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SR183PassHonor Sheila Mason upon winning the 2017 Vic Hellard Jr. Award for exemplary public service.
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2017-03-29
adopted by voice vote
SR6PassCommend Taiwan for its relations with the United States.
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2017-03-29
adopted by voice vote
SB83PassAmend KRS 150.390 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to undertake measures if deer and elk pose a significant risk to human safety from automobile accidents; identify permissive measures for the department to implement including...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 124)
SB159PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require all public high school students to pass a civics test in order to receive a regular diploma; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to prepare or approve the test with 100 questions drawn from t...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)
SB135PassAmend KRS 304.32-130 to remove the requirement that dues may not result in excess reserves; and to establish alternative criteria for the determination of member or subscriber dues for nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, dental, or other health ser...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 127)
SB222Enroll

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Amend KRS 67C.103 to set forth additional requirements relating to redistricting procedures and the filling of vacancies on the legislative council; clarify the audit and investigation powers of the legislative council; grant power to the council to ...
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2017-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 150)
SB62PassAmend KRS 427.010 to exempt health savings accounts from execution, attachment, garnishment, distress, or fee bill.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 121)
SB205PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to establish requirements related to the dispensing of prescription drugs.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 113)
SB182Enroll

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Amend KRS 45A.380 to allow a local public agency to contract through noncompetitive negotiation when a contract is with a private real estate development and the contract requires the developer to increase the collection capacity of the sanitary sewe...
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2017-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 151)
SB224PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to extend the civil statute of limitations for an illness or injury suffered as a result of an act or series of acts against a person 18 years or older that meets the criteria of an offense under KRS Chapters 5...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 114)
SB126PassAmend KRS 16.505, 61.510 and 78.510 to define final compensation to allow state and county employees, who entered the retirement systems on or after September 1, 2008, but prior to January 1, 2014, to use partial fiscal years, which may contain less ...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 126)
SB75PassAmend KRS 121.180 to create a single threshold of $3,000 for campaign finance reports; require state executive committees that establish a building fund account to make quarterly reports; change the date for executive committees and caucus campaign c...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 122)
SB81PassAmend KRS 61.315 to require the Department of Military Affairs to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the criteria and procedures applicable to the administration of death-in-the-line-of-duty benefits, including but not limited to defi...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 123)
SB32PassAmend KRS 218A.202 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to forward drug conviction data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for inclusion in the KASPER electronic monitoring system.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 120)
SB249PassAmend KRS 12.020 to remove Environmental Quality Commission, Kentucky Mining Board from under the Energy and Environment Cabinet and attach the Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship to other departments; amend KRS 146.090...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 117)
SB248PassAmend KRS 211.862 to amend the definition of Naturally-occurring radioactive material (NORM); add the definition of Technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); amend KRS 211.863 to add provisions relating to TENORM; ex...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)
SB139PassAmend KRS 100.111, 132.010, 148.001, 150.010, 151.100, 154.1-010, 176.051, 186.010, 189.222, 211.015, 217.544, 217B.040, 224.71-100, 247.010, 249.350, 253.010, 253.070, 253.130, 253.990, 256.010, 256.030, 256.080, 256.090, 261.200, 262.910, 281.605, ...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 129)
SB104PassCreate a new section of KRS 6.500 to 6.577 to provide that members of the Legislators' Retirement Plan who retire on or after January 1, 2018, shall be limited to a 10% growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last three years of ser...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 125)
SB195PassAmend KRS 610.330 to expand the expungement and sealing of juvenile records and create an automatic process.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 112)
SB19PassCreate a new section of KRS 367.363 to 367.365 to define "protected person," "representative," and "sufficient proof of authority"; require a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a protected person's record or report upon proper re...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 119)
SB136PassAmend KRS 164.2844 to require any active member of the Kentucky National Guard to be treated as a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes when enrolling in a Kentucky public postsecondary institution.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 128)
SB177PassAmend KRS 18A.025 to add the Division of Technology Services, Division of Human Resources, and Division of Financial Services to the Office of Administrative Services in the Office of the Secretary; rename the Office of Diversity and Equality the Off...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 111)
SB236PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to permit a parent or legal guardian to request a background check of the child abuse and neglect registry records when employing a child care provider for his or her minor child; require the cabinet to make th...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 115)
SB150PassAmend KRS 216.555 to establish language related to the contents of advertising and specify that the contents of advertising publications related to long-term care facilities does not include nongovernmental publications.
