Some of the Proposed legislation in Kentucky as of December 23, 2022
These are currently just some of the proposed bills, this is not a complete list. You can find the current complete list at https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislation/Pages/default.aspx
The list will be added to during the legislative session. You can call your legislators and leave a message at the Legislative Message Line at 1-800-372-7181.
If something is labeled as “Emergency”, it means if it becomes the Law, it goes into effect immediately.
These are 2023 Regular Session Interim Working Drafts, as the session hasn’t started yet.
HB=House Bill SB=Senate Bill
Draft Bill Request 8 AN ACT relating to minimum security requirements at retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 244 to define terms; establish pre-employment requirements for bouncers; create bouncer training standards; establish agency oversight; prevent confusion as to whether a law enforcement officer is on or off duty; amend KRS 244.120 to prohibit consumption of alcohol by a bouncer during work hours; amend KRS 243.500 to allow revocation or suspension of a license for failure to comply with bouncer restrictions; cite this Act as Christopher’s Law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Draft Bill Request 18 AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions
Amend KRS 139.010 to define “clothing” and “diaper”; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of diapers; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed.
Draft Bill Request 21 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
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.
Draft Bill Request 22 AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.
Amend KRS 189.292 to define ” operating a motor vehicle,” “stand-alone electronic device,” and “use”; prohibit the use of a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; exempt school bus operators who are instead subject to KRS 281A.205; set forth exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to provide that persons under 18 years shall not use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device in any manner while driving; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to apply these provisions to commercial motor vehicle drivers; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.
Draft Bill Request 39 AN ACT relating to orders of protection.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to define “qualifying offense”; allow lifetime orders of protection for victims of qualifying offenses.
Draft Bill Request 40 AN ACT relating to requirements for school bus licensing.
Amend KRS 281A.175, regarding commercial driver’s licenses with a school bus endorsement, to increase the time period allowed for the required physical examination from 12 to 24 months.
Draft Bill Request 60 AN ACT relating to peace officer certification and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 15.400 to extend the period of time that a peace officer, who was employed as a peace officer as of December 1, 1998, may be separated from service before losing his or her certification status from 100 days to 365 days; EMERGENCY.
Draft Bill Request 87 AN ACT relating to moments of silence and reflection
Amend KRS 158.175 to require a moment of silence or reflection at the start of each school day and establish guidelines.
Draft Bill Request 91 A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Joseph “Jack” Schickel.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John Joseph “Jack” Schickel.
Draft Bill Request 92 A RESOLUTION honoring the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Honor Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on its 75th anniversary.
Draft Bill Request 93 AN ACT relating to firefighters
Amend KRS 95A.220 to define “stress injury” to include post-traumatic stress disorder; define scope of coverage; allow lifetime cap on benefits.
Draft Bill Request 103 AN ACT relating to birth certificates.
Amend KRS 213.046, 213.056, and 213.071 to require the biological sex designation on a birth certificate to be either male or female and prohibit a nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation including the letter “X.”
Draft Bill Request 107 AN ACT relating to special license plates.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create an EMS special license plate; limit eligibility to certain licensed EMS personnel or retirees with 20 years of service; specify that the EMS plate requires no minimum number of applications prior to production; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the EMS special license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of special license plates to be perpetually produced; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Draft Bill Request 113
AN ACT relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System and declaring an emergency.
Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 161 to remove provisions of HB 258 enacted during the 2021 Regular Session that created and adjusted benefits for individuals who become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System on or after January 1, 2022; provide that these members shall be eligible for the benefits applicable to members who entered the system immediately prior to January 1, 2022; EMERGENCY.
Draft Bill Request 136 AN ACT relating to the exemption of feminine hygiene products from sales and use taxes.
Amend KRS 139.010 to define “feminine hygiene products”; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year on September 1; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.
Draft Bill Request 179 AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions.
Amend KRS 139.010 to define “breast pump,” “breast pump collection and storage supplies,” “breast pump kit,” “clothing,” “diaper,” and “feminine hygiene products”; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, breast pump kits, diapers, and feminine hygiene products; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year on September 1; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.
Draft Bill Request 184 A RESOLUTION honoring C. Ronald Lovan upon the occasion of his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Kentucky Water District.
