passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 27, 2018 SR 37: Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Julianna "Juju" Wooldridge. Adopted by voice vote Sponsor Mike Wilson (R) Track
passed · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HCR 93: Urge Congress to amend 18 U.S.C. sec. 1591 relating to the crime of child sex trafficking to permit the prosecution of interactive computer services which advertise sex trafficking, and to amend 47 U.S.C. sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act to clarify that the provided civil immunity does not include criminal or civil liability for interactive computer services which carry ads offering sex with trafficking victims. To Judiciary (S) Sponsors Donna Mayfield (R) , Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R) Track
passed · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HR 204: Recognize the Kentucky Community and Technical College System's 20th anniversary. Adopted by voice vote Sponsors Kevin Bratcher (R) , Russell Webber (R) , Linda Belcher (D) , Derrick Graham (D) , Jim DuPlessis (R) +68 more Track
passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 27, 2018 SR 229: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Arthur Buford Kinchen. Adopted by voice vote Sponsor C.B. Embry Jr. (R) Track
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HB 364: AN ACT relating to screening for hepatitis C. Amend KRS 214.160 to establish that all pregnant women be tested for hepatitis C and recommend testing for children born from a pregnant woman who has a positive hepatitis C test result. Floor amendment (1) filed Sponsors Susan Westrom (D) , Donna Mayfield (R) , Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R) , Sannie Overly (D) , Mary Lou Marzian (D) +5 more Track
passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 27, 2018 SR 243: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joseph Lee Nally. Adopted by voice vote Sponsor Dorsey Ridley (D) Track
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HB 456: AN ACT relating to the posting of signage to prevent human trafficking. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to list businesses and entities and require those entities to prominently post a notice about human trafficking and include a toll-free number and a number for receiving text messages; require the Department for Public Health to create and make a notice available on its Web site; establish a penalty for noncompliance. To Small Business & Information Technology (H) Sponsors Linda Belcher (D) , Ruth Ann Palumbo (D) Track
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 27, 2018 SB 207: AN ACT relating to causes of actions for building code violations. 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. To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) Sponsor Steve Meredith (R) Track
introduced · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HB 545: AN ACT relating to operators permits. Amend KRS 189A.090 to provide that a vehicle used while driving with a license suspended for a violation of KRS Chapter 189A may be forfeited to the state. Introduced in House Sponsors Jim DuPlessis (R) , Diane St. Onge (R) Track
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HB 461: AN ACT relating to supplements paid to police officers, professional firefighters, and qualified volunteer fire departments, declaring an emergency, and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 15.460, relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund, to increase the stipend paid to police officers to $4,000 and make the beginning date for the stipend commence July 1, 2018; add provisions for an administrative expense payable to each city, county, combination of cities and counties, or county sheriff's office; restate that the payment to the police is to be transmitted to the police officer by the stipulated local government; amend KRS 95A.250, relating to the Firefighters Foundation Program fund, to increase the stipend paid to professional firefighters to $4,000 and make the beginning date for the firefighter stipend commence July 1, 2018; add provisions for an administrative expense payable to each eligible local government; update reference to Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 95A.262 to increase the volunteer fire department allotment to $11,000 and make the beginning date for the allotment July 1, 2018; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Sponsor Michael Meredith (R) Track
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HR 149: Declare pornography to be a public health crisis; encourage prosecution of obscenity. Posted in committee Sponsor Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R) Track
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2018 HB 460: AN ACT relating to community mental health center regional service areas. Amend KRS 210.370 to establish fifteen community mental health center regional service areas and to establish that a single community board for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability or nonprofit corporation may administer programs and clinics in multiple regional service areas. To Health and Family Services (H) Sponsors Jill York (R) , Michael Meredith (R) Track