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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 24: AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committee membership. Amend KRS 160.352 to require the appointment of a school equity council member to the superintendent screening committee, if an equity council exists; allow a board to add a high school student to the superintendent screening committee.

To Education (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 28: AN ACT relating to firearms. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of a firearm.

To Judiciary (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 35: AN ACT relating to juror pay. Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay and expense allowance; amend KRS 32.011 to conform; repeal KRS 32.070, relating to expense allowances for jurors.

To Appropriations & Revenue (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 55: AN ACT relating to physician assistants. Amend KRS 311.856 and 311.858 to permit a physician assistant to prescribe or dispense all legend drugs and Schedule II through V controlled substances to the extent delegated by the supervising physician; permit a physician assistant to sign for and distribute professional samples of drugs; require physician assistants authorized to prescribe drugs to register with the DEA, KASPER, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, and any applicable state-controlled substance regulatory authority; require a physician assistant, prior to prescribing controlled substances, to complete an application signed by the supervising physician and submit to the Board of Medical Licensure for approval or denial within 30 days; mandate that dispensing activities of a physician assistant comply with state and federal law and to only occur in an emergency; amend KRS 218A.010 to add physician assistants to the definition of a "practitioner."

To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 51: AN ACT relating to protection of critical infrastructure. Create a new section of Chapter 183 to create the offense of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system; define "critical infrastructure," " unmanned aircraft," and "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibit the use of an unmanned aircraft system to collect evidence or information about critical infrastructure without prior written consent and make the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system for this purpose a Class A or Class B misdemeanor.

To Judiciary (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 60: AN ACT relating to the transportation of construction equipment. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a permit process for overdimensional overweight permits to designate road testing routes for manufacturers of selfpropelled construction equipment; limit travel to a designated test route; allow for multiple vehicles to travel on the same annual permit; establish maximum dimensions for vehicles operating under a permit; allow operation under a permit 24 hours a day, except if cabinet limits travel during rush hours; allow manufacturer to obtain up to three permits for three different routes; set fee for each annual permit at $250; amend KRS 189.270 to conform.

To Transportation (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 66: AN ACT relating to notaries public. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 423 to permit the Secretary of State and the county clerk in a county with a consolidated local government to institute a pilot program to record electronically transmitted documents with a notarial act and to allow a fee of no more than $10 to be charged yearly to a notary public who registers to participate in the pilot program.

To State & Local Government (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 23: AN ACT relating to oaths. Amend KRS 6.072 to require witnesses appearing before a committee, subcommittee, or task force of the General Assembly to take an oath prior to giving testimony.

To State & Local Government (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 68: AN ACT relating to the death penalty. Suspend death penalty executions until December 3, 2018, or until the Task Force on the Death Penalty submits a final report; direct the the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Task Force on the Death Penalty to study and develop reccomendations regarding the Commonwealth's use of the death penalty for capital offenses to be submitted no later than December 3, 2018.

To Judiciary (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 85: AN ACT relating to evidence in medical malpractice actions. Create a new section of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence to prohibit the introduction of expressions of sympathy, compassion, commiseration, or a general sense of benevolence in medical malpractice actions.

To Health & Welfare (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 54: AN ACT relating to school councils. Amend KRS 160.345 to require the local school superintendent or designee to establish school policies, make personnel decisions, determine instructional materials, determine student support services, plan professional development, and fill principal vacancies; require superintendent to consult with principals and school councils; require the principal or principal's designee in a school containing any combination of grades K-5 to develop and implement a school wellness policy; amend KRS 158.197 to allow the principal or principal's designee to authorize the display of specific educational materials; amend KRS 158.153, 158.792, 158.844, 158.070, and 156.095 to conform.

To Education (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 7, 2017

SB 52: AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers. Propose to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky to hold the election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics in even-numbered years, every four years, beginning in 2024; provide transitional calendar; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection. Provide ballot language.

To State & Local Government (S)