| HB1 | WAGES (STUMBO, GREG; Butler, Denver; Graham, Derrick; Marzian, Mary Lou; Owens, Darryl; Smart, Rita; Yonts, Brent) AN ACT relating to wages.
Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to $8.10 per hour on July 1, 2014, $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2015, and $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2016; amend KRS 337.420 to define "equivalent jobs" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the promulgation occur on or before July 1, 2015; amendments to KRS 337.423 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016. |
| | Current Status: | 3/20/2014 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | Recent Status: | 2/12/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
2/7/2014 - received in Senate
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| | News Stories: | 3/10/2014 - Swap meet time: Legislative leaders talking about changing but passing two key bills |
| | | 2/7/2014 - After marathon debate, House passes minimum wage increase, 54-44 |
| | | 2/6/2014 - Legislative Update: Minimum wage bill and casino bills face uncertain futures |
| | | 1/31/2014 - Proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 bill passes House committee |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB1.htm |
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| HB5 | PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURITY (BUTLER, DENVER; Santoro, Sal; Adams, Julie; Adkins, Rocky; Bell, Johnny; Benvenuti, Robert; Bratcher, Kevin D.; Burch, Tom; Butler, Dwight; Carney, John Bam; Clark, Larry; Collins, Hubert; Combs, Leslie; Couch, Tim; Coursey, Will; Crenshaw, Jesse; Crimm, Ron; Damron, Robert; DeCesare, Jim; Denham, Mike; Donohue, Jeffery; Dossett, Myron; Embry, C.B.; Fischer, Joseph M.; Flood, Kelly; Glenn, Jim; Graham, Derrick; Greer, Jeff; Hall, Keith; Harmon, Mike; Heath, Richard; Herald, Toby; Horlander, Dennis; Imes, Kenny; Jenkins, Joni L.; Keene, Dennis; King, Martha; Koenig, Adam; Lee, Jimmie; Marzian, Mary Lou; Mayfield, Donna; Meade, David; Meredith, Michael; Miles, Suzanne; Miller, Charles; Montell, Brad; Mills, Terry; Osborne, David W.; Overly, Sannie; Quarles, Ryan ; Rader, Marie; Richards, Jody; Riggs, Steven; Rowland, Bart; Simpson, Arnold; Sinnette, Kevin; Steele, Fitz; Stewart, Jim; Stumbo, Greg; Thompson, Tommy; Tilley, John; Turner, Tommy; Upchurch, Ken; Watkins, Gerald; Wayne, Jim; Webber, Russell; Westrom, Susan; Wuchner, Addia; Yonts, Brent; York, Jill) AN ACT relating to the safety and security of personal information held by public agencies.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define certain terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require public agencies and nonaffiliated third parties to implement, maintain, and update security procedures and practices, including taking any appropriate corrective action to safeguard against security breaches; establish reasonable security and breach investigation procedures; include security and breach investigation procedures in contracts with nonaffiliated third parties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require public agencies that maintain personal information to notify persons impacted by security breaches; notify specified officials of security breaches; specify how to provide notice of security breaches to impacted individuals; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for the disposal and destruction of records that include personal information and require the legislative and judicial branches to follow Sections 1 to 4 of this Act; amend KRS 42.722 to define certain terms; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to develop a security framework relating to privacy and confidentiality of personal information and submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission regarding security breaches; amend KRS 42.732 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to receive specified advice on preventing security attacks; amend KRS 171.450 to require the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures to protect against unauthorized access to personal information; amend KRS 171.680 to require public agencies to comply with the provisions of Sections 1 to 4 of this Act. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/31/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/31/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | News Stories: | 3/18/2014 - Senate panel approves cyber-security bill pushed by Edelen |
| | | 3/7/2014 - Auditor Adam Edelen lashes out at Damon Thayer |
| | | 3/3/2014 - Cyber security bill stalled by politics? 'Impatient' state Auditor asks Senate for hearing date |
| | | 1/31/2014 - House approves bill to protect personal data on government computers |
| | | 1/24/2014 - Kentucky House to Vote on Cyber Security Improvements for State Government |
| | | 1/15/2014 - Bill seeks to enhance cyber security measures |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB5.htm |
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| HB17 | ECONOMIC INCENTIVES (CLARK, LARRY; Butler, Denver; Donohue, Jeffery; Hall, Keith; Horlander, Dennis; Palumbo, Ruth Ann; Westrom, Susan) AN ACT relating to reporting on economic incentive programs.
Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the cabinet to maintain a searchable electronic database containing information on the cost and status of economic incentive programs; specify programs and information to be included; apply to specified programs approved within last five years; require in addition a single annual written report for programs approved in preceding fiscal year; specify programs and information to be included; amend KRS 148.546, 148.8591, 154.12-100, 154.12-208, 154.12-278, 154.20-150, 154.27-050, and 154.31-030 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 4/25/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/15/2014 - delivered to Governor
4/15/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | News Stories: | 1/17/2014 - Bill Calls for Tracking Kentucky Economic Development Incentives |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB17.htm |
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| HB105 | LAW ENFORCEMENT FEES (WATKINS, GERALD; AN ACT relating to fees for fingerprinting and photography by law enforcement.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to allow State Police to charge a reasonable fee when persons request fingerprinting and photography for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or for personal use; amend KRS 64.090 to allow sheriffs to also charge a fee for requested fingerprinting and photography; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to allow local governments to charge a fee for requested fingerprinting and photography; create a new section of KRS Chapter 70 to allow sheriffs to change a fee for requested fingerprinting and photographs. |
| | Current Status: | 4/25/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - delivered to Governor
4/14/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB105.htm |
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| HB115 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT (RICHARDS, JODY; DeCesare, Jim; Santoro, Sal; Floyd, David) AN ACT relating to local government.
Amend KRS 67.045 to allow county governments to defer redistricting until after the General Assembly has redistricting the Kentucky senatorial and representative districts, provided proceedings are begun no later than May of the third year following each decennial census; amend KRS 67C.135 to allow consolidated local governments to defer redistricting until after the General Assembly has redistricting the Kentucky senatorial and representative districts, provided proceedings are begun no later than May of the third year following each decennial census; amend KRS 67.050 and KRS 67C.103 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 2/3/2014 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | Recent Status: | 2/3/2014 - (S) SECOND READING
2/3/2014 - (S) Taken From Committee
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB115.htm |
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| HB173 | PUBLIC SMOKING (WESTROM, SUSAN; Adams, Julie; Crenshaw, Jesse; Flood, Kelly; Graham, Derrick; Greer, Jeff; Jenkins, Joni L.; Marzian, Mary Lou; Owens, Darryl; Watkins, David) AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of "no smoking" signs at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violations; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines go to the agency whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; exempt certain research and manufacturing laboratories and agricultural buildings; amend KRS 344.040, relating to unlawful practices by an employer, to add reference to state law, local ordinance, or local board of health regulation relating to smoking; amend KRS 431.450, relating to uniform citations, to provide for issuing citation forms to health departments; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police to create and issue uniform smoking violation citations; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1,2,3,4,5
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1,2,3,4,5
3/31/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1,2,3,4,5
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| | News Stories: | 2/13/2014 - Kentucky smoking ban supporters push reluctant lawmakers to pass statewide bill |
| | | 2/7/2014 - Statewide Smoking Ban Clears Kentucky State House Committee |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB173.htm |
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| HB176 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES (SMART, RITA; Richards, Jody; Crimm, Ron; Graham, Derrick; Jenkins, Joni L.; King, Martha; Stone, Wilson) AN ACT relating to local government procedures.
Amend KRS 65.055 to allow the electronic distribution of open meetings, open records, and records management materials which the local officials must distribute locally, and allow the distribution to members who have been appointed or elected after the most recent distribution to occur within 60 days after the date their term of office begins; amend KRS 83A.060, relating to city ordinances, to require text that is intended to be removed from an ordinance to be enclosed by brackets and be stricken through with a solid, rather than dashed, line; amend KRS 91A.040, relating to city audits, to allow the audits and financial statements to be sent by electronic means to the Department for Local Government, which may in turn send the audits and financial statements to the LRC by electronic means; amend KRS 424.330, relating to the publication of delinquent city taxes, to allow the publication costs to be prorated among the delinquent taxpayers, in lieu of a $5 fee being added for publication costs for each delinquent taxpayer. |
| | Current Status: | 3/19/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/12/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/12/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB176.htm |
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| HB182 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (BUTLER, DWIGHT; AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the salaries of state officials and to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform.
