Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
Stephen Meredith · 299 bills · page 9 of 12
- SR 87 A RESOLUTION commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kentucky Main Street Program. Died
- SR 37 A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Sandra Louise Deaton. Died
- SR 32 A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Stephen Asher. Died
- SB 84 AN ACT relating to DNA. Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the record of his or her DNA in certain enumerated circumstances; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected; APPROPRIATION. Died
- SB 72 AN ACT relating to the naming of state properties, highways, bridges, and programs. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 56 to prohibit the naming of any state building or property in honor of any living statewide current or former constitutional officer, member of the General Assembly, Justice or Judge of the Court of Justice, or state employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to place the same restrictions on the naming of state programs or initiatives; amend KRS 177.074 to place the same restrictions upon the naming of state highways and bridges. Died
- SB 45 AN ACT relating to continuing education. Amend KRS 316.130 to eliminate the 6-hour, in-person continuing education requirement for funeral directors and embalmers. Died
- SB 53 AN ACT relating to service improvements in the Medicaid program. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of MCO contracts to operate the Medicaid program to 2 and to establish a process for selecting the two winning MCOs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require that services provided in rural counties be reimbursed at least at the median amount paid to an urban health care provider within the nearest metropolitan statistical area; establish a penalty that goes to the underpaid provider. Died
- SB 55 AN ACT relating to school councils. Amend KRS 160.345 to allow a local board to require an annual report of activities from a school council; specify the alignment of council policy with local board policy; specify that local board members may attend council meetings; permit a superintendent to forward qualified applicants to the principal instead of the council; alter principal hiring process to be selected by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee after consultation with school council; specify that school council policies adopted under statute shall be consistent with local board policy; require a local board to adopt a policy for reviewing actions of the school council based on inconsistencies with local board policy or hindrances to the efficient operation of the district as a whole; require school council authority to be transferred to the superintendent if a school is identified for comprehensive support and improvement; allow school council authority to be transferred to the principal or superintendent upon request of the local board and approval of the Kentucky Board of Education; establish requirements of such a request; allow a local board to restore school council authority after four years; make technical corrections; amend to conform. Died
- SB 71 AN ACT relating to health education. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require inclusion of abstinence education in any human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases curriculum. Enacted
- SB 103 AN ACT relating to school safety. Amend KRS 520.070 to include school marshals as persons exempt from the prohibition against possession of a firearm on school property if authorized by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to allow for the appointment of a school marshal by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; specify that a person authorized and appointed under this section is designated as a school marshal and enumerate restrictions on school marshal's powers; provide that persons certified to act as peace officers under KRS 15.380 are exempt from restrictions; establish requirements of eligibility for a school marshal's appointment; enumerate board's or governing bodies' responsibilities; require that schools designated as school marshal sites collaborate with the Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement on safety procedures prior to appointment of a school marshal; provide limits on liability for school boards or governing bodies that appoint school marshals; establish limits on the possession, transport, deposit, or carrying of firearms by a school marshal while on school property; limit liability for school marshals for acts or omissions undertaken pursuant to this section; provide that the school marshal is responsible for expenditures related to the purchase of a firearm, ammunition, or any other associated costs; allow that a local school board or governing body may pay compensation for expenses incurred undertaking school marshal's duties or appointment requirements; specify that otherwise lawful possession of a firearm as provided under KRS 527.070 or any other state or federal law is not restricted; exclude postsecondary or higher education institutions from coverage; require that any board of a local public school district or governing body of a private or parochial school that appoints a school marshal adopt guidelines to carry out school marshal's requirements. Died
- SB 2 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky. Propose amendment to Section 54 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly the power to limit damages for injuries resulting in death or for injuries to persons or property, and to provide a uniform statute of limitations; provide for submission to the voters. Died
- SB 29 AN ACT relating to tobacco-related illnesses and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS 205.510 to 205.560 to establish the Medicaid tobacco-related illness reimbursement fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 212 to establish the county tobacco cessation fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 212 to provide a minimum smoke-free ordinance for counties to receive money from the county tobacco cessation fund; amend KRS 138.140 to impose a healthcare reimbursement assessment on cigarettes and other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; amend KRS 138.130 to update definitions for chapter, including adding e-cigarettes to definition of tobacco products; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform. Died
- SB 27 AN ACT relating to retirement benefit participation for members of the General Assembly. Create a new section of KRS 6.145 to 6.237 to allow an individual who becomes a member of the General Assembly on or after the effective date of the Act to make a one-time irrevocable election to not participate in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for his or her service to the General Assembly; allow an individual who has not yet met the requirements for vesting to make a one-time irrevocable election within 60 days of the effective date of this Act to discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for his or her service to the General Assembly and receive a refund of his or her accumulated account balance; provide that the election to not participate or discontinue participation in the Legislators' Retirement Plan or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System shall apply to all future service of the General Assembly; amend KRS 6.505, 61.510, 61.525, 61.535, and 61.625 to conform. Died
- SB 9 AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 96.895 to require that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax revenue deposited in the general fund be distributed to agencies designated by counties that have TVA property located in that county or purchase power from TVA, increasing from 0% currently to 50% or a maximum of $6,000,000; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY. Died
- SB 207 AN ACT relating to causes of actions for building code violations. Amend KRS 198B.130 to allow a court award under KRS Chapter 198B or the Uniform Building Code to include attorney's fees if a certificate of occupancy has not been issued. Died
- SB 165 AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to elections of members of the General Assembly. Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the number of years in a term for a Senator from four to six years and to increase the number of years in a term for a Representative from two to four years beginning with the regular election in November 2020; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval. Died
- SB 28 AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for legislators. Amend KRS 6.505 to close the Legislators' Retirement Plan to new members effective August 1, 2018; prohibit current legislators from participating in the Legislators' Retirement Plan on or after August 1, 2018; provide that current and future legislators may only participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System for any service to the General Assembly occurring on or after August 1, 2018. Died
- SB 164 AN ACT relating to abortion. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit abortion except in the case of rape or incest or where the pregnancy poses a threat to the mother's life or serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the process for reviewing a physician's determination that a pregnancy poses a threat to the mother's life or serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to allow for severability; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to create a short title. Died
- SR 147 Honor Elmore "the Rejecter" "Big E" Smith. Died
- SR 75 Honor Kelly Craft upon being named United States Ambassador to Canada. 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
- SCR 171 Establish the Childhood Cancer Caucus within the Kentucky General Assembly. Enacted