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SB75 - AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic.
John Schickel, Steve West, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 9 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.
STATUS
Introduced
SB18 - AN ACT relating to school bus equipment.
Matthew D. Deneen, Mike Wilson
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 156.153 to require that the standards and specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment shall be based on federal safety standards and shall not discriminate among manufacturers unless there is evidence that a specific manufacturer’s product is defective or dangerous to use, to require that the Kentucky Department of Education provide the list of standards and specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the purpose of maintaining a list of price contracts, and to create a section of KRS Chapter 45A requiring the cabinet to maintain a list of price contracts for procurement of those items.
STATUS
Passed
SB21 - AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency.
Matthew D. Deneen, Lindsey Tichenor
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 132.810 to remove the requirement that totally disabled persons filing for the homestead exemption apply annually and only require a person to reapply if the disability status of the person changes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 140 to sunset inheritance and estate taxes; repeal KRS 140.130 and 140.140 to conform; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
SB17 - AN ACT relating to certificates of death.
Matthew D. Deneen, David Yates
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 213.076 to provide that a coroner shall complete a medical certification within five working days after receiving the results of an inquiry required by KRS 72.400 to 72.475 or when the cause of death is unknown or under investigation; and makes technical corrections.
STATUS
Passed
SR39 - A RESOLUTION declaring August 2024 as Railroad Crossings Safety Awareness Month in Kentucky.
Matthew D. Deneen, Gary M. Boswell, Jared K. Carpenter
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Recognize August 2024 as Railroad Crossings Safety Awareness Month in Kentucky.
STATUS
Passed
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
SR40 - A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Kiro John Yun for being named President of the Federation of Midwest Korean American Associations.
Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Honor Dr. Kiro John Yun for being named President of the Federation of Midwest Korean American Associations.
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
SB20 - AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Matthew D. Deneen, Donald Douglas, Damon Thayer
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 15 years of age or older who is charged with a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall be transferred to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, to provide that the Commonwealth’s attorney may transfer the child back to District Court after consulting with the county attorney, to provides that the Circuit Court may transfer the child back to District Court if the Circuit Court finds that fewer than two of the factors listed in KRS 640.010 favor keeping the child in Circuit Court, and to provide that a child who has been convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall not be eligible for probation or conditional discharge in a proceeding consistent with KRS 640.030.
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Kentucky district SD-010
COMMITTEES
Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Matthew D. Deneen is a former Senator who represented District 2 in the Connecticut State Senate from 2013 to 2019. He served on several committees including the Appropriations Committee, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, and Insurance and Real Estate Committee. Deneen earned his Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut. Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked as an attorney in private practice and served on the Board of Education in Wethersfield. Deneen resides in Wethersfield with his wife and two daughters.read less
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Kentucky Senate from Kentucky
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