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing an independent commission to set salaries of members of the General Assembly, judges, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Agriculture; require the General Assembly to enact laws creating this commission; require the commission periodically to file salary schedules with the Secretary of State; allow voter referendum on a salary schedule after the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the number of voters who participated in the most recent election for Governor; require salaries in effect on November 4, 2014, to remain in effect until altered by the commission or by voter referendum; propose to amend Sections 120, 235, and 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; submit to voters. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/31/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB182.htm |
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| HB233 | ELECTIONS (IMES, KENNY; AN ACT relating to elections.
Amend KRS 117.275 to prohibit county boards of election, county clerks, and other local election officials from reporting or releasing the results of any primary, regular election, or special election until five minutes after all polling places in the Commonwealth have closed. |
| | Current Status: | 3/25/2014 - (H) recommitted to committee House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
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| | Recent Status: | 3/19/2014 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
3/18/2014 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB233.htm |
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| HB235 | EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET (RAND, RICK; Stumbo, Greg; Adkins, Rocky; Clark, Larry; Overly, Sannie; Thompson, Tommy) AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. |
| | Current Status: | 4/28/2014 - delivered to Secretary of State
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| | Recent Status: | 4/15/2014 - Veto not acted upon
4/11/2014 - line items vetoed (Acts, ch. 117)
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| | News Stories: | 4/12/2014 - Beshear vetoes 12 budget items, toll ban |
| | | 3/30/2014 - Kentucky House and Senate leaders agree on state budget |
| | | 3/25/2014 - Senate cuts UK, Louisville projects from budget |
| | | 3/14/2014 - House deflects attempts to reject health care law |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB235.htm |
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| HB331 | MUNICIPAL CLASSIFICATION (RIGGS, STEVEN; Adams, Julie; Denham, Mike; Koenig, Adam; Meredith, Michael; Rowland, Bart; Rudy, Steven; Shell, Jonathan; Simpson, Arnold; Sinnette, Kevin; Smart, Rita) AN ACT relating to municipal classification.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 81 to establish a two-class classification for cities based on city government model type, that being cities of the first class which are cities having the alderman form of government, and home rule cities which are cities having either the mayor-council plan, commission plan, or city manager plan, and require the city to report its classification to the Secretary of State initially and when a reclassification occurs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 81 to establish a process that allows cities, when the statutes establish a population limit based on the federal decennial census, to petition the Circuit Court of jurisdiction to declare the city's population at a certain level in the period between censuses; amend KRS 81.028 to preserve the authority of certain cities within consolidated local governments already doing so to maintain their own fire and police departments and civil service and pension systems; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 81 to conform with the proposed reclassification system dealing with the governmental forms; amend KRS 81A.530 relating to the annexation of cities smaller than 1,000 persons by larger cities; amend KRS 83A.160 to establish a procedure for becoming a city of the first class; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67A to affirm that the Act in and of itself does not affect the status or powers of an urban-county government that are derived from municipal powers assigned to the highest class at the time of the formation of the urban-county government; create a new section of KRS Chapter 83A to specify that a city, through meeting a population requirement assigned by the statutes set out in the section, retains the power or duty if the city falls under that population requirement, but if the power or duty is in conflict with another power or duty assigned to the city for meeting a population requirement, then the requirement for the higher population count prevails; create a new section of KRS Chapter 83A to preserve the mayoral term limits expressed in Section 160 of the Constitution; amend the following chapters or statutes to accommodate the proposed reclassification system: KRS 82.085 relating to differential tax rates by removing mention of class; KRS 82.095 regarding supplemental taxes available to certain cities in consolidated local governments by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 83A relating to organization of government in cities to conform to new system of classification; KRS 11.200 relating to appointments on the Small Business Advocacy Commission by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 15.705 relating to appointments to the Prosecutors Advisory Council by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 15.755 relating to the ability of county attorneys' practice of law in certain local governments by replacing mention of class with assigned population limits; KRS 39F.160 relating to rescue squad taxing district board appointments by replacing mention of class with commensurate population limits; KRS 41.240 relating to securities and obligations accepted by the State Treasurer from cities to allow any city to qualify rather than selected cities; KRS 56.140 relating to investment of obligations by cities to allow home rule class cities rather than selected cities to qualify; KRS 61.080 relating to incompatible offices by making mayors and city legislative body members offices incompatible in all cities. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/31/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/31/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB331.htm |
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| HB340 | ELECTIONS (NELSON, RICK; AN ACT relating to elections.
