Rep. D.J. Johnson

Recognize March 21, 2022, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day.

Urge Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to pursue a federal funding avenue to remove tolls from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project.

Amend KRS 317A.010 to define "medical spa" and "medical esthetic service"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to require the ownership of a medical spa to be by a physician licensed by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, a nurse licensed by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, or an esthetician or cosmetologist licensed by the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; require a licensed physician or physician assistant, nurse, esthetician, or cosmetologist to be physically present on site when medical esthetic services are being offered; authorize a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse, esthetician, or cosmetology to perform medical esthetic services within a medical spa; require a medical spa to be incorporated as a business entity with the Secretary of State; require licensure to operate a medical spa; require medical spas to post the information of any licensed professional that performs medical esthetic services in a place that is accessible to customers and on the Web site of a medical spa; amend KRS 317A.020 authorize the Board of Cosmetology to issue an emergency order against any facility it licenses; authorize the board to investigate alleged violations and to schedule and conduct administrative hearings; amend KRS 317A.050 to establish the conditions upon which the board can issue a license to operate a medical spa; EMERGENCY.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; and prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; EMERGENCY.

Create the Commonwealth West Healthcare Workforce Innovation Center to provide healthcare educational pathways to address the healthcare worker shortage; direct the center to be operated through a partnership of public and private organizations; direct the General Assembly to provide start-up funds to be administered through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; direct KCTCS to provide reports to LRC; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Honor the Kentucky Historical Society.

Amend KRS 132.010 to define "manufactured home," "modular home," and "prefabricated home"; amend the definition of "mobile home"; amend KRS 132.200 to exempt prefabricated homes held in a manufacturer's or retailer's inventory from local property taxes; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2023.

Amend KRS 132.020 and 132.200 to exclude aircraft not used in the business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire from tangible property tax state and local rates; create a new section of KRS 132 to exempt aircraft not used in the business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2023.

Amend KRS 525.135, relating to torture of a dog or cat, to add specific acts to definition of torture; make all violations a Class D felony; make each act of torture prosecutable as a separate offense; make the exemptions applicable only where there is no intent to cause, increase, or prolong the pain and suffering of the dog or cat.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; specify locations, dates, and circumstances under which the flag may be displayed.