Military Affairs And Civil Defense

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits. [HB-407]
Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION recognizing the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. [HR-53]
Recognize the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Fugate Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/16/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to military affairs. [SB-178]
Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating Kentucky Route 181 in Muhlenberg County as the "Muhlenberg County Veterans Memorial Highway." [HJR-58]
Designate Kentucky Route 181 in Muhlenberg County as the Muhlenberg County Veterans Memorial Highway.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer Introduced In House on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to military affairs. [SB-194]
Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating Kentucky Route 181 in Todd County as the "Todd County Veterans Memorial Highway." [HJR-63]
Designate Kentucky Route 181 in Todd County as the Todd County Veterans Memorial Highway.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie Introduced In House on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching non-state funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to military affairs. [HB-355]
Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walker Thomas To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the National Guard. [SB-136]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/17/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [SB-144]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching nonstate funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 13) on 03/17/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to veterans' resources. [HB-265]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Department of Workplace Standards consult with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster for display in businesses with more than 50 full-time employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool Introduced In House on 02/14/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services. [HB-253]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services document to employers and require employers to keep copies of a veterans' benefits and services document in a conspicuous and accessible place.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool Introduced In House on 02/14/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program. [HB-244]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to establish the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program; outline the purpose of the program; authorize the program to establish high schools to serve the program's students; align program with the federal National Guard Youth Challenge Program; establish the governance of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the program; establish guidelines for the operation of the high schools operated by the program; authorize the adjutant general or designee to adopt policies for the operation of the program's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 151) on 03/31/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-219]
Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samara Heavrin Introduced In House on 02/08/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to reorganization. [HB-226]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the administration of behavioral health community crisis response and transfer the administration from the Department for Military Affairs to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; repeal KRS 36.250, 36.255, 36.260, 36.265, and 36.270, related to the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 58) on 03/22/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Honor and Remember flag. [HB-218]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to define and designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; specify locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag may be displayed; and provide that if Congress designates a flag to honor those service members who have given their lives in the line of duty, then that flag shall be used instead of the one created by Honor and Remember, Inc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/16/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to operator's licenses. [HB-220]
Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish procedures for the issuance of operator's licenses for service members stationed outside the United States; amend KRS 186.450 to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Tate To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/16/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the National Guard. [HB-190]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the United States Constitution and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; establish a short title of Defend the Guard Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Candy Massaroni Introduced In House on 02/07/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to special license plates. [SB-76]
Amend KRS 186.162 to require the Transportation Cabinet to produce motorcycle versions of all military-related special license plates identified in KRS 186.162; subject applicants for these plates to the same fees as those for motor vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Schickel To Transportation (s) on 02/09/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle. [SB-60]
Amend KRS 176.5062, regarding approved motorcycle safety education courses, to exempt applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who have passed such a course from written and skills testing required under KRS 186.480; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; amend KRS 186.450 to exempt who individuals who have passed an approved motorcycle safety education course from the requirement to obtain an motorcycle instruction permit prior to obtaining a motorcycle operator's license; amend KRS 186.416 to allow military personnel stationed outside the state to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Harper Angel Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 17) on 03/17/2023

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