Sen Steve West (SD-027)
Kentucky Senatesince 8 months
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SB135 - AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency.
Adrienne E. Southworth, Stephen L. Meredith, Greg Elkins
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease shall allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violation of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease shall allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violation of the requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease shall allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violation of the requirement; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
SR193 - A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Ernest "Ernie" Lynn King.
Steve West
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ernest "Ernie" Lynn King.
STATUS
Passed
SB337 - AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and declaring an emergency.
Steve West, David Yates
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 12.020 and 194A.030 to establish the Office of Medicinal Cannabis, the Division of Enforcement and Compliance, and the Division of Licensure and Access in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 218A.202 require the Administrative Office of the Courts to forward all available data regarding disqualifying felony offenses for the previous five years to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 218B.010 to expand the definition of "qualifying medical condition" to include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel disease, sickle cell disease, cachexia or wasting syndrome, neuropathies, arthritis, fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, HIV, AIDS, glaucoma, and terminal illnesses; amend KRS 218B.060 delete provisions related to the medicinal cannabis provisional registration receipt system; amend KRS 218B.130 prohibit a local government from prohibiting cannabis business operations in the territory of the local government once the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has issued a cannabis business license for cannabis business operations in the territory; repeal and reenact KRS 139.480, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423, 218B.015, 218B.030, 218B.035, 218B.090, 218B 095, 218B.105, 218B.110, 218B.115, 218B.120, 218B.125, and 218B.155 to hasten the delayed effective date of those sections when originally enacted in 2023; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 218B.100 to establish the authority of the Office of Medical Cannabis, the office's executive director, and the executive directors representatives when inspecting or investigating cannabis businesses; state the General Assembly's intent to hasten the effective date of statutes repealed and reenacted in the Act; EMERGENCY
STATUS
Introduced
SJR149 - A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy and Environment Cabinet to provide guidance and consultation on best management practices for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to entities that discharge directly or indirectly into Kentucky's waterways.
Brandon D. Smith, Greg Elkins, Steve West
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Directs the Energy and Environment Cabinet to provide guidance and consult on the best management practice for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with entities that discharge into the waters of the Commonwealth.
STATUS
Passed
SB210 - AN ACT relating to students.
Steve West
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to allow the enrollment of a child on a part-time basis in a school district; establish conditions for the part-time enrollment; amend KRS 158.120 to prohibit a district's nonresident pupil policy from discriminating against any pupil on the basis of residential address, abilities, disability, race, ethnicity, sex, or socioeconomic status; require the policy be posted on the district website; prohibit charging tuition to any child; require a board of education to establish policies for a calculation to determine enrollment capacity; establish requirements for a district's nonresident pupil policy; require districts to report to the Kentucky Department of Education numbers related to nonresident pupils and require the department to publish the reports on the department's website, authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations for nonresident enrollment appeals processes and forms; amend KRS 157.350 and 156.070 to conform.
STATUS
Introduced
SB360 - AN ACT relating to advanced educational opportunities.
Steve West
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend KRS 160.348 to direct secondary school-based decision making councils to adopt designated policies relating to advanced courses; provide that students who meet certain criteria shall be granted automatic enrollment in an AP course; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to establish a pilot monetary incentive program for AP students and AP teachers; amend KRS 158.6453 to require development of an accelerated learning plan for students with identified strengths; direct local board of education to adopt policies for advanced courses; establish a reporting requirement for KDE related to the number of accelerated learning courses offered, the demographics of eligible students, the number of students placed in those courses, and the number of students not placed in those courses.
STATUS
Introduced
SB349 - AN ACT relating to energy policy and declaring an emergency.
