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SB233 - AN ACT relating to solar energy.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Steve West
Last updated 11 months ago

1 Co-Sponsor

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to define terms; prohibit any utility operating under the chapter from constructing a facility that generates electricity using solar energy if constructing the facility would result in more than one percent of the total land area of any county where the proposed construction is to be located being occupied by solar electric generating facilities; amend KRS 278.020 to prohibit the Public Service Commission from granting an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a facility that uses solar energy to produce electricity if constructing the facility would result in more than one percent of the total land area of any county where the proposed construction is to be located being occupied by solar electric generating facilities; define terms; amend KRS 278.706 to require that as part of its construction certificate application to the siting board, a merchant electric generating facility owner shall certify that no portion of the proposed construction site will be located on land that was acquired through eminent domain and that the proposed site would not result in more than one percent of the total land area of any county where the proposed construction is to be located being occupied by solar electric generating facilities; define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 416 to prohibit the construction of any facility that generates electricity using solar energy on any land that was acquired by eminent domain; amend KRS 416.570 to require that as part of the verified petition required to be filed prior to an exercise of eminent domain, a condemnor shall certify that the proposed condemnation will not violate the prohibition on constructing solar electric generating facilities on condemned land.

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SB175 - AN ACT relating to designating a special needs trust to receive state-administered retirement benefits.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Robin L. Webb, Danny Carroll
Last updated 11 months ago

2 Co-Sponsors

Amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define "special needs trust" (SNT) for purposes of the State Police Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, and County Employees Retirement System; amend the definition of "person" to include a SNT, and amend the definition of "beneficiary" to exclude sole beneficiary of a SNT; amend KRS 16.578 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement benefit; amend KRS 61.623 to allow a trustee to receive checks on behalf of a SNT; amend KRS 61.635 to allow a person who is the beneficiary of a SNT to be designated as the beneficiary of a lifetime retirement benefit; require the trustee of a SNT to notify the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) upon the death of the beneficiary of a SNT and repay any payment not properly payable to the SNT; allow KPPA to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the SNT provisions; amend KRS 61.640 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement payment if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 78.5532 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement benefit if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 161.525, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime annuity if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 161.640 to allow checks to be sent by mail to the trustee of a SNT; require the trustee to notify the TRS upon the death of the beneficiary; require any payments not properly payable to the SNT to be repaid to TRS; allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the SNT provisions; amend KRS 161.700 to require TRS to assign annuity payments to a SNT, issue payments to the trustee, and prevent annuity payments from being used to reimburse any state for any Medicaid benefits paid on behalf of the beneficiary of a SNT; amend KRS 21.420 , relating to the Judicial Retirement Plan, to allow for a SNT to be selected as a beneficiary, and define "special needs trust"; amend KRS 21.425 to allow a member to designate a SNT to receive lifetime survivorship benefits on behalf of a surviving spouse, dependent child, or disabled child.

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SCR165 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Kentucky's congressional delegation to support passage of the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act for support of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Karen Berg
Last updated 11 months ago

1 Co-Sponsor

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.

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SB230 - AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Whitney H. Westerfield
Last updated 11 months ago

1 Co-Sponsor

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; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, but shall not be interpreted to restrict the adoption of reasonable school safety policies; make technical corrections; provide that the Act may be cited as the C.R.O.W.N. Act.

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SB69 - AN ACT relating to the levy of an ad valorem tax rate.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Gary M. Boswell
Last updated about 1 year ago

1 Co-Sponsor

Repeal and reenact KRS 132.017 to require the portion of a property tax rate which will produce revenue from real property, exclusive of revenue from new property, more than four percent over the amount of revenue produced by the compensating tax rate to be subject to recall by the voters of the district; establish requirements for the ballot question, notifying the public, the election process, and recalling the rate; allow the cancellation of the election; disallow local, state, and federal tax dollars to be used to advocate for the rate; amend various statutes to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

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SB234 - AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

Kentucky - 2024 Regular Session

Introduced by
Steve West
Last updated 11 months ago

1 Co-Sponsor

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms related to short-term rentals; make owner-occupied short-term rentals a permitted residential use; permit non-owner-occupied short-term rentals to be subject to a conditional use permit or variance; permit regulation of short-term rentals in certain circumstances if enforcement is in the same manner as other properties; allow planning unit to require permitting for the operation of short-term rentals and enumerate the contents of a permit application, procedures for application, revocation of a permit, benefits of permit, and penalties for operating without a permit when planning unit has adopted a permitting ordinance; state that the Act shall not be construed to affect regulations of a homeowner's association or other similar property owner association; state that any ordinance that conflicts with provisions of the Act is unenforceable; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Short-Term Rental Regulation Act.

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SR209 - A RESOLUTION honoring the advocacy of Marsha Van Hook.

SB233 - AN ACT relating to solar energy.

SR208 - A RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky.

SB175 - AN ACT relating to designating a special needs trust to receive state-administered retirement benefits.

SR159 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Kenneth Ray Haggard.

SB225 - AN ACT relating to transportation.

SCR165 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Kentucky's congressional delegation to support passage of the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act for support of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

SR312 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Diana W. Woods to the Kentucky Board of Education.

SB230 - AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.

SR309 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Mary G. Eaves to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.

SR161 - A RESOLUTION honoring the Mayfield High School Cardinals football team, 2023 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 2A Champions.

SR156 - A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Franseda Gunn upon the news of her upcoming induction to the 5th Region Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.

SR135 - A RESOLUTION commemorating and honoring the life of D. Louis Mitchell Jr.

SB69 - AN ACT relating to the levy of an ad valorem tax rate.

SB234 - AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.