit,

establishment - SB 241 income tax, home modification credit -

HB 407 income tax, Kentucky Colon Cancer

Screening fund designation, creation of - SB 66

income tax, Kentucky YMCA Youth Assembly program designation, creation of - HB 62

income tax, STABLE Kentucky account, deduction for - HB 99

Insurance premiums surtax, Law Enforcement

Foundation Program fund - SB 123 premiums tax, growth fund tax credit,

establishment of - HB 203KBI program, minimum weekly wage,

requirement for - HB 52Kentucky affordable housing tax credit for income

taxes, creation of - HB 488 affordable housing tax credit for

insurance taxes, creation of - HB 488


Mileage-based vehicle fee, Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force, development of - HCR 54

Military pensions, income tax deduction - HB 66

Natural resources severance tax, eliminate

transportation deduction - HB 173 resources severance tax, processing of

limestone, loading or unloading - HB 421


Pari-mutuel tax, Kentucky equine education trust account, allocation of - SB 81


Property, charitable organization, leasehold

interest, exemption of - HB 28 off-road vehicles, local tax exemption -

HB 501Property

tax, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, proposed constitutional amendment - HB 347

tax, local government entities, public library funding, creation - HB 477

tax, property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies, exemption of - HB 187


tax, urban-county and consolidated local governments, petition process, revision - HB 49: HFA (1), SFA (1)

taxes, recall and election process, procedural adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

Renewable chemical production tax credit, creation of - HB 422


Roll call vote, requirement for - HB 20Rural hospital organization donation tax

credit - HB 494Sales and use, extended warranty services,

exemption of - HB 161 and use, nonprofit organizations, sale

of admissions, exemption of - HB 27; HB 28

and use tax, baby products and diapers, exemption of - HB 24

and use tax, certain pet spay, neuter, vaccination, and adoption fees, exemption - HB 78

and use tax, charitable fundraising and admissions, exemption - SB 59

and use tax, construction contractor, exemption - SB 147

and use tax, diapers, exemption of - HB 124

and use tax, feminine hygiene products, exemption of - HB 23

and use tax, sales of tangible personal property and digital property, exempt - HB 354: HFA (2), HFA (3)

and use tax, services, resale certificate - HB 73

and use tax, technical correction - SB 199; HB 336

tax, admissions definition - HB 29Scholarship tax credit, creation - SB

118; HB 205School district merger, tax levy plan for -

HB 460Severance tax, transportation expense

deduction, elimination of - HB 152Special purpose governmental entities,

review of fee and ad valorem tax increases, requiring - SB 25

Sports wagering, excise tax on - SB 23Tax Expenditure Oversight Board,

establishment of - HB 292 expenditures - HB 402 reform, technical corrections related to

2018 - HB 354Taxable activity, marijuana possession,

personal use quantity exemption - SB 82; HB 265

Technical correction - SB 253; HB 286; HB

458; HB 459 corrections - HB 354: SCSVapor products - HB 383Voluntary relocation credit for teachers,

establishment of - SB 156Volunteers, income tax credit for - HB

263Wagering, taxation on - HB 175; HB

175: HCS

Taxation, Income--CorporateAirport noise mitigation, income tax

credit for - HB 122Certified rehabilitation tax credit cap,

expansion of - HB 456Combined reporting requirements,

modification of - HB 354: CCREarn and learn tax credit, creating - HB

391Family resource and youth services

centers, authorize donations to - HB 21

Internal Revenue Code, update of reference to

- HB 354: SCS Revenue Code, update reference to -

HB 354KBI program, minimum weekly wage,

requirement for - HB 52Kentucky affordable housing tax credit,

creation of - HB 488Recycling tax credit, modification of -

HB 354: CCRRenewable chemical production tax

credit, creation of - HB 422Rural hospital organization donation tax

credit - HB 494Scholarship tax credit, creation - SB

118; HB 205Tax credit, small business with an

apprenticeship program - HB 349 credits, economic development


Expenditure Oversight Board, establishment of - HB 292

expenditures - HB 402 rates - HB 487Voluntary environmental remediation tax

credit, expansion - HB 276

Taxation, Income--IndividualAirport noise mitigation, income tax

credit for - HB 122Certified rehabilitation tax credit cap,

expansion of - HB 456Earn and learn tax credit, creating - HB

391Earned income tax credit, establishment

- SB 241Family resource and youth services

centers, authorize donations to - HB 21

Highly skilled employee tax credit, creation of - HB 333

Home modification credit - HB 407Internal Revenue Code, update

reference to - HB 354Itemized deductions, wagering losses

allowed for - HB 354: SCSKBI program, minimum weekly wage,

requirement for - HB 52Kentucky affordable housing tax credit, creation

of - HB 488 Colon Cancer Screening Program fund

designation, creation of - SB 66 YMCA Youth Assembly program

designation, creation of - HB 62Medical expenses, deduction for - HB

354: SFA (1)Military pensions, income tax deduction -

HB 66Pension income exclusion - HB 354: SFA (2) income exclusion, retroactively raise -

HB 15; HB 58Renewable chemical production tax

credit, creation of - HB 422Rural hospital organization donation tax

credit - HB 494Scholarship tax credit, creation - SB

118; HB 205STABLE Kentucky account, deduction

for - HB 99

Tax credit, small business with an

apprenticeship program - HB 349 credits, economic development


Expenditure Oversight Board, establishment of - HB 292

expenditures - HB 402 rates - HB 487Technical correction - HB 286; HB 458Voluntary environmental remediation tax credit,

expansion - HB 276 relocation credit for teachers,

establishment of - SB 156Volunteers, income tax credit for - HB

263

Taxation, Inheritance and EstateTax Expenditure Oversight Board,

establishment of - HB 292

Taxation, PropertyAbandoned urban property, methamphetamine

contamination notice, higher rate after 1 year - SB 89

urban property, methamphetamine contamination notice, higher rate after 90 days - SB 89: SCS

Charitable organization, leasehold interest, exemption of - HB 28

Consolidated emergency services district, levy of - HB 493

Disabled veterans, homestead exemption, proposed constitutional amendment - HB 347

Fire districts, alternative tax structure - HB 13

Heavy equipment company definition - HB

354: HFA (1) equipment company, definition - HB

354: HFA (4) equipment rentals - HB 354; HB 354:

CCRHomestead exemption, surviving

unremarried spouse of totally disabled veterans, eligibility - HB 228

Local government, public library funding, creation - HB 477

Nonprofit EMS providers, placement of subscriber fees on tax bills - HB 395

Off-road vehicles, local tax exemption - HB 501

Property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies, exemption of - HB 187

Protest period, extension of - HB 354Recall and election process, procedural

adjustment - SB 26; HB 49; HB 49: HCS

School district merger, general tax rate for - HB 460

Tax Expenditure Oversight Board,

establishment of - HB 292 expenditures - HB 402 rate levy, petition process, revision -

HB 49: SFA (2) rate levy, urban-county and

consolidated local governments, petition process, revision - HB 49: HFA (1), SFA (1)

Veteran service organization, exemption of - HB 153

Taxation, Sales and UseAdmissions, clarification of - HB 354 definition - HB 354: CCR nonprofit exemption of - HB 354: SCS

