Sen. Whitney Westerfield

Amend KRS 630.030 to include gender-neutral language.

Amend KRS 160.160 to require a board of education in the process of acquiring, constructing, or renovating buildings, improvements, appurtenances, or furnishing and equipment to estimate the cost of the project based on the estimates provided by architects or engineers; require estimated financing and debt service costs for financial commitments to be issued for the project; require bonds, leases, participations, or other financial arrangements to be sold in accordance with the advertising requirements under KRS Chapter 424; amend KRS 162.160 to require the advertisement of bids and allow the contract for construction to begin once the plans and specifications are approved by the board of education and chief state school officer; amend KRS 162.170 to allow bonds to be issued if the plans and specifications have been prepared, filed, and submitted to the appropriate officials as required by KRS 162.160(1) and if authorized by an ordinance.

Affirm support for Ukrainian sovereignty, the people of Ukraine, and their right to self-determination.

Amend KRS 61.565 to provide that the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) shall provide Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) employers with any demographic, financial, or actuarial data requested by the employer, including member-specific data for current and former employees of the employer, that was used to assign liabilities to and contributions payable by the employer; establish an appeals process beginning August 1, 2022, with a final determination by December 31, 2022, regarding the assignment of liabilities to each Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) employer for any appeals not previously submitted during the 2021 appeals process or for any appeals submitted during the 2021 appeals process in which additional information is available; amend KRS 61.5991 to provide that contracts currently exempted from the reporting requirements established by HB 8 during the 2021 Regular Session for quasi-governmental KERS employers shall remain exempted for any renewals of those contracts for the same services; amend KRS 61.661 to conform.

Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.

Honor and recognize Kentucky State University on Green and Gold Day at the Capitol.

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William "Bill" Amey Jr.

Honor the Kiwanis Club of Hopkinsville upon its 100th anniversary.

Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish consumer rights relating to personal data, including the rights to confirm whether data is being processed, to delete personal data provided by the consumer, to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that was previously provided, and to opt out of targeted advertising and the sale of data; create definitions for terms; require that persons controlling data establish an appeal process by which a consumer may appeal the controller's refusal to take action with respect to a request to exercise a right set forth in this Act; set forth the types of data and the persons or entities to which the provisions of the Act apply and do not apply; set forth requirements for persons or entities that control and process consumer data; require persons who control data to conduct data protection impact assessments; establish that the Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce, with the exception of a private right of action by which consumers can seek injunctive relief for specific violations; create a consumer privacy fund in the state treasury to be administered by the State Treasurer; amend KRS 367.240 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.