Rep. George Brown

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the refundable home installation credit, not to exceed $7,500 annually, for qualifying home installations to increase the habitability or efficiency of the residence for individuals that are age 65 or older or have a physical or mental impairment; effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow information to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission.

Maddy summaryHB 227 repeals Kentucky's statute defining "sodomy in the fourth degree" (KRS 510.100). This bill makes a technical correction to update Kentucky's legal code by removing an outdated classification that no longer applies. The repeal affects no new people or groups, as it solely eliminates a reference to a repealed or obsolete offense. The bill does not change any penalties, protections, or requirements for existing laws. It is a routine legislative maintenance action to ensure the code remains current.

Maddy summaryHB 329 primarily creates confidential peer support counseling programs for public safety employees (like police and firefighters) who experience traumatic incidents. It establishes strict confidentiality rules for these sessions, allowing disclosure only in specific cases like threats of suicide or child abuse. The bill also contains a section (Section 1) that restricts local governments from regulating firearms - a provision that appears disconnected from the peer support focus and contradicts the bill's title. This section would prohibit cities or counties from enacting firearm ordinances and requires repeal of existing such rules. The bill's actual substance centers on the peer support program, not firearms control as the title suggests.

Maddy summaryHB 334 requires Kentucky law enforcement to destroy most confiscated firearms, except those returned to innocent owners or sold at auction under specific rules (e.g., firearms used in homicides must be destroyed after auction). Proceeds from sales fund grants for police departments to purchase body armor, firearms, ammunition, and body-worn cameras, with priority given to replacing body armor first. The bill specifies that funds cannot be used for general expenses and mandates that body armor meets National Institute of Justice safety standards. It directly affects the Kentucky State Police, local law enforcement agencies, and innocent firearm owners who may reclaim their property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver tax credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each public school that includes any of grades six through 12 to provide free menstrual discharge collection devices to students; require each local board of education to adopt policies for the distribution of free menstrual discharge collection devices; define "menstrual discharge collection devices"; amend KRS 139.010 to define "menstrual discharge collection devices"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of menstrual discharge collection devices; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 257 creates an automatic felony expungement process for eligible Kentucky convictions starting August 1, 2025. It directly affects individuals with certain felony convictions that meet specific criteria (e.g., completed sentence 5+ years ago with no new convictions in that period), without requiring them to file a petition. The bill mandates state agencies to identify eligible cases monthly and automatically order courts to expunge records, vacate judgments, and notify individuals - no action needed from the affected person. This replaces the current manual petition process for qualifying cases under KRS 431.073. The law does not affect convictions already expunged or those not meeting the eligibility requirements.

Amend KRS 45A.110 to require the bidder or offeror to attest to not receiving two or more civil penalties under KRS Chapter 337, 338, 339, or 341 in order to be eligible to receive the written determination of responsibility.

Amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to create a professional development training schedule for certified personnel; require each local district to implement the schedule; require an additional day to be added to the school calendar if required training cannot be completed in a single calendar day; require school districts to submit a report to the department on the status of professional development training.

Amend KRS 158.196 to require social studies instruction, materials, and academic standards to include the roles and contributions of indigenous peoples, people of color, and people from other marginalized or non-European groups, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the history of the United States and the Commonwealth.