Baby products and diapers, exemption of - HB 24

Cannabis and cannabis products, deposition of - SB 80

Certain pet spay, neuter, vaccination, and adoption fees, exemption - HB 78

Charitable fundraising and admissions, exemption - SB 59

Construction contractor, exemption - SB 147

Diapers, exemption of - HB 124Energy and energy producing fuels,

clarification of - HB 354; HB 354: CCR

Extended warranty services, partial exemption of - HB 161

Feminine hygiene products, exemption of - HB 23

Fishing tournaments and boat ramp fees, exempting - HB 29

Information and training related to collection of, related to local tourism commission taxes - SB 119

Marketplace provider - HB 354: SCS provider, require collection and

remittance by - HB 354Nonprofit organizations, sale of

admissions, exemption of - HB 27; HB 28

Nonprofits, fundraising sales, exemption - HB 354: CCR

Off-road vehicles, taxation of - HB 480Private vehicle rental transactions,

require collection of usage tax - HB 321

Resale certificate, acceptance of - HB 354:

SCS certificate, services - HB 73Sales of tangible personal property and

digital property, exempt - HB 354: HFA (2), HFA (3)

Services, de minimis sales volume - HB 354: SCS


establishment of - HB 292 expenditures - HB 402Technical correction - SB 199; HB 336;

HB 459

Taxation, SeveranceCoal severance receipts, distribution of -

HB 198Natural resource severance tax, eliminate

transportation deduction - HB 173 resources severance tax, credit for

taxes paid to another state - HB 421 resources severance tax, processing of

limestone, loading or unloading - HB 421


establishment of - HB 292 expenditures - HB 402Transportation expense deduction,

elimination of - HB 152

TeachersArts instruction, requiring schools to offer

- HB 377Background checks, clear CA/N check,

requirement for - SB 15Certification requirements, early childhood

education, reading and math teacher preparation tests - HB 272

requirements, elementary education, reading and math teacher preparation tests - HB 272

Charter school statutes, repeal - HB 17

school statutes, repealing - HB 14Child abuse and child sexual abuse

instruction, requirement for - SB 68Continuing service contracts, prohibiting for certain

administrative positions - SB 250 service contracts, prohibiting for

district-level administrative positions - SB 250: SCS

Contract termination, written statement required - SB 8: SFA (1)

Day of prayer for students, designation of - HB 166

Dyslexia, teacher preparation programs to include training on - HB 8

Education Professional Standards Board, revision of - SB 116

Educators Employment Liability Insurance

Program, additional causes covered - HB 508: HFA (1), HFA (2)



Leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law - SB 8

National Board Certified Teachers of Kentucky, honoring - HR 115

Nonteaching time, activities permitted - HB 426

Pension, repeal the provisions of SB 151 (RS 2018), unconstitutional and void - HB 401

Physical activity of children, increasing - HB 88

Position eligibility, relatives of principal or superintendent - SB 15

Racial trauma training, require - HB 405

School council, number serving on - SB 3 council, transfer while serving,

permitting - SB 3 principal, selection of - SB 3 safety for, improving - SB 1; HB 1; SB

1: SCSSexual harassment and abuse, local

board of education, policy on - HB 485

Statewide student assessments, teachers of students who opt out, no punitive action against - HB 331

Sunscreen, application of, local board policy - HB 262

Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill -

SB 228 Retirement System, investment

managers and consultants of, requirements for - SB 169

Retirement System, modify board trustee composition & nomination process - HB 525: HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2)



Training, on any reading or math diagnostic assessment adopted by a local board, requirements for - HB 272

Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role

in - SB 8 decisions, sanctions allowed - SB 8:

HFA (1); HB 490: HFA (2)Vocational teacher uniform rank system,

study of - SCR 149Voluntary relocation credit for teachers,

establishment of - SB 156

Technical CorrectionsAbsentee ballots, in person and mail-in -

SB 251BR 1567 - HB 336Branch budget recommendations - HB

269Budget forms, timeframe for submission

- HB 270Cabinet for Health and Family Services, gender

neutral language - HB 443 for Health and Family Services,

gender-neutral language - HB 442Cities, civil service - HB 339Date reference, removal of - SB 73Elections - SB 34: SCS; HB 325: HFA

(1); HB 363; HB 510Gender-neutral language, correction - SB 185; SB

186; SB 189; SB 257 language, corrections - SB 191 language, insert - SB 122 language, inserting - SB 173; SB 174;

SB 176; SB 193; SB 197; SB 216; HB 518; HB 519; HB 523

language, pronoun addition - SB 126; SB 127

Guardian ad litems, technical correction - SB 205

HB 114 - HB 114: SCS 285 - HB 285: SCS 341 - HB 341: SCS 358 - HB 358: HFA (1) 396/SCS 1 - HB 396: SCS 5 HCS - HB 5: HCS 84 - HB 84: SFA (1)Health officers, gender neutral correction

- SB 231Kentucky Revised Statutes - HB 366Local government, gender-neutral

language, inclusion of - HB 514; HB 515

Make technical corrections - SB 4Personnel Board, gender-neutral language - SB

233; HB 360 Cabinet, secretary's powers, gender-

neutral language - HB 359Practitioners, gender-neutral language -

SB 187Reference to city forms of government - HB 339 to formerly repealed statutes - HB 339Sales and use tax - SB 199SB 153 - SB 153: SFA (1) 153/HCS 1 - SB 153: HCS, HCS 182 - SB 182: SCS 54 - SB 54: HCS, SCS 84 - SB 84: HCS, HFA (1), SCS, SFA

(3) 99/SCS 1 - SB 99: SFA (1)Seat belt law, correction for gender-

neutral references - SB 223; SB 226; HB 416; HB 417; HB 516

SJR 44/HCS 1 - SJR 44: HCSStructure of branch budget bills - SB

222Taxation, individual tax return,

designation of party - HB 286United States Department of Agriculture,

offices within, update references to - SB 124

TechnologyBlockchain technology, study of by

Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet, urging - HR 171

Broadband and information technology, Department for Local Government, responsibilities of, removal - HB 287

Contracts, use of Kentucky residents by

COT and other state agencies - SB 252




Property used in the deployment of advanced broadband technologies, property tax exemption - HB 187


TelecommunicationsBroadband and information technology,

Department for Local Government, responsibilities of, removal - HB 287

Call center relocations to a foreign country,

notice to Labor Cabinet - HB 260 location information, wireless


Caller identification, advocate for changes in federal law - HR 109






Definition of telephone utility, changes to - SB 256; SB 256: SCS

Exempt providers from penalties - HB 84: SFA (1)

Extended warranty services, exemption from sales and use tax - HB 161





providers, reimbursement eligibility, Kentucky universal service fund - SB 141: HFA (2)



Telephone solicitations, prohibited acts - HB 84; HB 84: HCS



Television and RadioMilitary service member, due to

relocation, exemption from termination or suspension fees for - HB 316


Title Amendments

Changed title to "AN ACT relating to smoking and vaping - SB 218: SFA (2)

