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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 1, 2018

HB 276: AN ACT relating to animal torture and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 525.135 to redefine " torture" to include deliberate neglect or physical abuse that results in the death of or serious physical injury to a dog or cat; provide for forfeiture of ownership of the dog or cat upon conviction or plea; prohibit future ownership of a dog or cat for one year for a first offense and five years for a second or subsequent offense; require forfeited dogs and cats to be offered to animal rescue organizations or given to county animal shelters; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 establishing the torture recovery fund; require amounts in the fund to be distributed to county animal shelters; APPROPRIATION.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 1, 2018

HB 272: AN ACT relating to recall petitions. Amend KRS 132.017 to extend to 65 days the period before tax increase goes into effect; reduce period for filing a petition contesting tax increase to 25 days; adjust notice time for publishing petition committee; reduce to 25 days time to determine sufficiency of petition contesting tax increase; reduce time to find petition sufficient; reduce time for notification of insufficiency; adjust time frame of school board to hold an election contesting a tax increase.

To Local Government (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 1, 2018

HB 192: AN ACT relating to an exemption of income taxation for military pensions. Amend KRS 141.010 to exclude United States military retirees' pension income from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and ending before January 1, 2023; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 131 and 141 to make technical corrections.

Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 1, 2018

SB 120: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor. Amend KRS 186.560 to require the Transportation Cabinet to suspend, for 30 days, an instruction permit, intermediate license, or operator's license of a person who is under the age of 18 if that person has attained more than 3 points against his or her driving record; amend KRS 186.450 and KRS 186.4122 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.

To Transportation (S)

passed · Kentucky · House Jan 31, 2018

HJR 16: Designate and declare the Mallard as the State Game Waterfowl of Kentucky.

To Natural Resources & Energy (S)

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 30, 2018

SB 115: AN ACT relating to the incorporation of cities in counties containing consolidated local governments. Amend KRS 67C.111 to remove the prohibition on incorporation of cities within consolidated local governments; amend KRS 81.050 and 81A.410 to conform.

To State & Local Government (S)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 30, 2018

HB 219: AN ACT relating to drug treatment and prevention and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Kentucky addiction prevention, recovery, and enforcement fund; establish administering committee membership; direct all revenues from the Commonwealth related to the drug epidemic to the fund; describe authorized fund expenditures; require fund reporting; APPROPRIATION.

Reassigned to Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2018

HB 256: AN ACT relating to computation of time in state administrative bodies. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require state agencies to compute time in a standardized way, similar to rule of civil procedure.

To State Government (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2018

HB 249: AN ACT relating to coverage for hormonal contraceptives. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans that offer hormonal contraceptive coverage to cover the dispensing of a twelve-month supply at a single time.

To Banking & Insurance (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2018

HB 255: AN ACT relating to elk hunting permits. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to establish a disabled hunter postseason elk quota hunt; define "elk zone" and make eligible only those who are able to qualify for a disabled hunter license; set the number of permits for the hunt at not more than 10% of the total number of permits allotted for the regular quota hunt; require hunters drawn for the disabled hunter post season elk quota hunt to comply with all hunting laws, both state and federal; require the department to attempt to ensure disability access to areas in the elk zone; allow hunters drawn for the disabled hunter postseason elk quota hunt who own land in the elk zone to elect to hunt on their own land rather than assigned areas in the elk zone.

To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2018

HB 254: AN ACT relating to boat docks and marinas. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 235 to establish standards for marina and boat dock owners and operators to prevent electrical shocks to persons in boats, in the water, and on docks around the marina; prohibit swimming within 100 yards of a boat dock or marina, except for reasons of search and rescue or other emergency; require marina and boat dock compliance by August 1, 2019; amend KRS 235.010 to amend the definition of "marina" to include a boat dock; establish definitions for "boat dock" and "boat dock or marina owner or operator"; amend KRS 235.990 to establish penalties for violations.

To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 29, 2018

HB 257: AN ACT relating to state employment offices. Amend KRS 151B.285 to mandate that public employment offices be located in specified locations.

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)