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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 117 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to judicial elections. [HB-474]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Posted In Committee on 02/24/2021
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AN ACT relating to sentencing by juries. [SB-224]
Amend KRS 532.055 to allow a jury to recommend that a Class D felony be designated and sentenced as a Class A misdemeanor if the jury finds that a felony conviction would be unduly harsh; amend KRS 532.080 to allow a jury to decide whether a person found to be a persistent felony offender should be sentenced to an increased term of imprisonment, rather than imposing automatic increases in sentencing.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Schickel
To Judiciary (s) on 02/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. [HB-460]
Amend KRS 311.732, relating to performance of an abortion upon a minor, to require the informed written consent of a parent or legal guardian to include a copy of that parent's or legal guardian's government-issued identification, and to include specific language; require the physician to keep a copy of the informed written consent for at least 7 years; require the physician to execute an affidavit; require additional criteria and standards for when a court determines whether to allow a minor to self-consent to an abortion; require the court hearing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 02/10/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial circuits. [HB-470]
Amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) and KRS 23A.050 to add a Circuit-Judge to the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit; specify election schedule for new judgeship; request that the additional Circuit Court judgeship be designated by as a family court division; EFFECTIVE in part January 2, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Huff
Introduced In House on 02/10/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial circuits. [HB-423]
Amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) and KRS 23A.050 to add a circuit judge to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit; specify election schedule for new judgeship; request that the additional circuit court judgeship be designated by as a family court division; EFFECTIVE January 2, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pratt
Introduced In House on 02/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial circuits. [SB-216]
Amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add a circuit judge to the Fifty-sixth Judicial Circuit; EFFECTIVE January 2, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Introduced In Senate on 02/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-439]
Amend KRS 186.577 to require vision testing for operator's license renewal; allow vision testing to be performed at the time of application; allow an applicant to submit a form attesting that they have submitted to a vision test less than 12 months from the application date; require that any vision testing form submitted shall be signed by an optometrist, osteopath, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; allows the Transportation Cabinet to assess a fee for administering
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 126) on 03/25/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits. [SB-209]
Amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add a circuit judge to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit; amend 24A.050 to remove a district judge from the Fifteenth Judicial District; specify election schedule for new judgeship; request that the additional circuit court judgeship be designated as a family court judgeship; request that the division removed from the Fifteenth District should be Division Two; Sections 1 to 2 EFFECTIVE January 2, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Hornback
Introduced In Senate on 02/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial circuits. [HB-396]
Amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add a circuit judge to the Fifty-sixth Judicial Circuit; EFFECTIVE January 2, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Bechler
Introduced In House on 02/04/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to adoption. [HB-329]
Amend KRS 199.540 to provide the facts and findings required to set aside an adoption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits. [HB-327]
Amend KRS 23A.020 and 24A.030 (Effective January 2, 2023) to move Hancock County from the Thirty-eighth Circuit and District to the Sixth Circuit and District; amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) and 23A.050 to add a circuit judge to the Sixth Judicial Circuit; amend 24A.050 to remove a district judge from the Thirty-eighth Judicial District; specify election schedule for new judgeship; request that the additional circuit court judgeship be designated as a family court judgeship and establish election dates; request that the division removed
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
To Rules (s) on 03/30/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the certification of doulas. [HB-292]
Create multiple new sections of KRS chapter 309 to define terms; establish a certification process for doulas with training and in-person education requirements; establish an application fee; grant the Department for Public Health the authority to promulgate administrative regulations for the certification of doulas; establish the certification and application process of transferring a certificate from different states; and establish penalties and violations related to doula services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to harassment. [HB-248]
Amend KRS 344.450 to allow parties to recover punitive damages; create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to create a civil cause of action for a victim who is injured, had property damaged, or had law enforcement summoned by another person because of a belief or perception of the victim's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 519.010 to define "public safety answering point"; amend KRS 519.040 include giving information to law enforcement officers or public
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. [HB-195]
The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to Court of Justice: 2020-2021: $440,802,800, 2021-2022: $447,867,300; appropriate to Judicial Retirement System: 2020-2021: $7,147,500, 2021-2022: $8,017,100; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Line Item Veto #1 Not Overridden on 03/30/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to civil rights. [HB-93]
Amend 344.450 to allow parties to recover punitive damages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assisted-living communities. [SB-35]
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, 2020; amend KRS 194A.700 to amend definitions; amend KRS 194A.707 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
To Health & Welfare (s) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to civil actions and declaring an emergency. [HB-3]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 452 to establish the venue for constitutional challenges to statutes, executive orders, regulations, and other cabinet or department orders; establish procedures for selecting a panel of three Circuit Judges to hear challenges; establish three districts from which panel judges can be selected; amend various sections to conform; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch 2) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting state and local officials and the judiciary to dedicate resources and adopt practices to preserve public investments. [SCR-7]
Urge local governments to make resources available for the protection of monuments, edifices, graves, and lands, and urge peace officers, prosecutors and members of the Kentucky Court of Justice including county attorneys, Commonwealth's attorneys, and the Kentucky Attorney General to charge and pursue the most stringent violations against defacement and damage of monuments, edifices, graves, and lands, as well as to urge judges of the Circuit, District, and appellate courts to impose and sustain sentences against persons convicted of these offenses
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-36]
Amend KRS 635.020 to remove automatic transfer of a child from District Court to Circuit Court in certain cases; amend KRS 640.010 to specify additional factors to be considered in determining whether a child's case should be transferred from District Court to Circuit Court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 195) on 04/07/2021
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to vacating convictions for reckless homicide. [SB-74]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Turner
To Judiciary (s) on 01/11/2019