| SR146 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen W. Briggs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
adopted by voice vote |
| SB291 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of "protective hairstyle" and "race" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 344.020 to provide that nothing in the chapter shall be construed to prohibit reasonable workplace policies...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Committee on Committees |
| SB245 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "lobbyist", "public agency", and "public funds"; prohibit a public agency from spending public funds to employ or contract with a lobbyist or from using public funds to pay a nonprofit association or o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SB246 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.192 to require the local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event if t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| SR109 | Pass | Recognize February 26 to March 1, 2024, as Public Schools Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
adopted by voice vote |
| SB200 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.070 to remove the variable student instructional year and require the student instructional year not begin prior to September 1; allow districts to extend the length of a student attendance day beyond seven hours with approval from the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB262 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| SB257 | Intro
25% | Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SB263 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit censorship of history curriculum; permit a school or school district to adopt, implement, and offer equity, diversity, and inclusion curricula, programing, initiatives, and instruction without penalt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB258 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; establish definitions; provide additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; provide protection for student media adviso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB256 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program fund; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program; direct the Department of Education to reimburse an eligible school district $0.33 for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SB48 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 514.030 to increase the theft aggregate timeframe from 90 days to one year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| SR174 | Pass | Honor the Taylor County High School Lady Cardinals, the 2024 KHSAA Girls' Wrestling champions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
adopted by voice vote |
| SB264 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 2.110 to add the nineteenth day of June as a state holiday commemorating Juneteenth National Freedom Day; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SB267 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to require that any person who administers an unapproved drug, devise, or biologic that has been approved for emergency use by the secretary of the United States Food and Drug Administration provides inf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Health Services Committee |
| SB247 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish diagnosis criteria for sepsis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Health Services Committee |
| SB63 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 7A.180, 7A.185, and 7A.190 to change the name of the Investments in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board to the Information Technology Oversight Committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Small Business & Information Technology Committee |
| SR171 | Pass | Honor the Rotary Club of Elkton and recognize its 100 years of service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
adopted by voice vote |
| SB243 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "animal fight"; provide that a person is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree when he or she knowingly causes an animal to engage in an animal fight, participates in the organization or operation of an animal f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SJR166 | Intro
25% | Direct the Transportation Cabinet to include Richie Weems and the Continental Five on the Country Music Highway and place signs on US Highway 23 in Pike County denoting the designation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR124 | Pass | Honor George Smith on being named pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church in Leitchfield.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
adopted by voice vote |
| SB231 | Intro
25% | Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SB238 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.1415 to remove provisions related to parental rights and courses, curriculums, or programs on human sexuality; provide for a process for parents to opt out of their child receiving instruction on the subject of human sexuality; amend KR...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| SJR164 | Intro
25% | Designate the Jim and Mary Jo Sharpe Memorial Bridge in Pulaski County and erect appropriate signage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB7 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and " KEES base amount" for an elig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Education Committee |
| SB211 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 314.073 to require nurses whose primary scope of practice focuses on patients 50 years of age or older to complete continuing education courses on treating Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia; amend KRS 311.844 to require physic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Health Services Committee |
| SB237 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to restrict a person from operating a mobile barber shop without being licensed by the Kentucky Board of Barbering; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee |
| SB236 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 199.896 to establish licensure requirements for child-care centers; amend KRS 199.8962 to establish operational standards for child-care centers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Families & Children Committee |
| SB219 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 304.17A-270 to include medical laboratories in the definition of "provider"; amend KRS 205.522 to require the state Medicaid program to comply with any willing provider law; make technical amendments; require the Cabinet for Health and Fami...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Health Services Committee |
| SCR165 | Intro
25% | Urge the Kentucky congressional delegation to support passage of the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to provide funding to support the defense of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SR153 | Pass | Adjourning the Senate in honor of 2023-2024 Kentucky Optometric Association President, Dr. Joseph Hammond.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
adopted by voice vote |
| SB235 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 620.030 to establish requirements for reports of alleged child dependency, abuse, or neglect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Families & Children Committee |
| SR135 | Pass | Commemorate and honor the life of D. Louis Mitchell Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
adopted by voice vote |
| SR155 | Pass | Honor and congratulate W. Michael "Mike" and Beverly Yount on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
adopted by voice vote |
| SR85 | Pass | Honor Evan "Jayson" Smith for courageously halting an active shooter and wish him well in his recovery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
adopted by voice vote |
| SR151 | Pass | Commemorate the 78th Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments Southern Office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
adopted by voice vote |
| SB218 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth's and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB189 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB157 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs or cats unless the animal was obtained from an animal shelter or qualified breeder; prohibit retail pet shops from selling a dog or cat that is less ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB213 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.141 to require school districts to report civics test data to the Kentucky Department of Education annually; require KDE to publicly post a report on the data.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB214 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an income tax credit for qualified contributions made to a domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center in this state; amend KRS 141.019 and 141.039 to disallow the deduction for charitable cont...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SB212 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a school district from entering into an agreement with providers of digital instruction services that allows the provider to collect, share, or use data not directly related to the function of the s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB216 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 117.001 to define "prevailing time"; amend KRS 117.087 to require the processing, review, and counting of absentee ballots begin at 8 a.m. on the day of any primary, regular election, or special election day and prohibit sharing election re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| SB217 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 224 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; prohibit geoengineering; req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee |
| SR101 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
adopted by voice vote |
| SB208 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 600.020 to separate the definitions of "abused child" and "neglected child"; amend the definition of "physical injury" to include the requirement that it is likely to cause death or disfigurement or impairment of an organ; amend KRS 620.040...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Families & Children Committee |
| SR143 | Pass | Recognize and honor Ohio Valley Wrestling and the producers of the Netflix documentary "Wrestlers."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
adopted by voice vote |
| SB206 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 620.023 to add additional criteria that the court may consider in determining the best interests of a child; prohibit court from considering the socioeconomic status of a parent or caretaker.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Families & Children Committee |
| SR141 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and celebration of Glendell Bennett on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
adopted by voice vote |
| SR148 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Marie Davenport Allen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
adopted by voice vote |
