| KY | SJR176 | Veto | Establish the Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force; list duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2024 Interim of the General Assembly; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to hire the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Vetoed and delivered with Veto Message to Secretary of State |
| KY | SB167 | Pass | Amends KRS 156.160 to require that cursive writing be included as a course of study in all elementary schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; and amends KRS 158.6453 to distinguish basic handwriting or penmanship from the definition of “wri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 203) |
| KY | SJR170 | Pass | Directs the Council on Postsecondary Education to conduct a study on expanding postbaccalaureate program offerings at comprehensive universities; and directs the council to consult with each president of a comprehensive university to consider a regio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 199) |
| KY | SR167 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessie "Jess" J. Adkins.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR283 | Intro
Sine Die | Confirm the reappointment of Gordon Ferrell Jones to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| KY | SR276 | Intro
Sine Die | Confirm the appointment of Cynthia Jean Nichols to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring July 9, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| KY | SR4 | Pass | Honor Senator Denise Harper Angel upon her retirement from the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR2 | Pass | Honor the extraordinary service of Senator John Schickel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB6 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) |
| KY | SR207 | Pass | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR1 | Pass | Honor the extraordinary service of Senator Damon Thayer to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB188 | Pass | Amends 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104) |
| KY | SB18 | Pass | Amends KRS 156.153 to require that the standards and specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment shall be based on federal safety standards and shall not discriminate among manufacturers unless there is evidence that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.26) |
| KY | SB229 | Pass | Amends KRS 42.747 to replace the member serving on the Blockchain Technology Working Group representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing municipal utilities and designated by the Kentucky League of Cities; amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.19) |
| KY | SB153 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| KY | SB147 | Engross
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 231 to express the findings of the General Assembly relating to adult-oriented businesses and the need for regulation; define terms; establish distance parameters for the location of adult-oriented businesses in pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Rules Committee |
| KY | SB295 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB143 | Pass | Proposes 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 7) |
| KY | SB8 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| KY | SB24 | Engross
Sine Die | 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, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Health Services Committee |
| KY | SB366 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide for training for forensic lab technicians; require any forensic lab technician that completes training provided for by the department to remain emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB5 | Pass | Amends KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2) |
| KY | SR171 | Pass | Honor the Rotary Club of Elkton and recognize its 100 years of service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB7 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and " KEES base amount" for an elig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Education Committee |
| KY | SR128 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Harold Tate Hanks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR115 | Pass | Recognize and denounce the persecution of Christians around the world; call on the federal government to champion the cause of international religious freedom for all.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR123 | Pass | Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB168 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 160.345 to remove reference minority members of school councils; change the parent membership of the council from two to three; specify that council members are subject to KRS Chapter 45A as officers of an agency; establish an election comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB166 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapters 156 and 164 to forbid the involvement of government-organized nongovernmental organizations based in the People's Republic of China in education in Kentucky.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SR117 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Judith "Judy" Allen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SR110 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Henry Holland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SCR111 | Intro
Sine Die | Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SR94 | Pass | Honor the 20th Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB75 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB80 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 117.001 to remove from the definition of "proof of identification" a student or employee identification document used to confirm a voter's identity; and amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identificatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB129 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 154.30-010 to allow modified new revenues for income tax to be used for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB25 | Engross
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that requires a landlord to participate in a housing program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; prohibit local governm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SR90 | Pass | Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brother Joe Adams.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB10 | Engross
Sine Die | Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SR77 | Pass | Affirm Kentucky's support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemn the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
adopted by voice vote |
| KY | SB103 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "freestanding birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Health Services Committee |
| KY | SB32 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 189A.005 to define "marijuana concentration"; amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a marijuana concentration measured by a blood test; create presumption that a person is not under the influence if the marijuana concentration is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
