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John Hodgson R

State Representative
Kentucky House of Representatives District 33
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2025

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On Record (16)

Bill ATTORNEY GENERALCorrections ImpactLocal MandatePublic ProcurementPublic Records and ReportsState AgenciesState EmployeesTreasurer
Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any …
May 17, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Local GovernmentPlanning And ZoningTechnical Corrections
Amend KRS 100.217 to insert gender-neutral language.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Landlord and tenantPROPERTYPlanning And ZoningLocal GovernmentLand UseLocal Mandate
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require certain development projects in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes to be treated as amendments to a zoning map and to meet the procedural requirements for approval set out in KRS Chapter 100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 that prohibits property owner's from leasing …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ImmigrationAGRICULTURECOURTSATTORNEY GENERALGOVERNORTreasurerSecretary Of StateCitiesCountiesLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsCourt Of AppealsLieutenant GovernorSheriffsGeneral AssemblyPublic Officers and EmployeesEducation, Elementary and SecondaryAuditor of Public AccountsLocal MandateCourts, DistrictCounty ClerksCourts, CircuitCircuit ClerksEnvironment and ConservationProperty Valuation AdministratorsAttorney, Commonwealth'sCourts, FamilyJudges and Court CommissionersAttorney, CountyCounty Magistrates And Justices Of The PeaceCounty Judges/ExecutiveCourt, Supreme
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, member of the General Assembly, any justice or judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, county officer, or any other statewide, judicial, legislative, or local elected office to be …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ImmigrationMotor vehiclesState AgenciesDriver Licensing
Amend KRS 186.4102 and 281A.170 to require the Transportation Cabinet to place a denotation on every new or renewal identity document issued after January 1, 2027, that indicates the status of the document holder as a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States; amend KRS 186.531 to conform.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PUBLIC ASSISTANCEState AgenciesLocal GovernmentEffective Dates, EmergencyLocal MandateHousing, Building, and ConstructionSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesPoverty
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A, relating to affordable housing, to define terms; require agencies that expend state or federal affordable housing funds to expend at least 90% of those funds on single-family detached housing and no more than 10% of those funds on multifamily housing in any given fiscal year; EMERGENCY.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Planning And ZoningCountiesLocal GovernmentLand UseLocal MandateConsolidated Local Governments
Create a new section of KRS 100.401 to 100.419 to specify that if a land use development plan or subdivision plan is for a proposed development adjacent to a county not part of the planning unit and the development would have a substantial impact on the infrastructure of that county, then the planning unit shall require as a binding element …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PUBLIC MEETINGSState AgenciesBoards And CommissionsLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsPublic Officers and EmployeesTelecommunicationsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryUniversities and CollegesLocal MandateEducation, HigherSpecial Purpose Governmental Entities
Amend KRS 12.070 to permit a board, commission, or similar administrative body to conduct video teleconference meetings to allow public participation; allow members of a board, commission, or similar administrative body to attend meetings virtually unless a decision implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, affects private rights or procedures available to the public, or administers or awards funds; prohibit …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor carriersTRANSPORTATIONState AgenciesHighways, Streets, and BridgesHousing, Building, and Construction
Amend KRS 189.2226, regarding overweight allowances for hauling of building materials for homes, to require any builder of 10 or more homes in a 1 mile radius to apply for a permit before the person may operate under the exemptions; require all persons applying for a permit issued under this section to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Transportation …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Domestic RelationsParental RightsCivil ActionsCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSCorrections Impact
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish limitations on the introduction of identification devices on or within the human body; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for an action filed for introduction of an identification device; amend KRS 508.152, relating to the unlawful use of tracking devices, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ImmigrationCRIMINAL PROCEDURECRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSWorkforceCorrections ImpactLabor and Industry
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 434 to define "unauthorized alien"; establish the crime of unlawful employment as a Class A misdemeanor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral SAFETYPUBLIC SAFETYCitiesCountiesLocal GovernmentMilitary Affairs and Civil DefenseDisasters And Recovery Efforts
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps); establish KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions; create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps fund; amend KRS 39B.030 to permit the local emergency management director to use the KEV Corps during a local disaster or emergency; amend KRS 39B.050 to …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PUBLIC SAFETYNoticesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSCorrections ImpactEnvironment and ConservationPollution
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 to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral MedicaidCONTRACTSATTORNEY GENERALConsumer ProtectionPublic HealthHealth Care ProfessionalsCivil ActionsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsFederal Laws and RegulationsHealth and Medical ServicesHospitals And Health FacilitiesLocal MandateEffective Dates, DelayedInsurance, Health
Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 216B.250 as a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require health facilities and other health care providers to provide itemized health care statements in certain circumstances; specify the contents of the health care statements; require that health care statements contain information about price classifications and claims made with third-party payors; prohibit health …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor vehiclesTRANSPORTATIONTraffic SafetyAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsCorrections ImpactHighways, Streets, and BridgesPeace Officers and Law Enforcement
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 90 days only if it is being used in a criminal …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ATTORNEY GENERALTreasurerState AgenciesState EmployeesPublic ProcurementCorrections ImpactLocal MandatePublic Records and Reports
Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (65)

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Amend KRS 95.200 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 431.200, relating to the restoration of property, to make technical corrections.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process to recall a member of a local board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to conform.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 67.035, relating to branch offices of county clerks and sheriffs, to make technical changes.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 13A.210 to make technical corrections.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to define terms; require the Transportation Cabinet to fully shield outdoor lights encroaching on agricultural land; EMERGENCY.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 532.031, relating to hate crimes, to include offenses committed against an individual because of political creed; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to define "adult performance"; establish the offense of engaging in an adult performance; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 15.420, relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund, to include in the definition of "police officer" a Kentucky State Fair Board special police officer.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to ensure that privacy exists in public building multi-occupancy private spaces; identify consequences for using multi-occupancy private spaces designated for the opposite biological sex; identify exceptions for using multi-occupancy private space designated …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 158.192 to require a local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events that are subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to define terms; establish the Office of Public Defense within the Department of Kentucky State Police to acquire and transfer machine guns to qualified persons; establish the duties of the office and its …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 403.211 to prohibit a child from initiating, intervening in, or otherwise becoming a party to an action to enforce or establish child support or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; prohibit a child from receiving child support …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC) to approve and certify within 90 days of submission an 80 hour basic training course for constables and deputy constables, and topics for in-service training …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Repeal and reenact KRS 158.178 to require that a public school or public charter school conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments accompanied by text providing historical context in each elementary and secondary classroom; set requirements for the display; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 218A.100 to place an abortion-inducing drug in Schedule IV; amend KRS 218A.1413 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.1415 to include an abortion-inducing drug …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 372, relating to contracts against public policy, to define "act of sexual abuse"; declare as void any nondisclosure agreement, confidentiality agreement, or nondisclosure or confidentiality provision of an agreement to the extent the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 65.003, relating to local ethics, to specify the composition of the commission in a consolidated local government and allow the commission to use the county attorney's office for legal council by procurement methods; amend KRS 67C.103 to place …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to prohibit the recognition of adjudicative rulings or contractual provisions based in whole or in part upon Sharia or any foreign law; provide for exceptions for ecclesiastical matters, voluntary choice of law …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct a biennial audit of the contract procurement systems of the Department of Highways; enumerate issues to be examined in the audit; allow the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 202A.011 to define "benefit from treatment," "individual with a mental illness," and "severe mental illness"; remove "mentally ill person" and redefine "danger"; amend KRS 202A.028 to allow the Commonwealth to file an emergency motion to be heard within …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 214.034 to delete hepatitis B from the list of required immunizations for children; prohibit additional immunizations from being required by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services without the approval of the General Assembly; delete requirement for hepatitis …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 141.010 to define "qualified tips" and "qualified overtime compensation"; amend KRS 141.019 to allow the same treatment of qualified tips in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 224 and qualified overtime compensation in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 225; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 216B.040 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services conduct public hearings on certificate of need applications as requested by applicants and by holders of certificates of need and licenses; amend KRS 216B.062 to require a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 510.040, 510.070, and 510.110 to provide that rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree shall be capital offenses when