Amend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, 118.225, 118.591, 118.601, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for candidates from the last Tuesday in January to the last business day in December and amend to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
3/31/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HFA 1
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB340.htm |
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| HB355 | EXPUNGEMENT (STONE, WILSON; Tilley, John; Bell, Johnny) AN ACT relating to expungement.
Amend KRS 431.078 to allow expungement of multiple misdemeanors, violations, or traffic infractions after ten years. |
| | Current Status: | 3/31/2014 - floor amendments (2) and (7) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (1-title) (3) (4-title) (5-title) and (6) filed
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| | Recent Status: | 3/31/2014 - received in House w/Letter
3/31/2014 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 27-8 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB355.htm |
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| HB357 | SELF STORAGE INSURANCE (DAMRON, ROBERT; AN ACT relating to self-service storage space insurance.
Amend KRS 304.9-230 to create a self-storage space insurance limited line of authority for an agent's license; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms relating to self-service storage space insurance; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize an operator of a self-service storage facility to offer and disseminate insurance for personal property located within a leased space of the facility on behalf of and under the control of a limited lines self-service storage space insurance producer, subject to specified requirements; create a new section of Subtitle 9 of KRS Chapter 304 to require provision of specified consumer protection disclosures to the occupant leasing the space. |
| | Current Status: | 4/8/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/27/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/27/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB357.htm |
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| HB366 | CANDIDATE FUNDING (STUMBO, GREG; Bell, Johnny; Coursey, Will; Henderson, Richard) AN ACT relating to self-funding of candidates.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to increase spending limits in relation to self-funded candidates; amend KRS 121.150, 121.015, and 121.056 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 3/26/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | Recent Status: | 3/25/2014 - received in Senate
3/24/2014 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 58-38 with floor amendment (1)
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| | News Stories: | 3/12/2014 - House panel approves bill that would alter funding rules for gubernatorial candidates |
| | | 2/12/2014 - Campaign fundraising | Greg Stumbo files bill to boost donation limits against self-funded candidates |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB366.htm |
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| HB367 | ELECTIONS (QUARLES, RYAN ; Owens, Darryl; Tilley, John; Dossett, Myron; Jenkins, Joni L.; Koenig, Adam; Waide, Ben) AN ACT relating to nonpartisan elections.
Amend KRS 83A.045 and 83A.170 to require instruction of voters in a primary or regular election to vote for "up to" the number of candidates for which they may vote; amend KRS 83A.100 to require that the two (2) candidates for the office of legislative body member receiving the highest number of votes by eligible voters be deemed nominated from such ward; repeal KRS 83A.110 which provides staggered terms for legislative body members. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/21/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/21/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB367.htm |
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| HB384 | OFFENDER REENTRY (TILLEY, JOHN; Floyd, David; Meeks, Reginald; Owens, Darryl; Yonts, Brent) AN ACT relating to offender reentry.
Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 335B relating to employment and licensure of persons convicted of crime to narrow the class of offenses to which the chapter applies, to add consideration of the passage of time since the commission of the offense to the criteria considered in making licensure decisions, to delete language relating to a hiring or licensing authority's subjective view of an ex-offender's rehabilitation, and to require an open hearing prior to a license denial for an ex-offender; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 335B.060 to exempt peace officers and other law enforcement personnel; repeal KRS 335B.040. |
| | Current Status: | 3/24/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
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| | Recent Status: | 3/20/2014 - received in Senate
3/19/2014 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB384.htm |
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| HB528 | TOURISM DEVELOPMENT (BUTLER, DENVER; AN ACT relating to tourism development.
Create a new section of KRS 148.850 to 148.860 to establish a tourism promotion incentive program for companies that previously received incentives under the Tourism Development Act for an entertainment destination center project; amend KRS 139.536 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2014 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 3/4/2014 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB528.htm |
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| HB551 | LOCAL OPTION SALES AND USE TAX (THOMPSON, TOMMY; AN ACT relating to local option sales and use tax.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to establish the parameters and requirements for the levy of local option sales and use taxes, if a proposed constitutional amendment allowing such a levy is approved; create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to establish tax administration provisions; provide that the provisions of the Act will be effective on January 1 2015, only if the proposed constitutional amendment is approved by the voters of the Commonwealth at the November 2014 general election; if the proposed amendment is not approved, the Act is void. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1,2T
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1,2T
3/31/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1,2T
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| | News Stories: | 3/25/2014 - Local option sales tax bill dead, Fischer admits |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB551.htm |
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| SB4 | LEGISLATORS' RETIREMENT PLAN (MCDANIEL, CHRISTIAN; Wilson, Mike; Bowen, Joe; Thayer, Damon; Higdon, Jimmy; Givens, David P.; Hornback, Paul; Kerr, Alice Forgy; Parrett, Dennis; Girdler, Chris; Carpenter, Jared; McGarvey, Morgan) AN ACT relating to the Legislators' Retirement Plan.
