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Senate Bills

SB1 (BR279)/AA - M. Wise, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, A. Kerr, R. Mills, J. Turner, S. West, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to school safety and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.441 to include definitions of school safety and school security; amend KRS 158.442 to include development and implementation of a school safety coordinator training program; specify membership on the Center for School Safety board of directors; amend KRS 158.443 to specify the board of directors is to appoint an executive director, establish all positions of the center, approve a school security risk assessment tool, review the organizational structure of the center and make recommendations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the state school security marshal to be appointed by and report to the Department of Criminal Justice Training; require the marshal to report annually to the Center for School Safety; require development of a school security risk assessment tool; require reporting by school superintendents on completion of the risk assessment annually; require mandatory additional staff training if the risk assessment is not completed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require school district superintendents to appoint a school safety coordinator; require the school safety coordinator to complete training within six months of appointment; require the coordinator to designate threat assessment teams at each school in the district; require the coordinator to prescribe policies and procedures for an all-hazards approach to school safety; require the coordinator to ensure that all school campuses in their district are toured at least once per school year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to promote the assignment of a school resource officer to each school; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish school resource officer training and course curriculum; require superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety the number and placement of school resource officers in the district; amend KRS 15.330 to conform; amend KRS 158.162 to require all districts to restrict the access to each school building by July 1, 2022; withhold approval of new building construction or expansion approval without compliance; amend KRS 156.095 to require suicide prevention awareness information be provided to students in person, by live streaming, or via video recording; require suicide training provided to staff to include the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness; require staff with job duties requiring direct contact with students to receive a minimum of one hour of training annually on responding to an active shooter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define mental health professional and trauma-informed approach; direct all schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to education; require by July 1, 2021, as funds become available, each school district to provide a mental health professional for each one thousand five hundred students; require by January 1, 2020, the Department of Education make available a tool kit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach; require by July 1, 2020, each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach; amend KRS 70.062 to encourage sheriffs to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; amend KRS 95.970 to encourage chiefs of police to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to encourage the Department of Kentucky State Police to work with school districts pertaining to school and student safety and emergency response plans and concerns and policies and procedures for communicating instances of student involved trauma; amend KRS 508.078 to include in terroristic threatening in the second degree making false statements by any means for the purpose of causing evacuation, cancellation, or creating fear of bodily harm in schools or among students, parents, or school personnel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education make available to each school district an anonymous reporting tool; allow the reporting individual to stay anonymous; require information reported be immediately sent to administration of each school district and law enforcement agencies affected; require the Department of Education develop and provide a comprehensive training and awareness program on the anonymous reporting tool; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require principals to provide each school year written notice to all students, parents, and guardians of the provisions of KRS 508.078 and potential penalties under KRS 532.060 and 534.030; create a new section of Chapter 158 to allow the board of directors of any public school district foundation to accept gifts or donations restricted for school security purposes and use them exclusively for the purpose granted; encourage the organization of foundations to support public school districts for which no foundation exists; Act shall be known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a study on the use of guidance counselors' time in schools.

SB1 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1/FN - Amend KRS 158.441 to amend the definition of school resource officer and include definitions of school safety and school security; amend KRS 158.442 to include development and implementation of a school safety coordinator training program; specify membership on the Center for School Safety board of directors; amend KRS 158.443 to specify the board of directors is to appoint an executive director, establish all positions of the center, approve a school security risk assessment tool, review the organizational structure of the center and make recommendations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the state school security marshal to be appointed by and report to the Department of Criminal Justice Training; require the marshal to report annually to the Center for School Safety; require development of a school security risk assessment tool; require reporting by school superintendents on completion of the risk assessment annually; require mandatory additional staff training if the risk assessment is not completed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require school district superintendents to appoint a school safety coordinator; require the school safety coordinator to complete training within six months of appointment; require the coordinator to designate threat assessment teams at each school in the district; require the coordinator to formulate policies and procedures for an all-hazards approach to school safety; require the coordinator to ensure that all school campuses in their district are toured at least once per school year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to promote the assignment of a school resource officer to each school; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish school resource officer training and course curriculum; require superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety the number and placement of school resource officers in the district; amend KRS 15.330, 15.380, 15.420, 15A.063, 61.900, and 209A.020 to conform; amend KRS 15.450 to include the salary and associated expenses of the state school security marshal in the funds reimbursable to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program; amend KRS 158.162 to require all districts to restrict the access to each school building by July 1, 2022; withhold approval of new building construction or expansion without compliance; amend KRS 156.095 to require suicide prevention awareness information be provided to students in person, by live streaming, or via video recording; require suicide training provided to staff include the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness; require staff with job duties requiring direct contact with students to receive a minimum of one hour of training annually on responding to an active shooter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define school counselor and trauma-informed approach; direct all schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to education; require by July 1, 2021 or as funds and qualified staff become available, each school district to provide a school counselor for each two hundred fifty students; require by January 1, 2020, the Department of Education make available a tool kit to assist school districts in developing a trauma-informed approach; require by July 1, 2021, each local board of education to develop a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach; amend KRS 70.062 to encourage sheriffs to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; amend KRS 95.970 to encourage chiefs of police to collaborate with local school districts on policies and procedures for communicating instances of student-involved trauma; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to encourage the Department of Kentucky State Police to work with school districts pertaining to school and student safety and emergency response plans for communicating instances of student involved trauma; amend KRS 508.078 to include in terroristic threatening in the second degree making false statements by any means for the purpose of causing evacuation, cancellation, or creating fear of serious bodily harm in schools or among students, parents, or school personnel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Education make available to each school district an anonymous reporting tool; allow the reporting individual to stay anonymous; require information reported to be immediately sent to administration of each school district and law enforcement agency affected; require the Department of Education develop and provide a comprehensive training and awareness program on the anonymous reporting tool; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require principals to provide each school year written notice to all students, parents, and guardians of the provisions of KRS 508.078 and potential penalties under KRS 532.060 and 534.030; create a new section of Chapter 158 to allow the board of directors of any public school district foundation to accept gifts or donations restricted for school safety and security purposes and use them exclusively for the purpose granted; encourage the organization of foundations to support public school districts for which no foundation exists; Act shall be known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a study on the use of guidance counselors' time in schools.

