Adjourn the Senate and honor and loving memory of the 39 victims of the flooding in Eastern Kentucky.
Support and affirm the people of Ukraine and commend their strength and perseverance in the face of Russian aggression.
Propose to amend Section 181 of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to authorize a county, city, town, or municipal corporation to assess and collect local taxes and fees that are not otherwise in conflict with the Constitution; provide ballot question with proposed amendment; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Amend KRS 67.083 to allow a fiscal court of any county to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 92.281 to allow cities of all classes to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 610.350 to allow certain local government bodies to levy taxes within constitutional limitations, provided that the tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 83.520 to allow the legislative body of a city of the first class to levy all taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 65.760 to allow local governments to levy certain taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 92 to prohibit municipal corporations that are authorized to levy and collect taxes or fees from levying the tax or fee unless the tax or fee is allowed by the statutes of this state; EFFECTIVE only upon the ratification by voters of an amendment to Section 181 of the Kentucky Constitution.
Create various new sections of KRS 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish an excise tax on certain transfers of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medical cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on controlled substances; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423 to conform; amend KRS 218A.202 to require the Department for Public Health to utilize the electronic system for monitoring controlled substances to monitor medicinal cannabis; amend 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employerâs Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.
Urge the mayor of Louisville and the Metro Council serving in 2023 to form a task force that receives input from all stakeholders, including business and community leaders, to provide any recommendations regarding the statutory framework of the consolidated local government form.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to impose a 9.5 percent tax on the adjusted gross revenue of wagers to impose a 9.5 percent tax on the adjusted gross revenue on wagers placed at a licensed track; impose an additional 0.5 percent tax on the adjusted gross revenue and wagers placed at licensed tracks; authorize the department to collect taxes and enforce the penalties imposed in this section; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to define terms related to fantasy contests; create the wagering administration fund; establish the Kentucky problem gambling assistance account; allow for sports wagering on a licensed track or other venues where historical horse racing is permitted, a professional sports venue, online, or through a mobile app after the issuance of a wagering license by the commission; permit wagering on professional sporting events sanctioned by nationally recognized organizations; permit sports wagering on college sporting events sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA, or other body recognized by the commission; permit wagering on international events at the discretion of the commission; establish requirements for a sports wagering license; prohibit someone from placing a sports wager on an event where he or she is a participant; designate the crime of tampering with the outcome of a sporting event to be a Class C felony; require an operator of fantasy contests to be registered with the commission; establish an application process to operate a fantasy contest; establish the process for the commission to review and act upon an application for registration as a fantasy contest operator; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the requirements necessary to operate fantasy contests; require a registered fantasy contest operator to have an annual audit of records; establish requirements for the operation of a fantasy contests; require a person offering online poker in the Commonwealth to be issued a license by the commission; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulation prescribing the requirements for vendors offering online poker gaming; establish the online poker account within the state treasury for the deposit of licensing and gaming fees; and create a severability clause; amend KRS 137.190 and 230.360 to remove the reference of an admission tax; amend KRS 138.510 to impose an excise tax of 1.5 percent of all money wagered on live races; impose a 0.75 percent tax of all money wagered on live races and historical races at the track for Thoroughbred racing to be deposited into the Thoroughbred development fund; designate where to allocate 0.75 percent of all money wagered on historical horse races at the track for harness racing; require deposits to the equine industry programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System once the Equine Industry Program reaches $850,000; amend KRS 138.990 to remove the reference of a Class misdemeanor for people who violate KRS 138.480 to 138.490; amend KRS 139.200 to exempt the sale of admissions to enter the grounds of any race track licensed under KRS Chapter 230 where live racing or historical horse racing is being conducted from a 6 percent tax of the gross receipts; KRS 230.3615 to require breaks to be calculated to the nickel; amend KRS 230.363, 230.364, 230.365, 230.366, 230.369, 230.371, 230.372, and 230.373 to establish the procedures for persons with unclaimed sports wagering tickets; amend KRS 230.378 and 230.380 to remove the reference of an admissions tax; amend KRS 230.400 to authorize the commission to provide supplemental purses for claiming races that are contested at race meetings; amend KRS 230.550 to create a revolving fund for equine industry programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; create a new section of KRS Chapter 147A to establish the local government assistance fund; amend KRS 230.210, 230.215, 230.225, 230.240, 230.260, 230.320, 230.361, 230.374, 230.378, 230.380, 230.781, 230.783, 243.500, 525.090, 528.010, 528.020, 528.070, and 528.080 to conform; repeal KRS 138.480, 138.490, and 230.555.
Amend KRS 304.14-520 to prohibit an insurer from denying, or conditioning the effectiveness of, a Medicare supplement policy, or discriminating in price, based on the age, gender, health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or medical condition of an applicant or a person covered under the policy; prohibit the policy from containing a waiting period or pre-existing condition limitation or exclusion; require applications to be accepted, and policies issued, at all times throughout the year; provide that the Act applies to Medicare supplement policies issued, or renewed in this state on or after the effective date of the Act.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Darryl Owens.
Amend KRS 45A.110 require a bidder to state whether the bidder has received two or more civil penalties under KRS Chapters 337, 338, 339, or 341 prior to a determination of responsibility of the bidder.
