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Legislative Report April 25, 2024
Prepared by: Maresa Fawns
Bill Information
CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM
(MCCOY, CHAD)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to lift the statute of limitations for certain lawsuits where comparative fault is an issue; extend the statute of limitations for one year for plaintiffs who submit claims regarding long-term-care facilities to an evaluation process; exempt passive investors from liability in claims against long-term-care facilities.

  RECENT STATUS

3/19/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

3/19/2020 - received in Senate

3/18/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 81-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)

ROAD SAFETY
(HUFF, REGINA)

Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - posting withdrawn

3/6/2020 - Committee Posting Withdrawn

1/10/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary (H)

BULLYING
(RAYMOND, JOSIE)

Amend KRS 158.148 to include incidents that occur at non-school-sponsored events or through the use of technology in the definition of bullying; require a school district's code of acceptable behavior to include notification procedures for parents in situations of alleged bullying; require the school district's code of acceptable behavior to include procedures for restoring a student's sense of safety.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Education (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

7/22/2019 - Pre-Filed

WAGE THEFT
(MCCOOL, BOBBY)

Create a new section of Chapter 514 to create the offense of theft of wages and establish penalties; define employer and employee; amend KRS 336.080 to indicate the secretary may enter places of employment without unreasonable delay to inspect a place of employment; amend KRS 337.020 to allow the commissioner to charge and collect past due wages; amend KRS 337.070 to require certain employers to include rate of pay, the number of hours worked, and the total amount of gross pay earned on wage statements provided to employees; amend KRS 337.320 to require employers to keep record for three years of the name, address, and occupation of each employee, the rate of pay and amount paid to each employee, a list of personnel policies provided to the employees, and a copy of the wage statement provided to each employee; create a new section of Chapter 337 to require employers to provide to an employee a written notice at the time of hire that sets forth the rate and method of pay, the employees employment status, accruals of time, deductions that may be made from pay, and the name and address of the employer, and require the employer to keep a copy of the notice signed by the employee; amend KRS 337.990 to include a civil penalty for failure to provide the written notice to employee and maintain a copy of the signed notice.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - posting withdrawn

3/6/2020 - Committee Posting Withdrawn

1/17/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary (H)

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS
(PRUNTY, MELINDA GIBBONS)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to declare that professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and should be properly recognized and regulated; define "client," "co-employer," "co-employment relationship," "covered employee," "professional employer organization group," "person," "professional employer agreement," "professional employer organization," "professional employer services," "registrant," and "temporary help service"; indicate that covered employees shall be deemed employees of the client for purposes of determining tax credits or economic incentives; require a person providing professional employer services to be registered and to set forth the registration requirements; require professional employer organizations to pay a registration fee; require a professional employer organization to either maintain positive working capital or provide a bond, letter of credit, or security; set forth the rights and responsibilities of parties to a co-employment agreement; set forth the health insurance obligations of professional employer organizations; set forth the workers' compensation requirements of professional employer organizations and the client; set forth the unemployment insurance obligations of the professional employer organization and the client; prohibit a person from knowingly providing professional employer services without becoming registered and set forth actions that may be taken by the Labor Cabinet against any person in violation; amend KRS 336.990 to provide a civil penalty; amend the definition of "premium" in KRS 342.0011 to include co-employment relationships with a professional employer organization; amend KRS 342.990 to delete references to KRS 342.615; repeal KRS 342.615; state that the provisions of this Act are severable.

  RECENT STATUS

2/4/2020 - (H) recommitted to committee House Small Business & Information Technology (H)

1/17/2020 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules

1/16/2020 - (H) Reported Favorably w/ HCS 1

DRIVING WHILE OPERATING A PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
(HUFF, REGINA)

Amend KRS 189.292 to provide that no person shall use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; set forth exceptions; provide that persons under the age of 18 shall not use a personal communications device while driving, except for emergencies; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292; amend KRS 186.452, 186.454, and 189.2327 to conform; repeal KRS 189.294.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

10/2/2019 - Pre-Filed

VAPOR PRODUCTS
(MILLER, JERRY T.)

Amend KRS 438.305 to define "vapor product enhanced cartridge"; create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to require a retailer or manufacturer of a vapor product enhanced cartridge to register and pay a $700 annual fee; prohibit sales of vapor product enhanced cartridge other than through in-person purchase; prohibit sales to anyone under 18, require age verification through an electronic third-party source.

  RECENT STATUS

3/9/2020 - (H) recommitted to committee House Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

2/24/2020 - floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute

2/18/2020 - floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute

KENTUCKY HOSPITALS EMPLOYEE SURVEY
(WIEDERSTEIN, ROBERT)

Create a new section of KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929 to require all hospitals to annually survey employees on patient safety culture; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to design, collect, analyze, and publish survey data; list requirements for the survey design; list requirements for the survey content; require the survey design to be completed by October 30, 2020, and the survey results to be made available by June 30 each year beginning with June 30, 2021, on the cabinet's Web site and reported to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; permit the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the survey requirements.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

10/29/2019 - Pre-Filed

HEARING OFFICERS
(MASSEY, C. ED)

Amend KRS 311.591 to require the executive director of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to request a hearing officer for administrative hearings relating to discipline of physicians or doctors of osteopathic medicine; require the hearing officer to be randomly selected by the Attorney General or his or her designee from a pool of qualified hearing officers; require the hearing officer to have at least five years of experience in the practice of law; require the hearing officer to be familiar with the law relating to licensure, qualifications, and credentials of physicians or doctors of osteopathic medicine and other qualifications as determined by the board; allow the Attorney General or his or her designee to contract with private attorneys if there are no qualified hearing officers in the pool who meet the qualifications of this section; require the hearing officer to issue recommendations to the board; require the board to consider hearing officer recommendations and issue a final order relating to the discipline of a physician or doctor of osteopathic medicine; eliminate all references to the hearing panel; prohibit a hearing officer from revoking any licenses or placing any licensees on probation; amend KRS 161.790 to ensure that hearing officers in teacher tribunals are randomly selected; amend KRS 311.550, KRS 311.565, KRS 311.572 & KRS 311.594 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

2/21/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

2/19/2020 - received in Senate

2/18/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 80-11 with Committee Substitute (1)

ATTORNEY'S FEES
(MASSEY, C. ED)

Amend KRS 198B.130 to allow a court award under KRS Chapter 198B or the Uniform Building Code to include attorney's fees if a certificate of occupancy has not been issued.

