Gun Violence Protective Orders [HB-89]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act relating to gun violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to a central registry for protective orders; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date.
HB-89: Gun Violence Protective Orders
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson
Cosponsor(s): Gray on 03/12/2025
Minor Mental Health: Age Of Consent [SB-90]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
An Act relating to the examination and treatment of minors; relating to consent for behavioral and mental health treatment for minors 16 years of age or older; and providing for an effective date.
SB-90: Minor Mental Health: Age Of Consent
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Claman
Referred To Rules on 04/25/2025
AN ACT relating to perinatal palliative care. [HB-414]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Insurance ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require all hospitals offering obstetric services and alternative birthing centers to provide or make referrals for perinatal palliative care; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for perinatal palliative care; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health
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HB-414: AN ACT relating to perinatal palliative care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walker Thomas
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/13/2025
AN ACT relating to patient-directed care at the end of life. [HB-408]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill patient's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; establish conditions required to make request; permit patient to rescind request at any time; permit an attending physician to provide medication; establish requirements for attending physician to inform patients and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified patients; require report by the Cabinet for Health
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HB-408: AN ACT relating to patient-directed care at the end of life.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Health Services (h) on 02/12/2025
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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SB-111: AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Returned To Judiciary (h) on 03/12/2025
AN ACT relating to state-operated mental health facilities. [HB-392]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 210.040 to replace the term "institutions" with "facilities"; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is responsible to provide care that includes emergency and other medical care provided outside of a state facility for patients in state-operated mental health facilities.
HB-392: AN ACT relating to state-operated mental health facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Posted For Passage For Concurrence In Senate Floor Amendment (1) And Floor Amendment (2-title) on 03/14/2025
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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HB-375: AN ACT relating to risk protection orders.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 02/12/2025
SCR-43: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing Kentucky's support for the Crisis Recovery Support Network coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board, expressing support for Kentucky's participation in the network, and recognizing the network as a trusted support for Kentucky schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions to know they may call upon if the need arises.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 30) on 03/18/2025
You have voted SCR-43: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing Kentucky's support for the Crisis Recovery Support Network coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board, expressing support for Kentucky's participation in the network, and recognizing the network as a trusted support for Kentucky schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions to know they may call upon if the need arises..
AN ACT relating to coverage of feeding or eating disorders. [HB-244]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for eating or feeding disorder treatment; prohibit health plans from using certain standards, including body mass index, when determining medical necessity or the appropriate level of care for an individual diagnosed with a feeding or eating disorder; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health services benefit plans, Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing
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HB-244: AN ACT relating to coverage of feeding or eating disorders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Fleming
To Banking & Insurance (h) on 02/07/2025
AN ACT relating to conversion therapy. [SB-94]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (cabinet) to prohibit the direct or indirect use of state and federal funds for the practice of conversion therapy on minors; require state agencies to report providers engaged in conversion therapy efforts with a minor to the appropriate professional certification or licensing board; require the cabinet to update relevant policies and procedures to reflect the prohibition of conversion therapy on minors and to convey the dangers of conversion
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SB-94: AN ACT relating to conversion therapy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Berg
To Health Services (s) on 02/06/2025
AN ACT relating to children. [SB-90]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 158.1415 to remove provisions related to parental rights and courses, curriculums, or programs on human sexuality; provide for a process for parents to opt out of their child receiving instruction on the subject of human sexuality; amend KRS 158.191 to remove language limiting Kentucky Board of Education or Department of Education policies regarding student confidential information and the use of pronouns; require a local school district to use pronouns for students upon a request from a parent along with a note from a medical provider
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SB-90: AN ACT relating to children.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Berg
To Education (s) on 02/06/2025
AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders. [HB-277]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program.
HB-277: AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/07/2025
You have voted SR-7: Requesting The Department Of Human Services Med-quest Division To Cover Behavioral Health Services For Children In School-based Settings..