SB201 - AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David P. Givens, George Maxwell Wise
Last updated 11 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit a comprehensive university to offer certain research doctoral degree programs upon fulfilling requirements promulgated by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE); permit a comprehensive university to describe itself as a research university or institution upon fulfilling requirements promulgated by CPE; direct CPE to promulgate administrative regulations establishing those requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR111 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Johnnie L. Turner, Lindsey Tichenor, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 11 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
STATUS
Introduced
SB265 - AN ACT relating to teacher certification and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Matthew D. Deneen, Steve West
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to establish a teacher induction and mentor program, to require that the Education Professional Standards Board develop standards and guidance for the program, develop evaluations for new teachers, and submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission; amends KRS 161.030 to direct that an individual who completes a preparation program and passes the required assessments shall receive a five-year professional certificate, to provide that an out-of-state teacher who passes the required assessments shall receive a five-year professional certificate, to remove the provisions for a teacher internship requirement, and to direct that teacher certification be awarded upon successful completion of an educator preparation program or alternative certification pathway and passing of the required assessment and not be dependent on employment except for emergency certificates; amends KRS 161.048 to modify the Option 7 alternative teacher certification pathway, to remove some initial candidate requirements, to allow provisional certification upon qualifying and enrolling in an approved institute, and to establish conditions for receiving a professional certificate; repeals KRS 161.1222 relating to the pilot teacher internship program; and amends sections of KRS Chapter 161 to conform.
STATUS
Passed
SB257 - AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Gerald A. Neal
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
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 three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
SB24 - AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stephen L. Meredith, Danny Carroll, Donald Douglas
Last updated 12 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of managed care organizations contracted by the Department for Medicaid Services to no more than three; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB99 - AN ACT relating to exceptions to restrictions on maternal healthcare.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David Yates, Denise Harper Angel
Last updated 12 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 311.720, 311.7701, 311.781, and 311.787 to define terms; amend KRS 311.723, 311.727, 311.732, 311.735, 311.7706, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when there is a lethal fetal anomaly or the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside the womb, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the fetus has not reached viability as determined in the good-faith medical judgment of the physician; amend KRS 311.782 to establish a rebuttable presumption that the physician complied with the requirements of the section; amend KRS 311.7735 to provide an exception to the time requirement for consent when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; amend KRS 216B.400 to provide an exception for abortion counseling when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; amend KRS 311.715 to authorize the use of public funds for abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; amend KRS 213.101, 311.725, 311.760, 311.7706, 311.772, 311.7735, 311.780, 311.783, 311.787, and 311.800 to conform; make technical corrections; provide that the Act may be cited as Hadley's Law.
STATUS
Introduced
SR147 - A RESOLUTION designating March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stephen L. Meredith
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Designating March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
STATUS
Passed
SB41 - AN ACT relating to the sale of dogs and cats.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Denise Harper Angel
Last updated 12 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define "animal shelter," "breeder," "broker," and "retail pet shop"; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs or cats; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs or cats; require retail pet shops to maintain records documenting the source of each dog or cat it provides space to showcase for at least one year; prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of a dog or cat in a publicly accessible space; amend KRS 258.990 to include a penalty for retail pet shop operators who violate this Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB141 - AN ACT relating to volunteer firefighters.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Phillip Wheeler, Johnnie L. Turner
Last updated 11 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable individual income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission and Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 75.400 to allow a volunteer fire department to have a minimum of six members; amend KRS 342.140, relating to workers' compensation, to allow income benefits for volunteer firemen, police, and emergency management agency members or trainees to be based on 50% of the state average weekly wage if that is greater than the average weekly wage of their regular employment.
STATUS
Introduced
SB216 - AN ACT relating to elections.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Adrienne E. Southworth
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
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 results with any person until 6 p.m. prevailing time; amend KRS 117.076 and 117.275 to prohibit sharing election results with any person until 6 p.m. prevailing time.
STATUS
Introduced
SB197 - AN ACT relating to wildlife rehabilitation.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 150.280 to define terms; exempt permit holders from administrative regulations regarding exhibition and display restrictions and release requirements with regard to ambassador animals; exempt volunteers from non-permit-holder restrictions with regard to wildlife rehabilitation; establish wildlife rehabilitation release requirements and exemptions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB15 - AN ACT relating to consumer data privacy.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Whitney H. Westerfield
Last updated almost 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; set the parameters for applicability of this Act; define various consumer rights related to data collection; require a data controller to comply with a consumer request to exercise those rights; require controllers to establish a process for consumers to appeal a controller's refusal to act on a consumer's request to exercise a right; set forth requirements for persons or entities that control or process personal data; require persons who control data to conduct data protection impact assessments; establish that the Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce this Act and shall provide a controller or processor 30 days' written notice identifying the specific provisions that were violated; provide that if a controller or processor does not cure a violation within 30 days, the Attorney General may initiate an action and seek damages for up to $7,500 for each violation; create a consumer privacy fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General and direct that all civil penalties collected with regard to enforcement actions be deposited in the fund; amend KRS 367.240 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Introduced
SB340 - AN ACT relating to energy.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Phillip Wheeler
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 353.804 and 353.812 to make grammatical and technical corrections.
STATUS
Introduced
SB100 - AN ACT relating to campaign finance.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Damon Thayer
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 121.150 to increase campaign contribution limits for anonymous donations, cash donations, and donations from persons under the age of 18 years; remove various campaign contribution limits and restrictions; amend KRS 121.015 to establish that no person shall become liable as surety, guarantor, or endorser for an amount of money greater than the loan given; amend KRS 121.180 to conform; remove the limit on the amount of campaign funds per event or affair that a candidate or slate of candidates can use to purchase an admission ticket for, or contribute to another candidate or slate of candidates; require that beginning in 2025, certain candidates, slates of candidates, and committees shall report contributions and expenditures to the registry every two weeks, starting on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of each year; amend KRS 121.990 and 336.180 to conform; repeal KRS 121.056.
STATUS
Introduced
SB101 - AN ACT relating to agritourism.
Kentucky - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Robin L. Webb, Jason G. Howell, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 9 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of "agritourism activity"; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity.
STATUS
Engrossed
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