  RECENT STATUS

3/27/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

3/19/2020 - delivered to Governor

3/19/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

EMPLOYMENT-RELATED DRUG SCREENS
(SIMS JR., JOHN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employment discrimination based on a positive drug screen for cannabidiol or tetrahydrocannabinol.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

11/18/2019 - Pre-Filed

SAFETY OF CANINES AND FELINES
(STEVENSON, CHERLYNN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

11/18/2019 - Pre-Filed

WAGES FOR EMPLOYMENT
(WESTROM, SUSAN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to make it a discriminatory employment action if an employer asks questions about previous salary or wages, relies on previous salary when setting a new salary, or refuses to hire if an applicant does not provide previous salary, except to allow a request for information voluntarily provided in response to an offer of employment; allow previous salary to be considered when required by law, when discovered while looking at other nonsalary information, and for public employee positions; require notice to be posted for employees; amend KRS 337.990 to assess a civil penalty for a violation.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

11/18/2019 - Pre-Filed

PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT
(THOMAS, WALKER)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 319 to enact and enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; allow a psychologist to hold one or more compact state licenses at a time; recognize the right of a psychologist licensed in the compact to practice telepsychology in other compact states the psychologist is not licensed; establish conditions under which a psychologist licensed to practice in compact state can practice telepsychology; establish the conditions under which a psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state may be granted a Temporary Authorization to Practice; authorize a home state to take adverse action against a psychologist's licensed issued by the Home State; allow a receiving state to take adverse action on a psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology within that receiving state; authorize a compact state's ability to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigation as well as cease and desist and injunctive relief orders to revoke a psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology and temporary authorization to practice; establish the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; require the commission to provide for and maintain a Coordinated Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on psychologists participating in the compact; provide immunity for members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; authorize the commission to establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; affirm that rules promulgated will have standing as statutory law; require provisions of the compact to become effective on the date the compact is enacted into law.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

11/18/2019 - Pre-Filed

WORKERS COMPENSATION
(HATTON, ANGIE)

Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of "board-certified pulmonary specialist" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified "B" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary

  RECENT STATUS

1/16/2020 - (H) WITHDRAWN

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

KENTUCKY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACT
(KULKARNI, NIMA)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 454 to provide definitions and establish procedures for dismissing legal actions filed in response to a party's exercise of free speech, right to petition, or right to association; allow for an immediate appeal as a matter of right; allow for costs to be awarded to petitioning party if dismissal is granted; allow for costs to be awarded to responding party if the motion was found to be frivolous or filed solely for the purpose of unnecessary delay; provide that this Act may be cited as the Kentucky Public Participation Act.

  RECENT STATUS

2/24/2020 - posting withdrawn

1/24/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

INTERPRETATION OF LAWS
(FISCHER, JOSEPH M.)

Create a new section of Subtitle 1 of KRS Chapter 304 to provide that a statement of law in the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance does not constitute the law or public policy of the Commonwealth when in conflict with listed authority; amend KRS 304.1-120 to apply Section 1 of the Act to the listed organizations; provide short title; EMERGENCY.

  RECENT STATUS

4/14/2020 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts ch. 86)

4/14/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

4/14/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

FLAVORED VAPOR PRODUCTS
(WHEATLEY, BUDDY)

Amend KRS 438.305 to include definitions for "flavored vapor product" and "characterizing flavor"; create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to ban the sale, purchase, and distribution of flavored vapor products in the Commonwealth including online transactions; establish the fines for violations.

  RECENT STATUS

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

12/11/2019 - Pre-Filed

REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE
(WESTROM, SUSAN)

Amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (H) WITHDRAWN

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

LEGISLATIVE ETHICS
(MOSER, KIMBERLY POORE)

Create new sections of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to make it ethical misconduct for a legislator, legislative agent, or director of the Legislative Research Commission to intentionally engage in discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; define "discrimination," "harassment," and "sexual harassment"; declare that if a provision of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 is designated a misdemeanor or felony, an alleged violation of the provision may be adjudicated by the Legislative Ethics Commission as ethical misconduct; amend KRS 6.686 to allow dismissal of complaints by the Legislative Ethics Commission based upon an affirmative vote of at least 5 members at a regularly scheduled meeting or, upon written or oral notification by the chair, a teleconference meeting that the preliminary inquiry fails to state a claim of an ethics violation; allow complaints to be filed against former legislators, former legislative agents, and former employers of legislative agents for extended periods if they are related to discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; amend KRS 6.701 to include legislative branch employees in mandatory ethics education already required for legislators; amend KRS 6.711 to remove the requirement that orientation courses be designed to receive continuing legal education ethics credit; amend KRS 6.716 to require the Legislative Ethics Commission to administer a current issues seminar for legislative branch employees in addition to the existing requirement for legislators and to reduce the length of the current issues seminar for legislators from three to two hours; amend KRS 7.101 to require the Legislative Research Commission to coordinate the development and presentation of a training course regarding workplace harassment for legislators with the assistance of the Legislative Ethics Commission.

  RECENT STATUS

3/2/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

2/3/2020 - received in Senate

1/31/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (2)

UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
(CANTRELL, MCKENZIE)

Amend KRS 304.20-020 to add property damage in limits set forth in KRS 304.39-110 as part of the minimum coverage required under the section for insureds who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles; make technical amendments; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

1/16/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Banking & Insurance (H)

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

PUBLIC RECORDS
(FREELAND, CHRIS)

Amend KRS 61.878 to exclude from the Open Records Act gruesome photographs or videos of persons prepared, owned, used, possessed, or retained by public agencies.

  RECENT STATUS

3/18/2020 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

3/18/2020 - (S) SECOND READING

3/18/2020 - (S) Taken From Committee

CIVIL LIABILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
(BLANTON, JOHN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 relating to qualified and complete immunity from civil liability for a law enforcement officer's operation of a vehicle when responding to an emergency or pursuing a suspect.

  RECENT STATUS

1/10/2020 - (H) WITHDRAWN

1/7/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

DIRECT SELLERS
(PRATT, PHILLIP)

Amend KRS 337.010 to exclude direct sellers from the definition of employee in regards to payment of wages; amend KRS 342.650 to exempt direct sellers from coverage in regards to workers' compensation; amend KRS 341.055 to exclude direct sellers from "covered employment" in regards to unemployment compensation.

  RECENT STATUS

2/11/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

2/3/2020 - delivered to Governor

2/3/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
(CANTRELL, MCKENZIE)

Amend KRS 189.635 to require business operators to notify law enforcement of a vehicle delivered to the business in a damaged condition; amend KRS 189.990 to make it a Class A misdemeanor for a driver to not report an accident if he or she knew or should have known that the vehicle was involved in an accident that resulted in death or serious physical injury and for a business operator not to report a damaged vehicle.

  RECENT STATUS

1/9/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation (H)

1/7/2020 - Introduced

PAY FOR JURY SERVICE
(MCCOOL, BOBBY)

Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase payment for jurors from five dollars to thirty dollars per day.

  RECENT STATUS

2/24/2020 - posting withdrawn

1/24/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary (H)

1/9/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

WORKERS COMPENSATION
(TACKETT LAFERTY, ASHLEY)

Amend KRS 342.020 to require an employer to pay for medical benefits at the time of injury and thereafter during disability instead of 780 weeks; amend KRS 342.990 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

1/10/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House BR Sub. on Econ. Dev., Public Pro., Tour., and Energy (H)

1/8/2020 - Introduced

STAFFING REQUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
(TIPTON, JAMES)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216 to require staff-to-resident ratios in long-term care facilities as a condition of licensure or relicensure; establish minimum staffing requirements; prohibit long-term care facilities from admitting new residents if the facility fails to comply with the minimum staffing requirements, beginning on the second day of noncompliance and continuing until six days after the required staffing is achieved, with exceptions allowed for weather emergencies and other similar events; require additional staffing based on the needs of the residents; exempt intermediate-care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities, institutions for the treatment of mental illnesses, personal care homes, and family care homes from the minimum staffing requirements; create a 17-member board to review staffing requirements on an annual basis; establish a civil fine of no more than $1,000 for each day that the staffing requirements are not maintained.