Amend KRS 6.525 to allow members contributing to the Legislators' Retirement Plan prior to January 1, 2014, to make a one-time election to have their benefits from the Legislators' Retirement Plan based solely on their legislative salary and any salary, earned in another state-administered retirement system prior to January 1, 2014. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
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| | Recent Status: | 4/14/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
3/31/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day
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| | News Stories: | 3/7/2014 - General Assembly quietly piecing together pension reforms focused on governance |
| | | 1/24/2014 - Senators hope 6th time's the charm for ending big pension payday for legislators who switch jobs |
| | | 1/15/2014 - Committee Update: Legislative pension reciprocity bill clears Senate panel |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB4.htm |
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| SB45 | SEARCH WARRANTS (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; Harris, Ernie) AN ACT relating to search warrants.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to allow the court system to authorize a search warrant to be applied for and issued electronically if the process complies with constitutional and other specified safeguards. |
| | Current Status: | 4/8/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/27/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/27/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | News Stories: | 1/24/2014 - Electronic search warrant bill clears Kentucky Senate panel |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB45.htm |
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| SB53 | CODE OF ETHICS (DENTON, JULIE; AN ACT relating to code of ethics.
Amend KRS 65.003 to include subpoena power in urban-county and consolidated local government ethics codes. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2014 - (H) posted in committee House Local Government
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| | Recent Status: | 2/3/2014 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government
1/29/2014 - received in House
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB53.htm |
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| SB63 | WORKERS' COMPENSATION (MCDANIEL, CHRISTIAN; Schickel, John; Girdler, Chris; Gregory, Sara Beth) AN ACT relating to the workers' compensation special fund and Funding Commission.
Amend KRS 342.120 require the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to engage in an aggressive attempt to settle special fund claims; amend KRS 342.122 and eliminate all funding provided to the Labor Cabinet from special fund assessments. |
| | Current Status: | 3/25/2014 - (H) Returned to Committee House Labor and Industry
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| | Recent Status: | 3/25/2014 - (H) SECOND READING
3/25/2014 - (H) Taken From Committee
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB63.htm |
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| SB65 | MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS (KERR, ALICE FORGY; AN ACT relating to mental health records.
Amend KRS 210.235 to specify additional conditions under which patient records may be disclosed. |
| | Current Status: | 3/25/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/14/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/14/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | News Stories: | 2/25/2014 - Kentucky Senate OKs mental health record exchange |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB65.htm |
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| SB81 | EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION (SCHICKEL, JOHN; AN ACT relating to employee misclassification.
Amend KRS 336.010 to define "contractor," "person," "prime contractor," "secretary," and 'subcontractor"; amend KRS 336.040 to require the Labor Cabinet to be the determining authority in issues related to employee misclassification; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to establish criteria for determining whether a person is an independent contractor, exempting a prime contractor for a subcontractor's misclassification of an employee, and exempting independent contractors from certain benefits; amend KRS 336.050 to require the secretary to develop a training program on classification of employees; amend KRS 336.990 to establish a penalty for misclassification of employees; amend KRS 342.640 to delete provisions relating to newspaper delivery persons. |
| | Current Status: | 3/27/2014 - received in Senate w/Letter
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| | Recent Status: | 3/27/2014 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 74-22 with Committee Substitute
3/27/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1
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| | News Stories: | 2/14/2014 - Senate panel OKs bill to insulate contractors |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB81.htm |
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| SB82 | CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES (DENTON, JULIE; AN ACT relating to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Amend KRS 11.065 to add the undersecretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Governor's Executive Cabinet; amend KRS 63.080 to add the secretary and undersecretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to those appointees not to be removed without cause; amend KRS 194A.005 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky Board of Health and Family Services to provide oversight and accountability for the duties of the cabinet and to employ the cabinet secretary and undersecretaries; specify board membership, selection process, and rules of procedure; require the board to set qualifications for the secretary position, conduct a search, and recommend three individuals to the Governor for appointment; specify that the secretary serves at the pleasure of the board; specify other duties of the board to include review of cabinet programs, development of federal strategies, and submission of reports to the Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare. |
| | Current Status: | 2/26/2014 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Welfare
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| | Recent Status: | 2/25/2014 - received in House
2/25/2014 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 23-15
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| | News Stories: | 2/26/2014 - Kentucky Senate OKs bill to move oversight of family services cabinet |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB82.htm |
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| SB89 | PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HIGDON, JIMMY; Wilson, Mike; Webb, Robin L.) AN ACT relating to public school standards.