SFA1(R. Thomas) - Add two student members to the Center for School Safety board of directors.

SFA2(R. Thomas) - Require school nurse in each public school by July 1, 2021.

SFA3(R. Thomas) - Require 20 hours of training for school safety and threat assessment team.

HCS1 - Retain original provisions except clarify that the office of state school marshal shall conduct on-site reviews; require local boards of education utilizing a SRO to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the employing agency or the SRO if employed directly by the school district to specify the roles of those involved with the SRO program; encourage the school safety coordinator to include student representation in recommended policies; include a definition of school-based mental health services provider; allow a school-based mental health services provider to facilitate the creation of the trauma-informed team; specify that a district may employ or contract for services of a school-based mental health services provider; specify that the Department of Homeland Security shall make available an anonymous reporting tool to all school districts in the state; declare an emergency. EMERGENCY.

HCA1(J. Carney) - Make title amendment.

HFA1(M. Marzian) - Amend to include a school-based mental health services provider in the goal of having one per school and spending time in direct service with students.

Jan 09, 2019 - introduced in Senate

Jan 11, 2019 - to Education (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 1st reading; returned to Education (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Feb 07, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 8, 2019; floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 08, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) defeated; passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Feb 11, 2019 - received in House

Feb 12, 2019 - to Education (H)

Feb 15, 2019 - posted in committee

Feb 21, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute; reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 22, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb 27, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) defeated; passed 96-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 28, 2019 - received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title); Bill passed 37-0; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor

Mar 11, 2019 - signed by Governor

SB2 (BR952) - R. Stivers II, D. Thayer, S. West

AN ACT relating to civil actions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to allow appointment of a special judge in certain civil actions.

SB2 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Delete original provisions; amend KRS 452.010 to allow transfer to a randomly selected judicial circuit in certain civil actions.

SFA1(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity; remove provisions which would include justices and retired judges.

SFA2(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity.

SFA3(R. Stivers II) - Remove provisions which would include suits seeking certain types of relief; remove the phrase "jointly and severally"; limit to actions against governmental officials in their official capacity; clarify language.


Feb 05, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)

Feb 20, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (S); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed, floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 26, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Feb 27, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Feb 28, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn; passed 26-9 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3); received in House

Mar 01, 2019 - to Judiciary (H); posted in committee

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

SB3 (BR456) - J. Schickel, M. Wilson, D. Carroll, D. Givens, D. Seum, S. West

AN ACT relating to school councils.

Amend KRS 160.345 to allow a local board to require an annual report of activities from a school council; reduce the minimum number of teachers serving on the council to two; specify that a council decision is appealable to the local board; require the local board of education to adopt a policy allowing the board to initiate review of a school council decision; specify the alignment of council policy with local board policy; allow a teacher to be transferred while serving on the school council; specify that local board members may attend council meetings; permit a superintendent to forward qualified applicants to the principal instead of the council; alter principal hiring process requiring principal to be selected by the superintendent after consultation with school council; require school council authority to be transferred to the superintendent if a school is identified for comprehensive support and improvement; make technical corrections; amend to conform.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Jan 10, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 23-13



SB4 (BR287) - D. Thayer, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, R. Mills

AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 121.120 to require the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance to publish a manual for contributing organizations to describe the legal requirements relating to campaign finance; require all candidates, slates of candidates, committees, and contributing organizations, beginning with elections scheduled in 2020, to electronically submit all campaign finance reports to the registry; require the registry to publish the names of any candidate, slate of candidates, committee, or contributing organization as a delinquent filer, if the required campaign finance reports are submitted in a nonelectronic format, and until such time as the campaign finance reports are properly filed in an electronic format; require all independent expenditure reports to be submitted electronically to the registry within 48 hours of the date that the communication is publicly distributed or otherwise publicly disseminated, beginning with elections scheduled in 2020; make technical corrections; amend KRS 121.180 to permit all candidates to amend their spending intent consistent with what the candidate is actually spending in the election, so long as the amendment is made prior to the period in which the first campaign finance report is required to be filed with the registry; extend the length of time in which a candidate may change his or her spending intent with the registry, to conform with the campaign finance report deadlines in KRS Chapter 121, instead of candidate ballot access deadlines in Chapter 118; provide for a $500 minimum penalty to be assessed by the registry against candidates who declare an exemption from filing but then exceed their spending intent without filing the required reports; eliminate the five-day grace period for the filing of required reports to the registry, and instead require the reports to be submitted to the registry within two business days after the filing deadline; make technical corrections to conform; amend KRS 121.210 to allow a candidate or slate of candidates to designate one central campaign committee as a candidate-authorized committee; make technical corrections to conform; amend KRS 121.005 to conform.

SB4 - AMENDMENTS

SFA1(D. Thayer) - Amend Section 2 of the bill to clarify that the publication of a delinquent filer by the registry is only to occur if the campaign finance report is not timely filed in an electronic format; and amend Sections 2 and 3 of the bill to clarify that electronic reporting of campaign finance reports to the registry shall be mandatory beginning with the primary of 2020.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Jan 10, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 34-2 with floor amendment (1)


Feb 06, 2019 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)


Feb 15, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Feb 19, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Feb 20, 2019 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day

Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 68-26

Feb 26, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB5 (BR940)/LM - C. McDaniel, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, R. Mills, D. Thayer, M. Wilson

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.

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 in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2028; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection. Provide ballot language.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to State & Local Government (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

Jan 10, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 10, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 31-4

Jan 11, 2019 - received in House


SB6 (BR424) - R. Stivers II, W. Schroder, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics.