  RECENT STATUS

1/10/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services (H)

1/8/2020 - Introduced

BODY CAMERAS
(MEEKS, REGINALD)

Amend KRS 61.168 to provide that it is a Class D felony for a law enforcement officer operating a body-worn camera in any manner that would prevent the creation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice.

  RECENT STATUS

1/10/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/8/2020 - Introduced

PATIENT DIRECTED CARE
(MARZIAN, MARY LOU)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill patient's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; require conditions for making request; permit patient to rescind request at any time; permit an attending physician to provide medication; establish requirements for attending physician to inform patients and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified patients; require report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish provisions for contracts, insurance policies, and beneficiaries; prohibit applicability of provisions to ending a patient's life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or active euthanasia; state that a health care provider is not required to provide medication to a qualified patient; permit health care providers to prohibit person or entities from participating in a qualified patient's request during or on the premises of employment; prohibit reporting a health care provider to a licensing board for participating in a qualified patient's request; state that actions under this Act do not authorize lethal injection, mercy killing or active euthanasia; state that actions under this Act do not constitute suicide or homicide; create a form for a qualified patient to make a request; create a form for an interpreter for a qualified patient making a request; create a new section of KRS 304.12 to establish provisions for insurance policies and beneficiaries of qualified patients; amend KRS 507.020 and KRS 507.030 to create an affirmative defense to a charge of murder and manslaughter in the first degree; create the short title the Kentucky Death with Dignity Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services (H)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

CIVIL RIGHTS
(MARZIAN, MARY LOU)

Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
(MEEKS, REGINALD)

Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of "protective hairstyle" and "race" that include traits historically associated with race.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

OPEN RECORDS
(SOROLIS, MARIA)

Amend KRS 61.882 to require the award of costs and attorney fees if a court finds a record is withheld willfully under the Open Records Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

STUDENT CRIMINAL HISTORY
(WILLNER, LISA)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit public postsecondary institutions from inquiring about a prospective student's criminal history prior to admission, except for certain types of offenses; allow an institution to inquire about a student's criminal history after admission, for the purposes of providing support services and informing decisions regarding a student's participation in campus activities, organizations, and residency; allow an institution to inquire about a student's criminal history prior to admission into a professional degree program, but prohibit denial of admission based solely on criminal history; require institutions to provide counseling regarding occupational licensing requirements to a professional degree student who has a criminal history.

  RECENT STATUS

1/15/2020 - (H) WITHDRAWN

1/13/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Education (H)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
(HATTON, ANGIE)

Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of "board-certified pulmonary specialist" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified "B" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary specialists.

  RECENT STATUS

1/14/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/10/2020 - Introduced

TRANSPORTATION OF OVERDIMENSIONAL LOADS
(UPCHURCH, KEN)

Amend KRS 189.270 to allow for an annual permit for transporters of new manufactured housing; notwithstand the provisions of KRS 189.269 to allow for a maximum height under this permit of 15 feet; maintain all other maximum dimension and weight limits used for regular overweight and overdimensional permits; set fees for annual manufactured housing transport permit at $1,500 if the width exceeds 14 feet or the height exceeds 13 feet, 6 inches; otherwise set fee at $500; set forth additional requirements for permit holders, including use of a GPS device on the permitted vehicles, with records subject to Transportation Cabinet inspection; set forth a $1,000 fine if a permit holder transports a load in excess of 13 feet, 6 inches in height in restricted area, as designated by the Transportation Cabinet.

  RECENT STATUS

3/17/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

3/11/2020 - delivered to Governor

3/11/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

INVESTIGATION OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
(ELLIOTT, DANIEL)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction to investigate all traffic accidents involving a fatality that occur on state-maintained highways; specify that if a local law enforcement agency does not have an accident reconstruction unit or similar expertise, the Kentucky State Police shall perform the investigation; amend KRS 16.065 to conform; cite as the John Carter Knight Act of 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

3/2/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Transportation (S)

2/28/2020 - received in Senate

2/27/2020 - floor amendment (1) withdrawn

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS
(ELLIOTT, DANIEL)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "expenses of an emergency response," "public agency," and "reasonable costs"; require a driver who drives on a highway that has been barricaded due to flooding be held liable for the costs of rescue or recovery; allow a driver convicted of violating KRS 189.290 for driving on a highway that is flooded to be held liable for the costs of rescue or recovery; limit liability under this section to $2,000; allow insurance policies to exclude coverage for a person's liability under this section; amend KRS 189.290 and 39F.120 to conform; amend KRS 304.39-020 to exclude charges under Section 1 of the act from the definition of medical expenses; create a new section of 304.39 to allow motor vehicle liability insurance policies to exclude coverage for a person's liability under Section 1 of the Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/16/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/14/2020 - Introduced

OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE
(TIPTON, JAMES)

Amend KRS 189.292 to define the terms "stand-alone electronic device," "operating a motor vehicle," and "use"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; amend KRS 189.294 to provide that persons under 18 years shall not use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device in any manner; exempt school bus operators who are instead subject to KRS 281A.205; set forth exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to apply these provisions to commercial motor vehicle drivers; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; create a short title, "Phone-Down Kentucky Act."

  RECENT STATUS

1/22/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Transportation (H)

1/16/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation (H)

1/14/2020 - Introduced

REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE
(WESTROM, SUSAN)

Amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption.

  RECENT STATUS

1/17/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/15/2020 - Introduced

PROTECTION OF KENTUCKY'S ADULTS
(ELLIOTT, DANIEL)

Amend KRS 381.230 to establish a simplified method for elderly or vulnerable adults to petition for an order to prevent or restrain other persons from trespassing onto the petitioner's residence; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to clarify abuse of an adult and establish penalties; clarify exploitation of an adult and establish penalties; restate neglect of an adult and establish penalties; amend KRS 209.990 to delete existing penalties for abuse, exploitation, and neglect; amend KRS 209.020 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to create a rebuttable presumption that transfers of real or personal property made by protected adults and not supported by adequate consideration were made under undue influence.

  RECENT STATUS

1/17/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/15/2020 - Introduced

CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
(TATE, NANCY)

Amend KRS 189.125 to prohibit the operator of a motor vehicle from carrying passengers who are required to be secured in a child restraint system or booster seat from placing the child restraint system or booster seat in the front seat of the vehicle if the vehicle has seating in the vehicle behind the front seat; amend KRS 189.990 to set fines for violations of all the provisions of KRS 189.125(3)at $50; retain language exempting these fines from court costs; amend KRS 189.574 and 431.452 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

1/21/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation (H)

1/16/2020 - Introduced

JURY SERVICE FOR CAREGIVERS
(HINKLE, KATHY)

Amend KRS 29A.100 to allow individuals to be excused from jury service if they 70 years of age or older and request to be excused from jury service.

