AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464]
[Arts and Culture ]
[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 B. Elliott
Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2023
AN ACT relating to agritourism. [SB-214]
[Agriculture ]
[Tourism ]
Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of agritourism activity; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity.
SB-214: AN ACT relating to agritourism.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robin L. Webb
To Agriculture (s) on 02/23/2023
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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail. [HJR-49]
[Arts and Culture ]
[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 Ann Palumbo
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 161) on 03/31/2023
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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
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AN ACT relating to economic development. [HB-303]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Tourism ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amend KRS 11.200 and 12.020 to rename the Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovation to the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 12.020 to rename the Department for Business Development to the Department for Business and Community Development, the Incentive Administration Division to the Program Administration Division, the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs to the Office of Strategy and Public Affairs, the Communications Division to the Marketing and Communications Division,
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HB-303: AN ACT relating to economic development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Branscum
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 75) on 03/23/2023
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 Odell Smith
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1038]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2025; etc.
HB-1038: Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. [HB-237]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Amend KRS 243.020 to allow the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages at nonlicensed businesses within or sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center and at licensed premises sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center; limit the alcoholic beverages to those purchased at the entertainment destination center or at a licensee sharing a boundary with the entertainment destination center; require written permission from the entertainment destination center before the alcoholic beverages may be possessed or
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HB-237: AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Lee Meredith
Signed By Governor on 03/21/2023
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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor. [SJR-58]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Tourism ]
[Military ]
[Community Development ]
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor; direct the Transportation and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinets to work cooperatively to promote the historical, military, and cultural significance of the corridor, and work with their counterparts in Ohio to promote the corridor as a regional attraction.
SJR-58: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal
Signed By Governor on 03/23/2023
Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [SB-734]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program; etc.
SB-734: Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [HB-592]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
HB-592: Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [SB-418]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
SB-418: Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2023
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68, relative to outdoor recreation. [HB-1337]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
As introduced, creates the office of outdoor recreation to augment services provided by the wildlife resources agency and the department of environment and conservation in leveraging tourism and economic development opportunities to promote outdoor recreation; creates an outdoor recreation advisory board to advise and assist in identifying outdoor recreation opportunities and an outdoor recreation task force to resolve conflicts between trail and water resource users. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68.
HB-1337: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68, relative to outdoor recreation.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Ray Clemmons
Sponsor(s) Added. on 03/02/2023
You have voted HB-1337: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68, relative to outdoor recreation..
Relating To Tourism Governance. [HB-1381]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems. Requires the study to include a solicitation of input from certain stakeholder groups. Requires a final report to be submitted to the legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. Appropriates moneys.
HB-1381: Relating To Tourism Governance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark M. Nakashima
Referred To Tou, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023
Relating To Tourism. [HB-1239]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes the position of the Tourism Liaison Officer within the Office of the Governor. Makes an appropriation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
HB-1239: Relating To Tourism.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Holt
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations; Representative(s) Pierick Voting No (1) And None Excused (0). on 02/10/2023