Amend KRS 11A.211 to require disclosure of executive agency lobbyist compensation. Amend KRS 11A.236 to prohibit executive agency lobbyist compensation contingent on awarding of a government contract or based on a percentage of a government contract awarded.

SB6 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Retain original provisions, except: amend KRS 11A.040 to extend from six months to one year the length of time which a present or former officer or public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9) (a) to (g) is subject to specified employment restrictions after leaving state service; amend KRS 11A.050 to require officers and public servants listed in KRS 11A.010(9) (a) to (g) to file statements of financial disclosure within 30 days of beginning state employment and list on the statements of financial disclosure employers for whom they were employed for a one year period immediately prior to state employment, as well as family members and business associates registered as legislative or executive branch lobbyists; delete from the statements reference to retainers related to state agencies; amend KRS 11A.080 to specify that the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may void a contract if the Executive Branch Ethics Commission determines that a violation of the provisions of KRS Chapter 11A has occurred; amend KRS 11A.110 to allow the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to promulgate administative regulations pertaining to electronic filing of disclosure statements by executive agency lobbyists, their employers, or real parties in interest; amend KRS 11A.201 to change the definition of "executive agency decision" to include requests for information, requests for proposal, budget provisions, administrative regulations, executive orders, legislation and amendments, and other policy decisions; change the definition of "executive agency lobbyist" to include associations, coalitions, or public interest entities formed to influence executive agency decisions; change the definition of "executive agency lobbying activity" to include advocating, opposing the passage of, modifying, defeating, or impacting executive action regarding legislation; define "substantial issue" to include any budget provision, administrative regulation or rule, legislative matter or other public policy matter that impacts the lobbyist or his or her employer; include classified employees among executive agency officials; provide exclusions for media, publications, and professional services not related to lobbying; amend KRS 11A.211 to require certification that an employer and agent has complied with KRS 11A.236; amend KRS 11A.236 to bar employers of executive agency lobbyists from doing business with the state for five years if they have employed an executive agency lobbyist on a contingency basis.

SCA1(W. Schroder) - Make title amendment.

HCS1 - Retain provisions, except; amend KRS 11A.201 to exclude public comments submitted to an executive agency during the public comment period for administrative regulations or rules from the definition for "executive agency lobbying activity"; specify matters that financially impact the executive agency lobbyist or his or her employer under the definition of "substantial issue."

HFA1(K. Moser) - Create new sections of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to make it ethical misconduct for a legislator, legislative agent, or director of the Legislative Research Commission to intentionally engage in discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; define "discrimination," "harassment," "sexual harassment," and "workplace complaint'; grant the Legislative Ethics Commission jurisdiction to investigate and proceed upon receipt of a complaint from an employee of the legislative branch regarding discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment allegedly committed by a legislator, legislative agent, or director of the Legislative Research Commission; grant that allegations of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment by an employee of the legislative branch be referred to the chief human resources officer of the Legislative Research Commission; require the Legislative Ethics Commission to establish a legislative ethics telephone tip line to allow employees of the legislative branch to report complaints of discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment; require the Legislative Ethics Commission and the Legislative Research Commission to publicize the existence of the legislative ethics telephone tip line; require the legislative ethics telephone tip line to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the Legislative Ethics Commission providing staff during regular business hours and allowing for recorded messages during non-business hours; require the forwarding of information reported on the legislative ethics telephone tip line to the executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission or his or her designee on an approved form; provide that, within 24 hours of the receipt of a workplace complaint, the Legislative Ethics Commission executive director make an initial determination as to whether a workplace complaint meets the criteria for consideration and notify the complainant of the determination; provide that the alleged violator shall be notified and given the opportunity to file a written response after receiving a written statement detailing allegations; provide that within seven days of receiving a response or expiration of the deadline for receiving a response from the alleged violator, the Legislative Ethics Commission chair, vice-chair, and executive director shall interview the complainant, the alleged violator, and any other person with information relevant to the complaint; provide that, within 14 business days of completion of the interviews, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall give notice of the status of the workplace complaint and a general statement of applicable law to the complainant and alleged violator; provide that, within 30 business days of receipt of a workplace complaint, the complaint file shall be closed if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice-chair agree that the workplace complaint is resolved or agree that there is no credible allegation of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; allow the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice-chair to refer a workplace complaint to another federal or state agency if they determine that the case does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission; provided that, if the Legislative Ethics Commission chair and vice-chair do not agree whether a workplace complaint is resolved but agree that there is a credible allegation of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment, the Legislative Ethics Commission enforcement counsel shall file a complaint; provide that, a legislator, legislative agent, or an employee of the legislative branch may file a complaint of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment at any time under KRS 6.686; set forth confidentiality provisions; provide that complainants shall not be subject to reprisal; require the annual reporting of complaints to be processed using the legislative ethics telephone tip line; provide that nothing prevents a legislator, legislative agent, or legislative branch employee to pursue other avenues to report complaints of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; permit employees who report complaints to seek assistance from the Kentucky Employee Assistance Program or from private health professionals for matters related to workplace complaints; declare that if a provision of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 is designated a misdemeanor or felony, an alleged violation of the provision may be adjudicated by the Legislative Ethics Commission as ethical misconduct; amend KRS 6.661 to specify that those investigating or prosecuting complaints under this act have sufficient training and experience in the conduct of workplace complaint investigations; amend KRS 6.686 to allow dismissal of complaints by teleconference held by the Legislative Ethics Commission; allow complaints to be filed against former legislators, former legislative agents, and for employers of former legislative agents for extended periods if they are related to discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; amend KRS 6.701 to include legislative branch employees in mandatory ethics education already required for legislators; amend KRS 6.716 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission to administer a current issues seminar for legislative branch employees in addition to the existing requirement for legislators; amend KRS 7.101 to specify that the Legislative Research Commission shall coordinate the development and presentation of the sexual and workplace harassment training course with the assistance of the Legislative Ethics Commission.

