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HB389 - AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax and declaring an emergency.
Emily Callaway, Chad Aull, Steve Bratcher
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt active members of the Armed Forces assigned to Kentucky who are on temporary duty in other locations and members of the Kentucky National Guard from motor vehicle usage tax on vehicles purchased from Kentucky motor vehicle dealers; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
HB243 - AN ACT relating to child support.
Amy Neighbors, Stephanie A. Dietz, Jared A. Bauman
Last updated 12 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 403.211 to add that a child support action may be filed any time following conception; add that a child support action may be filed in the county where the mother resides; amend KRS 403.212 to change the term "obligated parent" to "obligor"; establish that child support shall be retroactive to the date of the filing of a motion for support; amend KRS 406.021 to include that paternity may be determined in accordance with KRS 406.011 or by prenatal genetic testing or postnatal genetic testing; amend KRS 406.011 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to advise all pregnant women who utilize public assistance and encourage pregnant women to initiate child support proceedings as early as possible.
STATUS
Introduced
HB200 - AN ACT relating to the military.
Steve Bratcher, Billy Wesley
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 40.010 and 40.400 to include the United States Space Force in the definition of “Armed Forces”; amends KRS 154.12-203 to include the United States Army Reserve Aviation Command in the membership of the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; amends KRS 156.730, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, correcting a citation to federal law; amends KRS 156.735 to include the children of National Guard and Reserve personnel within the rights granted under that compact; amends KRS 186.041 to include the United States Space Force as an eligible branch of the military to request a special military license plate; amends KRS 186.162 to include the Legion of Merit Medal as an eligible status; and amends KRS 186.166 to include the Legion of Merit Medal for perpetual license plate production.
STATUS
Passed
HB137 - AN ACT relating to assistant county attorneys.
Steve Bratcher, DJ Johnson, Derek Lewis
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 69.300 to remove the residency requirement for assistant county attorneys.
STATUS
Passed
HB54 - AN ACT relating to electricians.
Steve Bratcher, Nancy J. Tate, D. Wade Williams
Last updated 12 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 227A.060 to modify experience and education requirements for an electrician or master electrician license; allow a master electrician applicant to have four years of experience in addition to other education or experience; authorize a master electrician or electrician applicant to qualify for licensure through teaching or attending an associate's degree or diploma program at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or at another accredited college or university; enable a military veteran to meet master electrician or electrician experience requirements through applicable supervised military occupational specialty experience; direct the department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an application form to allow submission of military experience; accept either a DD-214 form or a signed statement from the applicant's commanding officer to verify relevant military experience.
STATUS
Introduced
HB7 - AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.
Josh Bray, David Meade, Steve Bratcher
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways, to define terms, to establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems, to provide that from the effective date of the Act until July 31, 2026, any fully autonomous vehicle for which the declared gross weight is more than 62,000 pounds shall be required to have an appropriately credentialed human driver in the vehicle to monitor the automated driving system and intervene if necessary, to require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police, to identify required elements of the plan, to establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage for personal and commercial fully autonomous vehicles, to require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles, to establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles, and to limit the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amends KRS 186.410 to establish that, when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the owner of a fully autonomous vehicle shall be considered operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with traffic or motor vehicle laws, and that the automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amends KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amends KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amends KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amends KRS 281.655 to establish minimum insurance requirements for fully autonomous vehicles operating under a certificate issued under KRS Chapter 281 in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property; and amends KRS 281.764, effective August 1, 2026, to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel; EFFECTIVE, in part, August 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB222 - AN ACT relating to tax incentives for first-time home buyers.
Killian Timoney, Kimberly Banta, Kevin D. Bratcher
Last updated 12 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to define terms; establish a tax deduction for contributions made to an eligible savings account by a first-time home buyer and allow an exclusion from income for any interest earned from an eligible savings account of a first-time home buyer effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2035; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 141.019 and 131.190 to conform.
STATUS
Introduced
HB208 - AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding.
Josh Calloway, Shane Baker, Jared A. Bauman
Last updated 12 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Propose to amend Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for a portion of the educational costs of students outside of the public school system with parents of limited financial means; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB226 - AN ACT relating to the exemption from hunting and fishing fees for members of the military.
Steve Bratcher
Last updated 12 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt any current member of the Armed Forces of the United States from paying the nonresident fee for hunting and fishing licenses.
STATUS
Introduced
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 11 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
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