SB-355: Provides for regulation of litigation funding by a third party that is a foreign person, state, or wealth fund. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Sponsored by: Sen. Valarie Hodges
Effective Date 8/1/2024. on 06/19/2024
You have voted SB-355: Provides for regulation of litigation funding by a third party that is a foreign person, state, or wealth fund. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX).
SB-234: Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Sponsored by: Rep. Beryl Amedee
Effective Date 8/1/2024. on 06/11/2024
You have voted SB-234: Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX).
Procurement - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland [SB-1179]
Authorizing the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to amend certain policies and procedures governing procurements by the University System in a certain manner; and providing that the University System, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are not required to submit a contract for capital improvements or services for review by the Board of Public Works if the value of the contract is less than $1,000,000.
SB-1179: Procurement - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2024
Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services [HB-1515]
Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales and from certain sales of dyed diesel fuel to which the sales and use tax is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages; etc.
HB-1515: Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2024
AN ACT relating to health service providers. [SB-324]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "covenant not to compete," "employee," and "health service provider"; prohibit a health service provider from requiring an employee to enter a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; require notice of prohibited covenant not to compete be posted by the health service provider; prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for bringing a civil action; make any covenant not to complete void and unenforceable.
SB-324: AN ACT relating to health service providers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Health Services (s) on 02/29/2024
AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency. [HB-777]
Amend KRS 45A.030 to expand the definition of "contract"; amend KRS 45A.035 to require promulgation of administrative regulations to establish policies regarding timely payments under contracts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish timely payment penalty and procedures; EMERGENCY.
HB-777: AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Returned To State & Local Government (s) on 04/12/2024
AN ACT relating to correctional services. [SB-283]
Create a new chapter of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; provide that the per diem rate agreed to shall not exceed five percent over the actual cost to provide correctional services; amend KRS 196.030 and KRS 441.025 to conform; provide that current contracts between counties to house prisoners shall remain in effect until the contract periods ends; provide that any contract between
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SB-283: AN ACT relating to correctional services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/22/2024
AN ACT relating to contracts. [HB-772]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to define "covenant not to compete" and "covered employee"; provide that an employer shall not require a covered employee to enter into a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; provide that the provisions must be posted by the employer; indicate that an employer shall not retaliate against and employee for bringing a civil action; application of provisions; amend KRS 336.990 to provide civil penalties.
HB-772: AN ACT relating to contracts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Stevenson
Introduced In House on 02/26/2024
AN ACT relating to public postsecondary educational institutions. [HB-814]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require all postsecondary institutions to contract with an auditor and conduct an annual audit; set deadlines for finalization of the audit and submission of audit report and requirements if deadlines are not met; set rules for the Auditor of Public Accounts and Council on Postsecondary Education to place institution under a fiscal watch; require a fiscal recovery plan for institutions on fiscal watch; sets financial terms for contracts with auditors and reduction in fees for auditor's unreasonable delay;
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HB-814: AN ACT relating to public postsecondary educational institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/26/2024
AN ACT relating to the Department of Highways. [HB-703]
Amend KRS 176.050 to allow the Department of Highways to establish professional service contracts with real estate brokers and appraisers to provide lawful right of way services.
HB-703: AN ACT relating to the Department of Highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn McPherson
Introduced In House on 02/26/2024
AN ACT relating to real property. [HB-778]
Amend KRS 371.160 to provide that the requirement that the retained amount held back by an owner for improvement of real estate in any contract in the amount of $500,000 or more be deposited into a separate escrow account shall be mandatory and shall not waived by contract.
HB-778: AN ACT relating to real property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Randall Bridges
Introduced In House on 02/26/2024