Monday, March 30, 2015

Shitty Laws Crapped Out by Ky's General Ass & Signed by Our Gov'ner (2015)

by JD Masters
Herein, I analyze these shitty 2015 laws:

Senate Bill 39 (2015)
*(Amendment Rider)Allow a school district to be open on Primary Election Day 2015, if no school in the district is used as a polling place

Senate Bill 28 (2015)
The “Internet Gambling at Retail Stores is now Illegal” Law
*EMERGENCY

House Bill 299
The 26 Cent Per Gallon of Gasoline Tax Floor Act of 2015 (+ 1 Million Tax Amendment Rider Super Laws)
*EMERGENCY
*a new floor of 26 cents per gallon on the gas tax (up from 22 cents)

Senate Bill 186 (2015)
The Legalization of Fracking in Kentucky Law aka
9.0 on the Richter Scale! New Madrid Earthquakes Galore!
*sponsored by Julian Carroll

Senate Bill 192 (2015)
The White Collar Mafia Enrichment Super Law aka
“The Heroin Bill of 2015”
*the “Heroin Bill” is officially named “AN ACT relating to contracts for health care services for inmates”
*makes Nazi draconian harsh laws, even harsher

Senate Bill 204 (2015)
The Puzzling Bankers' Fraudulent Transfers Act

SCR 108 (2015)
The February 28, 2015 is Rare Disease Day Law
*only designates 2015; not an annual Day; should be annual

House Bill 24 (2015)
The Making NyQuil and Robitussin and Dextromethorphan Illegal for Minors Law
*prospective adult buyers must now show a photo ID
*prospective adult buyers must sign a ledger stating they are older than 18 before purchase

Senate Bill 117 (2015)
The County Attorney Fees for Their Traffic Safety Programs Law

House Bill 312 (2015)
The Gubment Gon' Git Your Horses and Cows Law
*government has no liability for any of the stray horses and cows they find

House Bill 329 (2015)
The Outlawing of Doctor-Owned Pharmacies Law

House Bill 241 (2015)
The More Money for Old Ass Millionaire Judges Bill

Senate Bill 51 (2015)
The Right to Beat the Shit Out of Mental Patients Law

Kentucky House Bill 152 (2015)
The AT&T Deregulation Law
*allows AT&T to not be required to provide landline phones for everybody, including those who need landline phones for emergencies
*strips Public Service Commission's power to take Internet and cellphone complaints from the public

Senate Bill 78 (2015)
The Let Tow Truck Drivers Steal The Stuff Out Your Car Law
*amend KRS 376.275, relating to towing and storage liens on motor vehicles, to allow the sale of a vehicle's contents to satisfy a lien for towing and storage charges;
*allow for the return of some personal contents upon request by owner;
*provide that the storage or towing company is not responsible for contents to which it does not have access

House Bill 153 (2015)
The Prohibition of Healthcare Providers Soliciting Business From Those Injured in Car Accidents Law

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The 3 Amendment Riders Bigger Than Original Bill Law
aka
The National Weather Service and FEMA Info Law + Public School Year is 5 or 10 Days Shorter This Year Law Amendment Rider Law + CPR Training for High Schools Amendment Rider Law

Senate Bill 39 (2015)
*sponsored by M. Wilson
*EMERGENCY

*creates a new section of KRS in Chapter 158 and amends KRS 158.162

*require public schools to consult with local and state safety officials and National Weather Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency guiding principles when identifying the best available severe weather safe zones

*(Amendment Rider)Allow a school district to be open on Primary Election Day 2015, if no school in the district is used as a polling place
*(Amendment Rider)For the 2014-2015 school year, require the commissioner of education to approve a request from a local board of education to waive up to five days of the student instructional year if 20 or more instructional days have been missed or up to 10 days of the student instructional year if 30 or more instructional days have been missed
*(Amendment Rider)requiring high schools to include CPR training in the health education curriculum.
*3 Amendment Riders bigger than the Primary Law proposed
*signed March 20, 2015
*not a clean bill
*good/bad

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HB 91 vs. SB 28

The “Internet Gambling at Retail Stores is now Illegal” + No Dog Fighting + Quadricycle and Alcohol Rider Law
Senate Bill 28 (2015)
*EMERGENCY
*illegal for any business in Kentucky to sell Internet access to play Internet gambling casino-style games, or a sweepstakes, in which customers can win cash prizes
*creates a new section of KRS in Chapter 528, and Chapter 243
*7 KRS statutes amends: 525.125, 241.010, 243.030, 243.060, 243.070, 244.085, and 243.034
*harsher dog fighting laws; to include the owning, possessing, keeping, breeding, training, selling, or transferring of four-legged animals for fighting purposes within the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree.
*“Delete exemption for devices dispensing or selling combination or French Pools on historical races”
*establish and regulate authorized public consumption (APC) licenses for use with commercial quadricycles (House Bill 165 has a similar rider in it)
*allow patrons to bring their own packaged alcoholic beverages in non-glass containers to an APC licensed premises for personal consumption after boarding a commercial quadricycle
*require all alcoholic beverage consumption in nondescriptive plastic cups; set qualifications for an APC license, including a business office and secure storage, general liability insurance of at least $2,000,000, and a local government permit
*bad law

VERSUS

The Let Children Gamble At Bingo Halls for Noncash Prizes Law
House Bill 91 (2015)
*sponsored by J. Kay
*an Act relating to charitable gaming
*changes 6 KRS Statutes
*Amend KRS 238.505 to include banquets in the list of activities that may be considered to be charity fundraising events;
*amend KRS 238.535 to allow raffles to be conducted beyond the limits of a county;
*amend KRS 238.545 to allow minors to play bingo if they are playing for noncash prizes and they are accompanied by an adult; require unique identifier on raffle tickets; allow up to eight charity fundraising events per license per year; specify where charity fundraising events may be held;
*amend KRS 238.540 to conform
HB 91 - AMENDMENTS
*amend KRS 238.545 to allow raffle tickets sold at charity fundraising events and special limited charity fundraising events to be sold at discount package rates.
*amend KRS 238.505 to define “banquet.”
*amend KRS 238.545 to delete requirement that an automated charity game ticket dispenser be used only during bingo sessions
*good/bad

HB91 was actually an “NRA” gun bill... which surprised me a bit. So charities can include churches, and gun clubs. https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150326/kentucky-legislature-adjourns-sine-die

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MANY Changes Laws

The Enigmatic and Comprehensive Car, Buses, Taxis, and Truck Taxes-and-Licenses Super Law
aka Motor Carriers Act of 2015
Senate Bill 153 (2015)
*sponsored by E. Harris
*no articles about this one either
*43 KRS Statutes Repealed
*Amends 43 KRS Statutes