HB 108 - HB 108: HCA (1) 11 - HB 11: HFA (7) 114, elections - HB 114: SCA (1) 156 - HB 156: HCA (1) 158 - HB 158: HCA (1) 166/GA - HB 166: SFA (2) 215 - HB 215: HCA (1) 268 - HB 268: HCA (1) 270 - HB 270: HCA (1) 319 - HB 319: SFA (1) 325 - HB 325: HCA (1) 387 - HB 387: HCA (1), HFA (7) 468 - HB 468: HCA (1) 525 - HB 525: HFA (6), HFA (8) 61 - HB 61: HCA (1) 81 - HB 81: HFA (4)HB218 - HB 218: HFA (2)HCR 56 - HCR 56: HCA (1)HJR 37 - HJR 37: HFA (2)SB 1 - SB 1: HCA (1) 126 - SB 126: SCA (1) 132 - SB 132: SFA (1) 141/GA - SB 141: HFA (3) 150 - SB 150: HFA (5) 18 - SB 18: SFA (2) 182 - SB 182: SCA (1) 205 - SB 205: SCA (1) 22 GA - SB 22: HFA (3) 28 - SB 28: SCA (1) 34 - SB 34: SCA (1) 41 - SB 41: SCA (1) 50 - SB 50: HCA (1), HFA (1) 50/GA - SB 50: HFA (4) 6 - SB 6: SCA (1) 7 - SB 7: SCA (1)SCR 81 - SCR 81: SCA (1)SJR 44 - SJR 44: SCA (1)

TobaccoAgricultural Development Board,

Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation, reorganization of - SB 88

Garrard County Tobacco Cutting Contest, recognize - HR 193

Protection of children from, marketing practices of e-cigarette manufacturers - SCR 143




Tobacco products tax, vapor products - HB 383


Use in schools and on school property,


in schools and on school property, prohibition - HB 11; HB 11: HFA (1), HFA (2), HFA (5); SB 27

TourismCervid, meat processing, deer - HB 267: HFA


267: HFA (3), HFA (4), HFA (6)Conservation officers, authority - HB

274: HCSKentucky Mountain Regional


License, cervid meat processor - HB 267 cervid meat processor, fee not


License of meat processing of cervid meat - HB 267: HCS

Littering, education, prevention - SB 236

Off-road vehicles, taxation of - HB 480Operation of a motorboat or vessel

under the influence - HB 248Renfro Valley Entertainment Center,

honoring - HR 192Restaurant tax, portion to be used for


State park lodging, tourist attractions, qualifying projects, economic impact - HB 278



Tourist and convention commissions,

residency requirements of certain appointees - SB 94

commission, requirement for training for collection of taxes - SB 119

Trade Practices and RetailingAdvertising for legal services, regulate -

HB 225Assault weapon, under 21, banning sale

to or ownership of - HB 463Balloon releases, beverage straws and

plastic carryout bags, prohibition of - HB 183




Restrict marketing practices, United States Food and Drug Administration - SCR 143

State contracts, boycotting free trade jurisdictions, prohibition against - SB 143; HB 195

Traffic SafetyAutomatic speed enforcement device,




Floyd County highway project, urge Transportation Cabinet to resume construction of - HR 160


Headphones, use of while operating a motor vehicle, prohibition - HB 303

Highway work zones, double fines for traffic



highways - HB 279Lane designations, allow on interstates



National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, recognizing April as - HR 189

Passing a school bus, increasing fines for - HB 371



Speed limit, 70 mph on Bert T. Combs

Mountain Parkway Extension - HB 266





Work zones, definition - HB 244: HFA (1)

TransportationAll-terrain vehicle, highway operation of,

allowing - HB 34Automatic speed enforcement device,



Branch budget recommendations, technical correction - HB 269

City grants of rights of way - HB 339Commercial driver's license, human

trafficking identification training and wallet card - HB 162


Damaging or removing highway work zone signs, increased penalties for - HB 244

Driver training school, interactions with law enforcement, course of instruction to include - HB 63



Electric low-speed scooters, allow use on roadways - HB 258; HB 258: SCS

Electronic billboards, advertising of, on-premise and off-premise products or activities, allowing - HB 10

Extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system, establishment - HB 352

Floyd County highway project, urge Transportation Cabinet to resume construction of - HR 160


Henderson, Robert Lewis, memorial road naming, Warren County - SJR 42

Highway Construction Contingency Account,

status reports to the LRC - SB 160; SB 160: HCS

funding, omnibus revisions - HB 517 work zones, double fines for traffic



highways - HB 279Kentucky Cattlemen's Association special license

plate, establishment of - HB 294 Colon Cancer Prevention special

license plate, creation of - SB 66 Golden Alert System, creation of - HB

150; HB 150: SCS

Lane designations, allow on interstates and parkways, for vehicles greater than 44,000 pounds - HB 255


Light rail system, study of - HCR 132Limited access highways, reference to

villages, removal of - HB 339Littering, fines - SB 236Mayes, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road

naming, Allen County, Ky. Route 98 - HJR 110

Mays, Barbara Gibbs, memorial road naming, Allen County, Ky. Route 98 - HJR 116


Mileage-based vehicle fee, Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force, development of - HCR 54

Motor carriers, city enforcement of laws,

removal of references to city marshals and towns - HB 339

scooters, allow use on roadways - HB 258

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, recognizing April as - HR 189


Office of Intermodal and Freight Rail Advocacy, urge establishment of - HCR 148

Operator's license, handgun provision - SB 150:

HFA (12) license testing, interactions with law



license, vision testing upon renewal - HB 441



Passing a school bus, increasing fines for - HB 371

Perry, Jr., Roman, memorial bridge designation, Kentucky Route 100 - HJR 112


Private airports, Airport Zoning Commission,

jurisdiction over - HB 282: HCS vehicle rentals, procedures and

regulations for - HB 321Railroad crossings, process to close -

HB 412Required coverage of nonemergency

services, Medicaid - SB 78; HB 461Roads, donations to state in aid of

construction or maintenance of - SB 258; HB 520



Special license plates, contributions for - HB

341 license plates, minimum number of

registrations to maintain - HB 341 license plates, production costs - HB

341 military license plate, clarify eligibility


for - HB 497Speed

limit, 70 mph on Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway Extension - HB 266


State traffic school, interactions with law

enforcement, course of instruction to include - SB 154

traffic school, interactions with law enforcement, course of instruction to include - HB 63

Streetcars, city regulation of - HB 339Submission of budget recommendations,

Transportation Cabinet - SB 221Technical corrections in various sections of KRS

Chapters 186, 186A, 189, 281, and 281A - HB 417

corrections, various sections of KRS Chapters 186, 186A, 189, 281, and 281A - HB 416

Thacker, Brandon, Memorial overpass designation, Lyon County - HJR 49

Train crews, two-person requirement, penalties for violation - HB 111






Various sections of Chapters 186, 186A, 189,

281, and 281A, technical corrections - SB 223; SB 226

sections of KRS Chapters 186, 186A, 189, 281, and 281A, technical corrections - HB 516

Veterans designation on operator's license, proof required for - HB 497

Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, designation as I 69 spur, encouraging - HCR 140

Work zones, definition - HB 244: HFA (1)

TreasurerCandidate for, requirement to file tax returns - HB






Individual income tax, STABLE Kentucky account, deduction for - HB 99

Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, duties of Treasurer - HB 144

Roles and responsibilities, establishment of - HB 139; HB 139: HCS; HB 170; HB 204


Unclaimed property trust fund, establishment of - HB 215; HB 215: HCS

Unemployment Compensation26 weeks from 20 weeks - HB 317:

HFA (2)Construction industry, misclassification

of employees - HB 53Incentives for employees who become

reemployed in first 15 weeks - HB 317: HFA (2)

