Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
David Hale · 381 bills · page 13 of 16
- HB 185 AN ACT relating to death-in-line-of-duty benefits and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.505 to include in the definition of "dependent child," solely as it applies to a member who dies as a direct result of an act in line of duty or a duty-related injury, a disabled child of any age; define "monthly average pay" to mean the higher of a member's final rate of pay or average monthly creditable compensation earned during the deceased member's last 12 months of employment; amend KRS 16.601 and 61.621 to increase minimum act in line of duty or duty-related death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the deceased member's monthly average pay and, if there is no surviving spouse, to the dependent children at the rate of 50% for one dependent child, 65% for two dependent children, and 75% for three or more dependent children; amend KRS 61.510 to define "monthly average pay"; amend KRS 61.542 to provide that the surviving spouse shall supersede all previously designated beneficiaries in the case of line-of-duty death benefits payable from the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems unless the member files a valid beneficiary designation form after marriage to his or her spouse; amend KRS 61.702 to ensure full and timely hospital and medical insurance benefits for the spouse and dependents of a member who died as a direct result of an act in line of duty or duty-related injury; amend KRS 78.510 to define "monthly average pay"; provide that an eligible surviving spouse of a member who died as a result of an act line of duty or duty-related injury prior to the effective date of the Act shall receive the increased line of duty or duty-related death benefits; provide that a surviving spouse of a hazardous duty member who died as a result of an act in line of duty on or after January 1, 2017, who was ineligible for the minimum monthly death benefits because he or she was not named beneficiary shall be eligible for the benefits provided by this Act; EMERGENCY. Enacted
- HR 312 Honor Representative Darryl Owens upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HR 40 Declare January 17, 2018, to be Hunger Free Kentucky Day. Died
- HR 321 Honor Representative Will Coursey upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HR 252 Recognize March as Irish American Heritage Month for Kentucky. Died
- HR 309 Honor Represetnative Gerald Watkins upon his retirement from the General Assembly. Died
- HR 256 Honor Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Died
- HB 146 AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 246.030 to change the name of the Office for Agricultural Marketing and Product Promotion to the Office of Agricultural Marketing and rename the divisions within that office; change the name of the Office for Strategic Planning and Administration to the Office of Administrative Services and rename the divisions within that office; establish the Office of Communications and the Office of Legal Services; amend KRS 246.130 to clarify meeting requirements of the State Board of Agriculture; amend KRS 247.220, 247.800, 260.020, and 260.030 to conform; make grammatical and technical corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-001. Enacted
- HR 311 Honor Representative Steve Riggs upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HB 30 AN ACT relating to suicide prevention training. Amend KRS 156.095 to require two hours of in-person suicide prevention professional development training every other school year for middle and high school principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; require a newly hired staff member to receive a packet of information on suicide prevention when the person is hired in a year training is not provided; amend KRS 158.070 to delete requirement for two hours of self-study review for suicide prevention training. Enacted
- HR 296 Honor former Kentucky State Representative Marie Rader. Died
- HR 279 Honor Joyce Honaker upon winning the 2018 Vic Hellard Jr. Award for exemplary public service. Died
- HR 308 Honor Representative Kevin Sinnette upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HR 307 Honor Representative James Kay upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HB 101 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 510.020 to state that a 16 or 17-year old is incapable of consent when the actor is 28 years old or more; amend KRS 510.030 to add lack of knowledge of the victim's age being 16 or 17 when the offender was at least 28 years old at the time of the offense as a defense; amend KRS 510.060 to add to rape in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; amend KRS 510.090 to add to sodomy in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has deviate sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; provide that this Act may be cited as Jenna's Law. Enacted
- HB 21 AN ACT relating to Kentucky school bus drivers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate and observe May 1 of every year as "School Bus Driver Day." Died
- HR 202 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ruth Ann Nethery. Died
- HR 134 Recognize the role that the hospitality industry can play in disrupting child sex trafficking and encouraging residents, employees, and agencies to use hotels and venues which are signatories of the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct. Died
- HR 126 Honor the victims of the Marshall County High School shooting and offer encouragement and support to the entire Marshall County community. Died
- HR 76 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bart Ross Elder. Died
- HR 53 Honor Dr. Marvin D. Mills. Died
- HR 90 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Philomena C. (Yochem) Wayne. Died
- HR 328 Honor Representative Robert Benvenuti III upon his retirement from the House of Representatives. Died
- HR 26 Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and adjourn in honor of Children's Advocacy Day, January 18, 2018. Died
- HR 37 Recognize January 16th as National Religious Freedom Day. Died