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SB75 - AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic.
John Schickel, Steve West, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 12 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
SB70 - AN ACT relating to charitable donor intent protection.
Phillip Wheeler, Gary M. Boswell, Danny Carroll
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 273 to define terms, to establish that charitable organizations that accept contributions pursuant to an endowment agreement must abide by the terms of the agreement, to establish that a donor or a donor’s legal representative may bring a civil action against a charitable organization that violates the terms of the agreement, to limit relief to declaratory and injunctive, and to prohibit seeking a judgment awarding monetary damages.
STATUS
Passed
SB55 - AN ACT relating to fishing in privately-owned lakes and ponds.
Gary M. Boswell, Donald Douglas, Shelley Frommeyer
Last updated 12 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 150.170 to allow a bona fide resident landowner and other authorized persons to take fish from any lake or pond located on the owner's property without procuring a sport fishing license.
STATUS
Introduced
SB91 - AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Jimmy Higdon, Matthew D. Deneen, Greg Elkins
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Delete original provisions; amend enacted 2024 RS HB 1, HB 6, and HB 265 to provide additional appropriations and provisions for various programs and projects; make stand-alone supplemental appropriations; establish various conditions for supplemental appropriations; amend KRS 45A.100 to increase the threshold for small purchases by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, state institutions of higher education, and the legislative branch of government; amend KRS 45A.190 to increase the performance bond threshold for certain construction contracts to conform; amend KRS 56.491 to increase the threshold for approval required for certain capital construction projects; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Passed
SB10 - AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.
Christian McDaniel, Shelley Frommeyer, Rick Girdler
Last updated 11 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning after the November 2027 election; provide transitional calendar; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB6 - AN ACT relating to postsecondary institutions.
Mike Wilson, Gary M. Boswell, Donald Douglas
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be required to endorse a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, or graduation and prohibit an institution from inquiring into the individual's political or social viewpoints; provide that any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act has a cause of action against the institution for damages and costs of no less than $1,000 and no more than $100,000 per violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; require the job duties of any individual employed in a diversity, equity, and inclusion role to include the promotion of intellectual diversity; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to infringe upon designated rights of an institution's ability to comply with state or federal law or accreditation standards; require each public postsecondary education institution to conduct a survey in 2025 and 2027 of the institution's students and employees to assess the campus climate with regard to diversity of thought and the respondents' comfort level in speaking freely on campus, regardless of political affiliation or ideology.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB7 - AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.
Mike Wilson, Damon Thayer, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 11 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
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 11 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
SR112 - A RESOLUTION honoring the work of the Kentucky Main Street Program and its participating communities.
Robin L. Webb, Steve West, Jared K. Carpenter
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Honor the work of the Kentucky Main Street Program and its participating communities.
STATUS
Passed
SR91 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in recognition and celebration of Jack Wolf.
Jason G. Howell, Danny Carroll, Robert M. Mills
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Adjourn in recognition and celebration of Jack Wolf.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Kentucky district SD-004
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