AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for certified professional midwifery services. [SB-89]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid Services to provide coverage for certified professional midwifery services that are provided by a licensed certified professional midwife; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary.
SB-89: AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for certified professional midwifery services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/15/2024
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.
SB-61: AN ACT relating to elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Schickel
To State & Local Government (s) on 01/08/2024
AN ACT relating to animal control officers. [SB-106]
Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require animal control officers to receive training on recognizing child abuse; amend KRS 620.030 to add animal control officers to the list of people with a duty to report dependency, neglect, or abuse of a child.
SB-106: AN ACT relating to animal control officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Tichenor
To Families & Children (s) on 01/16/2024
AN ACT relating to elections. [SB-108]
Amend KRS 116.045 to prohibit public entities, officials, and employees authorized to assist a person in registering, transferring, and changing political party from influencing the person's decision; provide that no individual or group shall have electronic access to the voter registration information unless he or she is employed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which registration occurs; amend KRS 116.048 to require that the completed voter registration application shall only be transmitted to the county clerk of the applicant's
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SB-108: AN ACT relating to elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To State & Local Government (s) on 01/16/2024
You have voted SR-73: A RESOLUTION recognizing Leland "Lee" Smith of the Kentucky State Police Facilities Security Division on the occasion of his retirement..
You have voted SR-77: A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023..
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation. [SB-23]
Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to include in the homestead exemption for owners who are 65 years of age or older any increase in the valuation of the real property that is assessed after the later of the year the owner turned 65 or the year the owner purchased the property; 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.
SB-23: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 03/07/2024
SR-76: A RESOLUTION paying homage to Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the architect of the King legacy, and lifelong human rights activist for social change and peace.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Tichenor
Adopted By Voice Vote on 01/19/2024
You have voted SR-76: A RESOLUTION paying homage to Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the architect of the King legacy, and lifelong human rights activist for social change and peace..
AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency. [SB-21]
Amend KRS 132.810 to remove the requirement that totally disabled persons filing for the homestead exemption apply annually and only require a person to reapply if the disability status of the person changes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 140 to sunset inheritance and estate taxes; repeal KRS 140.130 and 140.140 to conform; EMERGENCY.
SB-21: AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/03/2024