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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 29, 2026

SJR 68: A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

Urge the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransUrges full retirement and disability pay without offset, directly expanding veterans' benefits per bill's explicit language.95% confidence
Gerald Neal (D) Danny Carroll (R) Phillip Wheeler (R) Steve West (R) Brandon Smith (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 450: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance benefits, to reduce the required weekly verifiable work search activities from 5 to 3 and the required formal submitting of applications or interviewing for employment from 3 to 1.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentReduces work search requirements for unemployment benefits, easing access to support for job seekers during unemployment.90% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 458: AN ACT relating to universal recognition of occupational licenses.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to allow universal recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications; include work experience as a basis for licensure or certification; explicity include military personnel and their spouses; provide that the Act may be cited as the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRemoves licensing barriers for workers, enabling cross-jurisdictional employment mobility. Explicitly protects military personnel/spouses' employment rights, advancing workforce access to jobs without redundant certification.85% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExplicitly includes military personnel for license recognition, aiding veteran employment and reducing barriers to occupational licensure.95% confidence
Steven Doan (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 449: AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to provide a remedy for employees misclassified as independent contractors; amend KRS 337.010 to define "independent contractor" and "misclassified"; repeal KRS 336.137, relating to marketplace contractors.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides remedy for misclassified workers, defines terms to prevent misclassification, and repeals loophole allowing misclassification under marketplace contractors.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 29, 2026

SB 140: AN ACT relating to new public school construction.

Amend KRS 162.060 to require a school district to notify the Transportation Cabinet before construction on a new public school building may begin; require the Transportation Cabinet to provide the chief state school officer with a design and cost estimate for any new routes to access the school site and to identify any cost estimates and improvements to existing routes serving the school site.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires transportation planning for new school construction, improving infrastructure access and safety for students and staff.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates Transportation Cabinet involvement in school route planning, requiring infrastructure assessments for access to new school sites.85% confidence
Robby Mills (R) Jimmy Higdon (R) Robin Webb (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 457: AN ACT relating to the Council on Postsecondary Education's oversight of public postsecondary education institutions.

Amend KRS 164.096 to require each public postsecondary education institution to provide the Council on Postsecondary Education its annual operating budget by August 1 of each fiscal year; require each institution to provide the council a quarterly budget-to-actual report within thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal quarter; require each institution to provide financial information relevant to the Council's review of the institution's annual operating budget or quarterly budget-to-actual report upon the request of the council; amend KRS 164.013 to require the council's president to consult with the boards of regents and boards of trustees in their respective presidential selection and evaluation processes.
James Tipton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 461: AN ACT relating to human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to exclude puberty instruction from the prohibition of human sexuality instruction for students in the fifth grade and below; make human sexuality instruction opt-out for parents instead of opt-in.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill removes prohibition on puberty instruction for grades 5 and below and changes parental opt-in to opt-out, expanding curriculum access in K-12 education.90% confidence
Adrielle Camuel (D)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 29, 2026

SR 31: A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.

This resolution (SR 31) is a ceremonial gesture by the Kentucky Senate to honor cancer patients, survivors, families, and advocates. It specifically declares Thursday, January 29, 2026, as "Suits and Sneakers Day" in the Senate, recognizing a national initiative that raises cancer awareness through community efforts. The resolution does not create new laws or allocate funds; it is purely symbolic, aiming to acknowledge the impact of cancer on Kentuckians. It was adopted by the Senate with a voice vote on January 29, 2026.
Amanda Bledsoe (R) Cassie Armstrong (D) Scott Madon (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 463: AN ACT relating to fiscal responsibility in education technology planning.

Amend KRS 156.660 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a model education technology fiscal policy; state requirements of policy; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to require local school districts to adopt a model education technology fiscal policy; require local school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report on technology status for the prior school year; amend KRS 156.670 to move the responsibilities of the Council for Education Technology to the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.160, KRS 157.615, 157.660, and 157.655 to conform.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires development of education technology fiscal policy and annual reporting, promoting fiscal responsibility in budget management for schools.90% confidence
Vanessa Grossl (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HB 452: AN ACT relating to individual income tax and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 141.010 to define "qualified tips" and "qualified overtime compensation"; amend KRS 141.019 to allow the same treatment of qualified tips in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 224 and qualified overtime compensation in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 225; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.
T.J. Roberts (R) Richard White (R) John Hodgson (R) Mitch Whitaker (R) Scott Sharp (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2026

HR 43: A RESOLUTION recognizing the long-standing and successful economic and cultural partnership between Japan and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

HR 43 is a resolution recognizing Kentucky's long-standing economic and cultural partnership with Japan. It highlights that Japanese companies operate over 200 facilities in Kentucky, employing 45,000 Kentuckians and making Japan the state's top foreign investor, while Kentucky exports over $1 billion in goods (like bourbon and machinery) to Japan annually. The resolution also notes cultural ties, including seven sister city relationships and Japanese language education programs in Kentucky communities. It encourages lawmakers to join the Kentucky Japan Caucus to strengthen trade relations and directs the Clerk to share the resolution with Japan's Consul-General. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new laws but formally acknowledges existing partnerships.
Richard White (R) Chad Aull (D) Robert Duvall (R) Vanessa Grossl (R) Dan Fister (R)
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