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SB25 - AN ACT relating to local landlord and tenant ordinances.
Steve West, Gary M. Boswell, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that requires a landlord to participate in a housing program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance relating to landlord and tenant laws that is in conflict with state law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB23 - AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
Michael Nemes, Donald Douglas, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of the real property that is assessed after the later of the year the owner turned 65 or the year the owner purchased the property; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB8 - AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education.
Mike Wilson, Steve West, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
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 a partisan primary and partisan regular election; amend KRS 156.040 to add a requirement that members of the Kentucky Board of Education shall not have served on a local school board for at least four years preceding the year of their election; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process for removal of a member of the Kentucky Board of Education; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.031, which relates to the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education; establish a schedule for transitioning from appointed to elected members; allow appointees to continue to serve in accordance with their appointments until December 31, 2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB5 - AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Jay Williams, Damon Thayer, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 9 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
SB153 - AN ACT relating to jurors.
Johnnie L. Turner, Phillip Wheeler, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 29A.080 to allow an individual age 70 or older to elect to be permanently excused from jury service; require this option to be prominently displayed at the top of the juror qualification form; require a prospective juror age 70 or older to complete only the entries for name, address, and date of birth on the juror qualification form; amend KRS 29A.090 to allow an automatic and permanent exemption from jury service for individuals age 70 or older.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR116 - A RESOLUTION urging Governor Andy Beshear to support Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
Brandon D. Smith, Jared K. Carpenter, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Urge Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
STATUS
Introduced
SR123 - A RESOLUTION calling upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
Johnnie L. Turner, Phillip Wheeler, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 9 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
STATUS
Passed
SB143 - AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.
Jason G. Howell, Gary M. Boswell, Donald Douglas
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Proposes to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons who are not citizens of the United States from being allowed to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and provides ballot language and submission to voters for their ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Passed
SR94 - A RESOLUTION honoring the 20th Black History Celebration and recognizing that Black history is American history.
Gerald A. Neal, Julie Adams, Casey Chambers Armstrong
Last updated 10 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Honor the 20th Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.
STATUS
Introduced
SB50 - AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Steve West, Matthew D. Deneen, Donald Douglas
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends 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, to direct the distiller to register, deliver, report, and pay all applicable taxes on self-distributed distilled spirits, to allow a distiller to extend credit to a retailer for up to 30 days from the invoice date, and to establish distiller reporting requirements to both wholesalers and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and amends KRS 243.710 and 243.884 to require a distiller to pay wholesale taxes on any self-distributed distilled spirits.
STATUS
Passed
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