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HB395 - AN ACT relating to redistricting.
Lindsey Burke, Chad Aull, George A. Brown
Last updated 11 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission; define terms; require the commission be composed of 13 members who meet certain requirements and submit applications; require the Secretary of State to mail random applications for commissioner and make applications for commissioner available on its website; require the Secretary of State to randomly select commissioners from pools of qualifying applicants; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; require commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards to be followed by the commission for commissioners who develop plans; provide for penalties and fine upon conviction of persons attempting to influence, or commissioners attempting to influence, the duties of the commission; require the Secretary of State to publish adopted redistricting plans and provide that plans become law 60 days after publication; amend KRS 5.005 to replace the Legislative Research Commission with the Citizens Redistricting Commission as authorized intervenors in any action challenging the constitutionality of any legislative district; repeal KRS 5.031; include severability clause;
STATUS
Introduced
HB394 - AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to redistricting.
Lindsey Burke, Chad Aull, George A. Brown
Last updated 11 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a Citizens Redistricting Commission; require that the commission consist of 13 members randomly selected by the Secretary of State; require the commission to adopt a redistricting plan for state Senatorial, state Representative, and Congressional Districts; grant the commission exclusive authority to adopt plans, seek experts and legal counsel, conduct hearings and meetings, purchase software and equipment, hire staff and consultants, and any other activity necessary in its preparation of redistricting plans; permit the General Assembly to create or amend laws to assist the commission in performance of its duties, but prohibit the General Assembly from creating or amending laws that would alter the number of votes required to adopt a plan, alter the selection process of commissioners, or otherwise prevent the commission from performing its constitutional duties with respect to redistricting; require the commission to conduct at least 12 public hearings throughout the state to inform the public about the redistricting process and solicit information from the public about potential plans; require at least 10 commissioners to vote to adopt a plan; require the commissioners to rank submitted plans by preference if the commission cannot obtain the required votes to adopt a plan; require the Secretary of State to publish adopted plans and any supporting materials; provide that a plan becomes law 60 days after publication; prohibit any body other than the commission from adopting redistricting plans; allow the Supreme Court of Kentucky to review challenges to plans and remand any plan to the commission that fails to comply with constitutional of other requirements; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require the Citizens Redistricting Commission to redistrict the plans every 10 years; provide ballot language; submit to voters for their ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB230 - AN ACT relating to teachers.
Tina Bojanowski, Chad Aull, George A. Brown
Last updated 12 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 158.060 to require teachers to be compensated for noninstructional planning time within their school day during which they are required to supervise or instruct students; amend KRS 164.787 to expand the program eligibility of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to include a program that leads to a bachelor's degree in education in a critical shortage area.
STATUS
Introduced
HB118 - AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Nima Kulkarni, Samara Rae Heavrin, George A. Brown
Last updated 12 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 341.370 to prohibit disqualification from benefits for workers unemployed as a result of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.530 to charge benefits to pooled account for workers displaced from employment through domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.125 to require the secretary to provide training to personnel who process claims related to domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking and to report to the Legislative Research Commission annually the number of claims paid involving domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.360 to conform; amend KRS 341.550 to prevent benefit payments from pooled account from impacting an employer's experience rating; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to direct the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB90 - AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.
Rachel Roberts, George A. Brown, Beverly Chester-Burton
Last updated 12 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to adult use cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative support for the board; establish various one-year business licenses under the chapter; grant administrative hearings under KRS Chapter 13B to appeal a license denial or revocation; forbid an employer from discriminating against applicants or employees who use cannabis outside of working hours as long as the use does not affect job performance; prohibit a person under the age of 21 from purchasing, possessing, consuming, or using cannabis; establish a revolving account called the cannabis fund to collect cannabis licensing fees, fines, excise taxes, and any other funds; form the Social Impact Council as a public agency authorized to distribute moneys from the cannabis fund; set council membership, procedures, powers, and duties; amend KRS 2.015 to require a person to be 21 years of age or older to purchase cannabis and its products and accessories; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to authorize local governments to levy up to a 5% license fee on the gross receipts of a retailer or microbusiness; allow overlapping local governments to agree to levy a combined license fee, with set fee amounts absent an agreement; create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose an initial excise tax rate of 9% on the first sale or transfer of harvested cannabis; allow the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board to set the excise tax rate in each subsequent year; establish excise tax reporting, collection, and liability; amend KRS 138.870 and 260.850 to exclude adult use cannabis from the definitions of "controlled substance," "marijuana," "hemp," and "hemp products"; create new sections of KRS 218A and amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to exempt licensed adult use cannabis activities from criminal marijuana offenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a person to petition the court to expunge the person's misdemeanor marijuana convictions; amend KRS 431.079 to exclude the expungement petition from the certification of eligibility requirement; amend KRS 131.1815 to notify the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board if a cannabis licensee is a delinquent taxpayer; amend KRS 600.020 to include cannabis offenses in the list of juvenile status offenses; amend KRS 12.020 to add the governmental entities created in KRS Chapter 245 to the list of executive branch government bodies; set initial terms for members of the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board and Social Impact Council; apply the excise tax beginning on July 1, 2025, and allow cannabis sales beginning on July 1, 2026; Section 35 of Act, relating to expungement, is RETROACTIVE; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
HB134 - AN ACT relating to the taxation of retirement distributions.
Ashley Tackett Laferty, George A. Brown, Alan Gentry
Last updated 12 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the retirement distribution exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB362 - AN ACT relating to leave from employment.
Lindsey Burke, George A. Brown, Beverly Chester-Burton
Last updated 11 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 337.415 to define terms "crime," "immediate family," and "victim"; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the prosecution of a crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a private right of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, and failing to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations by an employer.
STATUS
Introduced
HR34 - A RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to adopt its proposed rule on permissible exposure limits of silica dust.
Chad Aull, George A. Brown
Last updated 12 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Urge the United States Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration to adopt its proposed rule on permissible exposure limits of silica dust consistent with existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB110 - AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Derrick W. Graham, Cherlynn Stevenson, Chad Aull
Last updated 12 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
The Governor's recommended Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
HB75 - AN ACT relating to abandoned property.
Nima Kulkarni, George A. Brown, Beverly Chester-Burton
Last updated 12 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 383.020 to specify duties of landlord with respect to abandoned personal property.
STATUS
Introduced
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