  RECENT STATUS

1/21/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/16/2020 - Introduced

POLICE PURSUIT POLICIES
(TIPTON, JAMES)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction on the policy; make policy confidential and not a public record; require annual review of policy; allow update of policy at any time, require submission of revised policy to Justice Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to prohibit elected law enforcement officers from engaging in vehicle pursuit, provide exemptions for certain officers, provide penalty for violation of this section, define "pursuit"; amend KRS 15.440 to require a mandatory eight hours of in-service training in "emergency vehicle operations" annually; amend KRS 61.170 to provide for punishment of elected law enforcement officials engaging in unauthorized pursuit; amend KRS 186.560 to allow suspension of driver's license for fleeing or evading in the second degree; amend 520.100 to enhance penalties for fleeing or evading in the second degree; naming section 1 of the Act "Jill's Law"; Section 3 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

4/24/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

4/15/2020 - delivered to Governor

4/15/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

SUPREME COURT DISTRICTS
(MASSEY, C. ED)

Propose to amend Sections 110, 111, 117, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide that the Supreme Court districts shall be the same in number and follow the same boundaries as the Congressional districts apportioned to the state; provide that the Chief Justice shall be elected on a statewide basis and shall serve in addition to a Justice elected from each Supreme Court district; provide that Justices of the Supreme Court representing the Supreme Court districts shall be residents of the district from which they seek the office but shall be elected on a statewide basis; provide transition language; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

  RECENT STATUS

3/12/2020 - House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)

3/6/2020 - (H) Returned to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

3/6/2020 - (H) FIRST READING

OPEN MEETINGS
(SOROLIS, MARIA)

Amend KRS 61.846 to allow an agency or the Attorney General to vacate actions taken at a meeting where the agency failed to give notice of the meeting; Amend KRS 61.848 to require a person to be awarded court costs and attorney fees when a court finds there was no justiciable reason for an agency's denial of an open meetings complaint, and to allow a court to vacate actions taken at a meeting where the agency failed to give notice of the meeting.

  RECENT STATUS

1/27/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government (H)

1/23/2020 - Introduced

JURISDICTION OF COURTS
(GRAVISS, JOE)

Amend KRS 24A.120 to increase the amount that a claim may not exceed in District Court from $5,000 to $20,000; amend KRS 24A.230 to increase the amount that a claim may not exceed in the small claims division from $2,500 to $10,000; amend KRS 24A.290 to increase the amount that a counterclaim may not exceed in the small claims division from $2,500 to $10,000.

  RECENT STATUS

1/27/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

1/23/2020 - Introduced

LEAVE FROM EMPLOYMENT
(CANTRELL, MCKENZIE)

Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with a crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a private right of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, and failing to maintain confidentiality; define terms; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties in the case of violation by employer.

  RECENT STATUS

1/29/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

1/27/2020 - Introduced

COURT COSTS
(BLANTON, JOHN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to establish the Department of Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory fund; amend KRS 23A.205 and 24A.175 to increase court costs to $110, currently $100; amend KRS 42.320 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to transfer the first $10 of each court cost to the Department of Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory fund; amend KRS 49.480 and 64.092, to conform; amend KRS 186.574 to increase the fee required by each participant in a county attorney-operated traffic safety program to $40, currently $30, and require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to transfer the first $10 of the fee to the Department of Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory fund; amend KRS 211.504 and 441.685 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

  RECENT STATUS

2/5/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)

2/3/2020 - Introduced

FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE AND APPLICATION
(HART, MARK)

Repeal and reenact KRS 217B.040 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 217B.140 to clarify the procedures for claims of, and investigations into, pesticide misuse by an applicator; repeal and reenact KRS 217B.500 to define terms; amend KRS 217B.505 to reduce the number of board members from seven to six on the Structural Pest Management Advisory Board; require that the board meet no less than two times per year; repeal and reenact KRS 217B.515 to establish the registration and examination requirements for any person engaging in structural pest management or structural fumigation; specify licensing requirements for any persons holding only a termite or general pest control license or a fumigation license; establish that licenses shall expire annually; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations relating to structural pest management and structural fumigation; allow the department to assess fees for such licenses and costs related to the administration of examinations; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 217B to remove limitations on fees for pesticide-related licenses and make technical corrections; remove the requirement that pesticide-related license applications must include details of any equipment used by the applicant to apply pesticides; remove set fees for pesticide operator licenses; remove the set fees for pesticide application licenses; authorize the Department of Agriculture to set fees for noncommercial licenses; authorize the department to issue noncommercial applicator licenses to, and waive fees for, qualifying prison inmates and other incarcerated persons; remove the specific amount for pesticide dealer registration fees and annual renewal fees; remove the specific amount for pesticide dealer branch office registration fees and annual renewal fees; specify violations for which the department may assess civil penalties; specify eligibility requirements for commercial licensing, noncommercial licensing, dealer registration, or structural pest management company registration provisions shall not apply; remove the specific amount for pesticide sales agent license registration fees and annual renewal fees; remove the specific amount for pesticide applicator trainee registration fees; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations for the regulation of pesticides sold and used in the Commonwealth; establish the powers and duties of the board; specify the requirements for applicants for an operator’s license; specify examination requirements for commercial structural pest management operator examinations; remove the specific amount for examination fees; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations for license testing fees; specify requirements of operator license holders; require structural pest management companies and employers of noncommercial applicators to register annually and pay a fee for each office; require nonresident operators, applicators, and structural pest management companies to designate a resident agent upon whom service of process may be made to enforce the provisions of KRS 217B.515 to KRS 217B.585; specify violations of KRS 217B.515 to KRS 217B.585 for which the department may assess civil penalties; require structural pest management companies to register trainees with the department; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish additional requirements for trainees and a fee for registration; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations on the identification of vehicles utilized by structural pest management companies; establish that each structural management company and employer of a non-commercial applicator shall be responsible for the actions of its employees or agents in performing structural pest management services; specify actions for an injunction against any person violating or threatening to violate provisions of KRS Chapter 217B or any administrative regulation; establish penalties for offenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 217B to establish liability insurance requirements for structural pest management companies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 217B to prohibit local regulation of pesticides; repeal KRS 217B.100; 217B.103; 217B.170; 217B.260; 217B.300; 217B.320; and 217B.575.

  RECENT STATUS

3/17/2020 - (H) recommitted to committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)

3/12/2020 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules

3/11/2020 - floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

CPA LICENSURE
(BANTA, KIM)

Amend KRS 325.240 to give the State Board of Accountancy the authority to establish a scholarship program; grant the board immunity from being sued when members act in good faith; amend KRS 325.280 to allow CPAs from other states who did not obtain a license in their home state within five years of passing the CPA exam to get a Kentucky license.

  RECENT STATUS

3/12/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

3/10/2020 - received in Senate

3/9/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 85-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)

ADOPTION LEAVE
(HEAVRIN, SAMARA)

Amend KRS 337.015 to require employers provide the same leave policies to adoptive parents as they provide to birth parents; change the applicable age of an adoptive child from seven to ten; create an exemption for specified categories of adoption.

