HJR 39 Kentucky House · 2023 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing executive branch agencies to undertake efforts to address the benefits cliff in Kentucky.

Summary
Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study all public assistance program flexibilities permitted under federal law which may afford the Commonwealth the opportunity to address the benefits cliff; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study the cost of maintaining certain changes made to the Child Care Assistance Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a user-friendly benefits cliff calculator tool; and require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and implement a federal Earned Income Tax Credit outreach and education program; require these agencies to submit reports to the Interim Joint Committees on Health, Welfare, and Family Services and Appropriations and Revenue by November 1, 2023.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 10, 2023 Signed Mar 16, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 16, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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