Trigger points of the trust fund balance as related to the weekly benefit rate - HB 317: HFA (5)

Weekly benefit rate, increase for each

dependent of worker - HB 317: HFA (3)

benefit rate, method of calculation - HB 317: HFA (4)

benefits - SB 171; HB 317 benefits, number of payments - HB

317: HFA (1)

Unified Local GovernmentsAudits of county officers, findings of


Authorities of relating to constituent cities - HB 339





Uniform LawsUniform Electronic Transactions Act, application

to property tax rate recall petition signatures - SB 26

Electronic Transactions Act, property tax rate recall petition signatures, allowance of - HB 49; HB 49: HCS

United StatesAmendments to, constitutional convention on

restraining federal government, call for - SJR 102

to, constitutional convention restraining federal government, call for - HJR 87

Appalachian Sky Executive Order, urging the President to sign - SR 159; HR 175

Election Day, national holiday, urging Congress to recognize - HR 85

National Bourbon Day, urging Congress and the

President to recognize - SR 119 motto, required public elementary and

secondary school display of - HB 45; HB 46

Parental Rights Amendment, urging Congress to propose to states - SCR 106


Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, designation as I 69 spur, encourage Congress and US DOT - HCR 140

Universities and CollegesArmed Forces member, spouse, or

dependent, residency of - HB 356Contracts and leases, investors in,

disclosure of - HB 434Eastern Kentucky University,

establishing Commonwealth's Educational Laboratory School - HB 500

Feminine hygiene products, free to students - HB 85

Financial settlements, public funds,

report - SB 130Freedom of speech, policies required to

ensure - SB 117; HB 254Governing boards, agency bonds, conditional

authority to issue - HB 207 boards, capital projects, conditional

authority to authorize - HB 207Harassment, definition of - HB 254: HFA (1) taking actions to address - HB 254:

HFA (1)Hazing, criminal offenses, elements of -

HB 379Immigration laws, enforcement of,

requiring - HB 38Institution sale proceeds, real estate and

major equipment, not deposited in the general fund - SB 179

KCTCS, certain employees of Commission on

Fire Protection Personnel Standards, removing - SB 235

endowment match, fund, creation of - HB 163




KEES participating institution, definition of - HB 96

Kentucky Employees Retirement System,


equine educational programs, funding of - SB 81


Retirement, employer costs for reemployed retirees at university police depts. - HB 381

Sanctuary postsecondary institution,

determination of, hearing procedures - HB 38

postsecondary institution, state funding, withholding of - HB 38

School property, concealed deadly weapons, permit holders, lifting prohibitions on - HB 194

Sexual, domestic, and dating violence, comprehensive policy on - HB 438

Student-on-student harassment, delete language regarding - HB 254: HFA (2)

Teacher preparation programs, reading and math content, minimum requirements for - HB 272; HB 272: HCS

Urban RenewalAbandoned and blighted properties,


VeteransDisabled veteran-owned business, certification of

- HB 324 veterans license plate fees, waiving of -

HB 277Gender-neutral language, addition of -

SB 259; SB 260; SB 261Henderson, Robert Lewis, memorial

road naming, Warren County - SJR 42Honor and Remember Flag, emblem of



KDVA/KHEAA, nurse loan repayment

program, creation of - HB 296Last World War II Medal of Honor

recipient, designation of state funeral for - HCR 39



Preece brothers, honoring - HR 181 Brothers, memorial highway

designation, Lawrence County - HJR 131

Property tax, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, proposed constitutional amendment - HB 347



Special military license plate, clarify eligibility


for - HB 497State veterans' cemeteries, those

veterans with connection to KY, allowing burial of - HB 483

Totally disabled veterans, homestead exemption for surviving unremarried spouse - HB 228

Veteran at risk, Green Alert, designation of -

HB 180: HFA (1) at risk, Green Alert, establishment of -



- SB 55 service organization, exemption from

property tax - HB 153"Veteran-owned business," amend

definition of - SB 184Veterans designation on operator's

license, proof required for - HB 497Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,

observing - HR 180

VeterinariansLandowner capture or vaccinate feral

cats, removal of requirement for - SB 125

Sales and use tax, certain pet spay, neuter, vaccination, and adoption fees, exemption - HB 78

Wages and HoursConstruction industry, misclassification

of employees - HB 53Earned paid sick leave provided by

employers, requirement for - HB 47Local governments, minimum wage,

option to establish - HB 302Misclassification, contractor,

independent, employee - HB 355Paid maternity leave for employees,

employers with fifty or more employees - HB 48

Prevailing wage for public works, creation of - HB 135: HFA (3), HFA (4)

Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition - HB 182

Sheltered workshop employment, employee, redefining - SB 76

State minimum wage, increase - SB 51; HB 182


Wages, discrimination, pay equity, pay

stub information - HB 373Wrongful discharge, collection of lost

wages - HB 301

Waste ManagementContained landfills, municipal solid waste disposal







Water SupplyAcquisition of water or sewer utilities,



Small drinking water systems, degrading infrastructure and service, study of - HCR 56; SCR 81





infrastructure task force, wastewater systems, membership expansion - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

quality, Martin County Water District, determine source of degradation and water loss - SR 82

well driller's assistants, requirements, certification, fees, requirements for - SB 32

Waterways and DamsDeer and elk carcasses, dumping in

waterways, prohibition on - HB 125 and elk carcasses, dumping in

waterways, prohibition on, motor vehicle exemption - HB 125: HCS

Littering, fines, prevention - SB 236Marine sewage pumpout facilities,

required record of use, vessel and marina owners - SB 151

Operation of a motorboat or vessel under the influence - HB 248



Water infrastructure task force, wastewater systems, dams, inclusion of - HCR 56: HCS; SCR 81: SCS

Wills and EstatesWills, recording of - HB 108; HB 108:

HCS

Wines and WineriesCity regulatory license fee on alcoholic

beverages sales, expansion of - SB

29Corkage, In conjunction with a meal,

allowance of - SB 225Dry or moist territory, possession or

consumption by private individual in - HB 256



Wine, direct shipment to consumers of - SB 99; SB 99: SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2)

WitnessesExpert witnessess, professional practice,

limitation - HB 389Oaths, taking of - SB 52

WomenAbortion, prohibition of - HB 148; HB 148:

HCS, HFA (1), HFA (2) sex, race, color, national origin, or


Accommodations for pregnant employees - SB 18: SCS

Adoption consent and information, allow for - HB 158: SCS; SB 196



Certified professional midwifery services, license and regulations for - SB 84; SB 84: HFA (1), SCS, SFA (1), SFA (2), SFA (3); HB 308

Child bearing age, requirements of - HB 148: HFA (1), HFA (2)

Department of Corrections, administrative regulations, feminine hygiene products, provision of - HB 344

Employment discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions - SB 18


Gender Issues in State Government Task Force, creating - HCR 127

Infertility treatment, insurance coverage, requirement of - HB 87


Licensed certified professional midwifery services, license and regulations for - SB 84: HCS


