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HB180 - AN ACT relating to public utilities.
Lisa Willner, Jason Michael Nemes, Kevin D. Bratcher
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; allow resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period during which the temperature standard is exceeded; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends and before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. on weekdays; allow for reconnection of service for partial payment with a payment plan; require waiver of termination fees, reconnection fees, and late fees for customers having obtained a certificate of need; require utility to make reasonable effort towards reestablishing service for a customer terminated after having obtained a certificate of need but no more than 24 hours after repayment is commenced; require separate, written notice 14 days prior to a disconnection to residential household; require that notice be distinguishable from the regular billing notices; establish font size and typeset for material to be printed on the notice; require a hardship reconnection order for persons at risk who have had service terminated by the utility after meeting specific repayment requirements; require the Public Service Commission to issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR40 - A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal government officials and members of Congress.
Bobby Wayne McCool, Shane Baker, Kevin D. Bratcher
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.
STATUS
Introduced
HB348 - AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.
Kevin D. Bratcher
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repeal and reenact KRS 238.505 to alphabetize charitable gaming-related definitions and make technical corrections; amend KRS 238.520 to adjust the membership and meeting schedule of the Charitable Gaming Advisory Commission; amend KRS 238.525 to require an applicant to disclose any prior bad acts by any of its officers or owners; delete fingerprint requirements from any applicant criminal history checks; amend KRS 238.535 to allow a charitable organization to relocate its office to another Kentucky county without changing its license to the new county for one year; permit a charitable organization to conduct charitable gaming at a charitable gaming facility in a contiguous county; eliminate special event raffle licenses; amend KRS 238.536 to create a graduated system of penalties based on the degree to which a licensee fails to meet the 40% rule; amend KRS 238.545 to allow three bingo sessions per week totaling 15 hours; increase the maximum daily bingo payout to $10,000; authorize the use of donated items as bingo prizes; increase the maximum prize on an individual charity game ticket to $1,499; amend KRS 238.540 to conform.
STATUS
Introduced
HCR68 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Kentucky Housing Task Force.
Randall Bridges, Jason Michael Nemes, Kimberly Banta
Last updated 6 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Housing Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address the housing shortage in the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2024 Interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB258 - AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat.
Susan Tyler Witten, Ryan Dotson, Kimberly Banta
Last updated 6 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
HB446 - AN ACT relating to public school transportation.
Emily Callaway, Kevin D. Bratcher, Jared A. Bauman
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 158.110 to require that local school boards adopt a transportation services policy; amends KRS 158.148, relating to school district discipline guidelines, to require that the Kentucky Department of Education create a model transportation services policy, to detail required provisions of local board transportation services policies, to create process for operators of transportation to report, be heard during proceedings, and receive a response regarding misconduct by students aboard transportation and by parents or guardians, to permit revocation of transportation privileges based on failure to acknowledge transportation services policy, and to require that any action related to students with disabilities be in compliance with applicable federal law; and amends KRS 158.445 to require inclusion of the transportation services policy in district safety plans.
STATUS
Passed
HB416 - AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and making an appropriation therefor.
Mark Hart, Kevin D. Bratcher, Phillip Pratt
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to create the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund; specify the ambulance services and EMS professionals that are eligible to share in the distribution of the fund; provide that the Board of Emergency Medical Services shall administer the fund and may promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate its administration; authorize reimbursement for an EMS professional's out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment for a diagnosed post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; provide for annual supplements to ambulance providers for each EMS professional it employs; amend KRS 42.190 and 136.392 to include the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund to the premium surcharge.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2 - AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding.
Suzanne Miles, James A. Tipton, Shane Baker
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Proposes a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for financial support for the education of students outside of the public school system; provides ballot language; and provides for submittal to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Passed
HB50 - AN ACT relating to the administration of estates and creating an emergency.
Steve Rawlings, Kimberly Banta, Kevin D. Bratcher
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is revocable and shall be nontestmentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without notice to or acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor’s lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; enumerate the effect of a transfer on death deed during transferor’s life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim all or part of the beneficiary’s interests; specify the impact of transfer on death deed on claims when an estate is insufficient; provide the form for creating a transfer on death deed; provide the form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require that in applying and construing the uniform language consideration be given to the need to promote uniformity; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; specify that the uniform act shall not affect any method of transferring property otherwise permitted; provide that Sections 1 to 13 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, 392.070, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer; amend KRS 395.445 to allow the court to arder that administration of certain minors be dispensed with and the assets transferred to the surviving parents of that minor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 140 to limit inheritance taxes to deaths occurring prior to July 1, 2024; repeal KRS 140.130 and 140.140 relating to the levy and payment of the Kentucky estate tax; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
HB400 - AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine programs at comprehensive universities.
Richard Heath, Steven Jack Rudy, Shane Baker
Last updated 7 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Kentucky district HD-029
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Kentucky House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Kevin Bratcher is a life long resident of Louisville. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2006. Bratcher currently serves on several committees such as the Judiciary Committee and the Transportation Committee. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. Bratcher graduated from the University of Louisville with a bachelor's degree in political science. Prior to becoming a state legislator, he worked in real estate and transportation. Bratcher and his wife have one daughter.read less
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