Rep. David Meade

Amend KRS 6.350 to require an actuary performing an actuarial analysis to clearly note and describe a new assumption or method and the basis for selecting the assumption or method, including any documentation, studies, written opinions, calculations, or citations in support; require the actuary certify that the information provided in the analysis is accurate; amend KRS 6.948 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to include in a fiscal impact statement any documentation, studies, written opinions, calculations, and citations in support of his or her findings and conclusions and include in the statement an estimate of any potential future cost savings, including an explanation why the bill would or would not provide future cost savings; require the commissioner to certify that the information provided in the fiscal impact statement is accurate; amend KRS 6.949 to require the commissioner of the Department of Corrections to include in a corrections impact statement any documentation, studies, written opinions, calculations, and citations in support of the department's findings and conclusions, an estimate of any potential future cost savings, if not already included in a statement, and certification by the commissioner that the information provided in the statement is accurate.

Amend KRS 36.474 to remove the post-deployment provision relating to eligibility for the military family assistance trust fund; make technical correction; amend KRS 36.477 to expand the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program to include former members of the Kentucky National Guard and allow adoption of stepchildren to qualify; EMERGENCY.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Housing Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address the housing shortage in the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2024 Interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.

Create a new section of KRS 441.420 to 441.450 to prohibit the building, reconstructing, remodeling, or renovation of a jail unless it is a regional jail and the General Assembly provides express approval; provide exceptions to the prohibition including where a court has ordered jail construction, construction is necessary to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or to replace or rebuild a facility following a catastrophic event; EMERGENCY.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to require treatment centers or programs licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service to provide transportation services to residents who wish to leave the program if the resident's family, guardian, or emergency contact does not agree to transport them; outline transportation service responsibilities; provide restrictions on where a resident can be taken; require that the facilities conduct a search of any outstanding warrants; exempt all facilities not licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service pursuant to KRS 216B.042; require the facility to notify family members, the county attorney, local law enforcement, and the court that a resident left the treatment facility in violation of a court order; allow a peace officer or a probation officer to arrest a resident without a warrant for violating the terms of the resident's conditional discharge or court order; prohibit treatment centers or programs licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service to recruit out of state residents into their facility if the out of state resident is dependent on Medicaid and require the treatment center or program licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service to submit to the Department for Medicaid Services the recipient's proof of residency when submitting a request for Medicaid reimbursement; require any out-of-state resident found to be ineligible for Medicaid services in Kentucky as a result of failing to establish Kentucky as his or her domicile to reimburse any Medicaid fees and to be fined; and amend KRS 205.200, relating to residency requirements for Medicaid, to prohibit relocation to Kentucky solely for receiving medical services using Medicaid and require proof of residency.

Amend KRS 610.050 to add gender-neutral language.

Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.

Amend KRS 67.160 to include gender-neutral language.

Amend KRS 67.160 to include gender-neutral language.

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