The Omnibus Alcohol and Drug Counseling Super Law
House Bill 92 (2015)
*sponsored by L. Combs, J. Jenkins, R. Palumbo, J. Wayne
*an Act relating to alcohol and drug counseling
*creates a new section of KRS 309.080 to 309.089
*changes 16 KRS statutes: 309.080, 309.0805, 309.084, 309.080, 309.089, 309.085, 309.086, 309.087, 309.089, 309.080, 309.089, 194A.540, 222.005, 309.083, 309.081, 309.0813

The “If You Leave Kentucky's Public Pension Program, You'll Pay” Super Law
House Bill 62 (2015)
*sponsored by B. Yonts and A. Simpson
*new section of KRS created: 61.510 – 61.705
*Amends 10 KRS Statutes: 78.530, 78.535, 78.540, 78.545, 78.610, 61.520, 78.615, 95.520, 95.621, and 95.852

The Puzzling Financial Examinations of Insurers Super Law
House Bill 117 (2015)
*sponsored by S. Riggs
*amends 9 KRS statutes 304.3-400, 304.37-050, 304.15-342, 160.310, 304.6-130, 304.6-150, 304.6-160, 304.6-170, and 304.6-171
*creates 2 new sections of KRS: 304.6-120 to 304.6-180, and KRS 304.15-310 to 304.15-360

The Mysterious Underground Facility Protection Super Law
House Bill 172 (2015)
*sponsored by S. Riggs, R. Crimm, J. Greer, D. Horlander, S. Santoro
*Changes 18 KRS Statutes: 367.4903, 367.4909, 367.4911, 367.4913, 367.4917, 56.777, 227.450, 227.491, 227.530, 227A.010, 45A.030, 45A.183, 45A.837, 45A.180, 164A.575, 164A.580, 164A.595, 198B.4021
*allow enforcements of the underground facility protection Act to be based on any evidence available to the agency issuing the citation.
*add a representative of the Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky to the High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee; remove the representative from the Home Builders Association appointed by the Governor;
*require that a temporary elevator mechanic license require 24 months of experience in specified areas; prohibit renewal of a temporary elevator mechanic license; permit the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the scope of duties and fees associated with a temporary elevator mechanic license
*March 20, 2015, Steve Beshear signs this into Permanent Law

The Break-up of the Belgian Anheuser-Busch InBev Monopoly in Kentucky Law
House Bill 168 (2015)
sponsored by G. Stumbo, J. Bell, G. Brown, Jr., L. Combs, K. Flood, J. Kay, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, R. Palumbo, S. Santoro, D. St. Onge, J. Tilley, S. Westrom, A. Wuchner
*forces Belgian Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell their distributorships
*reinforces Kentucky's 3-tiered system (supplier, distributor, retailer) of alcohol industry
*changes 11 KRS statutes: 243.110, 243.150, 243.730, 243.884, 243.157, 244.606, 243.150, 243.157, 243.730, 243.884, 243.110
*good

The Electronic Statutory and Nonprofits Signature Omnibus Bill
House Bill 440 (2015)
*sponsored by Reps. Jody Richards, House Speaker pro tempore (D-Bowling Green), Thomas Kerr (R-Taylor Mill), Linda Belcher (D-Shepherdsville), Chris Harris (D-Forest Hills), and Dean Schamore (D-Hardinsburg).
*reforms for KRS laws of Nonprofits
*recommendations advanced by Alison Grimes' Nonprofit Task Force and Kentucky Nonprofit Network
*default rules for organizing informal entities
*email and conference calling language modernization
*establish KRS Chapter 273A
*create a new section of KRS Chapter 275
*creates 12 new sections of KRS Chapter 273
*amend KRS 14.105 to allow the use of electronic signatures on statutory trust and unincorporated nonprofit association filings with the Secretary of State;
*amend KRS 14A.2-010 to allow the Secretary of State to redact statutorily protected information in filings;
*amend KRS 14A.3-010 to establish the naming requirements for an unincorporated nonprofit association;
*changes 40+ KRS Statutes: 14A.6-010, 14A.9-010, 271B.1-400, 271B.7-400, 271B.8-510, 271B.11-050, 271B.11-060, 271B.13-020, 275.015, 275.285, 275.376, 275.520, 275.525, 273.227, 275.165, 275.175, 275.335, 362.605, 275.360, 275.365, 362.2-801, 365.015, 386A.1-030, 386A.4-010, 369.102, 386A.4-020, 362.2-935, 360.027, 273.161, 273.197, 273.217, 273.221, 273.223, 273.313, 273.377, 275.290, 286.3-065
*good/bad

The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, aka Welfare for Tobacco Farmers, Law
aka the Death of KRS 131.604 Law
House Bill 512 (2015)
*sponsored by R. Rand, M. Denham, D. Horlander, T. McKee, D. Schamore, R. Smart, W. Stone
*effective July 1, 2015
*amends over 20 KRS Statutes: 131.600, 131.602, 131.608, 131.610, 131.612, 131.622, 131.614, 131.618, 131.630, 131.600, 131.630, 248.754, 248.756, 248.754, 248.756, 138.195, 131.624, 131.626, 131.628, 227.774
*repeal KRS 131.604
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The 26 Cent Per Gallon of Gasoline Tax Floor Act of 2015 + 1 Million Tax Amendment Riders
House Bill 299
*sponsored by R. Rand, M. Denham
*EMERGENCY
*preserves $126 million in the Road Fund over biennium
*a new floor of 26 cents per gallon on the gas tax (up from 22 cents)
*nearly half of the gas tax is passed on to municipal governments and counties
*preserve funding for local communities for use in road and bridge maintenance
*Department of Revenue to notify licensed dealers of the average wholesale price upon passage of the Act
*creates 2 new sections: 1 in KRS Chapter 141 and the other, KRS 138.210 to 138.240
*changes 19 KRS Statutes: 132.380, 133.020, 133.120, 136.180, 136.1877, 136.310, 136.555, 138.330, 138.460, 138.4603, 131.183, 141.180, 141.0205, 138.210, 138.220, 138.340, 138.349, 138.655 and 224.60-115
*amend KRS 132.380 to clarify that, if a second property valuation administrator exam within a county is necessary, notice shall be made by issuing a press release in that county and by posting an announcement on the Web site of the Department of Revenue;
*amend KRS 133.020 to allow for an authorized person other than the county judge/executive to swear in a new member of the local board of assessment appeals;
*amend KRS 133.120 to clarify that real estate appraisers may represent a property owner in assessment appeals;
*amend KRS 136.180 to clarify that common carrier water transportation companies are taxed as public service corporations under KRS 136.1801 to 136.1805;
*amend KRS 136.1877 to make conforming changes;
*amend KRS 136.310 to clarify that the total value of bank deposits maintained in Kentucky shall be determined by the same method used for filing the summary of deposits report with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for purposes of the foreign savings and loan tax
*amend KRS 136.555 to correct a statutory reference related to the local government franchise tax on bank deposits
*amend KRS 138.330 to clarify that a financial instrument is an acceptable form of surety for motor fuels taxes
*amend KRS 138.460 to conform to finalized litigation related to the return of a motor vehicle to a dealer within 60 days
*amend KRS 138.4603 to remove an incorrect formula for determining the retail price of a new vehicle
*amend KRS 131.183 to base the annual adjustment of the tax interest rate on prime rate charged by banks in September rather than October
*amend KRS 141.180 to make approvals of innocent spouse relief effective as of the date that the relief is approved by the Internal Revenue Service or the department, and to allow for payments made after the effective date of the relief to be refunded as applicable; make various other technical corrections

