Rep. George Brown

Amend KRS 139.010 to define "breast pump," "breast pump collection and storage supplies," "breast pump kit," "children's diapers," "clothing," and "diapers"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from the sales and use tax baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pumps, breast pump storage and collection supplies, breast pump kits, and children's diapers from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027, and require the Department of Revenue to report the total exemptions each September 1; and amend KRS 131.190 to authorize the Department of Revenue to report on the exemption to the Legislative Research Commission.

Appropriate General Fund moneys to the Bowling Green Veterans Center capital project; set the average wholesale price of gasoline for fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024; appropriate General Fund moneys for the Biennial Highway Construction Program; appropriate General Fund moneys to the Revenue Sharing budget unit; appropriate General Fund moneys for training grants under the KCTCS-TRAINS Program; appropriate General Fund moneys to provide the additional resources necessary to implement House Bill 4 from the 2022 Regular Session; appropriate Restricted Funds to the Replace Unemployment Insurance System capital project; appropriate General Fund moneys for restoration of 90 staff positions to provide in-person services to unemployed persons to assist with their unemployment insurance claims at the 12 career centers across the state; appropriate General Fund moneys for a Talent Attraction Media campaign; appropriate Restricted Funds to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority for a loan forgiveness program for social service workers in Kentucky state government; appropriate General Fund moneys to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used in areas named in a Presidential Declaration of Emergency relating to the storms and tornadoes that occurred in December 2021 and flooding that occurred in July 2022; appropriate General Fund moneys to the City of Lancaster for the fire department substation; stipulate that Highway Construction Contingency Account moneys may be used for the promotion of economic or industrial development; appropriate General Fund moneys for repayment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a portion of a Community Development Block Grant for economic development; stipulate that the Department of Corrections shall pay each contracted provider of substance abuse, mental health, and reentry centers for only those beds that are occupied by individuals assigned by the Department of Corrections; approve the Department of Parks' comprehensive statewide proposal; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define "feminine hygiene products"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year on September 1; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medical cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on controlled substances; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to reestablish the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control as the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to conform; appropriate $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023 for the creation of the Division of Medicinal Cannabis and the Division of Alcohol and Cannabis Enforcement; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts," "mental health professional," and "public funds"; prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020, or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; cite as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act; EMERGENCY.

Amend KRS 139.010 to define "feminine hygiene products"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.

Amend KRS 205.170 to include gender neutral language and make technical corrections.

Amend KRS 403.330 to allow the court to issue orders in the child's best interest if joint custodians cannot agree on education, health care, or religious training.

Amend KRS 67.160 to make technical change.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 to allow medical aid payments for abortion; amend KRS 211.603 to allow money in the rape crisis trust fund to be used for abortion services or education; amend KRS 212.275 to allow health departments to dispense medication for an abortion; amend KRS 213.101 to remove various reporting requirements; amend various sections to remove penalties associated with performing abortions; amend various sections to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact KRS 311.783, 311.7710, 311.820, 311.990, 311.780, 311.810, 311.572, 311.591, 311.686, and 311.852 to conform; repeal KRS 15.241, 213.098, 213.172, 213.174, 213.176, 216B.0435, 216B.200, 216B.202, 216B.204, 216B.206, 216B.208, 216B.210, 304.5-160, 311.710, 311.715, 311.720, 311.723, 311.724, 311.725, 311.727, 311.728, 311.731, 311.732, 311.733, 311.735, 311.750, 311.760, 311.765, 311.770, 311.7701, 311.7702, 311.7703, 311.7704, 311.7705, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.7708, 311.7709,, 311.7711, 311.772, 311.7731, 311.7733, 311.7734, 311.7735, 311.7737, 311.7739, 311.774, 311.7741, 311.7743, 311.781, 311.7811, 311.782, 311.784, 311.7841, 311.785, 311.786, 311.787, 311.790, 311.800, 311.821, 311.822, 311.823, 311.824, 311.825, 311.826, 311.827, 311.830, 311.992, 315.315.