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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant program to promote investments in Kentucky businesses, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-450]
Create new sections of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Kentucky Rural Jobs Act of 2023; allow the Cabinet for Economic Development to begin accepting applications from entities seeking approval as a growth fund; allow no more than $50 million of grants to be awarded as state matching capital for investments in growth businesses; establish the rural jobs development fund; appropriate $50 million in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Rural Jobs Development Fund; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Rural Jobs Act of 2023;
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency. [HB-398]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.110 to require a person arrested for a violation of driving under the influence to remain in custody for at least 8 hours prior to release; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform; provide the Act may be cited as Lily's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Withdrawn on 03/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-241]
Amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 11, to direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to make the conservation easement acquisitions required to be made under the section instead of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; delete the provision requiring the Finance and Administration Cabinet to procure outside counsel; provide that the conservation easement transfers not be subject to KRS 382.850 provided that the conservation easements stipulate that they will not inhibit coal mining operations; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 139) on 03/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT amending the 2022-2024 Judicial Branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-455]
Amend the 2022-2024 Judicial Branch biennial budget to defer annualized use allowance payments for local facility projects; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Returned To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Women Veterans' Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency. [HB-414]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans' Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Stevenson
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to tourist and convention commissions in counties containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local government and declaring an emergency. [SB-231]
Amend KRS 91A.370 to add the president and chief executive officer of the Kentucky State Fair Board to the tourist and convention commission in counties containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Returned To Committee On Committees (h) on 03/10/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency. [SB-237]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Health Services (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to constables and declaring an emergency. [SB-278]
Amend KRS 16.060 granting all constables powers and immunities; amend KRS 61.310 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 64.060 granting all constables peace officer powers; amend KRS 70.430 removing certification qualification and make a technical correction to reporting requirements; remove reporting and fee sharing requirements with certain local governments; amend KRS 148.056 granting all constable powers within parks and granting equal immunity with sheriffs; amend KRS 277.280, 164.955, 183.881, 230.240, 281.765 and 446.010 to conform; amend
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Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
To State & Local Government (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-475]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "assault weapons," "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," and "ammunition sellers"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child support and declaring an emergency. [HB-463]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms, establish procedures, and establish parenting time credit; amend KRS 403.211 to establish which parent owes the initial $250 in medical expenses; amend KRS 403.090, 403.212, 403.740, 405.430, and 406.025 to conform; repeal KRS 403.2121; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
To Judiciary (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency. [HB-421]
Amend KRS 160.160 to allow a local board of education to enter into an agreement for the construction of adjoining road improvements and require the Transportation Cabinet to reimburse the cost of those improvements; authorize a local board to expend funds to ensure adequate connection to those improvements; amend KRS 45A.352 to allow a local school district to request proposals for energy savings contracts based on the decommissioning and sale or transfer of inefficient buildings and the development of new, energy-efficient buildings; amend KRS
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Returned To Transportation (s) on 03/16/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to service credit for the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency. [HB-418]
Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to make up unpaid days; require a maximum of ten makeup days to count for service credit; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and declaring an emergency. [HB-403]
Amend KRS 311A.030 to remove the classifications of ambulance services, mobile integrated healthcare programs, and medical first response providers; amend KRS 311A.142 to permit an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic in good standing in another state to be eligible for reciprocity at the same level of certification or licensure; amend KRS 142.301, 205.5602, 211.9523, 311A.010, 311A.170, and 405.075 to conform; repeal KRS 311A.185, relating to determination of death by a paramedic;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Fleming
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to federal law enforcement officers as peace officers in this state and declaring an emergency. [SB-256]
Amend KRS 61.365 to remove the authority of delineated federal law enforcement officers to act as peace officers in this state; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sales and use tax incentives and declaring an emergency. [HB-363]
Amend KRS 154.31-020 to increase the maximum amount of sales and use tax incentives that may be committed in each fiscal year by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority for building and construction materials and equipment used for research and development, electronic processing, or flight simulation; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/28/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to special purpose funds and declaring an emergency. [HB-344]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to define "relief fund"; direct government agency head, cabinet secretary, or appointed official to provide a report and analysis of all relief funds created to accept and expend funds recieved from any source to provide assistance to entities impacted by an emergency; direct report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by the end of each fiscal year; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Introduced In House on 02/16/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to government contract review and declaring an emergency. [HB-329]
Amend KRS 45A.705 to require the State Treasurer to either revise, cancel, or keep effective any contract in which the Government Contract Review Committee issues nonbinding recommendations; require the Treasurer to submit contract revisions pursuant to the committee's nonbinding recommendations to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or designee; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or designee to either issue the contract with the Treasurer's revisions or cancel the contract; require the secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 141) on 03/30/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-302]
Amend KRS 15.243 to require the Attorney General to select six counties at random and six counties with the highest rate of irregularities for his or her independent inquiry; require the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a uniform procedure for independent inquiries; amend KRS 117.066 to require that petitions for the consolidation of precincts include parking accommodations for the proposed voting location; amend KRS 117.235 to prohibit electioneering during any of the days that in-person absentee voting is
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Osborne
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 74) on 03/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the authority of local governments and declaring an emergency. [SB-146]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to permit a local government to exempt a health facility or health service from the certificate of need requirement if a need is demonstrated; require an exemption to be granted for the useful lifetime of any health facility established or equipment purchased; require health services provided under KRS Chapter 205 to be eligible for reimbursement for facilities or services under an exemption; exempt pain management, long-term care, abortion facilities, and ambulance services; limit opposition to an application
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Williams
To Health Services (s) on 02/17/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to donations made to the Commonwealth, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-257]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45 to establish the Kentucky contribution trust fund and require reporting of deposits to and expenditures from the fund; amend KRS 12.270 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/07/2023