HFA2(K. Moser) - Make title amendment.


Jan 10, 2019 - to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 20, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

Feb 21, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 22, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb 25, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


Feb 27, 2019 - to State Government (H)

Mar 04, 2019 - posted in committee

Mar 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Mar 12, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) Committee Substitute (1) filed

Mar 14, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) on Thursday, March 14, 2019; Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1); Bill passed 37-0; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB7 (BR1192) - R. Stivers II

AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.700 to allow arbitration, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution agreements to be required by employers as a condition or precondition to employment; allow a waiver of a claim to be required as a condition or precondition for rehiring of an employee; allow an agreement to reduce the period for limitations as a condition or precondition of employment as long as the agreement does not apply to state or federal law that preempts modifying limitations; allow an employee to be required to agree to a background check as a condition or precondition of employment in conformity with a state of federal law requiring background checks; state that these provisions shall be applied retroactively and prospectively; amend KRS 417.050 to comform; EMERGENCY.

SB7 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Retain the original provisions except to remove the emergency clause.

SCA1(D. Carroll) - Make title amendment.

HCS1 - Retain the original provisions, except to clarify that an agreement on limitations of actions required to only limit the limitations to 50% of the time that is provided under the law; arbitration agreements between an employer and employee required to be subject to general contract defenses; arbitration agreement between an employer and employee required to safeguard effective vindication of legal rights; arbitrators required to disqualify him or herself if there are conflicts; the Kentucky Rules of civil procedure apply if no rules are specified; and no contract executed prior to the effective date of this act required to be invalidated if one provision is found invalid due to this act.

HFA1(M. Sorolis) - Amend GA bill to include further defiintions for the term "employee"; EMERGENCY.

HFA2(M. Sorolis) - Amend House Committe Substitute to GA bill to include definitions for the term "employee."

HFA3(J. Nemes) - Retain original provisions except to add language to section 1 that the provisions do not apply to collective bargaining agreements between employer and representatives of member employees; amend KRS 417.050 to conform.

Feb 14, 2019 - introduced in Senate

Feb 15, 2019 - to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

Feb 19, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


Feb 21, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 26-10 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


Feb 25, 2019 - to Small Business & Information Technology (H)


Mar 01, 2019 - reassigned to State Government (H); posted in committee

Mar 04, 2019 - taken from State Government (H); 1st reading; returned to State Government (H)

Mar 05, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019; floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 12, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (2) defeated; passed 51-45 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3)

Mar 13, 2019 - received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3) on Wednesday, March 13, 2019; Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3); Bill passed 25-11

Mar 14, 2019 - enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB8 (BR956) - S. West, D. Givens, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to educators.

Amend KRS 161.770 to specify that a board of education must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and any other applicable federal law in placing a teacher or superintendent on leave due to a physical or mental disability; prohibit a board from requesting unnecessary medical information or disclosing any medical information; amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from the tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order; allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent.

SB8 - AMENDMENTS

SFA1(J. Higdon) - Restore original language requiring written statement prior to terminating contract for inefficiency, incompetency, or neglect of duty.

HFA1(J. Nemes) - Amend KRS 161.790 to allow tribunal decisions to include the same sanctions as originally allowed of the superintendent.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Education (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Education (S); 2nd reading; returned to Education (S)

Jan 10, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 11, 2019; floor amendment (1) filed

Jan 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 23-13 with floor amendment (1)




Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Feb 26, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Mar 01, 2019 - floor amendment (1) filed

Mar 06, 2019 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn; 3rd reading, passed 56-42

Mar 07, 2019 - received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB9 (BR93)/CI/LM - M. Castlen, W. Westerfield, R. Alvarado, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, E. Harris, J. Higdon, P. Hornback, S. Meredith, R. Mills, A. Robinson, J. Schickel, W. Schroder, D. Seum, B. Smith, D. Thayer, M. Wilson, M. Wise

AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to require a person who intends to perform an abortion to determine whether the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion before determining whether the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; provide exceptions for medical emergencies; require documentation of whether an abortion was performed to preserve the health of the pregnant woman; specify that nothing in the Act restricts access to contraceptives; allow a woman to file a civil action for the wrongful death of her unborn child; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to inspect the medical records of a facility that performs abortions to ensure compliance with reporting requirements; permit the Attorney General to apply to a state or federal court for a declaration that the Act's provisions are constitutional, or an order lifting an injunction if one exists, if federal abortion law changes; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; allow for severability; EMERGENCY.

SB9 - AMENDMENTS

HFA1(M. Marzian) - Create a noncodified section to name the Act, the "Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU Act."

HFA2(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.830 to establish a male's intentions related to procreation.

HFA3(M. Marzian) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to abolish all schools of medicine and schools of nursing operating in the Commonwealth.

HFA4(J. Nemes) - Amend to create exclusion for unborn human individuals with abnormalities that are incompatible with life outside the womb.

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; taken from Committee on Committees (S); 1st reading; returned to Committee on Committees (S); to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Jan 09, 2019 - taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S); 2nd reading; returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Feb 14, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 31-6


Feb 19, 2019 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)



Feb 28, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019


Mar 14, 2019 - 3rd reading; floor amendment (4) defeated; passed 71-19; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB10 (BR1425)/AA/LM - C. McDaniel

AN ACT relating to agency cessation of participation in the Kentucky Retirement Systems and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 61.522 to allow universities, community colleges, and health departments to cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System provided the agency pays the cost of ceasing participation as provided by statute; provide a window where quasi-state agencies who are eligible to cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System or non-stock non-profit agencies eligible to cease participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) may by December 31, 2019, cease participating by paying the actuarial costs of ceasing participation and pay off the cost through equal installments that incresae over time by 1.5% annually with interest charged to the principal balance of the greater of 1.5% or the annual average change in the CPI-U until all costs are paid off; amend KRS 18A.225 to provide that employers ceasing participation in the window may still participate in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan (KEHP) for their employees; EMERGENCY.

