Urge the United States Congress and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to assist with the prevention and mitigation of flood damage in Kentucky.
Maddy summaryHB 500 amends Kentucky's KRS 13A.350 to make technical corrections to the state's administrative regulations statute. It clarifies that all administrative regulations must conform to this chapter and repeals any existing laws or grants of authority that conflict with it. This affects state agencies and departments that create regulations, ensuring their rules align with current statutory requirements. The bill makes no substantive policy changes - only correcting technical inconsistencies in existing law.
Amend KRS 313.040 to expand the locations where a licensed dental hygienist may practice as a public health hygienist and provide dental hygiene services to include federally qualified health centers.
Maddy summaryThis resolution urges the U.S. Congress to change federal law, which currently bans firearm possession by anyone using medical cannabis. It directly affects medical cannabis patients in states like Kentucky (where a state program starts January 2025) who face conflicting state and federal rules. The resolution states that federal restrictions create unnecessary legal risks for patients seeking both medical care and Second Amendment rights. As a non-binding request, it asks Congress to find a solution but does not change existing law.
Maddy summaryHJR 47 designates a specific section of Kentucky Route 80 in Leslie County (from Daisy Lane to Pool Drive intersection) as the "Venita Caldwell Memorial Highway" to honor her 40-year career teaching at Hazard Community College. The resolution requires the Transportation Cabinet to install appropriate signage within 30 days of the resolution taking effect. This is a commemorative measure with no new policy or funding impacts.
Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A, relating to juvenile detention facilities, to direct that all incarcerated youth are subject to search at any time and to require separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for males and females; create new sections of KRS Chapter 197, relating to penitentiaries, to direct that all prisoners are subject to search at any time, require separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for males and females, and to prohibit the Department of Corrections from providing cosmetic procedures or initiating cross-sex hormones for a prisoner; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441, relating to jails, to direct that all jail inmates are subject to search at any time and to require separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for males and females.
Maddy summaryHB 480 amends Kentucky's social work licensing law (KRS 335.030) to replace gendered language ("he or she") with gender-neutral terms. The bill directly affects social workers in Kentucky who must use specific licensed titles like "Licensed Social Worker" under current law. It updates the statute to require inclusive language in all licensing and title usage provisions without changing eligibility requirements or practice standards. This is a procedural change to modernize the law's wording, not a policy shift in licensing rules. The bill is currently in committee review after its February 2025 introduction.
