Kentucky Bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 71: AN ACT relating to notification of the expiration date of an instruction permit, operator's license, or personal identification card. Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to require the Transportation Cabinet to notify holders of operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal ID cards of the impending expiration of these documents 45 days prior to their expiration; allow notice by electronic or postal mail; allow license and ID card holders to provide electronic mail addresses for notification or opt out of notification; clarify that nonreceipt of a notice shall not constitute a defense to any offense regarding an expired permit or license.

To Transportation (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 15: AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a $1,000 refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit and to make technical corrections.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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introduced · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HR 1: Establish the 2017 membership of the Kentucky State House of Representatives.

Introduced in House

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 47: AN ACT relating to child abuse and neglect. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish the central registry for child abuse and neglect; establish definitions; establish requirements for operation of the registry; provide that the Act be known as Sophie's law.

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 63: AN ACT relating to competency hearings conducted in guardianship proceedings. Amend KRS 387.570 to allow a bench trial in a disability hearing when the parties agree, there is no objection from interested parties, and the judge finds no cause to require a jury trial; amend KRS 387.580 to conform.

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 79: AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 202A.081 to require that an attorney be present for a patient agreed order and allow a peer support specialist to be present; require the court to appoint an outpatient provider agency recognized by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to assemble a multi-disciplinary team to develop a treatment plan, monitor treatment adherence, and report to the court; require that crisis services are available 24/7; provide that failure to abide by the order may result in rehospitalization provided that the criteria are met, procedures are initiated via affidavit by the multi-disciplinary team, and mental health examinations take place at community mental health centers; permit additional orders with due process; require that patient agreed order services are covered by Medicaid; require that courts report such orders to the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Disorders, and Dual Diagnoses; and rename this commitment process a patient agreed order; amend KRS 202A.261 to exempt certain hospitals from being required to provide particular services; amend KRS 202A.271 to require certain hospitals to be paid for services performed under portions of this Act at the same rates the hospital negotiates for other services; create new sections of KRS Chapter 202A to create a process for District Courts to order assisted outpatient mental health treatment; provide for transportation processes for the purposes of a mental health examination; establish eligibility and court proceedings; require a mental health examination and the development of a treatment plan; establish the process for hearings; require the court to appoint an outpatient provider agency to monitor and report on the person under order; authorize 72-hour emergency admission for failure to comply with orders; provide for the right to stay, vacate, or modify orders; provide for a process to change a treatment plan; permit an additional period of treatment to be ordered provided certain criteria are met; require that assisted outpatient treatment services are covered by Medicaid; make the implementation of all newly created sections of KRS Chapter 202A contingent on funding; name these new sections of the bill "Tim's Law"; APPROPRIATION.

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 55: AN ACT relating to railroad companies and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 277.990 to increase the fine for a violation of KRS 277.200, relating to a railroad company obstructing a highway, street, or navigable stream to $5,000 for each offense; transfer 50 percent of each fine collected to the law enforcement agency that issued the citation.

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introduced · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HR 3: Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2017 Regular Session with prayer.

Introduced in House

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 85: AN ACT relating to the overtaking of bicycles on a roadway. Amend KRS 189.300 to provide that the operator of any vehicle moving upon a highway is to keep to the right unless signage or markings indicate otherwise; amend KRS 189.340 to require vehicles overtaking bicycles to pass at a distance of at least three feet; specify when a motor vehicle may pass a bicycle to the left of the center of a roadway.

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 62: AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 164.7871 to 164.7885 to provide KEES scholarships to students enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program; define student eligibility; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to promulgate regulations for awarding the scholarships; EMERGENCY.

To Education (H)

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 94: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance. Amend KRS 186A.040, regarding maintenance of motor vehicle insurance, to change from three to one the number of times a person may have his or her vehicle registration revoked for not maintaining insurance, before the revocation constitutes a violation of KRS 304.39-080; provide that notice of a violation be sent to the sheriff; amend KRS 186.180 to set the reinstatement fee for a revoked registration at $20.

To Transportation (H)

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introduced · Kentucky · Senate Jan 3, 2017

SR 2: Adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the 2017 Regular Session of the Senate.

Adopted by voice vote

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