Rep. Savannah Maddox

Amend KRS 446.350 to define "government" and "substantially burden"; outline procedures and relief that may be sought if statute is violated; outline procedures and relief for any inmate who alleges a violation of this statute; establish duties and authority of the Attorney General; apply to laws adopted before or after the effective date of this statute; include severability clause; waive sovereign, judicial, and governmental immunity; waive qualified immunity under specified circumstances.

Amend KRS 237.109 to lower the age requirement for carrying a concealed and deadly weapon from 21 to 18; amend KRS 237.110 to conform; make technical corrections.

Amend KRS 438.305 to remove various definitions; amend KRS 241.060, 438.310, and 438.313 to conform; repeal KRS 438.306, 438.307, 438.308, 438.309, 438.312, 438.316, and 438.331, relating to vapor products.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to define "Fiscal note"; require fiscal notes to be filed with the clerk in the chamber of the General Assembly for each bill or resolution that is filed; establish requirements related to fiscal notes for the director of the Legislative Research Commission; require fiscal notes to contain specific information; amend KRS 6.950, 6.955, 6.960, 6.965, and 6.970 to rename fiscal note to local government mandate statement; amend KRS 13A.190, 13A.230, 13A.250, and 13A.280 to rename fiscal note to fiscal note on state and local government.

Amend KRS 189.920, to allow wreckers to be equipped with a flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue light, to be used only when removing a vehicle or debris from the highway; prohibit a wrecker from using a blue light when towing a vehicle.

Maddy summaryHR 9 is a symbolic resolution introduced by the Kentucky House of Representatives opposing "Red Flag" laws, which allow temporary gun removal from individuals deemed a threat. It urges the General Assembly to reject any legislation that might infringe on Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens. The resolution does not create new laws or policies but formally expresses the House's position, citing constitutional protections like the Second Amendment and due process. It is non-binding and will be sent to the Governor and Attorney General for information. This is a procedural resolution, not a bill with legal effect.

Maddy summaryHB 116 would amend Kentucky law to allow public school teachers and administrators to read or display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, school events, or school buildings, alongside other historical materials like the Declaration of Independence or the Kentucky Constitution Preamble. This provision specifically adds the Ten Commandments to a list of permitted materials that cannot be censored based on religious content. The bill also requires schools to display the national motto "In God We Trust" in prominent locations like entryways or cafeterias. It directly affects public school staff who may choose to incorporate these materials into lessons or displays. The law aims to prevent content-based censorship of religious references in American history and heritage materials.

Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by the Transportation Security Administration; make technical corrections; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.

Amend KRS 511.010 and 512.010 to define "squatter"; amend KRS 511.090 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a peace officer to immediately remove any squatter occupying a dwelling or commercial building under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to peace officers acting in good faith; amend KRS 512.020 and 512.030 to specifically include damage to residential or commercial property caused by squatters in the offense of criminal mischief; create a new section of KRS Chapter 514 to establish the offense of fraudulent sale or lease of real property.

Amend KRS 139.495 to exempt purchases and sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services made by qualifying resident nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions from state sales and use taxes.