Rep. Maria Sorolis
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District HD-048
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 10
Sponsored Legislation
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses. [HB-286]
Amend KRS 314.011 to allow designated advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing to prescribe up to two sequential refills for a 30 day supply of psychostimulants; amend KRS 314.042 to remove the one-year practice requirement before an APRN may prescribe controlled substances under a CAPA-CS; establish conditions for an APRN to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS after four years of controlled substance prescribing authority under a CAPA-CS; require an APRN to confirm with the nursing board that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/17/2020
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AN ACT relating to health education. [HB-296]
Repeal and reenact KRS 158.1415 to require each school district to provide comprehensive sex education instruction to all public school students; establish minimum requirements for the comprehensive sex education instruction; establish minimum requirements for the comprehensive sexual education curricula and instructional materials; prohibit a school or school district from restricting the ability of an instructor to answer a question related to comprehensive sex education; require that a school make comprehensive sex education curricula and instructional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
To Education (h) on 01/23/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student health. [HB-295]
Amend KRS 160.345 to require at least 25 minutes of student physical activity each school day; expand requirement to include students up to grade 8; and prioritize free play activities taking place outdoors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maria Sorolis
To Education (h) on 01/23/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employment schedules. [HB-121]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 requiring employers to give employees a good-faith schedule of hours to be worked, to have a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours, to post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance, and to provide certain rest periods for employees from being scheduled; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to solitary confinement of juveniles. [HB-147]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to limit use of solitary confinement for juveniles and require reporting of data on its use.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to maternal health. [HB-138]
Amend KRS 211.680 to expand the scope of the legislative intent and findings; amend KRS 211.684 and KRS 211.686 to require the existence of the state and local child and maternal fatality review teams; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to require licensed health facilities under KRS Chapter 216B to provide each patient with written information regarding the patient's rights; define terms; require health facilities licensed under KRS 216B to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health providers involved in the perinatal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an exemption of feminine hygiene products from sales and use taxation. [HB-26]
Amend KRS 139.010 to define feminine hygiene products; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made after August 1, 2020, but before August 1, 2024; require Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to information technology. [HB-124]
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to create a definition for paid prioritization; create a new section of Subchapter 15 of KRS Chapter 154 to require KentuckyWired contracts between the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and public or private Internet service providers contain certain provisions to ensure open and fair access to the network by customers.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Posted In Committee on 01/13/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the reporting of animal abuse. [HB-108]
Amend KRS 321.185 to specify that a veterinarian shall not be subject to discipline when acting in good faith to report, provide information about, or testify on a suspected animal abuse violation prohibited by KRS 525.125, 525.130, 525.135, or 525.137.
Sponsored by: Rep. Russ Meyer
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to utility rates. [HB-126]
Amend KRS 278.030 to include rate affordability when determining fair, just and reasonable utility rates; allow the Public Service Commission to review the affordability of a utility's rate if the utility has not requested a rate adjustment in five years; allow the commission to order a rate increase to prevent significant increases in a single period; require fair, just, and reasonable rates to balance the intrests of the utility, its investors, and the ratepayer.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020