KY Legislation | 2019 | Regular Session

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HB429PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 411, requiring plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions to file a certificate of merit; repeal all sections in KRS Chapter 216C, the 2017 Medical Review Panel Act.
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 180)
HB43PassAmend KRS 238.545 to remove some of the restrictions on the frequency with which charity fundraising events may be held at unlicensed facilities.
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 062)
HB393PassAmend KRS 39G.010 to require the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to create the Commonwealth Activity Taxonomy System (CATS) Committee to develop and oversee a system of evaluating special events to determine, plan, mitigate, and respond to risks...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 179)
HB468PassAmend KRS 217.136 to require the cabinet to further clarify which food products are subject to the definition of home-based processor, as defined in KRS 217.015(56); amend KRS 217.137 to require the cabinet to further clarify which food products are ...
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2019-03-27
became law without Governor's Signature (KY Acts ch. 181)
SB57PassAmend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of Class D felonies with a ten-year waiting period; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed with or without prejudice to petition for expungement; set time limi...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 188)
HB378PassAmend KRS 156.160 to establish educational coursework completion alternatives for students who are homeless children or youth; amend KRS 213.141 to establish that homeless individuals under the age of 25 shall not have to pay a fee to get a copy of t...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 144)
SB60PassAmend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for certain candidates for election from the last Tuesday in January to the first Friday following the first Monday in January; amend KRS 118.367 to change the deadline for filing...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 187)
HB80PassAmend KRS 61.645 to allow the Kentucky Retirement Systems board to promulgate administrative regulation to conduct trustee elections by electronic ballot; retain option to use paper ballot; delete language relating to prior court orders that are now ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.182)
HB342PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to require that all prescriptions for controlled substances be submitted electronically except for certain conditions; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promultate administrative regulation...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 106)
HB453PassAmend KRS 273.161 to include a definition of limited liability company; amend KRS 273.277 to allow merger of a limited liability company with a domestic corporation; amend KRS 273.293 to allow for merger of limited liability companies; amend KRS 275....
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 131)
HB479PassAmend KRS 210.290 to create the guardianship trust fund in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require unclaimed funds of wards to be transferred to the fund; set requirements for expenditure of the funds.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.129)
SB50PassAmend KRS 213.101 to require a report of dispensing a prescription for RU-486, cytotec, pitocin, mifeprex, misoprostol, or any other drug or combination of drugs that are intended to end a pregnancy to the Vital Statistics Branch within 15 days after...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 191)
HB296PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to create a Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses within their employ and grant the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authori...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 117)
HB338PassAmend KRS 18A.150 to remove veteran's preference points and replace with interview preference for current or former members of the Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or their spouse, unmarried widow or widower, or parent, if he or she meets th...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 109)
HB320PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to establish hospital rate improvement programs that require hospitals to pay an assessment into a fund to be used as state matching dollars for federal Medicaid funds; establish formulas for collection of the a...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 114)
HB176PassAmend KRS 136.392 to specify that a rate change in a premium surcharge rate used to supplement both the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund and the Firefighters Foundation Program fund shall only be adjusted by an Act of the General Assembly and ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 140)
HB166PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 2 designating the last Wednesday in September of each year as A Day of Prayer for Kentucky's Students.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 141)
HB399PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to allow children of military families who are transferring to Kentucky on official military orders to pre-enroll in a school district with official documentation.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 163)
HB323PassAmend KRS 12.245 to allow reciprocal occupational licensure for members of the United States military, Reserves, and National Guard, for veterans, and for their spouses.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 113)
HB151PassAmend KRS 304.47-020 to establish a range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud; amend KRS 304.47-050 to require certain Kentucky health professional boards to report suspected insurance fraud to the Department of Insuran...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 143)
HB237PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to define terms; establish authority and standards for permitting expedited partner therapy for a sexually transmitted gonorrhea or chlamydia infection.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.175)
HB274PassAmend KRS 150.010 to define "conservation officer" and "conservation officer R class"; amend KRS 150.090 to give powers to conservation officers and individuals employed as conservation officer R class; create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to defi...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 167)
HB419PassAmend KRS 61.590 and 61.637 to require Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) members to certify at the time of retirement that no prearranged agreement exists between the member and any participating agency, rather than requiring the certification upon r...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 161)
HB139PassCreate several new sections in KRS Chapter 41 to establish the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, provide for the board of directors, establish that the State Treasurer shall serve as the chair of the board, confer all power and duties upon t...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 155)
HB341PassAmend KRS 186.164 to increase the special license plate fee; require a group to submit programming and production costs to the cabinet; require a group to maintain a minimum number of registrations annually; require an applicant for a special license...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 107)
