Rep. Mary Beth Imes

Primary HB 694

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees and making an appropriation therefor.

Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2024-2026 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2024-2026 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund in each year of the 2024-2026 biennium to the Department of Education to provide the payments; APPROPRIATION.

In committee Feb 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 407

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities.

Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Eastern Kentucky University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in osteopathic medicine.

Passed Feb 20, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 400

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine programs at comprehensive universities.

Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.

Passed Feb 20, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 442

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to an exemption of sales and use tax for certain nonprofits.

Amend KRS 139.495 to exempt all sales made by resident nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 384

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic.

Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.

In committee Jan 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 217

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands; EMERGENCY.

Passed Jan 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 343

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky High School Speech League and making an appropriation therefor.

Appropriate General Fund moneys in fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 to the Kentucky High School Speech League; APPROPRIATION.

In committee Jan 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 45

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023.

Affirm Kentucky's support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemn the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.

Passed Jan 18, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 208

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding.

Propose to amend Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for a portion of the educational costs of students outside of the public school system with parents of limited financial means; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

In committee Jan 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 163

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to blood donation.

Amend KRS 214.450 to define "COVID-19 vaccine" or "mRNA vaccine"; amend KRS 214.452 to require blood establishments to test for COVID-19 antibodies, evidence of lipid nanoparticles, and spike protein; require the administrator of any blood establishment to inquire on the donor history questionnaire whether a donor has received a COVID-19 vaccine or mRNA vaccine; require a donor to provide the name of the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine the donor received; establish deferral periods for donors who have received a live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine or for donors who do not know the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine the donor received, and establish deferral periods for donors who have received a diagnosis of COVID-19 or are displaying symptoms of COVID-19; amend KRS 214.458 to require blood establishments to include on the label for blood collected the laboratory test results for COVID-19.

In committee Jan 5, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track