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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 8,035 In committee 7,985 Passed 4,536 Signed 1,954 Failed 136

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 9, 2018

HB 86: AN ACT relating to naming of publicly funded assets and programs. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit naming of publicly funded assets and programs after elected officials and their immediate families until the sooner of 20 years after the official leaves office or 10 years after the death of the official.

Posted in committee

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 9, 2018

HB 152: AN ACT relating to the training of commercial driver's license holders in identifying and reporting human trafficking. Amend KRS 281A.010 to define "human trafficking"; amend KRS 281A.120 to require a person applying for a commercial driver's license to complete training related to identifying and reporting human trafficking; amend KRS 281A.130 to conform; amend KRS 281A.170 to require commercial driver's licenses to be issued with a wallet card that outlines the signs of human trafficking and how to report it, and includes the National Human Trafficking Hotline number; amend KRS 281A.320 and 281.755 to conform.

To Transportation (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 131: AN ACT relating to the use of juries in competency hearings conducted in guardianship proceedings. Amend KRS 387.570 to clarify when a respondent's presence may be waived at a guardianship competency hearing; allow a bench trial when the parties agree, there is no objection from interested parties, and all persons preparing the interdisciplinary report agree that the person is disabled or partially disabled; amend KRS 387.580 to conform.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 43: AN ACT relating to appellate judges. Amend KRS 118A.110 to define "retention election" for appellate judges; create a new section of KRS Chapter 118A to create an election process for retaining appointed appellate judges, following the ratification of a constitutional amendment to provide for appointments of appellate judges; amend KRS 118A.020, 118A.030, 118A.060, 118A.100, and 118A.140 to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 21A.020 to set staggered terms for appellate judges; EFFECTIVE contingently on January 1, 2020.

Reassigned to Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 139: AN ACT relating to vision examinations. Amend KRS 156.160 to require a conclusive vision examination upon a child's initial enrollment in kindergarten and a vision examaination upon a child's initial enrollment in grade six.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 44: AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 117, 118, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of appellate judges. Propose to amend Sections 117, 118, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to fill terms of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals by appointment by the Governor from a list of three nominees provided by the judicial nominating commission; provide for appointed justices and judges who seek additional terms to stand for elections in their districts; limit individuals to two full terms of office; schedule transitional provisions; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.

Reassigned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 129: AN ACT relating to sponsorship agreements with public universities. Amend KRS 164A.575 to require the governing boards of public universities to review contracts for sponsorships and endorsements to protect the good reputation of the university and maintain the financial integrity of the contract.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 102: AN ACT relating to arrests. Amend KRS 431.015 to allow a peace officer to make an arrest when a misdemeanor is committed in the officer's presence; allow a peace officer to issue a citation when the officer has probable cause to believe that a misdemeanor was committed outside of his or her presence.

Posted in committee

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 8, 2018

SJR 50: Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 2030 in Floyd County as the "Corporal Elba Case WWII Purple Heart Memorial Highway."

To Transportation (S)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 134: AN ACT relating to opportunities in education and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a separate income tax credit for tuition assistance based on contributions made to a qualified scholarship-granting organization; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide goals and reporting of metrics related to those goals; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish the order in which the credits may be taken; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to allow financial institutions to take the tax credit against the tax imposed by KRS 136.505; create a new section of KRS 136.500 to 136.575 to order all tax credits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to publish a list of certified nonpublic schools and nonpublic schools seeking certification; require the Department of Revenue to report information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190, 131.135, 131.618, 131.650, 131.990, 141.389, and 131.020 to conform.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 137: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky and to amend Section 99 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the office of Constable. Propose to create a new Section 99A of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the legislative body of a county to choose to abolish the office of Constable and also to reestablish that office through an ordinance; allow the legislative body of a city within the county to suspend the powers of the office of Constable within the city limits of that city and to reestablish those powers through an ordinance; amend Section 99 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit question to the voters.

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

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 8, 2018

HB 127: AN ACT relating to survivor benefits in the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. Amend KRS 161.520 to remove marriage as a disqualifying event for a widow or widower who is receiving survivor's benefits from the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System; specify that the widow or widower must have been married to the deceased contributing member for not less than five years.

To State Government (H)