SB 343 — AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
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Enacted
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Summary
AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.
Bill Text
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Read SB 343 on the official Kentucky source →Action History
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Senate Floor Amendment 1
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P. Wheeler
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Retain original provisions; amend the Department of Workers' Claims administrative divisions which will be administratively attached to the Office of the Governor and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner for the Department of Workers' Claims; amend KRS 342.122 to provide the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission, the Department of Workers' Claims, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Department of Workplace Standards, excluding the Division of Wages and Hours contained within the Department of Workplace Standards, and the Education and Labor Cabinet, shall each submit a budget to the commissioner for approval. The commissioner shall submit a combined budget request for use of the special fund assessment, subject to the approval of the Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission, to the chairs of the House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. The combined budgets of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Department of Workplace Standards, and the proportional support for the general administration and approved indirect cost allocation to the Education and Labor Cabinet, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total combined budget submitted by the commissioner; add sections for conforming changes.
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Reorganization - Department of Workers' Claims, Office of the Governor, reorganization Funds - Special Fund, Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization Governor - Department of Workers' Claims, Office of the Governor, reorganization Labor And Industry - Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization Reorganization - Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization State Agencies - Department of Workers' Claims, Office of the Governor, reorganization State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization Workers Compensation - Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization Workforce - Department of Workers' Claims, reorganization
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Stevenson P | — | Yea |
| Huff T | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Bratcher S | — | Yea |
| Lewis C | — | Yea |
| Lewis S | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Lewis D | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Gay Donworth | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Erika Hancock | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Joshua Watkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Neighbors | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Massaroni | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| J.T. Payne | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| John Hodgson | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Holloway | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Whitaker | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Peyton Griffee | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Raymer | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Duvall | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bivens | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Doan | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan Witten | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hampton | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Grossl | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| ChambersArmstrong | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| PASSES : 0 | — | Nay |
| Gary Clemons | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Nunn | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Madon | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
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- AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.
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