Rep. Pamela Stevenson

Maddy summaryHB 352 designates June 12 of each year as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day" in Kentucky. The bill requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging Kentuckians to recognize women veterans' contributions and sacrifices. It directly affects Kentucky's approximately 27,000 women veterans by establishing a formal day of recognition. The bill includes an emergency declaration to take effect immediately upon passage, aiming for implementation in 2026.

Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped employees and require adherence to any future federal increase in excess of the new state wage rates; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.

Maddy summaryHB 350 requires cemetery owners (excluding private family plots) in Kentucky to maintain burial grounds by keeping them free of weeds, debris, and displaced tombstones. It mandates protection against desecration, vandalism, or misuse (like dumping), with exceptions for damage caused by criminal acts. City governments within their limits can enforce these maintenance standards on all public or private cemeteries. Private cemetery owners must build protective structures only if their county has a cemetery board that reimburses related costs.

Maddy summaryHB 353 updates Kentucky's veteran benefits statute (KRS 40.050) to replace gendered terms like "his or her" with gender-neutral language. This change affects how the law describes veterans and their beneficiaries in official records and payments, but it does not alter any benefit amounts, eligibility rules, or payment limits. The bill directly impacts all veterans receiving benefits under this statute and their surviving beneficiaries, ensuring the language aligns with modern inclusive standards. No policy changes to benefits or eligibility are made - only the wording of the law is updated.

The Governor's recommended State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; detail Part XII, Appropriations from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund; APPROPRIATION.

The Governor's recommended Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to create the affordable housing loan pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide rehabilitation and construction loans to eligible entities; specify terms and process; amend KRS 198A.080 to modify criteria for housing development loan fund, require notice of eligible funds, and allow expenditure of funds for technical and administrative costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish parameters by which the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall review and approve the affordable housing credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the affordable housing credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credits; appropriate $102,000,000 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account for various affordable housing initiatives; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Amend KRS 141.020, relating to the individual income tax, to establish graduated individual income tax rates for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027; remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable qualified rent payment credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, in the amount of 25% of the qualified rent payments made during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.

Maddy summaryThis concurrent resolution (HCR 10) is a symbolic statement by the Kentucky legislature condemning rhetoric that dehumanizes or encourages violence against people based on their political views, religion, race, or identity. It affirms that all political disputes must be resolved through peaceful, lawful means and commits to fostering civil discourse across the Commonwealth. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws or directly affect individuals but formally expresses the legislature's stance on protecting democratic values. The resolution was introduced in January 2026 and referred to committees for review.