HR-141: Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of The Attorney General, And Department Of Law Enforcement To Coordinate An Enforcement Plan To Address The Lack Of Enforceable Compliance, Rules, And Regulations Regarding The Surge Of Illegal Dispensary Operators That Sell Cannabis Labeled As Hemp.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Referred To Hlt, Jha, Referral Sheet 22 on 03/14/2025
You have voted HR-141: Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of The Attorney General, And Department Of Law Enforcement To Coordinate An Enforcement Plan To Address The Lack Of Enforceable Compliance, Rules, And Regulations Regarding The Surge Of Illegal Dispensary Operators That Sell Cannabis Labeled As Hemp..
HCR-147: Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of The Attorney General, And Department Of Law Enforcement To Coordinate An Enforcement Plan To Address The Lack Of Enforceable Compliance, Rules, And Regulations Regarding The Surge Of Illegal Dispensary Operators That Sell Cannabis Labeled As Hemp.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Referred To Hlt, Jha, Referral Sheet 22 on 03/14/2025
You have voted HCR-147: Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of The Attorney General, And Department Of Law Enforcement To Coordinate An Enforcement Plan To Address The Lack Of Enforceable Compliance, Rules, And Regulations Regarding The Surge Of Illegal Dispensary Operators That Sell Cannabis Labeled As Hemp..
SCR-85: Requesting The United States Congress To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are In The Process Of Clearing Cannabis Offenses From Defendants' Records, And Facilitate The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Referred To Eig, Jdc. on 03/11/2025
You have voted SCR-85: Requesting The United States Congress To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are In The Process Of Clearing Cannabis Offenses From Defendants' Records, And Facilitate The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses..
SR-68: Requesting The United States Congress To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are In The Process Of Clearing Cannabis Offenses From Defendants' Records, And Facilitate The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Referred To Eig, Jdc. on 03/11/2025
You have voted SR-68: Requesting The United States Congress To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are In The Process Of Clearing Cannabis Offenses From Defendants' Records, And Facilitate The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses..
HB-948: An Act to Reduce Administrative Burdens and Expand Access in the Laws Governing Cannabis
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig V. Hickman
Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Or Regular Session Of The 132nd Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 800. on 06/25/2025
AN ACT relating to regulated beverages. [HB-734]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 241.010 to define "cannabinoid" and "cannabis-infused beverage"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to indicate that the Department for Public Health regulates the manufacture, distribution, and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages containing cannabinoids; make technical corrections; amend KRS 217.039, 243.034, and 243.0341 to conform.
HB-734: AN ACT relating to regulated beverages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew R. Koch
Taken From Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (h) on 03/04/2025
SB-584: An Act to Make the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy an Appointed Position Subject to Confirmation by the Legislature
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig V. Hickman
Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Or Regular Session Of The 132nd Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 800. on 06/25/2025
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-230]
[Cannabis ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a blood level of tetrahydrocannabinol signifying intoxication; amend various sections of the KRS to conform.
SB-230: AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Judiciary (s) on 02/20/2025
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. [SB-195]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 218B.020 to remove the requirement that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services collaborate with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Kentucky Center for Cannabis in compiling an annual medicinal cannabis report.
SB-195: AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
To Health Services (s) on 02/20/2025
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. [HB-571]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 218B.010 to add additional qualifying medical conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.025 to exempt medicinal cannabis resulting from at-home cultivation activities from possession limits and from the requirement that medicinal cannabis be kept in the original container received from a dispensary; amend KRS 218B.030 to conform; amend KRS 218B.035 to permit the use or consumption of medicinal cannabis by smoking while located on private property owned by the cardholder; amend KRS 218B.080 to conform; amend KRS 218B.140
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HB-571: AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Gentry
To Health Services (h) on 02/25/2025
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. [HB-570]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Cannabis ]
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.
HB-570: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Gentry
To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (h) on 02/25/2025
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [SB-1023]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.
SB-1023: Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl W. Jackson
Third Reading Passed (31-13) on 03/17/2025
Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry [SB-994]
[Cannabis ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
SB-994: Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [HB-1347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licensees, and health care facilities; etc.
HB-1347: Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/20/2025
Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications [HB-1364]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
Repealing provisions of law requiring the Office of Social Equity to report on the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund and to solicit public input on the uses of the Fund and publish a review of the input; requiring the Office to oversee the appropriation of funds from the Fund and to train Fund recipients; requiring the Office to require each county to develop a plan for the distribution of certain funds to community-based organizations and to report certain information to the office every year; etc.
HB-1364: Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Favorable With Amendments {723327/1 Adopted on 04/05/2025