Kentucky Bills

signed · Kentucky · House Feb 22, 2017

HB 174: AN ACT relating to overweight vehicles. Amend KRS 189.222 to extend a 10 percent weight tolerance for vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of feed for livestock or poultry; permit a vehicle registered under KRS 186.050(3) transporting certain meats, agricultural crop products, or livestock to exceed the gross weight provisions by a weight tolerance of 10 percent.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 8)

signed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 6: AN ACT relating to labor organizations and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to set forth requirements for labor organizations collecting moneys for dues and for political activities; for enrollment for members; and for maintaining financial records; amend KRS 336.990 to set forth a civil penalty for a violator; amend KRS 336.180, 337.060, 67A.6909, 67C.416, and 345.110 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 006)

signed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 12: AN ACT relating to responsible real property ownership. Amend KRS 258.095 to modify the definition of persons who would qualify as the "owner" of a dog for purposes of that chapter.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 007)

signed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 3: AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information. Amend KRS 61.661, 161.585, and 21.540 to require the disclosure, upon request, of the retirement benefit information of current and former members of the General Assembly, including the member's name, status, and projected or actual retirement benefit payments and benefits from the Kentucky Retirement Systems, the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, the Legislators' Retirement Plan, and the Judicial Retirement Plan.

Signed by Governor ((Acts, ch. 004)

signed · Kentucky · House Jan 9, 2017

HB 1: AN ACT relating to right-to-work provisions involving a condition of employment or continuation of employment and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 336.130 to indicate that public employees may not strike; prohibit mandatory membership in or financial support of a labor organization as a condition of employment; define "employee"; require the Labor Cabinet to investigate complaints and prosecute those who violate Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 336.180 to conform and define "employer" and "public employee"; amend KRS 336.990 to make a violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor, award damages, and provide injunctive relief; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to exempt existing contracts or agreements and to prohibit deduction of membership dues to a labor organization without express written consent of the employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to restrict certain local governments from enforcing an ordinance contrary to the provisions of the Act; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to conform; provide for severability of Act's provisions; provide short title of Act; EMERGENCY.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 001)

signed · Kentucky · House Jan 9, 2017

HB 2: AN ACT relating to full disclosure in public safety and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to create the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty; EMERGENCY.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 002)

signed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 5: AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit an abortion when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater; create an affirmative defense if the probable post-fertilization age was less than 20 weeks or if a medical emergency; require a determination of the unborn child's probable post-fertilization age prior to performing an abortion; allow for civil relief; create the Kentucky pain-capable unborn child protection litigation fund; allow for severability; 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 a criminal penalty for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; amend KRS 413.140 to provide a one-year statute of limitation for civil actions arising from violations; EMERGENCY.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 005)

signed · Kentucky · House Jan 9, 2017

HB 3: AN ACT relating to prevailing wage and declaring an emergency. Amend various KRS sections to delete prevailing wage provisions; abolish the Prevailing Wage Review Board; make conforming amendments; create new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit local governments from requiring employers to pay prevailing wage to employees; repeal KRS 337.505, 337.510, 337.512, 337.520, 337.522, 337.524, 337.525, 337.530, 337.540, 337.548, and 337.550, relating to prevailing wages in public works; apply this repeal to public works projects for which bids have not yet been awarded as of the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.

Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 003)