Feb 15, 2019 - introduced in Senate

Feb 19, 2019 - to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 22, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 1st reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 2nd reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

SB11 (BR478) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, S. Meredith, R. Mills, D. Thayer

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky.

Propose amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly the power to limit noneconomic damages for injuries resulting in death or for injuries to persons or property, and to provide a uniform statute of limitations; provide for submission to the voters.

Dec 13, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).



SB12 (BR476) - D. Carroll, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey

AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.



Jan 11, 2019 - to Judiciary (S)



Feb 19, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019



Feb 22, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)

SB14 (BR821) - D. Carroll

Jan 09-WITHDRAWN

SB15 (BR962) - J. Adams, R. Girdler, J. Schickel, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to school policies.

Amend KRS 160.380 to define "clear CA/N check"; amend the definition of "contractor"; remove exceptions that permitted superintendents and principals to hire relatives; amend the requirement for background checks and clear CA/N checks from contractors to narrow applicability to individuals with a written contract to provide services directly to a student or students as part of a school-sponsored program or activity on a regularly scheduled and continuing basis; permit probationary employment of an individual prior to receipt of a criminal history background check and clear CA/N check for positions vacant after July 31st; consolidate language, amend KRS 160.151, 160.345, 160.990, and 161.044 to conform.

SB15 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Amend KRS 160.380 to remove the definition and use of the term "contractor"; consolidate repeated language; exclude existing classified and certified employees from background check requirements; amend KRS 160.151 to be consistent with amendments to KRS 160.380; remove the definition and use of the term "contractor."


Jan 10, 2019 - to Education (S)

Feb 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)


Feb 11, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Feb 12, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)






Mar 04, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Mar 06, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 98-0



SB16 (BR45) - J. Adams, C. Embry Jr.

AN ACT establishing the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council; list members to be appointed by the Governor; state the duties of the council; require a report of council activities; create a rare disease trust fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to finance the operation of the council and support rare disease research and treatment; require a report on expenditures from the fund; provide that the council shall to cease to exist on December 1, 2029, unless reestablished by the General Assembly.

SB16 - AMENDMENTS

SFA1(J. Adams) - Delete provisions of the bill; insert new language to create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council to be administered by an existing nonprofit entity operating in the state; establish duties of the council; permit the council to apply for grant; require reports to the Governor, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the General Assembly; provide that the council shall to cease to exist on December 1, 2028, unless reestablished by the General Assembly.

Aug 21, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Health & Welfare (S)


Feb 14, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed

Feb 15, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Feb 19, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1)


Feb 21, 2019 - to Health and Family Services (H)


Mar 04, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

Mar 05, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 99-0; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB17 (BR69)/CI - J. Adams, C. Embry Jr., M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, G. Neal, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to mental illness.

Amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and 532.140 to add a diagnosis of serious mental illness to the disabilities which prevent execution for persons convicted of capital offenses.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Judiciary (S)



Mar 01, 2019 - recommitted to Judiciary (S)

SB18 (BR51)/LM - A. Kerr, J. Adams, C. Embry Jr., D. Harper Angel, P. Hornback, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, W. Schroder, R. Thomas, R. Webb

AN ACT relating to pregnancy-related accommodations.

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

SB18 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1/LM - Retain original provisions, except to remove language allowing an employee to not accept an accommodation and to amend the short title to Kentucky Pregnant Workers' Act.

SFA1(W. Westerfield) -

SFA2(W. Westerfield) - Make title amendment.

HFA1(J. Petrie) - Exclude the application of reasonable accomodations for pregnancy or related conditions to temporary structures.






Feb 19, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019

Feb 21, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2-title) filed

Feb 22, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 25-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2-title)


Feb 26, 2019 - to Judiciary (H)


Mar 06, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)

Mar 12, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2019


SB19 (BR319) - T. Buford

AN ACT relating to state parks.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue an NQ1 alcoholic beverage by the drink license to any state park in dry, wet, or moist territory; allow a local government where all or part of a state park is located to prohibit these alcoholic beverage sales for the entire park through a local ordinance; forbid a county containing a city from changing the decision of that city if the state park is located entirely within that city; make the local ordinance process inapplicable to state parks serving alcoholic beverages by the drink through a local option election; exempt state parks from the prohibition statutes; exclude a state park from a change in dry, wet, or moist status if its surrounding territory changes its status; amend KRS 241.010 to define a "state park" as a state park administered by the Department of Parks under KRS Chapter 148; amend KRS 242.022 to make a state park local option election supersede any local government ordinance relating to alcoholic beverage sales at state parks located in that precinct; amend KRS 243.082 to allow a state park to receive an NQ1 license to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink through its normal status absent an intervening local ordinance, through a state park local option election, or through its location in wet territory.

Nov 27, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).


Jan 09, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

SB20 (BR2)/CI/LM - W. Westerfield, G. Neal

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 15A, 27A, 158, and 194A to require reporting of statistics, including age, race, and gender, to determine whether there is disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice, social welfare, and educational discipline systems; create training requirements; require the development and reporting of plans to ameliorate disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice and education systems; amend KRS 156.095 to require professional development for education professionals on juvenile justice topics; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to allow the Division of Protection and Advocacy to investigate the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and require confidentiality; amend KRS 15.334 to require training on juvenile justice topics; create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to create a minimum age of criminal responsibility of 12 years of age; establish rules relating to the court's treatment of developmental immaturity, mental illness, and intellectual disability; amend KRS 503.010 to define "physical restraint"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to regulate the use of physical restraint by teachers or school personnel; amend KRS 635.020 to limit the youthful offender process to cases involving offenses against persons and to require that a child be 16 years of age; amend KRS 158.135 to further define "state agency children"; amend KRS 15A.220 to require facilities under contract to the Department of Juvenile Justice to report data; amend KRS 635.060 to allow a child who has committed an offense that would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult to be retained on probation for 18 months if the court-ordered substance abuse or mental health program is longer than 12 months and to limit the exclusion of children from the time limits placed on certain dispositions; amend KRS 610.105 to expand a court's options for diversion of a child's adjudicated case; amend KRS 600.020 to define "restorative justice practices"; amend KRS 630.070 to limit detention for a child violating a court order to 30 days; amend various sections to conform; amend KRS 610.265 to require hearings every 10 days to continue holding a child in custody; amend KRS 15A.305, 610.030, 610.190, 610.200, 610.220, 635.010, and 630.030 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 610.012, relating to court jurisdiction over detention of suspected runaways.

