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Local Mandate

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-282	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide accrued paid sick leave to employees; provide mechanism for employees to accrue paid sick leave; establish guidelines for employers to calculate paid sick leave for employees; set forth manner in which paid sick leave can be used; amend KRS 337.990 to create a civil penalty for violation of provisions; EMERGENCY. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Effective Dates, Emergency Labor And Industry Personnel And Employment Wages And Hours Workforce Local Mandate
SB-276	State (Kentucky)	Propose to amend Sections 97, 99, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the term of office for Commonwealth Attorneys from 6 years to 8 years beginning in 2030; to increase the terms of judges of the District Court from 4 years to 8 years beginning in 2030; and to increase the requirement of being a license attorney from 2 years to 8 years for District Court judges beginning in 2022; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts, District Judges And Court Commissioners Attorney, Commonwealth's Constitution, Ky. Local Mandate
SB-279	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 258.500 to define "person" as a person with a disability who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; exclude from therapeutic relationship fee-based transactions for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider; establish requirements for an assistance dog to be granted public accommodation; affirm certain rights and privileges of public establishments as nondiscriminatory and allow additional rights for those providing accommodation in situations of tenancy; amend KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amend KRS 258.991 to set penalty for interference with use of an assistance dog at $500 and delete jail time; make the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodations unlawful and provide for a fine of up to $1,000; require that all fines collected be paid into the animal control and care fund with 50% for spay and neuter clinics and 50% for county animal shelter block grants; amend KRS 525.010 to clarify the definition of "assistance dog." Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Disabilities And The Disabled Dogs Landlord And Tenant Public Assistance Public Health Small Business Trade Practices And Retailing Agriculture Counties Local Mandate
SB-249	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 61.565 to reset amortization period to a new 30-year period effective with the 2019 valuation; establish layered amortization method by requiring any increase or decrease in actuarially accrued liability after the 2019 valuation to be amortized over separate 20-year closed periods beginning with the valuation in which the increase or decrease is first recognized; amend KRS 61.510 to remove the definition of "level dollar amortization method" and define "level percentage of payroll amortization method"; provide that Kentucky Retirement Systems shall amend the 2019 actuarial valuation in accordance with the amendments to KRS 61.565 in this Act and provide updated employer contributions to the Governor and General Assembly; provide that CERS employer rate phase in is paused for one year period; EMERGENCY. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Effective Dates, Emergency Local Government Retirement And Pensions State Employees Actuarial Analysis Local Mandate
HB-574	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 82.660 to require that before an overlay district can be enforced that a petition must be circulated that contains the signatures of at least 75% of the property owners within the area that is sought to be under the jurisdiction of the overlay district, and specify that once the overlay district is created that all property owners are to be notified by first-class mail that they may still opt out of the controls enforced by the overlay district, and set out the response procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require that before any zoning instrument is enacted that places controls over the historic or other aesthetic character of an area that a petition must be circulated that contains the signatures of at least 75% of the property owners within the area that is sought to be under the jurisdiction of the zone, and specify that once the zone is created, that all property owners are to be notified by first-class mail that they may still opt out of the controls enforced by the zoning instrument, and set out the response procedure. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Land Use Local Government Notices Planning And Zoning Public Authorities Real Estate Unified Local Governments Cities Counties Counties, Urban
SB-239	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 90.400 and 90.410 to permit the board of trustees of a legacy city pension fund having fewer than twelve active and retired members or beneficiaries to offer those individuals a one-time irrevocable option to convert monthly pension benefits from the fund to monthly annuity benefits from an insurance company for the same amount, require the insurance company to honor any features and options available under the existing plan, and require the board to provide beneficiaries with complete and appropriate disclosures sufficient to make an informed decision; amend 95.290 to permit the board of trustees of a legacy policemen's pension fund or firefighters' pension fund in a city of the first class having fewer than twelve active and retired members or beneficiaries to offer those individuals a one-time irrevocable option to convert monthly pension benefits from the fund to monthly annuity benefits from an insurance company for the same amount, require the insurance company to honor any features and options available under the existing plan, and require the board to provide beneficiaries with complete and appropriate disclosures sufficient to make an informed decision; amend KRS 95.530, 95.622, 95.767, and 95.869, to permit the board of trustees of a local legacy policemen's and firefighters' pension fund having fewer than twelve active and retired members or beneficiaries, to offer those individuals a one-time irrevocable option to convert monthly pension benefits from the fund to monthly annuity benefits from an insurance company for the same amount, require the insurance company to honor any features and options available under the existing plan, and require the board to provide beneficiaries with complete and appropriate disclosures sufficient to make an informed decision; amend KRS 95.620 to conform. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Local Mandate Firefighters And Fire Departments Police, City And County Retirement And Pensions Cities Cities, First Class
