AN ACT relating to early childhood programs. [HB-550]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to define additional eligibility requirements in the Child Care Assistance Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations for implementation; amend KRS 157.3175 to define "at risk of educational failure" to include three and four-year old children experiencing any of the listed circumstances; require that children will be identified for preschool based on their risk
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HB-550: AN ACT relating to early childhood programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/14/2024
AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program. [HB-473]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish income eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.
HB-473: AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/06/2024
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Kentucky Housing Task Force. [HCR-68]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Housing Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address the housing shortage in the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2024 Interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.
HCR-68: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Kentucky Housing Task Force.
Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending [SB-216]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.
SB-216: Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/31/2024
Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending [HB-299]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.
HB-299: Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending
Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/31/2024
AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program. [HB-422]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to define "in-demand industry sector" and "in-demand occupation"; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to create annual lists of in-demand industry sectors and in-demand occupations and transmit the lists to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for use in determining eligibility criteria for the Child Care Assistance Program; amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS
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HB-422: AN ACT relating to the Child Care Assistance Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/30/2024
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky opportunity fund and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-426]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164A to establish within the State Treasury a fund to be used to make contributions to Kentucky opportunity accounts; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude earnings from Kentucky opportunity accounts from adjusted gross income; amend KRS 205.200 to provide that ownership or activity of a Kentucky opportunity account shall not be used when conducting means-based testing for eligibility for public
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HB-426: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky opportunity fund and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/30/2024
AN ACT relating to child care programs. [HB-421]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund", "Child Care Assistance Program" and to rename and redefine the family child-care home program to the "family, friend, and neighbor child-care home"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to expand eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program; amend KRS 199.8982 to rename the family child-care home program to the family, friend, and neighbor child-care home program; establish that certified family, friend, and neighbor child-care home providers shall be eligible
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HB-421: AN ACT relating to child care programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/30/2024
AN ACT relating to supports for pregnant women and children and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-380]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Insurance ]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for the coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid to cover lactation
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HB-380: AN ACT relating to supports for pregnant women and children and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 01/25/2024
AN ACT relating to public benefits. [HB-367]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from taking certain actions regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including increasing the eligibility standards for participation in the program; granting noncash, in-kind, or other benefits to individuals in the program unless individuals are eligible for those benefits under a different program; exempting individuals from the gross income and financial resources standards for benefits; applying for, seeking, accepting, or renewing
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HB-367: AN ACT relating to public benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. D. Wade Williams
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (s) on 02/26/2024
AN ACT relating to housing discrimination. [HB-344]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Amend KRS 344.010 to define "source of income"; amend KRS 344.360, 344.367, and 344.370 to prohibit housing discrimination based on an individual's source of income.
HB-344: AN ACT relating to housing discrimination.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/23/2024
Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [HB-268]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date.
HB-268: Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am
Sponsored by: Rep.
Cc Report: Ccs Hb 268 Received 5/14 9:21 A.m. on 05/15/2024
Approp: Cap; Reapprop [HB-269]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations and other appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
HB-269: Approp: Cap; Reapprop
Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/16/2024
Approp: Mental Health Budget [HB-270]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
HB-270: Approp: Mental Health Budget
Sponsored by: Rep.
Fiscal Note Memo Transmitted To Governor 9/4/24 on 09/04/2024
Xtnd Boards;game Permits;taxes;child Care [SB-189]
[Gaming ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Insurance ]
[Mining ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Cannabis ]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Property Tax ]
An Act extending the termination date of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; extending the termination date of the Board of Massage Therapists; establishing a big game guide concession area permit program on land in the state; relating to the duties of the Big Game Commercial Services Board, the Board of Game, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural Resources; relating to education tax credits for certain payments and contributions for child care and child care facilities; relating to the insurance tax education credit,
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SB-189: Xtnd Boards;game Permits;taxes;child Care
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Kawasaki
Effective Date(s) See Chapter on 10/09/2024
Approp: Cap; Reapprop; Supp [SB-187]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and other appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
SB-187: Approp: Cap; Reapprop; Supp
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred To Finance on 04/15/2024
Approp: Mental Health Budget [SB-188]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
SB-188: Approp: Mental Health Budget
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/16/2024
Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [SB-186]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
SB-186: Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/16/2024
Catastrophic Illness/medical Assistance [HB-260]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
An Act repealing programs for catastrophic illness assistance and medical assistance for chronic and acute medical conditions.
HB-260: Catastrophic Illness/medical Assistance
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy Tilton
Cross Sponsor(s): Myers, Wilson on 05/07/2024