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KYSB67Engross
50%
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt for homeowners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence and contiguous real property that is assessed after the later of the ...
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2025-02-21
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB99Intro
25%
Amend KRS 189.292 to define "operating a motor vehicle" and "use" or "uses"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device while operating a motor vehicle; establish exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to prohibit persons under 18 years of age from u...
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2025-02-21
To Senate Rules Committee
KYSB65Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify two administrative regulations relating to Medicaid services after those administrative regulations were found deficient during the 2024 legislative interim; EMERGENCY.
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2025-02-21
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
KYSB151Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to define "illegal alien"; prohibit state tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly from being used to compensate an illegal alien; direct the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to assist in the impleme...
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2025-02-21
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
KYSB57Intro
25%
Amend KRS 189.010 to define "super speeder"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to assess a fee of $200 to any person convicted as a super speeder; assess a fee of $50 and require the suspension of driving privileges for not making a timely paym...
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2025-02-21
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
KYSB257Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to establish the Office of Government Efficiency within the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts; specify duties; direct the Auditor of Public Accounts to report to the Legislative Research Commission on est...
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2025-02-21
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB267Intro
25%
Amend KRS 16.170 to permit officers and individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or CVE R Class to participate in political activities while off duty; define what constitutes a political activity; establish guidelines for participation; amend KRS 16...
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2025-02-20
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
KYSB240Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS 218A to define terms; establish the intent of the General Assembly that ibogaine is worthy of clinical research, trials, and studies as a potential viable therapeutic treatment of opioid dependence and any other co-occurrin...
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2025-02-20
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB239Intro
25%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 530 to establish the crime of parentage fraud as a Class B misdemeanor.
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2025-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
KYSB2Engross
50%
Create new section of KRS Chapter 197 to define terms; prohibit hormone treatment or elective surgery for gender reassignment.
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2025-02-19
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB13Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of managed care organizations contracted by the Department for Medicaid Services to no more than three; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.
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2025-02-19
To House Committee On Committees
KYSCR61Intro
25%
State the General Assembly's support for the goals of the Make America Healthy Again movement; establish the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement; establish task force m...
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2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 9:00 am]
To Senate Families & Children Committee
KYSB268Intro
25%
Prohibit the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Kentucky Department of Education from establishing or implementing, or requiring a school district to implement, any cap, limitation, or restr...
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2025-02-19
To Senate Education Committee
KYSB180Intro
25%
Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide...
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2025-02-19
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB89Engross
50%
Amend KRS 224.1-010 to change the definition of "water" or "waters of the Commonwealth"; amend KRS 224.1-300 to provide that the definitions contained therein only apply to KRS 224.1-300 and 224.1-310; amend KRS 350.010 to define "long-term treatment...
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2025-02-18
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB23Enroll
75%
Amend KRS 13A.010 to define "full review"; amend KRS 13A.030, 13A.270, 13A.280, 13A.290, and 13A.300 to establish the procedures for the informational review of an administrative regulation by the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee or any ...
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2025-02-18
delivered to Governor
KYSB165Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; prohibit a school district, public school, or cooperative board from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; ...
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2025-02-18
To Senate Education Committee
KYSB14Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to define terms, prohibit discrimination against 340B covered entities by pharmaceutical manufacturers, and authorize the Attorney General to investigation violations.
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2025-02-14
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB73Engross
50%
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500...
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2025-02-13
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB132Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform proc...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Health Services Committee
KYSB43Engross
50%
Amend KRS 186.444 to create a medical review board for the purpose of considering a person's ability to drive due to a physical or mental disability; establish the number and qualifications of members; require the Transportation Cabinet consult with ...
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2025-02-12
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB116Intro
25%
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated me...
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2025-02-11
To Senate Education Committee
KYSB112Intro
25%
Amend KRS 150.170 to allow a bona fide resident landowner and other authorized persons to take fish from any lake or pond located on the owner's property without procuring a sport fishing license; exempt the resident landowner and other authorized pe...
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2025-02-11
To Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
KYSB107Intro
25%
Amend 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175 to remove the immunity provision for postsecondary institutions from the State/Executive Branch biennial budget; EMERGENCY.
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2025-02-07
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
KYSB71Intro
25%
Amend KRS 173.490 and 173.730 to allow a county judge/executive to appoint members to a public library board of trustees and fill vacancies with the approval of the fiscal court and without consultation with the previous board members or the Departme...
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2025-02-04
To Senate State & Local Government Committee
KYSB66Intro
25%
Amend KRS 160.180 to remove the definition of "relative"; remove prohibition for local school board eligibility for individuals directly or indirectly interested in sales for which school funds are expended; prohibit employees of the board from being...
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2025-02-04
To Senate Education Committee
KYSR22PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of former President Jimmy Carter.
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2025-01-09
adopted by voice vote
KYSB28VetoAmend KRS 311.380 to add definitions; amend KRS 311.400 to add the scope of practice for podiatric residents and podiatric assistants; amend KRS 311.420 to add qualifications to acquire a podiatry license; and amend KRS 311.480 to include podiatric r...
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2024-04-18
Vetoed and delivered with Veto Message to Secretary of State
KYSR167PassAdjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR4PassHonor Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSR2PassHonor the extraordinary service of Senator John Schickel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote
KYSB6Engross

