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SB25 - AN ACT relating to local landlord and tenant ordinances.
Steve West, Gary M. Boswell, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 8 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
SB59 - AN ACT relating to protected species.
Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 150.330 to prohibit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife from enforcing or imposing fines and penalties for the taking of Cooper's hawks or red-tailed hawks; amend KRS 150.990 to exempt Cooper's hawks and red-tailed hawks from fines and penalties.
STATUS
Introduced
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
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
SB8 - AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education.
Mike Wilson, Steve West, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 7 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
SB147 - AN ACT relating to adult-oriented businesses and declaring an emergency.
Lindsey Tichenor, Jay Williams, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 231 to express the findings of the General Assembly relating to adult-oriented businesses and the need for regulation; define terms; establish distance parameters for the location of adult-oriented businesses in proximity to identified entities and locations; establish transition provisions for existing businesses; affirm the authority of local governmental units to supplement regulation of adult-oriented businesses; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB153 - AN ACT relating to jurors.
Johnnie L. Turner, Phillip Wheeler, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 6 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 8 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 8 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 6 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Kentucky district SD-008
COMMITTEES
Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Gary M. Boswell is a Republican member of the Kentucky State House, representing District 7. Boswell was first elected in 2016. Boswell was an executive at Hitachi Automotive before retiring. He has served on committees including the Interim Joint Committee on Health & Welfare and Family Services and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary. He also chaired the Daviess County Republican Party.read less
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