Kentucky 2022 Regular Session All Bills
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB217
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Report Pass
3/9/22
Engrossed
3/14/22
Refer
3/14/22
Refer
3/23/22
Report Pass
3/24/22
Enrolled
3/30/22
Enrolled
3/30/22
Vetoed
4/6/22
Refer
4/13/22
Override
4/13/22
Refer
4/13/22
Override
4/13/22
Enrolled
4/13/22
Enrolled
4/13/22
Chaptered
4/13/22
Passed
4/13/22
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to conduct all procurements necessary for its performance pursuant to KRS Chapter 45A; provide that upon approval of the commission, the commissioner shall be deemed the chief purchasing officer for the purposes of conducting procurements for the department; make all department personal service contracts, tax incentive agreements, and memoranda of agreement subject to review by the Government Contract Review Committee; require the department, upon approval of the commission, to conduct its own bidding and procurement; amend KRS 150.021 to provide that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources be attached administratively to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet only for those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the department; remove language making the powers conferred to the department by KRS Chapters 150 and 235 subject to KRS Chapters 42, 45, 45A, 56, and 64; require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to transfer to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources copies of all records, files, and documents associated with functions that the cabinet no longer performs for the department; exempt the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from reorganization under KRS Chapter 12; amend KRS 150.022 to change references from wildlife districts to commission districts; make commission members' terms end on December 31 of the fourth calendar year following their appointments and until their successors are duly appointed and confirmed by the Senate; require that a member serve no more than two full terms, excluding any partial terms that a member may serve; require that a candidate to be a commission member have held hunting and fishing licenses for the previous five consecutive years; require that an appointment to the commission to replace a member whose term has expired be made no later than January 20 of the year following the year in which the term expired; amend KRS 150.061 to make the commissioner the appointing authority for the department for the purposes of KRS Chapter 18A and to conform; amend KRS 235.030 to provide that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources be attached administratively to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet only for those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the department; amend KRS 45A.030, 150.0241, 235.010, and 235.130 to conform.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB218
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 150 to establish definitions; authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to make acquisitions for compensatory mitigation projects; clarify who holds interests in the property for acquisition types, including alternative delivery procurement; allow for the acquisition price of interests to be greater by no more than five percent of the appraised value when using comparable sales comparison or market approach appraisal methods; allow the department to procure construction contracting for compensatory mitigation projects using alternative delivery including design-build, design-bid-build, and full delivery compensatory mitigation and exempt the department from requirements of KRS Chapters 45 and 45A; allow for procurement of mitigation credits from an existing mitigation bank with restrictions; establish the requirements for full delivery compensatory mitigation including contract, procurement requirements, method of remittance on work, protests and appeals; establish the department's powers and prerogatives with implementing the in-lieu fee program for compensatory mitigation projects; require all vendors and any foreign entities to be in good standing and in compliance with unemployment and workers' compensation requirements; set penalty for violations; amend KRS 45.750 to add compensatory mitigation credit purchases to the definition of "capital construction item" and include credit purchases and use of full delivery mitigation in the definition of "capital project"; add definitions; exempt real estate purchased for compensatory mitigation projects or purchase of compensatory mitigation credits from the provisions of KRS 45.760 to 45.810; amend KRS 45.777 to exempt sale or transfer of title or interests in real property from requirements to deposit receipts into the general fund; amend KRS 45.760 to add expenditure of funds for compensatory mitigation to the automatic authorization when project is not listed in branch budget bill; allow such funds tranferred to the allotment account to exceed the 15 percent limitation; require the notation of the payout for the allotment to be transmitted to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee; and exempt projects or equipment purchases from the limitations before being authorized; amend KRS 45A.030 to include compensatory mitigation projects and credits to the definitional exception of chief purchasing officer; add additional definitions; amend KRS 45A.045 to exempt the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the requirement to have the Finance and Administration Cabinet make all acquisitions and be the chief purchasing officer for the department and dispose of surplus property; amend KRS 45A.050 to vest the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources with the rights, powers, and duties and authority for procurement; amend KRS 150.255 to clarify that compensatory mitigation projects must be approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the department and add purchase of compensatory mitigation credits to the use of funds; express when remittance may be made on a contract even if it is outside of the procurement methodology; clarify that the department coordinates all aspects of a compensatory mitigation project and when the project vests under a full delivery compensatory mitigation project; amend KRS 382.850 to allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources or a mitigation bank to acquire conservation easements and protect the land where there is a severance of a mineral estate and surface and establish a penalty if the surface is disturbed by subsequent exercise of mining activity; establish procedure for enforcement; and add definitions; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB219
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Amend KRS 189.2226 to define "home" as a site for which there is a building permit for construction for trucks hauling building materials; amend KRS 189.230 to allow a fiscal court to regulate or prohibit the operation of motor trucks or semitrailer trucks on state or county roads; amend KRS 189.280 to permit cities to provide maximum weight, height, width, and length limits for motor trucks, semi-trucks and trailers on city-owned and maintained streets and roads.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB22