Amendment Riders:
*create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the apparently wholesome food income tax credit equaling 20 percent of the fair market value of apparently wholesome food donated in Kentucky;
*amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit
*create a new section of KRS 138.210 to 138.240 to establish the method by which the department shall determine the average wholesale price of gasoline;
*amend KRS 138.210 to add definitions and to arrange definitions in alphabetical order, and to make conforming changes;
*amend KRS 138.220, 138.340, 138.349, 138.655 and 224.60-115 to conform;
*require the Department of Revenue to notify licensed dealers of the average wholesale price upon passage of the Act
*bad law

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The Legalization of Fracking in Kentucky Law aka
9.0 on the Richter Scale! New Madrid Earthquakes Galore!
Senate Bill 186 (2015)
*sponsored by Julian Carroll
*Kentuckians for the Commonwealth is against this law
*Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is an oil and gas well development process that typically involves injecting water, sand, and chemicals under high pressure into a bedrock formation via the well; it is a well-stimulation technique used commonly in low-permeability rocks like tight sandstone, shale, and some coal beds to increase oil and/or gas flow to a well from petroleum-bearing rock formations
*amends 10 KRS Statutes: 353.180, 353.510, 353.590, 353.592, 353.5901, 353.651, 353.652, 353.730, and 353.737
*create new sections of KRS 353.500 to 353.720 to require notice and method of notice of high-volume horizontal fracturing;
*require baseline water quality testing and exemption from requirements;
*require information disclosures to the cabinet for a vendor or service provider conducting high-volume horizontal fracturing treatments;
*create an exemption for disclosure of trade secrets;
*require vendors to provide information to chemical disclosure registry unless protected by trade secret status and provide method for claiming trade secret status;
*require release by director or vendor to health professionals under specified conditions and with confidentiality agreement;
*require release by director to deal with emergency spill or discharge and require nondisclosure of information further and with specific procedure;
*provide that information disclosed not be deemed publicly available or a waiver of trade secret claim; *require notification to parties by the cabinet if the cabinet receives a request for chemicals under the Open Records Act and provide a procedure for notification of vendors and operators who assert confidential treatment status;
*clarify that the review of a determination of release of information under the Open Records Act not be a part of judicial review;
*create the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank Reclamation Program and define when a tank is deemed abandoned and eligible for the program;
*specify the purpose of the program and create the Kentucky abandoned storage tank reclamation fund;
*identify the expenses that can be paid for out-of-fund moneys;
*allow the cabinet to contract for services and enter into agreements for services;
*create a right of entry to inspect or to conduct work on an abandoned storage tank;
*specify procedures for notice before entering lands;
*authorize the cabinet to recover costs for removal and remediation of an abandoned storage tank from owners or responsible parties;
*amend KRS 353.180 to make internal reference corrections; amend KRS 353.510 to amend the definitions;
*amend KRS 353.590 to establish permit fees for vertical deep and horizontal deep wells; establish bonds for deep wells and minimum bonds; specify how bonds will be conditioned; add blanket bonds;
*amend KRS 353.592 to correct internal references;
*amend KRS 353.5901 to require a reclamation plan rather than a proposal; clarify the contents of the reclamation plan; require review and approval of the plan prior to permit issuance; allow for a waiver of the mediation fee for a landowner with proof of a financial inability to pay;
*amend KRS 353.651 to regulate the drilling units of vertical deep and horizontal deep wells and the pooling for deep wells and change the 1/8 royalty to prevailing royalty and overriding royalty to 3 times the share of costs payable or charged for deep wells;
*amend KRS 353.652 to make technical corrections;
*amend KRS 353.730 and 353.737 to correct internal references; add noncodified section naming the act as the Kentucky Oil and Gas Regulatory Modernization Act.

Amendment Riders:
*delete requirement for PVA to certify landowners for purposes of giving notice; make technical corrections
*bad

*fracking has devastated North Dakota, caused more earthquakes in Oklahoma http://www.alternet.org/fracking-towns-desperate-laid-workers-they-dont-tell-you-its-all-lie?src=newsletter1033993
*Halliburton owns the patent to fracking

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The County Clerks Documenting Mortgages and Deeds Without Lien Holder's Name Super Law
Senate Bill 148 (2015)
*sponsored by W. Westerfield, A. Robinson
*no articles by Kentucky's media was written about this bill
*amends 8 KRS Statutes: 382.290, 382.297, 286.8, 286.8-034, 286.8-250, 286.8-255, 286.8-260, 286.8-255
*has 9 Amendment Riders
*create a new section of KRS 286.8
*an act relating to recording requirements for mortgages and deeds with retained liens
*amend KRS 382.290 to prevent county clerks or their deputies from recording mortgages or deeds with liens retained therein unless either document explicitly refers to the next immediate source of title for which the mortgagee or grantee derived title to the property or the interest encumbered therein;
*amend KRS 382.297 to prohibit certain acts in amending a mortgage

