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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of firearms and ammunition by local governments. [SB-84]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow urban-county governments and consolidated local governments to regulate firearms and ammunition to reduce gun violence except when state or federal law preemepts local governance; amend KRS 65.870 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Thomas
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/09/2023
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AN ACT relating to urban youth agriculture education. [HB-96]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Farming Youth Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties in at least one urban University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office beginning August 1, 2023, and others by August 1, 2024; set each program term to 1 year in duration beginning in January; establish guidelines for participant eligibility.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to nonsubstantive review of certificate of need. [SB-13]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B allowing certain local governments to request nonsubstantive review for certificate of need for provision of services; mandate 30 days for approval; repeal KRS 216B.010, which sets forth the legislative findings and purpose of KRS Chapter 216 B.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Williams
To Health Services (s) on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions. [HB-34]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project labor agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to unions through a negotiated project labor agreement; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project labor agreement; create a new section in KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firefighters. [HB-52]
Amend KRS 95A.220 to define "stress injury" to include post-traumatic stress disorder; define scope of coverage; allow lifetime cap on benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/10/2023
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to urban youth agriculture education. [HB-737]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Farming Youth Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties in at least one urban University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office beginning August 1, 2022, and others by August 1, 2023; set each program term to 1 year in duration beginning in January; establish guidelines for participant eligibility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nima Kulkarni
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging the Lexington Center Corporation to not remove cash as a payment option. [SR-147]
Urge the Lexington Center Corporation to not remove cash as a payment option for parking and concessions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/10/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to first responders. [HB-562]
Amend KRS 15.518 to define "critical incident," allow a peace officer to take 48 hours leave after being involved in a critical incident, allow leave to be paid or unpaid, declare this section does not supersede any existing policies that grant greater benefits; amend KRS 95A.292 to define "critical incident," allow a firefighter to take 48 hours leave after being involved in a critical incident, allow leave to be paid or unpaid, declare this section does not supersede any existing policies that grant greater benefits; amend KRS 337.100 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 94) on 04/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to freedom from discrimination. [HB-495]
Create a new range in KRS Chapter 446 to define terms; establish protections from governmental discrimination against any person or organization for sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions regarding the sex of individuals who may enter into marriage; establish administrative and civil remedies for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Heath
Introduced In House on 02/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to resources for local development. [HB-449]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "county"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Duplessis
Introduced In House on 02/02/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to county clerks. [SB-135]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to define "recorded instrument" and "portal"; establish deadlines for county clerks to maintain portals for the electronic filing and searching of recorded instruments; amend KRS 64.012 to provide that the $10 storage fee collected by a county clerk shall be held by the county fiscal court or legislative body of a consolidated local government or urban-county government or the exclusive purpose of providing funding for the permanent storage of recorded instruments; amend KRS 142.010 to provide that 90 percent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Howell
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 26) on 03/24/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local firearms control and declaring an emergency. [HB-428]
Amend KRS 65.870 to remove state preemption of local firearms regulations and allow local governments to enact ordinances regulating firearms; amend KRS 237.115 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Introduced In House on 02/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the authority of local governments to establish ordinances concerning minimum wages and paid leave. [HB-424]
Amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide paid leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 02/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to notice of forcible entry or detainer. [HB-429]
Amend KRS 383.210 and 383.215, relating to forcible entry and detainer, to allow a local government to set an alternative time period from the date of the service of the warrant and the date of the hearing to more than the minimum of three days; require the local government to notify the sheriff, the court of jurisdiction, and the administrative office of the courts of that action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Introduced In House on 02/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to county clerks and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-377]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to define "recorded instrument" and "portal"; establish deadlines for county clerks to maintain portals for the electronic filing and searching of recorded instruments; amend KRS 64.012 to provide that the $10 storage fee collected by a county clerk shall be held by the county fiscal court or legislative body of a consolidated local government or urban-county government or the exclusive purpose of providing funding for the permanent storage of recorded instruments; amend KRS 142.010 to provide that 90 percent
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
2nd Reading, To Rules on 02/10/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local government records. [HB-351]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; allow local governments to submit to the state or the Legislative Research Commission an affidavit in lieu of a record that has been lost, damaged, or destroyed that was required to be submitted; establish requirements for the affidavit, and allow a government entity to require the production of the information contained in the record if necessary for governmental operations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 111) on 04/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peer counseling for public safety employees. [SB-64]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to provide definitions, authorize any public agency to establish a peer support counseling program, and provide for confidentiality of communications within a peer support counseling program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 17) on 03/17/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local government and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-239]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to prohibit any constable elected for the first time after January 1, 2023, from exercising general police powers unless certified, leaving all other constables unchanged; amend various KRS sections as they relate to constable powers and duties, especially those with police powers; allow constables to apply for training at any KLEC-approved basic training course, cost allocation determined; require the Department of Criminal Justice Training to accept one qualified constable per training class for training;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 90) on 04/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to school bus safety. [HB-221]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 67 to define "owner," "code enforcement board," "county," "camera monitoring system," "recorded images," and "stop arm camera violation"; permit the legislative body of a county to enact an ordinance to authorize the use of camera monitoring systems by a local school district and permit the enforcement of a civil penalty for a stop arm camera violation recorded by a camera monitoring system; permit the legislative body of a county to enter into an interlocal agreement to implement and enforce such ordinances; provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Huff
Recommitted To Transportation (s) on 04/13/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment. [HB-199]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of "no smoking" signs at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
Floor Amendment (1) Filed on 01/19/2022