Rep. Joni Jenkins
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District HD-044
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 25
Sponsored Legislation
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to tuition benefits and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-14]
Amend KRS 164.2841, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have died in the course of their duties to specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to a maximum of 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; amend KRS 164.2842, relating to college tuition benefits for spouses and children of specified emergency response personnel and public employees who have been totally and permanently disabled in the course of their duties to specify that the beneficiary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Recommitted To Education (s) on 04/15/2020
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AN ACT relating to cosmetic services. [HB-38]
Amend KRS 317A.155 to permit a cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician to operate outside of a licensed establishment for persons with physical mobility limitations, as attested by a physician in writing, or for persons residing in a long-term care nursing facility or assisted living facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Posted In Committee on 03/05/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to election districts and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-326]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Advisory Redistricting Commission, which shall be composed of members appointed by the General Assembly and members of the public at large; define terms; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; provide that commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 01/28/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to taxation. [HB-54]
Amend KRS 139.010 to define "diapers"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of diapers, breast pumps, and certain baby products; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made after August 1, 2020, but before August 1, 2024; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to call centers. [HB-13]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require an employer intending to relocate a call center from Kentucky to a foreign country to notify the secretary of the Labor Cabinet at least 120 days prior to such relocation; require the secretary to compile a list of employers that have relocated a call center to a foreign country; amend KRS 337.990 to create a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation; provide short title.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to natural resources. [HB-334]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing a right of the people to have clean air, pure water, and for the Commonwealth to be required to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic values of the environment for the benefit of all Kentuckians; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 01/29/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to wages for employment. [HB-109]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to make it a discriminatory employment action if an employer asks questions about previous salary or wages, relies on previous salary when setting a new salary, or refuses to hire if an applicant does not provide previous salary, except to allow a request for information voluntarily provided in response to an offer of employment; allow previous salary to be considered when required by law, when discovered while looking at other nonsalary information, and for public employee positions; require notice to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Russ Meyer
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to computer science education. [HB-263]
Amend KRS 158.849 to establish goal of increasing participation in computer science courses by underrepresented groups; require the Department of Education to submit an annual report on public school students participating in computer science courses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Education (h) on 01/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION supporting Muslim Day at the State Capitol on January 22, 2020. [HR-42]
Support Muslim Day at the State Capitol on January 22, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
To State Government (h) on 01/16/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the reporting of child abuse. [HB-265]
Amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption to the confessional setting; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption to the confessional setting.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
To Judiciary (h) on 01/17/2020