Senate Bills sb1 (BR427)/aa j. Bowen, R. Stivers II, C. McDaniel, D. Thayer an act relating to retirement

AN ACT relating to mechanical systems.

Amend KRS 236.060 to exempt compressed air receivers of 120 gallons or less from KRS 236.005 to 236.150; remove cryogenic service piping, hydrogen piping, piping associated with a pressure vessel for human occupancy, and refrigeration service piping in safety group from the list of exemptions of piping associated with boilers and pressure vessels in KRS Chapter 236.

Feb 05, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 07, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)

Feb 08, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 14, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Feb 15, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018

Feb 16, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 84-0

Feb 20, 2018 - received in Senate

Feb 21, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Mar 15, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Mar 16, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 20, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

Mar 27, 2018 - enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

AN ACT relating to employment schedules.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 requiring employers to give employees a good faith schedule of hours to be worked; require employers to have a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours and to post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance; require employers to provide certain rest periods for employees; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty of $500 to $2,000 for a violation of these provisions.

Feb 05, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 07, 2018 - to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

HB309 (BR194) - J. Jenkins

Feb 20-WITHDRAWN

AN ACT relating to the reporting of information by governmental entities.

Amend KRS 83A.085 to allow for electronic submission of specific city information by the city clerk to the Department for Local Government and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 65.905 and 65.925 to require compiled data from the uniform financial information report to be provided electronically to the Commission; delete the requirement that DLG file a copy of the report with the applicable county clerk.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Local Government (H)

Feb 15, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 21, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Feb 22, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018

Feb 23, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 83-0

Feb 26, 2018 - received in Senate

Feb 27, 2018 - to State & Local Government (S)

Mar 07, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Mar 08, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 19, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018; 3rd reading, passed 38-0

Mar 20, 2018 - received in House; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB311 (BR1516) - P. Pratt

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.197 to make language gender-neutral.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Mar 13, 2018 - posted in committee

AN ACT relating to tax credits and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 141.068 to sunset the tax credit and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.396 to sunset the tax credit and require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 154.20-232 to require reporting by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.20-234 to sunset the tax credit provisions and to outline the types of investment that may be accepted to qualify for the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-236 to expand the amount of tax credits awarded to all investors to $5 million, to remove the overall tax combined credit cap of $40 million, to lower the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is outside an enhanced incentive county, and to sunset the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-238 to allow the qualified investor to make the qualified investment and provide proof of the qualified investment within 80 days following the date of credit approval, including weekend and holidays; amend KRS 154.20-250 to require a report by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 154.20-255 to require that the total tax credits for all investors not exceed $3 million in any calendar year, to remove the overall combined credit cap of $40 million, and to sunset the tax credit; amend KRS 154.20-258 to lower the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is outside an enhanced incentive county and increase the percentage amount awarded to an investor if the qualified investment is inside an enhanced incentive county; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 131 and 141 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

HB313 (BR1434)/LM - A. Simpson, J. Richards

AN ACT relating to the recording of wills.

Amend KRS 394.300 to require the county clerk to keep only a copy of a will, and mandate return of the original to the circuit clerk; repeal KRS 394.110.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)

Feb 12, 2018 - posted in committee

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 12.020, 224.20-320, 336.015, 338.015, and 338.061 to abolish the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary the board's authority; give the Labor Cabinet secretary authority to suspend or delay administrative regulations based on the actions of the federal government relating to a corresponding federal regulation; repeal KRS 338.051; EMERGENCY.

HB314 - AMENDMENTS

HCA1(J. Tipton) - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 338.061 to give the Labor Cabinet secretary authority to suspend or delay administrative regulations based on the actions of the federal government relating to a corresponding federal regulation; EMERGENCY.

HCA2(J. Tipton) - Make title amendment.

SCS1 - Retain the original provisions except to clarify that if an administrative regulation is suspended or delayed then the preceding OSH administrative regulation may remain in place to correspond with the actions of the federal government. This authority to suspend extends to the secretary only if he or she is consistent with federal actions.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 07, 2018 - to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H); posting waived

Feb 08, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendments (1) and (2-title)

Feb 09, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018

Feb 12, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with committee amendments (1) and (2-title)

Feb 13, 2018 - received in Senate

Feb 15, 2018 - to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 21, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 22, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 23, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018

Feb 26, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 27, 2018 - received in House; to Rules (H)

Feb 28, 2018 - taken from Rules; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute; House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute; passed 93-1

Mar 01, 2018 - enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

Mar 08, 2018 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 8)

HB315 (BR1479) - R. Benvenuti III, L. Belcher

AN ACT relating to concealed carry.

