Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gary Steven "Butch" McCoy.
Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in ad valorem taxes that are assessed after the latter of the year the owner turned 65, the year the owner purchased the property, or the date the amendment was ratified by the voters; add the continued biennial inflation indexing of the homestead exemption amount; make nonsubstantive technical corrections; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Confirm the reappointment of John Barry Coleman as administrative law judge at the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring on December 31, 2025.
Amend KRS 224.16-050 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to update and study the state assumption of the Section 404 permitting program; authorize the Governor to seek assumption; if the United States Environmental Protection Agency grants the delegation to the state, ensure the permitting process reduces duplication, streamlines the process for coal companies, and ensures permits are issued in a fair and equitable manner; require the cabinet to implement an online portal for the processing of permits issued, including the Section 404, Section 402 and Section 401 certification; require the portal to provide a flow chart of each permit process with timelines; require the portal to show when an application is complete and the expectation on when a final decision is made; restrict access to the information in the application from open records or public access; reduce the application fee for a permit that has been mishandled or delayed by the cabinet.
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Urgent-Need Insulin Program and the Continuing Access to Insulin Program; establish eligibility guidelines; establish the application process; establish the process by which insulin is dispensed to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of insulin manufacturers; establish the responsibilities of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administering the program; require manufacturers to annually report certain information to the cabinet; require the cabinet to report certain information to the General Assembly upon request; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William "Bill" Amey Jr.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Alexander "Alex" Spencer.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to any child under the age of 18 years; define a violation as unprofessional conduct and acting recklessly for purposes of tort claims; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of the child before the child attains the age of 18 years and by the child within 30 years of the child attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit public funds to be used for the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to a child under the age of 18 years; prohibit health care services provided under state, local, or county government to include gender transition procedures to a child under the age of 18 years; prohibit tax exemption for gender transition procedures; permit the Attorney General to bring action to enforce provisions; permit members of the General Assembly to intervene as a matter of right if these provisions are challenged; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit Medicaid coverage of gender transition procedures for a child under the age of 18 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 304.17A to prohibit health benefit plan coverage for gender transition procedures for a child under the age of 18 years and any requirement for coverage of gender transition procedures; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
Amend KRS 431.215 to provide that the state pays a fee to counties for lodging prisoners judged guilty of death or confinement to the penitentiary beginning on the date the prisoner is delivered to the penitentiary; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require payment to the county of that fee and, if applicable, the fees set forth in KRS 532.100(7) for each day a prisoner is charged with a felony and lodged in the county with payment, ceasing the day the prisoner is acquitted of the felony charges, or has judgement rendered otherwise involving no felony.
Appropriate moneys to the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (SAFE) fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the West Kentucky SAFE fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
