AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
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.
HB-464: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2023
SR-110: A RESOLUTION honoring the late Loretta Lynn and urging the Kentucky Department of Parks to consider the best methods of honoring her in our park system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robin Webb
Adopted on 03/30/2023
You have voted SR-110: A RESOLUTION honoring the late Loretta Lynn and urging the Kentucky Department of Parks to consider the best methods of honoring her in our park system..
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail. [HJR-49]
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[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Direct the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet to consult with the Transportation Cabinet and other relevant state and local agencies to develop the Kentucky Women's History Trail; require the cabinet to report strategies for implementation to the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology by November 1, 2023.
HJR-49: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 161) on 03/31/2023
AN ACT relating to park rangers. [HB-351]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 148.056 to allow state park rangers to have all of the powers of peace officers in all parts of the state.
HB-351: AN ACT relating to park rangers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Fugate
Introduced In House on 02/16/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [SB-144]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
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.
SB-144: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 13) on 03/17/2023
AN ACT relating to resources for local development. [HB-255]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "county"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require
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HB-255: AN ACT relating to resources for local development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Smith
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
AN ACT relating to public safety. [SB-80]
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[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a registered sex offender from loitering within 1,000 feet of the clearly defined grounds of a school, playground, or day care; amend KRS 508.025 to include healthcare providers working in an emergency room to the list of protected workers for the offense of assault in the third degree.
SB-80: AN ACT relating to public safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 109) on 03/27/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park. [HB-39]
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[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Amend various sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to reorganize the Kentucky Horse Park and the duties and functions of the commission; create new sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to establish methods for procurement and authorize the issuance of revenue bonds.
HB-39: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pratt
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 125) on 03/29/2023
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky trail towns and rail trails. [HB-716]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to consult with state agencies and transmit a report relating to a comprehensive statewide trail program.
HB-716: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky trail towns and rail trails.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/11/2022
AN ACT relating to park rangers. [HB-551]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 148.056 to allows state park rangers to have all of the powers of peace officers in all parts of the state.
HB-551: AN ACT relating to park rangers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Fugate
Introduced In House on 02/22/2022
AN ACT relating to tax rebates for certain state-owned facilities. [SB-183]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139, to define terms for the section; allow certain state agencies to receive a sales tax rebate of up to 100% of sales tax generated by the sales of tangible personal property at a public facility.
SB-183: AN ACT relating to tax rebates for certain state-owned facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Harper Angel
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/22/2022
AN ACT relating to resources for local development. [HB-449]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "county"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require
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HB-449: AN ACT relating to resources for local development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Duplessis
Introduced In House on 02/02/2022
AN ACT relating to reorganization. [HB-391]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 12.020 to establish and abolish various divisions in the Department of Parks; repeal KRS 148.241 and 148.242, relating to the Falls of the Ohio Interstate Park, and KRS 148.250, relating to the Thoroughbred State Park; amend KRS 11.400 to conform.
HB-391: AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 135) on 04/08/2022
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky trail towns and rail trails. [HB-523]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to consult with state agencies and transmit a report relating to a comprehensive statewide trail program.
HB-523: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky trail towns and rail trails.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky State Parks Centennial Commission. [HB-443]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Tourism ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to establish the Kentucky State Park Centennial Commission to coordinate celebration of 100 years of the park system; establish membership of the commission; establish a sunset date for the provisions.
HB-443: AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky State Parks Centennial Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Introduced In House on 02/09/2021