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SB53 - AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend various sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to change the term "ward" to "protected person"; allow the respondent the right to retain private counsel; set out the respondent's right to an attorney who does not act as a guardian ad litem; increase maximum allowable hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys; create new sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to allow the court to address the needs of marital parties after the appointment of a guardian or conservator; allow the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the respondent in certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SR56 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Willie French Sr.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Willie French Sr.
STATUS
Passed
SR17 - A RESOLUTION honoring Darlene Thomas upon receiving the 2024 Jean Sabharwal Award from Bluegrass Families First.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Honor Darlene Thomas upon receiving the 2024 Jean Sabharwal Award for her work and advocacy for Lexington's children and families.
STATUS
Passed
SR33 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Representative Lamin Swann.
Reginald Thomas, Gerald A. Neal
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Representative Lamin Swann.
STATUS
Passed
SR62 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Leon Gooch.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leon Gooch.
STATUS
Passed
SB112 - AN ACT relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems and making an appropriation therefor.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define "agency," "owner," "recorded images," and "traffic control signal monitoring system"; establish a civil penalty of $50 if a motor vehicle is recorded failing to obey the instructions of a traffic control device; set forth forms and procedures; outline defenses for citations for failing to obey a traffic control device; mandate that a person who refuses to pay the civil penalty and does not appear to contest the citation shall have the vehicle's registration suspended; mandate that civil penalties shall not result in points against the violator's driving record; amend KRS 189.231 and 189.990 to conform; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
SR85 - A RESOLUTION honoring Evan "Jayson" Smith, for courageously halting an active shooter.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Honor Evan "Jayson" Smith for courageously halting an active shooter and wish him well in his recovery.
STATUS
Passed
SB124 - AN ACT relating to minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require staff-to-resident ratios in long-term care facilities as a condition of licensure or relicensure by January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB42 - AN ACT relating to wages.
Reginald Thomas, Gerald A. Neal
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage for employers to $15.00 an hour; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.
STATUS
Introduced
SR43 - A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Vivian Lasley-Bibbs.
Reginald Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Vivian Lasley-Bibbs.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Kentucky district SD-013
COMMITTEES
Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Reginald Thomas is from Lexington, Kentucky. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in 1996, and his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2000. After law school, Thomas worked in private practice before being elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2014. He currently serves on the Judiciary and Small Business & Information Technology Committees.read less
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Kentucky Senate from Kentucky
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