HB-596	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to provide for voting centers upon approval by the State Board of Elections under certain conditions; amend KRS 116.045 and 116.055 to change the last date for voter registration to 21 days before any primary or election and adjust the time requirements for party registration for voting in a primary; amend KRS 117.045 to expand the voters who can serve as precinct election officers; permit county clerks to appoint precinct election officers under certain circumstances; provide that precinct election officers may serve not more than six and a half hours under certain guidelines; amend KRS 117.066 to permit the designation of one voting location for more than one precinct; amend KRS 117.077 to include children and parents as voters who can request a mail-in absentee ballot in a medical emergency; amend KRS 117.085 to provide that voters who cannot vote on election day due to classification as essential personnel or due to employment conflicts, injury or illness of a family member, or bereavement may vote an absentee ballot; amend KRS 118.035 to extend the hours the polls are open from 6 p.m. prevailing time to 7 p.m. prevailing time; amend KRS 117.195. 117.205, 117.175, and 117.355 to conform. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Local Mandate County Clerks Elections And Voting State Agencies
HB-640	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 117.383 to require the State Board of Elections to develop procedures for conducting election procedure audits and post-election audits evaluating the accuracy and security of voting systems in operation in this state. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Local Mandate County Clerks Elections And Voting Secretary Of State State Agencies Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
SB-242	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 439.3401 to include as violent offenders individuals convicted of promoting human trafficking; specify that individuals convicted of human trafficking or promoting human trafficking shall not be released on probation or parole until 85 percent of the sentence has been served. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Corrections Impact Local Mandate Crimes And Punishments Probation And Parole
SB-235	State (Kentucky)	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. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Corrections Impact Local Mandate Courts, Circuit Crimes And Punishments Juries And Jurors
HB-594	State (Kentucky)	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 74 to define "appointing authority," "board," "commissioner," "governing body," "joint commissioner," "joint water commission," "public service commission," "public water or wastewater system," "water association", and "water district"; establish eligibility requirements for members of a water district, water association, and joint water commission; require online training and continuing education hours for water commissioners; require the Kentucky Public Service Commission to develop best management practices for governing bodies of public water and wastewater utilities; establish penalties for failure to meet training and eligibility requirements; create new sections of KRS 224.70 to establish the Public Water and Wastewater Working Group; identify the members and responsibilities of the working group; allow for the creation of stakeholder advisory groups; report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1 of each year; develop methods to identify failing public water and wastewater utilities; create a Kentucky Public Water and Wastewater System Protection Panel and name executive branch members of the panel; require the panel to develop metrics to identify systems at risk of insolvency, develop a priority list for intervention by the panel, and promulgate administrative regulations to develop comprehensive criteria for sanctions against governing bodies at risk of failure; identify remedies for failing system and interventions; amend KRS 65.007 to add misfeasance and nonfeasance to reasons for removal by an appointing authority; amend KRS 74.012 to clarify entities and conform to definitions; amend KRS 74.020 to clarify definitions and require commissioners to comply with initial and continuing education; increase initial hours from six to nine; require twelve hours of continuing education every three years; amend KRS 74.025 to allow removal for failure to complete training; amend KRS 74.030 to change reference from commission to board to conform with chapter definitions; amend KRS 74.040 to establish requirements for the chief executive officer and update duties to include financial and water loss audit, rate and operations review, and infrastructure improvement plan and conform definitions; amend KRS 74.080 to update board duties and responsibilities regarding rates, procedures, audits, and planning; allow the commission to review rates on its own motion and require rate adjustment for full cost recovery; amend KRS 74.100 to require a comprehensive infrastructure improvement plan and conform definitions; amend KRS 74.110 to require notice to the commission when annexing or striking district territory; amend KRS 74.177 to clarify agricultural district; amend KRS 74.240 to update requirements of the district and require qualified infrastructure improvement plan filed and approved by the commission; amend KRS 74.050, 74.070,74.280, 74.090, 74.120, 74.130, 74.140, 74.150, 74.160, 74.180, 74.190, 74.200, 74.220 74.290, 74.300, 74.330 to conform definitions; amend KRS 74.361 to authorize the commission to investigate merger of water districts after repeated water loss or failure to perform audits; amend KRS 74.370 to clarify the commission's authority over water districts; amend KRS 74.395 to allow recovery through a surcharge for improvements designed to reduce water loss and specify range over 15 percent; require improvement plan and water loss audit be submitted for surcharge; amend KRS 74.430, 74.440, 74.460, 74.470, 74.480, 74.490, 74.500, 74.510, 74.520, and 74.990 to clarify distinction between joint water commissions and joint commissioners; amend KRS 74.450 to establish eligibility to serve as joint commissioner; amend KRS 91A.040 to require the auditor to obtain a copy of an audit performed on any public water or wastewater system owned by the city; include in the audit report whether the city is compliant in performing the audit and report to Department for Local Government and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority if noncompliant; amend KRS 96.172 to establish eligibility to serve on municipal board of public utilities; amend KRS 96.173 to require expenses incurred to be prudent and reasonable in order to be payable from revenues; amend KRS 96.176 to require financial practices be consistent with best management practices developed by the Kentucky Public Service Commission; amend KRS 96.181 to require board finances be consistent with best management practices and GAAP to facilitate audit; amend KRS 96.182 to restrict use of rate receipts for anything not related to the provision of service by the electric and water plant; amend KRS 96.190 to require initial training and continuing education; amend KRS 96.200 to require conformity to best management practices; amend KRS 96.240 to establish requirements for appointees to board of waterworks; amend KRS 96.320 to establish requirements for appointees to cities owning waterworks; amend KRS 96.351 to establish qualifications for members of waterworks commission and waterworks and sewerage commission. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	County Judges/executive Local Government Public Utilities Public Works Sewer Systems Special Districts Water Supply Unified Local Governments Auditor Of Public Accounts Audits And Auditors
