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All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2017

SB 222: AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments. Amend KRS 67C.103 to set forth additional requirements relating to redistricting procedures and the filling of vacancies on the legislative council; clarify the audit and investigation powers of the legislative council; grant power to the council to subpoena persons and documents and administer oaths; establish procedures for failure to comply with subpoenas and require a resolution to create certain procedures; amend KRS 67C.105 to limit the mayor to two consecutive terms; clarify budget requirements; establish a requirement to submit certain contracts to the legislative council for review and approval; require appointment of a deputy mayor; establish terms and duties of the deputy mayor; provide that the deputy mayor will become temporary mayor in case of mayoral vacancy; establish procedures for mayoral vacancy and the simultaneous vacancy of mayor and deputy mayor; amend 67C.111 to allow annexation of territory by city within the consolidated local government with the approval of 80% of property owners, all other annexations subject to previous requirements of annexation; amend KRS 67C.115 to authorize the legislative council and political caucuses to retain outside legal counsel if desired; amend KRS 67C.131 to authorize two to four two staff persons be hired for recognized caucuses of the legislative council; amend KRS 67C.139 to require the mayor to take certain criteria into account in making appointments; establish procedures for the mayor's failure to make required appointments; establish procedures whereby legislative council members may serve on agencies, boards, and commissions; require examination of "incompatible offices" prior to appointments; amend KRS 67C.143 to allow removal of a member of a board or commission by legislative council; prohibit removed persons from holding same office or position for five years; amend KRS 424.290 to clarify that certain publication costs are to be borne by units of local government; allow county clerk in a county containing a consolidated local government to publish in a newspaper candidates and issues on ballot and allow Internet publication of other ballot information.

Became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 150)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2017

HB 208: AN ACT relating to funeral planning. Amend KRS 367.93103 to restrict an individual who is employed by an entity that is responsible for providing funeral or cemetery services or disposing of the declarant's remains from being a designee or alternate designee; amend KRS 367.93115 to make provisions for a decedent in the absence of a declaration; amend KRS 367.93117 to authorize individuals or entities to control the disposition of a decedent's body and make funeral, burial, and ceremonial arrangements if an individual in the next degree of kinship is not available; amend KRS 367.93121 to require actions to contest cremation authorization forms be brought in the District Court of the county of the decedent's residence or the county in which the funeral home or crematory is located.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2017

SB 159: AN ACT relating to civics education in public schools. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require all public high school students to pass a civics test in order to receive a regular diploma; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to prepare or approve the test with 100 questions drawn from the test administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens, and to disseminate the test to all public school districts; allow students the opportunity to retake the test as often as needed in order to pass; set the passing score at 60% of the total questions answered correctly; make these requirements subject to the accomodations for special needs students with individualized education programs as defined in KRS 158.281 or Section 504 Plans as defined in KRS 156.027.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2017

HB 395: AN ACT relating to the reorganization of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 42 to establish the Division of Special Investigations within the Office of Inspector General; establish the duties of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; amend KRS 12.020 and 42.0145 to establish the Office of Inspector General and the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs within the Office of the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; delete references to the Office of Public Information; amend KRS 131.020 to create within the Department of Revenue, the Office of Tax Policy and Regulation and the Division of Protest Resolution, the heads of which shall report directly to the commissioner; abolish the Division of Protest Resolution within the Office of Processing and Enforcement; confirm Executive Order 2016-602.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 131)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2017

SB 177: AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 18A.025 to add the Division of Technology Services, Division of Human Resources, and Division of Financial Services to the Office of Administrative Services in the Office of the Secretary; rename the Office of Diversity and Equality the Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training; rename the Center for Strategic Innovation the Office of Public Affairs; abolish the Division of Technology Services in the Department of Human Resources Administration; amend KRS 12.020 to conform; confirm Executive Order 2016-555.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 111)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2017

HB 314: AN ACT relating to controlled substance monitoring. Amend KRS 218A.202 to require certain hospitals to report positive toxicology screens to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; permit federal prosecutors and agents to use KASPER; permit practitioners or pharmacists to review KASPER reports of birth mothers of potentially drug-exposed infants; remove a pilot program relating to real-time electronic monitoring; make other technical corrections; amend KRS 218A.240 to conform.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 138)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2017

HB 184: AN ACT relating to overweight and overdimensional vehicles. Amend KRS 189.2715 to allow the transportation of metal commodities to exceed a gross weight of 80,000 pounds, but not exceed a gross weight of 120,000 pounds; define "metal commodities"; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the transportation of metal commodities; amend KRS 189.222 to provide a 10% weight tolerance to vehicles exclusively transporting items listed in KRS 189.222(2)(a), (b), and (c).

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 146)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2017

SB 248: AN ACT relating to radiation. Amend KRS 211.862 to amend the definition of Naturally-occurring radioactive material (NORM); add the definition of Technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); amend KRS 211.863 to add provisions relating to TENORM; exempt certain drill cuttings from wells from regulation as TENORM; authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to regulate TENORM.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)
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