Shane Baker

Shane Baker R

State Representative
Kentucky House of Representatives District 85
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2025
1 Neutral 2 Total

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On Record (14)

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May 19, 2026 · details / share
Bill Education, HigherTechnical Corrections
Amend KRS 164.050 to insert gender-neutral language.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Public Buildings and GroundsHistorical Affairs
Direct the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to return to permanent display on the New State Capitol grounds the granite Ten Commandments monument given to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1971 by the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State AgenciesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSEducation, Elementary and SecondaryUniversities and CollegesCorrections ImpactLocal MandateEducation, VocationalEducation, Higher
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500 to include sexual extortion in the definition of "sex crime"; create new sections of KRS Chapter …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationPROPERTYLegislative Research CommissionReports MandatedStudies DirectedTaxation, PropertyTask Forces, Legislative Branch
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Property Taxation Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address local property taxation increases; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 legislative interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ReligionCLAIMSATTORNEY GENERALCivil ActionsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryChildren and MinorsEducation, Vocational
Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State AgenciesBoards And CommissionsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEffective Dates, Emergency
Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Secretary Of StateCountiesLocal GovernmentPublic Officers and EmployeesJails and Jailers
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to provide for the issuance of jailer service cards by the Secretary of State to jailers who are currently serving or have previously served as jailers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Education, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, FinanceFiscal NoteEducation, Higher
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 school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral AGRICULTUREATTORNEY GENERALGOVERNORTreasurerSecretary Of StateCourt Of AppealsLieutenant GovernorGeneral AssemblyAuditor of Public AccountsCourts, DistrictCounty ClerksElections and VotingConstitution, Ky.Courts, CircuitCircuit ClerksAttorney, Commonwealth'sAttorney, CountyCourt, Supreme
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, Circuit Court clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney, county attorney, District Judge, Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals Judge, and Justice of the Supreme …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CitiesCountiesLocal GovernmentEducation, Elementary and SecondaryElections and VotingEnvironment and ConservationCounty Magistrates And Justices Of The Peace
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 States and no other country and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State AgenciesAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryChildren and Minors
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 promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for instruction on the Success Sequence; require the Department of Education to develop …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Parental RightsGeneral AssemblyChildren and MinorsLegislative Research Commission
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 procedures.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

Crossposts (27)

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Amend KRS 100.217 to insert gender-neutral language.
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
Amend KRS 158.162 to define "critical incident," require investigations in emergency plans for critical incidents and state the goals of the investigations; amend KRS 158.4410 to task the state school security marshal with investigating serious physical injury or death incidents …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to define terms; establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to develop, finance, maintain, and improve lodging and restaurant facilities on General Burnside Island State Park and surrounding area; require the authority to be …
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
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
Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section 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
Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission …
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 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 …
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
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 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
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, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
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
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 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 …
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