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Transportation & Infrastructure Legislation
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Report created on April 20, 2024
 
HB29RAILROADS (DONOHUE, JEFFERY; AN ACT relating to railroads.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require two-person crews on trains or light engines used in connection with the movement of freight; establish civil penalties for failure to have a two-person crew.
 Current Status:   1/3/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation
 All Bill Status:   1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
8/22/2016 - Pre-Filed
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB29.htm
 
HB50ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (IMES, KENNY; Wells, William; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Amend KRS 13A.010 to amend the definition of "administrative regulation" and to define "last effective date"; amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to maintain a list of all administrative regulation numbers and their corresponding last effective dates; amend KRS 13A.220 and 13A.222 to make conforming changes to enable the renewal of an administrative regulation; amend KRS 13A.310 to provide that, beginning July 1, 2017, an ordinary administrative regulation shall expire 7 years after its last effective date; provide that an administrative regulation that has a last effective date prior to July 1, 2012, shall expire on July 1, 2019; establish duties of regulations compiler; and establish requirements for an administrative body that does not want an administrative regulation to expire.
 Current Status:   3/21/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
 All Bill Status:   3/14/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/14/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/14/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/8/2017 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-0
3/8/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
3/7/2017 - (S) SECOND READING to Rules
3/7/2017 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/7/2017 - Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
3/6/2017 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
3/6/2017 - (S) FIRST READING
3/6/2017 - (S) Taken From Committee
2/28/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
2/28/2017 - received in Senate
2/27/2017 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 80-9 with Committee Substitute
2/27/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/24/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/23/2017 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day for for February 24, 2017
2/23/2017 - (H) Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2/23/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/22/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
2/22/2017 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/21/2017 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/21/2017 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/21/2017 - House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/17/2017 - (H) posted in committee House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations
1/3/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations
1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
9/28/2016 - Pre-Filed
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB50.htm
 
HB64AIRPORT NOISE MITIGATION (DONOHUE, JEFFERY; AN ACT relating to tax credits for airport noise mitigation.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for the costs of mitigating noise from a commercial airport for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2021; amend KRS 131.190 to require certain information to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend various chapters in the Kentucky Revised Statutes to make conforming changes; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit.
 Current Status:   1/3/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue
 All Bill Status:   1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
10/27/2016 - Pre-Filed
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB64.htm
 
HB72PLANNING AND ZONING (MILLER, JERRY T.; Benvenuti, Robert; Mills, Robby; Santoro, Sal) AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to set requirements for filing a supersedeas bond for appeals of Circuit Court decisions before the case is transferred to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
 Current Status:   4/11/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
 All Bill Status:   3/30/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee report (1) adopted in House
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee reports (1) and (2) filed in House and (1) filed in Senate
3/30/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/30/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/30/2017 - (H) Passed w/FCCR (51-39)
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee report filed in House Agreed
3/30/2017 - received in House w/Letter
3/30/2017 - (S) Passed w/FCCR (21-17)
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate w/FCCR
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate Agreed
3/30/2017 - Free Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Miller J; Rep. Linder; Rep. Osborne; Rep. Overly
3/30/2017 - Missing Action! Cannot Agree
3/29/2017 - Conference Committee Appointed in House Rep. Miller J; Rep. Linder; Rep. Osborne; Rep. Overly
3/29/2017 - received in House w/Letter
3/29/2017 - Conference Committee Appointed in Senate Sen. Stivers; Sen Thayer; Sen. McGarvey
3/29/2017 - Senate Refused to Recede from Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
3/15/2017 - House Refused to Concur in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
3/15/2017 - Missing Action! for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
3/14/2017 - received in House w/Letter
3/14/2017 - (S) Passed w/SCS 1, SFA 1 (21-14)
3/14/2017 - Missing Action! of Third Reading Vote
3/14/2017 - (S) THIRD READING, defeated 18-16 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1); bill reconsidered; passed 21-14 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
3/14/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SCS 1, SFA 1
3/8/2017 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/8/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
3/7/2017 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
3/2/2017 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2017 - (S) FIRST READING w/SCS 1, to Regular Calendar
3/1/2017 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/1/2017 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/23/2017 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate State and Local Government
2/16/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
2/15/2017 - received in Senate
2/14/2017 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 63-32 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (3) (4) and (1-title)
2/14/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 14, 2017
2/13/2017 - floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2/9/2017 - floor amendment (2) filed, floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
2/9/2017 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/8/2017 - floor amendment filed
2/8/2017 - floor amendment (1-title) filed
2/8/2017 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/8/2017 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/8/2017 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/7/2017 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary
1/3/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary
1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
11/10/2016 - Pre-Filed
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB72.htm
 
HB77ENHANCED SECURE IDENTITY DOCUMENTS (DUPLESSIS, JIM; Dossett, Myron) AN ACT relating to enhanced secure identity documents and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 186.410 to specify that the Transportation Cabinet is the issuing agency for operator's licenses and personal identification cards; allow applications through alternative technology; establish a base renewal period of 8 years for operator's licenses and personal ID cards; require drivers under 18 who apply for an instruction permit to enroll in a driver education course.
 Current Status:   3/8/2017 - (H) WITHDRAWN
 All Bill Status:   1/3/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation
1/3/2017 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)
11/21/2016 - Pre-Filed
11/21/2016 - Pre-Filed
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB77.htm
 
HB181MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AUTHORITIES (GOOCH JR., JIM; Johnson, Dan) AN ACT relating to municipal electric authorities.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 to permit municipal utilities to join together to buy and sell electricity and natural gas; specify elements of an agreement to create a municipal electric authority; determine what powers an authority will have, including the power to undertake projects, bonding, and other borrowing power; specify limits to financial transactions; amend KRS 45A.365 and 424.260 to conform; cite as Municipal Electric Authority Act.
 Current Status:   2/23/2017 - House Natural Resources & Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
 All Bill Status:   2/22/2017 - (H) posted in committee House Natural Resources & Energy
2/9/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Natural Resources & Energy
2/7/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB181.htm
 
HB189AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (DECESARE, JIM; Westrom, Susan; Santoro, Sal; Wuchner, Addia) AN ACT relating to area development districts.

