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HB218 - AN ACT relating to identity documents.
Scott Lewis, Deanna L. Frazier Gordon, Chris Fugate
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 186.4101 to require the Transportation Cabinet to give notice to individuals of pending expiration of operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; specify manner of notification; prohibit nonreceipt of notice to be used as a defense for a violation of KRS 186.510.
STATUS
Introduced
HB258 - AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat.
Susan Tyler Witten, Ryan Dotson, Kimberly Banta
Last updated 7 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 525.135 to define “serious physical injury or infirmity” and to redefine “torture,” to provide that torture of a dog or cat is a Class D felony in every instance and that each act may constitute a separate offense, and to provide what does not constitute torture of a dog or cat.
STATUS
Passed
HB178 - AN ACT relating to wrongful conviction compensation and making an appropriation therefor.
Jason Michael Nemes, Kimberly Banta, Danny R. Bentley
Last updated 10 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth; establish the wrongful conviction compensation fund; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
HB251 - AN ACT relating to railroad operations.
Ashley Tackett Laferty, Ryan Dotson, George A. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require a crew of at least two persons during operation of a train or light engine; amend KRS 277.990 to include penalties for crews of less than two persons.
STATUS
Introduced
HB295 - AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
George A. Brown, Beverly Chester-Burton, Josie Raymond
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances, including as punishment for a crime; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB254 - AN ACT relating to the Department of Public Advocacy.
Daniel B. Elliott, Alan Gentry
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 18A.115 to exclude attorneys in the Department of Public Advocacy from classified service; amend KRS 31.010 to delete references to legal representation for persons with disabilities and make technical corrections; provide that the Department of Public Advocacy is an independent agency that is administratively attached to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish an independent division of the Department of Public Advocacy, the Division of Protection and Advocacy, to provide the protection of rights for persons with disabilities; amend KRS 31.020 to provide that the compensation of attorneys employed by Department of Public Advocacy shall be set by the public advocate; amend KRS 31.030 to require the departmant to provide assistance and education to attorneys representing indigent persons under KRS Chapter 31; delete the requirement that the department shall submit information regarding funding to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that all attorneys providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for legal assistance to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to prohibit any attorney providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 from accepting any compensation except unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal unless the appeal would be frivolous.
STATUS
Introduced
HB569 - AN ACT relating to criminal history.
Kevin D. Bratcher, Daniel B. Elliott, Jared A. Bauman
Last updated 9 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
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 offenses; amend KRS 431.074 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a searchable portal to allow a person to determine if his or her conviction has been expunged; amend KRS 27A.300 to provide that the centralized criminal history record information system administered pursuant to KRS 27A.310 to 27A.440 is the official record of criminal proceedings; create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action against criminal history providers who do not comply with an expungement order; provide that the Act may be cited as the Clean State Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB330 - AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.
Lisa Willner, Chad Aull, Kimberly Banta
Last updated 10 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts," "mental health professional," and "public funds"; prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020, or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; cite as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
HB601 - AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit.
Adrielle Camuel, Alan Gentry
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver tax credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB379 - AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.
Alan Gentry, George A. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 342.610 to remove the presumption that the use of an illegal substance prior to an accident caused the injury; provide that the use of an illegal substance shall be the proximate cause of the injury.
STATUS
Introduced
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