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signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2025

SB 2: AN ACT relating to correctional facilities.

SB 2 prohibits the use of public funds (state/local government money) in Kentucky correctional facilities for hormone treatments or surgeries related to gender reassignment. It defines "cosmetic service or elective procedure" to include cross-sex hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery, and bans funding for these except in rare cases where stopping treatment would cause immediate physical harm to an inmate. The law directly affects incarcerated individuals in Kentucky state and local correctional facilities by restricting access to these medical treatments using taxpayer money. It became law without the Governor's signature on March 27, 2025, after passing the legislature. The bill does not affect medical care unrelated to gender transition or private funding.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDefunds gender reassignment treatments in prisons, restricting medical services for inmates under corrections, aligning with defunding indicators in criminal justice context.90% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRestricts public funding for gender reassignment treatments in prisons, defunding a specific healthcare service per bill's explicit language banning 'cosmetic service or elective procedure' funding.95% confidence
Danny Carroll (R) Greg Elkins (R) Phillip Wheeler (R) Steve West (R) Brandon Smith (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 546: AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 176 to define terms relating to Local Assistance Road Program funding; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish procedures whereby cities and counties can submit projects for consideration in the Local Assistance Road Program; limit projects to those that are rehabilitative in nature and do not expand capacity or the design of the original road; limit state funding for any individual project to $500,000; require the cabinet to assign a score to each project evaluating the project's impact on safety, congestion, asset management, and cost; set deadlines for local government submission of projects and cabinet submission of projects with evaluative scores; establish a graduated local funding match requirement based on the county population ranking developed by the Cabinet for Economic Development under KRS 154.21-015; require the cabinet to report quarterly to the Legislative Research Commission on the activity relating to projects awarded grants; specify required elements of the report.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes specific budgetary limits ($500k/project) and procedures for road funding, promoting fiscal responsibility in transportation appropriations.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAppropriates funds for road rehabilitation projects with defined eligibility, aligning with transportation funding support.95% confidence
Jason Petrie (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 424: AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions.

Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to require the boards of each state university and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to approve a performance and productivity evaluation process for presidents and all faculty members by January 1, 2026; require faculty evaluations to be completed at least once every four years; permit removal of certain employees for failure to meet performance and productivity requirements regardless of status; permit a board to delegate appointment and removal of faculty to the college or university president; require that each board of regents of the six state comprehensive universities appoint a university president; specify employment contract duration limits for employees of comprehensive universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Jennifer Decker (R) James Tipton (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2025

SB 201: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.213 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to certify to the Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee that filing an administrative law judge position is necessary 150 days prior to the expiration of the term, add that the nominating committee may recommend the retention of a Workers' Compensation Board member and that each newly appointed member of the board shall not assume office until 30 days after confirmation; amend KRS 342.215 to provide that any board member appointed to fill an unexpired term shall assume office immediately for the remainder of the term; amend KRS 342.230 to provide that newly appointed administrative law judge shall not assume his or her office until June 1 following Senate confirmation and that any newly appointed administrative law judge appointed to fill any unexpired term shall immediately assume the office for the remainder of the term.
Phillip Wheeler (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2025

SB 183: AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems.

Amend KRS 21.450, 61.650, 78.790, and 161.430 relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems to define "shareholder-sponsored proposal" and "economic analysis"; require a proxy adviser under contract with a state-administered retirement system to conduct and document an economic analysis prior to voting on or recommending a vote on a shareholder-sponsored proposal that is inconsistent with the recommendation of the board of directors of the issuer of shares in order to demonstrate that a vote against management's recommendation is solely in the interest of the retirement plan members and beneficiaries; make technical corrections.
Phillip Wheeler (R) Craig Richardson (R) Robby Mills (R) Gex Williams (R) Matt Nunn (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 346: AN ACT relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 224.20-50 to define "emergency stationary internal combustion engine"; establish a standard for assessment of emissions fees by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and air pollution control districts; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentEstablishes emissions fee standards for air quality programs, directly regulating pollution control under Environment.90% confidence
Derek Lewis (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 398: AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.

