Sen. Gary Boswell
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to charitable donor intent protection. [SB-70]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 273 to define terms, to establish that charitable organizations that accept contributions pursuant to an endowment agreement must abide by the terms of the agreement, to establish that a donor or a donor’s legal representative may bring a civil action against a charitable organization that violates the terms of the agreement, to limit relief to declaratory and injunctive, and to prohibit seeking a judgment awarding monetary damages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 121) on 04/09/2024
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AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools. [SB-7]
Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and " KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Education (h) on 02/22/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to education. [SB-93]
Amend KRS 161.164 to prohibit that a local school district or public charter school from requiring a statement, pledge, or oath, other than to uphold general and federal law, the United States Constitution, and the Constitution of Kentucky, as a part of any recruitment, hiring, employment, promotion, disciplinary, or evaluation process; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; prohibit public school districts and schools from expending any resources or funds to purchase membership in, or goods and services from, any organization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
To Education (s) on 01/11/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [SB-61]
Amend KRS 117.076 to eliminate no-excuse in-person absentee voting; provide that excused in-person absentee voting shall be conducted during normal business hours for at least 13 working days before an election; amend KRS 117.085 and 117.086 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Schickel
To State & Local Government (s) on 01/08/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education. [SB-8]
Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including a partisan primary and partisan regular election; amend KRS 156.040 to add a requirement that members of the Kentucky Board of Education shall not have served on a local school board for at least four years preceding the year of their election; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Education (h) on 03/08/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to postsecondary institutions. [SB-6]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be required to endorse a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, or graduation and prohibit an institution
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Posted For Passage For Concurrence In House Committee Substitute (1) on 04/12/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local landlord and tenant ordinances. [SB-25]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that requires a landlord to participate in a housing program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance relating to landlord and tenant laws that is in conflict with state law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Received In House on 01/25/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023. [SR-77]
Affirm Kentucky's support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemn the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Senate Floor on 01/18/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to modified new revenues for income tax. [SB-129]
Amend KRS 154.30-010 to allow modified new revenues for income tax to be used for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/25/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to elections. [SB-80]
Amend KRS 117.001 to remove from the definition of "proof of identification" a student or employee identification document used to confirm a voter's identity; and amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identification to confirm a voter's identity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
3rd Reading, Passed 27-7 on 01/30/2024