Kentucky House Bill 116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-05 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.

AN ACT relating to civil rights.

Rep. Patti Minter [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. McKenzie Cantrell [D]	Rep. Kelly Flood [D]
Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]
Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]	Rep. Attica Scott [D]	Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]
Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]	Rep. Buddy Wheatley [D]	Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-05	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-05	House	introduced in House
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb116.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb116/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb116/LM.pdf