Kentucky Senator Gex Williams [R]

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KYSB91VetoCreate new sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to: require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a driver licensing regional office in each senatorial district; allow third-party entities to apply to the Transportation Cabinet to be approved to acce...
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2024-04-19
line items vetoed
KYSR167PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR366PassRecognize historic and economic significance of the Capital Plaza Hotel.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR4PassHonor Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR381PassRecognize the historic and economic significance of the Capital Plaza Hotel.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR2PassHonor the extraordinary service of Senator John Schickel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSB6Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusa...
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2024-04-12
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
KYSR207PassRecognize and commend the Louisville Fire Department rescue squad that executed a rescue on the Clark Memorial Bridge, and the Louisville Metro Police and emergency medical services personnel that responded to the scene.
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2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote
KYSR247PassRecognize April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.
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2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote
KYSR1PassHonor the extraordinary service of Senator Damon Thayer to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote
KYSB20PassAmend KRS 439.3401 to include in the definition of "violent offender" a person who has been convicted of burglary in the first degree as described in KRS 511.020(1)(a), assault in the second degree as described in KRS 508.020(1)(b) or (c), and wanton...
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2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature
KYSB215PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 77 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any other state agency, department, or political subdivision from adopting or enforcing emissions standards on new motor vehicles, or from requiring purchase or sale of ...
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2024-04-07
became law without Governor's Signature
KYSB50PassAmend KRS 243.0305 to allow a craft distiller to self-distribute up to 5,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year directly to a licensed retailer; direct the distiller to register, deliver, report, and pay all applicable taxes on self-distributed di...
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2024-04-05
signed by Governor
KYSB11PassAmend KRS 610.345 to require notice to schools prior to filing of a public offense petition against a child in certain cases.
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2024-04-04
signed by Governor
KYSJR175PassDirect the Public Service Commission to promulgate emergency administrative regulations on utility pole attachments for broadband service providers that will address the backlog of pole attachment requests and establish parameters for preventing dela...
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2024-04-04
signed by Governor
KYSCR292Intro
25%
Create the Certificate of Need (CON) Task Force to review the CON program; review the need to maintain or modify each health facility and service covered by CON; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recomme...
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2024-03-28
To Senate Committee on Committees
KYSJR194Engross
50%
Urge the United States Congress and the Kentucky Congressional delegation to designate Big Bone Lick State Historic Site as a national historical park; direct the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to work in conjunction with the United Stat...
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2024-03-27
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB147Engross
50%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 231 to express the findings of the General Assembly relating to adult-oriented businesses and the need for regulation; define terms; establish distance parameters for the location of adult-oriented businesses in pro...
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2024-03-26
To House Rules Committee
KYSB295Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a requirement for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, modified ribonucleic acid (modRNA) vaccine, or messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine for the purposes of student enrollment, emplo...
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2024-03-26
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB220Intro
25%
Amend KRS 96.171 to define "governing body" and "customer"; amend KRS 96.172 to increase the combined electric and water plant board membership from five to seven; require that vacancies on the board be filled in a manner that will bring the board me...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Rules Committee
KYSB368Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define; require short-term rental platforms to prompt users listing properties through their platforms with information regarding R-1 residential occupancies and a box to check regarding whether the propert...
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2024-03-13
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB8Engross
50%
Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including ...
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2024-03-08
To House Education Committee
KYSR177PassHonor Chief Greg Estes on being named the 2023 Kentucky Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year.
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2024-03-01
adopted by voice vote
KYSB361Intro
25%
Amend KRS 224A.1123 to remove the requirement that an eligible pole replacement be located in an unserved area; allow for an eligible pole replacement to be made in order to provide qualifying broadband service access to underserved areas; include a ...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
KYSB366Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide for training for forensic lab technicians; require any forensic lab technician that completes training provided for by the department to remain emplo...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB358Intro
25%
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the educational costs of elementary and secondary school students outside of the public school system; provide ballot language for submis...
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2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB357Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to create a derelict vessel removal assistance fund to be administered by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; require the department to submit a report on the fund beginning September 1, 202...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Transportation Committee
KYSB5PassAmend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands.
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2024-02-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
KYSB313Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2035; compute credit based on $2.50 per gallon of sustainable aviation fuel c...
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2024-02-29
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
KYSB305Intro
25%
Amend KRS 216B.020 to add various health facilities and services to the list of health facilities and services that are exempt from certificate of need requirements; amend KRS 216B.065 to exempt various health facilities and services from acquisition...
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2024-02-29
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB63Engross
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.
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2024-02-26
To House Small Business & Information Technology Committee
KYSB267Intro
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...
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2024-02-26
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB48Engross
50%
Amend KRS 514.030 to increase the theft aggregate timeframe from 90 days to one year.
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2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB7Engross
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...
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2024-02-22
To House Education Committee
KYSR135PassCommemorate and honor the life of D. Louis Mitchell Jr.
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2024-02-21
adopted by voice vote
KYSB189Intro
25%
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.
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2024-02-20
To Senate Education Committee
KYSR122PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Kara Renae Hanks.
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2024-02-09
adopted by voice vote
KYSB182Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care provi...
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2024-02-08
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSR115PassRecognize and denounce the persecution of Christians around the world; call on the federal government to champion the cause of international religious freedom for all.
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2024-02-07
adopted by voice vote
KYSR123PassCall upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
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2024-02-06
adopted by voice vote
KYSB120Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit a public agency or any other entity created by an act of the General Assembly from using public funds for lobbying activity or to employ or enter into a contract with a lobbyist; define terms; exempt...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
KYSR105FailAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Kara Renae Hanks.
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2024-02-01
WITHDRAWN
KYSCR111Intro
25%
Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
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2024-02-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSR94PassHonor the 20th Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.
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2024-02-01
adopted by voice vote
KYSB75Engross
50%
Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.
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2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB138Intro
25%
Amend KRS 165A.370, relating to proprietary schools, to allow a license holder or applicant to seek a single accreditation for all the school locations it operates in the state; amend KRS 161.048 to specify that adjunct instructors may be employed by...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education Committee
KYSB136Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require that all health services, equipment, programs, centers, facilities, beds, agencies, technologies, or hospitals listed in the state health plan except nursing facility beds or long-term care beds, to...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB137Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require that when a certificate of need for a health service or health facility is considered orphaned the need for the health service or health facility shall be presumed, an application by a new entity mu...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSR90PassAdjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brother Joe Adams.
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2024-01-23
adopted by voice vote
KYSR86PassAdjourn in recognition and celebration of Dr. Hershael W. York upon his retirement as Senior Pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church.
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2024-01-23
adopted by voice vote
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