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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 7, 2025

HB 669: AN ACT relating to student attendance days and declaring an emergency.

Establish a waiver process and eligibility requirements for school districts to be granted credit for student attendance days missed during September 2024 due to dangers posed by criminal activity; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides waiver for missed attendance days due to criminal activity, protecting schools from penalties and ensuring educational continuity during emergencies.90% confidence
Tom Smith (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 7, 2025

HB 449: AN ACT relating to public health hygienists.

HB 449 allows dental hygienists employed by in-state colleges or universities with accredited dental programs to practice as public health hygienists. This change permits them to provide dental hygiene services in public health settings under approved protocols, specifically within programs run by Kentucky's Department for Public Health, accredited university dental schools, or local health boards. The bill expands their scope to include screenings and preventive care without direct dentist supervision in these designated settings. It does not alter general dental hygiene practice rules but creates a new pathway for hygienists working in public health or academic programs.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands dental hygienists' scope to provide preventive care in public health settings, enhancing access to oral health services under public health programs.90% confidence
Chris Freeland (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 7, 2025

HB 433: AN ACT relating to school construction.

HB 433 requires Kentucky's local school boards to consult the Center for School Safety during the planning of new school construction or major renovations. The bill mandates that boards review crime prevention design principles (CPTED) and seek input from the Center for School Safety as part of these projects. This applies to all public school buildings being built or significantly updated across the state. The requirement aims to integrate safety considerations early in the design process, without altering funding or construction standards.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates safety integration in school construction, enhancing physical infrastructure for student safety within education context.90% confidence
Deanna Gordon (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 7, 2025

HB 14: AN ACT relating to school safety.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates grant program for school safety technology, providing funding and infrastructure support for K-12 schools under Education topic.92% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill creates a grant program to fund wearable panic alert technology systems for school safety, directly advancing technology implementation in education.90% confidence
Scott Lewis (R) Kevin Jackson (R) Kim Banta (R) Chad Aull (D) Shawn McPherson (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 7, 2025

HR 80: A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2025 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

HR 80 is a symbolic resolution recognizing March 2025 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Kentucky. It does not create new laws or allocate funding but formally acknowledges the contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities and promotes inclusive communities. The resolution includes statements affirming Kentucky's commitment to equality of opportunity, access, and the value of all citizens regardless of ability. It directs the House Clerk to send a copy to Representative Rachel Roarx. This is a procedural gesture with no direct policy impact on residents or services.
Rachel Roarx (D) Dan Fister (R) Kim King (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 6, 2025

HB 635: AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant database.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to define terms; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to create a grant database that will be a central repository for information on all available state or local government grants; require state and local agencies to report grant opportunities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for inclusion in the grant database.
Adam Moore (D) Richard White (R) Anne Donworth (D) Ashley Laferty (D) Deanna Gordon (R)
passed · Kentucky · House Mar 6, 2025

HR 66: A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, March 6, 2025, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

This resolution honors cancer patients, survivors, families, and advocates while remembering those lost to cancer. It declares March 6, 2025, as "Suits and Sneakers Day" in the Kentucky House of Representatives to recognize the American Cancer Society's awareness campaign, which connects community leaders with cancer advocacy efforts. The bill has no policy changes or funding impacts - it is a ceremonial acknowledgment.
Amy Neighbors (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 6, 2025

SR 63: A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, March 6, 2025, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.

This ceremonial resolution honors cancer patients, survivors, families, and advocates in Kentucky, and commemorates those lost to cancer. It designates Thursday, March 6, 2025, as "Suits and Sneakers Day" in the Kentucky Senate, referencing a national American Cancer Society awareness campaign that combines community leadership with cancer prevention efforts. The resolution has no policy impact - it is a symbolic gesture of recognition, not a law creating new requirements or funding. It does not directly affect legislation or alter existing policies.
Gerald Neal (D) Max Wise (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 6, 2025

SB 144: AN ACT relating to confiscated firearms.

Amend KRS 16.220, relating to firearms confiscated by law enforcement, to provide that firearms which were used in a homicide be destroyed; provide that firearms in the possession of the Department of Kentucky State Police may be destroyed if they have been defaced, are contaminated by hazardous material, unsafe to discharge, or upon request of an innocent owner; amend KRS 500.090, relating to forfeiture of property in criminal cases, to require local law enforcement agencies to destroy firearms that have been used in a homicide; require that all firearms that are transferred to the Department of Kentucky State Police not be intentionally damaged, modified, or disabled by the agency having custody, except as may be necessary for forensic testing; amend KRS 15.440, to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy and procedures manual relating to the destruction of firearms used in homicides by January 1, 2026.
Gerald Neal (D) Danny Carroll (R) Keturah Herron (D) David Yates (D) Karen Berg (D)
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