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SR5 - A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2024 Regular Session of the Senate.
Damon Thayer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2024 Regular Session of the Senate.
STATUS
Passed
SR77 - A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023.
Lindsey Tichenor, Gary M. Boswell, Danny Carroll
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Affirm Kentucky's support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemn the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
STATUS
Passed
SR8 - A RESOLUTION directing the appointment of a committee to wait upon the Governor.
Damon Thayer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appoint a committee of the Senate to wait upon the Governor during the 2024 Retular Session.
STATUS
Passed
SR73 - A RESOLUTION recognizing Leland "Lee" Smith of the Kentucky State Police Facilities Security Division on the occasion of his retirement.
Donald Douglas, Stephen L. Meredith, Jared K. Carpenter
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Recognize Leland "Lee" Smith of the Kentucky State Police Facilities Security Division on the occaision of his retirement.
STATUS
Passed
SB6 - AN ACT relating to postsecondary institutions.
Mike Wilson, Gary M. Boswell, Donald Douglas
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
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 refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be required to endorse a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, or graduation and prohibit an institution from inquiring into the individual's political or social viewpoints; provide that any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act has a cause of action against the institution for damages and costs of no less than $1,000 and no more than $100,000 per violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; require the job duties of any individual employed in a diversity, equity, and inclusion role to include the promotion of intellectual diversity; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to infringe upon designated rights of an institution's ability to comply with state or federal law or accreditation standards; require each public postsecondary education institution to conduct a survey in 2025 and 2027 of the institution's students and employees to assess the campus climate with regard to diversity of thought and the respondents' comfort level in speaking freely on campus, regardless of political affiliation or ideology.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB7 - AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.
Mike Wilson, Damon Thayer, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR4 - A RESOLUTION honoring Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
Damon Thayer, Julie Adams, Casey Chambers Armstrong
Last updated 5 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Honor Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SR51 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley.
Steve West, Damon Thayer
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley.
STATUS
Passed
SR49 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Louanna Whitaker Ratliff.
Damon Thayer
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Louanna Whitaker Ratliff.
STATUS
Passed
SB5 - AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Jay Williams, Damon Thayer, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands 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; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Kentucky district SD-017
COMMITTEES
Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Damon Thayer is a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 17. He was first elected to the chamber in 2004. Thayer currently serves as Majority Floor Leader. He has sponsored legislation on various topics including alcohol sales, elections, government contracts, and taxes. Prior to joining the state Senate, Thayer served as Georgetown City Administrator from 1998 to 2003. He has also worked as an advisor and district aide to Congressman Ernie Fletcher. Thayer studied at Georgetown College and Eastern Kentucky University. Outside the legislature, he has served on the board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and promoted tourism initiatives. Thayer resides in Georgetown with his wife Karen and their two children.read less
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Kentucky Senate from Kentucky
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