Amend KRS 527.020 to include an attorney specified in KRS 15.100(2) in the list of persons who may carry a concealed deadly weapon at all times and in all locations throughout the Commonwealth if the attorney has a license.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)

Feb 12, 2018 - posted in committee

Mar 07, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Mar 08, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 12, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Mar 13, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 90-6

Mar 14, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 15, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

AN ACT relating to the death penalty.

Amend KRS 532.025 to add the murder of a victim aged 12 years old or younger or an adult as defined in KRS 209.020 as an aggravating circumstance for the death penalty.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)

Feb 20, 2018 - posted in committee

AN ACT relating to deferred deposit transactions.

Create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 286 to establish definitions for "available resources," "expenses," and "relevant period"; require deferred deposit service business licensees to verify a customer's available resources and expenses during each relevant period; prohibit licensees from entering into a deferred deposit transaction if the licensee determines that a customer's expenses exceed a customer's available resources during any relevant period.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Banking & Insurance (H)

HB318 (BR1476) - K. Moser, J. Richards

AN ACT prohibiting tobacco use on school property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit use of tobacco products by students, school personnel, and visitors in schools, school vehicles, properties, and activities; require policies to be in place by the 2019-2020 school year; require that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Education (H)

HB319 (BR1318) - T. Moore, DJ Johnson, J. Richards

AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States.

HB319 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1 - Retain original provisions; require require the application for an occupational license to be complete before the 30 day issuance of an occupational license goes into effect; amend KRS 14A.1-070 to define "veteran" and "veteran-owned business"; create a new section of Subchapter 2 of KRS Chapter 14A to exempt a veteran-owned business from paying filing fees to the Secretary of State's office for filing various business documents; amend KRS 14A.2-060 to exempt a veteran-owned business from paying the filing fee for annual reports and amended annual reports for four years after the initial registration of the business.

HCA1(T. Moore) - Make title amendment.

SFA1(J. Higdon) - Amend HB 319/GA to clarify that definition of "veteran" conforms to United States Code.

Feb 06, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 08, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)

Feb 20, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 28, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitutes (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 01, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018

Mar 02, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)

Mar 05, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 06, 2018 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Mar 15, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Mar 16, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 20, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 - floor amendment (1) filed; 3rd reading, passed 37-0; received in House; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

Mar 27, 2018 - enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; delivered to Governor

HB320 (BR35) - C. Harris, J. Richards, A. Scott

AN ACT relating to accommodations for pregnant employees.

Amend KRS 344.030 to include within the definition of "reasonable accommodations," accommodations made for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to fail to accommodate an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition; require employers to provide notice to all employees regarding discrimination for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

HB321 (BR1555) - R. Nelson, J. Richards

AN ACT relating to public charter schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 160.1591 to delay implementation of public charter school project until July 1, 2020; EMERGENCY.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Education (H)

HB322 (BR1355)/LM - J. Gooch Jr., M. Prunty

AN ACT relating to planning and zoning enforcement action appeals.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 allowing a party to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees when appealing an action of an enforcement officer, or underlying zoning regulation or ordinance that results in a monetary penalty, is finally found to be arbitrary, unenforceable, or unconstitutional.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Local Government (H)

Mar 12, 2018 - posted in committee

AN ACT relating to crimes affecting insurance.

Amend KRS 304.47-020 to make technical corrections, establish range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud, allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemify a victim, remove conviction requirement for creating private cause of action for persons damaged by violation of statute; amend KRS 431.200, 532.032, 532.034, 532.160, 532.350, 533.030, 533.254, and 610.030 to allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemnify a victim, amend KRS 439.3107, 439.563, 532.162, 532.356, 532.358, and 446.010 to conform.

HB323 - AMENDMENTS

HFA1(J. Nemes) - Amend KRS 304.47-020 to increase the range of criminal insurance fraud; increase dollar threshold for Class D felony to $10,000 to $100,000 and for a Class C felony to $100,000 to $1,000,000.