Amend KRS 147A.070 to require area development districts to use specific hiring practices and comply with state accountability and transparency standard measures; require a report to LRC from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Education and Workforce Development Cabinet on allocations of funds provided to the area development districts and require area development districts to report on the use of state and federal funds; create a new section of KRS Chapter 147A to specify the requirements for audits of area development districts; make the section specifying requirements for audits; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018.
 Current Status:   3/20/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
 All Bill Status:   3/8/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/8/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/7/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/6/2017 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0
3/6/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 6, 2017
3/2/2017 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2017 - (S) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/1/2017 - (S) Reported Favorably
3/1/2017 - Senate State and Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/24/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
2/23/2017 - received in Senate
2/22/2017 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute
2/22/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
2/21/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 22, 2017
2/17/2017 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/16/2017 - (H) FIRST READING w/HCS 1, to Consent Calendar
2/16/2017 - (H) Reported Favorably
2/16/2017 - House State Government, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/14/2017 - (H) posted in committee House State Government
2/9/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government
2/7/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB189.htm
 
HCR27MILEAGE BASED TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE (KOENIG, ADAM; Create the Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force to develop and study the implementation of a mileage-based transportation funding mechanism; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2017 Interim and to submit any proposed findings or recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2017.

Create the Mileage-Based Transportation Funding Task Force to develop and study the implementation of a mileage-based transportation funding mechanism; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2017 Interim and to submit any proposed findings or recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2017.
 Current Status:   2/7/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation
 All Bill Status:   1/7/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HC27.htm
 
SB51CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; Carroll, Julian M.; Carroll, Danny; Hornback, Paul) AN ACT relating to protection of critical infrastructure.

Create a new section of Chapter 183 to create the offense of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system; define "critical infrastructure," " unmanned aircraft," and "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibit the use of an unmanned aircraft system to collect evidence or information about critical infrastructure without prior written consent and make the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system for this purpose a Class A or Class B misdemeanor.
 Current Status:   1/7/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
 All Bill Status:   1/3/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB51.htm
 
SB114MOTOR VEHICLE COVERAGE (GIRDLER, RICK; AN ACT relating to required minimum tort liability coverage for motor vehicles.

Amend KRS 304.39-110 to increase required minimum tort liability coverage for motor vehicle insurance arising out of property damage to $25,000.
 Current Status:   4/10/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
 All Bill Status:   3/29/2017 - delivered to Governor
3/29/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
3/29/2017 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
3/29/2017 - (S) Passed 36-0
3/29/2017 - Senate Concurred in House floor amendment (1)
3/29/2017 - Missing Action! for concurrence in House floor amendment (1) for Wednesday, March 29, 2017
3/15/2017 - received in Senate w/Letter
3/15/2017 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 91-1 with floor amendment (1)
3/15/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
3/14/2017 - floor amendment (1) filed
3/14/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/8/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/7/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/6/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/3/2017 - taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
3/3/2017 - (H) Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
3/3/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day
3/2/2017 - (H) Posted for Passage in Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 3, 2017
3/2/2017 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/1/2017 - (H) FIRST READING to Consent Calendar
3/1/2017 - (H) Reported Favorably
3/1/2017 - House Banking & Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/28/2017 - (H) posted in committee House Banking & Insurance
2/28/2017 - (H) reassigned to committee House Banking & Insurance
2/27/2017 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation
2/23/2017 - received in House
2/23/2017 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 38-0 with floor amendment (1)
2/23/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/SFA 1
2/22/2017 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
2/21/2017 - floor amendment (1) filed
2/15/2017 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules
2/14/2017 - (S) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
2/14/2017 - (S) Reported Favorably
2/14/2017 - Senate Banking and Insurance, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
2/8/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking and Insurance
2/7/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB114.htm
 
SB149NONPROFIT CONTRACTING (WISE, MAX; AN ACT establishing the government non-profit 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.
 Current Status:   2/10/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
 All Bill Status:   2/9/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB149.htm
 
SB157WATER DISTRICTS (JONES, RAY; AN ACT relating to water districts.

Amend KRS 74.025 to authorize the Public Service Commission to remove all governing persons of a water district for specified causes; authorize the Public Service Commission and the Division of Water to manage the water district or have the commission redraw the geographical area of the water district.
 Current Status:   3/8/2017 - Senate Natural Resources and Energy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
 All Bill Status:   2/28/2017 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/28/2017 - (S) SECOND READING
2/28/2017 - (S) Taken From Committee
2/27/2017 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/27/2017 - (S) FIRST READING
2/27/2017 - (S) Taken From Committee
2/13/2017 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources and Energy
2/10/2017 - Introduced
 State Bill Page:   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB157.htm
 
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