SB20 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1/CI/LM - Remove provisions creating a juvenile age of criminal responsibility; remove sections establishing rules relating to the court's treatment of developmental immaturity, mental illness, and intellectual disability; remove sections relating to the use of restraint and seclusion in schools; remove section changing defiition of "state agency children"; remove provisions raising minimum age for certain youthful offender cases; change language to clarify data being collected.

SFA1(W. Westerfield) - Makes any child who uses a deadly weapon ineligible for diversion.




Feb 22, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (S); 2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

Feb 25, 2019 - reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Mar 01, 2019 - recommitted to Judiciary (S)

SB21 (BR108)/LM - R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to common interest communities.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to establish definitions for common interest communities which exclude condominiums; prohibit waiver of rights conferred by the bill; impose good faith obligation; establish a requirement to record a declaration for a common interest community with county clerks and set minimum contents of the declaration; limit application to communities created after the effective date or, for existing communities, apply only to events occurring after the effective date; specify that agreements between communities do not create a separate common interest community; require establishment of a unit owners association and specify methods of transfer of developer control to an association; set minimum powers of unit owners associations and boards; set duties and powers of board members; establish minimum requirements for recorded bylaws regarding board and association procedures; establish procedures for calling and conducting association meetings; establish procedures for calling and conducting executive board meetings; define quorum for meetings; create and limit voting methods for unit owners; limit foreclosure action by unit owners association; require records to be kept by association and determine methods of publicizing records; establish procedure for adopting and amending policy rules within the community; specify methods of providing notice to community members; provide for removal of executive board members; require budget and special assessment adoption and publication; allow cause of action to enforce rights and obligations; apply supplemental principles of law and equity.




Feb 26, 2019 - taken from Judiciary (S); 2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (S)

SB22 (BR182) - R. Alvarado, S. Meredith

AN ACT relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to enact and enter into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for physicians.

SB22 - AMENDMENTS

HFA1(J. Jenkins) - Amend Article XIII to stipulate that no member state shall expend General Fund revenue from the Commonwealth to meet its obligation under this Article.

HFA2/P(J. Carney) - Amend KRS 314.011 to allow designated advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing to prescribe up to two sequential refills for a 30 day supply of psychostimulants; amend KRS 314.042 to remove the one-year practice requirement before an APRN may prescribe controlled substances under a CAPA-CS; establish conditions for an APRN to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS after four years of controlled substance prescribing authority under a CAPA-CS; require an APRN whose license is in good standing to notify the nursing board when he or she will be prescribing without a CAPA-CS; prohibit any attempt to require or compel an APRN to maintain a CAPA-CS to prescribe after the four year threshold; exempt an equivalently qualified out-of-state APRN from the CAPA-CS requirement to prescribe under licensure by endorsement; require an APRN with less than four years of prescribing controlled substances to maintain a CAPA-CS until the four years are completed; create a new section of KRS 218A to establish a Prescribing Boards Advising Council.

HFA3(J. Carney) - Make title amendment.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)



Feb 14, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day



Feb 21, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)



Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019; floor amendments (1), (2) and (3-title) filed

Mar 14, 2019 - floor amendments (2) and (3-title) withdrawn; 3rd reading, passed 88-5; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB23 (BR320)/AA/CI/LM - J. Carroll

AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "amateur athletics," "collegiate sports contest," "commission," "principal," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish membership to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; establish the commission’s responsibilities and authority; require the Governor to appoint an executive director and establish the executive director's responsibilities; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations relating to sports wagering conducted by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, racing associations licensed under KRS Chapter 230, and other locations; establish licensing fees; prohibit persons from wagering on an event in which they are a participant; establish the sports wagering distribution trust fund and the uses of the fund; establish penalties for tampering with the outcome of a sporting event and wagering on a sporting event by a participant; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to impose an excise tax on sports wagering at 25 percent of net sports wagering receipts; amend KRS 138.1817 to permit the Department of Revenue to work with the commission to restrict licensure in the event that sports wagering taxes are not paid; amend KRS 154A.010 to revise the definition of "amateur sports contest," and to define "collegiate sports contest," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; amend KRS 154A.030 to conform and to prohibit the director or family member from being a part owner of a professional team or a board member of a college or university that engages in collegiate sports upon which sports wagers may be placed; amend KRS 154A.050 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.060 to include sports wagering and to include contracts for the purchase of goods and services necessary for sports wagering; require monthly and annual reports to be submitted to the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.063 to permit sports wagering on collegiate and professional sports contests; amend KRS 154A.065 to prohibit accepting sports wagers on the outcomes of contests involving horses; amend KRS 154A.070 to include sports wagering and require contracts to be in accord with administrative regulations of the Lottery Corporation and the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.090 to stipulate that sports wagering retailers aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal to the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.110 to include sports wagering; stipulate that unclaimed sports wagering prize money be added to the sports wagering distribution trust fund; to prohibit sports wagers from being accepted from members or coaches of professional or collegiate team; amend 154A.120 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 154A.130 to specify net sports wagering receipts collected by lottery to be used for expenses and moneys in excess of expenses shall be dedicated to the sports wagering distribution trust fund; amend KRS 154A.400 to include sports wagering and stipulate the criteria for selecting sports wagering retailers shall be developed in consultation with the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 154A.420 to include sports wagering and permit the Lottery Corporation to require a retailer to establish separate sports wagering electronic funds transfer accounts; amend KRS 154A.430, 154A.440, 154A.600, and 154A.650 to include sports wagering; amend KRS 230.225 to permit the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to oversee sports wagering at licensed racing associations; amend KRS 230.370 to require administrative regulations relating to sports wagering to be developed in consultation with the Kentucky Gaming Commission; amend KRS 243.500 to exempt the conduct of sports wagering licensed or permitted under KRS Chapter 239; amend KRS 12.020 to administratively attach the Kentucky Gaming Commission to the Public Protection Cabinet.



