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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 81: 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 2024; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; provide ballot language.

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

introduced · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HR 4: Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.

Introduced in House

introduced · Kentucky · Senate Jan 3, 2017

SR 3: Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2017 Regular Session with prayer.

Adopted by voice vote

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 53: AN ACT relating to unclaimed life insurance policies. Amend 304.15-420 to clarify the retroactive application of the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act.

To Banking & Insurance (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 97: AN ACT relating to home inspections. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require home inspections before purchasing.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 80: AN ACT relating to criminal attempted murder. Amend KRS 439.3401 to make criminal attempt to commit murder of a peace officer or a firefighter an offense for which at least 85 percent of the sentence must be served before probation or parole.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 42: AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for legislators. Amend KRS 6.505 to close the Legislators' Retirement Plan to new members effective August 1, 2017; prohibit current legislators from participating in the Legislators' Retirement Plan on or after August 1, 2017; provide that current and future legislators shall only participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for any service to the General Assembly occurring on or after August 1, 2017.

To State Government (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 46: AN ACT relating to controlled substances. Amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl or carfentanil subject to elevated penalties.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 70: AN ACT relating to life imprisonment for persistent felony offenders. Amend KRS 532.080 to increase the sentence to life without the possiblity of parole for offenders with three or more independent convictions for Class A or B felonies or capital offenses.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 49: AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly. Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than four consecutive terms of office and Representatives from serving more than eight consecutive terms of office, whether complete or partial terms, and prevent a legislator from serving more than sixteen consecutive years in the General Assembly, regardless of the house in which he or she served, beginning in 2018 for newly elected members only; allow legislators to resume service after two years have elapsed since leaving office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 25: AN ACT relating to public school assessment reporting. Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a school or district to prominently display on its Web site home page a report of the aggregate percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards on specified assessments.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 29: AN ACT relating to railroads. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require two-person crews on trains or light engines used in connection with the movement of freight; establish civil penalties for failure to have a two-person crew.

To Transportation (H)