Sen. George Wise
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District SD-016
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 113
Sponsored Legislation
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to milk marketing. [SB-81]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to define "milk"; prohibit a food product labeled as milk unless it meets this definition of milk; require the Department of Agriculture to establish and implement a plan to enforce these provisions; authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
To Agriculture (s) on 01/13/2020
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Walker Montgomery. [SR-32]
Recognize Walker Montgomery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julian Carroll
To Senate Floor on 01/09/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to federal immigration cooperation. [SB-1]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit law enforcement agencies, law enforcement officials, employees of a law enforcement agency or public agencies, public officials, or employees of a public agency or public institution operating under KRS Chapter 164 from enacting, adopting, or otherwise enforcing any sanctuary policy relating to immigration; require law enforcement officials, representatives, agents, and employees of law enforcement agencies, public officials, representatives, agents, and employees of public agencies to use their
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Returned To Judiciary (h) on 03/18/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voter identification and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-2]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 117 to allow a voter to cast a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to produce proof of identification, by executing a provisional voter's affidavit furnished by the State Board of Elections; describe the voting procedure for casting a provisional ballot; describe how to validate a provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot by requiring the provisional voter to appear before the county clerk or county board of elections to provide an affidavit stating that the voter is the same individual who cast the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 89) on 04/14/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to school safety and declaring an emergency. [SB-8]
amend KRS 158.441 to clarify the definition of "school resource officer"; amend KRS 158.4412 to allow the superintendent to specify any individual to serve as the district's school safety coordinator; amend KRS 158.4414 to clarify which facilities are required to have school resource officers and to require that school resource officers are armed with a firearm; amend KRS 158.4416 to specify that the goal is to have at least one school counselor per public school and to have at least one school counselor or school-based mental health services provider
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 5) on 02/21/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to school councils. [SB-7]
Amend KRS 160.345 to allow a local board to require an annual report of activities from a school council; reduce the minimum number of teachers serving on the council to two; specify that a council decision is appealable to the local board; require the local board of education to adopt a policy allowing the board to initiate review of a school council decision; specify the alignment of council policy with local board policy; allow a teacher to be transferred while serving on the school council; specify that local board members may attend council
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Returned To Local Government (h) on 03/18/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the protection of born-alive infants and abortion and declaring an emergency. [SB-9]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant; prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care; require a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant; specify that if the physician is unable to perform those duties
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Vetoed on 04/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student health and safety. [SB-42]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require any student identification badge issued to a public middle or high school student to contain the contact information for national crisis hotlines specializing in domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide; apply the requirement to public charter schools; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to publish recommendations for at least one national crisis hotline in each specialized area; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require any student identification badge issued by a
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 54) on 03/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of George Louis Tapp. [SR-45]
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of George Louis Tapp.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julian Carroll
Introduced In Senate on 01/15/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Legislators' Retirement Plan and declaring an emergency. [SB-6]
Amend KRS 6.525 to provide that non-legislative compensation earned in another state-administered retirement system on or after July 1, 2020, shall not be used to calculate benefits in the Legislators' Retirement Plan; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Posted In Committee on 02/04/2020