Amend KRS 338.015 to define "qualified representative"; amend KRS 338.062 to prohibit the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board or the secretary of the Education Labor Cabinet from enforcing any occupational safety and health administrative regulation that has not been promulgated by or that is more stringent than the corresponding federal provision; amend KRS 338.091 to allow the Franklin Circuit Court to award actual expenses against the Department of Workplace Standards; amend KRS 338.111 to allow an employee's representative be present during an inspection; to allow the commissioner's representative to consult with employees if there is no employee representative available; amend KRS 338.121 to allow only current employees or qualified representatives of current employees to request an inspection; require that the alleged violation date be included in the notice and the employee's representative be notified; create time limits for filing a complaint and issuing a citation; amend KRS 338.141 to require that each citation include reference to the provision of the rule or regulation violated; require a citation or notice for any de minimus violation be issued promptly after inspection; prohibit issuance of a citation more than six months after the violation; require the correction time period be tolled until conclusion of the action.
Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentProhibits Kentucky from enforcing safety regulations stricter than federal standards, weakening state-level worker protections in occupational safety.95% confidence
William Lawrence (R) Jason Nemes (R) Walker Thomas (R) Josh Calloway (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 552: AN ACT relating to economic development.

Amend KRS Chapter 91A.360 to allow the appropriate chief executive officer or officers of a local tourist and convention center to appoint to the commission persons representing local restaurants, hotels, or motels residing within the city or county of the commission if no formal local city or county restaurant association, hotel and motel association, or chamber of commerce is in existence; make technical corrections.
Adam Moore (D) Kim King (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2025

SB 207: AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish a procedure for a local board of education to submit a waiver request to the Kentucky Board of Education to waive a statute or administrative regulation; set the terms and limitations of a waivers; authorize the identification of schools of innovation and establish parameters for the status; establish procedures for the renewal of approved waivers; provide the conditions and procedure for rescinding waivers by the state board; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations to adopt necessary forms and procedures to process waiver requests; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.108 and 160.107; provide that the Act may be cited as the School Innovation Act.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes schools of innovation and waiver procedures, enabling educational flexibility and advancement per bill's focus on innovation parameters.85% confidence
Steve West (R) Gex Williams (R) Matt Nunn (R) Steve Rawlings (R) Shelley Frommeyer (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 216: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 246 to allow employees of the Department of Agriculture, except those employed within the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy, to participate in, apply for, or receive funds, awards, or contracts administered by the department's Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy; amend KRS 11A.040 to conform; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.
Ryan Bivens (R) Myron Dossett (R) Kim King (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 495: AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against mental health care professionals, mental health care institutions, and ordained ministry for providing protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against individuals for offering information, training, and referrals for protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against parents and guardians who consent to their child receiving protected counseling services; prohibit reporting of a mental health care professional or mental health care institution to a hiring or licensing authority solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; prohibit a hiring or licensing authority from investigating a mental health care professional or mental health care institution solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; establish a civil cause of action for a person injured by a violation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mental Health Counseling Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill prohibits discrimination against mental health care providers and services, directly protecting access to mental health care under healthcare topic.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits employment discrimination against mental health professionals in counseling services, protecting workplace rights within mental health sector per Personnel and Employment subject.65% confidence
Shawn McPherson (R) Chris Fugate (R) Bill Wesley (R) Savannah Maddox (R) Kim King (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 695: AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 205.5372 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services from making any change to the Medicaid program without authorization from the General Assembly to do so; amend KRS 205.460 and 205.520 to conform; amend KRS 205.5371 to authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit a community engagement waiver for able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries without dependents; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the Kentucky Medicaid rebate sequestration fund as a restricted fund within the Finance and Administration Cabinet; require all money received by the Department for Medicaid Services as rebates from pharmaceutical drug manufacturers to be deposited into the Kentucky Medicaid rebate sequestration fund; amend KRS 205.240 to conform; amend KRS 205.525 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit a copy of any waiver renewal application to the Legislative Research Commission concurrent with submission of the application to a federal agency; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 205.6328 to establish reporting requirements for the Department for Medicaid Services and Medicaid managed care organizations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to retain beneficiaries' data for at least seven years after the beneficiary is disenrolled from the Medicaid program; require the Department for Medicaid Services and Medicaid managed care organizations to cover up to 100 units of psychoeducational services per Medicaid beneficiary per year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify the Legislative Research Commission of any anticipated barriers to implementing Medicaid-related legislation; direct the Department for Medicaid Services to reinstate all prior authorization requirements for behavioral health services that were in place on January 1, 2020; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to procure new Medicaid managed care contracts with an effective date of no later than January 1, 2027; direct Medicaid managed care organizations to collaborate on the development of a behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services scorecard; require behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services scorecard to be accessible by the public on each Medicaid managed care organization's website no later than December 31, 2025; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires legislative approval for Medicaid changes, preventing unilateral cuts to protect current coverage and program stability.85% confidence
Jason Petrie (R) Josh Bray (R) Adam Bowling (R)
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