Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the public advocate. [HB-572]
Amend KRS 31.020 to require the appointment of the public advocate by the Public Advocacy Commission, instead of the Governor; amend KRS 31.015 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds for the State Fair Board. [HJR-75]
Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds to the State Fair Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to state geographic information. [HB-419]
Amend KRS 132.410 to require a current copy of all digital parcel and tax district data be securely stored with the Commonwealth Office of Technology's geographic information clearinghouse; require the Department of Revenue to coordinate annual updates of the data; allow executive branch employees access the data to perform their duties; restrict digital parcel data and tax data from being redistributed, sold, shared or used for any commercial or unauthorized purposes; amend KRS 42.740 to reduce the number of candidates or lists submitted to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Fleming
To State & Local Government (s) on 03/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact. [HB-405]
Create a new section within KRS Chapter 335.010 to 335.170 to declare the purpose of the Social Work Licensure Compact; establish definitions; establish requirements for states that want to enter the compact; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for regulated social workers; establish provisions for active duty military personnel or their spouses; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for regulated social workers in any member state via telehealth; establish procedures for adverse actions a home and member state
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Fleming
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds for the State Fair Board. [SJR-96]
Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds to the State Fair Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Posted For Passage In The Consent Orders Of The Day For Wednesday, March 15, 2023 on 03/15/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the behavioral health conditional dismissal program. [SB-274]
Amend KRS 533.282 to establish that program services may be performed by the program provider directly or in conjunction with other treatment providers; establish additional accreditation methods for treatment providers and recovery housing service providers; amend KRS 533.288 to add the executive director of the Office of Adult Education as a member of the Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
To Judiciary (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to responsible gaming. [HB-486]
Amend KRS 138.510 to direct an amount equal to 0.1% of all money wagered on live races and historical horse races to be distributed to the Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund, not to exceed $500,000; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund and direct the uses of that fund; require tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to implement programs that promote responsible gaming; establish minimum requirements for responsible gaming programs at tracks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Gentry
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/28/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to health care to provide for an all-payer claims database and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-275]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky all-payer claims database; establish purposes, definitions, and a restricted fund for the database; require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to develop, implement, operate, and maintain the database and promulgate administrative regulations to carry out those duties; establish an advisory council to make recommendations to the executive director; establish requirements for database administration and operations; require state-regulated health payers to report
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Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Douglas
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committees. [HB-406]
Amend KRS 160.352 to provide that a parent member on a screening committee shall not be employed by the school district; require greater minority representation on a screening committee in a school district with a minority student population of 50 percent or greater.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the State Treasury. [HB-354]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to allow the Treasurer to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement the chapter; amend KRS 41.450 to require the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland to serve alternating terms on the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Sharp
To State Government (h) on 02/28/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission. [SB-121]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to attach the Kentucky Fire Commission to the Office of Homeland Security for administrative purposes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to transfer employees of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System engaged in the full-time provision of instructional and support services for the mission of the Kentucky Fire Commission to the Office of Homeland Security; set forth provisions for transfer of salaries, leave balances, and other benefits; amend various statutes to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/16/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of electronic gaming devices and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-256]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "commission," "control," "net proceeds," "electronic gaming device," "location," "local county government," "operator," "truck stop," "vending machine"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission and attach it to the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes; establish requirements for the commissioner and members on the commission; authorize the commission to establish and maintain an office in Frankfort; require the Auditor of Public Accountants to perform an annual audit of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Smith
Withdrawn on 03/30/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to charitable gaming. [HB-287]
Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 238; adjust membership of the Charitable Gaming Advisory Commission and direct semiannual meetings rather than quarterly; remove fingerprint requirements for license applicants; require manufacturer and distributor applicants to disclose on application any criminal, administrative, or civil action against them in any jurisdiction; enable a licensed charitable organization to maintain its license across county lines; delete obsolete language regarding charitable organizations registered with a county clerk on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 32) on 03/20/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to regulatory relief. [HB-264]
Create new sections of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to define "advisory committee," "applicable agency," "applicant," "consumer," "demonstrate," "director," "innovation," "innovative offering," "offering," "product," "production," "regulatory relief office," "regulatory sandbox," "sandbox participant," "secretary," and "service"; establish the General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee; establish the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief; create the General Regulatory Sandbox Program; establish the application process and requirements to apply
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 122) on 03/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program. [HB-244]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to establish the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program; outline the purpose of the program; authorize the program to establish high schools to serve the program's students; align program with the federal National Guard Youth Challenge Program; establish the governance of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the high schools operated by the program; authorize the adjutant general or designee to adopt policies for the operation of the program's
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 151) on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION establishing the Nuclear Energy Development Working Group. [SJR-79]
Establish the Nuclear Energy Development Working Group; attach the working group to the Energy and Environment Cabinet for administrative purposes and staff support; establish the membership of the working group; designate the executive director for the Office of Energy Policy as the chair; require the working group to hold its first meeting no later than September 1, 2023; require the working group to meet at least 3 times before submitting its required report; require the working group to identify the barriers to the deployment of nuclear power
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 18) on 03/17/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity. [HB-242]
Amend KRS 7.200 to establish an attendance threshold for citizen members of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity; establish reporting requirements for appointments and reappointments.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/09/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the safety and mental health of students. [HB-196]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Mental Health Safety Center within the University of Louisville to be known as SafeKY; require SafeKY to create, implement, and maintain a real-time electronic mental health application; require the application be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year; require the application to be made available at no cost to all elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students and the parents and teachers of those students; require the University of Louisville to establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Reported Favorably, To Rules on 03/15/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth Education Continuum. [HB-145]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Commonwealth Education Continuum; specify the membership of the continuum; establish the terms of members; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to act as the administrative body for the continuum; establish reporting requirements to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
Introduced In House on 02/07/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-51]
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/01/2023