Introduced
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Amend KRS 2.147 and 18A.190 to make June 19, also known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day," a state holiday for state employees.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB220
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Amend KRS 441.265 to add that the requirement for a prisoner to reimburse the county for jail fees is to start from the prisoner's booking date; require a county jail to clear a prisoner of any outstanding expenses and to reimburse any expenses already paid if the prisoner's case does not result in a conviction; allow the Department of Corrections to annually adjust the maximum per diem for room and board based on the Consumer Price Index; allow jails to automatically deduct 100% of an initial deposit and 50% of subsequent deposits in a prisoner's account for owed jail fees.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB221
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Amend KRS 186.010 to define "off-highway vehicle"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the operation of off-highway vehicles on certain roadways in the Commonwealth; outline OHV requirements and operation guidelines for OHV permit holders; allow the Transportation Cabinet or a local government to prohibit the operation of OHVs on any roadway under its jurisdiction; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.515 and KRS 186A.070 to conform; amend KRS 189.990 to establish a penalty for operating an OHV outside of the set guidelines; repeal KRS 189.281, which created a local government pilot program for off-highway vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB222
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Amend 2022 RS SB 100/EN, Section 1, 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1, to define "health facilities"; add lay caregivers to description of essential care givers; include communicable disease outbreaks and resident disease status to when an essential personal care visitor is permitted; EMERGENCY.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB223
Introduced
2/24/22
Refer
2/24/22
Refer
2/28/22
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB224
Introduced
2/25/22
Refer
2/25/22
Refer
2/28/22
Report Pass
3/9/22
Engrossed
3/16/22
Refer
3/16/22
Refer
3/22/22
Report Pass
3/23/22
Enrolled
3/30/22
Enrolled
3/30/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Amend KRS 67A.360 to define "surviving spouse" for purposes of surviving spouse benefits under the urban-county government police and fire pension fund; modify the name of the fund to be gender neutral; make a conforming amendment; amend KRS 67A.345, 67A.370, and 67A.655 to conform due to changing the name of the urban-county government police and fire pension fund; amend KRS 67A.430 to provide that salary shall be credited to an urban-county government police and fire pension fund member's account for periods when the member's salary is reduced due to receipt of worker's compensation provided the member makes the appropriate employee contributions on the salary that would have been paid; require the urban-county government to make employer contributions on the salary credited if the member elects to make contributions; amend KRS 67A.460 to prohibit a retired urban-county government police and fire pension fund who has retired on disability to revert back to a service retirement; amend KRS 67A.480 to require certification of occupational disability by licensed physicians hired by the urban-county government police and fire pension in situations where the member is applying for occupational disability benefits; amend KRS 67A.320 to authorize the mayor with consent of the legislative body to appoint members to the closed city employees' pension plan for elected positions on the board if no members of the closed plan are available or willing to serve on the fund; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2022.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB225
Introduced
2/28/22
Refer
2/28/22
Refer
3/1/22
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to express the intent of the General Assembly with respect to rooftop solar power and the significance of renewable energy; define "renewable energy," "renewable energy portfolio," "renewable energy requirement," "retail electric supplier," and "solar energy target"; require retail electric suppliers to comply with a tiered renewable portfolio requirement beginning in fiscal year 2023-2024; require retail electric suppliers to submit integrated resource plans to the Public Service Commission for approval that demonstrate how each supplier will meet their renewable requirements; allow the requirement to be met by generation and by purchase power; authorize the commission to grant a waiver or extension to retail electric suppliers who can show that the requirement cannot be met; authorize the commission to suspend the requirement and to set various reserve requirements to maintain reliability of the grid; allow for cost recovery through rates for compliance, including stranded costs and unrealized revenues; require the commission to develop requirements for tariffs for interconnection between the retail electric supplier and a wholesale supplier of renewable energy; require each utility to file a report with the commission beginning in January 2025; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement the renewable portfolio requirements; require the commission to report to the Legislative Research Commission on the feasibility and opportunity for retail electric suppliers to lease space on commercial and industrial buildings to locate solar panels to comply with the renewable portfolio requirement; require report to be submitted by November 1, 2023.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB226
Introduced
2/28/22
Refer
2/28/22
Refer
3/1/22
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to incorporate the "no duty to retreat" provisions elsewhere in the chapter; amend KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 to require a reasonable belief that defensive force is necessary before it is justified; change the term "great bodily harm" to "serious physical injury" as used throughout the Penal Code; amend KRS 503.060 to require an initial aggressor to retreat before the use of force can be justified; repeal KRS 503.120.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB227
Introduced
2/28/22
Refer
2/28/22
Refer
3/1/22
Make technical correction.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB228
Introduced
2/28/22
Refer
2/28/22
Refer
3/1/22
Make technical corrections.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB229
Introduced
2/28/22
Refer
2/28/22
Refer
3/1/22
Make a technical correction.
KY
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB23
Introduced
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Report Pass
1/27/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/2/22
Refer
3/15/22
Report Pass
3/23/22
Enrolled
3/29/22
Enrolled
3/29/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Amend KRS 514.140 to include common carriers and delivery services in protection against theft of mail matter.