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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 255: AN ACT relating to financial institutions.

SB 255 amends Kentucky law (KRS 286.3-380) to replace gendered language ("him or her") with gender-neutral terms when describing payments to minors from bank deposits. This change directly affects financial institutions in Kentucky that handle deposit accounts for minors. The bill updates an existing statute to use inclusive language, ensuring the law applies equally regardless of gender. It does not alter any financial procedures or requirements, only the wording of the existing provision. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee.
Jared Carpenter (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 256: AN ACT relating to insurance.

SB 256 is a procedural bill that updates a technical reference in Kentucky insurance law. It amends KRS 304.48-080 to replace "executive director" with "commissioner" in a requirement for liability self-insurance groups to notify officials of compliance changes. This change affects self-insurance groups that must report updates to the state insurance commissioner. The bill makes no substantive policy changes - it only updates the title of the official who receives these notifications. The bill was introduced in the Kentucky Senate on February 18, 2025.
Jared Carpenter (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 251: AN ACT relating to reorganization.

This bill amends Kentucky's state reorganization law (KRS 12.028) to require detailed plans when state agencies propose structural changes. The plan must include cost estimates, service impact descriptions, personnel transfer details, and budget effects for each affected unit. It also establishes legislative monitoring to track whether reorganization goals like efficiency are met. The bill affects how state agencies propose and implement structural changes but does not alter government services or directly impact residents.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires detailed budget impact analysis for agency reorganizations, promoting fiscal accountability and transparency in state spending management.90% confidence
Robert Stivers (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SJR 62: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Preece Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Highway in Martin County.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Preece Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Highway on Kentucky Route 908 in Martin County and erect appropriate signage.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransDesignates highway honoring WWII veterans, aligning with recognition policy under veterans' topic per subject and summary.85% confidence
Phillip Wheeler (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 224: AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.

Amend KRS 160.445 to require the Kentucky Board of Education or an agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics to include psychological concerns in the student athlete in sports safety courses for coaches.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates inclusion of psychological concerns in coach training for student athletes, enhancing mental health safety within school athletics programs per Education subjects.95% confidence
Keturah Herron (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 247: AN ACT relating to transportation.

SB 247 updates Kentucky's transportation statutes to use gender-neutral language by replacing terms like "he," "his," and "him" with neutral alternatives in KRS 186.230 (county clerk duties) and KRS 186.120 (vehicle license tax refunds). The bill affects county clerks who administer vehicle registrations and license tax refunds, but makes no changes to existing procedures, fees, or requirements. It is purely a linguistic update to align with modern standards, with no new policy impacts or financial implications. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Transportation Committee.
Jimmy Higdon (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SJR 72: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to create the Threat Response and Accountability Task Force to determine the chain of command and accountability matrix for a critical incident and declaring an emergency.

Direct the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to create a Threat Response and Accountability Task Force to determine the chain of command and accountability matrix for a critical incident; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by January 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeCreates accountability task force for critical incidents, aligning with police accountability enhancement in criminal justice reform.90% confidence
Brandon Smith (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 265: AN ACT relating to mobile services.

Amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to restrict a person from operating a mobile barber shop without being licensed by the Kentucky Board of Barbering; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber shops; amend KRS 317.440 to direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the location and housing of mobile barber shops, requirements regarding its operation, and inspection criteria for mobile barber shops; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.450 to require the board to issue a license to operate a mobile barber shop to any barber who is licensed under KRS Chapter 317 and meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the board; amend KRS 317.580 to require a mobile barber shop to have a sink with hot and cold running water; amend KRS 317A.010 to define "mobile beauty salon," "mobile esthetic salon," "mobile nail salon," and "mobile limited beauty salon"; amend KRS 317A.020 to prohibit a person from operating a mobile salon without a license issued by the board; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile mobile salon; amend KRS 317A.030 to authorize the Board of Cosmetology to regulate mobile salons; amend KRS 317A.050 to authorize the board to issue licenses to operate mobile salons; amend KRS 317A.060 to require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for the location and housing of mobile salons; establish sanitation and inspection criteria for mobile salons.
Reggie Thomas (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 206: AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Amend KRS 121.015, relating to campaign finance, to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish reporting and record retention requirements for political issues committees and persons making independent expenditures; prohibit political issues committees from knowingly and willfully soliciting or accepting contributions from prohibited sources; establish certification requirements for treasurers of political issues committees and donors making contributions and independent expenditures; define activity that creates a presumption of a violation; prohibit foreign nationals from making a donation, contribution, or expenditure, soliciting another person to make a donation, contribution, or expenditure, or participating in another person's decision to influence a ballot measure; establish a cause of action for accepting or soliciting contributions from prohibited sources and failing to certify, report, or retain records; establish a right of privacy in donations to tax-exempt organizations; establish a penalty for a state or local governmental entity, court, or officer of the court that violates the right of privacy; amend KRS 121.190 to require a "paid for by" disclosure for advertisements advocating or opposing a ballot measure.
Gex Williams (R) Steve Rawlings (R) Shelley Frommeyer (R) Lindsey Tichenor (R) Aaron Reed (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 20, 2025

SB 246: AN ACT relating to conditions of employment.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption; require notice of exemptions; establish civil cause of action for violations and a claim under workers' compensation; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to require immunizations as a condition of employment from employees who hold sincere religious beliefs against immunization or for whom immunization would be harmful to his or her health; make technical corrections.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates employer exemptions for religious/medical immunization exceptions, protecting worker rights with civil remedies and workers' comp claims.92% confidence
Steve West (R) Gex Williams (R) Steve Rawlings (R) Shelley Frommeyer (R) Lindsey Tichenor (R)
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