Sen. Lindsey Tichenor

Urge United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files; recognize the efforts of Representative Thomas Massie in securing the public release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "agricultural product" and "Kentucky-grown agricultural product"; allow a local school board or local school district participating in any of the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs to purchase Kentucky-grown agricultural products in accordance with federal law.

Declare the General Assembly's support for the goals of the Make America Healthy Again movement; continue the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that the transfer occurs at the time of the transferor's death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; establish that a transfer on death deed is nontestamentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor's lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; establish the effect of a transfer on death deed during the transferor's life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim the property interest in the deed; establish a form for creating at transfer on death deed; establish a form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require the Department of Revenue to provide the established forms; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 391; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; require the Department of Medicaid Services to prescribe and provide a form requiring information related to any Medicaid lien; provide that Sections 1 to 14 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; Amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, 392.070, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer; amend KRS 395.455 to dispense with administration of an estate and transfer property under certain circumstances relating to minors and payment of preferred claims.

Amend KRS 16.175 to expand the criteria for determining when an Amber alert should be initiated to include when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and the physical safety of the child may be endangered and when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the temporary custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a relative, or a nonrelative placement; provide that the Act may be cited as Wynter's law.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (SR 47) reaffirms that locally elected school boards in Kentucky hold the primary authority to govern school districts through policies and procedures, as established by state law. It directly affects school boards, administrators, and state education agencies by prohibiting them from bypassing or overriding board-approved policies without specific legal authorization. Key provisions require all district operations, decisions, and enforcement actions to follow locally adopted policies, clarify that superintendents must implement board policies (not create new ones unilaterally), and state that practices undermining board authority violate Kentucky law. The resolution serves as a formal Senate statement to preserve local control, transparency, and accountability in public education governance.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to establish the offense of child abuse homicide as a capital offense; amend KRS 199.896 to require licensed child-care centers to maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the facility and retain video footage for 90 days; amend KRS 507.030 to increase the age of a child victim of manslaughter in the first degree from 12 or under to under 18; amend KRS 507.040 to increase the penalty of manslaughter in the second degree from a Class C to a Class B felony if the victim is under the age of 18; amend KRS 508.100 to add knowingly as a mental state of a person guilty of criminal abuse in the first degree; increase the age of a victim from under age 12 to under age 18; increase the penalty of criminal abuse in the first degree from a Class C to a Class B felony and from a Class B to a Class A felony if the victim is under the age of 18; amend KRS 508.110 to increase the age of a victim of criminal abuse in the second degree from age 12 or less to under 18; increase the penalty from a Class D to a Class C felony; amend KRS 508.120 to increase the age of a victim of criminal abuse in the third degree from age 12 or less to under 18; increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; amend KRS 532.025, relating to aggravating circumstances in death penalty eligible cases, to increase the age of a victim of an intentional killing from under 12 to under 18; amend KRS 625.090 to create a rebuttable presumption that parental rights must be terminated if a parent has been convicted of a felony involving serious physical injury to any child or convicted of causing or contributing to the death of a child as a result of abuse; provide that the Act may be cited as Jayden's Law.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.