Honor the celebration of Black History Month and recognize the accomplishments and contributions of Lawrence Smith.
Recognize February 21 to 27, 2022, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the second Wednesday in February as "Family Resource and Youth Services Center Day."
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 134 to establish an installment payment program; define terms; provide installment payment calculation guidelines; require specific property tax information be sent to the taxpayer through notifications or made accessible through an electronic system; allow an administrative fee up to three percent; disallow two percent discount for early payment of taxes; prohibit collection of penalties and interest on installment payments; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations; establish penalties for noncompliance; amend KRS 133.220 to require the sheriff or collector to include specific tax payment information on tax notices; amend KRS 134.015 to conform.
Amend KRS 441.265 to require a conviction for the court to order a prisoner to reimburse a county for unpaid jail fees; require a conviction for a jailer to be able to bill and attempt to collect unpaid jail fees from a prisoner; and require any fees that were automatically deducted from a prisoner's account to be reimbursed if the prisoner's case does not result in a conviction.
Amend KRS 2.091 to name and designate coal as the official rock of Kentucky; amend KRS 2.094 to name and designate Kentucky agate as the official mineral of Kentucky.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to direct the Kentucky State Police to establish the Kentucky Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List to prohibit the possession, sale, or transfer of firearms to individuals who voluntarily request to be added the list; prescribe procedures for application for entry and removal from the list; establish penalties; amend KRS 237.110 to exclude persons on the list from eligibility for license to carry a concealed weapon.
Extend the provisions of paragraph 3 of 2020 Executive Order 2020-277, related to temporary disability from occupational exposure to COVID-19 from September 7, 2021, to January 31, 2023; EMERGENCY.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; require resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period from the temperature standard; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends and before 8 am and after 5 pm on weekdays; allow for reconnection of service for partial payment with a payment plan; require waiver of termination fees, reconnection fees, and late fees for customers having obtained a certificate of need; require utility to make reasonable effort towards reestablishing service for a customer terminated after having obtained a certificate of need but no more than 24 hours after repayment is commenced; require separate, written notice 14 days prior to a disconnection to residential household; require that notice be distinguishable from the regular billing notices; establish font size and typeset for notice and other material to be printed on the notice; require a hardship reconnection order for persons at risk who have had service terminated by the utility after meeting specific repayment requirements; require the commission to issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures.
Amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; to provide that every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse be accompanied by a motion to seal the record.
