Amend KRS 434.560 to define terms; create a new section of KRS 434.550 to 434.730 to create the offense of tampering with a gift card; amend KRS 434.580 and 434.650 to prohibit theft, receipt and fraudulent use of a gift card.
HJR 31 is a procedural joint resolution confirming that the General Assembly remains under consideration of a contingent appropriation tied to the Department of Agriculture’s program-specific funding. It directly affects the Department of Agriculture, as it relates to a requirement under 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 64 for the department to submit a funding proposal by December 1, 2024. The resolution (now Act Ch. 48) states the contingent appropriation is still under review by the General Assembly, without allocating funds or changing existing requirements. This is a formal procedural step, not a policy change.
Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds for the Design Health Services Center project at Kentucky State University; require the university to submit a comprehensive business plan on or before November 1, 2025.
Amend KRS 511.100 to include cable, telephone, and broadband facilities; amend KRS 512.020 to include damaging or taking possession of a key infrastructure asset.
Amend KRS 186A.040 to define terms; require the Department of Vehicle Regulation to establish an accessible online insurance verification system; establish requirements and timelines for making the system accessible and promulgating administrative regulations; establish requirements and guidelines for the department and the system; establish requirements for insurers to cooperate with the department and to submit insurance information relating to personal motor vehicles; provide option for insurers to submit insurance status information for commercial motor vehicles; create a technical advisory committee to make recommendations to department; establish duties and other requirements for the committee; require the department to submit certain drafts to the committee and to publish a final detailed guide; prohibit civil or administrative liability for insurers complying with information submission and access requirements; require the department to make certain notifications and to revoke an owner's motor vehicle registration if proof of insurance is not indicated; establish requirements for submitting proof of insurance to the department; amend confidentiality requirements for information obtained by the department; require the Commonwealth Office of Technology and the Department of Insurance to provide support and assistance to the department; amend KRS 186.040 to apply motor vehicle registration reinstatement fee to revocations by the department for failure to maintain insurance; direct reinstatement fee for failure to maintain insurance into an agency fund for accessible online insurance verification system; amend KRS 186.180 to make technical amendments and conform; provide that a revoked registration for failure to maintain insurance may be reinstated if the owner pays reinstatement fee and submits proof of insurance; amend KRS 304.39-117 to make technical amendments and conform; require insurance cards for commercial motor vehicles to clearly indicate commercial or fleet coverage; amend KRS 304.39-087 to conform; provide for expiration of existing reporting system for personal motor vehicles; amend KRS 186A.042, 186A.100, 186.021, 186.190, 186.990, and 304.39-085 to conform and make technical amendments; establish requirements for the Department of Insurance and the Department of Vehicle Regulation relating to technical advisory committee appointments and first meeting; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to allow on-the-job training equivalencies of internship and cooperative placement hours to count toward those hours needed to obtain licensure; require that the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction recognize and honor the agreements toward licensure in the professions regulated by the department, including electricians, plumbers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Amend KRS 164.786 to require an "approved dual credit course" to be in the statewide general education core; provide that scholarships shall be awarded in order of application date; delete the requirement for 50 percent return of funds upon unsuccessful course completion; revise scholarship to include career and technical dual credit courses contained in KRS 164.787; amend KRS 164.787 to conform.
Amend KRS 151B.195 to require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to exhaust in-state providers before entering into reciprocal agreements with other states; promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and standards for service fee memoranda; and submit an annual report of the office's activities to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission, that includes a complete operating and financial statement of the office.
Amend KRS 164.773, relating to the Student Teacher Stipend Program, to specify that an eligible student is a Kentucky resident as determined by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (authority) and is student teaching at a Kentucky public school or certified nonpublic school; specify that the authority shall disburse stipend funds to eligible students directly or through the participating institution; allow the authority to establish criteria for an eligible student who is student teaching outside of Kentucky but is otherwise eligible.
HJR 54 authorizes the release of existing state funds for the Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment - Phase II. It directly affects the Kentucky State Fair Board, which had previously been required to submit a comprehensive proposal for its properties by December 2024 under two 2024 Kentucky Acts. The resolution allows the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds that were held pending the State Fair Board's submission and review of this proposal. The bill passed both legislative chambers and was signed by the Governor on March 19, 2025, enabling the next phase of the redevelopment project.
Amend KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amend KRS 199.471 to establish that no petition for placement or adoption of children shall be denied on the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant and enhance procedures for determination of placement or adoption; amend KRS 199.473 to require the secretary review any refusal of a placement of a child due to a disability; that targeted adaptive or support services be offered; and that the cabinet retain all documentation for two years; amend KRS 625.050 to establish that no petition for involuntary termination of parental rights shall be ordered on the sole basis of a disability of the parent; amend KRS 625.090 regarding procedures for an involuntary termination of parental rights involving a parent with a disability.
SCR 43 is a concurrent resolution expressing Kentucky's support for the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) Crisis Recovery Support Network. It recognizes this network as a resource Kentucky schools, districts, and colleges can access for long-term counseling support after crises like natural disasters, school shootings, or other emergencies. The network, coordinated by SREB, will deploy specialized counselors to assist communities in recovery over an extended period, with SREB covering costs for the first two years of counselor training and deployment. The resolution does not create new laws but formally endorses Kentucky's participation in this regional support system.