Robert M. Mills, Robert Stivers, Jared K. Carpenter
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to make findings and declarations; defines terms; establishes the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and administratively attaches it to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER); provides for membership of the commission board and executive committee; provides for gubernatorial appointments of members of the commission board and executive committee and requires Senate confirmation of those appointments; requires the election of two of the executive committee members by the commission board from the board membership; provides for commission and executive committee terms; prohibits the compensation of members; makes members subject to the requirements of the executive branch code of ethics; provides for the election of the commission chair and vice chair; allows the executive committee to adopt bylaws governing the conduct of the commission’s business; prohibits direct financial relationship between a member of the executive committee and a utility; prohibits a member from serving if it would cause a conflict with or result in the disclosure of confidential information relating to any research projects at UK CAER; requires recusal and replacement of an executive committee member to prevent disclosure of confidential information; prohibits the Governor from reorganizing the commission or executive committee; allows the commission to employ an executive director, subject to confirmation by the Senate; provides for the duties of the commission, which shall include the examination and study of energy generation related topics and review of the decommissioning notices given by utilities as required by the Act; requires that the commission submit annual reports on December 1 to the Legislative Research Commission, the Governor, and the Public Service Commission to make recommendations based on the issues that the commission has examined; requires any utility seeking to retire any existing coal, oil, or natural gas-fired electric generating plant to give notice to the executive committee no later than 180 days before submitting a retirement application to the Public Service Commission as required under KRS 278.264; provides for the requirements of the notice; prohibits the disclosure of confidential information as part of the notice; requires that, within 90 days of receiving a notice, the commission hold a public hearing in the county where the retirement is proposed to occur; requires that, within 135 days of receiving notice and after the public hearing has occurred, the executive committee submit a final report with written findings and recommendations regarding the retirement to the Public Service Commission; provides for inclusion of the executive committee’s written report and any dissenting findings in any retirement application made to the Public Service Commission, which shall consider the findings before approving a retirement under KRS 278.264; requires that the executive committee or executive director, if authorized by the executive committee, have standing to intervene in any case or proceeding before the Public Service Commission; allows the executive committee to employ administrative staff or third-party consultants if funding is available; requires that the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission cease to exist on December 31, 2035; creates a new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to require the Public Service Commission to issue final orders within eight months of the filing of an application by a utility; amends KRS 278.110 to require that final reports of investigations or special inquiries be filed within the public record for the case for which it was prepared; requires that the contracted person be subject to written information requests and cross-examination in any public hearing for the case in which the report was prepared; amends KRS 278.264 to require that an application for the retirement of an electric generating unit include a statement certifying compliance with the requirements of Section 1 of this Act; requires that the Public Service Commission find, in order to overcome the rebuttable presumption against the retirement, that a utility seeking to retire an electric generating unit will replace it with new electric generating capacity that has the same or higher capacity value and net capability, unless the utility can demonstrate that it is not necessary; requires that the Public Service Commission find, in order to overcome the rebuttable presumption against the retirement, that the retirement will not commence until the replacement generating capacity is fully constructed, permitted, and in operation, unless the utility can demonstrate that it is necessary to commence the retirement earlier; defines “dispatchable” and “intermittent”; and provides for the staggering of initial appointments to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission; EMERGENCY.
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
SR290 - A RESOLUTION honoring the Morehead State University Eagles men's basketball team, 2024 Ohio Valley Conference champions.
Robin L. Webb, Steve West, Greg Elkins
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Honor the Morehead State University Eagles men's basketball team, 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Champions.
STATUS
Passed
SR163 - A RESOLUTION proclaiming March 28, 2024, as The Garden Club of Frankfort Day on its 100th anniversary.
Steve West
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Proclaim March 28, 2024, to be The Garden Club of Frankfort Day in recognition of its 100th anniversary.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Kentucky district SD-027
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Unfortunately I am not able to access the link you provided. As an AI assistant without access to external websites, I cannot reproduce or summarize copyrighted material from links. However, I can try to generate a fictional 500 character biography with line breaks if provided just a name: Steve West was born in a small town in the midwest. He grew up working on his family's farm before leaving for college where he studied business. After graduation, Steve took a job with a large manufacturing company. He worked hard and rose up the corporate ladder over the next 15 years. Eventually, Steve decided to leave the company to pursue a career in politics. He believed his business background would help him effectively represent his community. Steve now serves on the city council and hopes to continue his public service in the state legislature someday.read less
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