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The White Collar Mafia Enrichment Super Law aka
“The Heroin Bill of 2015”
Senate Bill 192 (2015)
*sponsored by P. Hornback, C. McDaniel, M. McGarvey, W. Schroder, W. Westerfield
*promotes and distributes free clean needle exchanges to those who need them, to stop the spread of diseases
*added a “Good Samaritan Law”, where one doesn't get arrested if they drop their overdosing friend off at the hospital, or call 911 for them
*the “Heroin Bill” is officially named “AN ACT relating to contracts for health care services for inmates”
*increase prison sentences
*anyone who sells up to two grams of heroin will continue to face a Class “D” felony, which is one to five years in prison, and be required to serve 50 percent of their sentence before being eligible for parole if circumstances show the person is a commercial trafficker
*Those selling two grams up to 100 grams will now face a Class “C” felony, which is five to 10 years, as will those bringing heroin into Kentucky, no matter the amount
*Those trafficking in more than 100 grams will face a Class “B” felony, which calls for 10 to 20 years in prison
*it's 95% Amendment Riders
*it amends 12 KRS Statutes: 443.053, 72.026, 100.982, 196.288, 205.560, 216B.020, 217.186, 218A.050, 218A.1214, 218A.1414, 218A.500, and 625.050
*7 new sections of KRS has been created
*$10-$24 Million Dollars (Sannie Overly Amendment Rider) from the General Fund in fiscal year 2015-2016 for various substance abuse treatment programs and the Prosecutors Advisory Council
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The Puzzling Bankers' Fraudulent Transfers Act
Senate Bill 204 (2015)
*sponsored by M. McGarvey
*repeals KRS Chapter 378
*establish KRS Chapter 378A and create new sections thereof to define terms;
establish the requirements of insolvency under the Uniform Voidable Transactations Act; determine when value is given for transfer; determine the intent of a debtor on a voidable transfer;
*establish the voidability of transactions as to creditor claims arising prior to the transfer; determine when a transfer is made;
*establish remedies for a creditor
*establish defenses and protections of a transferee or obligee
*establish a statute of limitations for claims under KRS Chapter 378A;
*determine the location of debtor for jurisdictional purposes; define "protected series" and "series organization" and set out the applicability of the chapter to them;
*bad

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The February 28, 2015 is Rare Disease Day Law
SCR 108 (2015)
*sponsored by S. Humphries
*designates February 28, 2015, as Rare Disease Day in Kentucky
*bad
*only designates 2015; not an annual Day; should be annual

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The Making NyQuil and Robitussin and Dextromethorphan Illegal for Minors Law
House Bill 24 (2015)
*sponsored by F. Steele, T. Couch, S. Santoro
*new section of KRS created in Chapter 218A
*Nyquil, Robitussin, or other products with 1 gram of Dextromethorphan or more in them can't be sold to minors
*prospective adult buyers must now show a photo ID
*prospective adult buyers must sign a ledger stating they are older than 18 before purchase
*create an affirmative defense for the retailer if a minor utilizes a fraudulent ID
*became law on March 19, 2015
*bad
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The County Attorney Fees for Their Traffic Safety Programs Law
Senate Bill 117 (2015)
*sponsored by W. Westerfield
*AN ACT relating to county attorney operated traffic safety programs
*amend KRS 186.574 to add fees in lieu of court costs for county-attorney-operated traffic safety school programs and provide for the distribution of funds collected

*bad law; conflict of interest (though could have had good intent)

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The Gubment Gon' Git Your Horses and Cows Law
House Bill 312 (2015)
*government has no liability for any of the stray horses and cows they find
*bad law

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The Doctor-Owned Pharmacies Law
House Bill 329 (2015)
*bad

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The More Money for Old Ass Millionaire Judges Bill
House Bill 241 (2015)
C. Harris
AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.
*amend KRS 21A.110 to modify the method of calculating the per diem salary for retired judges or justices called to temporary active judicial service.
*signed March 19, 2015 by Steve Beshear
*bad bill

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The Right to Beat the Shit Out of Mental Patients Law
Senate Bill 51 (2015)
*sponsored by M. McGarvey
*Amend KRS 202A.400, relating to the duty to take precautions against a patient's violent behavior, to expand the definition of “patient” to include persons currently under the care or treatment of mental health professionals
*Rider Amendment: reiterate that providers using telehealth services must be authorized to perform examinations under this chapter
*bad

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The AT&T Deregulation Law
Kentucky House Bill 152 (2015)
*sponsored by R. Rand, J. Gooch Jr., J. Kay, R. Meyer, R. Palumbo, T. Pullin, S. Riggs, S. Santoro, K. Sinnette, T. Thompson, J. Tilley
*new section of KRS in Chapter 278 is created
*3 KRS statutes are amended: KRS 278.541, 278.54611, and 278.5462
*allows AT&T to not be required to provide landline phones for everybody, including those who need landline phones for emergencies
*strips Public Service Commission's power to take Internet and cellphone complaints from the public
*became law March 12, 2015
*bad law

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The Let Tow Truck Drivers Steal The Stuff Out Your Car Law
Senate Bill 78 (2015)
*sponsored by J. Carpenter
*amend KRS 376.268 to define “contents” and “reasonable charges”
*amend KRS 376.275, relating to towing and storage liens on motor vehicles, to allow the sale of a vehicle's contents to satisfy a lien for towing and storage charges;
*allow for the return of some personal contents upon request by owner;
*provide that the storage or towing company is not responsible for contents to which it does not have access
*bad

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The Prohibition of Healthcare Providers Soliciting Business From Those Injured in Car Accidents Law
House Bill 153 (2015)
*sponsored by J. Gooch Jr., R. Benvenuti III
*stops folks from chasing ambulances; folks should stop injuring others
*an act relating to solicitation of a person involved in a motor vehicle accident for healthcare services

 *create a new Section of KRS Chapter 367 to define “healthcare provider”, “intermediary”, and “solicit”
*create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to prohibit solicitation of a person involved in a motor vehicle accident by a health care provider or the provider's intermediary for the purpose of obtaining basic reparation benefits, specify the acts prohibited by a healthcare provider
*provide that the healthcare provider is responsible for the contact made by an intermediary with the person involved in a motor vehicle accident
*require any healthcare provider who suspects a violation by a healthcare provider or an intermediary to report the suspected violation to the appropriate board listed in the definition section of this Act;
*require the licensing or regulatory appropriate authority to impose sanctions on the healthcare provider who violates the solicitation prohibition
*provide that charges for services owed by the person involved in a motor vehicle accident or on behalf of the person involved in a motor vehicle accident, by a healthcare provider in violation of the prohibition on solicitation shall be void, and any charges billed and paid by or on behalf of a person involved in a motor vehicle accident to the healthcare provider shall be returned to the payor
*amend KRS 21A.300 to conform
*repeal KRS 367.409

Amendment Riders:

