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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sheltered employment. [SB-53]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 337.010 to redefine "employee" to include workers in sheltered workshops whose employment begins on or after January 1, 2024; amend KRS 337.295 to require new administrative regulations concerning sheltered workshops and sheltered workshop employment; amend KRS 205.5605 to exclude referrals to sheltered employment from the definition of "covered services and supports" as of January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Introduced In Senate on 01/07/2020
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AN ACT relating to voter identification and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-2]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 117 to allow a voter to cast a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to produce proof of identification, by executing a provisional voter's affidavit furnished by the State Board of Elections; describe the voting procedure for casting a provisional ballot; describe how to validate a provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot by requiring the provisional voter to appear before the county clerk or county board of elections to provide an affidavit stating that the voter is the same individual who cast the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Veto Message Received In Senate on 04/14/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. [HB-47]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry T. Miller
To Judiciary (s) on 03/26/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-24]
[Sports ]
[Gaming ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "amateur athletics," "collegiate sports contest," "commission," "principal," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish membership to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; establish the commission’s responsibilities and authority; require the Governor to appoint an executive director and establish the executive director's responsibilities; require the commission to promulgate administrative
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Sponsored by: Sen. Julian M. Carroll
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an exemption of income for centenarians. [HB-139]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude from state income tax all income of any resident centenarian; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to conform; amend KRS 68.180, 68.197, 91.200, and 92.300 to exclude all income of any centenarian from occupational license fees or taxes.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voting. [SB-43]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to allow in-person early voting between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, 117.995, and 118.035 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
To State & Local Government (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the election of board members of library districts. [HB-141]
[Elections ]
[Libraries ]
Create a new section of KRS 173.450 to 173.650 to provide for the election of board members to public library districts; amend KRS 173.480 to remove references to appointment and integrate election protocols; create a new section of KRS 173.710 to 800 to provide for the election of board members to public library districts formed by petition; amend KRS 173.725 to remove references to appointment and integrate election protocols; amend KRS 173.650 to specify that the certification of election results other than for the election of library board members
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Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Elkins
Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to the disposition of a decedent's body. [SB-66]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 367.93117 and 367.93121 to provide that a person who has been criminally charged in the death of another cannot make decisions regarding the disposition of the decedent's remains.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert M. Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 123) on 04/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to property taxes for veteran service organizations. [HB-36]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 132 to exempt veteran service organizations from ad valorem taxation if over fifty percent of the organization's annual net income is expended on behalf of veterans and other charitable causes; amend KRS 132.010 to define veteran service organization; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. John C. Blanton
Posted In Committee on 03/11/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to the publication of local government legal advertisements. [HB-195]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS 424.110 to 424.370 to give local governments the option to post required advertisements online on a notice Web site operated by local government in lieu of newspaper publication, so long as a one-time advertisement is published in an actual newspaper; specify requirements for advertisements published on the notice Web site and in an actual newspaper; specify rights of public and duties of local government; set out consequences of local government's failure to publish as required by law; provide penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry T. Miller
Received In Senate on 04/14/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the recall of elected officials. [HB-162]
[Elections ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 63 establishing a procedure for the recall of any elected sheriff, jailer, constable, or peace officer; amend KRS 63.990 to include a criminal penalty for giving money or anything of value in exchange for a signature on a petition.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
Posted In Committee on 01/15/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local option elections. [SB-49]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 242.020 to allow a countywide wet or dry local option election based on a petition signed by at least 500 qualified voters in a county with a population of less than 100,000 residents; exempt cities or moist territories within the county from the effect of the election.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Buford
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to leave from employment for crime victims. [HB-122]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with a crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a penalty for failing to maintain confidentiality; define terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assault on a service animal. [HB-178]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 525.200 to include assistance animals in the definition of "service animals" that are covered by assault on a service animal in the first degree.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employment schedules. [HB-121]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 requiring employers to give employees a good-faith schedule of hours to be worked, to have a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours, to post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance, and to provide certain rest periods for employees from being scheduled; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the expansion of gaming and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-7]
[Gaming ]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to state the findings of the General Assembly; amend KRS 154A.010 to define, "authorizing location," "casino," "county," "county legislative body," "department," "full casino gaming," "gaming licensee," "gross gaming revenue," "handle," "licensee," "limited casino gaming," and "principal"; amend KRS 154A.030 to expand the Lottery Corporation board membership and duties; amend KRS 154A.040 to include casino licensees; amend 154A.063 to remove prohibition against casino gaming; create new sections of KRS Chapter
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly. [HB-157]
[Elections ]
Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than four terms of office, not including partial terms of two years or less, and to prevent members of the House of Representatives from serving more than six terms of office, not including partial terms of two years or less, beginning with those elected in November 2022; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cluter Howard
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearm storage. [SB-32]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[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 B misdemeanor unless a physical injury results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to road safety. [HB-15]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Bunch
Posting Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT related to animal-drawn vehicles and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-128]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to prohibit animal-drawn vehicles from being drawn by an animal wearing shoes that will damage the highway; amend KRS 189.990 to establish a penalty of $25 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses; forward money from fines to the road fund; allow for prepayment of fine; exempt from court costs; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dean Schamore
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020