Sine Die
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusa...
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2024-04-12
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
KYSR207PassRecognize 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.
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2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote
KYSR1PassHonor the extraordinary service of Senator Damon Thayer to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
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2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote
KYSB20PassAmends KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 15 years of age or older who is charged with a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall be transferred to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, to provide that the Commonwealth’s attor...
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2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 160)
KYSB2PassAmends 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; am...
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2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 165)
KYSB50PassAmends KRS 243.0305 to allow a craft distiller to self-distribute up to 5,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year directly to a licensed retailer, to direct the distiller to register, deliver, report, and pay all applicable taxes on self-distribute...
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2024-04-05
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)
KYSB151PassAmends KRS 620.140 to allow a child to submit to the District Court the names of possible relative or fictive kin caregivers with whom the child could be placed if the court removes the child from his or her home; and amends KRS 620.142 to establish ...
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2024-04-05
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)
KYSB188PassAmends KRS 18A.2254 to require that the state employee health plan and state agencies comply with certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; creates new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms for pharmacy-related insurance practice...
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2024-04-05
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104)
KYSJR175PassDirects 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 dela...
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2024-04-04
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)
KYSB29PassCreates a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit assignments under a property or casualty insurance policy; amends KRS 304.14-250 to conform; amends KRS 304.20-060 to insert definitions, to modify coverage required for the repair o...
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2024-04-02
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.27)
KYSB125PassAmends KRS 189.281 to extend the ability for local governments to start off-highway vehicle (OHV) pilot programs to July 1, 2027, and to expand the definition of “local government” to include any local government that operates a public OHV trail ...
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2024-03-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24)
KYSB46PassAmends KRS 189.110 to permit the application to a windshield of sunscreening material with a light transmittance of not less than 70 percent.
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2024-03-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.17)
KYSB153Engross

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Amend KRS 29A.080 to allow an individual age 70 or older to elect to be permanently excused from jury service; require this option to be prominently displayed at the top of the juror qualification form; require a prospective juror age 70 or older to ...
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2024-03-26
To House Judiciary Committee
KYSB295Engross

Sine Die
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a requirement for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, modified ribonucleic acid (modRNA) vaccine, or messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine for the purposes of student enrollment, emplo...
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2024-03-26
To House Committee On Committees
KYSR222PassHonor University of Kentucky golfer Laney Frye upon her being names the winner of the prestigious 2023 Edith Cummings Munson Award.
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2024-03-26
adopted by voice vote
KYSCR187Intro

Sine Die
Establish the Health Care Disparities Task Force; establish task force membership; require task force to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.
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2024-03-25
To Senate Rules Committee
KYSB239Engross

Sine Die
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedu...
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2024-03-22
To House Committee On Committees
KYSB143PassProposes to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons who are not citizens of the United States from being allowed to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and provides ballot language and submission to voters for...
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2024-03-21
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 7)
KYSR208PassRecognize March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky.
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2024-03-15
adopted by voice vote
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