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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 8,508 In committee 8,182 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 13, 2017

HB 264: AN ACT relating to postsecondary financial aid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; define participating institution and student eligibility for the scholarship; prescribe the calculation of the scholarship amount; require participating institutions to submit information to the authority required for the administration of the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 13, 2017

HCR 50: Urge Congress to pass the bipartisan Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act to accelerate disbursement of $1 billion in available funding in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to revitalize coal communities hardest hit by the downturn of the coal industry.

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 13, 2017

HR 33: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert Martin "Bob" Thompson.

Adopted by voice vote

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 13, 2017

HB 286: AN ACT relating to eliminating retirement benefits for legislators taking office on or after January 1, 2018. Amend KRS 6.505 to close the Legislators' Retirement Plan to new members effective January 1, 2018; amend KRS 61.525 to prohibit future members of the General Assembly from participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System unless they participated in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System or the Legislators' Retirement Plan as members of the General Assembly prior to January 1, 2018; amend KRS 61.510, 61.520, and 61.525 to make technical and conforming amendments.

To State Government (H)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 13, 2017

SB 160: AN ACT relating to veterans. Amend KRS 40.050 to add gender-neutral language.

To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 13, 2017

HB 280: AN ACT relating to abortion. Amend 2017 Regular Session HB 2/GA to exempt women whose pregnancies resulted from rape or incest from having an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend 2017 Regular Session SB 5/GA to allow women whose pregnancies resulted from rape or incest to have an abortion even if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 13, 2017

SB 154: AN ACT relating to continuing education. Amend KRS 316.130 to remove the 6-hour, in-person continuing education requirement for funeral directors and embalmers.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2017

HR 42: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Judge Frank Howard McCartney.

Adopted by voice vote

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 109: AN ACT relating to information to be provided by condominium associations. Amend KRS 381.9167 to reduce the fee charged by condominium associations for documentation to be furnished by the seller of a unit, amend KRS 324.160 to require the Real Estate Commission to impose sanctions on a realtor for failing to provide condominium documentation to a purchaser as required under KRS 381.9203(1), amend KRS 324.165 and KRS 324.312 to conform.

Posted in committee

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 10, 2017

SB 148: AN ACT relating to distribution of sexually explicit images without the consent of the person depicted. Amend KRS 531.010 to define "private erotic matter"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of sexually explicit images without consent, and make such distribution a Class A misdemeanor unless it is done for profit, in which case it is a Class D felony.

To Judiciary (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 10, 2017

SB 149: AN ACT establishing the Government Nonprofit Contracting Advisory Commission. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to establish the Government Nonprofit Contracting Advisory Commission; attach to the Commission on Small Business Advocacy for administrative purposes; designate as members the secretaries of the cabinets for Finance and Administration, Health and Family Services, Transportation, and Education and Workforce Development, the executive director of the Kentucky Nonprofit Network, and eight members nominated by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and appointed by the Governor; specify that members shall serve without compensation; establish the duties of the commission to include but not be limited to reviewing and offering reports on administrative regulations, the effect of federal and state laws on nonprofit agencies, and best practices adopted by other states relating to contracting with nonprofit agencies; require an annual report.

To State & Local Government (S)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2017

HR 11: Urge the Kentucky Department for Local Government, the Kentucky County/Judge Executive Association; the Kentucky Association of Counties, and the Kentucky League of Cities to conduct annual dedicated training on the benefits and best practices of interlocal agreements.

3rd reading, adopted 93-0