Amend KRS 278.170 to allow a utility to grant free or reduced rate service to any commercial food production operation that produces food items intended for human consumption, subject to the Public Service Commission approval of the tariff.
Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to establish eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.
Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the pension income exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110; apply retroactively for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018; require the Department of Revenue to automatically issue refunds; APPROPRIATION; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.
Amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; to provide that every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse be accompanied by a motion to seal the record.
Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in ad valorem taxes that are assessed after the latter of the year the owner turned 65, the year the owner purchased the property, or the date the amendment was ratified by the voters; add the continued biennial inflation indexing of the homestead exemption amount; make nonsubstantive technical corrections; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Amend KRS 247.090 to authorize the Governor to appoint members of the State Fair Board; amend KRS 247.100 to establish corporate powers of the State Fair Board; amend KRS 247.110 to set procedures of the board; amend KRS 247.130 to establish hiring and management procedures for the board; amend KRS 247.145 to authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations for operation, maintenance, or use of property; amend KRS 247.160 to limit control of property to the state fairgrounds and exhibition center; amend KRS 247.165 to exempt the state fairgrounds and exhibition center from license taxes; repeal KRS 247.147, which establishes board procurement procedures; EMERGENCY.
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Henry Porch Memorial Bridge in Whitley County.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164A to establish within the State Treasury a fund to be used to make contributions to Kentucky opportunity accounts; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude earnings from Kentucky opportunity accounts from adjusted gross income; amend KRS 205.200 to provide that ownership or activity of a Kentucky opportunity account shall not be used when conducting means-based testing for eligibility for public assistance programs.
Create a new section of Subtitle 5 of KRS Chapter 304 to provide that certain air ambulance providers or other entities are engaged in the business of insurance; require certain air ambulance services or other entities to obtain and maintain a certificate of authority or license from the commissioner; provide that air ambulance memberships shall be considered a limited health service benefit plan subject to the applicable provisions of the chapter; create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to require entities selling air ambulance memberships to make disclosures; create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to require entities that operate air ambulance membership programs to implement a patient advocacy program; prohibit enforcement in a manner that conflicts with federal law; amend KRS 304.1-120, 304.17C-010, and 304.38A-010 to conform; establish a time frame for implementation of patient advocacy program provisions; include purpose provisions; EFFECTIVE April 15, 2023.
Amend KRS 117.001 to remove from the definition of "proof of identification" a student or employee identification document used to confirm a voter's identity; and amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identification to confirm a voter's identity.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "corporal punishment"; prohibit a person employed by a school district from using corporal punishment; amend KRS 158.444 to remove corporal punishment as a form of discipline in a school; amend KRS 503.110 to remove the exception that permitted the use of physical force by a teacher against a minor.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "antique firearm"; require law enforcement agencies to enter reports into the National Crime Information Center; exempt antique firearms; create civil penalty for failure to make required report; authorize county attorneys to bring civil action for violations.
