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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 745: AN ACT relating to public health and safety.

Amend KRS 214.450 to define "autologous donation" and "directed donation"; amend KRS 214.452 to require blood establishments to test for spike proteins, antibodies to the nucleocapsid protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and synthetic mRNA; provide that a person shall not be compelled to donate blood; require blood establishments to inform donors of the potential uses for donations; require blood to be sold to hospitals before any other entity; prohibit blood from sale for pharmaceutical production if there is a hospital blood shortage; amend KRS 214.454 to conform and make technical corrections; amend KRS 214.456 to permit any person to make an autologous or a directed donation of blood; prohibit restrictions on making autologous or directed donations; amend KRS 214.458 to add the mRNA status of blood and treatment or therapy received to the label of blood donated; add requirements for health facilities, health services, and health care providers to provide patient information on donated blood; amend KRS 214.464 to include additional tests that a patient is required to be notified about in an emergency transfusion; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit state agencies from acquiring or maintaining a list of the vaccination status of citizens; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require hospitals to invest in blood transfusion prevention strategies and to establish a task force for bloodless medicine and surgery by January 1, 2026; create a new section of Subchapter 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require all health benefit plans to cover any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid coverage of any autologous or a directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 18A.225 to require state health benefit plans coverage of any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; apply coverage mandates to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; require the Department for Medicaid Services or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to request any necessary federal approval for coverage within 90 days of the effective date of this Act; require a copy of any federal approval requested to the Legislative Research Commission; require appropriate infrastructure to be established by health facilities, services, and providers within 90 days of the effective date of the applicable section of the Act; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAmends blood donation safety protocols (testing for SARS-CoV-2 markers), protects donor rights (no compelled donations), prioritizes hospital blood access, and prevents pharmaceutical use - advancing public health safety and patient access.85% confidence
T.J. Roberts (R) Candy Massaroni (R) Josh Calloway (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 724: AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year; provide that the Act may be cited as the Play Fair Kentucky Act.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands educational access by allowing home-schooled students to participate in public school extracurricular activities, directly advancing K-12 program inclusivity.92% confidence
Ryan Dotson (R) Robert Duvall (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 709: AN ACT relating to information technology.

HB 709 amends Kentucky law to remove an outdated deadline (January 1, 2012) from requirements for the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publish executive branch spending data online. The bill maintains existing rules requiring the website to display payee names, expenditure categories, descriptions, amounts, and links to financial documents, with monthly updates for most data and weekly updates for EMARS system data. It clarifies the Cabinet as the sole custodian of these records and mandates free sharing of website software/data between state government branches. The bill directly affects state government operations and public access to financial transparency, with no new policy requirements beyond correcting obsolete language.
Deanna Gordon (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 96: AN ACT relating to coercive control.

Amend KRS 403.720, relating to orders of protection, to define "coercive control" and "stalking"; amend the definition of "domestic violence and abuse" to include coercive control of a family member or member of an unmarried couple; amend KRS 456.010 to define "coercive control"; amend the definition of "dating violence and abuse" to include coercive control of a person with whom the perpetrator is or has been in a dating relationship; amend KRS 209A.122 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide information on petitions for orders of protection where the basis of the petition is coercive control and whether parties to a petition for an order of protection were represented by a legal representative.
Scott Lewis (R) Rachel Roarx (D) Kim Banta (R) Erika Hancock (D) Chad Aull (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 768: AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

Create a new section of KRS 217.015 to 217.215 to define "small farms"; exempt small farms and home-based processors from any state and any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government and any health department thereof from any rule, administrative regulation, certification, or licensing requirement that is not required by federal law; Repeal KRS 217.136, relating to home-based food processors.
T.J. Roberts (R) Savannah Maddox (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HJR 64: A JOINT RESOLUTION limiting the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to participate in litigation only pertaining to interests particular to his or her office.

Limit the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to participate in litigation only pertaining to the interests of his or her office; declare that only the Attorney General may bring or participate in litigation in federal court on behalf of the Commonwealth; authorize the Attorney General to enforce this Resolution.
David Osborne (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 722: AN ACT relating to local government.

HB 722 amends Kentucky law to replace gendered language ("He or she") with gender-neutral terms in rules about renting temporary courthouses, clerk's offices, or jails during construction or repairs. The bill updates existing statutory language (KRS 67.160) to modernize references but does not change any procedures, funding, or requirements for county officials. It directly affects county judges/executives who manage temporary facility rentals but has no impact on policy outcomes or public services. This is a purely procedural language update with no substantive policy changes.
Patrick Flannery (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 703: AN ACT relating to farmland retention.

Amend KRS 154.60-040 to define terms; create the Farmland Retention Tax Credit Program; establish a tax credit for seller of agricultural land; amend KRS 141.3841, 131.190, 154.60-005, and 154.60-020 to conform; sunset the program on December 31, 2031.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates Farmland Retention Tax Credit Program, providing tax relief for agricultural land sellers under Taxation subject.85% confidence
Ryan Bivens (R) Myron Dossett (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 739: AN ACT relating to sales tax rebates for entertainment events.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to define terms; establish a sales tax rebate and process for venues which have entertainment events that are qualifying attractions; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates sales tax rebates for entertainment venues, providing tax relief under taxation policy.90% confidence
Susan Witten (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 770: AN ACT relating to transportation.

HB 770 updates two Kentucky transportation statutes (KRS 186.230 and 186.120) to replace gendered terms like "he," "him," and "his" with gender-neutral language. It directly affects county clerks who enforce vehicle registration and tax laws, as the bill revises their duties described in these sections. The bill makes no changes to transportation policies, fees, or procedures - only the language used to describe the clerks' responsibilities. This is a technical correction to align the statutes with inclusive language standards.
Steven Rudy (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 793: AN ACT relating to reproductive health services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; provide rights related to access to contraception; create private right of action; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exclude contraception from cost defrayal requirements; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for long-acting reversible contraception administered during a postpartum hospital stay; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to offer family planning services to certain low-income individuals; require the cabinet to report annually; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates health benefit plans to cover contraception and long-acting reversible contraception, expanding access and strengthening coverage requirements under health insurance mandates.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
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