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Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Bill Text
Amend KRS 525.125, 525.130, and 525.135 to forfeit ownership of animals involved in cruelty and torture cases, and prohibit ownership and possession of animals of the same species for two years; establish penalties for violations; allow exception under KRS 525.130 for livestock and poultry used in the business of agriculture.
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 189A.010 to establish a per se violation of the DUI statute if the driver has at least a certain amount of a controlled substance in the urine or blood; create a rebuttable presumption; reduce the alcohol concentration from 0.18 to 0.15 for an aggravating circumstance; amend KRS 189A.105 to delete statutory right of DUI suspects to make telephonic communication with an attorney upon arrest; lower the alcohol percentage from 0.18 to 0.15 for increased penalties; name the Act the Martin Mitchell Act.
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 189A.010 to establish a per se violation of the DUI statute if the driver has at least a certain amount of a controlled substance in the urine or blood; create a rebuttable presumption; reduce the alcohol concentration from 0.18 to 0.15 for an aggravating circumstance; amend KRS 189A.105 to delete statutory right of DUI suspects to make telephonic communication with an attorney upon arrest; lower the alcohol percentage from 0.18 to 0.15 for increased penalties; name the Act the Martin Mitchell Act.
Also tagged in: Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, Alcoholism, Criminal Procedure, Drugs and Medicines, Emergency Medical Services, Health and Medical Services, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Nurses, Physicians and Practitioners, Traffic Safety
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 189A.103, relating to blood testing for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration or presence of a substance which may impair one's driving ability, to require that tests are performed using accepted medical practices; add paramedics to those authorized to perform tests.
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to allow persons convicted of one Class D felony or a series of Class D felonies arising out of a single event to petition to have their records expunged; amend KRS 431.078, relating to misdemeanor expungements, to change the application fee from $25 to $50 dollars and to begin the five-year waiting period from the date of adjudication of the offense; amend KRS 527.040 to exempt individuals who have had their records expunged from the statute on a felon in possession of a firearm; create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for utilization in the preparation of presentence investigations.
Also tagged in: Children and Minors, Communications, Consumer Affairs, Courts, Circuit, Courts, District, Domestic Relations, Local Mandate, Parental Rights, Parental Rights, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Police, City and County, Police, State, State Agencies
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 605, relating to juvenile proceedings, to require social service workers, child protective services workers, peace officers, and others interviewing a child alleged to be abused, needy, neglected, dependent, or delinquent to make a video or audio recording of the interview; specify to whom recordings of interviews are available; limit uses of recordings of interviews; provide for destruction of recordings when no longer needed.
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 403.200 to permit a court to provide for wage attachment and automatic electronic transfer of funds for payment of spousal maintenance; amend KRS 403.270 to add healthy environment for child as a factor for the consideration of awarding custody of children; amend KRS 530.050 to add ex-spouse; EMERGENCY
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to exclude a convicted felon from the right to vote until expiration of probation or final discharge from parole or maximum expiration of sentence; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.
Also tagged in: Children and Minors, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure, Effective Dates, Emergency, Health and Medical Services, Licensing, Local Mandate, Men, Physicians and Practitioners, Reproductive Issues, Title Amendments, Women, Women
Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - Discharge petition filed Bill Text
Amend KRS 311.720 to redefine "abortion" and to add definitions of "reasonable judgment," "unborn child," and "woman"; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require physician to perform an obstetric ultrasound and show images to the woman seeking an abortion; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to provide for an exemption to the ultrasound in case of an emergency and require placing the reason for the emergency in medical records; amend KRS 311.990 relating to penalties to provide a fine of not more than $100,000 for a first offense and not more than $250,000 for each subsequent offense and provide for referring incident to Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure for action and discipline.
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Posted in committee Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 171 to require persons excavating archaeological sites on private property to obtain a permit from the Kentucky Heritage Council; establish a process by which the landowner shall provide reasonable access to the cemeteries to the descendants and relatives of those buried within; place responsibility on the land owner to maintain the cemetery's integrity; make denial of access to the cemetery a violation; set out a process by which the state shall dispose of human remains within its custody and control; permit a legally recognized tribal government to conduct reinterment ceremonies for Native Americans; require a person who encounters or accidentally disturbs human remains to immediately cease disturbing the ground in the area of the human remains; place responsibility of encountered or accidentally discovered human remains on the cemetery owner or the state and require responsible party to dispose of; require persons wishing to possess human remains or [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text
Honor and commend the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th Anniversary.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 150.990 to enhance the penalties for certain hunting and fishing violations.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 17.545, relating to sex offender 1,000-feet residence restrictions, to include publicly leased playgrounds.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Attorney General, Attorney, Commonwealth's, Attorney, County, Corrections Impact, Criminal Procedure, Forests and Forestry, Local Mandate, Notices Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Reassigned to Judiciary (H) Bill TextCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 364 to require contracts for sale of timber and specify contents thereof; create a new section of KRS Chapter 364 to require notice to neighbors of timber cutting; create a new section of KRS Chapter 364 to specify duties of Division of Forestry with regard to timber sales and theft; create a new section of KRS Chapter 364 to grant Attorney General, Commonwealth's attorneys, and county attorneys jurisdiction in timber theft and timber damage cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 364 to provide whistle blower protection to persons who report timber crimes; amend KRS 364.120 to update section reference, amend KRS 364.990 relating to penalties to provide penalties for violation of new sections of act; amend KRS 514.010 relating to definitions for theft offenses to specifically include timber and trees as property which may be the subject to theft; amend KRS 514.030 relating to theft by unlawful taking to make theft of timber a Class D felony regardless [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 522 to provide enhanced sanctions against public servants convicted of theft or misappropriation of property in their care, custody, or control; provide for forfeiture of retirement benefits upon conviction.
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 29A.040 to place persons holding state personal identification cards on the master juror list of a county; amend KRS 29A.070 to prevent the release of personal identifying information on juror qualification forms.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit the involuntary implantation of tracking devices in humans; amend KRS 344.990 to set the penalty for violations of the Act as a Class B misdemeanor.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 439, relating to parole, to require the Parole Board to create a program for the supervised release of nonviolent felony drug offenders with requirements for substance abuse treatment and monitoring; create a new section of KRS Chapter 197 to require the Department of Corrections to assist the board in identifying eligible inmates.
Also tagged in: Children and Minors, Corrections Impact, Courts, Crime Victims, Criminal Procedure, Information Technology, Local Mandate, Obscenity and Pornography, Police, State, Probation and Parole Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill TextAmend KRS 510.155, relating to using a communications system to procure a minor to engage in sexual offenses, to add to "minor" "any individual the person has reason to believe is a minor" to the elements of the offense; amend KRS 508.130 to include in the definitions used for Kentucky's stalking offenses stalking activity that is done electronically; amend KRS 531.010 and 531.300 to include live images transmitted over the Internet within material subject to the standards of Kentucky's obscenity laws; amend KRS 17.500 to create definitions for "electronic identity or online membership information" and "substantial change in appearance" and amend the definition of "registrant information" to require registrants on the sex offender registry to disclose more information; amend KRS 17.510 to require a new photograph of registrant if there is a substantial change in appearance; create provisions governing when a registrant changes or creates an electronic identity or online membership; amend [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 439.440 and 533.050 to make gender neutral.
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