  RECENT STATUS

4/15/2020 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

3/18/2020 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules

3/17/2020 - floor amendment (1) filed

TERMS OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
(NEMES, JASON)

Propose to amend Sections 97, 99, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the term of office for Circuit Court Clerks and Commonwealth's Attorneys from six years to eight years beginning in 2024; increase the term of office for county attorneys and district judges from four years to eight years beginning in 2022; increase the requirement of being a licensed attorney from two years to eight years for district judges beginning in 2022; exempt any person serving as a District Judge on the effective date of the Act from the eight-year licensure requirement; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

  RECENT STATUS

4/15/2020 - delivered to Secretary of State

4/15/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by President of the Senate

4/15/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

PEER TO PEER CAR SHARING
(ROWLAND, BART)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 365 to establish definitions relating to peer-to-peer car sharing; establish insurance, disclosure, recordkeeping, verification, equipment liability, and airport contracting requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs; establish requirements for shared vehicle owners that receive an actual notice of safety recall on a shared vehicle; establish an exemption for peer-to-peer car sharing programs and shared vehicle owners from vicarious liability; create a new section of Subtitle 39 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that insurers may exclude coverage for any claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle or automobile liability insurance policy; establish certain requirements for insurers that issue policies covering shared vehicles; create a new section of Subtitle 14 of KRS Chapter 304 to provide peer-to-peer car sharing programs with an insurable interest in shared vehicles during the car sharing period; amend KRS 304.14-040, 304.14-060, and 186.630 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

2/20/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Banking & Insurance (H)

2/18/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)

2/13/2020 - Introduced

JUDGEMENT LIENS
(FISCHER, JOSEPH M.)

Amend KRS 426.720 to require judgment lien notices to contain the date of final judgment; establish expiration dates for judgment liens; provide that a judgment lien expiration may be postponed under certain circumstances.

  RECENT STATUS

3/17/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

3/11/2020 - received in Senate

3/10/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 77-14

PUBLIC RECORDS
(PETRIE, JASON)

Amend KRS 61.878, regarding public records to exclude from the Open Records Act client and case files maintained by the Department of Public Advocacy and the department's contractors.

  RECENT STATUS

2/25/2020 - (H) posted in committee House State Government (H)

2/20/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government (H)

2/18/2020 - Introduced

OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
(DOSSETT, MYRON)

Amend KRS 189.340 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to restrict lanes of travel, for trucks with more than six wheels, on any highway containing 3 or more lanes of travel in the same direction; require the cabinet to post official signs notifying operators of this restriction; require operators to obey posted signs.

  RECENT STATUS

3/3/2020 - House Transportation (H), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)

2/28/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Transportation (H)

2/21/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation (H)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
(TATE, NANCY)

Specify that the Governor has no authority to change the organization of the Human Rights Commission by executive order or action.

  RECENT STATUS

3/9/2020 - (H) recommitted to committee House State Government (H)

3/3/2020 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules

3/2/2020 - (H) FIRST READING to Regular Calendar

CIVIL ACTIONS
(CANTRELL, MCKENZIE)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 454 to provide definitions and establish procedures for courts to dismiss civil actions that are determined to be harassing and malicious; allow for court costs and attorney fees to be awarded to the prevailing party; allow courts to impose filing restrictions upon any plaintiff they find to be an abusive civil action plaintiff; establish procedures to allow abusive civil action plaintiffs to file suit; allow for an immediate appeal as a matter of right.

  RECENT STATUS

2/24/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

2/21/2020 - Introduced

DECEPTIVE LAWSUIT ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION PRACTICES
(MOSER, KIMBERLY POORE)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to regulate advertising for legal services.

  RECENT STATUS

2/26/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

2/24/2020 - Introduced

OPTOMETRISTS
(KULKARNI, NIMA)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 320, relating to optometrists, to grant an optometrist immunity from civil liability when providing voluntary services without compensation; establish the same civil immunity for the owner or operator of the facility where the optometry services are provided; direct the optometrist to inform the patient regarding the civil immunity and have the patient sign a waiver to that effect; forbid an optometrist from providing the volunteer services at the optometrist's regular office or place of practice; direct the optometry board to create a registry of optometrists and locations authorized for volunteer optometry services; require registration for both the optometrist and the location before the optometry services may be rendered; amend KRS 320.310 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

2/27/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

2/25/2020 - Introduced

CIVIL RIGHTS
(MINTER, PATTI)

Amend 344.450 to allow parties to recover punitive damages.

  RECENT STATUS

2/27/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

2/25/2020 - Introduced

PROTECTING EXERCISE OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(PRUNTY, MELINDA GIBBONS)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions; provide short title.

  RECENT STATUS

2/28/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services (H)

2/26/2020 - Introduced

JUDICIARY
(MASSEY, C. ED)

Amend KRS 21A.010, 21A.020, 22A.010 to provide that the number and boundaries of the Supreme Court districts shall be the same as the number and boundaries of Congressional districts apportioned to the state, and for the election of Supreme Court Justices, including the Chief Justice, on a statewide, nonpartisan basis; amend KRS 118A. 020, 118A.060, and 118A.090 to conform; EFFECTIVE November 3, 2020, only if voters ratify a proposed constitutional amendment providing for changes related to Supreme Court districts.

  RECENT STATUS

3/12/2020 - House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)

3/6/2020 - (H) Returned to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

3/6/2020 - (H) FIRST READING

INSURANCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS
(HEATH, RICHARD)

Amend KRS 304.12-275 to require insurers to pay a fair and reasonable amount for motor vehicle repairs; prohibit insurers from relying on or considering survey data when determining the amount that shall be paid.

  RECENT STATUS

3/2/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)

2/27/2020 - Introduced

CANINES
(GRAVISS, JOE)

Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to enable local governments to legislate enforcement action for dogs and public safety, so long as that the ordinance, regulation, or policy does not regulate ownership of a dog by its breed or perceived breed and is consistent with state law.

  RECENT STATUS

3/2/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government (H)

2/27/2020 - Introduced

ATTORNEY GENERAL
(HALE, DAVID)

Amend KRS 15.241 to require the Attorney General, upon certification by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to seek injunctive relief as well as civil or criminal penalties for violations of KRS Chapter 216B relating to abortion facilities and KRS 311.720 to 311.830 relating to abortions; provide that the Attorney General may seek injunctive relief as well as civil or criminal penalties, notwithstanding the absence of certification by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; EMERGENCY.

  RECENT STATUS

3/2/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

2/27/2020 - Introduced

CIVIL ACTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES
(MASSEY, C. ED)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 452 to set the venue for constitutional challenges to statutes, executive orders, and regulations; establish procedures for selecting a panel of three Circuit Judges to hear challenges, establish three districts from which panel judges can be drawn.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CLAIMS
(TACKETT LAFERTY, ASHLEY)

Amend KRS 342.125 to remove the requirement that an affected employee previously diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis resulting from exposure to coal dust must have an additional two years of employment in the Commonwealth wherein the employee was continuously exposed to the hazards of the disease in order to reopen a claim.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

MISCLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
(BRANHAM CLARK, TERRI)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to set forth legislative findings and declarations behind employee misclassification problems; provide definitions; set forth determination of misclassified workers; set forth investigation process and violations; establish court remedies; require notice by an employer; grant commissioner authority to promulgate administrative regulations; require agencies to share the information of a misclassifying employer to other interested state agencies; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations; amend KRS 45A.485 to prohibit contractors with multiple violations from contracting with the state for two years; amend KRS 131.190 to require the Department of Revenue to provide copies to three other state agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Office of Employment and Training to provide copies of orders to three other state agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to require the commissioner to provide copies to three other state agencies.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

