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Josh Calloway R

State Representative
Kentucky House of Representatives District 10
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2025

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On Record (18)

Bill ATTORNEY GENERALChildren and MinorsDomestic Relations
Amend KRS 407.440 relating to the right of the Attorney General to appeal a support order to make technical corrections.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Aged Persons and AgingChildren and MinorsTaxationTaxation, Sales and Use
Amend KRS 139.010 to define "diaper"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt all diapers from the sales and use tax.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Elections and VotingTechnical Corrections
Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CRIMINAL PROCEDURECIVIL PROCEDURECRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Create a new section of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence to make criminal charges, convictions, pleas of guilty, or pardons arising from the events of January 6, 2021, in the District of Columbia inadmissible in any civil or criminal proceeding.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Health and Medical ServicesHospitals and Nursing Homes
Amend KRS 214.456 to require a health facility that facilitates autologous or directed blood donations to comply with a health care provider's order prescribing an autologous or directed blood donation; allow health facilities to provide an autologous or directed blood donation ordered by a health care provider for a medical procedure.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State AgenciesUniversities and CollegesEducation, Higher
Amend KRS 164.020 to remove the provision requiring the Council on Postsecondary Education to postpone approval of new programs at state postsecondary institutions that have not met equal educational opportunity goals; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform and remove outdated language pertaining to staggering of initial terms.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Domestic RelationsParental RightsCourts, CircuitCourts, Family
Amend KRS 625.080 to allow a parent to request a jury trial for a termination of parental rights determination; require jurors to take an oath of confidentiality under penalty of contempt of court; allow jury to make findings of fact and recommendations to the court.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral COURTSCIVIL PROCEDUREFUNDSParental RightsCivil ActionsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsChildren and MinorsReports MandatedCourts, DistrictEffective Dates, DelayedCourts, CircuitShort Titles and Popular NamesCourts, Family
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 620 to require social service workers to wear body-worn cameras when interacting with children during investigations; require recordings to be stored for at least 5 years and be made available to parents or guardians, their counsel, and the court; establish a civil cause of action against employees of the Cabinet for Health and Family …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationDISABILITIESChildren and MinorsEffective Dates, DelayedTaxation, Sales and UseAged Persons and Aging
Amend KRS 139.010 to define "diaper"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt all diapers from the sales and use tax; make technical corrections; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor vehiclesLocal MandatePolice, City and CountyPolice, StatePeace Officers and Law Enforcement
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to prohibit the public disclosure of uniform citation reports created in response to a motor vehicle accident where law enforcement suspects that the use of drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident until the law enforcement agency receives the results of the any test for drugs or alcohol.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Parental RightsEducation, Elementary and Secondary
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 if the board denies a parent or guardian the opportunity to orally recite passages.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CONTRACTSATTORNEYSDomestic RelationsNotaries
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to provide that postnuptial agreements are void and unenforceable unless the document meets certain requirements and 60 days have elapsed between initial receipt of the document and its execution.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ATTORNEY GENERALCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSHealth and Medical ServicesCorrections ImpactReproductive IssuesShort Titles and Popular Names
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; amend KRS 507.010 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 508, relating to assault, to define terms; allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ReligionAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryUniversities and CollegesEducation, Higher
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; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral AppropriationsMental healthMedicaidLICENSINGFUNDSWOMENATTORNEY GENERALState AgenciesLocal GovernmentParental RightsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryFederal Laws and RegulationsChildren and MinorsHealth and Medical ServicesDrugs and MedicinesEducation, HigherInsurance, HealthState Employee Health Plan MandateMen
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; prohibit health care providers from accepting payment or reimbursement for gender transition services from a state or local government or Medicare; prohibit use of state or local government funds for the provision or subsidy of gender transition services; require licensing or certifying agencies to revoke a health care provider's …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral NuisancesCivil ActionsEffective Dates, EmergencyAmusements And Recreations
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "area of the racing facility" and "racing facility"; provide civil immunity from suit to racing facilities regarding nuisance and taking actions if the racing facility was lawfully constructed before the surrounding real property owner either purchased the real property or constructed any building in the area of the racing facility; …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TRANSPORTATIONState AgenciesTraffic SafetyLocal Mandate
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetation if the railroad company fails to do so after receiving written notice from the cabinet or local government; establish procedures for reimbursement by …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral MedicaidParental RightsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsChildren and MinorsHealth and Medical ServicesReports MandatedDrugs and Medicines
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require Medicaid-enrolled providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children to provide an FDA Medication Guide to parents or legal guardians; require medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children covered by Medicaid to obtain signed informed consent from a parent or guardian; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (68)

