Rep. Daniel Grossberg

Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapon" and "large capacity ammunition feeding device"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize possession and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; criminalize the possession and transfer of assault weapons; provide exceptions for large capacity ammunition feeding devices and assault weapons lawfully owned prior to the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 237.104 to conform.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require a waiting period of five business days between the sale and transfer of a firearm; amend KRS 237.990 to establish a penalty for a violation.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Kentucky state law to provide maternity leave for public school employees who give birth, granting them 20 days of leave. The legislation defines covered individuals as teachers and other employees, including full-time and part-time staff, and establishes the terms for how maternity days can be used. Additionally, the bill expands existing sick leave provisions by allowing up to 10 days of paid sick leave per school year for various reasons, including illness or family emergencies, and permits sick leave to accumulate without limit. The law also outlines procedures for sick leave banks and donation programs, enabling employees to contribute unused leave to colleagues who need extended absences.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "bus stop camera system," "school bus stop," and "qualifying school district"; require the installation of video cameras at each school bus stop in a qualifying school district; require the unit of government responsible for maintaining the road where the bus stop is located to install the cameras and retain the video images; specify the allowable uses of the video images and provide for retention timeframes; require school districts to notify the Transpiration Cabinet and all local governments that maintain roads in the district of the location of school bus stops.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; establish licensing for roofing contractors under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; prohibit any persons not licensed under the department from holding himself or herself out as a roofing contractor; allow the department to issue roofing contractor licenses, promulgate administrative regulations, and implement disciplinary actions; establish applicant requirements and fee limitations; establish a fine and potential misdemeanor incarceration for violations; create the roofing contractors fund; amend KRS 367.620 to conform.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 41 to define "occupational license fee" and "system"; require the Office of the State Treasurer to develop and maintain a web-based system for the centralized reporting, collection, and distribution of occupational license fees; establish requirements for the system; allow the State Treasurer to assess a fee on businesses using the system; establish requirements related to the web-based system for the State Treasurer and local taxing jurisdictions; create a working group to be chaired by the State Treasurer; require the working group to provide recommendations on creating a centralized system for modernizing the reporting, collection, and distribution of local business taxes and fees.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to protect access to assisted reproductive technology; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to declare that a fertilized human egg or human embryo that exists outside of the uterus of a human body shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law.

Maddy summaryHB 257 creates an automatic felony expungement process for eligible Kentucky convictions starting August 1, 2025. It directly affects individuals with certain felony convictions that meet specific criteria (e.g., completed sentence 5+ years ago with no new convictions in that period), without requiring them to file a petition. The bill mandates state agencies to identify eligible cases monthly and automatically order courts to expunge records, vacate judgments, and notify individuals - no action needed from the affected person. This replaces the current manual petition process for qualifying cases under KRS 431.073. The law does not affect convictions already expunged or those not meeting the eligibility requirements.

Repeal and reenact KRS 532.031 to define "gender identity or expression"; list the actions that qualify as hate crimes; list the actual or perceived characteristics a person must have in order to qualify as a victim of a hate crime; outline penalties for a person guilty of a hate crime; set forth criteria for seeking an enhanced sentence; amend KRS 15.334 to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; add requirement that officers receive training on hate crimes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to permit a civil action where the victim of a hate crime suffers damages regardless of the outcome of any criminal proceeding; establish recovery for the victim; amend KRS 17.1523 to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; amend KRS 15.440 to require that a unit of government shall possess a written policy and procedures manual related to hate crimes in order to receive funds from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; repeal KRS 49.320, relating to victim of hate crime deemed victim of criminally injurious conduct.