Pay equity, employment, protected communication - HB 373

Sales and use tax, feminine hygiene products, exemption of - HB 23




Women, recognizing achievements of - HR 161

Workers' CompensationDivision of Workers' Compensation

Funds, remove - SB 126: SCSDrug-free workplace regulations,

appeals process - SB 83Income benefits, exclusion to

presumption of non-work-relatedness -

HB 474Medical benefits, duration, changes to -

HB 350; HB 469Misclassification of employees,

information sharing with other agencies - HB 53

Occupational diseases, physicians eligible to perform evaluations - HB 75; HB 350

Psychological injuries for police, firefighters, emergency medical services, and social workers - HB 40

Technical corrections - SB 126; SB 127

Temporary non-resident workers, exclusion from KRS Chapter 342 - HB 445

WorkforceAccommodations for pregnant

employees - SB 18: SCSAppeals process for drugfree






mediation, and alternative dispute resolution agreements - SB 7: HFA (2)




Division of Workers' Compensation Funds, remove - SB 126: SCS

Education and Workforce Development Cabinet - HB 392: HCS

Employment conditions, remove emergency clause - SB 7: SCS

Highly skilled employee tax credit, creation of - HB 333

Labor organizations, protections on membership in - HB 261

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, meetings and terms - HB 322

Reorganization, Education and Workforce Development

Cabinet - HB 246 Education and Workforce Development

Cabinet, EO 2018-597 and 779, 2019-026 and 027 - HB 392



Technical corrections - SB 127Unemployment compensation, give incentives for



insurance, calculation of weekly benefit rate - HB 317: HFA (4)

insurance, change weekly benefits - SB 171

insurance, number of weekly benefits - HB 317: HFA (1)


insurance, weekly benefits, changing - HB 317

Virtual high school completion programs, allowing - SB 72

Welding safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding - HB 239: SFA (1)




BR to Bill Conversion ListBR1(HB137)BR2(SB20)BR3(SB45)BR4(SB46)BR7(HB153)BR8(SB217)BR9(HB331)BR10(SB85)BR11(HB80)BR12(HB69)BR15(HB12)BR16(HB314)BR21(HB13)BR22(HB14)BR23(HB134)BR24(HB15)BR25(SR9)BR26(SR10)BR27(SR11)BR28(HB16)BR31(HB17)BR32(HB18)BR36(HB19)BR37(HB20)BR39(HB180)BR43(HB334)BR44(HB483)BR45(SB16)BR46(HB172)BR47(HB21)BR48(SB47)BR51(SB18)BR52(HB87)BR54(HB9)BR55(HB22)BR58(HB136)BR60(HB496)BR61(SB57)BR62(SB154)BR63(HB109)BR64(HB23)BR65(HB24)BR66(HB25)BR67(HB26)BR69(SB17)BR70(SB175)BR71(HB73)BR72(HB27)BR73(HB311)BR76(HB28)BR78(HB175)BR81(SB78)BR84(SR12)BR85(HB132)BR87(SB97)BR89(HB414)BR90(HJR120)BR91(SB30)BR93(SB9)BR94(HB29)BR95(HB262)BR96(HJR6)BR97(HB30)BR98(HB31)BR99(HB32)BR101(SB155)BR104(SB54)BR105(SB70)BR106(HB34)BR107(HB35)BR108(SB21)BR111(HB488)BR112(SB94)BR120(HB36)BR121(HB37)BR123(HB361)BR125(SB59)BR128(SB31)BR133(SB53)BR134(HB38)BR136(HB4)BR138(HB39)

BR140(HB40)BR141(HB41)BR142(HB42)BR143(HB236)BR144(HB43)BR146(HB322)BR147(HB78)BR155(HB44)BR156(HB45)BR157(SR31)BR159(HB46)BR160(HB178)BR161(HB495)BR162(HB124)BR163(HB75)BR165(HB47)BR166(HB48)BR167(HB182)BR169(HB261)BR171(HB206)BR172(HB50)BR173(HB111)BR174(HB51)BR175(HB52)BR176(HB183)BR177(HB53)BR178(HB54)BR179(HB83)BR180(HCR5)BR182(SB22)BR184(HB101)BR187(HB143)BR188(SR13)BR190(SB151)BR192(SB101)BR193(HB256)BR194(SR14)BR195(HB117)BR197(SB64)BR198(SR15)BR199(HB102)BR200(HB103)BR201(HB104)BR202(HB55)BR204(HB56)BR205(HB57)BR207(HB58)BR208(HB59)BR209(SJR22)BR211(HB10)BR212(HB60)BR213(SB77)BR214(SB61)BR233(SB25)BR234(SB27)BR236(SB68)BR238(HB61)BR239(HB121)BR240(HB62)BR242(SB89)BR243(HB33)BR245(SR32)BR246(HB450)BR247(HB288)BR250(HB241)BR251(HB63)BR252(HB7)BR253(HB67)BR257(HCR4)BR259(SR16)BR260(SB66)BR263(HB6)BR264(HB74)BR266(SB52)BR267(SB63)BR268(HB79)BR270(SR20)BR271(HB64)BR272(HB65)BR274(SB114)BR275(SR17)BR276(HB66)

BR278(HR8)BR279(SB1)BR280(HB72)BR281(SB102)BR282(SB86)BR283(SB211)BR284(HB279)BR285(HB77)BR286(HCR7)BR287(SB4)BR288(SB34)BR289(SB81)BR290(SB206)BR291(SB84)BR292(SB37)BR293(HB521)BR294(HB97)BR296(HB114)BR297(HB205)BR299(HB70)BR302(SB51)BR303(HB2)BR304(SB35)BR306(HB168)BR307(HB98)BR308(HB163)BR310(HB251)BR312(HB11)BR316(SB58)BR319(SB19)BR320(SB23)BR321(HB125)BR322(SR18)BR324(HB88)BR325(HB89)BR326(HB8)BR327(SR27)BR328(SR24)BR329(HB68)BR332(HB386)BR333(SB33)BR335(HB71)BR337(HB128)BR338(SB207)BR340(HB145)BR341(SR19)BR342(HB238)BR343(HB321)BR344(HB400)BR346(HB90)BR349(HB76)BR350(HB91)BR351(HB92)BR352(SB41)BR353(SB38)BR355(SB39)BR357(SB44)BR360(SB40)BR361(SB75)BR363(SB93)BR364(SB251)BR365(HB105)BR366(HB141)BR367(HB403)BR368(HB49)BR370(HB96)BR372(HB494)BR374(SB156)BR375(SB42)BR380(SB214)BR381(HR40)BR382(SB32)BR383(SB55)BR384(SB137)BR385(HB106)BR386(HB86)BR387(HB422)BR388(HB421)BR390(HB157)BR391(HB253)BR393(HB84)BR394(SR35)

BR395(HB457)BR397(SB92)BR399(HB138)BR401(SB130)

BR402(SB73)BR403(SB87)BR404(SB119)BR405(SB113)BR406(SJR23)