HB-556	State (Kentucky)	Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption from the current inflation-adjusted amount of $39,300 to the full assessed value of the real property for owners who are 65 years of age or older; add the continued biennial inflation indexing of the homestead exemption amount; make various typographical changes of a nonsubstantive nature; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; apply to property assessed on and after the January 1st immediately following the date of ratification. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Taxation Taxation, Property Aged Persons And Aging Constitution, Ky. Local Mandate Fiscal Note
HB-627	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 81A to require compensation from a city to the county for the economic loss sustained from annexation; unless otherwise agreed, the loss would be calculated by the sum of fees and taxes collected by the county for the annexed area from insurance companies, businesses, trades, occupations and professions; economic loss payments by the city to the county are due by the 30th of the month after each calendar quarter; any challenge to the calculation of compensation or, to compel payment, shall be made in Franklin Circuit Court. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts, Circuit Fees Judicial Circuits Local Government Taxation Annexation Cities Claims Counties Local Mandate
HB-595	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 403.763 to make subsequent violations of a protective order a Class D felony. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Corrections Impact Local Mandate Crimes And Punishments Criminal Procedure Domestic Relations
HB-629	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to establish the Office of Violence Prevention and detail requirements thereof. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Local Mandate Data Processing Deaths Firearms And Weapons Hospitals And Nursing Homes Peace Officers And Law Enforcement Police, City And County Police, State Safety State Agencies
HB-554	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 81A.410 to require an area to be annexed to contain at least ten residents. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Local Government Annexation Cities Cities, Home Rule Class Local Mandate
HB-563	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 532.080 to specify that a jury may elect not to enhance punishment for a persistent felony offender. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Crimes And Punishments Criminal Procedure Juries And Jurors Corrections Impact Local Mandate
HB-567	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to provide for the establishment of designated voting locations by the county board of elections upon approval by the State Board of Elections. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	County Clerks Elections And Voting State Agencies Administrative Regulations And Proceedings Counties Local Mandate
HB-575	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define "energy source" and "utility service"; provide that the right of an individual customer to use any utility service shall not be infringed due to the energy source of the utility service to be delivered. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Energy Fuel Oil And Natural Gas Public Utilities Consumer Affairs Local Mandate
HB-584	State (Kentucky)	Create new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to set a residential fixed customer charge to recover no more than fixed capital costs for metering, billing, service connections, and customer service for electric, natural gas, and water utilities; amend KRS 278.010 to define "customer charge"; amend KRS 278.030 to include affordability as a criterion for utility rates and to establish that the policy of the Commonwealth is to require costs to be reasonable and to provide for their recovery; require the Public Service Commission to balance the interests of the utility, investors, and consumer in establishing fair, just, reasonable, and affordable rates; amend KRS 278.183 to require that the costs paid through the environmental surcharge and subjected to two-year review are subject to apportionment of fixed, direct capital costs for metering, billing, connection, and service; amend KRS 278.190 to allow the commission to examine the determination of costs and apply standards for rates that include affordability and balancing of interests of various parties affected by the rate; amend KRS 278.255 to require a management and operations audit beginning with revenue as of December 31, 2019, initial audits to be completed prior to January 1, 2023, and every five years thereafter, and to require the results of the audit be made available on the Public Service Commission's and each audited utility's Web site; exempt electric distribution cooperatives from the initial and periodic audit requirements; amend KRS 278.260 to require the Public Service Commission to give the Attorney General's Office of Rate Intervention notice of any investigation into unreasonable or discriminatory rates, measurements or practices by a utility under its jurisdiction; amend KRS 96.120 to require contracts entered into by a city with another city to furnish water or light service to be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission; amend KRS 96.150 to require an extension by a city of its water or sewer system beyond its territory to be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission; amend KRS 96.520 to require that the sale of capacity or energy surplus by a city or urban-county government to an electric or combination electric or gas utility shall be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Public Utilities Attorney General Cities Cooperatives Counties, Urban Local Mandate