*amend Section 1 to clarify actions that are not solicitation;
*amend Section 2 to eliminate the requirement for healthcare providers who suspect a violation of this section to notify the board and retain the requirement that a healthcare provider who has knowledge of a violation, within their scope of practice, notify the board
*amend Section 3 to prohibit a healthcare provider who violates Section 2 from pursuing collection from the person
*delete provision for face-to-face contact
*add definition of insurer; add to definition of solicitation a communication made for the purpose of obtaining a release from tort liability or PIP claims from a person involved in a motor vehicle accident; prohibit an insurer from seeking to obtain a release from tort liability or PIP claims, within the first 30 days of an accident
*require an insurer with knowledge of another insurer's violation to notify the department of insurance; prohibit an insurer from seeking to obtain a release from tort liability or PIP claims, within the first 30 days of an accident
*require that a release obtained in violation of Section 2 be void
*create a new section of subtitle 99 to KRS Chapter 304 to grant the commissioner of insurance authority to fine an insurer who violates Section 2
*bad law

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The Real Estate Mortgage Loan Must Cover All Interest Rate Modifications Law
House Bill 201 (2015)
*sponsored by J. Greer, D. Horlander, T. Kerr
*amend KRS 382.520 to provide that a loan secured by a real estate mortgage shall secure payment of all interest rate modifications, rather than interest rate reductions
*good/bad (leans bad)

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Some newspaper articles have been written about bills that haven't been posted to the lrc.ky.gov website (http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/PAS_L.htm) as of Noon on March 29, 2015.

60 more bills have been “enrolled” for the Governor to sign, on top of the 67 new bills already signed into law... and if Beshear doesn't explicitly veto any of the legislation, then it becomes law anyways. So 67 new bills have already been signed into law, and now it seem as though 60 more bills are lined up to become law too.

That means I need to read another 50+ more new bills that Kentucky's media failed to write about. Instead, I'll wait until the Governor signs the bill, and then write about them... in a week or two. I need a break for now. I do expect 100% of them to be signed, so maybe I should start reading them right away.

Ugh.

lrc.ky.gov website:

*hasn't been signed yet (though, if Kentucky's Governor doesn't explicitly vetoes it, then it becomes law)

More bills passed but hasn't been signed by Steve Beshear yet, such as these:

HB8 Dating Domestic Violence Bill

SB133: The Totalitarian DUI Interlock Bill

SB82: Child Cancer Research

HB 315: Child Booster Seats

HB510: The Fraudulent $64 Million Dollar Transfer

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HB510: The Fraudulent $64 Million Dollar Transfer for Commonwealth and County Attorneys
*an Emergency

$64 million transferred funds from the Public Employee Health Trust Fund to various crap, such as Prosecution assistants for more heroin cases.

HB510 was voted 37-0 in the Senate and 96-3 in the House.
$63.5 million, The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1CwoMMk) reported. A bill amending the state budget authorized the transfer to the "rainy day" fund, where it will ensure the state has money to pay for a few special appropriations made this session.Those appropriations include up to $10 million needed to cover a shortfall in public school funding announced earlier this year, $10 million in 2015-16 to fund the new law to combat heroin abuse and $7.8 million to help cover losses due to declining gas tax revenues to county and city road programs.The action frustrated leaders of public employee groups."Those savings should have been left alone and used to avoid future premium increases and/or benefit reductions," said Brent McKim, president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association. “We are a self-insured fund. ... Money saved in one cycle can affect the plan design and costs in the next.”

HB 510 (BR 1173) - R. Rand, M. Denham, T. McKee, S. Rudy, W. Stone

AN ACT amending the 2014-2016 executive branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Make technical corrections.

HB 510 - AMENDMENTS

 HCS - Delete original provisions; amend 2014 Kentucky Acts Chapter 117, the state/executive branch budget, to adjust Phase I Tobacco Settlement provisions, MSA appropriations, and capital projects budget; APPROPRIATION; declare an EMERGENCY.

HCA (1/Title, R. Rand) - Make title amendment.

HFA (1, R. Rand) - Amend to add various capital projects.

SCS (1) - Retain original provisions, except delete appropriation for on-farm and rural community water management initiatives in fiscal year 2015-2016; delete appropriation to the University of Kentucky's Princeton Grain Crops Center of Excellence in fiscal year 2015-2016; delete various water and sewer reauthorizations and reallocations; delete Greenbo Lake State Resort Park coal severance tax project in fiscal year 2014-2015; insert language provision regarding permitted use of water and sewer bond funds; APPROPRIATION; declare an EMERGENCY.

 SCS (2) - Retain original provisions, except delete appropriation for on-farm and rural community water management initiatives in fiscal year 2015-2016; delete appropriation to the University of Kentucky's Princeton Grain Crops Center of Excellence in fiscal year 2015-2016; delete various water and sewer reauthorizations and reallocations; delete Greenbo Lake State Resort Park coal severance tax project in fiscal year 2014-2015; insert language provision regarding permitted use of water and sewer bond funds; make technical corrections; APPROPRIATION; declare an EMERGENCY.

CCR/Title - Cannot agree.

FCCR/Title - Adopt the provisions of HB 510/SCS2 with the following changes: Insert language allowing the Department of Education to request up to

$10,000,000 in SEEK funding in fiscal year 2014-2015 as a necessary government expense; add a fiscal year 2015-2016 fund transfer totaling

$63,500,000 from the Public Employee Health Trust Fund to the General Fund; appropriate $63,500,000 to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund in fiscal year 2015-2016; add a fiscal year 2014-2015 fund transfer totaling

$3,000,000 from the Insurance Administration Fund to the General Fund; appropriate

$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2014-2015 to the Revenue Sharing budget unit in the Transportation Cabinet biennial budget; insert language directing funds to the County Road Aid Program and the Municipal Road Aid Program; amend emergency clause to include the Transportation Cabinet budget; declare an EMERGENCY; make title amendment.

Jim Gooch said... why are we going to read HB 203, the campaign finance bill, when HB510 wasn't even read?

HB203 was defeated.
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HB8 Dating Domestic Violence Bill:http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB8.htm

*sponsored by J. Tilley, J. Jenkins, L. Belcher, R. Benvenuti III, R. Bunch, T. Burch, L. Clark, R. Crimm, M. Denham, D. Graham, C. Harris, C. Howard, K. Imes, M. King, M. Marzian, T. McKee, R. Nelson, R. Palumbo, J. Richards, T. Riner, D. Schamore, R. Smart, F. Steele, W. Stone, G. Watkins, J. Wayne, S. Westrom, B. Yonts

AN ACT relating to interpersonal protective orders.

