Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
Julie Raque Adams · 448 bills · page 15 of 18
- SR 75 Honor Kelly Craft upon being named United States Ambassador to Canada. Died
- SR 45 Honor newly elected Bishop, Father J. Mark Spalding. Died
- SR 143 Honor the victims of the Marshall County High School shooting and offer encouragement and support to the entire Marshall County community. Died
- SR 225 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Juanita McCann Herron. Died
- SR 275 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Vincent "Van" Warren. Died
- SR 266 Honor Jack Baker and the United States First Army on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the unit; recognize Jack Baker's distinguished military career as a member of First Army, and recognize his accomplishments and contributions to the United States and to the Commonwealth. Died
- SB 250 AN ACT relating to screening for hepatitis C. Amend KRS 214.160 to establish that all pregnant women be tested for hepatitis C and recommend testing for children born from a pregnant woman who has a positive hepatitis C test result. Enacted
- SCR 171 Establish the Childhood Cancer Caucus within the Kentucky General Assembly. Enacted
- SR 141 Recognize February as Black History Month. Died
- SR 163 Confirm the appointment of Rebecca Hedgspeth to the Board of Directors of Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2021. Died
- SR 289 Recognize the victims of unsolved murders and missing persons, and adjourn in honor of their families. Died
- SR 264 Recognize April of 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Died
- SR 165 Recognize February 2018 as Self-Care Month. Died
- SR 56 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Judge Richard J. FitzGerald. Died
- SR 32 Recognize John Tackett as the Pickleball Ambassador of Kentucky. Died
- SR 23 Memorialize Lynne Marlene Klingeman Givens. Died
- SR 304 Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Officer Scotty Hamilton. Died
- SB 134 AN ACT relating to permits for certified professional midwives. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define "APRN-designated certified nurse midwife," "certified professional midwife," "certified professional midwifery services," and "council"; create the Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council under the Board of Nursing and establish its membership; provide that a certified professional midwife has same authority and responsibility as other licensed health care providers regarding public health laws and require each to keep appropriate medical records; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to certified professional midwives, including a requirement for informed consent, fees for permits, statewide requirements for emergency transfer of care, medical tests, and a formulary of medications; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a permit as a certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check; require the council to delineate findings on restrictions to providing certified professional midwifery services; provide immunity from liability in civil action for health care providers who have acted in consultation with a certified professional midwife; amend KRS 164.298, 211.180, 311.271, and 311.550 to conform. Died
- SB 149 AN ACT relating to patient quality of life. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish membership and duties; establish the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program within the cabinet; set forth purposes, duties, and requirements. Died
- SB 252 AN ACT relating to radon gas. Amend KRS 211.9119 to make a technical correction. Died
- SR 138 Designate the first week of December 2018 as Cancer Screen Week. Died
- SR 297 Urge private and public colleges and universities in Kentucky to provide information to all students on the benefits and risks of meningococcal immunization. Died
- SR 355 Honor Senator Joe Bowen upon his retirement from the Senate. Died
- SB 133 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 441.055 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations for the jails that require adequate nutrition for pregnant inmates, adequate feminine hygiene products, and an appropriate number of undergarments for female inmates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to require that pregnant inmates be restrained solely with handcuffs in front of the body unless further restraint is required to protect herself or others; ban the shackling of female inmates; amend KRS 197.020 to require the Department of Corrections to create a classification process for jails that may house female state inmates; amend KRS 532.100 to require a jail be certified before housing any female state inmates and provide a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019; amend KRS 403.725 to allow orders of protection to be filed at a domestic violence shelter or a rape crisis shelter; amend KRS 456.030 to allow interpersonal protective orders to be filed at a domestic violence shelter or a rape crisis shelter; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require the reporting of allegations of sexual assaults by a jailer or any employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of a supervising entity to the Attorney General's Office for investigation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 439 to allow an eligible pregnant woman to be released from custody; amend KRS 431.517 to prohibit an offender charged with an offense under KRS Chapter 507 from pretrial home incarceration unless the judge makes a finding that the offender does not pose a threat to society; amend KRS 434.650, 434.655, 434.660, 434.670, 434.690, 514.030, 514.040, 514.050, 514.060, 514.070, 514.080, 514.090, 514.110, 514.120, and 517.060 to raise the threshold level for a Class D felony for various fraud and theft crimes from $500 to $1,000 if the person has not been convicted twice of the same offense in the last two years; amend KRS 439.3401 to make criminal attempt to commit murder of a peace officer or a firefighter an offense for which at least 85 percent of the sentence must be served before probation or parole; amend KRS 431.066 to eliminate monetary bond except for high-risk defendants who have not been charged with a violent or sexual offense; provide that when a court is making a bail determination for a defendant, it is based on whether a defendant poses a low, moderate, or high risk; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to provide that when a defendant poses a low or moderate risk and has been charged with a violent or sexual offense or poses a high risk, the court shall determine whether any nonfinancial conditions shall reasonably ensure the appearance of the defendant or the safety of the public; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 431.021 and amend KRS 431.510 to conform; provide a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019, for the monetary bond provisions; provide short title. Enacted
- SB 7 AN ACT establishing the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council and making an appropriation therefor. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council; list members to be appointed by the Governor; state the duties of the council; require a report of council activities; create a rare disease trust fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to finance the operation of the council and support rare disease research and treatment; require a report on expenditures from the fund; require the council to cease to exist on December 1, 2028, unless otherwise reestablished by the General Assembly. Vetoed