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Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Amend KRS 514.040 relating to theft by deception to increase the merchant's and the county attorney's bad check collection fee from $25 to $50.
Also tagged in: Associations, Associations, Commerce, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Contracts, Contracts, Financial Responsibility, Notices, Notices, Sales
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172) Bill Text
Amend KRS 367.397 to allow a buying club or vacation club member to cancel his or her membership in writing for a full refund within three business days rather than thirty business days; make the three day cancellation deadline follow the date the membership contract was signed rather than the date membership was attained; delete prorated refund for cancellations after thirty business days; amend KRS 367.399 to remove the prorated refund provision from the mandatory contract text; included a prominent disclosure of the three-day deadline at the beginning of the required "Members' Right to Cancel" text.
Also tagged in: Advertising, Associations, Associations, Charitable Organizations and Institutions, Commerce, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Counties, Local Mandate, Small Business, Small Business
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS 367.170 to 367.300 to require that a for-profit organization that collects donated items for future resale permanently affix to the bin or receptacle the name and the telephone or email address of the collector and a statement indicating that the person collecting is not a charity; make a violation of this section an unlawful act under KRS 367.170; grant the county attorney concurrent jurisdiction in enforcing provision of this section; require bins to comply with applicable zoning laws.
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 244.050 to permit the primary source of supply or a wholesaler, or their agents, to provide distilled spirits and wine at sampling events held at a retail licensee's premises; require that wholesaler properly invoice product given; limit the amount that may be given.
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to establish requirements in the sale of dogs by pet stores; amend KRS 525.135 relating to the torture of a dog or cat to increase the penalty for a first offense to a Class D Felony.
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
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: 01/24/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text
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: 01/29/2008 - To Health & Welfare (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS 217 to prohibit the sale of energy drinks to children under 18 years of age; amend 217.015 to define the term "energy drink."
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 365.250 to require dealers, collectors, and vendors to keep a register of those from whom they purchase ferrous or nonferrous metal or material containing ferrous or nonferrous metal; specify information to be included in the register; require dealers, collectors, and vendors to report the information kept in the register to the applicable law enforcement agency; amend KRS 365.990 relating to penalties to conform.
Also tagged in: Alcoholic Beverages, Attorney General, Attorney General, Corrections Impact, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Local Mandate, Malt Beverages, Occupations and Professions, Police, City and County, Sheriffs
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 83) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 433 to require junkyards and other purchasers of ferrous and nonferrous metals and objects containing ferrous and nonferrous metals to keep records of transactions, report the transactions to law enforcement, and take other actions with regard to the purchases; establish the crime of failure to maintain a register of purchases of metals and objects containing metal; establish the crime of unlawful acts relating to the purchase or disposition of metals; establish the crime of providing fraudulent identification for the sale of metals; provide that failure to keep a register of metals purchased is prima facie evidence that the purchaser knew that the purchase was in violation of KRS 514.110, relating to receiving stolen property; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide concurrent jurisdiction for investigation and prosecution of violations of purchase-of-metals laws in the Attorney General and Commonwealth's and county attorneys; amend KRS 365.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Adopted by voice vote Bill Text
Request the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources to study the impacts of cloned meat, dairy, and poultry on agriculture and the food supply system.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 241.010 to define "licensed premises" to include sidewalks, parks, and common areas that abut a retailer's premise if the specified conditions are met.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to require retail drink licensee's employees to attend a servers' training program; require the office to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the program's content, the number of hours of instruction required, and the fees to be assessed; permit the office to contract with private and governmental entities to provide the training; amend KRS 241.060 to require the Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control to develop a mandatory training class for servers; amend KRS 243.480 to delete the provision allowing the board to require attendance and completion of a servers' training program in lieu of license suspension.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Health & Welfare (S) Bill Text
Create new section of KRS 217.280 to 217.390 to require food service establishments identified with chain restaurants and having 20 or more locations in the Commonwealth to provide dietary information for all food and drink items sold on menus and menu boards; require menus to include the total number of calories and grams of saturated and trans fat, grams of carbohydrates, and milligrams of sodium per serving; require menu boards to included the total number of calories and grams of saturated and trans fat; require grams of carbohydrates, and milligrams of sodium per serving to be provided upon request; permit food service establishments to provide additional nutrition information.
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit the change in ownership of an automobile manufacturer continuing to provide a line make in Kentucky from terminating an existing agreement with an automobile dealer unless the manufacturer offers the existing dealer an agreement similar to the other dealers of the same line model.
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text
Create the Task Force on Cloned Meat, Dairy, and Poultry Products; establish duties of the task force; set membership.
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 244.080 and 244.990 to provide a criminal penalty with a mandatory minimum fine for employees of alcoholic beverage retail licensees who sell alcohol to minors; amend KRS 530.070 to conform.
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit the change in ownership of an automobile manufacturer continuing to provide a line make in Kentucky from terminating an existing agreement with an automobile dealer unless the manufacturer offers the existing dealer an agreement similar to the other dealers of the same line model.
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to define grocery store for purposes of authorizing the issuance of a wine license for the retail sale of wine by the package at grocery stores; limit the sale to those grocery stores with at least 10,000 square feet of space and with minimum inventory of $20,000 of fresh meat, fresh produce, frozen food, and dairy products; amend KRS 243.030 to establish a license with a fee of $500; amend KRS 243.060 to establish a county fee not to exceed $500; amend KRS 243.070 to establish a city license fee not to exceed $500; amend KRS 244.050 to permit sampling.
Also tagged in: Attorney General, Cities, Consumer Affairs, Corrections Impact, Counties, Courts, Courts, Circuit, Crime Victims, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Effective Dates, Delayed, Fiscal Note, Immigration, Jails and Jailers, Labor and Industry, Local Mandate, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Piggybacked Bills, Police, City and County, Police, State, Sheriffs, State Agencies, Title Amendments, United States
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to create definitions related to identity theft; restrict certain uses by businesses of a consumer's Social Security number subject to certain exceptions, to delay the effective date to July 1, 2009, and to make a violation subject to the same remedies, duties, powers, and penalties as violations of the Consumer Protection Act; require a business to give specified notice to a person whose personal information was acquired in a security breach subject to certain exceptions, to make a waiver void and unenforceable, and to declare that a violation is subject to the same remedies, duties, powers, and penalties as violations of the Consumer Protection Act; require a business to take certain measures to safeguard against security breaches subject to certain exceptions and to declare that a violation is subject to the same remedies, duties, powers, and penalties as violations of the Consumer Protection Act; declare that the provisions regarding business use [...] show full description
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