BR409(SB120)BR410(SB165)BR412(SB72)BR418(SR34)BR419(HB228)BR420(HB81)BR421(SB239)BR422(HR48)BR423(HR33)BR424(SB6)BR425(HB294)BR428(SB48)BR429(HB82)BR430(SB136)BR431(HR12)BR432(HR21)BR433(HR22)BR434(HR23)BR435(HR14)BR436(HR11)BR438(HR30)BR439(HR66)BR440(HB93)BR441(HB146)BR442(HB150)BR443(SB56)BR445(HB95)BR446(SB71)BR448(HB306)BR449(HB285)BR453(SB43)BR455(SJR8)BR456(SB3)BR457(SB98)BR458(SB36)BR460(SB29)BR461(HB188)BR462(HB318)BR463(HB506)BR465(SB49)BR466(SB215)BR467(SJR7)BR468(HB203)BR469(SJR42)BR470(HB352)BR472(SB67)BR474(HB402)BR476(SB12)BR477(SB24)BR478(SB11)BR479(SB76)BR480(SB26)BR481(SB28)BR482(SCR5)BR483(SCR6)BR485(HB85)BR486(HB379)BR488(SB50)BR490(SB252)BR493(HB94)BR494(SB99)BR498(HB264)BR500(SB116)BR501(SB135)BR502(SB178)BR504(SB167)BR561(SB212)BR801(HB464)BR804(SB170)BR809(SB139)BR810(SB91)BR811(HB107)BR813(HB337)BR814(HB127)BR816(HB129)BR817(HB131)BR818(HB99)BR819(HB139)BR820(HB170)BR821(SB14)BR823(HB100)BR824(SB117)BR825(HB122)BR830(HB151)BR831(SB90)

BR833(HB312)BR834(SB82)BR836(SB80)BR837(SR26)BR840(SB103)BR841(HB507)BR843(HB155)BR844(HB354)BR845(HB220)BR846(HB275)BR849(HR27)BR850(SB153)BR851(SB65)BR852(HB224)BR856(HR32)BR857(HR31)BR858(HB159)BR859(HJR9)BR860(HB252)BR861(SR33)BR862(HB118)BR864(HB119)BR869(HB133)BR870(SB69)BR871(SB221)BR872(SB222)BR873(SB253)BR874(HB120)BR875(HR13)BR876(HB123)BR877(HB517)BR880(SB118)BR881(HB270)BR882(HB268)BR883(HB269)BR885(HR1)BR886(HR2)BR887(HR78)BR888(SR1)BR889(SR2)BR890(SR3)BR891(SR4)BR892(SJR44)BR893(HB470)BR895(HB130)BR897(SJR38)BR898(HB144)BR899(SB242)BR900(SR25)BR901(SR28)BR902(HB113)BR903(HB112)BR904(HB376)BR905(HCR62)BR906(HB3)BR907(SR29)BR908(SR30)BR910(HB246)BR911(HB200)BR912(HB156)BR913(HB154)BR914(SB62)BR916(SB60)BR918(HB126)BR921(HB116)BR925(HR3)BR926(SB83)BR927(HR64)BR928(HR65)BR929(HB152)BR931(HB226)BR932(HB401)BR933(HB339)BR934(HB162)BR936(SB149)BR937(HB115)BR938(HB260)BR939(HB161)BR940(SB5)BR941(HB358)BR942(HB108)BR943(HB110)BR944(SB107)BR945(HB195)BR946(HB194)

BR947(HB277)BR949(HB5)BR950(HB317)BR952(SB2)BR953(HB158)BR954(HB341)BR955(HB258)BR956(SB8)BR957(HB430)BR958(HB181)BR959(HB171)BR960(HB160)BR962(SB15)BR964(HB135)BR965(SB244)BR966(HB140)BR967(SR43)BR969(HB169)BR970(SB208)BR971(HB211)BR972(SB150)BR973(SR21)BR974(SB88)BR976(SR37)BR977(SB74)BR979(HCR25)BR980(SCR36)BR982(SB219)BR983(HB213)BR984(HB164)BR985(HR10)BR986(SB125)BR987(HCR43)BR990(HR16)BR991(SCR100)BR993(HB431)BR994(HB391)BR995(HB333)BR996(HB387)BR997(HB148)BR999(SR41)BR1000(SR39)BR1001(SR40)BR1003(HB149)BR1004(HB185)BR1005(HB147)BR1006(HB165)BR1007(HB199)BR1008(HJR71)BR1009(HR17)BR1010(HR19)BR1011(SB146)BR1012(SB159)BR1015(HB287)BR1016(SCR46)BR1019(HB292)BR1020(HR160)BR1022(SB79)BR1023(HJR18)BR1024(SB243)BR1025(HR15)BR1026(HB142)BR1027(HB244)BR1028(SB152)BR1030(HR20)BR1031(SR48)BR1032(HB297)BR1034(SB183)BR1035(HB209)BR1036(SB162)BR1037(HB250)BR1038(SJR65)BR1039(HB1)BR1040(HB207)BR1041(HB419)BR1043(SR60)BR1044(HB166)BR1045(HB280)BR1046(HB167)BR1048(SR45)BR1049(HR29)BR1050(SJR47)BR1051(HB475)BR1052(SR61)BR1053(SR62)

BR1054(SR63)BR1055(HR24)BR1056(SB96)BR1057(HR26)BR1058(HB186)BR1059(HB191)BR1060(HR55)BR1061(HR52)BR1062(HR51)BR1063(HR50)BR1064(HB229)BR1065(SB190)BR1066(HR28)BR1067(HB225)BR1068(HB212)BR1069(SB95)BR1071(HB179)BR1072(HR38)BR1073(HR47)BR1074(HR72)BR1075(HR128)BR1076(HB230)BR1077(HB340)BR1078(SB108)BR1079(HB477)BR1080(HB476)BR1081(SB104)BR1082(HB216)BR1084(HJR138)BR1085(SB128)BR1086(SR73)BR1087(SB124)BR1088(HCR56)BR1089(HB392)BR1091(SR54)BR1092(HB215)BR1093(HR53)BR1095(HB276)BR1096(HB466)BR1097(HR109)BR1098(HR42)BR1099(SR64)BR1100(SR66)BR1101(HR44)BR1102(HB227)BR1103(HB233)BR1104(HB221)BR1105(HR58)BR1106(HR57)BR1107(SB106)BR1109(HB434)BR1110(HB247)BR1111(HJR68)BR1112(HB255)BR1113(HB304)BR1114(SR56)BR1115(HB356)BR1116(SJR95)BR1117(HB240)BR1118(HB190)BR1119(HR69)BR1120(HB429)BR1121(SB109)BR1122(SB133)BR1124(HB223)BR1125(SB112)BR1126(HB218)BR1127(HR59)BR1128(SB236)BR1129(HB197)BR1130(SB110)BR1131(SJR71)BR1132(HB291)BR1133(SJR53)BR1135(SR74)BR1136(HB173)BR1137(SB129)BR1138(SB132)BR1139(SB218)BR1140(HB310)BR1141(SR52)BR1142(HB201)BR1143(HB249)BR1144(HB274)BR1145(HB248)