Jan 09, 2019 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

SB24 (BR477)/HM - R. Alvarado, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to out-of-network balance billing.

Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to incorporate definitions of terms used in the Act, including "balance billing," "cost sharing", and "usual, customary, and reasonable rate"; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner or a designated nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a database of billed health care services charges collected from insurers; amend KRS 304.17A-254 to require certain health insurers to ensure that their networks of participating providers are adequate to meet the health care needs of covered persons; amend KRS 304.17A-510 to consolidate requirements in the insurance code for participating provider directories, to establish specific requirements for content, updates, and access, to require that directories be made available on insurer's Web sites, and to require an annual audit of a reasonable sample size of an insurer's provider directories; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for access to a nonparticipating provider with prior plan authorization in certain circumstances, for access, without the need for a referral, to primary and preventive obstetric and gynecologic services, and for access to certain specialists; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner to review health benefit plans for network adequacy; amend KRS 304.17A-550 to require certain insurers that offer a group health benefit plan that provides comprehensive coverage of health care services by nonparticipating providers to offer that coverage at a rate of at least 80% of the usual, customary, and reasonable rate; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to consolidate requirements in the insurance code for coverage of emergency health care services and to require insurers to ensure that covered persons incur no greater out-of-pocket costs for emergency health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider than the covered person would incur if services were provided by a participating provider; amend KRS 304.17A-607, 304.17A-617, 304.17A-621, and 304.17A-625 to establish utilization review and appeal requirements for nonparticipating provider coverage that requires prior authorization; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish notice requirements for health benefit plans relating to the coverage requirements established in the Act and reimbursement for health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish a binding independent dispute resolution program for disputed charges for covered health care services provided by a nonparticipating provider; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require health care providers and health facilities to make certain disclosures to covered persons, to post certain information on their Web sites, and to comply with certain requirements if they balance bill a covered person; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-430, 304.17A-500, 304.17A-527, 304.17A-600, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010, 304.39-241, and 18A.225 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-590, 304.17A-640, 304.17A-641, 304.17A-645, 304.17A-647, and 304.17A-649; cite as the Out-of-Network Balance Billing Transparency Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.



Jan 10, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance (S)

SB25 (BR233)/FN/LM - R. Alvarado, J. Schickel, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65A to require proposed increases in ad valorem taxes and certain fees and the levy of new ad valorem taxes or fees by special purpose governmental entities to be submitted to the legislative body of the county or city in which the special purpose governmental entity is located for review; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 65A.100; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.






Feb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 25-11


Feb 27, 2019 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Mar 12, 2019 - taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H); 1st reading; returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

SB26 (BR480)/LM - R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to the levy of taxes.

Amend KRS 132.017, 160.485, and 160.597 to extend the deadline to file a property tax recall petition to 75 days; allow petition papers to be substantially uniform in size and style; allow the names of voters from more than one voting precinct to be on the same sheet of the petition paper; allow electronic signatures to be counted when the signatures comply with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; lower the number of signatures needed for the petition to five percent; amend KRS 132.017 to require the local governmental entity or school to levy a tax rate that is equal to the compensating tax rate when an election on the tax rate levy is canceled or when the election is held and the vote on the proposed increase fails to pass; amend KRS 160.470 to subject a tax increase by the district board of education in excess of the amount of revenue produced by the compensating tax rate to a recall vote; amend KRS 82.095 and 132.018 to conform.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to State & Local Government (S)

SB27 (BR234) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, S. Meredith, R. Thomas

AN ACT relating to student health.

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 2020-2021 school year; require that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Education (S)

SB28 (BR481) - R. Alvarado

AN ACT relating to notice of environmental incidents.

Create a new section of KRS 224.46-505 to 224.46-590 to require the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send a copy of a notice of violation for a hazardous waste site or facility to the county/judge executive of the county or the chief executive officer of the urban-county government within which the site or facility is located; amend KRS 224.10-212 to specify that notices of violation for hazardous waste sites or facilities are not prohibited from disclosure due to confidentiality.

SB28 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS 224.1-400 to 224.1-415 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send notice that an environmental emergency exists to the county/judge executive of the county or chief executive officer of the urban-county government where the environmental emergency occurred; create a new section of KRS 224.43-310 to 224.43-380 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to send a copy of a notice of violation for a contained landfill to the county/judge executive of the county or the chief executive officer of the urban-county government within which the contained landfill is located.

SCA1(B. Smith) - Make title amendment.

SFA1(R. Alvarado) - Clarify that required local notification of the issuance of a notice of violation applies to contained landfills operating as municipal waste disposal facilities; clarify that the relevant notices of violation are for noncompliance with a condition of a permit issued by the Division of Waste Management.

HCS1 - Retain original provisions of SB 28/GA; only require local notification of contained landfill violations when the violations have off-site impacts.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment

Feb 07, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 7, 2019; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


Feb 11, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)


Feb 13, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)


Mar 07, 2019 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 12, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Mar 14, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) on Thursday, March 14, 2019; Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1); Bill passed 37-0; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB29 (BR460)/LM - D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to licensing fees for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Amend KRS 243.075 to allow cities with a population of less than 20,000 and counties that do not have a city with a population greater than 20,000 to impose a regulatory license fee of no more than 6% on the sale of alcoholic beverages; license fees imposed under KRS 243.075 before the effective date of this Act.

