Kentucky House Bill 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-21 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch.60)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require administrative bodies to issue professional licenses or certificates to military service members or veterans within two years of an honorable discharge if the training received by the service member or veteran could reasonably be expected to provide the necessary experience and skills; grant the administrative body the right to deny licensure or certification if training is not equivalent; allow appeal rights; require administrative bodies to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the section; clarify that military training and experience cannot be substituted for the acquisition of a college degree or passage of a specific examination when either is a prerequisite for licensure or certification.

AN ACT relating to occupational licensure for military service members and veterans.

Rep. Jody Richards [D]	Rep. Steven Riggs [D]	Rep. Robert Benvenuti [R]	Rep. Mark Hart [R]
Rep. Charles Miller [D]	Rep. Phillip Pratt [R]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-21	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch.60)
2017-03-14	House	delivered to Governor
2017-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2017-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2017-03-14	House	received in House
2017-03-14	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0
2017-03-08	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017
2017-03-07	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2017-03-06	Senate	returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2017-03-06	Senate	1st reading
2017-03-06	Senate	taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2017-02-27	Senate	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2017-02-24	Senate	received in Senate
2017-02-23	House	3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
2017-02-22	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
2017-02-22	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-02-21	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2017-02-21	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2017-02-17	House	posted in committee
2017-01-06	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
2017-01-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB113.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB113/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB113/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB113/HFA1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB113/vote_history.pdf