Rep. Al Gentry

Primary HB 158

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to dyslexia.

Amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2025-2026 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability.

In committee Jan 4, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 152

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 118.025 to remove straight-ticket voting as a ballot option in an election; amend KRS 63.200, 67C.103, 117.125, 118A.090, and 118A.100 to conform.

In committee Jan 4, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 110

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 114

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

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; APPROPRIATION.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 106

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses.

Amend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident landowners must own five or more acres of farmland in order to be exempt from sport hunting license requirements when hunting on their own lands; remove the farmland owner sport fishing license exemption; allow any person fishing on private property with the permission of the landowner to do so without procuring a sport fishing license.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 128

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to a living wage.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require any employer doing business in Kentucky that receives governmental incentives or subsidies to pay its employees a living wage.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 108

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to English language learners.

Amends KRS 158.6455 to create a tiered implementation of English language learners into the accountability system.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 134

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the taxation of retirement distributions.

Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the retirement distribution exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 104

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to compensation of jurors.

Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay to $50 per day and remove payment specified for reimbursement of expenses; amend KRS 32.011 to conform; repeal KRS 32.070, which provides for reimbursement of expenses to jurors.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 101

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the exemption of bullion and currency from sales and use tax.

Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt currency and bullion from sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2024.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track