HB587 (BR1707) - M. Prunty
AN ACT relating to uninsured motor vehicle coverage.
Create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require, notwithstanding Section 2 of this Act, all automobile liability insurance policies to provide coverage to the insured for bodily injury and property damage caused by uninsured motor vehicles at limits set forth KRS 304.39-110 at no additional cost; provide that Section 1 of the Act expires on December 31, 2020; amend KRS 304.20-020 to require all automobile liability insurance policies to provide coverage to the insured for property damage caused by uninsured motor vehicles at limits set forth in KRS 304.39-110 unless rejected by the insured; make technical corrections; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Banking & Insurance (H)
HB588 (BR1788) - L. Belcher
AN ACT relating to career readiness.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to identify as career ready a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps student who has successfully earned a three-year or four-year certificate of training and has obtained a minimum score of 36 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
HB589 (BR1902)/FN - R. Rothenburger, J. Richards
AN ACT relating to affordable housing for veterans and senior citizens.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish the Kentucky affordable housing credit, which applies to the income and insurance taxes, in an amount related to the amount of federal low-income housing tax credit; limit the total amount of all credits awarded during any year to the greater of 50 percent of the federal low-income housing tax credits awarded on qualified projects or $3,500,000; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow the income tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the income tax credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to order the insurance tax credits; amend various statutes to conform.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
HB590 (BR1758) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to the Education Professional Standards Board.
Amend KRS 161.048 to require 6 or more years of honorable service for a veteran of the Armed Forces to receive certification through the Education Professional Standards Board's alternative certification program; amend KRS 161.155 to allow the transfer of sick leave for a school district employee who changes employment to the Education Professional Standards Board.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
Mar 16, 2018 - posted in committee
Mar 20, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Mar 21, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
Mar 22, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0; received in Senate
Mar 27, 2018 - to Education (S)
HB591 (BR1755) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Confirm Executive Order 2017-496, which reorganizes various offices in the Department of Education; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.017 to conform.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB592 (BR1962) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to public agencies.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
HB592 - AMENDMENTS
HCS1 - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 61.826 to require a public agency to precisely identify a primary location of a video teleconference meeting; amend KRS 164A.575 to grant the governing board of a public postsecondary institution decision making authority with respect to a lease renewal; to provide that a governing board shall not sell an interest in real property for less than its fair market value; to provide that bidder security shall only be required for a postsecondary institution's capital construction project with an estimated cost of more than $1,000,000; to permit a governing board to authorize a capital construction project or a major item of equipment purchase not specifically listed in any branch budget bill under certain conditions; to provide that a governing board may elect to obtain private property insurance under certain conditions; amend KRS 164.020 to remove statewide policy to promote employee and faculty development in all postsecondary institutions.
HCA1(J. Carney) - Make title amendment.
HFA1(L. Belcher) - Amend KRS 164.020 to remove the statewide tuition waiver policy for employees of postsecondary institutions while retaining the tuition waiver policy for employees of state and locally operated secondary area technology centers, rather than eliminating the tuition waiver policy entirely.
HFA2(J. Carney) - Amend KRS 164.020 to remove the statewide tuition waiver policy for employees of postsecondary institutions while retaining the tuition waiver policy for employees of state and locally operated secondary area technology centers, rather than eliminating the tuition waiver policy entirely; provide that the amount of tuition waived shall not exceed the cost of tuition at the institution less any state or federal grants received.
HFA3(B. Rowland) - Amend KRS 164.020 to remove the statewide tuition waiver policy for employees of postsecondary institutions while retaining the tuition waiver policy for employees of state and locally operated secondary area technology centers, rather than eliminating the tuition waiver policy entirely.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
Mar 15, 2018 - taken from Education (H); 1st reading; returned to Education (H)
Mar 16, 2018 - posted in committee; taken from Education (H); 2nd reading; returned to Education (H)
Mar 20, 2018 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title); floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 21, 2018 - taken from Rules (H); placed in the Orders of the Day; 3rd reading, passed 82-11 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (2)
Mar 22, 2018 - received in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S)
Mar 27, 2018 - to Education (S)
HB593 (BR1961) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB594 (BR1960) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB595 (BR941) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to school districts.
Amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for contiguous school districts; require an insolvent district to be merged with a contiguous school district; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
Mar 02, 2018 - posted in committee
HB596 (BR1959) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB597 (BR1958) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB598 (BR1757) - J. Carney
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB599 (BR1995) - J. Petrie
AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 141.040 to lower the corporation income tax rate brackets effective January 1, 2019; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 141.020 to lower the individual income tax rate brackets effective January 1, 2019, and to eliminate the personal credit for the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents; amend KRS 139.200 to increase the sales and use tax rate to eight percent effective October 1, 2018; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 132.020 to eliminate the reduced rate on personal aircraft for property assessed; amend KRS 139.480 to sunset the exemptions for tombstones and other memorial grave markers and machinery used for recycling purposes effective July 1, 2018; amend KRS 139.531 to sunset the exemption for sales of horses less than two years of age effective July 1, 2018; amend KRS 139.538 to suspend the refundable credit until July 1, 2020, for the motion picture production industry and require reporting; create a new section in KRS Chapter 148 to suspend all applications for the film industry credit until July 1, 2020, and require reporting; amend KRS 148.8531 to suspend all applications until July 1, 2020, for tourism development projects and require reporting; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 141.010 to change the pension income exclusion threshold and to include in adjusted gross income 50 percent of certain gains on the sale of a taxpayer's principal residence; amend KRS 141.390 to suspend until January 1, 2021, the income tax credit for recycling and composting equipment and require reporting; create a new section of KRS 171.396 to 171.397 to suspend applications until July 1, 2020, for certified rehabilitation projects and require reporting; amend KRS 243.886 to sunset the allowance for collecting and reporting certain alcohol beverage taxes effective July 1, 2018; amend KRS 140.210 to sunset the discount on certain inheritance tax payments for dates of death occurring on or after July 1, 2018; amend KRS 141.385 to suspend until January 1, 2021, the railroad maintenance tax credit and require reporting; amend KRS 141.386 to suspend until January 1, 2021, the railroad expansion tax credit and require reporting; amend KRS 143.010 and 143.025 to include transportation expense in the gross value of coal and natural resources severed or processed beginning July 1, 2018; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 131.190 to exempt certain data provided to the Legislative Research Commission from the confidentiality standards applied to most tax return data; amend various sections to conform; EMERGENCY
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
HB600 (BR74) - A. Wuchner, M. Prunty, J. Blanton, K. King
AN ACT relating to criminal justice and making an appropriation therefor.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 17 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish the child abuse offender registry as funding becomes available; limit the registry to child abuse offenders who are convicted under KRS Chapter 507, 507A, 508, 509, or 530, excluding KRS 530.050, or KRS 510.140, 510.150, or 529.110, and whose victim was a minor under the age of 18; create the offender registry funds; amend KRS 431.073 and 431.078 to provide that a portion of expungement fees be deposited in the offender registry fund; amend KRS 42.320 to provide that 5% of court costs shall be paid to the Department of Kentucky State Police to be used for the forensic laboratories; provide that this Act shall be cited as Sophie’s and Kylie Jo’s Law; APPROPRIATION.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Mar 06, 2018 - posted in committee
Mar 08, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Mar 09, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 12, 2018 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
HB601 (BR2030) - J. Fischer, A. Wuchner
AN ACT relating to the disposition of human remains.
Amend KRS 367.93117 to authorize a religious society to control the disposition of a decedent's body and make funeral, burial, and ceremonial arrangements if an individual in the next degree of kinship is not available.
