Direct the Administrative Office of the Courts or appropriate authority to rename the Franklin County Courthouse as the John Marshall Harlan Courthouse.
Amend KRS 199.896 to provide that the license or certification of a child-care center shall not be refused or revoked for refusing to require facial coverings; amend KRS 199.898 to provide that parents and guardians of children enrolled in licensed, certified, or publicly funded child care facilities have a right to refuse facial coverings on behalf of their children without any retribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on any public school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on property owned, leased, or operated by public postsecondary education institutions; provide exceptions for healthcare licensing board requirements imposed prior to January 1, 2020, and clinical research settings.
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.
Amend KRS 431.510 to make operating a charitable bail organization unlawful; define terms.
Propose to amend Section 16 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow holding a person after arrest without bail when a judge finds, following a hearing, that the person may flee or poses an imminent danger to self or to others; provide ballot question with proposed amendment; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth; create a new section of KRS Chapter 23A to establish a new 10 dollar fee to be assessed in Circuit Court criminal cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 24A to establish a new 10 dollar fee to be assessed in District Court criminal cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish the wrongful conviction compensation fund; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude funds received from the wrongful conviction compensation fund from adjusted gross income.
Amend KRS 31.020 to require the appointment of the public advocate by the Public Advocacy Commission, instead of the Governor; amend KRS 31.015 to conform.
Condemning Russia's unprovoked military aggression and invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine.
Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize the accomplishments and contributions of Lawrence Smith.
Amend KRS 605.035 to allow the family accountability, intervention, and response team to refer children age 12 and younger for assessment and services, and to report progress back to the team or advise the court-designated worker to refer the case to the county attorney, who may choose to take no action; amend KRS 610.030 to require a court-designated worker to refer children 12 years of age and younger to the family accountability, intervention, and response team.
