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

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H Sub for S 658 by Committee on Appropriations--Omnibus appropriation act and omnibus reconciliation spending limit bill for the 2008 regular session.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Approved by gov. -HJ 2623

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S Sub for H 2947 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs -- Open meetings; serial meetings.
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - H Line item vetoes sustained

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S Sub for H 2946 by Committee on Ways and Means -- Omnibus appropriation act and omnibus reconciliation spending limit bill
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - S Died in committee

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Creating an outfitter license.

SB0634

SB0634 Sponsored by Jim Barone
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - S Died in committee

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Qualified goods manufacturer act.
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S)

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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.

HB518

HB518 Sponsored by Rob Wilkey
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Judiciary (H)

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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.

HR125

HR125 Sponsored by Tanya Pullin
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Received in Senate

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Urge Congress to fully fund the upgrade and maintenance of locks and dams on the Ohio River bordering the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to maintain the effective flow of commerce and enhance homeland security.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172)

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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.

SB0570

SB0570 Sponsored by Pat Apple
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Approved by gov. -SJ 2304

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Kansas universal service fund, exemptions for certain local

HB467

HB467 Sponsored by Tanya Pullin
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - To Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)

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Create a new section of subchapter 90 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Intellectual Property Bank Program; place in Commerce Cabinet; provide that the purposes of program are to solicit unused intellectual property, such as patents and copyright, and license it to entrepreneurs for development; allow contracting with other entities to evaluate and assess intellectual property and facilitate the purposes of the section.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - S Line item vetoes sustained -SJ 2301

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Claims against the state.

HB426

HB426 Sponsored by John Vincent
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor

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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.
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - H Hearing: Thurs., 2/21/2008, 3:30 pm, Rm 519-S

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Rural housing; development grant program.
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - S Died in House committee

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Sub for S 501 by Committee on Commerce -- Establishment of the Kansas Tourism Corporation.
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - S Withdrawn from Ways and Means; Rereferred to Assessment and

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Creating the Kansas investment credit act and the Kansas jobs credit act.

HB372

HB372 Sponsored by Fred Nesler
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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Amend KRS 138.146 to set an expiration date for the current cigarette wholesaler compensation; increase wholesaler compensation rate effective on and after August 1, 2008; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2008.

HB2681

HB2681 Sponsored by Ted Powers
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Approved by gov. -HJ 2376

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Review of regulations and laws with the intent of promoting nuclear industrial development.
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 3)

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Amend KRS 359.200 to define a "self-contained storage unit," a term that includes space leased from an operator whether the unit is located at self-service storage facility or at another location; include self-contained storage units in the definitions of "leased space," "occupant," and "operator" as they relate to self-service storage facilities; amend KRS 359.210 to forbid the use of leased space in a self-contained storage unit as a residence; amend KRS 359.220 to indicate that an operator has a lien on all personal property stored in any leased space in an occupant's self-contained storage unit; amend KRS 359.230 to include self-contained storage units in the rules and procedures for a lienholder's sale of personal property held in a nonresidential leased space.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Approved by gov.

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Sub for S 453 by Committee on Commerce -- Establishing the Kansas commission on rural policy; increasing the size of eligible cities

HB2634

HB2634 Sponsored by Ted Powers
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Approved by gov. -HJ 2376

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S Sub for H 2634 by Committee on Natural Resources -- Non-fuel flammable or combustible liquid aboveground storage tanks; duties of state fire marshal; civil penalties; non-fuel flammable or combustible liquid aboveground storage tank system fund.

HB2638

HB2638 Sponsored by Ted Powers
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - H Hearing: Mon., 2/11/2008, 9:15 am, Rm 783 Docking

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Location and mapping requirements for underground water
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Posted in committee

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Create a new section in KRS Chapter 7 to require the provision of data by the Department of Revenue, the Cabinet for Economic Development, and the Commerce Cabinet as requested by the Legislative Research Commission.

SB79

SB79 Sponsored by Julie Denton
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S)

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to define terms, including "authorized distributor of record," "counterfeit prescription drug," "drop shipment," "exclusive distributor," "normal distribution channel," "pedigree," "third party logistics provider," and "wholesale distributor"; require a wholesale distributor to be licensed by the board; specify conditions for a wholesale distributor to receive prescription drugs and require a manufacturer or a wholesale distributor to supply drugs only to a person licensed to possess or distribute drugs to an end user; require any wholesale distributor to provide a pedigree if the drugs were outside of the normal distribution channel and permit the Board of Pharmacy to specify the required contents of a pedigree; prohibit the board from requiring the use of an electronic track and trace system for pedigrees until the federal government establishes standard technology; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement requirements [...]

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HB247

HB247 Sponsored by Jim Glenn
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to prohibit unsolicited faxes to a telephone facsimile machine; define telephone facsimile machine, unsolicited advertisement by a telephone facsimile machine, and established business relationship; provide exception for an established business relationship between the sender and recipient; require that fax transmissions contain an opt-out procedure for recipient; provide for a private cause of action in District or Circuit Court; amend KRS 367.46951 to conform; amend KRS 367.990 to impose a maximum penalty of $500 for each violation, except that the penalty for a willful violation shall be not more than $2,000.
Latest Action: 01/25/2008 - Recommitted to Licensing & Occupations (H)

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Amend KRS 244.290, 244.480, 242.100, and 119.215 to permit local legislative bodies to determine whether the sale and transport of alcoholic beverages will be allowed on a special, primary, or regular election day.

HB85

HB85 Sponsored by Jimmie Lee
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - To Transportation (S)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define the terms "approved entity" and "electronic titling system"; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish an electronic titling system allowing electronic submission of title application documents; outline the basic processes and requirements of the system; require the Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set forth qualifications of approved entities and procedures for the electronic titling system; amend KRS 186A.165, 186A.120, 186A.125, and 186A.170 to conform.

HB59

HB59 Sponsored by Jimmy Higdon
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue

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Amend KRS 139.480 to exempt repair or replacement parts for motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce with a declared gross weight of 44,001 pounds or greater from sales and use taxes; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - S Enrolled

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Supporting a United States-Taiwan free trade agreement.
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - H Hearing: Wed., 3/14/2007, 3:30 pm, Rm 519-S

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Enacting the Kansas investment credit act and the Kansas jobs credit act.
Latest Action: 04/04/2008 - S Change in CC: Allen,D.Schmidt,Lee replaces previous conference committee -SJ 1774

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S Sub for H 2541 by Committee on Ways and Means -- Establishing a housing development grant program; waiving certain requirements