WAGE PAYMENT
(FUGATE, CHRIS)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 514 to create the offense of theft of wages and establish penalties; define "employer," "employee," and "wages"; amend KRS 336.080 to indicate the secretary may enter places of employment without unreasonable delay to inspect a place of employment; amend KRS 337.020 to allow the commissioner to charge and collect past due wages; amend KRS 337.070 to require certain employers to include rate of pay, the number of hours worked, and the total amount of gross pay earned on wage statements provided to employees; amend KRS 337.200 to create an additional wage payment bond requirement for employers engaged in the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals; amend KRS 337.295 to include reference to wage payment bonds; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to provide a cause of action for unpaid wages due; amend KRS 337.320 to require employers to keep record for three years of the name, address, and occupation of each employee, the rate of pay and amount paid to each employee, a list of personnel policies provided to the employees, and a copy of the wage statement provided to each employee; create a new section of Chapter 337 to require employers to provide to an employee a written notice at the time of hire that sets forth the rate and method of pay, the employees employment status, accruals of time, deductions that may be made from pay, and the name and address of the employer; require the employer to keep a copy of the notice signed by the employee; amend KRS 337.990 to include a civil penalty for failure to provide the written notice to employee and maintain a copy of the signed notice; amend KRS 337.994 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards to conduct investigations to verify compliance with wage payment bond requirements; to create a civil penalty for violations of the wage payment bond provisions.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

ASSISTED-LIVING COMMUNITIES
(MOSER, KIMBERLY POORE)

Amend KRS 194A.75 related to clients in assisted-living communities.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health and Family Services (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

HEALTH SERVICE IN SCHOOLS
(REED, BRANDON)

Amend KRS 156.502 to include a definition of "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt policy allowing students to carry and self-administer sunscreen; provide that the policy may permit school employees to voluntarily assist with application of sunscreen; include voluntarily assisting with the application of sunscreen in liability protection for school employees.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Education (H)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

ELECTIONS
(MEADE, DAVID)

Amend KRS 118A.060 and 118A.100 to remove provisions that judicial elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis; provide that elections for an office of the Court of Justice shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 118; repeal KRS 118A.090, 118A.150, and 118A.190; Effective November 3, 2020, only if voters ratify a proposed constitutional amendment providing for the partisan election of justices and judges.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (H) Returned to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

3/6/2020 - (H) FIRST READING

3/6/2020 - (H) Taken From Committee H - Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

INSURANCE POLICY RENEWALS
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Amend KRS 304.20-035 to require property and casualty insurers to notify insureds of changes in the terms and conditions offered in a renewal policy.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking & Insurance (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

12/4/2019 - Pre-Filed

ROAD SAFETY
(EMBRY JR., C.B.)

Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of leaves or mowed grass to remain on a highway.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Transportation (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

8/20/2019 - Pre-Filed

ROAD SAFETY
(CARROLL, DANNY)

Amend KRS 512.070 to include, as criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Transportation (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

7/22/2019 - Pre-Filed

HEALTH SERVICES
(CARROLL, DANNY)

Create a new section of KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 to prohibit certification or certification renewal of an assisted-living community if it is owned, managed, or operated by any person convicted of certain crimes or listed on an abuse list; exempt owner of an assisted-living facility certified as of July 1, 2020; amend KRS 194A.700 to amend definitions; amend KRS 194A.707 to make changes to the appeals and renewal processes; amend KRS 194A.717 to prohibit on-site staff person from being shared with another level of care; amend KRS 194A.723 to permit the cabinet to initiate injunctive relief in Circuit Court.

  RECENT STATUS

4/14/2020 - received in Senate w/ Letter, to Rules

4/14/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 61-26 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

4/14/2020 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY

VETERINARIANS
(EMBRY JR., C.B.)

Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 321 to require that a veterinarian report abuse and to allow immunity for a good faith report; amends KRS 321.185 to allow veterinarians to release information in order to report abuse.

  RECENT STATUS

4/24/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

4/15/2020 - delivered to Governor

4/15/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

MINING PERMITS
(TURNER, JOHNNY RAY)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 350 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to notify the Department of Workplace Standards of any applicant or permittee that may be subject to the performance bonding requirements of KRS 337.200; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards to notify the Energy and Environment Cabinet of any employer engaged in the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals that is not compliant with the performance bonding requirements of KRS 337.200; amend KRS 350.085 to prohibit the approval of mining permit applications for applicants that are not compliant with the requirements of KRS 337.200; amend KRS 350.130 to make compliance with the requirements of KRS 337.200 a condition of a mining permit issued under KRS Chapter 350 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder; amend KRS 337.200 to remove references to liquidated damages and attorneys' fees as provided by law; amend KRS 337.994 to require that all penalties collected for violations of KRS 337.200 be paid to employees injured by the employer's failure to post the performance bond; APPROPRIATION.

  RECENT STATUS

4/15/2020 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Natural Resources & Energy (S)

3/19/2020 - floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

3/19/2020 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules

FIREARM STORAGE
(NEAL, GERALD A.)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

12/12/2019 - Pre-Filed

WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUNDING COMMISSION
(CARROLL, DANNY)

Amend KRS 12.020, 336.020, and 342.1243 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds; amend KRS 342.120 and 342.265 to replace the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds with the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; amend KRS 342.1223 to allow the commission to administer the fund; amend KRS 342.232 to replace the director of the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds and to make reports annual; amend KRS 342.760 to move the uninsured employers' fund to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; replace the secretary of the Labor Cabinet with the board of directors of the commission; remove the Labor Cabinet from this section; amend KRS 342.765 to replace the secretary with board of directors; replace the reference to the Interim Joint Committee on Labor and Industry with the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment; amend KRS 393.082 to replace the Labor Cabinet with the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; amend KRS 342.0015 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

1/16/2020 - (S) WITHDRAWN

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

POWERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Propose an amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly the power to limit noneconomic damages for injuries resulting in death or for injuries to persons or property, and the power to provide statutes of limitation; provide for submission to the voters.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

12/4/2019 - Pre-Filed

SOLEMN COVENANT OF STATES COMMISSION AND COMPACT
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to enact and enter into the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish the Solemn Covenant of States Commission and set forth the functions of the commission.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced (Pre-Filed)

12/4/2019 - Pre-Filed

SALE OF TOBACCO, ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE, AND VAPOR PRODUCTS
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Amend KRS 438.305 to change the definition of "proof of age"; amend KRS 438.310 to prohibit the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.311 to make it unlawful for persons under 21 to buy tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products; establish a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for a person over the age of 18 who violates the age restrictions for purchasing or receiving tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products; remove status offense designation for violations by persons under 18; remove jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court for violations by persons under 18; remove references to arrest and court appearances by persons under 18; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit the wholesale, retail, or manufacturer distribution of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21; remove references to arrest and court appearances for persons under 18; amend KRS 438.315 to raise the minimum age for vending machine sales of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products to 21; remove references to arrest and court appearances for persons under 18; amend KRS 438.325 to establish 21 as the age limit regarding tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor product retail notifications; amend KRS 438.330 to set tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product enforcement standards so that they relate to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.350 regarding possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products by a person under age 21; amend KRS 600.020 to remove tobacco offenses from the definition of "status offense action"; amend 610.010 to remove tobacco related offenses as provided in KRS 438.305 to 438.340 from the jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court; amend 630.020 to remove tobacco related offenses as provided in KRS 438.305 to 438.340 from the jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court; amend 630.120 to remove the reference to child tobacco offenses under KRS 438.305 to 438.340; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

3/26/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

3/19/2020 - delivered to Governor

3/19/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

ACTIONS INVOLVING LEGAL PROCESSES
(GIRDLER, RICK)

Amend KRS 15.753 to provide that the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall reimburse the Attorney General, a Commonwealth's attorney, or a county attorney for fees or judgments after being sued for an act or omission in the course of his or her duties.

