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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 708: AN ACT relating to small business.

HB 708 expands Kentucky's small business loan program by authorizing the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to provide up to $100,000 in loans for eligible small businesses. It directly affects small businesses in manufacturing, agribusiness, or service/technology sectors that commit to creating at least one new full-time job. Key provisions include flexible loan terms (allowing more lenient requirements than standard commercial loans), exclusion of primarily retail businesses, and funding for business expenses like expansion or working capital. The bill aims to improve access to capital for small businesses that struggle to secure traditional financing.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExplicitly includes 'service/technology sectors' as eligible for funding, providing $100k loans to advance tech small businesses through targeted financial support.90% confidence
Deanna Gordon (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 791: AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to provide a remedy for employees misclassified as independent contractors; amend KRS 337.010 to define "independent contractor" and "misclassified"; repeal KRS 336.137.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates remedy for misclassified workers, defines terms to prevent exploitation, directly strengthens worker protections under labor laws.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 751: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky related to reproductive rights.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish an individual right to reproductive freedom; allow the Commonwealth to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a pregnant patient's life or physical or mental health; forbid discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising the right to reproductive freedom; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes constitutional right to reproductive freedom including abortion access after viability with health exceptions, protecting patient rights and access to reproductive healthcare services.95% confidence
Daniel Grossberg (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 655: AN ACT relating to teachers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish the future Kentucky teacher scholarship; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide monetary awards for student loan repayment for eligible students who complete qualified teaching service; establish the future Kentucky teacher scholarship fund.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates teacher scholarship fund and loan repayment program to support educator recruitment and retention, directly advancing teacher funding and access.95% confidence
Mary Lou Marzian (D) George Brown (D) Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 673: AN ACT relating to employment of unauthorized aliens.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; prohibit employment of unauthorized aliens; require business entities and employers to enroll in E-Verify and verify employment eligibility of all employees; establish penalties for violations; provide guidelines for verification of employment eligibility by employers seeking economic incentives from the state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to require enrollment and use of E-Verify to receive contracts, grants, or incentives from the state, a political subdivision, or state-funded entity.
Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationProhibits employment of unauthorized aliens and mandates E-Verify, restricting immigrant access to work and increasing enforcement against unauthorized employment.95% confidence
Steven Doan (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 660: AN ACT relating to natural resources.

HB 660 amends Kentucky's natural resources law (KRS 350.028) to replace gendered terms like "his or her" with gender-neutral language throughout the section. This change directly affects the Energy and Environment Cabinet's regulatory documents and procedures related to surface coal mining operations, investigations, and enforcement actions. The bill makes no substantive changes to mining regulations, penalties, or enforcement processes - only updating the language for inclusivity. It is a technical, non-substantive amendment focused solely on terminology.
Jim Gooch (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 691: AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children.

Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; to suspend the the coverage requirement for certain formulas as applied to qualified health plans if cost defrayment required by the state; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require coverage for breastfeeding and lactation services without a prescription and in conjunction with the birth of each child; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; amend KRS 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval, if necessary, and to comply with notice requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates health benefit plans to cover infant formulas and breastfeeding services without prescriptions, expanding coverage requirements for children's healthcare and Medicaid compliance.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates health benefit coverage for breastfeeding services and infant formulas, expanding employee health benefits under state health plan mandates for state employees.75% confidence
Pamela Stevenson (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 26, 2025

SB 20: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 13A.010 to redefine "major economic impact"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to establish limitations on the authority of an administrative body to promulgate administrative regulations; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 13A to conform; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE March 31, 2025.
Phillip Wheeler (R) Steve West (R) Robby Mills (R) Jimmy Higdon (R) Matt Nunn (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 654: AN ACT relating to oaths.

Amend KRS 6.072 to require witnesses appearing before a committee, interim committee, statutory committee, subcommittee, commission, or task force of the General Assembly to take an oath prior to giving testimony and that any oath administered is video recorded.
George Brown (D) Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 665: AN ACT relating to statutory interpretation.

HB 665 clarifies how to interpret bill titles containing terms like "an appropriation" or "declaring an emergency." It states that including these terms in a bill's title does not automatically mean the bill contains funding or declares an emergency - instead, it only notifies lawmakers about potential higher vote thresholds. The bill directs that whether a bill actually includes funding or declares an emergency must be determined by legislative rules and law, not the title. Courts are also instructed to view emergency justification sections as solely about the emergency, not as evidence of the bill's overall purpose. This affects how legislators draft titles, how committees review bills, and how courts interpret them.
T.J. Roberts (R) Mitch Whitaker (R)
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