HB64PassAmend KRS 217.215 to permit pharmacists to dispense a prescription refill in an amount equal to the standard unit of dispensing for the drug without authorization by the prescribing practitioner in emergency situations in which such authorization may...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch.185)
SB214PassAmend KRS 5.005 to change the jurisdiction and venue for challenging legislative districts from Franklin Circuit Court to a panel of three Circuit Judges, and to establish procedures for selecting the panel and reviewing challenges.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 122)
SB67PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the offense of sexual crimes against an animal; define "animal" and "sexual contact"; list exceptions including, animal husbandry; amend KRS 436.605 to add sexual crimes against an animal to the li...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 184)
SB70PassCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation, provide that strangulation is a Class D felony; amend KRS 403.720 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered domestic violence and abuse; ame...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 183)
HB470PassAmend KRS 217.186 to allow a pharmacist to dispense naloxone to a person or agency who provides training on the use of naloxone as a part of a harm reduction program; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make a technical correction to clarify that heroin trafficki...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 130)
HB439PassAmend KRS 214.181 to add designee to persons who may inform patients of test results.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 134)
HB248PassAmend KRS 235.240 to specify application of enforcement and penalties; amend KRS 235.990 to add the choice of fines or imprisonment for violations of KRS 235.240; amend KRS 431.005 to give a peace officer the ability to arrest an intoxicated operator...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 171)
HB84PassAmend KRS 367.46955 to prohibit telephone solicitations which misrepresent the name or telephone number in caller identification services; amend KRS 367.46999 to increase the fines for second offenses and clarify enforcement mechanisms; amend KRS 367...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 105)
HB337PassAmend KRS 70.030 to allow sheriffs to appoint deputies who are nonresidents of the Commonwealth; amend KRS 61.300 to conform.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 110)
HB392PassAmend KRS 12.020 to create the Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, Foundation for Adult Education, Office of Administrative Services, Division of Operations and Support Services, Division of Fiscal Management, Division of Kentucky Busi...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 146)
SB84PassCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define "APRN-designated certified nurse midwife," "certified professional midwifery services," "council," "licensed certified professional midwife; "create the Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisor...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 104)
HB411PassAmend KRS 383.085, relating to reasonable accommodations for assistance animals in housing, to specify with whom a person with a disability can be in a therapeutic relationship; add instances that qualify as the prohibited act of misrepresentation of...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 145)
HB55PassAmend KRS 61.637 to provide that if an elected official participating in one of the systems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems retires and is elected to the same office within 12 months of retiring, his or her retirement shall be voided.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 189)
HB356PassAmend KRS 164.2844 to prohibit an Armed Forces member, spouse, or dependent who is determined to be a Kentucky resident at the time of acceptance into a public postsecondary institution from losing residency status if the member is transferred on mil...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 150)
HB328PassAmend KRS 527.070 prohibiting possession of weapons on elementary and secondary school property to specify that the vehicle exception for adults shall not apply to pupils of a secondary school.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 111)
HB220PassCreate a new section of Subtitle 3 of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers to file Corporate Governance Annual Disclosures with the Department of Insurance; specify the form and contents of the disclosures; allow insurers to comply with the section by...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 156)
HB340PassAmend KRS 65.750 to add "next generation 911" to the definition of "911 emergency service"; amend KRS 65.7637 so that CMRS providers, Voice over Internet Protocol providers, service suppliers, and related parties are only liable in cases of wanton or...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 108)
HB108PassAmend KRS 394.300, relating to the recording of wills, to clarify that circuit clerks must copy and certify every will or authenticated copy admitted to the court for recording; require circuit clerks to send certified copies of wills, authenticated ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 099)
HB287PassRepeal KRS 147A.023 and make conforming amendments to KRS 147A.021.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 119)
HB106PassAmend KRS 311A.010 to define "advanced emergency medical technician," "advanced practice paramedic," "community paramedic," "emergency medical responder," "emergency medical services educator," "executive director," "mobile integrated healthcare," an...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 100)
HB144PassAmend KRS 18A.245 to include the State Treasurer as an ex officio member to the board of trustees of the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority; reduce the number of at-large members from four to three; amend KRS 18A.275 to elimina...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 153)
HB189PassAmend KRS 439.3106 to create a supervision continuation sanction to be applied by the Parole Board at final revocation hearings; provide for the return a sanctioned individual to a jail, prison, halfway house, or inpatient treatment facility without ...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 137)
SB85PassAmend KRS 189A.005 to provide a definition for "cabinet" and to clarify the definitions of "ignition interlock device", "ignition interlock certificate of installation", "ignition interlock device provider", and "ignition interlock license"; amend KR...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 103)
HB420PassAmend KRS 211.9101, 211.9103, 211.9105, 211.9107, 211.9109, 211.9111, 211.9113, 211.9115, 211.9119, 211.9121, 211.9125, 211.9129, 211.9131, and 211.9135 to update requirements for radon certifications; repeal KRS 211.9117, 211.9123, and 211.9127.
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 159)
HB313PassAmend KRS 150.010 to define "light geese" and "Light Geese Conservation Order"; amend KRS 150.023 to permit committee meetings at locations throughout the Commonwealth; amend KRS 150.172 to include a kill reporting deadline; amend KRS 150.330 to incr...
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2019-03-26
signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 115)
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