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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency. [SB-5]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to provide liability protection for owners of premises during a declared emergency; amend KRS 39A.020 to define terms used; amend KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090 to conform; amend KRS 39A.280 to refine the immunity of the state, private persons, volunteers, professional engineers and architects, and persons providing essential services during an emergency; EFFECTIVE MARCH 6, 2020, for Sections 1, 2, and 5 of the Act; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 205) on 04/11/2021
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AN ACT relating to the registration of motorboats and declaring an emergency. [HB-111]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Amend KRS 235.040 to require a motorboat documented with the Coast Guard to display an identifying number issued by federal law and a validation sticker issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but not a Kentucky identification number; amend KRS 235.070 to require a motorboat documented with the Coast Guard to submit a copy of the certificate of documentation with the application for registration; exempt from titling provisions; require registration with the Commonwealth; amend KRS 235.120 to require a validation sticker be issued and displayed on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to exceptions to mandatory immunization requirements and declaring an emergency. [SB-28]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. [HB-144]
[Economic Development ]
Amend KRS 13A.010 to define "major economic impact"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to require legislative ratification of any administrative regulation having a major economic impact; amend KRS 13A.250 to require that administrative regulations analyze costs for both governmental agencies and regulated entities; amend KRS 13A.190 to prohibit the Governor or executive agency from issuing an emergency administrative regulation and to terminate all existing emergency regulations; amend KRS 13A.330 to specify that the section applies to administrative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reorganizations and declaring an emergency. [HB-5]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amend KRS 12.028 to remove the provisions related to temporary reorganizations; repeal KRS 12.027, which requires temporary reorganizations to be set forth by executive order; EMERGENCY
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 5) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency. [HB-15]
[Public Health ]
[Elections ]
[Religion ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to define "emergency order", set parameters for the issuance of an emergency order, and provide for legal action to enforce the parameters; amend Section 39A.090 to apply the emergency order definition to executive orders issued under KRS Chapters 39A to 39F; amend KRS 39A.100 to require that emergency orders issued by the Governor contain an expiration date not greater than 14 days, with extension only as provided by the General Assembly, require that emergency orders issued by a chief executive of a local
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reopening the economy in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in response to the state of emergency declared by the Governor of Kentucky beginning in March 2020 and continuing throughout the year of 2021 and declaring an emergency. [HB-1]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Unemployment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provide relief to businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 state of emergency; provide guidelines for opening of businesses and schools; suspend interest on unpaid unemployment insurance contributions and provide guidelines for noncustodial parental visitation during the COVID-19 state of emergency; provide guidelines for visitation at long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 state of emergency; retroactive to March 6, 2020; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 3) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to ensuring basic liberties regarding immunizations and declaring an emergency. [HB-36]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 214.036 to prohibit required immunization of any person by any state agency or instrumentality; create the short title "Ensuring Bodily Autonomy and Informed Consent Act"; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to emergency administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. [HB-161]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to prohibit administrative bodies from promulgating administrative regulations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic without first consulting the General Assembly; nullify select emergency administrative regulations related to COVID-19 that were filed without an accompanying ordinary administrative regulation; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Bechler
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reorganization and declaring an emergency. [SB-3]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Amend KRS 11.400 to conform; amend KRS 12.023 to remove the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation from the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 12.020 to attach the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to the Department of Agriculture, abolish the Kentucky Council on Agriculture, abolish the Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation; amend KRS 18A.115 to exempt employees of the Agricultural Development Board and the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation from
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 12) on 03/12/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to governmental emergencies and declaring an emergency. [HB-171]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Ethics ]
Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 39A.100 to limit declarations of emergency, including executive orders relating to an emergency, to 15 days unless extended by the General Assembly; prohibit the Governor from declaring a new emergency based on the same facts upon the expiration of the initial declaration; prohibit the Governor from suspending statutes or administrative regulations unless the subject matter is authorized by statute; limit declarations of emergency by local chief executive officers to 15 days unless terminated earlier or extended by
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-83]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for "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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to school accountability. [HJR-8]
[Education ]
Direct the commissioner of education to convene a strategic assessment and accountability committee; establish minimum requirements for the composition of the committee; establish the duties of the committee; require the commissioner to report the findings of the committee to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency. [SB-30]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 define sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, mental health professional, and public funds; to prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under eighteen (18) years of age or a person who is eighteen (18) years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020 or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. [SB-2]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Amend KRS 13A.010 to define “legislative committee”; amend KRS 13A.030 to include emergency administrative regulations without adequate justification in the list of administrative regulations that may be found deficient; amend KRS 13A.040 to conform; amend KRS 13A.190 to specify requirements for an emergency administrative regulation, provide for public comment and legislative review, specify submission requirements for documentary evidence; amend KRS 13A.220 to require specified information about an administrative regulation to be displayed on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 7) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency. [HB-19]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 define sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, mental health professional, and public funds; to prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under eighteen (18) years of age or a person who is eighteen (18) years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020 or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits and declaring an emergency. [HB-139]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Amend KRS 16.582 and 61.621 to increase minimum total and permanent in line of duty or duty-related disability benefits payable to a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the member's monthly average pay; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define "monthly average pay" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty and duty-related disability benefits; amend KRS 16.505 to amend the definition of "dependent child" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty or duty-related disability;
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medical procedures and declaring an emergency. [HB-2]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Amend KRS 15.241 to allow the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief as well as civil and criminal penalties to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of KRS Chapter 216B relating to abortion facilities, violations of KRS 311.710 to 311.830 relating to abortions, and violations of emergency management orders relating to elective medical procedures issued under KRS Chapter 39A; specify that nothing in this section shall limit or preclude the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from seeking similar relief; create a noncodified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 4) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to civil actions and declaring an emergency. [HB-3]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverage sales, and declaring an emergency. [SB-67]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to allow alcohol to be purchased to go or for delivery in conjunction with a meal, set conditions therefore, and require department to promulgate administrative regulation for closed container; amend KRS 243.034 to allow limited restaurant licensees to sell alcohol for delivery or to go in conjunction with a meal; amend KRS 243.084 to allow nonquota type 2 licensees to sell alcohol for delivery or to go in conjunction with a meal; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm winery licensees to sell alcohol for delivery
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Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 20) on 03/15/2021