  RECENT STATUS

4/15/2020 - received in Senate w/ Letter, to Rules

4/15/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 84-4 with floor amendments (1) and (2-title)

4/15/2020 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY

HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS
(WEBB, ROBIN L.)

Amend KRS 344.010 to define "hemp" and "hemp-derived products"; amend KRS 344.040 to provide protections against employment-related discrimination for users of hemp-derived products.

  RECENT STATUS

1/8/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

1/7/2020 - Introduced

BICYCLES
(MEREDITH, STEPHEN)

Amend KRS 189.287 to direct the Transportation Cabinet to include a requirement for bicycle helmets for operators and passengers under the age of 12 in the bicycle standards and safety administrative regulations promulgated under this section; amend KRS 189.990 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Transportation (S)

1/9/2020 - Introduced

INSURANCE POLICIES
(GIRDLER, RICK)

Amend KRS 304.20-040, 304.20-310, and 304.20-320 to alphabetize definitions, add definition for "alteration of terms"; make technical corrections; provide that an alteration of terms shall not be considered a refusal to renew under certain circumstances.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking & Insurance (S)

1/10/2020 - Introduced

MEDICAL ETHICS
(MEREDITH, STEPHEN)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exerciseing these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions.

  RECENT STATUS

3/17/2020 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Judiciary (S)

3/17/2020 - (S) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/ SCS 1, SFAs 1, 2, 3, 4t, 5, and 6

3/12/2020 - (S) Passed Over and retained in the Orders of the Day

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to define terms related to planned communities; establish administrative standards for planned communities; provide standards for declarations for planned communities; indicate that planned communities shall have a declaration accompanied by bylaws that include specific provisions; provide that associations shall have an executive board with enumerated powers; allow periods of declarant control of the associations; provide for rights and responsibilities of associations; require associations to keep certain financial records; allow associations to assess lot owners for certain expenses; allow associations to have a lien upon any lot for nonpayment of assessments; provide guidelines for revitalization of defunct associations; establish guidelines for civil liabilities; define "governing documents" and "homeowners' association"; state that the governing documents may not prohibit the outdoor display of political yard signs 30 days before any special, primary, or general election until seven days after that election; establish a short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/17/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

1/15/2020 - Introduced

DRUG FREE WORKPLACES
(CLARK, PERRY B.)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to provide definitions and to require public employers to have an appeals process for an employee who violates a drug-free policy using legal industrial products; amend KRS 18A.043 to require an appeals process for those public employers who require drug testing; amend KRS 304.13-167 to require Section 2 be complied with by public employers and suggested for private employers.

  RECENT STATUS

1/21/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

1/16/2020 - Introduced

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
(SCHICKEL, JOHN)

Amend KRS 344.040 to remove protections against employment discrimination based on an individual's status as a smoker or nonsmoker.

  RECENT STATUS

1/21/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

1/17/2020 - Introduced

RECOVERY OF MEDICAL COSTS
(MEREDITH, STEPHEN)

Amend KRS 411.182 to limit the amounts recoverable for medical costs in tort actions.

  RECENT STATUS

1/31/2020 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate Judiciary (S)

1/29/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Health & Welfare (S)

1/27/2020 - Introduced

CIVIL RIGHTS
(MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation," "gender identity," " local Commission," and " real estate-related transaction"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition on discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.100, 344.110, and 18A.095 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 344.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.680, 344.370, and 344.380, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; exempt the provisions of the Act from KRS 6.945(1).

  RECENT STATUS

2/3/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

1/30/2020 - Introduced

WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
(WHEELER, PHILLIP)

Amend KRS 342.140 to add that income benefits for volunteer firemen, police, and emergency management agency members or trainees may be based on fifty percent (50%) of the state average weekly wage if that is greater than the average weekly wage of their regular employment.

  RECENT STATUS

2/5/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

2/4/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

2/3/2020 - Introduced

HOME HEALTH AIDES
(MILLS, ROBBY)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require direct-care staff who provide care for a client with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia within the client's home to receive initial and ongoing training that is approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require employers to provide cabinet-approved training and certificates of completion to direct-care staff who work with clients with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement, monitor, and enforce the requirements of this section and to establish standards for approved trainings.

  RECENT STATUS

4/15/2020 - received in Senate w/ Letter, to Rules

4/15/2020 - (H) THIRD READING, passed 86-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

4/15/2020 - (H) PLACED IN THE ORDERS OF THE DAY

CORONERS
(CARPENTER, JARED)

Amend KRS 72.410 to require a coroner to collect, secure, and provide for the disposal of any prescription medications of a decedent; amend KRS 72.992 to establish fines for violations of those duties.

  RECENT STATUS

2/7/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

2/5/2020 - Introduced

EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS
(MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Amend KRS 337.420 to make an employer only have to have one employee to be subject to the wage discrimination requirements; amend KRS 337.423 to require no wage discrimination for what has been paid to current or past employees and prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee for discussing wages.

  RECENT STATUS

2/7/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

2/5/2020 - Introduced

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define terms; create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner of insurance to establish a database of billed health care service charges; require an insurer to reimburse for unanticipated out-of-network care; prohibit balance billing from a provider who has been reimbursed as required; provide for an independent dispute resolution program to review reimbursements provided for unanticipated out-of-network care; allow unregulated health plans to opt-in to requirements; require insurers to provide certain notices in an explanation of benefits; amend KRS 304.17A-254 and 304.17A-505 to require certain disclosures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to allow the Attorney General to enjoin persons violating Section 3; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with Sections 3 and 4 of the Act; amend KRS 304.17A-0954, 304.17A-096, 304.17A-500, 304.17A-580, 304.17A-649, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-015, 304.17B-033, 304.17C-010, 304.18-114, 304.38A-010, and 304.39-241 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-640; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

3/30/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

3/26/2020 - delivered to Governor

3/26/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
(WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY)

Reorganize Office of the Attorney General.

  RECENT STATUS

3/24/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

3/17/2020 - delivered to Governor

3/17/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

REVISER OF STATUTES
(SCHRODER, WIL)

Amend KRS 7.136 to allow the reviser of statutes to edit any section or parts of sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes that have been declared unconstitutional, void, or otherwise unlawful and unenforceable by a state or federal appellate court; EMERGENCY.

  RECENT STATUS

2/14/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

2/12/2020 - Introduced

STUDENT SMOKING AND VAPING
(SMITH, BRANDON)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Department of Education to establish an anonymous reporting mechanism for students to report concerns about vaping and other substances in schools; establish policies for the prompt investigation of reports to the anonymous reporting mechanism; require local school districts to provide awarness programs to teachers, students, and staff about vaping.