Amend KRS 156.070 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require that the Department of Education and all school districts adhere to transparency and privacy standards when outsourcing Web-based tasks to vendors; clarify vendor contract requirements; amend KRS 158.6453 to permit a local board of education or a school council to supplement the state board-approved academic content standards with higher and more rigorous standards and use them for curricular and instructional purposes; amend KRS 160.345 to clarify school council authority. |
| | Current Status: | 3/31/2014 - received in Senate w/Letter
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| | Recent Status: | 3/28/2014 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 61-32 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (1) (2-title) and (6)
3/28/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1P, 2T, 3, 4, 5T, 6
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| | News Stories: | 2/14/2014 - Senate passes bill preventing sale of student data |
| | | 2/7/2014 - Bill seeks to prevent sale of student data |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB89.htm |
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| SB105 | NEWSPAPERS (BUFORD, TOM; McGarvey, Morgan) AN ACT relating to newspaper carriers.
Amend KRS 342.640 to delete newspaper carriers from being considered employees of independent news agencies for workers' compensation purposes. |
| | Current Status: | 4/2/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/21/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/21/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB105.htm |
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| SB107 | CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT (HIGDON, JIMMY; AN ACT relating to criminal record expungement and making an appropriation therefore.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a felony record to be expunged under specified circumstances; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for the preparation of presentence investigations; amend KRS 527.040, relating to possession of a firearm by a felon, to exempt individuals who have had their felony records expunged; require the Kentucky State Police, Attorney General, Department of Corrections, and Administrative Office of the Courts to establish regulations reflecting the actual cost of processing certification of eligibility for expungement. |
| | Current Status: | 2/4/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | Recent Status: | 1/30/2014 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB107.htm |
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| SB150 | SELF-STORAGE LIENS (CARPENTER, JARED; AN ACT relating to self-storage liens.
Amend KRS 359.200 to define "electronic mail" and "verified mail"; amend KRS 359.230 to allow the use of verified or electronic mail in self-storage lien notices and allow for the towing of motor vehicles or watercraft in lieu of authorized sale in the event of default; create a new section of KRS Chapter 359 to authorize the imposition of late fees pursuant to a self-storage rental agreement and limit the value of the late fees to twenty dollars or twenty percent of the value of the monthly rental fee; allow the operator of a self-storage facility to recover reasonable costs in the event of a default. |
| | Current Status: | 4/9/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/28/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/28/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB150.htm |
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| SB157 | JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS (GIVENS, DAVID P.; AN ACT relating to open juvenile proceedings.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 21A to request that the Supreme Court establish a pilot project to permit participating courts to make specified juvenile proceedings presumptively open to the public, establish guidelines, and provide a mechanism for a participating court to close a specific hearing upon a finding of cause; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) THIRD READING; floor amendment (4) ruled out of order; laid on clerk's desk; floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute; taken from clerk's desk; passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (
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| | Recent Status: | 4/15/2014 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/HCS 1, HFA 1,2,3,4,5,6
4/14/2014 - floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute
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| | News Stories: | 3/11/2014 - Kentucky Senate approves bill that could open some juvenile proceedings |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB157.htm |
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| SB180 | COURT OF JUSTICE (WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY; AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.
Amend KRS 21A.070 to require that opinions of the Supreme Court be made available to the public without cost online. |
| | Current Status: | 3/6/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | Recent Status: | 3/4/2014 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB180.htm |
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| SB184 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING (MCGARVEY, MORGAN; Denton, Julie) AN ACT relating to human trafficking.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 529 to allow expungement of non-violent offenses resulting from being a victim of human trafficking and to create an affirmative defense for human trafficking victims. |
| | Current Status: | 4/9/2014 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 3/28/2014 - delivered to Governor
3/28/2014 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB184.htm |
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| SB194 | ELECTIONS (HARRIS, ERNIE; AN ACT relating to elections.
