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Steve Rawlings R

State Senator
Kentucky Senate District 11
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2027
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On Record (11)

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SEN. STEVE RAWLINGS AND REP. TJ ROBERTS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO FILE BILL HONORING CHARLIE KIRK  Kentucky Senate GOP
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commendations and RecognitionsHOLIDAYS
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate October 14 of each year as Charlie Kirk Day.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ATTORNEY GENERALUnited StatesGeneral AssemblyFederal Laws and Regulations
Reaffirm the sovereignty of Kentucky; affirm the sovereign right of Kentucky to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government; direct the Attorney General to challenge all unconstitutional acts of the federal government that usurp or diminish the sovereignty of Kentucky; provide that the General Assembly may enact legislation nullifying unconstitutional acts that undermine Kentucky's sovereignty.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CommerceLICENSINGConsumer ProtectionState AgenciesDigital AssetsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsReports MandatedEffective Dates, DelayedPeace Officers and Law EnforcementBanks and Financial Institutions
Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create new sections thereof to regulate virtual currency kiosks; establish definitions; provide for enforcement by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; establish license requirements for virtual currency kiosks; require regulatory filings to be submitted to a nationwide licensing system registry; establish initial and renewal application processes and requirements, reporting, surety …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationCommerceTechnologyTreasurerCivil ActionsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsTaxation, Income--IndividualConstitution, U.S.Reports MandatedTaxation, Income--CorporateShort Titles and Popular NamesBanks and Financial Institutions
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to define terms; recognize gold specie and silver specie as legal tender in Kentucky; provide for use of gold specie and silver specie as legal tender; require the State Treasurer to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to designate or establish a bullion depository and authorize 1 or more …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationPROPERTYState AgenciesLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsSheriffsEducation, FinanceLocal MandateCounty ClerksSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesTaxation, Property
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 134 to require use of a standardized form for all real property tax bills; require the Department of Revenue to prescribe the form and make it available to all taxing districts that levy a property tax on real property; specify provisions to be included on the form; exempt certificates of delinquency and third-party …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State AgenciesCitiesCountiesLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsPublic Officers and EmployeesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSEducation, Elementary and SecondaryCorrections ImpactLocal MandateSpecial Purpose Governmental Entities
Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral LICENSINGCOURTSState AgenciesBoards And CommissionsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsLocal MandateOccupations and Professions
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit public agencies from denying permits or licenses for reasons not specified by law; implement a 30-day time frame for ruling on applications for a permit or license if no time frame is otherwise specified by law; establish procedures for applications for a permit or license which are not ruled upon during …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor vehiclesMedicaidPROPERTYCIVIL PROCEDUREState AgenciesReal EstateFiduciariesCivil ActionsFederal Laws and RegulationsChildren and MinorsLocal MandateCourts, DistrictCounty ClerksShort Titles and Popular NamesDeathsTaxation, Inheritance and EstateWills, Trusts, And EstatesTaxation, PropertyUniform LawsDeeds and Conveyances
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that the transfer occurs at the time of the transferor's …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CommerceLICENSINGConsumer ProtectionLocal GovernmentDigital AssetsAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsReports MandatedPeace Officers and Law EnforcementShort Titles and Popular NamesBanks and Financial Institutions
Amend various sections and create new sections of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 to expand the scope of the subtitle to include virtual currency kiosk business; define terms; require licensure for virtual currency kiosk business in this state; require each virtual currency kiosk business location to be approved by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; require each …
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

Crossposts (32)

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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 …
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
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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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 189.340 to restrict travel in the leftmost lane of any multilane highway at a speed lower than the posted speed limit; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalties.
Mar 31, 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 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 156.557 to permit a superintendent to initiate summative evaluations; require that summative evaluations be provided to the local board of education.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, to operate a pilot project from September 1, 2027, to June 30, 2029, to provide instruction …
Mar 16, 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 new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require proxy advisors to notify and disclose certain information to shareholders in a company doing business in Kentucky and to the company that is subject to the proxy advisory service …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to define various terms; prohibit an administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement under KRS Chapter 39E, 109, 146, 151, 211, 224, or 350 from being more stringent or extensive in scope than …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 367.620 to exclude certain activity from the definition of "goods or services relating to real estate"; amend KRS 367.624 to require contractors to furnish a notice relating to assignment of benefits prior to entering into a real estate …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 309.364 to confer authority on local governments to regulate massage therapy buinesses relating to zoning requirements, occupational licensing or fees, and inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation; amend KRS 309.3535 to increase violation penalty from a Class …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth; specify amounts of damages that may be awarded to claimants; establish the wrongful conviction …
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
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prostheses and orthoses; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; require utilizations review decisions to be made in a nondiscriminatory …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a …
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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Create new sections of Subchapter 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; prohibit the disposal of covered batteries in solid waste disposal or recycling containers; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish the Covered Battery Stewardship Program; provide …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 61.315 to define "rescue squad personnel"; expand eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to rescue squad personnel; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations establishing necessary criteria and procedures; amend KRS 164.2841 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amend KRS 222.504 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments when a recovery residence initiates the certification process with a certifying organization, becomes certified, or receives disciplinary action from the cabinet; require the cabinet …
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to find 201 KAR 9:270 and 201 KAR 20:065 deficient and void; create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 313, 314, and 315 to establish that the State Board of Medical Licensure, …
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