Kentucky Bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 686: AN ACT relating to the restoration of Second Amendment rights.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237, relating to firearms, to define terms; provide that firearm suppressors manufactured in Kentucky shall not be subject to federal law or regulation; require firearm suppressors manufactured and sold in Kentucky to have the words "Made in Kentucky" clearly stamped on them; prohibit the state and local enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that does not exist under state law and that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor; allow citizens to report evidence of specified state and local entities' noncompliance to the Office of the Attorney General; require the Office of the Attorney General to investigate; prohibit specified entities from receiving state grant funds if found noncompliant; allow the Office of the Attorney General to file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief to compel compliance; provide that the Act applies to firearm suppressors that are manufactured on or after the effective date of the Act; provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Restoration Act.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 676: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

HB 676 amends Kentucky's criminal code (KRS 504.120) to replace gendered language like "his or her" with gender-neutral terms in provisions related to mental illness defenses during trials. The bill directly affects all defendants in criminal cases where mental illness is raised as a defense, ensuring the legal language applies equally regardless of gender identity. It does not change the legal options available to juries (guilty, not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, or guilty but mentally ill) or alter the underlying legal procedures. This is a technical update to modernize statutory language without modifying substantive legal outcomes.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 628: AN ACT relating to election districts and making an appropriation therefor.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Advisory Redistricting Commission, which shall be composed of members appointed by the General Assembly and members of the public at large; define terms; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; provide that commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards to be followed by the commission for commissioners who develop plans; require the commission to submit its redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to consider the commission's plans as approved by the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; allow the General Assembly to enact or reject the plans of the commission by a date certain or to return to the commission for adjustment; provide that if the General Assembly does not enact the plans, the plans shall be returned to the commission, which may incorporate changes requested by the General Assembly, but shall not be required to incorporate changes; require the commission to submit to the General Assembly new redistricting plans for enactment at a date certain; allow General Assembly to enact its own redistricting plans after a date certain; provide for penalties and fine upon conviction of persons attempting to influence, or commissioners accepting influence, per the duties of the commission; amend KRS 5.005 to remove the Secretary of State as being named as a defendant in any action challenging the constitutionality of any legislative district and replace with the Advisory Redistricting Commission; provide that the Act may be cited as the Fair Maps Act; APPROPRIATION.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 799: AN ACT relating to executive branch agencies.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to require an executive branch agency to perform any directive issued by the General Assembly by law or program created by an Act of the General Assembly; require the agency to perform the task or provide the service through their existing funds if the General Assembly does not provide additional funding or an appropriation.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 626: AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least one student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy; set minimum requirements for the school board student representative policy.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 619: AN ACT relating to education.

HB 619 amends Kentucky law (KRS 156.690) to replace gendered language like "his or her" with gender-neutral terms in a program supporting teachers purchasing computers. The bill directly affects certified teachers in Kentucky by updating the statutory language governing a state-administered program that helps teachers buy computers through competitive bidding and vendor training. Key provisions require the Kentucky Board of Education to secure low-cost computers for teachers and arrange training, now with gender-neutral phrasing in the legal text. This change updates existing policy language without altering the program’s structure or eligibility. The bill is currently pending in the House Postsecondary Education Committee.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 663: AN ACT relating to recyclers.

Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 177.905, 177.910, 177.912, 177.915, 177.920, 177.925, 177.395, 177.940, and 177.950 as new sections of KRS Chapter 190 to place the licensing of recyclers under the Motor Vehicle Commission.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 648: AN ACT relating to liability shield products and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; require a manufacturer of a liability shield product to subject the product to a placebo-controlled study before it is manufactured, marketed, distributed, or administered in Kentucky; establish requirements for the placebo-controlled study; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to monitor and track adverse outcomes of liability shield products; require manufacturers of liability shield products to submit documentation to the cabinet of the placebo-controlled study and results of the study; provide that an individual has right to refuse a liability shield product; permit the Attorney General to bring actions for violations; permit individuals to bring actions for injuries; EMERGENCY.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 677: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

HB 677 amends Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 501.080 to update the language regarding intoxication as a defense in criminal cases. It replaces gendered terms like "his or her" with gender-neutral language, making the statute technically precise and inclusive. This change directly affects criminal defendants who may raise intoxication as a defense, but it does not alter the legal standard or requirements for that defense. The bill makes a technical correction to existing law without changing the substance of how intoxication is treated in criminal proceedings.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 646: AN ACT relating to medical products.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define "medical product"; prohibit any a public or government entity or any agency or division thereof, from requiring an individual to take, receive, or disclose whether a medical product has been taken or received, unless the manufacturer of the product is liable for any death or injury caused by the product.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 624: AN ACT relating to the presentation of ceremonial checks of taxpayer funds and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11A to define terms; establish requirements and restrictions for executive branch officials to present ceremonial checks of taxpayer dollars; declare purpose of the Act; EMERGENCY.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2025

HB 594: AN ACT relating to prohibited employment agreements.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit an employer from conditioning employment or employment benefits on an employee signing specified types of releases and agreements related to unlawful acts in the workplace; create a new section of KRS Chapter 372 to prohibit specified provisions related to harassment in settlement agreements in civil and administrative actions with exceptions.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

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