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HB439 - AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency.
Matthew R. Koch, Ruth Ann Palumbo, Killian Timoney
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 211.285 to rename the “malt beverage education fund” as the “alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund,” to add proceeds from Alcoholic Beverage Control Board distilled spirit auctions to the fund, to issue moneys from the fund to the Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, to modify membership of the corporation’s board of directors, to authorize the corporation to accept grant applications from Kentucky high schools, colleges, universities, and other entities that promote alcohol responsibility, and to increase Project Graduation grants to $1,000 annually; amends KRS 241.010 to decrease the minimum number of passengers from 100 to 40 in the definition of “riverboat”; amends KRS 241.060 and 243.540 to allow the Alcoholic Beverage Control board to dispose of alcoholic beverages through public auction when a final order has been issued after all appeals are exhausted, to promulgate administrative regulations to establish auction procedures, and to donate all auction proceeds to the alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund; amends KRS 241.066 to allow one quota retail package license for every 2,000 residents in any wet county or urban-county government with more than 100,000 residents, unless a lower statutory ratio is already established; amends KRS 241.069 and 242.021 to permit a city, county, or urban-county government to petition for an increase in the number of quota retail package licenses at least one year after the certification of the local option election; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish requirements for persons delivering alcoholic beverages on behalf of a retail package licensee; amends KRS 243.030 to create a $300 annual vintage distilled spirits license fee; amends KRS 243.110 to authorize the holder of a primary license to also hold a vintage distilled spirits license; amends KRS 243.200 to remove vehicle requirement provisions from a transporter’s license; amends KRS 243.232 to restructure vintage distilled spirits licenses and sales, to allow a licensee who may sell distilled spirits by the drink or package to receive a vintage distilled spirits license as a supplementary license, to require vintage distilled spirits licensees to file a monthly report with the department, to require all purchases to be in-person at the licensed premises, to direct the licensee to conspicuously label the purchase as vintage distilled spirits, to limit a licensee to 24 vintage distilled spirits packages purchased from each seller every 12 months, and to limit any seller to 24 packages total every 12 months; amends KRS 243.360 to give an applicant the option to advertise intent to apply for a license either online or in print and to exempt a vintage distilled spirits license applicant from the public notice advertising requirement; amends KRS 243.990 to establish fines for vintage distilled spirits sellers who exceed the maximum package limit; and creates a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to establish procedures for department seizure of alcoholic beverages, including providing notice of violations within 14 days, to return the alcoholic beverages to the licensee if the department fails to provide notice, and to establish licensee administrative hearing and Circuit Court appellate rights; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Passed
HR45 - A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023.
Daniel Grossberg, Chad Aull, Shane Baker
Last updated 8 months ago
81 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
HB341 - AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.
Michael Lee Meredith, Killian Timoney, Kimberly Banta
Last updated 8 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Propose 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; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB453 - AN ACT relating to assistance for military families.
DJ Johnson, Jim Gooch, Matthew R. Koch
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 620.040 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services determine the military status of any parent or guardian subject to an investigation and notify a Department of Defense family advocacy program of an investigation involving a member of the United States Armed Forces.
STATUS
Passed
HB397 - AN ACT relating to the licensure of military-connected individuals.
Matthew R. Koch, Steve Bratcher
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 12.245 to include military orders documenting a military assignment transfer to Kentucky as valid proof of military service, and to ensure that occupational licensing compacts in Kentucky take precedence for a United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, veteran, or their spouse.
STATUS
Passed
HB378 - AN ACT relating to state symbols.
Alan Gentry, Cherlynn Stevenson, Tina Bojanowski
Last updated 6 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 2.091 to designate coal as the official rock of Kentucky; amends KRS 2.092 to designate Kentucky agate as the official gemstone of Kentucky; and amends KRS 2.094 to designate calcite as the official mineral of Kentucky.
STATUS
Passed
HB763 - AN ACT relating to licensing.
Matthew R. Koch
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 309.081 to create gender-neutral language.
STATUS
Introduced
HB762 - AN ACT relating to the horse industry and making an appropriation therefore.
Matthew R. Koch
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 230.210 to define "unclaimed pari-mutuel winning ticket"; amend KRS 230.361 to include previously run horse races; amend KRS 230.225 to require the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to determine the proper allocation and use of unclaimed pari-mutuel winning tickets related to previously run horse racing; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to specify the areas to which the allocation should be made; amend KRS 138.513 to make a technical change; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
HB761 - AN ACT relating to licensing.
Matthew R. Koch
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 312.021 to create gender-neutral language.
STATUS
Introduced
HB512 - AN ACT relating to personal service contracts.
Matthew R. Koch, Cherlynn Stevenson, Chad Aull
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 45A.690, relating to the Government Contract Review Committee, to exclude agreements between the Kentucky Horse Park and judges, officials, and entertainers contracted for events promoted by the Kentucky Horse Park from the definition of “personal service contract.”
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Kentucky district HD-072
COMMITTEES
Kentucky House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Matthew R. Koch is from Watertown, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Koch served on the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors from 2016-2020, where he focused on strengthening the county's fiscal health. He owns a small business helping other small businesses with financial planning and payroll services. Koch is active in the community, serving on the boards of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce and the Watertown Regional Medical Center Foundation. He lives in Watertown with his wife and two daughters.read less
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