Establish KRS Chapter 456 and create new sections thereof to allow persons to petition for interpersonal protective orders when the person has been the victim of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; define terms; set forth legislative intent; establish procedures for the filing, review, and hearing of the petition and issuance and service of a resulting protective order; provide court processes and evidentiary standards, county attorney protocols, a process for filing, authenticating, and enforcing protective orders from other states, entry of the orders into law enforcement systems, and law enforcement responsibilities; set penalties for violation of the order and protocols for ordering GPS monitoring of a respondent; create a new section of KRS 403.715 to 403.785; provide transitional provisions in regard to the existing domestic violence order system; amend KRS 431.005 and 431.015 to account for arrests in dating violence situations; amend KRS 508.155 to provide a transition timeline for the existing stalking protective order system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish a system for issuance of a protective order in rape, sodomy, and abuse cases; amend various other sections to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2016.

HB 8 - AMENDMENTS

 HCS/LM/CI - Make conforming amendments reflecting the change in terminology to the phrase "interpersonal protective order."

HFA (1, T. Kerr) - Amend to allow orders issued on the basis of domestic violence and abused to be referred to as emergency protective orders and domestic violence orders.

SCS/LM/CI - Amend to bifurcate coverage for domestic violence into KRS Chapter 403 and coverage for dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault in KRS Chapter 456 while maintaining parallel statutory structures.


SCA (1/Title, W. Westerfield) - Make title amendment.

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SB133: The 100% Totalitarian Fascist DUI Interlock Bill
SB 133/LM (BR 855) - M. McGarvey, W. Westerfield, W. Schroder

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.

Amend various sections in KRS Chapter 189A relating to DUI to replace the current hardship license system with an ignition interlock licensing system.

SB 133 - AMENDMENTS

 SCS/LM - Amend KRS 189A.005 to include definitions relating to “ignition interlock device providers” and “certificates of installation”; amend KRS 189A.340 to provide that at the end of a license revocation period for certain enumerated violations of KRS 189A.010, the offender is required to have an ignition interlock license; provide that for a first offense in a five year period, an ignition interlock license is not mandatory, unless at the time of the offense, there were was an aggravating circumstance present while the person was operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle; amend KRS 189A.420 to authorize a person to be eligible for an ignition interlock license during a period of license suspension under KRS Chapter 189A, upon the conclusion of a license revocation period pursuant to Section 8 of this bill, or if he or she was convicted pursuant to KRS 189.010(a),(b),(e), or (f) and has enrolled in and is actively participating or has completed, alcohol or substance treatment; enumerate the requirements for authorization to apply and subsequent issuance of an ignition interlock license; upon meeting certain requirements, authorize a defendant to drive an employer owned non-ignition interlock equipped vehicle, after the expiration of 30 days from issuance of an ignition interlock license for a first offense and the expiration of 12 months for a second or subsequent offense; authorize the court to allow a defendant to pay less than full cost for the purchase, lease, and installation of an ignition interlock device and the associated servicing and monitoring fees if the court finds that the person is indigent based on a sliding fee scale established by the Kentucky Supreme Court by rule; create a new section to require that the Transportation Cabinet promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the requirements of this bill; require upon the effective date of this bill, any ignition interlock device provider who contracts with the Transportation Cabinet to agree to certain enumerated requirements; amend and repeal various statutes to conform.
SFA (1, W. Schroder) - Amend KRS 189A.410 to allow that subject to certain requirements, a person who has violated KRS 189A.010(1)(c) or (d) for alcohol-related offenses, may be granted hardship license privileges; restore repealed sections to conform and make technical corrections.
HCS/LM - Amend KRS 18A.410 to provide that for a first offense within a five-year period under KRS 189A.010(a), (b), or (e), a person may be eligible for a hardship driver's license if at the time of the offense none of the aggravating circumstances enumerated under subsection (11) of KRS 189A.010 were present while the person was operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle.
I'm quite shocked that Kentucky hasn't gotten any red light cameras yet... they're such great revenue generators... for corrupt government officials.

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SB82: Pediatric Cancer Research Income Tax Form Option Law
PLUS Check Rape Crisis Fund Option on State Income Tax Forms Amendment Rider Law

Amendments were added to this bill to make sure it wasn't a cover for abortions.

SB 82/FN (BR 984) - M. Wise, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., J. Higdon, M. McGarvey, D. Parrett

AN ACT relating to an income tax checkoff for the pediatric cancer research trust fund, and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to permit a contribution to be made to the pediatric cancer research trust fund to be made via a tax refund designation; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Revenue Cabinet to transfer the funds designated to the pediatric cancer research trust fund; Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the trust fund, the trust fund board, and duties of the board.

SB 82 - AMENDMENTS

SCS - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 allowing a contribution to be made to the pediatric cancer research trust fund through an income tax refund designation effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Revenue Cabinet to transfer the funds designated to the pediatric cancer research trust fund; create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the trust fund, the trust fund board, and duties of the board.

HFA (1, C. Harris) - Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow individuals with an income tax refund to designate a portion of the refund to the rape crisis center trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the rape crisis center trust fund.

HFA (2/Title, C. Harris) - Make title amendment.

HFA (3/P, M. King) - Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow individuals with an income tax refund to designate a portion of the refund to the rape crisis center trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the rape crisis center trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow individuals with an income tax refund to designate a portion of the refund as a contribution to the Special Olympics Kentucky.

CCR - Cannot agree.

 FCCR/Title - Retain original provisions of SB 82; add a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow individuals with an income tax refund to designate a portion of the refund to the rape crisis center trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the rape crisis center trust fund; clarify that moneys in the fund shall be used to support the services listed in KRS 211.600(3) and shall not be expended for purposes of abortion services or abortion education; make title amendment.
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HB 315: Child Booster Seat Expansion Law
Adding another thing for mothers to have to worry about... now for like old toddlers.

HB 315 (BR 1388) - S. Riggs, R. Palumbo, J. Richards, B. Yonts

AN ACT relating to the protection of children in motor vehicles.

Amend KRS 189.125, relating to vehicle occupant restraints, to require booster seats to be used by children who are less than nine years old and are between 40 and 57 inches in height; clarify that a child of any age who is over 57 inches in height shall not be required to be secured in a booster seat.
HB 315 - AMENDMENTS

 SCS - Retain provisions of the GA version with the following exception: apply to children under eight years of age instead of under nine.

