Gary Boswell

Gary Boswell R

State Senator
Kentucky Senate District 8
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2027
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On Record (8)

Bill Constitution, Ky.County ClerksCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSElections and VotingGOVERNORLocal MandateSecretary Of State
Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 60 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
May 17, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill AGRICULTUREEnvironment and ConservationFish and WildlifeHunting and fishingLand UsePROPERTY
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person …
May 17, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Fish and WildlifeHunting and fishingLICENSINGPeace Officers and Law Enforcement
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt persons 18 years of age and older from the requirement to complete a hunter education course.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationPROPERTYCitiesCountiesLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, FinanceFiscal NoteLocal MandateEffective Dates, DelayedCounty ClerksElections and VotingSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesTaxation, Property
Amend KRS 132.017, relating to the process for a recall of a local ad valorem tax rate, to define "school nickel tax rate"; require a petition process for recalling the levy of a school nickel tax rate; remove other taxes levied by local governmental entities from the petition process requirements; require an ad valorem tax levied by a local governmental …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral LIBRARIESCountiesBoards And CommissionsLocal GovernmentLocal MandateCounty Judges/Executive
Amend KRS 173.490 and 173.730 to allow a county judge/executive to fill vacancies on a library board, with the approval of the fiscal court, without being required to consider recommendations made the board or the state librarian if the county has adopted an alternative appointment process.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Hunting and fishingPROPERTYAGRICULTURELand UseEnvironment and ConservationFish and Wildlife
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral NURSESPHYSICIANSPublic HealthEmergency Medical ServicesHealth Care ProfessionalsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsHealth and Medical ServicesHospitals And Health Facilities
Amend KRS 211.492 to define "advanced practice provider"; amend KRS 211.494 to allow Level IV verified trauma centers to utilize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who are supervised by physicians to cover emergency departments; require the Department for Public Health to promulgate administrative regulations to conform.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (19)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "agricultural product" and "Kentucky-grown agricultural product"; allow a local school board or local school district participating in any of the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs to purchase …
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 to prohibit the imposition of fees or permitting requirements on a solid waste management facility that is handling solid waste that was generated outside of the county or waste management district where …
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of "home-based processor"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for …
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to define terms; establish the crime of impeding a first responder.
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 405.020, relating to child custody, to insert gender-neutral language.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require all written and road skill examinations for an instruction permit or operator's license be administered in English only; amend KRS 186.480 to conform.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care providers can support a medical …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "Jail Enforcement Model," "Task Force Model," and "Warrant Service Officer Model"; require local law enforcement and the Kentucky State Police to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 68.180, 68.185, 160.482, and 160.607, relating to local occupational license fees, taxes, and limitations, to increase certain population thresholds from 300,000 to 500,000; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform procedures that violate their …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Repeal and reenact KRS 189.292 to define "mobile electronic device"; prohibit the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; establish exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to define "mobile electronic device"; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalties for …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; prohibit a school district, public school, or cooperative board from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; prohibit the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 160.020 to modify the minimum enrollment requirements for independent school districts to continue to operate; establish criteria for the Kentucky Board of Education to consider in an appeal of that requirement; amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define "local governmental entity" and "local official"; require the Transportation Cabinet to expand driver licensing services by setting up a system between the Transportation Cabinet and 1 local official or local …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid and KCHIP to comply with pharmacy reimbursement requirements established in KRS 304.12-237; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share