Kentucky House Bill 293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-21 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 082)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 12.020 and 336.020 to rename divisions within the Labor cabinet, move the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to the Department of Workers' Claims, move the Office of General Counsel from the Department of Workers' Claims to the Labor Cabinet's Office of General Counsel, and abolish the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; amend KRS 336.164, 336.165, 342.120, 342.122, and 342.382 to conform; amend KRS 342.215 and 342.230 to exempt Workers' Compensation Board members, department employees, and administrative law judges from the classified service; repeal KRS 342.0012, relating to the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; confirm Executive Order 2016-855.

AN ACT relating to the reorganization of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet.

Rep. Rob Rothenburger [R]

Rep. Brandon Reed [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-21	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 082)
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 23-12
2017-03-14	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017
2017-03-07	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-03-06	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2017-02-28	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
2017-02-28	Senate	received in Senate
2017-02-27	House	3rd reading, passed 72-15
2017-02-24	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 27, 2017
2017-02-24	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-02-23	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2017-02-21	House	posted in committee
2017-02-14	House	to State Government (H)
2017-02-10	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB293.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB293/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB293/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/HB293/FN.pdf