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Marijuana Gardens in every front and back yard. On every window sill. fundamentally change Kentucky's culture... to one of newness. Comraderie, solidarity, togetherness...
Woodstock at the Capitol
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The 6 gunshots were not included in the audio. Cameron Redus was murdered, over a traffic stop. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/27/cameron-redus-audio-police-shoot-me-videos/

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Tags: kentucky corruption frankfort legislature

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“That's the category in which Kentucky is perceived to have no equal, but it's often difficult to prove a quid pro quo. For example, did coal operator Jim Justice's $400,000 in donations to Beshear's causes slow the state's efforts to collect fines for scores of violations at his strip mines? Maybe.” ~Al Cross

Uh... yeah. Definitely.

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Geoff Young, the lone Democratic candidate present at the debate, also chimed in to advocate for transparency in the Cabinet for Family Health Services. Last year a circuit judge fined the agency $765,000 for violating open records laws and withholding information about children who have died or nearly died as a result of neglect and child abuse.

“The culture of secrecy has no place in a democratic society,” Young said.

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Former Judge-Executive of Morgan County, Kentucky sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for taking bribes for bridge projects. http://www.kentucky.com/2015/01/27/3663458/former-morgan-county-judge-executive.html

Rep. Keith Hall, D-Phelps, was indicted in October for allegedly giving $46,000 worth of bribes to a state mine inspector to ignore environmental regulations his coal company violated. http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/harvard-study-kentuckys-state-government-one-corrupt-country/

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Looking at my predictions from a month ago, I'm pleasantly surprised: http://young4ky.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-10-best-and-7-worst-bills-in.html

I have a strong consistent moral guide, and what I said then is still what I believe now.

Only 2 “best” bills got picked up... my #8 “best” bill introduced, the Dating Domestic Violence bill, and, the #10 “best bill, the busting Anheuser-Busch monopoly up. All of the other 8 “best” bills introduced to Frankfort this year didn't go through tho.


Representative Graham HB 236 March 9 2015


“all 11 ex-Confederate states are right to work states. In the South, right to work has deep racist roots, according to Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, a labor historian and author at Loyola University in Chicago.
The goal of Dixie’s RTW proponents was to help uphold the region’s white supremacist system of Jim Crow segregation, race discrimination and voter suppression, “thereby preserving the agricultural elite’s political and economic power,” she wrote in “Counter-Organizing the Sunbelt: Right-to-Work Campaigns and Anti-Union Conservatism, 1943-1958,” her 2009 Pacific Historical Review article.” ~Hillbilly Report

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The two most powerful men in Frankfort, besides the Governor, are the leaders of the House and the Senate.

Republican Robert Stivers of Manchester runs the Senate

Democrat Greg Stumbo of ? Runs the House:

The divided government has actually worked very well this year. Both houses produced a flurry of bills, and many bills were signed and passed. Volume doesn't make a year successful or not, but it does show that much effort was employed in getting things accomplished in 2015.

Freeze the Gas Tax:

Stivers and House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, said they saw no legislative movement to freeze the state's gas tax at its current level in an effort to protect the state's eroding Road Fund. Stivers said he hopes that can be fixed in the two remaining days of the session.

Bust Marathon Gas Monopolies in Louisville up. They are price gouging...

House Bill 59, a bill on aircraft safety that now includes an amendment on the makeup of the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.



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Enrolled but not signed yet:

House Bill 543

HB 543/LM (BR 1703) - J. Gooch Jr., D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to surface coal mining.

Amend KRS 350.020 to delete provision related to exemptions for local ordinances that regulate surface mining operations.

HB 543 - AMENDMENTS

 HCA (1, J. Gooch Jr.) - Grandfather bonds and permits of companies subjected to any coal mining regulations that were adopted prior to 1988 that were in a planning and zoning ordinance.


350.020 Declaration of legislative policy and finding of fact. The General Assembly finds that the Commonwealth is the leading producer of coal and that the production of coal in Kentucky contributes significantly to the nation's energy needs. The General Assembly further finds that unregulated surface coal mining operations cause soil erosion, damage from rolling stones and overburden, landslides, stream pollution, the accumulation of stagnant water and the seepage of contaminated water, increase the likelihood of floods, destroy the value of land for agricultural purposes, destroy aesthetic values, counteract efforts for the conservation of soil, water and other natural resources, destroy or impair the property rights of citizens, create fire hazards, and in general create hazards dangerous to life and property, so as to constitute an imminent and inordinate peril to the welfare of the Commonwealth. The General Assembly further finds that lands that have been subjected to surface coal mining operations and have not been reclaimed and rehabilitated in accordance with modern standards constitute the aforementioned perils to the welfare of the Commonwealth. The General Assembly further finds that there are wide variations in the circumstances and conditions surrounding and arising out of surface coal mining operations due primarily to difference in topographical and geological conditions, and by reason thereof it is necessary, in order to provide the most effective, beneficial and equitable solution to the problem, that a broad discretion be vested in the authority designated to administer and enforce the regulatory provisions enacted by the General Assembly. The General Assembly further finds that governmental responsibility for regulating surface coal mining operations rests with state government and hereby directs the Energy and Environment Cabinet to take all actions necessary to preserve and exercise the Commonwealth's authority, to the exclusion of all other governmental entities except the Commonwealth and agencies thereof and except as provided in KRS Chapter 100, and any county surface mining regulation contained within a zoning ordinance adopted prior to April 1, 1988, in regulating surface coal mining operations. Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide such regulation and control of surface coal mining operations as to minimize or prevent injurious effects on the people and resources of the Commonwealth. To that end, the cabinet is directed to rigidly enforce this chapter and to adopt whatever administrative regulations are found necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.

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HCR 87 (BR 479) - T. Pullin, D. Horlander, K. Imes, M. King, C. Miller, S. Riggs, D. Schamore, F. Steele, B. Yonts

Recognize the Putting Veterans to Work Initiative

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HCR 168 (BR 1356) - J. Gooch Jr., R. Heath, S. Miles, R. Quarles, D. Schamore, J. Shell, J. York

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to create the Federal Environmental Regulation Impact Assessment Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force shall be to study the potential effect of federal environmental regulations on the affordability and reliability of electricity generation in the Commonwealth; establish the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet at least three times before the submission of its findings and recommendations; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 4, 2015; allow a majority of members appointed to the task force to vote to recommend to the Legislative Research Commission that an outside entity complete an analysis or study on behalf of the task force; provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified by the Resolution to an interim joint committee or subcommittee.

HCR 168 - AMENDMENTS

 SCS (1) - Retain original provisions; remove the director of the Kentucky Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from the membership of the task force; add the executive director of Community Action Kentucky, the Kentucky state director of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Kentucky state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, and a representative of a primary aluminum producer with operations in Kentucky to the membership of the task force; change the submission date of the findings and recommendations of the task force to the Legislative Research Commission to December 31, 2016.

