Research And Methods
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging Kentucky’s colleges and universities to end the use of animals in wasteful government experiments. [SR-164]
Urge Kentucky’s colleges and universities to end the use of animals in wasteful government experiments; encourage institutions to provide data on animal research and testing within 90 days.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Tichenor
Introduced In Senate on 03/11/2025
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AN ACT relating to liability shield products and declaring an emergency. [HB-648]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; require a manufacturer of a liability shield product to subject the product to a placebo-controlled study before it is manufactured, marketed, distributed, or administered in Kentucky; establish requirements for the placebo-controlled study; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to monitor and track adverse outcomes of liability shield products; require manufacturers of liability shield products to submit documentation to the cabinet of the placebo-controlled study and results
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
To Health Services (h) on 02/26/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Ibogaine research in the Commonwealth. [SB-240]
Create new sections of KRS 218A to define terms; establish the intent of the General Assembly that ibogaine is worthy of clinical research, trials, and studies as a potential viable therapeutic treatment of opioid dependence and any other co-occurring mental health disorders; establish a trust and agency account entitled the ibogaine research fund; establish a process for private entities to apply to the Department of Agriculture for access to funds in the Ibogaine Research Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Douglas
To Health Services (s) on 02/20/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities. [SB-134]
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Eastern Kentucky University to offer doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees required for professional practice and licensure in osteopathic medicine; permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine; permit Western Kentucky University to offer up to five research doctoral degree programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
To Education (s) on 02/13/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing. [HB-401]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to define "rapid whole genome sequencing"; require any health plan offered to public employees provide coverage and reimbursement for rapid whole genome sequencing; establish conditions for coverage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer
To Health Services (h) on 02/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to rapid whole genome sequencing. [HB-217]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define "rapid whole genome sequencing"; require the Department for Medicaid Services and Medicaid managed care organizations to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing; establish conditions for coverage; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing; require the Department for Medicaid Services (department) to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Raymer
Withdrawn on 02/06/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child dependency, neglect, and abuse reports. [HB-242]
Amend KRS 620.050 to allow identified persons or entities to have access to confidential information related to child dependency, neglect, and abuse reports for the purpose of a bona fide research, quality improvement, or evaluation project; establish criteria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tina Bojanowski
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 14) on 03/15/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to research doctoral programs at Western Kentucky University. [HB-118]
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Western Kentucky University to offer up to five research doctoral degree programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
To Postsecondary Education (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to research doctoral programs at Western Kentucky University. [HB-630]
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Western Kentucky University to offer up to five research doctoral degree programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Received In Senate on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities. [SB-201]
Amend KRS 164.295 to permit a comprehensive university to offer certain research doctoral degree programs upon fulfilling requirements promulgated by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE); permit a comprehensive university to describe itself as a research university or institution upon fulfilling requirements promulgated by CPE; direct CPE to promulgate administrative regulations establishing those requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
To Education (s) on 02/14/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to revenue and declaring an emergency. [HB-122]
Amends KRS 132.010 and 136.010, relating to certain property taxes, to include certain mains, pipes, pipelines, and conduits in the definition of “real property”; amends KRS 132.590 to declare that property valuation administrators (PVAs) are officers whose jurisdiction and duties are coextensive to that of the Commonwealth as stated in Section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky, to update the PVA salary schedule, to prohibit PVA salaries from exceeding limits in the Constitution and adjusted for inflation by statute, and to provide that certain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Samara Heavrin
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 200) on 04/17/2024
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to domestic violence. [HB-536]
Amend KRS Chapter 209A.122 to remove requirement the the Kentucky State Police report the number of domestic violence and dating violence calls and the number of arrests in response to domestic violence calls; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide the number of orders of protection served and received by law enforcement agencies and number of orders of protection in LINK to the center; remove the requirement that LINK provide the center with information; remove the requirement that the Division of Kentucky State Medical Examiner's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Dietz
Taken From Judiciary (h) on 03/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to criminal justice and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-535]
Amend KRS 15.280 to define "criminal justice agency"; to require the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center to collect any criminal justice data within the possession of any federal agency of the federal, state, or local government, or private entity; require the center to design a records information system; provide authorization to the center to expend any general, restricted, or federal funds to carry out its functions; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 153) on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to domestic violence. [SB-271]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209A to require the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center to compile data on domestic violence fatalities and occurrences of dating violence and abuse or domestic violence and abuse; amend KRS 209A.120 to indicate when Kentucky State Police is to report data to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center; amend KRS 403.785 and 456.090 to mandate reporting of JC-3 forms; amend KRS 209A.100 to include the reporting of suspected dating violence and abuse or domestic violence and abuse deaths to the Criminal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 224) on 04/20/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling for the expediting of research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes. [HCR-14]
Urge federal policymakers to expedite research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Introduced In House on 01/05/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of health, welfare, and family services issues. [SB-43]
Amend KRS 21A.190, 157.065, 194A.030, 194A.365, 199.665, 199.8943, 199.8983, 211.684, 605.120, 620.055, 620.320, and 620.345 to remove reference to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 200.575 to remove reference to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee and replace it with Legislative Research Commission; repeal KRS 6.940, relating to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee and KRS 6.943, relating to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
Taken From Committee On Committees (h) on 03/25/2022
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION designating April as Parkinson's Awareness Month. [SR-66]
Designate April as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/16/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the administrative writings of the Kentucky Department of Revenue. [HB-330]
Amend KRS 131.010 to define "administrative writings"; amend KRS 131.020 to require the department to publish administrative writings at least every one hundred twenty (120) days; amend KRS 131.030, 131.081, 131.130, and 131.190 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to production of vital medical supplies. [HB-31]
Amend KRS 154.32-010 to further define manufacturer as a producer of personal protective equipment, and define vital medications and personal protective equipment; amend KRS 154.32-020 to declare a purpose of the subchapter is to provide an economic stimulus to bolster in-state production of vital medications and personal protective equipment and allow facilities that produce vital medications and personal protective equipment to qualify for tax incentives under the subchapter; amend KRS 154.32-060 to allow for facilities that are rehabilitated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling for the expediting of research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes. [HCR-5]
Urge federal policymakers to expedite research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021