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R Kentucky Senate · District 8 · Former member

Sen. Joe Bowen

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About Sen. Joe Bowen

Former Sen. who served Kentucky District 8. Was a member of the Republican party.

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co-sponsored 25 bills together

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SB 88AN ACT relating to city mandates. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to prohibit the General Assembly from imposing requirements on cities that require city expenditures or tax levies without fully funding the requirement or making the requirements contingent on city legislative body approval; exempt requirements that are the result of a federal mandate; ensure that the provisions do not affect the obligations under KRS 6.950 to 6.975. signed

8 years ago

SR 265Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Pearse Lyons. passed

8 years ago

SB 5AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits in the Medicaid program. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to directly administer all outpatient pharmacy benefits; prohibit renewal or negotiation of new contracts to provide Medicaid managed care that allow administration of outpatient benefits by any entity but the Department for Medicaid Services; reduce costs of future Medicaid managed care contracts by costs of all outpatient pharmacy benefits as they existed on January 1, 2017; allow the department to utilize managed care principles and techniques to assist with member medication adherence and cost control; require the department to establish a reasonable dispensing fee pursuant to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. signed

8 years ago

SB 57AN ACT relating to terrorism. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a person injured by an act of terrorism to file a claim for damages against the terrorist; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish a crime of terrorism as a capital offense which shall be punished by imprisonment for life without probation or parole; state that a person convicted of terrorism shall not be released early. signed

8 years ago

SB 151AN ACT relating to the local provision of wastewater services. Amend KRS 65.240, relating to interlocal agreements, KRS 74.407, relating to water districts, KRS 76.080, relating to metropolitan sewer districts, KRS 76.231, relating to joint sewer agencies, KRS 76.325, relating to sewer construction districts, and create a new section of KRS 220.010 to 220.540, relating to sanitation districts, to allow each agency or entity to contract with other entities to acquire wastewater facilities in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, repair, or maintenance when the entity's facilities are outside of that particular agency's jurisdictional boundaries. signed

8 years ago

SR 304Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Officer Scotty Hamilton. passed

8 years ago

SB 4AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers. Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2024; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection. Provide ballot language. passed

8 years ago

SB 30AN ACT relating to crime victims' rights. Repeal and reenact or repeal, reenact, and amend various sections of the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights to change statutory definition of "victim"; require that restitution to the victim be made when possible; repeal KRS 421.540; provide for a delayed contingent effective date of November 6, 2018, upon ratification of a proposed constitutional amendment providing protection of crime victims' rights. signed

8 years ago

SR 264Recognize April of 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. passed

8 years ago

SR 266Honor Jack Baker and the United States First Army on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the unit; recognize Jack Baker's distinguished military career as a member of First Army, and recognize his accomplishments and contributions to the United States and to the Commonwealth. passed

8 years ago