BR1146(HB202)BR1149(SB195)BR1150(HR70)BR1151(SB143)BR1152(SB105)BR1153(HB298)BR1155(HB217)BR1156(HB174)BR1157(HB176)BR1158(HCR54)BR1159(SB240)BR1162(HB184)BR1163(SB161)BR1164(SB163)BR1165(HB231)BR1166(HR82)BR1167(HB196)BR1168(HJR49)BR1169(HB192)BR1170(HB243)BR1171(HB330)BR1172(HCR39)BR1173(HR100)BR1174(HR86)BR1175(HB187)BR1176(SB247)BR1177(HB278)BR1178(SB111)BR1179(HB198)BR1181(HB234)BR1182(HB235)BR1183(HB232)BR1186(HCR121)BR1187(SB126)BR1188(SB122)BR1189(SB127)BR1190(SB141)BR1191(SB121)BR1192(SB7)BR1194(HJR131)BR1196(HB222)BR1197(HB208)BR1199(SB123)BR1201(SB193)BR1202(SB131)BR1203(SR88)BR1206(HJR34)BR1207(HJR83)BR1208(HB377)BR1209(HB245)BR1211(HJR37)BR1212(HJR87)BR1213(HR88)BR1217(SB138)BR1221(SR55)BR1222(HB259)BR1223(HR46)BR1224(SR67)BR1225(SB134)BR1226(SR76)BR1227(HB257)BR1228(HB263)BR1229(HR63)BR1230(SR51)BR1232(HB522)BR1234(HB505)BR1235(HB381)BR1236(HJR36)BR1237(SR72)BR1238(HB432)BR1239(SB140)BR1240(SR75)BR1241(HR41)BR1243(HB189)BR1244(HB498)BR1245(HB395)BR1246(HB460)BR1247(SR49)BR1248(HB281)BR1250(HB284)BR1251(HB283)BR1252(SB180)BR1253(HR45)BR1254(HB282)BR1255(SR58)

BR1256(HR81)BR1258(SR59)BR1259(HB239)BR1262(HR60)BR1263(HB467)BR1264(HB210)BR1266(HB271)BR1267(SR70)BR1268(HB308)BR1269(SB177)BR1270(HB370)BR1271(HB502)BR1272(HB237)BR1273(HB344)BR1274(HB272)BR1276(SR57)BR1277(HB440)BR1278(HB426)BR1279(HB177)BR1280(SB224)BR1281(SB225)BR1282(HB273)BR1283(SR112)BR1285(HB219)BR1286(HB410)BR1287(SR82)BR1288(SCR81)BR1289(SB210)BR1291(SJR78)BR1293(HB193)BR1295(SB115)BR1297(HB313)BR1298(HB332)BR1300(HB454)BR1302(HB480)BR1303(HR61)BR1304(SB168)BR1309(SB250)BR1310(SB231)BR1311(SB232)BR1314(SB233)BR1315(SB258)BR1317(SJR111)BR1318(SB257)BR1319(SB246)BR1320(SB238)BR1347(HB508)BR1348(HB509)BR1350(HB524)BR1355(HB320)BR1356(HB500)BR1357(HB499)BR1360(HB367)BR1361(HB463)BR1362(HB462)BR1370(HB487)BR1371(HB503)BR1380(HB481)BR1381(HB428)BR1382(HB448)BR1385(SR50)BR1386(HB267)BR1393(HB397)BR1394(HB393)BR1396(SB160)BR1397(HB417)BR1398(HB416)BR1399(HB520)BR1402(HB412)BR1403(HB516)BR1404(SB223)BR1405(SB226)BR1409(SR68)BR1410(HR105)BR1412(SR69)BR1413(HB346)BR1414(HB214)BR1415(HR35)BR1416(HB290)BR1417(HB405)BR1419(HB265)BR1420(HR85)BR1422(HR67)BR1425(SB10)BR1426(HB458)

BR1427(HB286)BR1428(HB459)BR1429(HB436)BR1430(HB316)BR1431(HB327)BR1432(HB254)BR1433(HR75)BR1434(SR77)BR1435(SB157)BR1436(HB242)BR1437(SB142)BR1438(SB196)BR1439(HB442)BR1440(HB443)BR1441(HB479)BR1442(HB478)BR1443(HB439)BR1449(HB338)BR1450(SB188)BR1451(SB189)BR1452(SB191)BR1453(SB185)BR1454(HB295)BR1455(SB227)BR1456(HB468)BR1458(SJR102)BR1459(SB249)BR1460(HR77)BR1464(SR79)BR1465(HB343)BR1466(HR74)BR1467(HR99)BR1469(HB427)BR1470(SB166)BR1472(HR73)BR1473(HB204)BR1474(HB424)BR1475(HB425)BR1476(SB158)BR1477(HR76)BR1478(HB266)BR1485(SB198)BR1486(HB328)BR1492(SB148)BR1493(HB362)BR1494(HB351)BR1496(HB289)BR1502(HB324)BR1503(SR80)BR1504(HB296)BR1505(HR79)BR1506(SB145)BR1507(SB147)BR1508(SB176)BR1509(SB174)BR1510(SB173)BR1511(SB197)BR1512(HB382)BR1513(HR80)BR1514(SB194)BR1515(HB293)BR1517(HB456)BR1520(SB186)BR1521(SB187)BR1528(HB497)BR1530(HB323)BR1531(HB307)BR1533(HB364)BR1534(HB363)BR1535(SB144)BR1536(SB172)BR1537(HR84)BR1538(HJR90)BR1539(HJR106)BR1540(HJR107)BR1541(HJR129)BR1542(HJR130)BR1543(HJR102)BR1544(HJR97)BR1545(HB441)BR1546(SR93)BR1547(SB201)BR1548(HB501)BR1553(HB309)BR1554(HB378)

BR1555(SB256)BR1556(HB446)BR1558(HB435)BR1559(HR93)BR1560(SB164)BR1561(HB374)BR1562(HB415)BR1563(SB199)BR1566(HB380)BR1567(HB336)BR1568(HB504)BR1569(HJR112)BR1570(HJR110)BR1571(HB471)BR1576(SJR115)BR1577(HB490)BR1578(HB493)BR1579(HB489)BR1584(HB375)BR1586(HB418)BR1588(HR89)BR1589(HR91)BR1590(SJR114)BR1596(HB519)BR1597(HB518)BR1598(HB523)BR1606(SR90)BR1607(HR113)BR1609(HB511)BR1610(HB319)BR1611(HR92)BR1612(HB365)BR1613(SB255)BR1614(HR119)BR1615(SB259)BR1616(SB260)BR1617(SB261)BR1618(SB262)BR1619(SB263)BR1620(SB264)BR1622(HCR127)BR1623(HB371)BR1624(HB404)BR1626(HJR116)BR1659(HB357)BR1660(SB179)BR1664(HB303)BR1665(HB302)BR1666(HB301)BR1668(HB355)BR1669(HB373)BR1670(HB300)BR1671(HJR123)BR1673(HB315)BR1674(SB203)BR1675(HJR103)BR1676(SB205)BR1677(SB202)BR1678(SR83)BR1679(HJR96)BR1680(SR87)BR1681(HB413)BR1682(HB514)BR1696(HB453)BR1700(HB515)BR1701(HB305)BR1702(HB423)BR1704(HB420)BR1705(HB385)BR1712(HB485)BR1713(HB438)BR1715(HB437)BR1716(HB407)BR1717(HB345)BR1718(HB486)BR1719(HB394)BR1720(HB366)BR1723(HB398)BR1724(HB383)BR1725(HB360)BR1726(HB359)BR1727(HB325)BR1728(HB326)BR1729(SB169)BR1731(SB220)

