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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 161: AN ACT relating to public funds.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit all federal, state, and local tax dollars from being used for lobbying purposes; define "lobbying," "public agency," and "public agent"; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a person or entity is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of "legislative agent" any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agency that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to exempt these lobbying restrictions from the requirements of KRS 6.945.
Kim Banta (R) Jennifer Decker (R) Shane Baker (R) William Lawrence (R) Felicia Rabourn (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 21: AN ACT relating to SARS-CoV-2 documentation.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit a governmental body from requiring persons to provide vaccine passports to enter or obtain service from the governmental body; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a school from requiring persons to provide vaccine passports to enter or obtain service from the school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit a university board from requiring persons to provide vaccine passports to enter or obtain service from the university; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a business entity from requiring persons to provide vaccine passports to enter or obtain service from the business entity; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to allow the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to impose of fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation of this Act.
Jennifer Decker (R) Felicia Rabourn (R) Scott Sharp (R) Chris Fugate (R) Thomas Huff (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 169: AN ACT relating to retiree health benefits for hazardous duty members.

Amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to increase the hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 per month for each year of hazardous duty service for those career hazardous members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; define "career hazardous employee"; provide that the change shall apply to hazardous service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees and shall continue to be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided by statute; specify that changes to subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2023, to coincide with the next health plan year; RETROACTIVE.
Kevin Bratcher (R) Kim Banta (R) Thomas Huff (R) Phillip Pratt (R) Mark Hart (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 42: AN ACT relating to the establishment of emergency insulin programs and declaring an emergency.

Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Urgent-Need Insulin Program and the Continuing Access to Insulin Program; establish eligibility guidelines; establish the application process; establish the process by which insulin is dispensed to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of insulin manufacturers; establish the responsibilities of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for administering the program; require manufacturers to annually report certain information to the board; require the board to report certain information to the General Assembly upon request; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.
Kevin Bratcher (R) Scott Lewis (R) Tom Burch (D) Steve Sheldon (R) Russell Webber (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 189: AN ACT relating to plastic waste.

Amend KRS 224.50-585 to establish definitions; prohibit the intentional release of more than 25 plastic balloons; establish a ban on plastic, single-use carryout bags by July 1, 2027; establish a ban on the provision of single-use plastic straws and Styrofoam food and beverage containers by retail food and beverage establishments by July 1, 2025; establish civil penalty of $100 per day for violation of bans.
Mary Lou Marzian (D) Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 128: AN ACT relating to student assessment and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.6453 to define a "series of interim assessments"; provide that the statewide assessment program may be composed of a series of interim assessments if approved by the United States Department of Education; require the results of an assement that is part of a series of summative assessments to be reported to the school within one month of the assessment date; make conforming amendments; require the commissioner of education to apply to the United States Department of Education for a waiver to the requirement of a single, summative assessment required by the Every Student Succeeds Act; EMERGENCY.
Kevin Bratcher (R) Steve Sheldon (R) Kim Banta (R) Tina Bojanowski (D) Chad McCoy (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 4, 2022

HB 52: AN ACT relating to immunizations.

Amend KRS 344.010 to define "immunization"; amend KRS 344.040 to prohibit employers from discriminating against an individual who declines immunization or requiring immunization as a condition of employment or inquiring as to the employee's immunization status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee or applicant for employment to be immunized or inquiring regarding immunization status.
Thomas Huff (R) Lynn Bechler (R) Mark Hart (R) Josh Calloway (R)
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