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Page 1 of 24 2017 Legislature February 27, 2017 HB 12 2017 Legislature February 27, 2017 HB 12 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB12.htm Rep. Sannie Overly (D) Require a consumer-reporting agency to place a security freeze on a protected person's record or report upon proper request by a representative. Cf. SB 19 Jan 3-introduced in House; to Banking & Insurance (H) HB 33 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB33.htm Reps. Kim King (R), Robert Benvenuti III (R), Regina Bunch (R), Charles Miller (D), Kimberly Moser (R), Jason Nemes (R), Melinda Prunty (R), & James Tipton (R) Require CHFS, if the cabinet is granted custody of a child, to notify the school in which the child is enrolled of persons authorized to contact the child or remove the child from school grounds. HCS1-Retain original provisions and establish new language to specify the timing of a notice given by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to a school; specify that the notice be a verbal notice and that it be documented by the school. Similar bills were filed in the last three regular legislative sessions (16RS HB 47; 15RS HB 30; 14RS HB 44), but none of the bills made it out of committee. Jan 3-introduced in House; to Health & Family Services (H) Feb 15-posted in committee Feb 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar w/ HCS(1) Feb 17-2nd reading, to Rules Feb 21-posted for passage Feb 22- 3rd reading, passed 99-0 w/HCS Feb 23-received in Senate Feb 24-to Health & Welfare (S) HB 47 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB47.htm Rep. Dennis Keene (D) Establish a public central registry for child abuse and neglect. A similar bill (16 RS HB 475) was filed in the last regular session; it passed the House, but did not make it out of the Senate. Page 1 of 24 Cf. HB 129 Jan 3-introduced in House; to Health & Family Services (H) HB 50 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB50.htm Rep. Kenny Imes (R) & Scott Wells (R) Amend various parts of KRS Chapter 13A regarding regulations. HCS1-Delete all new language except for modified cross-references; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to establish administrative regulation expiration dates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to set up a certification letter process for any agency that does not want its administrative regulations to expire. Cf. HB 421 Jan 3-introduced in House; to Licensing, Occupations, and Admin Regs (H) Feb 17-posted in committee Feb 21-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar w/ HCS (1) Feb 22- 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage Feb 23- taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day HB 63 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB63.htm Reps. Joni Jenkins (D) & Addia Wuchner (R) Allow bench trials in guardianship cases. Similar bills have been filed in prior sessions (13RS HB 105; 10RS SB 73; 09RS HB 145; 08RS HB 29; 07RS HB236; 07RS SB 72) were filed in previous years, but they did not make it out of their respective committees. Jan 3-introduced in House; to Judiciary (H) HB 79 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB79.htm Rep. Tom Burch (D) Create court-ordered Assisted Outpatient Treatment Similar bills (16RS HB 95 & HB 105; 15RS HB 103, HB 221, & SB 50) were filed in the previous two regular legislative sessions. Last year, HB 95 passed the House, but not the Senate. In 2015, none of the bills made it out of committee. Jan 3-introduced in House; to Judiciary (H) Page 2 of 24 HB 83 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB83.htm Rep. Daniel Elliott (R) Grant immunity to broker-dealers or investment advisers who, with reasonable belief and in good faith, report suspected financial exploitation of eligible adults. Jan 3-introduced in House; to Banking and Insurance (H) HB 92 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB92.htm Rep. Darryl Owens (D) Establish 11 years of age as the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Cf. SB 220 Jan 3-introduced in House; to Judiciary (H) HB 93 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB93.htm Rep. Diane St. Onge (R) Remove the requirement that a service animal be unable to return to work from the elements of the offense of first-degree assault on a service animal. HCS1/CI - Remove the requirement that a service animal be unable to return to work from the elements of the offense of first-degree assault on a service animal; specify that service animal does not include assistance