Kentucky House Joint Resolution 39 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study all public assistance program flexibilities permitted under federal law which may afford the Commonwealth the opportunity to address the benefits cliff; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study the cost of maintaining certain changes made to the Child Care Assistance Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a user-friendly benefits cliff calculator tool; and require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and implement a federal Earned Income Tax Credit outreach and education program; require these agencies to submit reports to the Interim Joint Committees on Health, Welfare, and Family Services and Appropriations and Revenue by November 1, 2023.

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing executive branch agencies to undertake efforts to address the benefits cliff in Kentucky.

Rep. Jonathan Dixon [R]

Rep. Richard Heath [R]

2023-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Adopt FINAL RSN# 2589 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House: Adopt RCS# 58 (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-16	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)
2023-03-13	House	delivered to Governor
2023-03-13	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-13	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-13	House	received in House
2023-03-10	Senate	3rd reading, passed 35-0
2023-03-08	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2023-03-07	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2023-03-02	Senate	to Families & Children (S)
2023-02-22	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-22	Senate	received in Senate
2023-02-21	House	3rd reading, adopted 100-0
2023-02-17	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2023-02-17	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-02-16	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2023-02-14	House	to Families & Children (H)
2023-02-10	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-10	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr39.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hjr39/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hjr39/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0009.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr39/vote_history.pdf