AN ACT relating to veterans' resources. [HB-265]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
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.
HB-265: AN ACT relating to veterans' resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to accreditation requirements for licensure as a professional engineer. [HB-291]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 322.040 to allow a graduate from an engineering program of at least 4 years accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology to sit for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination.
HB-291: AN ACT relating to accreditation requirements for licensure as a professional engineer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to building code violations. [HB-251]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 198B.130 to establish criteria for a violation for deviation from the Uniform State Building Code.
HB-251: AN ACT relating to building code violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Calloway
Introduced In House on 02/10/2023
AN ACT relating to online auctions. [SB-116]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Amend KRS 330.020 and KRS 330.040 to exempt any person conducting an online auction with a fixed price or timed listing from being required to be licensed as an auctioneer under KRS 330.030.
SB-116: AN ACT relating to online auctions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
To Licensing & Occupations (s) on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers. [HB-252]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define "health care provider" and "health services"; establish that health care providers are immune from criminal liability for harm arising from a health services-related act or omission other than gross negligence or wanton, willful, malicious, or intentional misconduct.
HB-252: AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Introduced In House on 02/10/2023
AN ACT relating to physician assistants. [HB-245]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 311.844, relating to physician assistants, to revise continuing education requirements and to clarify that proof of completed course work in an individual's graduate program can qualify for pediatric head trauma requirements for licensure renewal; amend KRS 311.854 to modify the application requirements to be a supervising physician.
HB-245: AN ACT relating to physician assistants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon
Introduced In House on 02/10/2023
AN ACT relating to health care. [SB-110]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amend KRS 314.091 to expand when the Kentucky Board of Nursing can suspend or reprimand a licensed nurse; amend KRS 314.101 to allow licensed nurses from another state who are in the state on a nonroutine basis to practice; amend KRS 314.121 to limit the nurse educators on the Kentucky Board of Nursing to no more than three.
SB-110: AN ACT relating to health care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Tichenor
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 51) on 03/22/2023
AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-105]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Create new sections of KRS 164 to define terms; establish the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund to enable the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), healthcare programs, and healthcare providers and facilities to match public and private dollars for the purpose of awarding scholarships to eligible students and healthcare incentives to eligible healthcare programs; provide that the moneys in the fund appropriated by the General Assembly shall lapse after the second year in a biennium budget; direct CPE to promulgate regulations to
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SB-105: AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. [SB-95]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 315.150, relating to the Board of Pharmacy, to change the membership qualifications and appointments; make board appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate; amend KRS 315.160 to permit a person who is not a pharmacist to be the executive director and only permit a pharmacist whose license is inactive and who is not affiliated with any organization nominating members of the board to serve as executive director.
SB-95: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Taken From Health Services (s) on 02/22/2023
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-219]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
HB-219: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samara Heavrin
Introduced In House on 02/08/2023
AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-200]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mental Health ]
Create new sections of KRS 164 to define terms; establish the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund to enable the CPE, healthcare programs, and healthcare providers and facilities to match public and private dollars for the purpose of awarding scholarships to eligible students and healthcare incentives to eligible healthcare programs; provide that the moneys in the fund appropriated by the General Assembly shall lapse after the second year in a biennium budget; direct CPE to promulgate regulations to administer the Act; require at least
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HB-200: AN ACT relating to the healthcare workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 65) on 03/22/2023
AN ACT relating to security requirements at retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption. [HB-143]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 244 to define terms; establish pre-employment requirements for bouncers; create bouncer training standards; establish agency oversight; amend KRS 244.120 to prohibit consumption of alcohol by a bouncer during work hours; amend KRS 243.500 to allow revocation or suspension of a license for failure to comply with bouncer restrictions; cite this Act as Christopher's Law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
HB-143: AN ACT relating to security requirements at retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/07/2023
AN ACT relating to veterinarian licensing and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-167]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Veterans ]
Reorganize KRS Chapter 321, relating to veterinary licensing; create new sections of KRS Chapter 321 to set up rules for telehealth, records retention, and veterinary facilities; list license renewal procedures for veterinary technicians, animal euthanasia specialists, and veterinary facilities; require fingerprint-supported criminal records checks for licensing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 321 to establish rules for occupations and facilities under the chapter, including licensing, license renewal, licensee discipline, authorized activities,
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HB-167: AN ACT relating to veterinarian licensing and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Heath
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 95) on 03/24/2023
AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency. [HB-162]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts," "mental health professional," and "public funds"; prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020, or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity
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HB-162: AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
AN ACT relating to barbering. [HB-172]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 317.450 to authorize the board to issue a license to operate a school of barbering to any person, firm, or corporation that has provided sufficient evidence that a sufficient number of licensed teachers will be employed, with at least one teacher with a minimum of 12 months experience teaching in a barber school that includes administrative experience.
HB-172: AN ACT relating to barbering.
Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 70) on 03/23/2023
AN ACT relating to temporary elevator mechanic licenses. [SB-82]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
Amend KRS 198B.4021 to include specific military occupational specialties as applicable experience toward gaining a temporary elevator mechanic license.
SB-82: AN ACT relating to temporary elevator mechanic licenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Taken From Licensing & Occupations (s) on 03/13/2023
AN ACT relating to health care workplace safety. [HB-176]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; obligate the cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop guidelines for health facilities conducting workplace safety assessments and creating a workplace safety plan; require the cabinet to audit health facilities for compliance; require health facilities to create a workplace safety assessment and a workplace safety plan; obligate health facilities to provide trainings on the workplace safety assessment and plan; obligate health facilities to develop internal reporting requirements
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HB-176: AN ACT relating to health care workplace safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 100) on 03/24/2023
AN ACT relating to land surveyor licensure. [HB-151]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Amend KRS 322.045 to allow a person to qualify for licensure as a land surveyor if he or she has graduated from a two-year board-approved program and has obtained a minimum of six years of progressive experience in land surveying, with four of those years under the direct supervision of a practicing land surveyor; allow graduates of two-year board-approved programs to be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination after two years of progressive experience in land surveying; allow graduates of two-year board-approved programs
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HB-151: AN ACT relating to land surveyor licensure.
Sponsored by: Rep. D. Wade Williams
Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 03/13/2023
AN ACT relating to professions assessing hearing and speech. [SB-58]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 334.010 to update the definition of "practice of fitting hearing instruments;" replace the definition of "hearing instrument" with "over-the-counter hearing aid;" define "prescription hearing aid"; amend KRS 334.200 eliminate requirements for individuals licensed under KRS Chapter 334 to sell or fit a hearing instrument; establish requirements for content included in a written agreement, offer to purchase, or receipt for a hearing instrument that is sold to a person; amend KRS 334A.020 to update definitions; create a new section of KRS
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SB-58: AN ACT relating to professions assessing hearing and speech.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 53) on 03/22/2023
AN ACT relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact. [SB-57]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to adopt the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; create definitions; establish requirements for member states; require licensees to apply to their home state for a multistate license; establish criteria for applicants to apply for a multistate license; limit a licensee from a home state to possessing a multistate license in only one member state at a time; require a member state's licensing authority to cooperate with the commission and with each entity exercising independent regulatory authority over the practice
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SB-57: AN ACT relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 64) on 03/22/2023