Sen. Danny Carroll
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medical review panels. [SB-6]
Establish KRS Chapter 216C; create within that chapter various new sections establishing a medical review panel system for use in civil litigation relating to health care providers, including sections setting out definitions, delineating covered health care facilities and providers, panel membership and formation, functions and deliberations of the panel, and utilization of panel results in civil actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Discharge Petition Filed on 03/10/2015
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AN ACT relating to full disclosure in public safety. [SB-7]
Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Posted In Committee on 03/03/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voluntary student expression of religious or political viewpoints in public schools. [SB-71]
Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination and to require local boards of education to ensure that the selection of student speakers is made in a viewpoint neutral manner and that the student's prepared remarks are not reviewed, altered, or censured before delivery; that religious and political organizations are allowed equal access to public forums on the same basis as nonreligious and nonpolitical organizations; and that no recognized religious or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Discharge Petition Filed on 03/10/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to a medical order for scope of treatment. [SB-77]
Amend KRS 311.621 to define "medical order for scope of treatment"; create a new section of KRS 311.621 to 311.643 to permit the completion of a medical order for scope of treatment directing medical interventions; require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations to develop a standardized medical order for scope of treatment form; list the required contents of the standardized medical order for scope of treatment; amend KRS 311.623, 311.633, and 311.637 to add the medical order for scope of treatment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Buford
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 003) on 03/12/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an income tax checkoff for the pediatric cancer research trust fund, and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-82]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to permit a contribution to be made to the pediatric cancer research trust fund to be made via a tax refund designation; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Revenue Cabinet to transfer the funds designated to the pediatric cancer research trust fund; Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the trust fund, the trust fund board, and duties of the board.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts, Ch. 108) on 04/01/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms sales to current and retired employees. [SB-89]
Amend KRS 45A.600 to allow state employees with government-issued firearms that are being replaced to purchase the firearms from the agency; amend KRS 45A.047 to conform; amend KRS 65.041 to allow local government employees whose service weapons are being replaced to purchase the firearms from the local government.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts, Ch. 020) on 03/19/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to nuclear power. [SB-90]
Amend KRS 278.600 to define "storage" and amend a definition to require that nuclear power facilities have a plan for the storage of nuclear waste rather than a means of permanent disposal; amend KRS 278.610 to delete the requirement that the Public Service Commission certify the facility as having a means for disposal of high-level nuclear waste; change all references to disposal of nuclear waste to storage of nuclear waste; prohibit construction of low-level waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth except as provided in KRS 211.852; require the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
To Tourism Development & Energy (h) on 03/11/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to board membership for municipal utilities. [SB-91]
Amend KRS 96.530 and KRS 96.740 to require members appointed to city utility commissions and municipal utility boards to be customers of the utility; requirement that these appointees be residents, taxpayers and voters of the city is deleted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
To Local Government (h) on 03/23/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
Urge the Department of Defense and the United States Army to reconsider proposed cuts to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. [SCR-147]
Urge the Department of Defense and the United States Army to reconsider proposed cuts to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julian Carroll
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (h) on 03/10/2015
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Kentucky 2015 Regular Session
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Colonel Harland Sanders' original recipe chicken and recognize KFC for its contributions to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and everyone around the world. [SR-118]
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Colonel Harland Sanders' original recipe chicken and recognize KFC for its contributions to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and everyone around the world.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julian Carroll
Adopted By Voice Vote on 02/11/2015