  RECENT STATUS

2/18/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Education (S)

2/12/2020 - Introduced

EMPLOYMENT AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT
(CASTLEN, MATT)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to encourage employment of workers who participate in employer-sponsored substance use disorder treatment.

  RECENT STATUS

3/19/2020 - received in House

3/18/2020 - (S) THIRD READING passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (4)

3/18/2020 - floor amendments (1), (2), and (3) withdrawn

DECEPTIVE LAWSUIT ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION PRACTICES
(ALVARADO, RALPH)

Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to regulate advertising for legal services.

  RECENT STATUS

3/12/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

3/10/2020 - received in House

3/10/2020 - (S) THIRD READING, passed 21-13

DISSEMINATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
(MCDANIEL, CHRISTIAN)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create a Class A misdemeanor for disseminating personally identifying information on the Internet about a minor; establish increased criminal penalties for injury and levels of monetary loss; create a civil cause of action arising from violations; and limit the liability of service providers.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (H) posted in committee House Judiciary (H)

3/5/2020 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

3/3/2020 - received in House

ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS
(ADAMS, JULIE RAQUE)

Amend KRS 309.080 to add definitions of certified alcohol and drug counselor assistant I and II; create new sections of KRS 309.080 to 309.089 to establish requirements for certification of alcohol and drug couselor assistant I and II; amend KRS 309.083 to change required hours of experience for certified alcohol and drug counselors to 600 hours under supervision; permit registration as an alcohol and drug peer support specialist to substitute for required classroom hours; amend KRS 309.831 to reduce required hours of experience and education, and reduce required time in recovery from two to one year; amend KRS 309.805, 309.8013, and 309.088 to conform.

  RECENT STATUS

4/24/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

4/14/2020 - delivered to Governor

4/14/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
(WHEELER, PHILLIP)

Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.794 to delete the definition of "board-certified pulmonary specialist" and eliminate the requirement that physicians on the list of qualified "B" readers maintained by the commissioner include only those licensed in Kentucky and board-certified pulmonary specialists.

  RECENT STATUS

2/27/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

2/25/2020 - Introduced

OPEN RECORDS
(BUFORD, TOM)

Amend KRS 61.870 to include a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission under the definition of a "public agency" for purposes of public records only; amend KRS 61.878 to provide that records of a utility relating to expenditure of funds paid for by its customers are public records.

  RECENT STATUS

2/28/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources & Energy (S)

2/26/2020 - Introduced

SECURITY OF CONNECTED DEVICES
(WESTERFIELD, WHITNEY)

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to require a manufacturer of a connected device offered for sale in Kentucky to equip the device with reasonable security features appropriate to the nature and function of the device and to the information it may collect, contain, or transmit, and designed to protect the device from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; define "authentication," "connected device," "consensus standard," "manufacturer," "reasonable security feature," "standards development organization," and "unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure"; specify that a private right of action is not created.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(GIRDLER, RICK)

Create a new section of KRS 334A.010 to 334A.990 to enact and enter into the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; establish definitions; recognize a multistate licensure privilege to practice for audiologists and speech-language pathologists; recognize a multistate licensure privilege for audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice audiology and speech-language pathology via telehealth; establish provisions for active duty military personnel and their spouses; authorize a remote state to take adverse action against an audiologist or speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice within that member state; authorize a home state to take adverse action against an audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's license issued by the home state; create the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission; provide immunity for party states, officers, employees, or representatives of the Commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; require the Commission to create a database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states; establish procedures for rulemaking; authorize the Commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states; require provisions of the compact to become effective the day it is enacted into law once a state enters the Compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.

  RECENT STATUS

3/12/2020 - Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)

3/4/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

3/2/2020 - Introduced

PROTECTION FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND WORKERS
(WHEELER, PHILLIP)

Amend KRS 336.010 to add definitions of "contractor," "person," "prime contractor," and "subcontractor"; amend KRS 336.040 to give authority to the Labor Cabinet for purposes of determining if a person is an employee or an independent contractor; provide the procedure for the determination; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to provide the elements for determining if someone is an independent contractor; limit prime contractor liability and eliminate employee benefits and wages for independent contractors; require the cabinet to notify certain governmental agencies that employee misclassification has occurred; amend KRS 336.050 to require the secretary of the Labor Cabinet to develop a training program to educate entrepreneurs and the public about classification of employees to begin no later than July 1, 2021; amend KRS 336.990 to add penalties for the misclassification of employees; Sections 1, 3 and 5 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022.

  RECENT STATUS

3/5/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)

3/3/2020 - Introduced

COAL WORKER' PNEUMOCONIOSIS FUND
(WHEELER, PHILLIP)

Amend KRS 342.1242 and 342.1243 to set forth the process to refund excess assessments to coal employers.

  RECENT STATUS

4/24/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

4/15/2020 - delivered to Governor

4/15/2020 - Enrolled, Signed by Speaker of the House

CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN HEALTH CARE
(SCHRODER, WIL)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require health care providers to provide good faith estimates to patients for scheduled health care services; require health care providers and insurers to disclose certain information for scheduled health care services that are covered under a covered person's health plan; prohibit balance billing for certain nonparticipating providers that fail to provide a good faith estimate; prohibit balance billing for certain emergency services; prohibit insurers and health facilities from representing that a health facility is a participating provider under certain circumstances; establish penalties and enforcement by the Attorney General; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to require health plans to cover certain emergency services; establish reimbursement requirements for certain emergency services provided by a nonparticipating provider at an out-of-network facility; amend KRS 304.12-020 to provide that it shall be an unfair or deceptive trade practice for an insurer to violate Section 1 of the Act; state that certain contracts that are contrary to the Act shall be unenforceable and void.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking & Insurance (S)

3/4/2020 - Introduced

AIR AMBULANCES
(MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require out-of-network coverage of air ambulance claims; require program for payment of out-of-network air ambulance claims; require mediation process for out-of-network claims; deem compliant payments as full and final payments by the covered person; require the Department of Insurance to report health facilities that do not provide required disclosures; require that the Department of Insurance publish on its Web site participating provider status information of air ambulance providers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to require health care providers to make certain disclosures to a covered person; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to prohibit an air ambulance provider or its agent from selling subscription services; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish fines for health facilities failing to provide required disclosures; amend KRS 304.17A-254 and 304.17A-527 to require a compliance clause in participating provider agreements; amend KRS 304.99-020 to establish penalties for certain violations; amend KRS 311A.060 to require the Board of Emergency Medical Services to report certain violations to the commissioner of insurance; amend KRS 367.990 to establish penalties for provider violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Banking & Insurance (S)

3/4/2020 - Introduced

TERMS OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
(MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Propose to amend Sections 97, 99, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the term of office for Commonwealth Attorneys from 6 years to 8 years beginning in 2030; to increase the terms of judges of the District Court from 4 years to 8 years beginning in 2030; and to increase the requirement of being a license attorney from 2 years to 8 years for District Court judges beginning in 2022; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

3/4/2020 - Introduced

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
(MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Make technical corrections and conforming amendments to various sections of KRS Chapter 423 regarding notaries, electronic and online notarizations, and certificates of notarization; repeal KRS 423.110. 423.130, 423.140. 423.150, 423.160, 423.170, 423.180, and 423.190.

  RECENT STATUS

3/6/2020 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary (S)

3/4/2020 - Introduced