Kentucky House Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [PDF]

Amend KRS 222.005 to define "pathological gambling" and "problem gambling"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Problem and Pathological Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program; direct the use of funds and limit annual administrative costs to $200,000; establish the Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program Advisory Council; establish the council's membership and responsibilities; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations in collaboration with the council; establish a funding and application process, certify disbursement of funds, and require reports annually; assign responsibilities to the director of the Division of Behavioral Health; amend KRS 222.001 and 222.003 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to problem, compulsive, or pathological gambling and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Linda Belcher [D]	Rep. Martha King [D]
Rep. Jody Richards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-18	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2016-02-18	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-02-17	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2016-02-01	House	posted in committee
2016-01-05	House	to Licensing & Occupations (H)
2016-01-05	House	introduced in House
2015-06-02	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB12.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB12/bill.doc
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB12/bill.pdf