All Bills - Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB232
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 120.015 to insert gender-neutral language; amend KRS 120.055 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 120.065 to insert gender-neutral language and make technical corrections; amend KRS 120.075 to remove the requirement for a supersedeas bond; amend KRS 120.095 to revise procedures on recounts for primary elections; amend KRS 120.185 to revise procedures on recounts for regular elections.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB233
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 600.020 to separate the definitions of "abused child" and "neglected child"; amend the definition of "physical injury" to include the requirement that it is likely to cause death or disfigurement or impairment of an organ; amend KRS 620.040 to conform; amend KRS 620.072 to remove "neglect"; amend KRS 620.080 to change the standard of proof from a preponderance to clear and convincing evidence; amend KRS 620.090 to make the removal of a child after a temporary removal hearing discretionary; amend KRS 625.090 to remove "neglect" as a basis for a termination of parental rights; amend KRS 620.600, 15.900, 214.160, 199.473 to conform.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB234
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 217.125 to exempt poultry producers that slaughter and process less than 20,000 birds per year from permit and processing requirements.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB235
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 121.015 to add that the definition of "contribution" shall not be construed to include news stories, commentary, or editorials by a person or group of persons.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB236
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 160.440 to specify that a local board of education cannot appoint the superintendent as secretary to the board.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB237
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; EMERGENCY.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB238
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 100.987 to prohibit a planning unit, legislative body, or fiscal court that has adopted planning and zoning regulations from approving the siting of a cellular antenna tower capable of providing fifth generation mobile communications service if it is within 1,640 of any inhabitable building or any outdoor space where 10 or more people gather; amend KRS 278.650 to prohibit the commission from approving the siting of a cellular antenna tower capable of providing fifth generation mobile communication service if it is within 1,640 of any inhabitable building or any outdoor space where 10 or more people gather.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB239
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for introduction of an identification device; create new section of KRS Chapter 454 to restrict use of facial recognition technology and biometric identifiers; create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for use of facial recognition technology or biometric identifiers; create new sections of KRS Chapters 6, 13B, 23A, 24A, and 29A to prohibit use of facial recognition technology as evidence; propose a new rule of evidence to make evidence gained from use of facial regnition inadmissible.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB24
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/2/23
Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and "KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB240
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 286.1-440 to include gender-neutral language.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB241
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Report Pass
3/1/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Report Pass
3/16/23
Enrolled
3/16/23
Enrolled
3/16/23
Vetoed
3/24/23
Refer
3/29/23
Override
3/29/23
Refer
3/29/23
Override
3/29/23
Enrolled
3/29/23
Enrolled
3/29/23
Chaptered
3/29/23
Passed
3/29/23
Amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 11, to direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to make the conservation easement acquisitions required to be made under the section instead of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; delete the provision requiring the Finance and Administration Cabinet to procure outside counsel; provide that the conservation easement transfers not be subject to KRS 382.850 provided that the conservation easements stipulate that they will not inhibit coal mining operations; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to work with third parties, contractors, and partners to perform the due diligence necessary to complete the transactions; move the closing date for the acquisitions back to June 30, 2024; provide that notwithstanding KRS 56.040, surveys for the lands involved in the transactions directed by the section may be completed after closing; require funds to be held in escrow to reconcile any differences in acreage of the lands once the surveys are completed; authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to sign all necessary documents to complete the transactions; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to deliver all documents relating to the due diligence it has already performed to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on the effective date of the Act; allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to accept, via assignment, contracts that the Finance and Administration Cabinet has already entered into in the course of performing its due diligence; amend 2022 Kentucky Acts Chapter 199, Part I, Operating Budget, L. Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, 7. Fish and Wildlife Resources, (4) Kentucky Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, to provide that the $3,875,000 one-time allocation in fiscal year 2022-2023 to support the Kentucky Cumberland Forest Conservation Program shall not lapse and shall carry forward; amend KRS 45A.800 to add the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to several definitions for KRS Chapter 45A; amend KRS 45A.810 to create one or more engineering and engineering-related services section committees in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and provide for the selection process for the members of the committees; amend KRS 45A.815, 45A.825, 45A.830, 45A.837 to conform; amend KRS 56.040 to require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to provide for the examination and certification of title when acquiring an interest in land from state funds; amend KRS 150.022 to remove language relating to the removal of a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission by the Governor; amend KRS 150.0242 to provide that the department shall not be subject to any provision of KRS Chapter 45A that requires Finance and Administration Cabinet approval for any part of its procurement process; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations on or before January 1, 2024 implementing procedures for the procurement of engineering services; amend KRS 150.120 to remove the requirement that the Governor and the Finance and Administration Cabinet approve of the department's sale of contraband; subject sales of contraband to audit by the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 150.152 to specify certain aspects of the audit of the department by the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 150.170 to provide for a five acre minimum for a resident owner of farmlands to be hunting and fishing license-exempt when fishing or hunting on their own lands; amend KRS 150.175 to change some department-issued license names and to remove the requirement that an applicant under the age of 16 get written consent from a parent before applying for a youth statewide hunting license; amend KRS 150.195 to remove the requirement that county clerks sell licenses and permits issued by the department; specify other entities authorized to sell licenses and permits issued by the department; make conforming changes; amend KRS 150.250 to remove the requirement that the Governor and the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet approve before thedepartment can enter into a contract with the federal government; amend KRS 150.990 to conform; provide that the requirements of the Act apply to all procurements and acquisitions of interests in land undertaken by the department, including those commenced prior to the effective date of the Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB242
