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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 8,035 In committee 7,985 Passed 4,536 Signed 1,953 Failed 136

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 141: AN ACT relating to student privacy and declaring an emergency. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to ensure that student privacy exists in school restrooms, locker rooms, and showers; require students born male to use only those facilities designated to be used by males and students born female to use only those facilities designated to be used by females; require schools to provide the best available accommodation to students who assert that their gender is different from their biological sex; establish a cause of action for damages if facilities designated for the opposite biological sex are used; identify the Act as the Kentucky Student Privacy Act; EMERGENCY.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 143: AN ACT relating to sexual assault of animals. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to criminalize sexual assault of a dog or cat; provide for forefeiture of ownership of the dog or cat upon conviction or plea; prohibit future ownership of a dog or cat for five years for a first offense and life for a second or subsequent offense; require forfeited dogs and cats be offered to animal rescue organizations or given to county animal shelters.

To Judiciary (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 157: AN ACT relating to elections. Amend KRS 117.381 to remove straight-party voting as an option in a regular election.

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 134: AN ACT relating to the transport of alcoholic beverages to retail licensees. Amend KRS 243.170 and 243.180 to require wholesalers and distributors to deliver to retail licensees within one week after an order has been received.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 133: AN ACT relating to the sale of malt beverages. Amend KRS 244.040 to permit brewers and distributors to extend credit to retail licensees on the purchase of malt beverages for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of invoice.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 132: AN ACT relating to boat liens and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 235.230 to delete the requirement that the owner must show a boat title or its equivalent to the marina owner if mooring at a marina longer than 24 hours; amend KRS 376.270 to exclude the right of removal by boat owners, including those subject to lien; repeal KRS 376.272, relating to a marina's enforcement of a lien on a boat by civil action; declare an EMERGENCY.

To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 171: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to crime victims' rights. Propose to amend the Constitution of Kentucky to create a crime victims' bill of rights; provide ballot language to submit to voters.

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 152: AN ACT relating to teacher certification. Amend KRS 161.095 to include an option to maintain an initial regular provisional certificate by receiving positive performance evaluations and completing professional development requirements; add an option to maintain subsequent regular provisional certificates by completing professional development requirements and submitting evidence of continued character and fitness; allow a teacher to receive a one-year temporary provisional certificate to correct any deficiency in meeting the requirements under these options or to maintain certification by any other method available; amend KRS 161.123 to allow an experienced, out-of-state teacher to qualify for a regular provisional certificate if the teacher submits an application and holds a valid teaching certificate issued by a state that grants reciprocal privileges to holders of Kentucky teaching certificates.

To Education (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HJR 21: Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on US Highway 25E declaring Knox County as the "Home of Keva McFerrin 2016 AmeriFest National Miss Toddler U.S."

To Transportation (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 137: AN ACT relating to manufactured housing. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require filing of an affidavit of severance with the county clerk when a manufactured home is to be removed from real estate located within the county; include requirements for information included on the affidavit of severance; prohibit a county clerk from accepting an affidavit of severance when there is a lien or mortgage without the permission of the lien holder or lender; require the county clerk to provide a copy of the affidavit of severance to the property valuation administrator.

To Local Government (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HR 18: Urge the United States Congress to enact economic incentives and tax relief for certain counties in the Commonwealth.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 168: AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 96.895 to require that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax revenue deposited in the general fund be distributed to agencies designated by counties that have TVA property located in that county or purchase power from TVA, increasing from 0% currently to 50% or a maximum of $6,000,000.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)