BR1733(SB171)BR1735(SB230)BR1740(SR85)BR1741(SB192)BR1743(HB455)BR1744(HB447)BR1745(HB396)BR1746(HB461)BR1749(HB512)BR1750(HB445)BR1751(SB235)BR1752(HB513)BR1753(HB335)BR1757(SB254)BR1759(SB200)BR1760(HB449)BR1770(HB388)BR1771(HB389)BR1772(HB390)BR1773(HB491)BR1774(SB204)BR1775(HB482)BR1777(HR135)BR1778(SB237)BR1779(HB433)BR1782(HB348)BR1783(HB349)BR1784(HB350)BR1785(HB474)BR1786(HB452)BR1787(HB369)BR1788(HB384)BR1790(HB353)BR1795(SCR106)BR1796(SB216)BR1797(HB299)BR1798(SB184)BR1799(HB444)BR1800(SB182)BR1802(HB525)BR1804(HR95)BR1806(SB213)BR1807(SB181)BR1809(HB408)BR1810(HB510)BR1811(HB469)BR1814(SJR91)BR1815(SB234)BR1816(SJR110)BR1817(HB347)BR1818(SB100)BR1820(SR92)BR1821(HB342)BR1822(SB248)BR1823(SB241)BR1824(SB209)BR1833(HB372)BR1834(HB451)BR1835(HB399)BR1836(SR97)BR1837(SB228)BR1838(HB411)BR1839(HB409)BR1840(SR89)BR1841(SR94)BR1842(SR86)BR1843(HB473)BR1844(HB329)BR1845(HR94)BR1846(HR134)BR1847(SR84)BR1850(HB472)BR1851(HCR137)BR1852(HB492)BR1853(HB406)BR1854(SR119)BR1855(HB368)BR1856(HR98)BR1857(HR136)BR1858(SB229)BR1859(SB245)BR1862(HR101)BR1863(SR96)BR1864(SR98)BR1865(SR99)

BR1866(HR177)BR1867(SR132)BR1868(SCR143)BR1869(SCR116)BR1870(SR104)BR1871(HR104)BR1872(HR156)BR1873(HR124)BR1874(SR105)BR1875(HR150)BR1876(SR101)BR1877(SR113)BR1878(HR108)BR1879(SR103)BR1880(HR111)BR1881(HR184)BR1882(HR114)BR1883(SR107)BR1884(HR115)BR1885(SR108)BR1886(HR154)

BR1887(HR139)BR1888(SR123)BR1889(SR109)BR1890(SR117)BR1891(HR174)BR1892(SR120)BR1894(SR122)BR1896(HR117)BR1897(SR118)BR1898(SR126)BR1899(SR124)BR1900(HR142)BR1902(SR121)BR1903(HR149)BR1904(HR122)BR1905(HR118)BR1906(HR125)BR1908(SR125)BR1909(SR127)BR1911(HR126)BR1912(HR133)

BR1913(SR128)BR1914(HCR155)BR1916(HR144)BR1917(HR146)BR1918(HCR143)BR1919(HCR132)BR1920(SR129)BR1921(HCR140)BR1922(SR130)BR1923(SR131)BR1924(HR141)BR1925(SR133)BR1926(HR147)BR1927(HR145)BR1929(SR137)BR1930(SR134)BR1931(HCR148)BR1932(SR138)BR1933(HR151)BR1934(SR140)BR1935(HR152)

BR1937(SR135)BR1938(HR161)BR1940(SR136)BR1941(SR139)BR1942(HR153)BR1943(SR141)BR1944(HR191)BR1945(HR157)BR1946(SR151)BR1947(SR147)BR1948(HR158)BR1949(SR145)BR1950(HR159)BR1951(SR142)BR1952(HR192)BR1953(SR155)BR1954(SR153)BR1955(SCR154)BR1956(SR148)BR1957(HR176)BR1958(HR173)

BR1959(HR193)BR1960(HR164)BR1961(SCR149)BR1962(HR163)BR1963(SR146)BR1964(HR171)BR1965(SR144)BR1966(HR162)BR1967(HR166)BR1968(HR167)BR1969(HR165)BR1970(SR150)BR1971(HR168)BR1972(SR157)BR1973(HR180)BR1974(SR152)BR1975(HR170)BR1976(HR175)BR1977(HR169)BR1978(SR159)BR1979(HCR178)

BR1981(HR188)BR1982(SR156)BR1983(HR172)BR1984(SR162)BR1985(SR158)BR1986(SR164)BR1987(SR160)BR1990(HR181)BR1991(SR161)BR1992(HR182)BR1993(SR163)BR1994(SR166)BR1995(HR185)BR1997(HR179)BR1998(HR183)BR1999(SR165)BR2000(HR190)BR2002(HR187)BR2003(HR186)BR2004(HR189)BR2007(HR194)

Bills and Resolutions by Introduction DateJanuary 08, 2019

HB 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126HCR 4, 5, 7HJR 6HR 1, 2, 3SB 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 75, 80SCR 5, 6SJR 7, 8, 22, 23SR 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

January 09, 2019

HB 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140HJR 9HR 8, 10SB 1, 20, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74SCR 36SR 37

January 10, 2019

HB 1, 5, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153HJR 18HR 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20SB 76, 77, 78, 79SJR 38, 42SR 39, 40, 41, 43

January 11, 2019

HB 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169HCR 25HR 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29SB 2, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 99SCR 46SJR 44, 47SR 45, 48

February 05, 2019

HB 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222,

223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239HCR 39, 43, 54, 56, 62HJR 34, 36, 37, 49, 68, 71HR 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70SB 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136SJR 53, 65, 71SR 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75

February 06, 2019

HB 4, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265HR 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77SB 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142SJR 78SR 76, 77

February 07, 2019

HB 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280HR 78, 79SB 143, 144, 145, 146SCR 81SR 79, 80, 82

February 08, 2019

HB 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295HJR 83, 87HR 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86SB 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161

February 11, 2019

HB 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314HJR 90HR 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95SB 100, 150, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167SJR 91SR 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93

February 12, 2019

HB 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332HJR 96, 97, 102HR 98, 99, 100, 101SB 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177SJR 95SR 94, 96

February 13, 2019

HB 2, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348,

349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361HJR 103, 106, 107HR 104, 105SB 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194SCR 100SR 97, 98, 99

February 14, 2019

HB 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387HJR 110HR 108, 109SB 7, 86, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215SCR 106SJR 102, 110SR 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108

February 15, 2019

HB 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408HJR 112, 116HR 111, 113, 114, 115SB 10, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264SJR 111, 114, 115SR 112, 113

February 19, 2019

HB 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449HCR 121HJR 120HR 117, 118, 119SCR 116SR 109, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123

February 20, 2019

HB 3, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525HCR 127, 132, 137, 140HJR 123, 129, 130, 131, 138HR 122, 124, 125, 126, 128, 133, 134, 135, 136, 139SR 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129

February 21, 2019

HCR 143HR 141, 142, 144SR 130, 131, 132

February 22, 2019

HR 145, 146, 147SR 133, 134

February 25, 2019

HCR 148, 155HR 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154SR 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140

February 26, 2019

HR 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161SCR 143SR 141, 142

February 27, 2019

HR 162, 163, 164SR 144, 145, 146, 147, 148

February 28, 2019

HR 165, 166, 167, 168SCR 149SR 150, 151, 152, 153

March 01, 2019

HR 169, 170, 171SCR 154

March 04, 2019

HR 172, 173, 174, 175SR 155, 156, 157

March 05, 2019

HR 176, 177SR 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

March 06, 2019

HCR 178HR 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184SR 163, 164

March 07, 2019

HR 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194SR 165, 166

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