Kentucky Bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 413: AN ACT relating to testimony of a child victim. Amend KRS 421.350 to allow a judge to admit into evidence the out-of-court statements of a child under the age of 12 in a case involving a violent offense, certain sex offenses, and proceedings under KRS Chapter 620.

To Judiciary (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 450: AN ACT relating to telehealth. Amend KRS 304.17A-138 to require health benefit plan coverage of telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person; prohibit health benefit plans from requiring providers to be physically present with a patient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required in person; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of the telehealth network or subject to Telehealth Board oversight; specify that health benefit plans shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 304.17A-005 to redefine "telehealth"; amend KRS 18A.225 to require any fully insured health benefit plans or self-insured plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2017, to public employees to comply with KRS 304.17A-138.

To Health and Family Services (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 437: AN ACT relating to boat docks and marinas. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to establish standards for marina and boat dock owners and operators to prevent electrical shocks to persons in boats, in the water, and on docks around the marina; prohibit swimming within 100 yards of a boat dock or marina, except for reasons of search and rescue or other emergency; require marina and boat dock compliance by August 1, 2018; amend KRS 235.010 to amend the definition of "marina" to include a boat dock; establish definitions for "boat dock" and "boat dock or marina owner or operator"; amend KRS 235.990 to establish penalties for violations.

To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 122: AN ACT relating to the operation of bicycles. Amend KRS 189.287 to direct the Transportation Cabinet to include a requirement for bicycle helmets for operators and passengers under the age of 12 in the bicycle standards and safety regulations promulgated under the provisions of this section.

To Transportation (S)

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introduced · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HR 124: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Renea Minix Bowling.

Adopted by voice vote

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 523: AN ACT relating to digital learning. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the Digital Learning and Workforce Development Pilot Project and identify the program's purposes; define terms; provide the methods for creation of virtual school programs under the Digital Learning and Workforce Development Pilot Project; require a local board of education authorizing a virtual school project to adopt certain policies necessary for the governance of the project; establish a process for a virtual school project to allow enrollment of nonresident students and the procedures for a parent to enroll a nonresident student into the program; establish certification requirements for certified staff employed by the program; allow a local board of education to determine how a resident student enrolled in the program may participate in the district's extracurricular activities; set instructional time requirements; set academic content, assessment, and accountability requirements for the program; allow an authorizing board to contract for education services; authorize and provide guidance for the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to calculate a program's average daily attendance; provide procedures for an authorizing board to address a student enrolled in a program who fails to respond to assignments and directives; exempt students enrolling and participating in a program from certain requirements regarding attendance and physical presence; amend KRS 157.350 to allow a district to count a nonresident pupil who attends a virtual school program in the district's average daily attendance.

To Education (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 233: AN ACT relating to public employee health insurance. Amend KRS 18A.2254 to remove the requirement that the Personnel Cabinet submit the administrative regulation for the state employee self-insurance plan to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services prior to filing with the Legislative Research Commission; add the option of a Health Savings Account to the Public Employee Health Insurance Program; require the administrative fees associated with the employee's health savings account be an authorized expense charged to the public employee health insurance trust fund.

Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 537: AN ACT relating to coal workers' pneumoconiosis and occupational disease in workers' compensation. Amend KRS 342.316 to change procedure for filing occupational disease claims; amend KRS 342.270 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for resolution of pneumoconiosis claims; amend KRS 342.794 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to maintain a list of "B" readers who are pulmonary specialists.

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 467: AN ACT relating to taxation of prescription opioids and making an appropriation therefor. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 142 to impose a tax of one cent per dose on opioids distributed in Kentucky; define relevant terms; allocate tax revenues with sixty percent to the newly created addiction and neonatal addiction care fund, fifteen percent to the newly created opioid drug task force fund, fifteen percent to the newly created drug courts fund, and ten percent to the newly created opioid education fund; require registration for all persons distributing opioids in Kentucky; impose misdemeanor penalty for noncompliance; authorize the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 493: AN ACT relating to the surviving spouse exemption. Amend KRS 391.030 to increase the suviving spouse exemption from $15,000 to $60,000, and to allow a 50% split of the exemption between a surviving spouse and any surviving children.

To Judiciary (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 527: AN ACT relating to temporary food service establishments and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 217.015 to define "restricted concessions" and "statewide mobile food unit"; create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 establish requirements for restricted concessions and statewide mobile food units; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set the requirements for the operation and permitting of restricted concessions and statewide mobile food units; EMERGENCY.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 230: AN ACT relating to taxation. Amend KRS 139.105 to make a technical correction.

To Appropriations & Revenue (S)

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