Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.
Maddy summaryHB 60 exempts certain motor vehicle property taxes in Kentucky. It provides refunds for vehicle owners who paid state taxes on valuation increases from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022 (with refunds processed automatically within 90 days). Starting January 1, 2026, all motor vehicles assessed under KRS 132.485 will be exempt from state ad valorem taxes. This applies only to state taxes - local taxes and usage taxes under KRS 138.460 remain unchanged. The bill directly affects vehicle owners who paid overtaxed amounts in 2022 and all vehicle owners after 2026.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237, relating to firearms, to define "red flag law"; prohibit police department and judicial enforcement of red flag laws.
Maddy summaryHB 65 requires every public elementary and secondary school classroom in Kentucky to display a permanent 16x20 inch copy of the Ten Commandments on a wall. The bill mandates that a small-print note stating "The secular application of the Ten Commandments is clearly seen in its adoption as the fundamental legal code of Western Civilization and the Common Law of the United States" appear below the display. Funding for these displays would come solely from voluntary contributions to the State Treasurer, not taxpayer funds. The bill directly affects all public schools in Kentucky and their funding mechanisms for classroom displays.
Amend KRS 161.030 to specify authority of the Education Professional Standards Board over educators hired by public schools only; amend KRS 199.894 to define "learning pod" and exclude them from the definition of "child-care center" and "family child-care home"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain youth camp requirements.
Amend KRS 237.105, relating to state and local enforcement of federal bans on firearms on or after January 1, 2021, to change the definition of "federal ban" to mean a federal law, executive order, rule or regulation that is enacted, adopted, or becomes effective on or after December 15, 1791.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the Constitution of the United States and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; allow the Governor to deploy the National Guard under Title 32 of the United States Code to assist in border protection, for not more than 30 days, when the governor of a state or territory has declared an invasion; provide that the Act may be cited as the Defend the Guard Act.
Invalidate Executive Order 2024-632 relating to the prohibition of state and federal funds being used for the practice of conversion therapy; EMERGENCY.
Urge the United States Congress and the Kentucky Congressional delegation not to send money generated from Kentucky to Ukraine.
Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies.
