Urge the Department of Workers' Claims and the Department of Insurance to collaborate in the development of a structural solution that will improve the solvency and administration of the Kentucky group self-insurance fund.
Sen. Jared Carpenter
Sponsored bills
Amend KRS 61.552 to provide that recontributions of a refund to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System, made on or before January 1, 2023, shall be used to determine a member's participation date in the systems; make retroactive back to January 1, 2014, and provide that recontributions of a refund made on or after January 1, 2014 and prior to the effective date of this Act, shall be used to determine a member's participation date in the system unless the member instructs the systems by January 1, 2023, to not use the service to determine their participation date in the systems; RETROACTIVE.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jordan Wesley Morgan.
Affirm support for Ukrainian sovereignty, the people of Ukraine, and their right to self-determination.
Urge the United States Congress, and the Kentucky delegation to Congress, to reject proposals that would impose burdensome and intrusive IRS bank account reporting requirements on financial institutions.
Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.
Exempt a portion of property taxes assessed on motor vehicles from taxation; direct the Governor to direct the Department of Revenue to deviate from the standard value; require the Department of Revenue to grant refunds for overpayments; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.
Honor and recognize Kentucky State University on Green and Gold Day at the Capitol.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to establish definitions for KRS 151.700 to 151.730, regarding the Kentucky River Authority; amend KRS 151.710 to clarify membership requirements for directors of the Kentucky River Authority.
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.