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SB215 - AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.
Jared K. Carpenter, John Schickel, Robert M. Mills
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 224 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any other state agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth from adopting or enforcing emissions standards on new motor vehicles that are identical to the standards established by the State of California pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
STATUS
Passed
SB2 - AN ACT relating to student safety.
George Maxwell Wise, Matthew D. Deneen, Donald Douglas
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 156.095 to require schools to provide suicide prevention awareness twice a year and an opportunity for any student who missed the suicide prevention awareness lesson to receive the lesson at a later time, and to make conforming changes; amends KRS 156.501 to remove existing cost-sharing provisions for the registered nurse required to be employed by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE); creates a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, to establish a framework for employment of Kentucky guardians in schools, to specify qualifications of a guardian, to specify that a local board of education is immune from civil or criminal liability in all claims arising out of any action of a guardian, and to specify that guardians shall have the immunities of police officers; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require KDE to gather and compile data, coordinate training, and monitor the numbers and types of mental health professionals in schools; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create the School Mapping Data Program administered by the Center for School Safety and to outline requirements of school mapping data; amends KRS 158.441 to specify required certifications in the definition of “school resource officer” (SRO); amends 158.4414 to allow school districts to hire a guardian until a certified SRO is available as required, to allow a district with an SRO to hire guardians to provide additional school safety and security measures, and to require that the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council update and maintain SRO training; amends KRS 158.4416 to define terms, to specify that at least 60 percent of a school counselor’s time be spent providing direct services, to make conforming changes, to require the trauma-informed team to compile their activities to be used in the creation of the comprehensive school improvement plan and to submit the information to KDE, and to require KDE to annually summarize and submit the information to the state board and the Legislative Research Commission; amends KRS 158.442 to require that the Center for School Safety implement a system to certify guardians to school districts, to authorize the center to employ an individual to provide oversight of the guardian program if funds are available, and to authorize the center to administer and oversee the school mapping program; amends KRS 158.443 to conform; amends KRS 158.4451 to require that the Office of Homeland Security maintain and update the anonymous reporting tool, to require that each school district make available an anonymous reporting tool, and to provide for an alternative anonymous reporting tool; amends KRS 158.162 to allow secondary locking mechanisms in schools, and to require that school councils or principals include school mapping data, if available, in their emergency plans; amends KRS 158.4412 to require that the local school district’s safety coordinator maintain a current copy of school mapping data; and amends KRS 61.637 and 78.5540 to conform.
STATUS
Passed
SR207 - A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Louisville Fire Department firefighters, Louisville Metro Police Department officers, and Louisville emergency medical services personnel involved in the recent rescue on the Clark Memorial Bridge.
Gerald A. Neal, David Yates, Julie Adams
Last updated 5 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Recognize and commend the Louisville Fire Department rescue squad that executed a rescue on the Clark Memorial Bridge, and the Louisville Metro Police and emergency medical services personnel that responded to the scene.
STATUS
Passed
SJR175 - A JOINT RESOLUTION facilitating the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved citizens in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.
Damon Thayer, Donald Douglas, Lindsey Tichenor
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Directs the Public Service Commission to promulgate emergency administrative regulations on utility pole attachments for broadband service providers that will address the backlog of pole attachment requests; establishes parameters for preventing delays and backlogs of requests; requires the Public Service Commission to open a docket to receive comments and requests from affected parties; and requires the Public Service Commission to issue a quarterly report to the Legislative Research Commission beginning September 30, 2024; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Passed
SB244 - AN ACT relating to elections.
Robert M. Mills
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 118.225 to require that the ballot position for all statewide office candidates or slates of candidates be determined by lot for each congressional district.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR167 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
Phillip Wheeler, John Schickel, Julie Adams
Last updated 5 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
STATUS
Passed
SB48 - AN ACT relating to theft by unlawful taking or disposition.
David Yates, Danny Carroll, Shelley Frommeyer
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 514.030 to increase the theft aggregate timeframe from 90 days to one year.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB229 - AN ACT relating to municipal utilities.
Mike Wilson, Damon Thayer, Robert M. Mills
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 42.747 to replace the member serving on the Blockchain Technology Working Group representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing municipal utilities and designated by the Kentucky League of Cities; amends KRS 96.780 to increase from $20,000 to $40,000 the maximum that a superintendent employed by an electric plant board contracting with the Tennessee Valley Authority may spend on behalf of the board without board approval; and amends KRS 224A.030 to replace the member serving on the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing a municipal utility that provides water and wastewater services and is designated by the Kentucky League of Cities.
STATUS
Passed
SR1 - A RESOLUTION honoring the extraordinary service of Senator Damon Thayer to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
Julie Adams, Casey Chambers Armstrong, Karen Berg
Last updated 5 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Honor the extraordinary service of Senator Damon Thayer to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SR4 - A RESOLUTION honoring Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
Damon Thayer, Julie Adams, Casey Chambers Armstrong
Last updated 5 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Honor Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Kentucky district SD-004
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Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robert M. Mills is a Republican member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 40. Mills was first elected to the chamber in 2012. He currently serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mills is the owner of an insurance company. He has served on the Dorchester County Council. Mills is a member of the Summerville Rotary Club and Knights of Columbus.read less
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