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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cultured meat products. [HB-374]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Amend KRS 217.035 to remove meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue from the list of foods deemed misbranded; amend KRS 217.175 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Dotson
To Agriculture (h) on 02/12/2025
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AN ACT relating to the acquisition and ownership of real property by a foreign principal. [HB-393]
[Real Estate ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381, relating to real property, to define terms; prohibit foreign principals from owning real property in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; provide exceptions; require foreign principals to register any ownership interest acquired before the effective date of this Act with the Cabinet for Economic Development; allow persons to report evidence of noncompliance to the Office of the Attorney General; require the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the evidence; allow the Office of the Attorney General to enforce
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Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Wesley
To Judiciary (h) on 02/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to solid waste management. [HB-371]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
Amend KRS 224.40-315 to exclude from the exemption in the definition of municipal solid waste disposal facility any waste site or facility that accepts industrial solid waste generated on or adjacent to property owned by the generator or by another facility owned by the generator or wholly-owned subsidiary; amend KRS 224.43-345 to require a description in the solid waste management plan of capacity expansions for residual waste sites or facilities, including amounts of wastes from areas outside of the solid waste management area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer
Received In Senate on 03/05/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. [SB-111]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Crime ]
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Returned To Judiciary (h) on 03/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives. [SB-115]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election; establish procedures for initiatives, effect of adopted initiatives, and parameters for the subject of any initiative; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Berg
To State & Local Government (s) on 02/11/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to risk protection orders. [HB-375]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or treated for a mental condition that causes or is likely to cause impairment in judgment, perception, or impulse control to an extent that presents an unreasonable risk to public health, safety, or welfare if the person were in possession or control of a firearm; establish that a violation of an order
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Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 02/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons. [HB-394]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor from pardoning persons that have not been convicted of a crime, unless the person is currently being investigated or prosecuted in connection to a crime; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 02/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public contracts. [HB-345]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 65 to require that state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel, aluminum, or manufactured goods used in all state and local projects be manufactured in the United States unless a waiver is granted; amend KRS Chapters 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.070, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform; provide that Sections 1 to 3 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Buy American Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. John C. Blanton
To State Government (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. [HB-321]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Repeal, reenact and amend KRS 147A.027 as a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require the initial orientation training that planning commissioners and board of adjustment members take to occur between one year prior to appointment and one year following appointment and include at least one hour of training on the impact of planning and zoning policies and procedures on housing supply and accessibility; require planning professionals, zoning administrators, administrative officials, and each planning professional's deputies and assistants to take
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 83) on 03/25/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hazardous duty retirement for code enforcement personnel of a consolidated local government. [HB-367]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Amend KRS 78.5520 to redefine "hazardous position" to include code enforcement and zoning inspection personnel employed by a consolidated local government for the purposes of benefits of the County Employees Retirement System.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Local Government (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to background checks on the sale or transfer of firearms. [HB-331]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require background checks for private firearms sales and transfers; amend KRS 237.990 to establish a penalty for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. [HB-332]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class D felony; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton
Withdrawn on 02/13/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms possession by domestic abusers. [HB-330]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; require the surrender of firearm by individuals subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective
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Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to real property purchased at a master commissioner's sale. [HB-347]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 91.514 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 426 to establish that any residential property that is purchased at a master commissioner's sale or other court-ordered sale in a county that has a land bank authority and was occupied at any time within the two years prior to the sale must undergo renovations within six months of obtaining the title to the property and must be returned to a state of occupancy within specified time periods; define terms; establish a fine of $100 per day payable to the local government for noncompliance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Grossberg
To Local Government (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to emergency medical services. [HB-343]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to create the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund; specify the ambulance services and EMS professionals that are eligible to share in the distribution of the fund; provide that the Board of Emergency Medical Services shall administer the fund and may promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate its administration; authorize reimbursement for an EMS professional's out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment for a diagnosed post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Fleming
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officers. [HB-360]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 15.391, relating to revocation of peace officer certification, to establish requirements for the revocation of a peace officer's certification when the peace officer has been accused of professional malfeasance or professional nonfeasance; establish that a peace officer has a right to be present during any proceeding relating to revocation; require proceedings to proceed within 90 days; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to find that an employing agency has complied with a peace officers rights under KRS 15.520, 67C.321, 67C.323,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Michael Nemes
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sanctuary policies. [HB-344]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define terms; prohibit state and local governmental entities from adopting sanctuary policies; require law enforcement agencies to use reasonable resources to support the enforcement of federal immigration law; prohibit policies which would restrict the sharing of information with federal immigration agencies; require compliance with federal requirements when a defendant subject to an immigration detainer has been sentenced in a criminal case; require correctional facilities to provide information regarding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Michael Nemes
To Local Government (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to residential detectors. [HB-339]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 227 to require owner, seller, or lessor to have functional smoke, carbon monoxide, and gas detectors where applicable in all existing residential structures; require seller or lessor to verify in affidavit prior to transfer or tenancy of property; exempt KRS Chapter 324 licensees from liability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy J. Tate
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. [HB-319]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances, including as punishment for a crime; provide that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment from being employed as described in Section 253 of the Constitution of Kentucky or otherwise provided by law; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Holloway
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms. [SB-105]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "safe storage depository" and require an owner or custodian of a firearm to store the firearm in a safe storage depository or render the firearm incapable of being fired using a gun-locking device; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; amend KRS 237.990 to establish penalties for violations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/07/2025