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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 185: AN ACT relating to the administration of tax laws. Amend KRS 131.081 to require the Department of Revenue to inform taxpayers of any overpayments and to state that any department employee shall not willfully, recklessly, or intentionally disregard taxpayer rights; amend KRS 131.170 to relocate the IRS extension language from KRS 131.081, to require that taxpayers demonstrate reasonable cause for extension requests, and to allow the department to permit the filing of a return, report, or tax on any date, upon request; amend KRS 131.175 to give the commissioner of revenue authority to abate all or part of any interest to the extent that additional interest accrued because of error or delay by the department; amend KRS 131.370 to require a stay on the collection of tax by the filing of an appeal to any court and to remove the provisions requiring a supersedeas bond.

To Appropriations & Revenue (S)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 292: AN ACT relating to the distribution of fuel tax revenues. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177, regarding allocation of a portion of fuel tax revenue to the rural secondary and county road aid funds, to change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of fuel tax revenue which exceeds $825 million in any year to divide 48.2% of motor fuel tax revenues in excess of $825 million between incorporated and unincorporated areas based on population and road mileage; clarify that the share of the two splits allocated to incorporated areas shall be used by cities and unincorporated urban places in accordance with Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Act; clarify that the share of the two splits allocated to unincorporated areas shall be used by counties, with 54.8% going to rural secondary roads and 45.2% used for county roads; amend KRS 177.365 to clarify that the allocation of fuel taxes to incorporated areas shall be used by cities for city streets; amend KRS 177.366 to eliminate the use of population as the sole factor in distributing municipal road aid funds and instead allocate 75% of the funds based on population, and 25% based on road mileage; amend KRS 177.010 to define the term "revenue-sharing road" amend KRS 177.320, 177.330, 177.360, 177.369, 179.410, 179.415, 138.220, and 177.020 to conform; EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 295: AN ACT relating to an adoption tax credit. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses incurred by an individual in an amount equal to 20% of the allowable federal credit for qualified adoption expenses; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 131 and 141 to conform.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 14, 2017

SB 174: AN ACT relating to health care cost transparency. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define "allowed amounts," "service," "program," and "shoppable health care service"; require providers to disclose allowed amounts of the service provided within 2 business days; require insurers to establish an interactive mechanism with payment information made by the insurer to providers and to provide a good-faith estimate of cost to the insured; require an insurer to develop an incentive program that shares cost savings with the insured based on the insured's choice; require the insurer to report information under the program to the Department of Insurance; require the Department of Insurance to report information to the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018.

To Banking & Insurance (S)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 14, 2017

SB 162: AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 18A.025 to add the Division of Technology Services, Division of Human Resources, and Division of Financial Services to the Office of Administrative Services in the Office of the Secretary; rename the Office of Diversity and Equality the Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training; rename the Center for Strategic Innovation the Office of Public Affairs; abolish the Division of Technology Services in the Department of Human Resources Administration; amend KRS 12.020 to conform; confirm Executive Order 2016-555.

To State & Local Government (S)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 327: AN ACT relating to civil rights. Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition against discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.

To State Government (H)
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