the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the advancement of time known as daylight saving time; require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its political subdivisions to at all times observe the standard …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to remove the definition of "executive director" of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA); amend KRS 154.15-020 to administratively attach the KCNA to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; remove references to the executive director and the advisory …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to require a local school district to enroll a student on a part-time basis for courses or programs in a school, subject to standard enrollment policies and procedures; permit part-time enrollment in …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 164.7874 to define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and "KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Propose to amend Sections 32, 72, 91, 100, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, Attorney General, county clerk, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to define terms; create the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program for funding the construction and installation of accessibility ramps on residences of disabled veterans; establish the Residential Ease of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require a candidate for county commissioner, city mayor, city legislative body member, board of education member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor to be a natural born citizen of the United …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 446.350 to define terms; outline appropriate relief if a government substantially burdens a person's sincerely held religious belief; apply to laws adopted before or after the effective date; include severability clause; waive sovereign and governmental immunity.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 186A.295 to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation for the required surrender of the certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 139.495 to define "educational or charitable institution" and "religious institution"; exempt purchases and sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services made by qualifying religious institutions from state sales and use taxes; make technical changes.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "lobbying" and "public school or school district"; prohibit a public school or school district from expending any moneys to compensate an external individual or entity to lobby; permit employees of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit program; designate the Auditor of Public Accounts as the officer to submit the Commonwealth's …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to require the Governor to request permission from the State Treasurer to use tax dollars for international travel; prohibit the use of tax dollars for international travel by the Governor without approval.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 411.100, relating to a city's liability for damage done during the course of a riot, to provide that any form of local government shall be liable for damage done during the course of a riot if they could …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 61.848 to establish that any formal action of a public agency is voidable by a court if there was not substantial compliance with statutes regarding video teleconferencing of meetings, recording of minutes, and conditions for attendance.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 141.019 and 141.039 to ignore capital gains and capital losses from the sale or exchange of currency or bullion.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; provide that a person shall not be eligible for pretrial release until he or she can provide proof of citizenship or that he or she is lawfully permitted to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 78.5520 to redefine "hazardous position" to include code enforcement and zoning inspection personnel employed by a consolidated local government for the purposes of benefits of the County Employees Retirement System.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "Success Sequence"; require all students to receive instruction on the Success Sequence during grades 7 and 10 beginning with the 2027-2028 school year; require the Kentucky Board of Education to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require the Legislative Research Commission to prepare a family impact statement for every bill or resolution introduced during a regular or extraordinary session of the Kentucky General Assembly; define terms; establish …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 383.290 to include consolidated local government law enforcement agencies and require posting in a conspicuous location.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 322 to establish and grant scholarships through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund; declare legislative intent to address engineer and land surveyor development and needs by providing Kentucky residents …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define "Task Force Model Program"; require Kentucky State Police posts to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the Task Force Model Program; require …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 164.786 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "participating institution" for the purpose of the Dual Credit Scholarship Program; amend KRS 164.787 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "eligible institution" for the purpose …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 61.315 to include additional cancers which, when they are the cause of death of a firefighter, would make the firefighter eligible for death benefits; make a technical correction.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define "course of conduct," "grooming behavior," and "sexual conduct"; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 205.5371 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to condition eligibility for enrollment or continued enrollment in the Medicaid program on demonstrated community engagement as required under federal law; require the cabinet to continue to condition …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit; designate the Secretary of State as the sole official authorized to report the state's …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share