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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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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate October 14 of each year as Charlie Kirk Day.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 132.4851 to exempt motor vehicles assessed under KRS 132.485 from state property taxes beginning on or after January 1, 2027; amend KRS 132.020 to conform.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend Sections 13 and 195 and repeal Sections 211 and 242 of the Constitution of Kentucky to eliminate the power of eminent domain in the Commonwealth.
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 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.
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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.
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Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 158.850 to define terms; ban schools from selling or providing ultra-processed foods during the school day.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 15.519 to make game wardens employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers; amend KRS 150.090 to conform; amend KRS …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to define "fiscal note"; require fiscal notes to be filed with the clerk in the chamber of the General Assembly for each bill or resolution that is filed; establish requirements related to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt property owned by seniors who are 65 years of age or older and property owned by a former member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish definitions; allow a customer of utility that provides electric, gas, water, or sewer services to opt out of having a smart meter installed if the customer owns the premises where the …
Mar 16, 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
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Create a new section of KRS 217.015 to 217.215 to define "small farms"; exempt small farms and home-based processors from any state and any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government and any …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 214.450 to define "autologous donation," "directed donation," and "informed consent"; create a new section of KRS 214.450 to 214.466 to establish an individual's right to select a willing blood donor; establish related prohibitions for blood establishments, health facilities, …
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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Create a new section of KRS 150.725 to 150.735 to grant the Department of Agriculture the sole authority to administer and enforce permitting, holding, and fencing requirements of captive cervids in the event of a natural disaster or declared emergency.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 441.005 to define "restricted custody center" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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
Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 …
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
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for an eligible child; define "eligible child"; allow credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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
Appropriate $96 million from the Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to fund 1-time supplemental payments on July 1, 2026, to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired for at …
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on the ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 …
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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
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "public agency," "harassment," "obscene," and "social media platform"; prohibit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, from disabling, deleting, blocking, hiding, or otherwise preventing a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide that any person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a sex crime in which the victim was under the age of 12 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS …
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 189.920 to allow wreckers to be equipped with a flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue light, to be used only when the wrecker is stationary and while removing a vehicle or debris from the highway; prohibit a wrecker from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 217.127 to define "charitable food donor" as a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or home-based processor, which produces food for distribution to a homeless shelter …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 …
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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.
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the Constitution of the United States …
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; define "federal firearm restriction"; provide that if a federal firearm restriction is repealed or declared unconstitutional, the Commonwealth shall not enact or enforce a law, rule, or regulation …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 139.010, relating to sales and use taxes, to define "ammunition," "antique firearm," "body armor," firearm," "firearm muffler or silencer," "firearm-related accessory," "firearm safety course," "firearm safety device," and "firearm storage device"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt ammunition, antique …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 237.060 to 237.090 to prohibit ex parte orders that restrict the ability of a person to possess firearms and ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices; amend KRS 403.730 and 456.040 to prohibit …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
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Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide citizens of the Commonwealth the right to exempt from property taxation a property owned and maintained solely as their primary residence and a motor vehicle owned and maintained …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create spending limits and restrictions on imposing new taxes, tax rate increases, fees, or extension of expiring taxes; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
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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 · details / share
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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 …
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
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 …
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 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
Bill crosspost Neutral
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