SB29 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1/LM - Retain the original provisions except to change the regulatory license fee from 6% to 5% and add language to allow that cities or counties already imposing a regulatory license fee at a higher rate as of January 1, 2019, may continue to do so but cannot increase that fee.

SFA1(D. Carroll) - Retain the original provisions except delete the new text from subsection (9)(b) allowing the rate estimated in subsection (1)(b) of the section to be used rather than the amount imposed as of January 1, 2019.



Jan 09, 2019 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

Feb 14, 2019 - reassigned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)




Feb 22, 2019 - passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute


Feb 26, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 30-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1); received in House

Feb 27, 2019 - to Local Government (H)



Mar 07, 2019 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Mar 12, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 96-4



SB30 (BR91)/FN/HM - R. Alvarado, J. Carroll, P. Clark, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, D. Harper Angel, R. Thomas, J. Turner

AN ACT relating to cancer prevention through insurance coverage for screening and appropriate genetic testing.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover genetic tests for cancer that are recommended by certain health care providers if the recommendation is consistent with certain genetic testing guidelines; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 2 of the Act or any other law; amend KRS 304.17A-257 to reduce the age required for colorectal cancer examination and testing coverage from fifty (50) to forty-five(45); make technical amendments; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 1 of the Act or any other law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.



Jan 09, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance (S)



Feb 21, 2019 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019; 3rd reading, passed 33-3


Feb 25, 2019 - to Banking & Insurance (H); posted in committee



Mar 06, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019

Mar 07, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 98-1; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor


SB31 (BR128) - R. Alvarado, D. Carroll

AN ACT relating to sibling visitation.

Amend KRS 620.050 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in the case of siblings removed from their home who are not jointly placed, to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the siblings.



Jan 09, 2019 - to Health & Welfare (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Health & Welfare (S); 1st reading

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules



Feb 11, 2019 - to Health and Family Services (H)




Feb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019




SB32 (BR382) - S. Humphries

AN ACT relating to water well drillers.

Amend KRS 223.400 to add a definition of "water well driller's assistant"; amend KRS 223.405 to require water well drillers and water well driller's assistants to obtain a valid certificate before working on a water well; amend KRS 223.425 to establish the application, requirements, and effective term for the certification of water well driller's assistants; amend KRS 223.430 to allow the water well driller's assistant to work under the liability insurance and surety bond of the supervising certified water well driller; amend KRS 223.440 to prohibit the certified water well driller's assistant from certifying records required to be kept by the supervising certified water well driller; amend KRS 223.447 to establish certification and renewal fees for the water well driller and the water well driller's assistant; amend KRS 223.450 to conform.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 05, 2019 - taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S); 1st reading; returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Feb 06, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules



Feb 11, 2019 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)




Feb 25, 2019 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019




SB33 (BR333) - J. Schickel

AN ACT relating to employment discrimination based on smoking.

Amend KRS 344.040 to remove protections against employment discrimination based on an individual's status as a smoker or nonsmoker.



SB34 (BR288) - D. Thayer, M. Wilson

AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 117.025 to restrict voter registration data from being accessed, modified, or altered by any individual member of the State Board of Election, including the Secretary of the State and his or her staff.

SB34 - AMENDMENTS

SCS1 - Replace the entirety of the bill with the following changes: amend KRS 117.015 to make the State Board of Elections an independent agency of state government, the Secretary of State is to become an ex officio, nonvoting, and non-presiding member of the State Board of Elections; the Kentucky County Clerk's Association shall submit two separate list of four names of then current county clerks, of which two are to be appointed by the Governor; the clerks appointed shall represent each of the two political parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding regular election for state officials; allow the executive director of the board to vote only in the case of breaking a tie vote for the election of the chair of the board; establish criteria of qualifications and duties relative to being chair of the board; ensure that county clerks are exempted from the prohibition of being a former, or then current, candidate for elected office in order to become a member of the board; lower the age qualification to become a member of the board from 25 to 21 ensure that a quorum is present on the day of any primary or regular election with a majority of the board, less the two members who are county clerks; permit the members of the board who are county clerks to receive compensation only for expenses in attending board meetings; amend KRS 117.025 to delegate additional responsibilities to the board, including instituting appropriate safeguards to ensure that there is no inappropriate use of the voter registration roster, ensure that only county clerks, assistant county clerks, and State Board of Elections staff have the authority to access, correct, or alter voter registration data; the state board be responsible for oversight of board personnel, including hiring, investigations, disciplinary actions, promotions, and other like actions subject to KRS Chapter 18A; amend 117A.010 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 117A.030, 117A.040, 117A.050, 117A.060, 117A.130, and 117A.150 to remove the Secretary of State from the responsibility of implementing provisions and promulgating administrating regulations relevant to the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act, and make technical corrections; EMERGENCY.

SCA1(D. Thayer) - Make title amendment.


Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 12, 2019 - taken from State & Local Government (S); 1st reading; returned to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 13, 2019 - reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)



Feb 19, 2019 - 3rd reading, passed 27-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)




SB35 (BR304) - P. Hornback, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to grain discounts.

Amend KRS 251.015 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to investigate grain discounts; impose a penalty for hindering, obstructing, or interfering with inspectors; require the Department of Agriculture to report its findings on investigations relating to grain discounts to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture by November 1 of each year.

Oct 10, 2018 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Jan 08, 2019 - introduced in Senate; to Agriculture (S)

SB36 (BR458) - S. West

AN ACT relating to performance funding for postsecondary institutions.

Amend KRS 164.092, relating to performance funding for postsecondary educational institutions, to require a stop-loss provision of 1% in the performance funding models for fiscal years 2020-2021 through 2022-2023.



Jan 10, 2019 - to Education

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