KY Legislation | 2020 | Regular Session

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HR118PassSupport South Dakota resident William "Bill" Casper in his efforts to petition President Donald J. Trump to hold a state funeral for the final World War II veteran to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
HJR116Engross

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Declare that the power to determine the sufficiency of ballot language for amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky rests with the General Assembly; declare the role of the Kentucky Supreme Court is to review the ballot language to determine whether...
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2020-03-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB216Engross

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Amend KRS 403.720 to include violence against an animal used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to i...
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2020-03-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB527Engross

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Amend KRS 119.205 to prohibit payment to any person by a candidate or committee, or any person acting on behalf of a candidate or committee, for the purpose of transporting a voter to polls; make violation Class B misdemeanor; EMERGENCY.
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2020-03-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
SB10Intro

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Amend KRS 156.029 to require appointments to the Kentucky Board of Education to reflect equal gender representation and proportionally reflect the Commonwealth's political affiliation and minority racial composition; prohibit the Governor from reorga...
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2020-03-26
To Senate Education Committee
SR301PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Ronnie Ellis.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
HR132PassUrge the President of the United States and Congress to constitute Easter as a national holiday.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
SR302PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Henry Hudson Knight II.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
SR300PassRecognize importance of deregulation of the glider truck industry to the Commonwealth.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
SR298PassHonor Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky and adjourn in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
HCR61Engross

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Urge Congress to adopt the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement Act.
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2020-03-26
To Senate Education Committee
HR114PassCommend Taiwan for its relations with the United States.
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2020-03-26
adopted by voice vote
HB397Engross

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to provide definitions; set forth determination of misclassified workers; set forth investigation process and violations; establish court remedies; require notice by an employer; grant the commissioner of the De...
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2020-03-26
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee
HB47Engross

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Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising ...
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2020-03-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB99PassAppropriate to the Cabinet for Economic Development General Fund moneys in the amount of $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020 for the establishment and implementation of the Direct Health Care Services and Research Facilities Operations Loan; set out...
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2020-03-25
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 33)
SB122PassAmend KRS 202A.0815 to permit a person to be court-ordered into assisted outpatient mental health treatment if the person has be involuntarily hospitalized at least twice in the past 24 months instead of twice in the past 12 months.
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 29)
SB177PassAmend KRS 317A.010 to change the change the definition from "blow dry services" to "shampoo and style services," and define "stylist"; amend KRS 317A.050 to provide for an instructor training eligibility certificate and to reduce the number of hours ...
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 26)
SB160PassReorganize Office of the Attorney General.
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 31)
HB266PassAmend KRS 159.075 to include parents or guardians who are transferring to a reserve component or separating from the military under honorable conditions; include a home under contract to be built as a qualifying residence; allow qualifying students t...
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 28)
SB79PassAmend KRS 160.380, relating to the employment of school personnel, to define "administrative findings of child abuse or neglect" to mean a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect that is upheld on appeal or not appealed; amend the definition ...
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 32)
HB377PassAmend KRS 65A.020 to allow the Department for Local Government (DLG) to exclude certain revenues received by special purpose governmental entities that are public use airports in determining the annual fee due from those entities; amend KRS 65A.030 t...
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 27)
HB256PassAmend KRS 403.322 to specify that a felony offense from another jurisdiction that leads to the conception and delivery of a child eliminates custody and visitation rights for the offender; amend KRS 405.028 to specify that a felony offense from anoth...
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2020-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts ch. 30)
HR127PassRecognize April 21st as Autism After 21 Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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2020-03-19
adopted by voice vote
SR270Intro

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Confirm the reappointment of Matthew Louis Monteiro to the board of trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems for a term expiring June 17, 2023.
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2020-03-19
adopted 31-0
HB316Engross

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Amend KRS 164.011 to require each Council on Postsecondary Education board meeting to include a public comment period.
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2020-03-19
To Senate Education Committee
HB257Engross

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Amend KRS 337.285 to allow peace officers in cities of the home rule class to be scheduled for 80 hours or less in a work period of 14 consecutive days under specified conditions; amend KRS 95.495 to conform.
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2020-03-19
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee
HB586Engross

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Amend KRS 218A.010 to add definitions of "trace amount" and "residue"; amend KRS 218A.1415, 218A.1416, and 218A.1417 to lower penalty for possession of a controlled substance when the substance is in a trace amount or is residue.
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2020-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SR294PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Gerald B. Reams.
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2020-03-19
adopted by voice vote
HR130PassEncourage local boards of education to solicit private support to provide bleeding control kits and training.
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2020-03-19
adopted by voice vote
HR131Intro