dogs; and add levels of injury and criminal intent to the elements. HCA1( J. Fischer ) - Make title amendment. A similar bill (16RS HB 11) was filed in the 2016 regular session, but it did not make it out of committee. Jan 3-introduced in House; to Judiciary (H) Feb 14-posted in committee Feb 15- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar w/ HCA (1- title), HCS (1) Feb 16-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders Feb 21-3rd reading, passed 98-0 w/ HCA (1-title), HCS (1) Feb 22-received in Senate Feb 23-to Judiciary (S) HB 103 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB103.htm Rep. Phil Moffett (R) Create Charter Schools Page 3 of 24 Cf. HB 520, SB 70 Similar bills (16RS HB 589 & SB 253; 15RS HB 174; 14RS HB 85; 13RS SB 176; 12RS HB 77; 11RS HB 103 & SB 3; 10RS HB 21& HB 583; & 08RS HB 578) were filed in previous legislative sessions. 11RS SB 3 passed the Senate but not the House . Jan 3-introduced in House Jan 6-to Education (H) HB 110 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB110.htm Rep. Jim Wayne (D) Establish the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel to conduct reviews of all fatalities of individuals detained in county or regional jails or any facility operated by DOC, DJJ, or an entity under contract with either department. A similar bill (16RS HB 400) was filed in the 2016 regular legislative session, but it did not make it out of committee. Jan 3-introduced in House Jan 6-to Judiciary (H) HB 118 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB118.htm Rep. Jody Richards (D) Make changes regarding mail-in absentee ballots. Cf. HB 258, SB 65, & SB 137 A similar bill (16RS HB 290) was filed in the 2016 regular session, but it did not make it out of committee. Jan 3-introduced in House Jan 6-to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) HB 129 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB129.htm Reps. Stan Lee (R), Robert Benvenuti (R), Russ A. Meyer (D), & C. Wesley Morgan (R) Establish the child abuse or neglect perpetrator registry (CANPR). HCS1 - Require the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish the child abuse registry; limit the registry to child abuse offenders who are convicted under KRS Chapter 507, 507A, 508, 509, or 530, excluding KRS 530.050, 510.140, 510.150, or 529.110, and whose victim was a Page 4 of 24 minor under the age of 18; amend KRS 431.073 and 431.078 to provide that a portion of expungement fees go to the Department of Kentucky State Police to process expungements and to establish and maintain the child abuse offender registry and the sex offender registry; require the bill to be called Kylie Jo’s and Sophie’s Law. HCA1( J. Fischer ) - Make title amendment. Cf. HB 47 A similar bill (16RS HB 475) was filed in the 2016 regular session; it passed the House, but did not make it out of the Senate. Jan 4-introduced in House Feb 7- to Judiciary (H) Feb 21-posted in committee Feb 22- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with HCA (1-title) and HCS Feb 23 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage; HFA(1) filed to HCS, HFA (2-title) filed HB 169 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB169.htm Reps. Robert Benvenuti (R), Stan Lee (R), Kevin Bratcher (R) & David Meade (R) Amend statutes regarding crime victims. Part of Marsy’s Law. Cf. HB 171, SB 15, SB 115 Jan 7-introduced in House Feb 7- Judiciary (H) HB 170 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB170.htm Reps. Darryl Owens (D), Joni Jenkins (D), Derrick Graham (D) & Arnold Simpson (D) Amend the Kentucky Constitution regarding felons’ ability to vote. Similar bills (16RS HB 70, SB 213 & SB 299; 15RS HB 26, HB 70, SB 26, & SB 70; 14RS HB 70 & SB 15;13RS HB 70; 12RS HB 70; 11RS HB 70; 09RS HB 70; & 08RS HB 70) were filed in previous legislative sessions. All the House bills from 2008 -2015 passed the House but not the Senate. In 2016, HB 70 passed the House but not the Senate, and SB 299 passed the Senate but not the House. Cf. SB 69 Jan 7-introduced in House Page 5 of 24 Feb 7-to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) HB 171 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB171.htm Reps. Robert Benvenuti (R), Stan Lee (R), Kevin Bratcher (R) & David Meade (R) Amend the Kentucky Constitution regarding crime victim’s rights. Part of Marsy’s Law. Cf. HB 169, SB 15 & SB 115 Jan 7-introduced in House Feb 7-to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) HB 180 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB180.htm Reps.
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