Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to establish the volunteer fire department emergency medical expenses fund to be administered by the Kentucky Fire Commission; establish use of fund; authorize the Kentucky Fire Commission to promulgate administrative regulations.
Amend KRS 78.5522 to allow for the 5 year service requirement for disability retirement to be waived for a person who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who is injured in line of duty resulting in an incapacity to continue as an employee in the position that could be certified as hazardous; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of this Act to apply for disability benefits; RETROACTIVE.
Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to allow an advanced practice respiratory therapist employed by a health facility to declare a patient death and sign the provisional report of death; repeal and reenact KRS 314A.010, 314A.110, and 314A.220 to define terms; create a new license category for advanced practice respiratory therapists; deem the practice credential a license instead of a mandatory certificate; replace the term "respiratory care practitioner" with "respiratory therapist" or "advanced practice respiratory therapist"; establish education and training requirements; set procedures for license reinstatement and reactivation; amend KRS 314A.100 to authorize a respiratory therapist to perform services with the prescription of a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or advanced practice respiratory therapist; describe services an advanced practice respiratory therapist may provide under prospective medical direction, including prescribing legend drugs; amend KRS 314A.112 to establish requirements for a limited student respiratory therapist license; amend KRS 314A.200 to make the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care's meetings subject to Kentucky Open Meetings and Open Records laws; amend KRS 314A.215 to raise board members' daily pay from $50 to $100; amend KRS 314A.225 to expand avenues for board discipline of licensees; amend KRS 314A.990 to authorize the board to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per violation; amend KRS 164.0401, 216.2920, 216.380, 217.015, 311.646, 314A.105, 314A.115, 314A.205, 314A.230, 353.510, and 405.024 to conform.
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to include Josh Martin on the Country Music Highway and erect appropriate signage on United States Route 23 in Floyd County denoting this designation.
Maddy summaryThis resolution encourages the development and construction of a disaster relief center at Bear Mountain near Pikeville, Kentucky. It directly supports eastern Kentucky communities frequently impacted by floods, storms, and other disasters, which have received numerous federal disaster declarations. The proposed center would include facilities like helicopter landing sites, a communication hub, distribution space, emergency shelter, and a clinic for first aid. The resolution expresses legislative support but does not allocate funds or create new mandates; it directs the House Clerk to share the resolution with the University of Pikeville, which plans to operate the center.
Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define "professional membership dues" and "union dues"; allow a deduction from gross income for union dues and professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, and require the Department of Revenue to annually report information about this deduction to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to report on the exclusion.
Amend KRS 157.320 to define "at risk" and "teaming partner"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2030-2031 school year and beginning with the 2031-2032 school year, require each local school district to provide preschool to each 4 year old who is at risk; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.
Maddy summaryThis resolution designates February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky. It honors Kentuckians living in long-term recovery from substance use disorders and those supporting their journeys, while encouraging efforts to reduce stigma. The resolution does not create new laws or allocate funds; it is a symbolic recognition to celebrate resilience and promote awareness. It was adopted by the Kentucky House of Representatives via voice vote on February 11, 2026.