SCS (2) - Retain original provisions; remove the director of the Kentucky Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from the membership of the task force; add the executive director of Community Action Kentucky, the Kentucky state director of the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Kentucky state director of the National Federation of Independent Business to the membership of the task force; change the submission date of the findings and recommendations of the task force to the Legislative Research Commission to December 31, 2016; add provisions urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to require the United States Environmental Protection Agency to appear before a congressional committee to discuss any proposed rule or regulation and to require the committee's approval before any rule or regulation can take effect.

 SFA (1, J. Carpenter) - Urge the United States Congress to pass legislation to require the United States Environmental Protection Agency to appear before a congressional committee to discuss any proposed rule or regulation and to require the committee's approval before the rule or regulation can take effect. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HC168.htm

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HJR 100 (BR 906) - R. Adkins, L. Bechler, C. Harris, C. Howard, R. Palumbo, T. Pullin, J. Richards, D. Schamore

 Honor the aerospace/aviation products manufacturing industry upon becoming the top exporting industry in the Commonwealth; direct the Transportation Cabinet, Cabinet for Economic Development, and Commission on Military Affairs to study the economic impact of the overall aerospace/aviation industry in the Commonwealth.
HJR 100 - AMENDMENTS

 SCS - Make technical amendment revising the number of Kentucky high schools offering aerospace and aviation programs from 25 to 28. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HJ100.htm
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HJR 134 (BR 1587) - T. Thompson, S. Riggs

Direct the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction to study the issue of statewide enforcement of the entire Building Code, set reporting date for study.

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HB 275 (BR 478) - W. Coursey, L. Belcher, J. Greer, C. Harris, C. Howard, D. Schamore

AN ACT relating to military affairs.

*Amend KRS 360.085 to clarify that local installation management funds at Department of Military Affairs facilities, including armories, are generally staffed by state employees, but that the adjutant general may appoint a member of the Kentucky National Guard as custodian when a state employee is not stationed at that location; amend KRS 360.086 to update the discretionary expense amounts that the local installation management fund custodian can approve versus discretionary expense amounts that require approval of the executive director of the Department of Military Affairs or the adjutant general.

Cannabis Reform in Kentucky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA368y7mdPU
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Comprehensive “Super Laws”

The Enigmatic and Comprehensive Car, Buses, Taxis, and Truck Taxes-and-Licenses Super Law
aka Motor Carriers Act of 2015
Senate Bill 153 (2015)
*43 KRS Statutes Repealed
*Amends 43 KRS Statutes

The Omnibus Alcohol and Drug Counseling Super Law
House Bill 92 (2015)
*creates a new section of KRS 309.080 to 309.089
*changes 16 KRS statutes: 309.080, 309.0805, 309.084, 309.080, 309.089, 309.085, 309.086, 309.087, 309.089, 309.080, 309.089, 194A.540, 222.005, 309.083, 309.081, 309.0813

The “If You Leave Kentucky's Public Pension Program, You'll Pay” Super Law
House Bill 62 (2015)
*new section of KRS created: 61.510 – 61.705
*Amends 10 KRS Statutes: 78.530, 78.535, 78.540, 78.545, 78.610, 61.520, 78.615, 95.520, 95.621, and 95.852

The Puzzling Financial Examinations of Insurers Super Law
House Bill 117 (2015)
*sponsored by S. Riggs
*amends 9 KRS statutes 304.3-400, 304.37-050, 304.15-342, 160.310, 304.6-130, 304.6-150, 304.6-160, 304.6-170, and 304.6-171
*creates 2 new sections of KRS: 304.6-120 to 304.6-180, and KRS 304.15-310 to 304.15-360

The Mysterious Underground Facility Protection Super Law
House Bill 172 (2015)
*sponsored by S. Riggs, R. Crimm, J. Greer, D. Horlander, S. Santoro
*Changes 18 KRS Statutes: 367.4903, 367.4909, 367.4911, 367.4913, 367.4917, 56.777, 227.450, 227.491, 227.530, 227A.010, 45A.030, 45A.183, 45A.837, 45A.180, 164A.575, 164A.580, 164A.595, 198B.4021

The Break-up of the Belgian Anheuser-Busch InBev Monopoly in Kentucky Law
House Bill 168 (2015)
*changes 11 KRS statutes: 243.110, 243.150, 243.730, 243.884, 243.157, 244.606, 243.150, 243.157, 243.730, 243.884, 243.110
*good

The Electronic Statutory and Nonprofits Signature Omnibus Bill
House Bill 440 (2015)
*establish KRS Chapter 273A
*create a new section of KRS Chapter 275
*creates 12 new sections of KRS Chapter 273
*changes 40+ KRS Statutes: 14A.6-010, 14A.9-010, 271B.1-400, 271B.7-400, 271B.8-510, 271B.11-050, 271B.11-060, 271B.13-020, 275.015, 275.285, 275.376, 275.520, 275.525, 273.227, 275.165, 275.175, 275.335, 362.605, 275.360, 275.365, 362.2-801, 365.015, 386A.1-030, 386A.4-010, 369.102, 386A.4-020, 362.2-935, 360.027, 273.161, 273.197, 273.217, 273.221, 273.223, 273.313, 273.377, 275.290, 286.3-065

The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, aka Welfare for Tobacco Farmers, Law
aka the Death of KRS 131.604 Law
House Bill 512 (2015)
*amends over 20 KRS Statutes: 131.600, 131.602, 131.608, 131.610, 131.612, 131.622, 131.614, 131.618, 131.630, 131.600, 131.630, 248.754, 248.756, 248.754, 248.756, 138.195, 131.624, 131.626, 131.628, 227.774
*repeal KRS 131.604

The County Clerks Documenting Mortgages and Deeds Without Lien Holder's Name Super Law
Senate Bill 148 (2015)
*amends 8 KRS Statutes: 382.290, 382.297, 286.8, 286.8-034, 286.8-250, 286.8-255, 286.8-260, 286.8-255
*has 9 Amendment Riders
*create a new section of KRS 286.8

The 26 Cent Per Gallon of Gasoline Tax Floor Act of 2015 + 1 Million Tax Amendment Riders
House Bill 299
*EMERGENCY
*creates 2 new sections: 1 in KRS Chapter 141 and the other, KRS 138.210 to 138.240
*changes 19 KRS Statutes: 132.380, 133.020, 133.120, 136.180, 136.1877, 136.310, 136.555, 138.330, 138.460, 138.4603, 131.183, 141.180, 141.0205, 138.210, 138.220, 138.340, 138.349, 138.655 and 224.60-115
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