Rep. Amy Neighbors

Maddy summaryHR 75 is a symbolic resolution designating April 2025 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky. It does not create new laws or allocate funding but formally recognizes the importance of raising public awareness about testicular cancer, which affects men of all ages but is most common in those aged 15-35. The resolution highlights statistics showing Kentucky's testicular cancer rate (5.3 per 100,000 men) and emphasizes early detection through self-exams and medical checkups as key to reducing mortality. This resolution directly affects Kentucky residents by encouraging community awareness efforts and aligning with broader public health messaging.

Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; allow a physical therapist to refer a patient for tests or examination; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past five years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of the active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund.

Amend KRS 186.450 to allow persons who are at least 15 years of age to apply for a motor vehicle instruction permit; establish that an instruction permit is valid for four years; amend KRS 186.410, 186.452 and 159.051 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Discipline of Government Efficiency (KY DOGE) Task Force to study Executive Branch expenditures and provide recommendations for efficiency in government operations; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2025 Interim, and submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025.

Amend KRS 309.312 to allow an interpreter in a K-12 classroom setting with a score of 4.0 or above on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and passage of the EIPA written test to meet certification requirements.

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.

Maddy summaryThis 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.

Maddy summaryHB 772 amends Kentucky's definition of "transaction" under pharmaceutical distribution law to explicitly include pharmaceutical manufacturers. This clarifies that when manufacturers transfer drugs to distributors or other entities, those exchanges count as "transactions" under existing regulations. The bill does not create new requirements but ensures manufacturers are explicitly covered in the current tracking and recordkeeping framework for drug distribution. It directly affects pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies by standardizing how drug transfers are categorized under Kentucky law.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Tompkinsville Bypass on Kentucky Route 163 in Monroe County as the Doctor William Lynwood Montell Memorial Highway.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to define "illegal alien"; prohibit state tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly from being used to compensate an illegal alien; direct the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to assist in the implementation and enforcement of the Act.