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Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - H Died in committee

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Fire prevention education; joint opportunities for fire marshal

HB293

HB293 Sponsored by Tom McKee
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.020 to require trustees of Chapter 75 fire protection districts to circulate a petition or correspondence and to secure 51% of the freeholders' permission before expanding or striking off any land in the service territory of the fire protection district; require county clerk to certify petitions and correspondence; allow appeal to county judge/executive upon failure to secure permission of 51% of the freeholders.

SB76

SB76 Sponsored by Carroll Gibson
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 227.570 to include manufactured housing and previously-owned recreational vehicles within the installation regulations; require certified installers to apply for a certified installation sticker; establish power to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 227.491 to prohibit electrical inspection of manufactured or mobile homes lacking certified installation sticker; prohibit electrical inspection of previously-owned manufactured or mobile homes lacking B1 seal; prohibit utilities from energizing service to manufactured or mobile homes lacking a certified installation seal; prohibit utilities from energizing service to previously-owned manufactured or mobile homes lacking a B1 seal; make provisions of the Act effective January 1, 2009.

HB41

HB41 Sponsored by Mike Harmon
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations

Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227, relating to fire prevention and protection, to establish an Alarm System Contractor Licensure Board; define terms; forbid alarm contracting activities by those who are not properly authorized by the board; describe when an alarm system contractor acts as a personal emergency response system provider or contractor; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; exempt various persons and entities from the board requirements under defined circumstances, including telephone installers, utility companies, fire protection sprinkler contractors, architects, locksmiths, and hospitals; establish board purpose, membership, appointment, and meeting procedures; require board to promulgate administrative regulations, determine applicant qualifications, conduct investigations, and establish renewal and continuing education standards; allow the board to establish fees, control licensure, and enter [...]

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Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor

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Amend KRS 198B.020 to add a new member representing the Kentucky Building Material Association to the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction.
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - 2nd reading, to Rules

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Amend KRS 95A.070 to provide a consumer price index adjustment to the health and life insurance supplement that the state makes to firefighters, as defined in KRS 61.315, who are permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.

SB43

SB43 Sponsored by Gary Tapp
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S)

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Amend sections of KRS 219.320 to 219.410, relating to manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle communities, to switch jurisdiction over these communities from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction; amend KRS 219.320 to replace definitions for "Secretary" and "Cabinet" with definitions for "Executive Director" and "Office," respectively; amend KRS 219.330, 219.340, 219.360, 219.370, 219.400, and 219.991 to conform; amend KRS 219.350 to require direct submission of community construction or alteration plans to the office, rather than allowing submission to the cabinet for forwarding to the office; amend KRS 219.380 to direct the office to administer the community statutes; revoke the cabinet's power to administer the community statutes, including its ability to delegate this administration to local health departments; amend KRS 219.390 to reduce the size of the State Advisory Committee on Manufactured, Mobile Home, [...]

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Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Local Government (H)

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Amend KRS 75.010 to provide that before territory may be stricken from a fire district involving land within the boundaries of the fire district that were incorporated by a municipality, either by annexation or through the creation of a new city, that the city maintain a regular fire department, pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness of the territory, and agree to provide fire protection to the territory; and that both the legislative body of the city and the board of trustees of the fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall enter into a written and approved agreement for the transfer of the territory; amend KRS 75.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 170)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 304.13-380, relating to fire call reports and monthly summaries, redirecting submission of reports and summaries from the State Fire Marshal to the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education.

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Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Local Government (H)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.010 to provide that before territory may be stricken from a fire district involving land within the boundaries of the fire district that were incorporated by a municipality, either by annexation or through the creation of a new city, that the city maintain a regular fire department, pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness of the territory, and agree to provide fire protection to the territory; and that both the legislative body of the city and the board of trustees of the fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall enter into a written and approved agreement for the transfer of the territory; amend KRS 75.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 170)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 304.13-380, relating to fire call reports and monthly summaries, redirecting submission of reports and summaries from the State Fire Marshal to the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education.
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor

Bill Text
Amend KRS 198B.020 to add a new member representing the Kentucky Building Material Association to the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction.

HB293

HB293 Sponsored by Tom McKee
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.020 to require trustees of Chapter 75 fire protection districts to circulate a petition or correspondence and to secure 51% of the freeholders' permission before expanding or striking off any land in the service territory of the fire protection district; require county clerk to certify petitions and correspondence; allow appeal to county judge/executive upon failure to secure permission of 51% of the freeholders.

SB76

SB76 Sponsored by Carroll Gibson
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 227.570 to include manufactured housing and previously-owned recreational vehicles within the installation regulations; require certified installers to apply for a certified installation sticker; establish power to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 227.491 to prohibit electrical inspection of manufactured or mobile homes lacking certified installation sticker; prohibit electrical inspection of previously-owned manufactured or mobile homes lacking B1 seal; prohibit utilities from energizing service to manufactured or mobile homes lacking a certified installation seal; prohibit utilities from energizing service to previously-owned manufactured or mobile homes lacking a B1 seal; make provisions of the Act effective January 1, 2009.

SB43

SB43 Sponsored by Gary Tapp
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S)

Bill Text
Amend sections of KRS 219.320 to 219.410, relating to manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle communities, to switch jurisdiction over these communities from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction; amend KRS 219.320 to replace definitions for "Secretary" and "Cabinet" with definitions for "Executive Director" and "Office," respectively; amend KRS 219.330, 219.340, 219.360, 219.370, 219.400, and 219.991 to conform; amend KRS 219.350 to require direct submission of community construction or alteration plans to the office, rather than allowing submission to the cabinet for forwarding to the office; amend KRS 219.380 to direct the office to administer the community statutes; revoke the cabinet's power to administer the community statutes, including its ability to delegate this administration to local health departments; amend KRS 219.390 to reduce the size of the State Advisory Committee on Manufactured, Mobile Home, [...]

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HB41

HB41 Sponsored by Mike Harmon
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations

Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227, relating to fire prevention and protection, to establish an Alarm System Contractor Licensure Board; define terms; forbid alarm contracting activities by those who are not properly authorized by the board; describe when an alarm system contractor acts as a personal emergency response system provider or contractor; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; exempt various persons and entities from the board requirements under defined circumstances, including telephone installers, utility companies, fire protection sprinkler contractors, architects, locksmiths, and hospitals; establish board purpose, membership, appointment, and meeting procedures; require board to promulgate administrative regulations, determine applicant qualifications, conduct investigations, and establish renewal and continuing education standards; allow the board to establish fees, control licensure, and enter [...]

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Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - 2nd reading, to Rules

Bill Text
Amend KRS 95A.070 to provide a consumer price index adjustment to the health and life insurance supplement that the state makes to firefighters, as defined in KRS 61.315, who are permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - H Died in committee

Bill Text
Fire prevention education; joint opportunities for fire marshal