Amend KRS 242.020 to require petitions for local option elections to contain the legibly printed name and year of birth of the voter; amend KRS 242.030 to require local option elections to be held on the same day as a primary or regular election and to establish filing deadlines for petitions; amend KRS 242.040, 242.1242, 242.1244, 242.125, 242.1292, and 242.1297 to conform. |
| | Current Status: | 3/24/2014 - (H) Returned to Committee House Licensing and Occupations
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| | Recent Status: | 3/24/2014 - (H) FIRST READING
3/24/2014 - (H) Taken From Committee
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB194.htm |
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| SB202 | CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (WEBB, ROBIN L.; AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Amend KRS 12.020 to move the state crime laboratory to an independent office in the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require the Prosecutors Advisory Council to establish capital offense database, guidelines for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in capital cases, and training programs for lineups, interrogations, and mental health issues; amend KRS 15.334 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to develop and require law enforcement training relating to biological evidence, lineups, interviews, and mental health issues; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have written policies on biological evidence; amend KRS 15A.020 to establish requirements for the state crime lab; amend KRS 21A.170 to require judges and justices to have training in recognizing cognitive disabilities and mental health issues; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to establish minimum standards for representation of persons charged with capital offenses; amend KRS 31.185 to allow attorneys privately representing capital offenders access to state criminal forensic facilities; amend KRS 61.878 to allow capital offenders greater access to public records; amend KRS 72.225 and 72.240 to provide additional standards for medical examiners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to prohibit the Department of Corrections from denying capital offenders access to prison officials when preparing clemency petitions; amend KRS 196.171 to require the Department of Corrections to develop staff training on mental health issues; create new sections of KRS Chapter 421 to establish standards for law enforcement lineups; amend KRS 422.285 to establish revised criteria for post-conviction DNA testing; amend KRS 431.240 to allow death row inmates up to 3 years to file post-conviction motions; amend KRS 439.450 allow death row inmates to make a personal appeal to the Parole Board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to establish new standards for law enforcement interviews; create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to require open file discovery in capital cases; amend KRS 524.140 to require the retention of biological evidence in capital cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to prohibit executions when certain mental health or competency conditions are present; amend KRS 532.025 to revise the point in a case when the jury receives its instructions; amend KRS 532.075 to increase the factors considered by the Supreme Court in death penalty appeals; amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and 532.140 to prohibit executions of persons who are severally mentally ill; amend KRS 532.300 and 532.305 to broaden the applicability of the Kentucky Racial Justice Act; create three noncodified sections to create a commission to study judicial selection in Kentucky require a study of the effect of the Kentucky Racial Justice Act, and provide that a person having at least five years of experience managing a KSP forensic laboratory immediately preceding the Act's effective date is deemed qualified for appointment as executive director of the newly created office of Kentucky Criminal Forensic Laboratories. |
| | Current Status: | 3/7/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
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| | Recent Status: | 3/5/2014 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB202.htm |
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| SB222 | JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS (WEBB, ROBIN L.; AN ACT relating to public financing for Judicial campaigns and making an appropriation therefor.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates running for Justice of the Supreme Court; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; amend KRS 21A.140 to permit the Supreme Court to allow members of the Kentucky Bar Association to contribute to the clean judicial elections fund with their bar dues; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2014 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State and Local Government
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| | Recent Status: | 3/6/2014 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB222.htm |
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| SB223 | RECOVERED FUNDS (WEBB, ROBIN L.; Thayer, Damon; Stivers, Robert; Carpenter, Jared; Bowen, Joe) AN ACT relating to funds recovered by constitutional officers through legal actions.
Amend KRS 48.005 to direct that any funds of any kind that are recovered through judgment or settlement in any legal action filed by the Attorney General or other statewide constitutional officer shall be deposited into the general fund surplus account following any direct consumer restitution ordered by the court; require constitutional officers to notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the State Treasurer when the officer is contemplating settlement or is entering into settlement negotiations in any legal action which may result in the recovery of any funds or assets; prohibit any constitutional officer from executing any agreement that infringes on the appropriation power properly belonging to the General Assembly pursuant to Section 230 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 61.878 to exempt written notifications relating to legal actions that are submitted pursuant to this Act from the open records laws. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2014 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations and Revenue
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| | Recent Status: | 3/19/2014 - received in House
3/18/2014 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 37-1
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| | News Stories: | 3/19/2014 - Conway criticizes bill approved by Senate dealing with settlement funds |
| | State Bill Page: | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB223.htm |
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