HB601 - AMENDMENTS
HCS1 - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 367.97524 to permit a funeral director who has been in possession of unclaimed cremated remains for two years or more to inter, bury, entomb, or place the cremated remains in a columbarium or to deliver the cremated remains to a bona fide religious society, veterans organization, or civil group for interment, burial, entombment, or placement in a columbarium; and to exempt a crematory authority or licensed funeral directory from liability for delivering cremated remains that have been in their possession for two years or more to a bona fide religious society, veterans organization, or civil group for the sole purpose of interment, burial, entombment, or placement in a columbarium.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Mar 06, 2018 - posted in committee
Mar 08, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
Mar 09, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 13, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Mar 14, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute
Mar 15, 2018 - received in Senate
Mar 16, 2018 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
HB602 (BR1893)/CI/LM - W. Coursey
AN ACT relating to firearms and firearms accessories and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit the sale or transfer of bump stock devices, trigger cranks, and other items designed to accelerate the rate of fire without turning a firearm into a fully automatic firearm; create penalties; provide for the destruction of the items after a conviction and any appeals; EMERGENCY.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)
HB603 (BR1892) - W. Coursey
AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
HB604 (BR1891) - W. Coursey, S. Rudy, R. Adkins, L. Belcher, D. Bentley, M. Cantrell, R. Goforth, D. Graham, J. Greer, C. Harris, K. Imes, M. Marzian, R. Meyer, K. Moser, R. Nelson, J. Richards
AN ACT relating to developing trauma-informed schools.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each school to employ at least one mental health professional for every 1,500 students; require the department of education of make available a toolkit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach in their schools; define "mental health professional" and "trauma-informed approach"; require each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach in its schools by the 2020-2021 school year.
HB604 - AMENDMENTS
HCS1 - Retain original provisions, except require school districts to employ mental health professionals as funds are available; delete language requiring a mental health professional to provide mental health services to students; require a mental health professional to create a trauma-informed team in each school; require each local board to develop a plan for a trauma-informed approach on or before July 1, 2019.
HFA1/P(R. Palumbo) - Amend KRS 156.160 to require a mental health screening for students in conjunction with immunizations required for elementary, middle, and high school.
HFA2(R. Palumbo) - Make title amendment.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Education (H)
Mar 12, 2018 - reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H); posting waived; posted in committee
Mar 13, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Mar 14, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
Mar 15, 2018 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed to Bill
Mar 16, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 81-1 with Committee Substitute
Mar 19, 2018 - received in Senate
Mar 21, 2018 - to Education (S)
HB605 (BR1477) - K. Moser, M. Prunty
AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators.
Amend KRS 186.577 to require vision testing for operator's license renewal; allow an applicant to be exempt from visual acuity and visual field testing at the time of application if he or she submits a vision testing form completed by a vision specialist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or licensed physician; establish criteria for exemption; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement; permit the Transportation Cabinet to develop a system for electronic transmission of driver vision testing forms; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Transportation (H)
HB606 (BR1793) - S. Santoro, J. Blanton
AN ACT relating to testing for commercial driver's license applicants and making an appropriation therefor.
Amend KRS 281A.160 to prescribe fees for retesting for commercial driver's license applicants who have failed a portion of the skills test; require a 48-hour cancellation notice for skills test appointments; set forth consequences of failure to appear at a scheduled test without proper notification; clarify the exemption from testing fees for military personnel applying for a CDL under KRS 281A.165; make technical corrections; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
HB606 - AMENDMENTS
HFA1(S. Riggs) - Provide that an applicant may submit a medical practitioner's excuse for a missed test without giving 48 hour's notice; specify that a missed exam shall not result in forfeiture of fees if a medical excuse is presented; make technical corrections to comply with federal regulations.
HFA2(L. Bechler) - Provide that an applicant may submit a medical practitioner's excuse for a missed test without giving 48 hour's notice; specify that a missed exam shall not result in forfeiture of fees if a medical excuse is presented; make technical corrections to comply with federal regulations.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Transportation (H)
Mar 02, 2018 - posted in committee
Mar 06, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Mar 07, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
Mar 09, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 12, 2018
Mar 12, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 75-6 with floor amendment (1)
Mar 13, 2018 - received in Senate
Mar 14, 2018 - to Transportation (S)
Mar 21, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Mar 22, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 27, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
HB607 (BR1795) - S. Santoro
AN ACT relating to transportation.
Amend KRS 186.020, 189.125, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Transportation (H)
HB608 (BR1796) - S. Santoro
AN ACT relating to transportation.