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Amend the Rules of Procedure for the 2020 House of Representatives by amending Rule 41 to require the Rules Committee to post in the Orders of the Day for final passage a bill or resolution with 40 or more co-sponsors that has been reported out of co...
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2020-03-19
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
SB162Intro

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 83A requiring all mayors and legislative body members in cities of the home rule class to undergo a mandatory three-hour block of instruction concerning various duties and obligations; establish criteria for traini...
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2020-03-19
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB552Engross

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Amend KRS 533.050 to require the court to considered all sanctions, including graduated sanctions adopted by the Department of Corrections for violations of the conditions of community supervision, before revoking a sentence of probation or condition...
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2020-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB222Engross

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to prevent misappropriation of the names of musical acts in advertising; authorize the Attorney General and Commonwealth's attorneys to enforce these provisions and collect penalties for violations; authorize ad...
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2020-03-19
To House Committee On Committees
HB616Engross

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Amend KRS 620.145, 620.180, and 620.240 to establish a 30-day case review to be submitted to a court for a child who is in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
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2020-03-19
To Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB279Engross

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Amend KRS 258.500 to define "person" as a person with a disability who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; exclude from therapeutic relationship fee...
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2020-03-19
To House Health and Family Services Committee
HCR124Engross

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Create the Property Valuation Administrator's Office Task Force to study the operations and funding of the property valuation administrators' offices and the property valuation administrators' job requirements, property valuation methods, and timefra...
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2020-03-19
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB318Engross

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 as Women Veterans' Day in the Commonwealth.
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2020-03-19
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
SB189Engross

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 406 to allow the court to consider the financial resources of both parties in paternity actions and order a party to pay a reasonable portion of the other party's attorney's fees and costs.
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2020-03-19
received in House
HB151Engross

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Amend KRS 162.070 to increase the minimum amount for advertising and bidding school building projects from $7,500 to $30,000.
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2020-03-19
received in Senate
HB171Engross

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Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 61.565 to change the Kentucky Employees Retirement System's nonhazardous employer contribution payable on or after July 1, 2020, from a percentage of pay for both the normal cost contribution and the actuarially accrued...
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2020-03-19
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB631Engross

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Amend KRS 15.440 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to approve basic training credit for police officers seeking certification who meet certain experience and training levels.
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2020-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HR93PassDeclare Kentucky a compassionate community, and acknowledge the Commonwealth as a "Compassionate Kentucky."
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2020-03-19
adopted by voice vote
HB473Engross

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Amend KRS 61.906 to require the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to conduct a criminal background check for persons applying as a special law enforcement officer, and allow a check at other times at the cabinet's discretion, by means of a f...
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2020-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB528Engross

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 147A to provide an allocation formula for the Joint Funding Administration Program administered by the Department for Local Government; amend KRS 147A.115 to require the Transportation Cabinet to report on the oper...
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2020-03-19
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB322Intro

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Amend KRS 218A.440 to require all law enforcement agencies to electronically submit asset seizure-and-forfeiture reporting forms with the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, declaring whether or not the agency seized or forfeited money or property pur...
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2020-03-19
floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed
HB496Engross

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Amend KRS 333.150 to permit a patient to request and receive results of his or her genetic or genetic-related tests; require results of genetic or genetic-related tests to be reported and transmitted to a patient who requested the test; amend KRS 333...
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2020-03-19
To Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB74Engross

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Amend KRS 189A.105 to remove the restriction that a judge can only issue a search warrant for a blood or urine test when a defendant has been charged with driving under the influence and a person has been killed or suffered physical injury.
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2020-03-19
To House Rules Committee
HB146Intro

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Amend KRS 164.7879 to allow a student who attends an out of state high school or Department of Defense school due to a parent's military transfer to earn a KEES award.
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2020-03-19
To House Rules Committee
HB3Engross

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to lift the statute of limitations for certain lawsuits where comparative fault is an issue; extend the statute of limitations for one year for plaintiffs who submit claims regarding long-term-care facilities to...
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2020-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB165Intro

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Amend KRS 367.4903 to define "positive response," "unique identification number", and "locator"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require operators to update the positive response system documenting the status of marking the approximate location of its undergro...
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2020-03-19
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee
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