SB 101: AN ACT relating to the administration of immunizations by pharmacists. Amend KRS 315.010 to permit a pharmacist to administer any immunization to children ages 9 to 17 years; amend KRS 315.205 to conform.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44)
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HB 289: AN ACT relating to reorganization. Confirm Executive Order 2016-902, dated December 19, 2016, reorganizing the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet's Department of Criminal Justice Training; amend KRS 15A.020 and KRS 15A.030 to conform.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 38)
SB 79: AN ACT relating to health care providers. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define "direct primary care membership agreement"; establish conditions for services under a direct primary care membership agreement; exempt from KRS Chapter 304.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 25)
SB 151: AN ACT relating to franchises. Amend KRS 337.010, 338.021, 341.070, 342.690, and 344.030 to provide that neither a franchisee nor an employee of a franchisee shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisor for purposes of KRS Chapters 337, 338, 341, 342, and 344, respectively; provide that neither a franchisor or employee of a franchisor shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisee for purposes of KRS Chapters 337, 338, 341, 342, and 344, respectively; define "franchisee" and "franchisor.â
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 24)
HB 239: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners. Amend KRS 320.280 to require the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners to establish an annual license renewal fee through administrative regulation.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 20)
SB 42: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 431.005 to permit a peace officer to make an arrest for a violation of KRS 508.030, assault in the 4th degree, when the violation occurs in a hospital and the officer has probable cause; amend KRS 431.015 to conform.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 23)
HB 237: AN ACT relating to donations of food and grocery products. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define "apparently fit grocery product," "apparently wholesome food," "donate," "food," "gleaner," "grocery product," "intentional misconduct," "nonprofit organization," and "person"; establish legal immunity protections related to apparently wholesome or fit food and grocery product donations to nonprofit organizations; extend protections to those who allow the collection or gleaning of products for donation to nonprofit organizations; allow nonprofit organizations to recondition certain donated food or products; repeal KRS 413.247 and 413.248.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 19)
HB 26: AN ACT relating to inspections by sheriffs. Repeal KRS 70.160, which requires monthly visits and inspections by the sheriff or deputies of certain public places, including but not limited to dance halls and roadhouses, along with written reporting to the county attorney and Circuit Court; amend KRS 70.170, 241.140, and 241.170 to conform.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 18)
HB 144: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "solid waste collection service vehicle"; require motor vehicle operators to yield the right-of-way to these vehicles and the collection service's employees; provide that the section may be cited as the Slow Down to Get Around Law.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 21)
SB 17: AN ACT relating to the expression of religious or political viewpoints in public schools and public postsecondary institutions. Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination; require local boards of education to ensure that the selection of student speakers is made in a viewpoint-neutral manner, the student's prepared remarks are not altered before delivery without student's consent, religious and political organizations are allowed equal access to public forums on the same basis as nonreligious and nonpolitical organizations, and no recognized religious or political student organization is discriminated against in the ordering of its internal affairs; allow students to display religious messages on items of clothing, access public school facilities during noninstructional time as a religious student organization, use school media to announce student religious meetings, and meet as a religious student group during noninstructional time and before and after school to the same extent as students undertaking such actions in a nonreligious manner; permit public schools to sponsor artistic or theatrical programs that advance students' knowledge of society's cultural and religious heritage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow a teacher to teach about religion with the use of the Bible or other scripture without providing religious instruction, and to teach about religious holidays in a secular manner; amend KRS 158.186 to require annual notification to local school boards, school-based decision making councils, and certified employees of statutes pertaining to religious freedom and expression in schools; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require public postsecondary education institution governing boards to ensure that students are permitted to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in assignments free from discrimination, the selection of student speakers is made in a viewpoint-neutral manner, the student's prepared remarks are not altered before delivery without the student's consent, religious and political organizations are allowed equal access to public forums on the same basis as nonreligious and nonpolitical organizations, no recognized religious or political student organization is discriminated against in the ordering of its internal affairs, and there are no restrictions on speech that occurs outdoors on campus and is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, except for restrictions that are reasonable, justified without reference to speech content, narrowly tailored to serve governmental interest, and limited to provide alternative options for the communication of the information.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 15)
HB 223: AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 17)
SB 4: AN ACT relating to medical review panels. Establish KRS Chapter 216C; create within that chapter various new sections establishing a medical review panel system for use in civil litigation relating to health care providers, including sections setting out definitions, delineating covered health care facilities and providers, panel membership and formation, functions and deliberations of the panel, and utilization of panel results in civil actions; allow for the electronic filing of proposed complaints if the Cabinet for Health and Family Services establishes an electronic filing system.
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 22)
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