Title: AN ACT relating to paid sick leave and declaring an emergency.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-282

Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Labor And Industry, Personnel And Employment, Wages And Hours, Workforce, Local Mandate

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 97, 99, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of Constitutional offices.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-276

Subjects: Courts, District, Judges And Court Commissioners, Attorney, Commonwealth's, Constitution, Ky., Local Mandate

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-279

Subjects: Disabilities And The Disabled, Dogs, Landlord And Tenant, Public Assistance, Public Health, Small Business, Trade Practices And Retailing, Agriculture, Counties, Local Mandate

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to retirement and declaring an emergency.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-249

Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Local Government, Retirement And Pensions, State Employees, Actuarial Analysis, Local Mandate

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to land use.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-574

Subjects: Land Use, Local Government, Notices, Planning And Zoning, Public Authorities, Real Estate, Unified Local Governments, Cities, Counties, Counties, Urban

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to local government pension plans.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-239

Subjects: Local Mandate, Firefighters And Fire Departments, Police, City And County, Retirement And Pensions, Cities, Cities, First Class

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to elections.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-596

Subjects: Local Mandate, County Clerks, Elections And Voting, State Agencies

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to elections.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-640

Subjects: Local Mandate, County Clerks, Elections And Voting, Secretary Of State, State Agencies, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to human trafficking.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-242

Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, Crimes And Punishments, Probation And Parole

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: AN ACT relating to sentencing by juries.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-235

Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, Courts, Circuit, Crimes And Punishments, Juries And Jurors

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-594

Subjects: County Judges/executive, Local Government, Public Utilities, Public Works, Sewer Systems, Special Districts, Water Supply, Unified Local Governments, Auditor Of Public Accounts, Audits And Auditors

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-556

Subjects: Taxation, Taxation, Property, Aged Persons And Aging, Constitution, Ky., Local Mandate, Fiscal Note

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to annexation.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-627

Subjects: Courts, Circuit, Fees, Judicial Circuits, Local Government, Taxation, Annexation, Cities, Claims, Counties, Local Mandate

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to violation of a protective order.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-595

Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Domestic Relations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to public safety.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-629

Subjects: Local Mandate, Data Processing, Deaths, Firearms And Weapons, Hospitals And Nursing Homes, Peace Officers And Law Enforcement, Police, City And County, Police, State, Safety, State Agencies

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: AN ACT relating to annexation by home rule cities.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-554

Subjects: Local Government, Annexation, Cities, Cities, Home Rule Class, Local Mandate

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-563

Subjects: Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Juries And Jurors, Corrections Impact, Local Mandate

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to elections.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-567

Subjects: County Clerks, Elections And Voting, State Agencies, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Counties, Local Mandate

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to utility service.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-575

Subjects: Energy, Fuel, Oil And Natural Gas, Public Utilities, Consumer Affairs, Local Mandate

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to public utilities.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-584

Subjects: Energy, Public Utilities, Attorney General, Cities, Cooperatives, Counties, Urban, Local Mandate

Democrat: 100% (1)

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