Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.
Amend KRS 138.510 to allocate moneys from the pari-mutuel racing excise tax distribution to the local government support fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the pari-mutuel racing local government support fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; establish parameters for use of fund moneys; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information relating to the calculation of the new fund distribution.
Amend KRS 83A.040 to increase the term of office for city legislative body members in cities with populations of 12,000 or more to terms of 4 years; provide guidance for the transition of the members who will have longer terms of office after the effective date of the Act.
HB 743 updates existing provisions in Kentucky law regarding district boards of directors that oversee outdoor recreation planning. It clarifies how these boards organize advisory committees, requires them to include open space and recreation in development plans, and specifies formal cooperation with two regional recreation authorities (Kentucky Mountain Regional and Kentucky Ohio River Regional). The bill makes technical changes to the current legal framework but does not create new programs or funding, directly affecting local district boards and their planning processes.
HB 745 amends Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 13A.210 to clarify how administrative bodies create and tier regulations. It requires agencies to use tiering - applying different regulatory requirements based on factors like business size, risk, or location - to reduce disproportionate impacts on small businesses, government entities, or those not contributing significantly to the problem. The bill mandates written explanations for not using tiering and specifies methods like simplified reporting, exemptions, or delayed compliance deadlines. This procedural update affects state agencies when drafting or revising regulations, not directly impacting citizens or businesses. (Note: As a technical correction to existing law, it does not create new policy.)
Amend KRS 214.450 to define "autologous donation," "directed donation," and "informed consent"; create a new section of KRS 214.450 to 214.466 to establish an individual's right to select a willing blood donor; establish related prohibitions for blood establishments, health facilities, health services, and health care providers; establish related requirements for blood establishments and health care facilities; prohibit misrepresentation of the availability, safety, or legality of directed or autologous donations; establish protections for physicians who facilitate directed or autologous donations; establish penalty for violations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a reporting mechanism to report obstructions to directed or autologous donations, complete investigations within 60 days, and promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce reporting; permit emergency transfusions with consent and provide exemption from liability; permit an individual to bring a civil action for violations of individual rights to directed or autologous donations; amend KRS 214.452, 214.456, and 214.990 to conform and make technical corrections; create a new section of Subchapter 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require all health benefit plans to cover any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid coverage of any autologous or a directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 18A.225 to require state health benefit plans coverage of any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; apply coverage mandates to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; provide that sections of the Act may be cited as the Medical Autonomy and Directed Donation Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require regulatory authorities to provide information to prospective applicants regarding requirements to apply for a permit; require a regulatory authority to inform an applicant of whether the application is complete within 3 days and include whether the regulatory authority is able to perform plan review and inspection within specified time limits; require a regulatory authority to conduct plan review within 14 days of receipt of a complete application and inspections within 5 days of any request for an inspection being made; provide for circumstances in which deadlines may be extended; permit an applicant to use a qualifying third-party inspector; set out circumstances under which a regulatory authority may collect fees depending on use of a third-party inspector; set out what a third-party inspector may review and set out qualifications and requirements the third-party inspector must meet; require a regulatory authority to issue a permit within 1 business day of the completion of required plan reviews and inspections associated with an otherwise complete application; state that any ordinance, rule, or regulation contrary is void and unenforceable; state that a regulatory authority may issue a stop-work order if a condition of a project constitute an immediate threat to public safety and welfare; establish immunity for the regulatory authority for action of an applicant or third-party inspector; amend KRS 198B.060 to conform.
Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide 4-year terms of office for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives beginning with those elected from even-numbered districts in November 2026 and with those elected from odd-numbered districts in November 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
HB 744 is a technical correction bill that updates Kentucky's administrative regulations process. It amends KRS 13A.230 to require administrative bodies to attach specific forms (like regulatory impact analyses and fiscal notes) to all regulations and obtain these forms from the regulations compiler. The bill also mandates that electronic versions of regulations and these attachments be submitted together via email to the regulations compiler at the same time as paper filings. This bill directly affects state agencies creating or updating regulations, but makes no policy changes - only clarifying procedural requirements for form attachments and electronic submissions.
Amend KRS 525.080 to enhance the penalty for a harassing communications second offense to a Class A misdemeanor; enhance the penalty for a harassing communications third or subsequent offense and an offense where a person conceals his or her identity to a Class D felony.
Amend KRS 315.010 to define terms; amend KRS 315.020 to require a terminal distributor to designate a responsible practitioner for each permitted location; require the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy to promulgate administrative regulations to establish criteria for a responsible practitioner; permit the board to enter agreements with other states, federal agencies, and entities to exchange information concerning permitting and inspection of pharmacies and terminal distributors; amend KRS 315.035 and 315.0351 to update the name of an approved accreditation agency to National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Digital Pharmacy Accreditation Program; permit the board to consider previous permit compliance and violations of permit applicants; amend KRS 315.121 to require the board to retain jurisdiction to investigate and to take disciplinary action for acts or omissions committed while a person was licensed, permitted, or certified even if the person is no longer licensed, permitted, or certified; amend KRS 315.131 to permit the board to extend temporary emergency suspensions of a license, certificate, or permit for 60 to 180 days; amend KRS 315.191 to prohibit the board from regulating other professions; amend KRS 315.220 to permit the board to enter all licensed or permitted facilities and any facility suspected of operating as a pharmacy, terminal distributor, wholesaler, or manufacturer; establish inspection criteria; permit the board to investigate any location at which it has reasonable cause to suspect a violation is being committed; require cooperation with investigations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to require that on or after January 1, 2027, a permit is required to operate as a terminal distributor of prescription drugs; establish permit requirements for terminal distributors; establish requirements for internet business; allow the board to consider previous permit compliance and violations of permit applicants; allow temporary permit transfer; establish permit exclusions; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the permit process; establish compounding requirements and prohibitions; require reporting of a serious adverse event to the board within 5 business days; require the board to report violations and inspections to a responsible practitioners' licensing board; require the board to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission on its inspection and investigation findings by August 1 of each year; permit the board to take action to restrain or enjoin; amend KRS 315.990 to add penalties; amend KRS 194A.800, 217.215, 217.913, and 315.205 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Jimmie's Law; EMERGENCY.
Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.
