AN ACT relating to hospital rate improvement programs and declaring an emergency. [HB-75]
Amend KRS 205.6405, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to redefine "managed care gap" and "qualifying hospital"; amend KRS 205.6406, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to add inpatient services and include add-on amounts to the calculation of payments; modify the formula for the calculation of payments; provide that certain payments made under the programs do not count against any spending or appropriation limits; permit the Department for Medicaid Services to create a program to increase outpatient reimbursement within
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HB-75: AN ACT relating to hospital rate improvement programs and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 21) on 03/20/2023
AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat. [HB-103]
Amend KRS 525.135 to include intentional and wanton harm to a dog or cat; define "restrain" and "serious physical injury or infirmity" and redefine "torture"; provide that torture of a dog or cat is a Class D felony in every instance and that each act may constitute a seperate offense; set forth what does not constitute torture of a dog or cat.
HB-103: AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
Returned To Committee On Committees (s) on 03/16/2023
AN ACT relating to privacy. [HB-144]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; provide protections from in-person access to private open land by law enforcement; require law enforcement to utilize body-worn cameras and audio devices while on private open land; provide exceptions.
HB-144: AN ACT relating to privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 126) on 03/29/2023
AN ACT relating to members of the bar. [HB-225]
Amend KRS 21A.160 to establish parameters for compulsory dues for members of the bar; define who is a member of the bar for purposes of this Act.
HB-225: AN ACT relating to members of the bar.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Received In Senate on 03/02/2023
AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxes. [HB-132]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers from state and local ad valorem taxes; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 92, 132, 133, 134, 136, 141, 186, 186A, and 235 to conform; repeal KRS 132.227. 132,485, 132.4851, 132.487, 132.760, '36.188, 186.193, and 186A.030; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
HB-132: AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
AN ACT relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. [HB-171]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "FAFSA"; require completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form as a high school graduation requirement; provide waiver options for meeting the requirement; require local boards of education to develop policies and procedures to assist students in completing the requirement; require high schools to report potential graduate information to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; require the authority to provide each high school FAFSA submission and completion data for
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HB-171: AN ACT relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Introduced In House on 02/07/2023
AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances. [HB-249]
Amend KRS 532.025 to include the intentional killing of a child under 12 as an aggravating circumstance in cases of offenses for which the death penalty may be authorized; provide that subsection (2)(a)9. of Section 1 of this Act may be cited as Kimber's law.
HB-249: AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 96) on 03/24/2023
AN ACT relating to employee child-care assistance. [HB-165]
Amend KRS 199.883 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report to the LRC regarding the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Program starting on December 15, 2023; and amend KRS 199.887 to permit a child-care provider to terminate an active contract created pursuant to the program.
HB-165: AN ACT relating to employee child-care assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 24) on 03/20/2023