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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 290: AN ACT relating to county law libraries.

Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill explicitly permits county law library funds for internet access and computer equipment, directly expanding technology infrastructure for public legal services.90% confidence
Nick Wilson (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SB 132: AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant health care professionals the right not to participate in services that violate their conscience; exempt health care professionals from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit hiring or licensing authorities from reprimanding health care professionals; require hiring or licensing authorities to provide complaints it has received to health care professionals; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Health Care Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects healthcare workers' right to conscientiously refuse procedures without discrimination or liability, advancing employment rights in healthcare sector.95% confidence
Gary Boswell (R) Don Douglas (R) Steve Rawlings (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HJR 33: A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to contingent appropriations.

Declare that the General Assembly does not authorize the contingent appropriation moneys to establish an Innovations in Early Childhood Education Delivery Grant Program.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBlocks contingent funding for early childhood education grant program, defunding a specific initiative under appropriations.95% confidence ✗ EducationOpposes EducationPrevents funding for early childhood education grant program, directly restricting educational program expansion through defunding.95% confidence
Jason Petrie (R) Josh Bray (R) Adam Bowling (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 741: AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet three or more of the eligibility criteria instead of one; require that a funding application for a capital construction project include cost and timeline estimates prepared and signed by a licensed professional engineer; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill modifies funding for water/wastewater systems, critical for pollution control and water supply (environmental protection).80% confidence
Jason Petrie (R) Josh Bray (R) Adam Bowling (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SR 13: A RESOLUTION recognizing Bill Bryant for 40 years of service with WKYT-TV.

SR 13 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing Bill Bryant for his 40 years of service as a journalist and anchor at WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. The resolution formally congratulates him on his career milestones, including hosting "Kentucky Newsmakers" for nearly 40 years and moderating political debates. It does not create any new laws, policies, or obligations - it is solely an expression of appreciation from the Kentucky Senate. The resolution was adopted by voice vote in March 2025.
Reggie Thomas (D)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SB 93: AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing loss.

Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify coverage requirements for hearing aids and related services; amend KRS 304.17A-131 to modify coverage requirements for cochlear implants; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for hearing aids and related services and cochlear implants; provide that various sections apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; establish construction of certain provisions for purposes of federal law and require state officials to comply; require the Department of Insurance to determine whether the coverage requirements for hearing aids and related services or cochlear implants would be in addition to essential health benefits required under federal law; require the Department of Insurance and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal waivers or approval, if necessary; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Medicaid and health plans to cover hearing aids/cochlear implants, expanding access to essential hearing services under health benefit mandates.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates expanded hearing aid/cochlear implant coverage in state employee health plans, directly expanding worker benefits under employment health coverage.85% confidence
Gerald Neal (D) Danny Carroll (R) David Yates (D) Steve Meredith (R) Don Douglas (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SB 6: AN ACT relating to the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program.

Amend KRS 157.320 to include costs paid on behalf of districts in the definition of "Support Education Excellence in Kentucky"; define "distributable cost" and "on-behalf cost"; amend KRS 157.330 to include appropriations of on-behalf costs in the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for the calculation of total cost of the program to support education excellence in Kentucky to include on-behalf costs and distributable costs; provide for the calculation; provide for the determination of on-behalf costs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAmends budget calculations to include more costs in education program funding, ensuring full coverage of district expenses and strengthening program finances.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill amends education fund definitions to include 'on-behalf costs,' expanding funding mechanisms for school programs under the 'Support Education Excellence' initiative.95% confidence
David Givens (R) Don Douglas (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 18: AN ACT relating to property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require certain development projects in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes to be treated as amendments to a zoning map and to meet the procedural requirements for approval set out in KRS Chapter 100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 that prohibits property owner's from leasing accessory dwelling units or multi-family housing units in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes unless the property owner primarily resides on the lot.
Topics ✗ HousingOpposes HousingBill prohibits leasing multi-family units in single-family zones, directly restricting housing development options and limiting affordable housing diversity in designated areas.95% confidence
John Hodgson (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 9: AN ACT relating to boards of the Kentucky General Assembly and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to define terms; establish the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board of the Kentucky General Assembly to review, analyze, study, evaluate, provide legislative oversight, and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding any aspect of the Kentucky Medicaid program; establish board membership, authority, and duties; amend KRS 7A.010, 7A.140, 7A.150, and 7A.180 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes Medicaid Oversight Board to review, evaluate, and recommend improvements to Kentucky Medicaid program, enhancing legislative oversight and accountability.85% confidence
Jason Petrie (R) Josh Bray (R) Ken Fleming (R) Adam Bowling (R) Steven Rudy (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 389: AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAmends prescription rules to expand provider eligibility (optometrists, PAs), exempt charitable practitioners from e-prescribing, and improve access to healthcare services without restricting coverage or funding.85% confidence
Mary Lou Marzian (D) Kim Moser (R) Robert Duvall (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SR 158: A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2, 2025, as Read Across America Day.

This resolution (SR 158) recognizes March 2, 2025, as Read Across America Day in Kentucky. It formally endorses the National Education Association's annual literacy campaign, which promotes daily reading through community events involving schools, libraries, and organizations. The resolution does not create new laws or policies but symbolically supports the national effort to celebrate reading and literacy, referencing Dr. Seuss's birthday and this year's theme. It was adopted by the Kentucky Senate via voice vote on March 13, 2025, as a ceremonial acknowledgment of an existing national initiative.
Steve West (R)
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