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HB45

HB45 Sponsored by Jeff Greer
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government

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Amend KRS 41.165 to require the State Treasurer to pay the wages of state employees by electronic funds transfers unless a state employee requests a paper check.

HB65

HB65 Sponsored by Brent Yonts
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Seniors, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to establish the Kentucky Medal for Freedom award for soldiers killed on or after October 7, 2001, who had ties to Kentucky.

HB22

HB22 Sponsored by Carl Rollins
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Education

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Amend KRS 164.7874 to make changes to the definitions for the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) Program; make technical changes; amend KRS 164.7877 to make technical changes; amend KRS 164.7879 to double KEES awards, based on grade point average and ACT scores, by 2014-2015 through two incremental increases and to make technical changes; amend KRS 164.7881 to make technical changes; amend KRS 164.7883 to make technical and conforming changes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the proportional allocation of funds appropriated to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) Program, the College Access Program (CAP), and the Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG) Program.

HJ6

HJ6 Sponsored by Mary Lou Marzian
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Education

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Direct the commissioner of education to convene a work group to review Holocaust curricula developed by other states and review the Kentucky core content to determine places where the study of the Holocaust may be included; require the work group to develop a curriculum guide that teachers may use to teach the history of the Holocaust; require the work group to submit a final report and curriculum guide to the commissioner of education and the Kentucky Board of Education no later than March 1, 2009; require the changes to the Kentucky core content be disseminated to local schools to be incorporated into the school curriculum for the 2009-2010 school year; specify that the Department of Education shall disseminate the final report and the curriculum guide to local districts and schools prior to the 2009-2010 school year.

SB132

SB132 Sponsored by Julie Denton
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 48)

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Amend KRS 199.555 to make technical corrections to conform with federal requirements related to state-funded adoption assistance; amend KRS 199.557 to make technical corrections to conform with federal requirements related to federally funded adoption assistance.

HB292

HB292 Sponsored by Tom McKee
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)

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Amend KRS 262.850 to define "Agricultural land," "Agriculture," "Horticulture," "Aquaculture," "Livestock," and "Poultry"; include local Comprehensive Plans and 401 Facilities Plans when considering the formation of an agricultural district; require agricultural land to be used for agriculture for at least one year before being eligible to be in an agricultural district; require agricultural districts of less than 10 acres to have annual reviews and to comply with any necessary conservation plans; require the board to inform all members of agricultural districts that they must comply with KRS Chapter 132 in order to get an agricultural assessment on their property; make technical corrections.

HB492

HB492 Sponsored by Rob Wilkey
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Judiciary (H)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 412.150 to require a creditor to be made a defendant in certain actions.

HB128

HB128 Sponsored by Brent Yonts
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)

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Amend KRS 260.540 to expand the definition of "specialty egg products"; amend KRS 260.550 to elaborate on the circumstances in a "stop order" and "withdraw from sale order"; amend KRS 260.570 to make technical change; amend KRS 260.610 to specify retail carton removal conditions and allow submission of an existing emergency recall plan; amend KRS 260.630 to set out wholesale and retail labeling requirements; amend KRS 260.640 to delete language incorporated into other sections of KRS Chapter 260; amend KRS 260.990, relating to penalties.
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Signed by Governor

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Amend KRS 186.412, regarding motor vehicle operator's licenses, to clarify that a member of the military returning to the Commonwealth from out-of-state duty whose operator's license has expired while away shall not be cited or convicted for driving on an expired license within 90 days of return to the state if the person can provide proof of out-of-state service and dates of assignment; amend KRS 36.450, regarding licenses and certificates issued to members of the military, to conform.

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Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 118 to require each candidate for Governor in the regular election to designate a running mate as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, rather than participating in the primary as part of a slate of candidates; amend KRS 121.015 to define "slate of candidates" to apply only to the regular election, not to the primary, and to include the candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the slate only after he or she has been designated as a running mate by the candidate for Governor; amend and create various sections of KRS Chapters 117, 118, 120, and 121 to conform; repeal KRS 118.227, relating to filings by slates of candidates, and KRS 118.227, which establishes the method of filling a vacancy in a slate of candidates before the primary.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to provide individual income tax, corporation income tax, limited liability entity tax, and sales tax incentives for locating a film production facility in Kentucky or filming or producing a motion picture production in Kentucky; define terms; establish qualifications including minimum capital investment and minimum qualifying expenditures and minimum qualifying payroll expenditures, application and reporting requirements; require the Kentucky Film Office to administer the incentive program; authorize the Kentucky Film Office to enter into a film industry tax incentive agreement; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Kentucky Film Office and the Department of Revenue; create a new section of KRS 141 to create a motion picture film production nonrefundable credits for a new film production facility or renovation of an existing structure to become a film production facility and a motion picture production that is filmed or produced [...]

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Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Recommitted to Education (H)

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Amend KRS 160.345 to establish procedures for filling personnel vacancies in schools, including the principal; to fill a principal vacancy the superintendent shall meet and discuss the criteria for the position and the search process with the council; permit the superintendent to appoint an interim principal to serve until the new principal assumes the duties of the position; amend KRS 158.153 and 158.6455 to conform.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Posted in committee

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Amend KRS 253.010 by deleting definition of "animal"; make technical corrections to subsequent sections of KRS Chapter 253.

SB227

SB227 Sponsored by Dan Kelly
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To State & Local Government (S)

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Amend KRS 15.245 to make technical correction.
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56)

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Amend 15.705, relating to the Prosecutors Advisory Council, to make a technical correction.

SB224

SB224 Sponsored by Dan Kelly
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S)

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Amend KRS 42.470 to make technical correction.

SB223

SB223 Sponsored by Dan Kelly
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 412.150 to require a creditor to be made a defendant in certain actions.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To State & Local Government (S)

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Amend KRS 6.240 to make gender neutral.