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All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 15: AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a $1,000 refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit and to make technical corrections.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 94: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance. Amend KRS 186A.040, regarding maintenance of motor vehicle insurance, to change from three to one the number of times a person may have his or her vehicle registration revoked for not maintaining insurance, before the revocation constitutes a violation of KRS 304.39-080; provide that notice of a violation be sent to the sheriff; amend KRS 186.180 to set the reinstatement fee for a revoked registration at $20.

To Transportation (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 10: AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education governance and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 164.821 to reduce the number of members on the University of Louisville board of trustees from 17 to ten; identify those members; set qualifications and conditions for membership; set initial terms for members; specify how to determine proportional minority representation on the board; provide procedures for vacancies; amend KRS 164.830 to define a quorum for the transaction of business; prohibit compensation and provide for reimbursement; abolish the prior board and transfer all authority, functions, and responsibilities to the newly constituted board; specify that members appointed to serve pursuant to Executive Orders 2016-391 and 2016-512 shall continue to serve on the board as constituted under this Act; confirm Executive Order 2016-338 dated June 17, 2016; confirm Executive Order 2016-391 dated June 29, 2016; confirm Executive Order 2016-512 dated July 12, 2016; EMERGENCY.

Posting waived
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 90: AN ACT relating to nuclear power. Amend KRS 278.600 to define "plan for storage of high-level nuclear waste," "storage," and "low-level nuclear waste"; amend KRS 278.610 to allow certification if the facility and its plans for waste storage are approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; eliminate requirement that facility have a plan for disposal of high-level nuclear waste; eliminate requirement that cost of waste disposal be known; eliminate requirement that facility have adequate capacity to contain waste; give the Public Service Commission authority to hire consultant to perform duties relating to nuclear facility certification; prohibit construction of low-level nuclear waste disposal sites in Kentucky. except as provided in KRS 211.852; repeal KRS 278.605, relating to construction of nuclear power facilities; direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to review regulations required for permitting nuclear facilities and report to LRC.

To Natural Resources & Energy (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 44: AN ACT relating to promise zone tax incentives. Amend KRS 139.570 to allow additional compensation for sellers in the promise zone; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an income tax credit for qualified employees equal to the individual income tax on wages earned in the promise zone, not to exceed $2,400; allow an income tax credit for qualified employers in an amount equal to $100 for each employee working within the promise zone; require reporting by the Department of Revenue to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the new tax credits; create a noncodified section to set forth the purpose of the Act and describe actions previously taken by the federal government.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 87: AN ACT relating to pension spiking and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to provide that members of the Legislators' Retirement Plan who retire on or after January 1, 2018, shall be limited to a 10% growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last three years of service to the General Assembly if that compensation is used to calculate their retirement benefits; provide that only creditable compensation earned on or after July 1, 2017, shall be subject to the creditable compensation growth limitations; exempt bona fide promotions or salary advancements from the compensation growth limitation; define "bona fide promotion or salary advancements" as a professional advancement in substantially the same line of work held by the member in the 4 years immediately prior to the 3-year period or a change in employment position based upon training, education, or expertise; provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall refund contributions and interest on contributions, for any reductions in creditable compensation; provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall determine what constitutes a bona fide promotion or salary advancement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to provide that members of the Judicial Retirement Plan who retire on or after January 1, 2018, shall be limited to a 10% annual growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last 60 months of service if that compensation is used to calculate their retirement benefits; provide that only creditable compensation earned on or after July 1, 2017, shall be subject to the creditable compensation growth limitations; exempt bona fide promotions or salary advancements from the compensation growth limitation; define "bona fide promotion or salary advancements" as a professional advancement in substantially the same line of work held by the member in the 4 years immediately prior to the 60 month period or a change in employment position based upon training, education, or expertise; require the Judicial Form Retirement System to refund contributions and interest on contributions for any reductions in creditable compensation; provide that the Judicial Form Retirement System shall determine what constitutes a bona fide promotion or salary advancement; amend KRS 61.598 to provide that members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, the County Employees Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System who retire on or after January 1, 2018, shall be limited to a 10% growth in the creditable compensation earned during their last 5 years of employment if that compensation is used to calculate their retirement benefits; provide that only creditable compensation earned on or after July 1, 2017, shall be subject to the creditable compensation growth limitations; exempt bona fide promotions or salary advancements, alternative sick leave payments, lump-sum payments for compensatory time, increases due to the member being on unpaid leave for any reason in the preceding year, and overtime paid under a grant program or due to a state or federally declared emergency; provide that the Kentucky Retirement Systems shall refund employee contributions for any reductions in creditable compensation provided by this section; provide that the Kentucky Retirement Systems shall determine what constitutes a bona fide promotion or salary advancement and allow the member to appeal a decision of the system to the board; remove provisions charging employers for creditable compensation growth greater than 10% during the employee's last 5 years of employment; amend KRS 16.645 and 78.545 to conform; EMERGENCY.

To State Government (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 61: AN ACT relating to the allocation of severance tax revenues to local governments. Amend KRS 42.450 to increase the amount of minerals severance and processing taxes distributed to local governments through the local government economic assistance fund (LGEAF) to 100% of taxes collected, from the current 50%, over a five-year period; amend KRS 42.4582 and 42.4585 to similarly increase the amount of coal severance and processing taxes distributed to local governments through the local government economic development fund and LGEAF to 60% and 40% of taxes collected, from the current 35% and 15%, respectively, over the same five-year period.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 45: AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for legislators. Amend KRS 6.505 to close the Legislators' Retirement Plan to new members effective August 1, 2017; prohibit current legislators from participating in the Legislators' Retirement Plan on or after August 1, 2017; provide that current and future legislators shall only participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for any service to the General Assembly occurring on or after August 1, 2017.

To State Government (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 3, 2017

HB 21: AN ACT relating to promise zone tax incentives. Amend KRS 139.570 to allow additional compensation for sellers in the promise zone; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow an income tax credit for qualified employees equal to the individual income tax on wages earned in the promise zone, not to exceed $2,400; allow an income tax credit for qualified employers in an amount equal to $100 for each employee working within the promise zone; require reporting by the Department of Revenue to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the new tax credits; create a noncodified section to set forth the purpose of the Act and describe actions previously taken by the federal government.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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