HFA2(J. Nemes) - Amend KRS 304.47-020 to increase the range of criminal insurance fraud; increase dollar threshold for Class D felony to $10,000 to $100,000 and for a Class C felony to $100,000 to $1,000,000; increase the fee a circuit clerk is authorized to charge for distribution of collected amounts.

SCS1/CI/LM - Amend KRS 304.47-020 to make technical corrections; remove conviction requirement for private cause of action for persons damaged by violation of statute.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Banking & Insurance (H)

Feb 12, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 15, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Feb 16, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 22, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018

Feb 23, 2018 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

Mar 01, 2018 - floor amendments (1) and (2) filed

Mar 09, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 83-0 with floor amendment (1)

Mar 12, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 13, 2018 - to Banking & Insurance (S)

Mar 21, 2018 - taken from Banking & Insurance (S); 1st reading; returned to Banking & Insurance (S)

Mar 22, 2018 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

Mar 27, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House; to Rules (H)

AN ACT relating to trespass.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511, to establish the offense of trespass upon key infrastructure assets.

HB324 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1/CI/LM - Include cellular communications facilities in definition of key infrastructure assets.

SCS1/CI/LM - Remove requirement that permission be granted in writing; clarify language.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)

Feb 20, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 23, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute

Feb 26, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 27, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Mar 02, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 80-1 with Committee Substitute

Mar 05, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 06, 2018 - to Judiciary (S)

Mar 22, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 27, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018

AN ACT relating to condominiums.

Amend KRS 381.870 to provide that condominium administration and maintenance fees may be allocated for as provided in the master deed.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)

Mar 01, 2018 - posted in committee

AN ACT relating to student accommodations in distinctly private facilities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require a local board of education to grant reasonable accommodation to any student or employee unwilling or unable to use a multiple-occupancy restroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarter reserved for his or her sex; require that any multiple-occupancy restroom or changing facility within the control of a local board of education or public school, and available for student use, be designated for the exclusive use of a single sex; require that any multiple-occupancy sleeping quarter of a student on an overnight school-sponsored activity be reserved for persons of a single sex; create a private cause of action for any person damaged as a result of a violation of the section; provide that subsections (1), (2), and (4) may not be severed; and provide that the section may be cited as the Students' Right to Privacy Act.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Education (H)

HB327 (BR1394) - R. Webber

AN ACT relating to statutorily mandated fees.

Amend KRS 194A.050, 194A.707, 194A.729, 199.640, 199.896, 199.8982, 211.180, 211.357, 211.760, 211.976, 213.141, 217.125, 217.811, 217.924, 219.021, 219.340, 221.020, 258.043, and 333.070 to remove fee limits; require fees to be established by administrative regulation; require that fees not exceed costs to the cabinet; effective date July 1, 2019.

HB327 - AMENDMENTS

HFA1(R. Webber) - Amend to clarify that fees established by administrative regulation may not exceed administrative costs to the program; require that some fees not exceed an increase of 5 percent annually; remove changes to fees for birth certificates; effective date July 1, 2019.

SCS1 - Make technical correction.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Health and Family Services (H)

Feb 13, 2018 - posted in committee

Feb 15, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Feb 16, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 23, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018

Feb 28, 2018 - floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 16, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 46-40 with floor amendment (1)

Mar 19, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 20, 2018 - to Health & Welfare (S)

Mar 22, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 27, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018

HB328 (BR1427) - DJ Johnson

AN ACT relating to mechanical systems.

Amend KRS 198B.660 to eliminate certain requirements for HVAC license examinations; amend KRS 198B.6673 and 198B.6678 to allow an applicant for an inspector position with a local jurisdiction or the department to become certified after the applicant has been hired.

HB328 - AMENDMENTS

HCS1 - Amend KRS 198B.658 to allow a licensed mechanical engineer with two years of experience within or outside the Commonwealth to satisfy the experience requirement for a master HVAC contractor applicant.

Feb 07, 2018 - introduced in House

Feb 09, 2018 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

Feb 23, 2018 - posted in committee

Mar 07, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute

Mar 08, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018

Mar 09, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 12, 2018 - received in Senate

Mar 13, 2018 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

AN ACT relating to assistance animals.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a person with a disability or disability-related needs to make a reasonable request for an accomodation in housing to maintain an assistance animal; allow a person receiving a request to ask for documentation on the assistance animal; provide penalties for the offense of misrepresentation of an assistance animal.