Recognize the record number of women legislators elected to the 2023 General Assembly.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms collected during criminal investigations.
Repeal, reenact, and amend various sections of KRS Chapter 309 as new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to redefine terms; define new terms; attach the Kentucky Radon Safety Board to the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction; increase members of the board and establish new criteria for board members; require board members to comply with KRS Chapter 11A in the conduct of their duties as board members; limit reimbursement amount for the board members; require the board to make available group general liability and workers' compensation insurance to registrants; require the board to issue a measurement or mitigation contractor registration certificate to any person who is certified by a recognized radon certification entity; require registration to be valid for not less than five years; decrease general liability coverage amount from two hundred fifty thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars; require a radon laboratory to maintain certification with a recognized radon certification program; allow the board to issue a show cause order; require the board to reimburse for requested copies of records from contractors and laboratories; require registrants to retain records for three years; repeal KRS 309.434 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 138B to establish requirements of the board; require the board to implement procedures for obtaining an accurate count of radon tested, mitigated, and resistant housing, provide for annual increases in public awareness of the hazard of radon and the benefits of radon safety, coordinate with state agencies to promote the control of radon, promote education programs to assist in the management of radon safety in dwellings, and publish an annual report detailing progress made in radon safety; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.
Amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on suicide prevention and intervention.
Amend KRS 16.220 to require the destruction of confiscated firearms; amend various sections to conform.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.
Honor the extraordinary service of Senator Ralph Alvarado to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.
Honor Representative Kelly Flood upon her retirement from the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Honor Representative Susan Westrom for her dedicated service to the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Amend KRS 281A.160 and 186.635 to allow a person whose valid Kentucky commercial driver's license or operator's license has been expired for less than five years to renew the license without having to take knowledge and skills tests; set requirements for application for renewal; EMERGENCY.
