AN ACT relating to employment.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B.010 to 335B.070 to require hiring and licensing authorities to establish an application process that gives persons convicted of a crime an opportunity to apply for a position of public employment or occupational license before pursuing training; amend KRS 335.020 to add criteria for hiring and licensing authorities to consider when determining if a conviction directly relates to the position of public employment or occupational license sought; amend KRS 335B.030 to require hiring or licensing authorities to request information and allow an applicant a hearing before making a determination of hiring for a position of public employment or granting an occupational license, and provide written findings of fact to the applicant upon determination.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Last action Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
95–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican78
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Gentry
DDemocratic
P
Beverly Chester-Burton
DDemocratic
P
Chad Aull
DDemocratic
P
Emily Callaway
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Keturah Herron
DDemocratic
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Burke
DDemocratic
P
Nima Kulkarni
DDemocratic
P
Rachel Roarx
DDemocratic
P
Ruth Ann Palumbo
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Stalker
DDemocratic
P
Steve Rawlings
RRepublican
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