Amend KRS 186.020, 189.125, and 281A.080 to make technical corrections.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Transportation (H)
HB609 (BR1449)/FN/LM - S. Santoro, J. Sims Jr, M. Castlen, J. DeCesare, R. Heath, K. Imes, D. Mayfield, C. McCoy, R. Meyer, J. Richards, R. Rothenburger, B. Rowland, D. St. Onge, K. Upchurch, S. Wells, S. Westrom
AN ACT relating to the funding of transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 138.210 to set the average wholesale floor price at $2.90; amend KRS 138.220 to increase the supplemental tax on gasoline and special fuels by increasing the existing rate from five cents per gallon (cpg) on gasoline and two cpg on special fuels to eight and a half cpg for both and setting that as the minimum rate; subject the supplemental tax to annual adjustment; require annual notification to motor fuel dealers of the adjusted rate of supplemental tax for each upcoming fiscal year and annual notification to county clerks of the level of registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to provide a mechanism for annual adjustment of the supplemental motor fuel tax based on changes in the National Highway Construction Cost Index; allow the supplemental tax to increase or decrease no more than 10 percent from one year to the next, subject to the statutory minimum; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a base fee for hybrid vehicles, hybrid electric plug-in vehicles, and nonhybrid electric vehicles; require the fee to be adjusted with any increase or decrease in the gasoline tax established in KRS 138.228 and Section 3 of the Act; require collection of the fee at the time of motor vehicle registration; require that all fees collected under this section be transferred to the road fund; amend KRS 186.010 to define the terms "hybrid vehicle," "hybrid electric plug-in vehicle," and "nonhybrid electric vehicle"; amend KRS 186.018 at increase the fee for a driving history record from three dollars to six dollars; amend KRS 186.040 to eliminate the $30 county clerk fee for motor carrier registrations on vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; amend KRS 186.050 to increase to state fee for motor vehicle registrations from $11.50 to $22; reference the fees for electric and hybrid vehicles collected under this Act; provide for the $10 late charge for vehicle registrations not renewed within 30 days of expiration; make technical correction; amend KRS 186.162 and 186.240 to conform; amend KRS 186.440, 186.450, and 186.531 to consolidate fees for driver license reinstatement, set reinstatement fee at $100, provide for distribution of funds, and provide for exceptions; amend KRS 281A.150 to increase reinstatement fees for suspended CDLs from $50 to $250; amend KRS 186A.130 and 186A.245 to set the fee for an initial title at $25 and the fee for a duplicate or replacement title at $10 and adjust the distribution of fees between the Cabinet and the county clerk; amend KRS 189.574 to increase to fee for state traffic school from $15 to $50; amend KRS 189.270 to increase fees for various overweight and overdimensional permits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to create the multimodal transportation fund, specify allowable uses for moneys in the fund and appropriate funds for those purposes; EMERGENCY; Sections 1 to 3 of the Act are EFFECTIVE 7/1/18; Sections 4, 5, and 7 to 14 of the Act are EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019; APPROPRIATION.
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Mar 15, 2018 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Mar 16, 2018 - posted in committee; taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 2nd reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
HB610 (BR437) - L. Belcher, S. Overly, K. Flood, J. Richards
AN ACT relating to harassment.
Create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to provide a process for staff of the Legislative Research Commission to file a complaint for sexual harassment with the Legislative Ethics Commission; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to prohibit a legislator, employee of the legislative branch of state government, legislative agent, or any other person who interacts with legislators and employees of the legislative branch from intentionally engaging in sexual harassment or entering into any agreement except under the provisions of KRS 6.601 to 6.849; create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to create a task force on sexual harassment; provide for membership and co-chairs; require the task force to meet by September 1, 2018, develop a climate survey for partisan and nonpartisan employees and contractors of the Legislative Research Commission, analyze the data from the survey, and determine future steps; create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to provide for a process to receive complaints from legislative staff; amend KRS 6.611 to define "official misconduct" and "sexual harassment."
Feb 27, 2018 - introduced in House
Mar 01, 2018 - to State Government (H)
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