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 338.031 to add gender neutral-language.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB243
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Amend KRS 139.330, relating to use tax levied on the purchase of tangible personal property, digital property, and extended warranty services, to make technical corrections.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB244
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Repeal, reenact, and amend various sections of KRS Chapter 309 as new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to redefine terms; define new terms; attach the Kentucky Radon Safety Board to the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction; increase members of the board and establish new criteria for board members; require board members to comply with KRS Chapter 11A in the conduct of their duties as board members; limit reimbursement amount for the board members; require the board to make available group general liability and workers' compensation insurance to registrants; require the board to issue a measurement or mitigation contractor registration certificate to any person who is certified by a recognized radon certification entity; require registration to be valid for not less than five years; decrease general liability coverage amount from two hundred fifty thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars; require a radon laboratory to maintain certification with a recognized radon certification program; allow the board to issue a show cause order; require the board to reimburse for requested copies of records from contractors and laboratories; require registrants to retain records for three years; repeal KRS 309.434 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 138B to establish requirements of the board; require the board to implement procedures for obtaining an accurate count of radon tested, mitigated, and resistant housing, provide for annual increases in public awareness of the hazard of radon and the benefits of radon safety, coordinate with state agencies to promote the control of radon, promote education programs to assist in the management of radon safety in dwellings, and publish an annual report detailing progress made in radon safety; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.
KY
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB245
Introduced
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; allow an investor-owned electric utility to apply for a financing order to securitize deferred costs associated with retired or abandoned electric generating facilities and extraordinary storm costs; clarify that the electric utility may retire and replace the electric generation facility without matching the capacity or the technology of the retired or abandoned unit; establish the contents of an application for a financing order; exclude accumulated depreciation from the rate base; require the Public Service Commission to establish the process for a proceeding to review and render a decision on a financing order application; provide a 120-day time frame for the Public Service Commission to render a decision and issue an order; require the decision to be just and reasonable; clarify the process for judicial review; stipulate and conscribe the powers of the Public Service Commission when reviewing the application and the surcharge placed on customer bills for recovery of the securitized costs; allow the electric utility to cause the issuance of securitized bonds after an order has been approved by the Public Service Commission; specify the contents of the financing order; set the expiration date for the financing order after which the electric utility cannot cause securitized bonds to be issued; predicate the issuance of securitized bonds on a true sale of securitized property; allow for transfer and assignment of securitized property; require the utility to submit a formula for a true-up mechanism to reconcile amounts collected from ratepayers through a surcharge; allow the Public Service Commission to review clerical and mathematical aspects of the formula; specify the process and requirements for an issuance advice letter process and the parameters for the Public Service Commission to participate; provide that the interest in securitized property and the securitized surcharge are irrevocable; allow for the Public Service Commission to submit a disapproval order to stop the issuance of securitized bonds; allow for refinancing and refunding of securitized bonds; establish priority and perfection of lien and require the lien to be recorded in the Secretary of State office; specify prohibited actions to be undertaken by the Public Service Commission; specify the billing requirements when a financing is approved; establish a property right and interest in securitized property that can be transferred, pledged, or assigned; clarify nonrecourse to assets of the utility in the instance of default and that the securitized surcharge remains in cases of bankruptcy or insolvency; clarify that any person acquiring a utility under a financing order obtains the responsibility of performing the duties under the financing order regarding the securitized surcharge; establish the absolute transfer and clarify the factors that do not limit the true sale; clarify how to determine priority when there are conflicting interests; stipulate that the law of the Commonwealth regarding securitization of utility assets are these provisions and that securitization does not create a debt of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions; create a severability clause if any provision is invalidated; create definitions for biogas and syngas affecting natural gas utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission; authorize the natural gas utility to file an application for a recovery mechanism for using innovative natural gas resources to establish needed infrastructure; require the Public Service Commission to allow recovery for an electric utility to recover reasonable expenses associated with obtaining an early site permit from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; amend KRS 65A.050, 278.021, and 278.516 to conform; amend KRS 278.020 to require the Public Service Commission to consider the policy of the Commonwealth for electric utilities to own their own renewable electric generation when granting a certificate of convenience and necessity for the utility to construct renewable facilities; establish a rebuttable presumption that constructing a plant or facility with a projected cost of less than 3 percent of the utility's total net plant to be an ordinary extension of the system; require the final decision to be made in 120 days and if no action is taken the application is deemed approved; and amend KRS 355.9-109 to exempt securitized interests in securitized property from the Uniform Commercial Code dealing with secured transactions.