Rep. Josh Bray

Primary HB 6

Signed into law · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 132.485 to require the average trade-in value and not the rough trade-in value or clean trade-in value be used as the standard value of a motor vehicle for property tax purposes; grant tax refunds for tax overpayments; require posting of the tax refund information; apply to motor vehicles assessed or after January 1, 2022; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.

Signed into law Mar 10, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 42

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

A JOINT RESOLUTION granting the family of the last remaining World War II veteran in Kentucky, upon his or her passing, the option of the veteran to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and receive a funeral with full military honors.

Grant the family of the last remaining World War II veteran in Kentucky, upon his or her passing, the option of the veteran to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and receive a funeral with full military honors.

In committee Mar 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 762

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to paycheck protection.

Amend KRS 164.365 to make technical changes.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 778

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to public utilities.

Amend KRS 278.220 to allow an electric utility to amortize a regulatory asset without approval from the commission to defer recovery of expenses for coal, natural gas, or replacement power if the deferral lowers customer bills; require the amortization of the expense to be no more than 12 months from the date the regulatory asset is established; require the electric utility to inform the commission when a regulatory asset is established and provide the reason for its creation and accounting for the asset; allow overages or under-recovery to be placed on customer bills through refund or additional charge at the time of the electric utility's next rate case or 2-year review of the fuel adjustment clause.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 620

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to local government.

Amend KRS 67.160 to make a technical correction.

In committee Feb 28, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 626

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to biometric identification.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define "biometric identifier"; prohibit the capture of biometric identifiers for a commercial purpose without first informing and obtaining consent from the individual whose biometric identifier is at issue; conditionally prohibit a person from disclosing biometric identifiers; require a person to institute reasonable storage and destruction requirements of biometric identifiers; exempt voiceprint data retained by a financial institution and auto manufacturers' crash avoidance technology; and create a civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General or appropriate Commonwealth's attorney.

In committee Feb 28, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 95

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

A RESOLUTION condemning Russia's unprovoked military aggression and invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine.

Condemning Russia's unprovoked military aggression and invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine.

Passed Feb 25, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 561

In committee · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation.

Amend KRS 164A.040, 164A.050, and 164A.060 to update references to insured student loans.

In committee Feb 23, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 26

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

A RESOLUTION honoring Kentucky's farmers for helping provide citizens with the most nutritious and affordable food in the world, and recognizing February 20 to 26, 2022, as Food Check-Out Week in Kentucky.

Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 20 to 26, 2022, as Food Check-Out Week.

Passed Feb 23, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 78

Passed · Kentucky House · Lead sponsor

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2022, as Angelman Syndrome Awareness Day.

Recognize February 15, 2022, as Angelman Syndrome Awareness Day.

Passed Feb 15, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track