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 108)
SB11PassAmend KRS 278.600 to require that nuclear power facilities have a plan for the storage of nuclear waste rather than a means of permanent disposal and to add definitions of "storage," "low-level nuclear waste," and "mixed nuclear waste"; amend KRS 278...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 118)
SB173PassProvide authorization for the proceeds of the sale of state-owned real property and improvements in Owensboro, Kentucky operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice to be used to service debt relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice's Guarant...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 130)
SB170PassAmend KRS 12.020 to create, within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Office of Film and Tourism Development; abolish the Office of Sports Authority and the Office of Research and Administration; abolish the Commission on Small Business Advo...
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2017-03-27
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 110)
SB146PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish and administer the licensure of genetic counselors under the State Board of Medical Licensure; define relevant terms; require a license to practice genetic counseling on and after January 1, 2018; p...
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2017-03-24
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 107)
SB89PassCreate a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurance coverage for United States Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco cessation medicines and services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force; sp...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 49)
SB147PassAmend KRS 164.295 to remove the maximum number of advanced practice doctoral programs that may be offered by the six comprehensive universities; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to review advanced practice doctorates consistent with its...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 51)
SB8PassAmend KRS 311.715 relating to funding prohibitions to prohibit state and local funds from being used, granted, paid, or distributed to an entity, organization, or individual that provides abortion services; establish a funding priority for the distri...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 64)
SB189PassCreate a new section of KRS 186.020 to 186.270 to provide that information may be included in the Kentucky vehicle registration system indicating that the operator of the vehicle may be deaf or hard of hearing; create the deaf or hard of hearing prot...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 57)
SB38PassAmend KRS 364.130 to specify that a person, regardless of state of mind or whether the person believes to be authorized or not, is liable for three times the stumpage value of the timber and three times the cost of any damages to property when he or ...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 66)
SB122PassAmend KRS 186.162 to establish a Gold Star Sons and Gold Star Daughters special license plate; set fees; amend KRS 186.164 to require presentation of eligibility for a Gold Star Sons or Daughters license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 50)
SB107PassAmend KRS 63.080 to permit the Governor or other appointing authority to remove and replace certain board or council appointments to comply with statutory proportional representation requirements for the board or council and to permit the Governor to...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 101)
SB39PassAmend KRS 441.245 to require fiscal courts to detail the duties and compensation of the jailer for the upcoming year; require a quarterly report by the jailer of the duties performed; EMERGENCY.
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 67)
SB50PassAmend KRS 158.070 to establish a school district calendar committee and determine its membership; allow inclusion of a variable student instructional year in a school calendar; define a variable student instructional year; establish school calendar a...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 68)
SB165PassRepeal, reenact, and amend KRS 230.225 to reestablish the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission; make designated cabinet secretaries or their designees voting members of the commission; change the term of office for commissioners from three to four years;...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54)
SB197PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to transfer certain contract employees of Eastern Kentucky University who are engaged in providing instructional and support services to the Department of Criminal Justice Training to state employee status with...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 58)
SB238PassProvide authorization for the renewal of the Capital Plaza in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, including authorization under KRS 45.763; EMERGENCY.
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 103)
SB73PassAmend KRS 186.010 to define "autocycle" and specify that it is a type of motorcycle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to outline the provisions for the operation of an autocycle on a highway; require autocycles to be titled and registered as m...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 69)
SB21PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit eligible patients to use investigational drugs, biological products, or devices for a terminal illness; establish the conditions for use of such experimental treatments; prohibit sanction...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 65)
SB183PassConfirm Executive Order 2016-832, relating to the reorganization of the Public Service Commission, which is administratively attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 56)
SB163PassAmend KRS 11.068 to remove responsibility of state government organization analysis from the Office of the State Budget Director; amend KRS 18A.030 to require the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to be responsible for state government organization ...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 53)
SB176PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to allow the titling of military surplus vehicles; set provisions for titling; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the titling of these vehicles; amend KRS...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 55)
SB153PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 164 establishing a comprehensive funding model for the allocation of state appropriations to public postsecondary institutions based on student success, course completion, and other components; establish the public...
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2017-03-21
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 52)
SB10PassAmend KRS 278.5435 to remove PSC regulatory authority over retail phone service in all exchanges not previously deregulated.
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2017-03-20
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 43)
SB128PassAmend KRS 367.628 to prohibit causing damage to a roof to increase the scope of repair or replacement in order to secure a contract for repair or replacement from an insurance policy; create a new section of KRS 367.620 to 367.628 to allow any person...
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2017-03-20
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 46)
SB129PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to establish a process to designate a lay caregiver to be contacted upon discharge from a hospital; provide instructions to designated lay caregiver; provide that the designation of a lay caregiver not interfer...
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2017-03-20
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 47)
SB101PassAmend KRS 315.010 to permit a pharmacist to administer any immunization to children ages 9 to 17 years; amend KRS 315.205 to conform.
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2017-03-20
signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44)
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