Honor C. Ronald Lovan on the occasion of his retirement as President and CEO of the Northern Kentucky Water District.
Draft Bill Request 202 AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic.
Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.
Draft Bill Request 226 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship.
Amend the definition of “KEES award” in KRS 164.7874 to include a dual credit course award amount; amend KRS 164.7879 to provide a dual credit course award amount to high school students who graduate from a nonpublic secondary school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education.
Draft Bill Request 238 AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative support for the board; establish various one-year business licenses under the chapter; grant administrative hearings under KRS Chapter 13B to appeal a license denial or revocation; forbid an employer from discriminating against applicants or employees who use cannabis outside of working hours as long as the use does not affect job performance; prohibit a person under the age of 21 from purchasing, possessing, consuming, or using cannabis; establish a revolving account called the “cannabis fund” to collect cannabis licensing fees, fines, excise taxes, and any other funds; form the Social Impact Council as a public agency authorized to distribute moneys from the cannabis fund; set council membership, procedures, powers, and duties; create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose an excise tax at a rate set by the Cannabis Control Board on the first sale or transfer of harvested cannabis; establish excise tax reporting, collection, and liability; amend KRS 139.472 to exempt medical cannabis and accessories from sales and use taxes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to authorize local governments to levy up to a 5% license fee on the gross receipts of a retailer or microbusiness; allow overlapping local governments to agree to levy a combined license fee, with set fee amounts absent an agreement; amend KRS 2.015 to require a person to be 21 years of age or older to purchase cannabis and its products and accessories; create new sections of KRS 218A and amend KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to exempt licensed cannabis activities from criminal marijuana offenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a person to petition the court to expunge the person’s misdemeanor marijuana offenses; amend KRS 431.079 to exclude the expungement petition from the certification of eligibility requirement; amend KRS 131.1815 to notify the Cannabis Control Board if a cannabis licensee is a delinquent taxpayer; amend KRS 600.020 to include cannabis offenses in the list of juvenile status offenses; amend KRS 12.020 to add the governmental entities created in KRS Chapter 245 to the list of executive branch government bodies; set initial terms for members of the Cannabis Control Board and Social Impact Council; apply the excise tax beginning on July 1, 2024, and allow cannabis sales beginning on July 1, 2025; Section 31 of Act RETROACTIVE; APPROPRIATION.
Draft Bill Request 244 AN ACT relating to personalized license plates, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 186.174, regarding personalized license plates, to eliminate fees for a personalized standard issue license plate in excess of those identified in KRS 186.162; require the Transportation Cabinet to refund any fees for personalized license plates in excess of the fees identified in KRS 186.162 that were paid between July 14, 2022, and the effective date of the Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Draft Bill Request 248 AN ACT relating to elections.
Amend KRS 117.125 to include additional requirements for voting systems; amend KRS 117.175 to include additional instructions for voter instruction cards; amend KRS 117.383 to require the State Board of Elections to include a voter notification program to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for a single office on a paper ballot; amend KRS 117.155 and 117.205 to conform.
Draft Bill Request 255
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.
Amend KRS 527.070 to modify the types of school facilities where weapons are prohibited; state that the prohibition of weapons on school grounds only applies when entrances to the school buildings display a sign indicating that unlawfully possessing a weapon in a school is a felony; remove the requirement that signs be prominently displayed indicating possessing a weapon in a school is prohibited; remove the provision that failure to post the signs indicating weapons are prohibited in schools shall not relieve a person of liability; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; repeal KRS 237.115 which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities and state and local governments to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings.
Draft Bill Request 276 AN ACT relating to inflation assistance payments for recipients of a monthly retirement allowance from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Appropriate $326.2 million from the budget reserve trust fund in 2023-2024 to fund one-time inflation assistance payments on July 1, 2023, and again on June 30, 2024, to recipients of a retirement allowance from the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS), the County Employees Retirement System (CERS), and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); specify that the one-time inflation assistance payments shall be equal to the most recent monthly payment received by the recipient multiplied by a percentage so that those recipients receiving an annualized allowance equal to or less than $30,000 will receive a full payment, those receiving an annualized allowance greater than $30,000 but less than or equal to $50,000 will receive 80% of the payment, those receiving an annualized allowance greater than $50,000 but less than or equal to $100,000 will receive 50% of the payment, and those receiving an allowance of greater than $100,000 annually will receive 10% of the payment; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Draft Bill Request 278 AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.
Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies.
Draft Bill Request 289 AN ACT relating to electronic literary products.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to delineate acceptable terms under which publishers of electronic literary products offering those products to the public shall offer those products to libraries; establish a penalty for noncompliance.
Draft Bill Request 290 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.
Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt active members of the Kentucky National Guard from motor vehicle usage tax on vehicles purchased from Kentucky motor vehicle dealers; amend KRS 138.450 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023.
Draft Bill Request 302 AN ACT relating to campaign finance.
Amend KRS 121.120 and 121.180 to permit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, and contributing organizations to submit campaign finance reports to the registry by paper filing.
Draft Bill Request 303 AN ACT relating to elections.
Amend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for certain candidates for election from the first Friday following the first Monday in January to the last Tuesday in January; amend various sections of KRS to conform.
Draft Bill Request 321 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Cybersecurity Center and making an appropriation therefor.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Cybersecurity Center (KentuckyCYBER) at the University of Louisville; establish the purpose and duties of KentuckyCYBER; create the KentuckyCYBER fund; APPROPRIATION.
Draft Bill Request 331 AN ACT relating to biosolids.
Create a new section of Subchapter 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate new administrative regulations to regulate biosolids from wastewater treatment at a publicly owned treatment works in conformity with and no more stringent than federal standards under 40 C.F.R. pt. 503.
Draft Bill Request 333 AN ACT relating to special deputies.
Amend KRS 70.045 to allow compensation to special deputies for up to 180 hours of service and establish the conditions for this compensation.
Draft Bill Request 336 AN ACT relating to public funds.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit a public agency or any other entity created by an act of the General Assembly from using federal, state, and local tax dollars for lobbying purposes; define “lobbying,” “public agency,” and “public agent”; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a public agency or other entity created by an act of the General Assembly is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of “legislative agent” any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agent that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to provide that these lobbying restrictions are not affected by the requirements of KRS 6.945; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Citizen’s Voice Protection Act.
Draft Bill Request 339 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
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.
Draft Bill Request 345 AN ACT relating to elections.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to require that a risk-limiting audit be performed upon the closing of the polls in order to certify the election; amend KRS 117.001 to change the definition of “risk-limiting audit”; amend KRS 117.275 to include additional requirements for the counting and tabulation of ballots and for the certification of election results; amend KRS 117.066 and 117.295 to conform.
Draft Bill Request 355 A RESOLUTION honoring Nancy Grayson as being a recipient of The Enquirer 2022 Woman of the Year award.
Honor Nancy Grayson as being a recipient of The Enquirer 2022 Woman of the Year award.
Draft Bill Request 356 AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses.
Amend KRS 150.175 to change the name of the junior statewide hunting license to the youth statewide hunting license; remove the requirement that a person under 16 have the permission of his or her parent, guardian, or custodian to obtain a youth statewide hunting license; change the name of the junior game permit to the youth game permit; change the names of combination licenses to sportsman’s hunting and fishing licenses; remove the requirement that the holder of a disabled sportsman’s license carry proof of disability while performing an act authorized by the license; add a youth sportsman’s license; amend KRS 150.195 to remove the requirement that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources name each nonexempt county clerk as an agent for the sale of licenses or permits; make the requirement that the department sell its own licenses or permits permissive; add governmental entities and businesses to the list of entities that may be named agents for the sale of licenses and permits; require the department to determine by administrative regulation which licenses, permits, or other items are issued by the department and its agents; prohibit any person from knowingly making a false entry on a license or permit; make conforming changes; amend KRS 150.990 to conform.
Draft Bill Request 365 A RESOLUTION honoring Diane Whalen upon the occasion of her retirement as mayor of the City of Florence.
Draft Bill Request 384 AN ACT relating to student privacy and declaring an emergency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to ensure that student privacy exists in school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms; require students born male to use only those facilities designated to be used by males and students born female to use only those facilities designated to be used by females; require schools to provide the best available accommodation to students who assert that their gender is different from their biological sex; identify consequences for using facilities designated for the opposite biological sex; EMERGENCY.
Draft Bill Request 469 A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor John Young Brown Jr.