2016 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to peace officers.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

AN ACT relating to donated clothing, household items, or other items.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to open records.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

AN ACT relating to planning and zoning in consolidated local governments.

Sponsor: Jim Wayne

Direct the Transportation Cabinet and Personnel Cabinet to conduct a review of and develop a plan to address pay equity issues within the heavy equipment operator and superintendent job classification series within the Transportation Cabinet; report findings to the Interim Joint Committees on Appropriations and Revenue and Transportation by October 31, 2016.

Sponsor: Terry Mills

AN ACT relating to medical coverage.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

+AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

AN ACT relating to synthetic drugs and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to postsecondary financial aid for students with intellectual disabilities.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Governor's School for Entrepreneurs and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Maurice Doody Spalding Sr.

Sponsor: Terry Mills

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jacob K. Davis.

Sponsor: Ron Crimm

Adjourn the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

Confirm the appointment of Elizabeth Graham Weber to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for a term expiring August 15, 2019.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Honor Larry Clark for his years of service in the Kentucky General Assembly.

Sponsor: Jeffery Donohue

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Justin and Stephanie Shults.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

Confirm H. Brian Maynard as the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mary Alice Willett Higdon.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

AN ACT relating to occupational licensure for military service members and veterans.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

Recognize February as Kentucky Career and Technical Education Month.

Sponsor: David Givens

Honor Representative Tom Burch for his 30 years of service as Chair of the Health and Welfare Committee.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

Honor Representative Thomas R. Kerr upon his retirement from the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

AN ACT relating to the safety and well-being of students.

Sponsor: Rita Smart

Confirm the appointment of Sarah Murphy Ford to the Kentucky Board of Education representing the state at large for a term ending April 14, 2016.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Confirm the appointment of Robert H. Foree to the Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2018.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Adjourn the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

Proclaim August 1st through the 7th of this year Kentucky Breastfeeding Week.

Sponsor: Kim King

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Doniphan "Don" Penn Moore Jr.

Sponsor: Suzanne Miles

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mark Willard Wiedmar.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

Confirm the appointment of John R. Farris to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2019.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Confirm the reappointment of Jonathan Robert Weatherby as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2019.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Adjourn in honor of Representative Johnny Bell upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Gregory Stumbo

Provide that the General Assembly shall adopt the last four years of the six year road plan as a joint resolution.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Anna Bell Smith.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nancy Brewington.

Sponsor: George Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Molly Denise Harlin.

Sponsor: David Givens

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William Franklin "Bill" Taylor, Sr.

Sponsor: David Givens

Urge the Board of the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to reallocate funds to certain water and sewer projects.

Sponsor: James Kay

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Maurice Doody Spalding Sr.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Urge the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police to study the effects of horse-drawn wagons on highway safety and condition; urge that the study include recommended statutory changes; urge that the study be presented to the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation by October 31, 2016.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Colonel Walker Russell "Russ" Reynolds.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald Francis Harker Jr.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

AN ACT relating to academic credit for military experience.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

Honor Dr. Barbara Veazey upon the occasion of her retirement as President of West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

Honor Makayla Epps.

Sponsor: Terry Mills

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Richard L. Price.

Sponsor: Dennis Parrett

Confirm the appointment of Donna Rice Hedgepath to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 18, 2018.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Honor Jim Dailey upon being recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by NAMI-Louisville for his outstanding service to those with mental illnesses and their families.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

AN ACT relating to leaves of absence.

Sponsor: James Kay

Consent to the reappointment of Laurie Dudgeon as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Confirm the appointment of Tanya G. Pullin as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims for a term expiring December 31, 2019.

Sponsor: Dan Seum

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Julian Beard.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Rice Cowan Leach.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

Honor Miss Kentucky Clark Janell Davis.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Declare February 17, 2016, Kentucky Hospice Day.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

Honor Southern Star Missionary Baptist Church.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joseph Edward "Joe Eddie" Mouser.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

AN ACT relating to waste-to-energy facilities.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

Honor Senator Chris Girdler upon his retirement from the Senate.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

AN ACT relating to disabled veteran-owned businesses.

Sponsor: Dean Schamore

AN ACT relating to death in the line of duty benefits and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

AN ACT relating to in-state tuition at public universities for members of any United States military Reserve component.

Sponsor: Tim Moore

AN ACT relating to the impact of refunds of natural resources severance and processing tax upon distributions from the local government economic assistance fund and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to the provision of fire protection services.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to economic development.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

AN ACT relating to blighted and deteriorated properties.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

AN ACT relating to water conservation.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to public safety personnel training.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

AN ACT relating to school councils.

Sponsor: Jeffery Donohue

AN ACT relating to child abuse information in schools.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to home medical equipment service providers.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.

Sponsor: Jeff Hoover

AN ACT relating to emergency epinephrine auto-injectors in child-care centers and family child-care homes.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to agencies that discontinue participation in Kentucky Retirement Systems.

Sponsor: Joe Bowen

AN ACT relating to 911 emergency services and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Martha King

AN ACT relating to the retail sale of products used to treat animals.

Sponsor: David Givens

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Abandoned and Free-roaming Horse Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding abandoned and free-roaming horses and to develop consensus legislative recommendations to address those issues; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet three times before submitting its legislative recommendations; require its legislative recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2016; provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.

Sponsor: Fitz Steele

AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow donation.

Sponsor: Ron Crimm

AN ACT relating to the transfer of motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Bart Rowland

AN ACT relating to the Governor's Advisory Board for Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsor: Kenny Imes

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Sponsor: John Schickel

AN ACT relating to fire department reporting standards.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to credit reports.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to local code enforcement.

Sponsor: Michael Meredith

AN ACT relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in schools.

Sponsor: George Wise

AN ACT relating to reorganization.

Sponsor: Stan Humphries

AN ACT relating to physician assistants.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Dennis Parrett

AN ACT relating to money transmitters.

Sponsor: Jared Carpenter

AN ACT relating to interlocal agreements.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

AN ACT relating to the siting of cellular antenna towers.

Sponsor: Ernie Harris

AN ACT relating to elections.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to notaries public.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

AN ACT relating to the Board of Medical Licensure.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals.

Sponsor: Wilson Stone

AN ACT relating to establishing ALS Awareness Day.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

AN ACT relating to the safety of minors and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to coroners.

Sponsor: Marie Rader

Urge and petition the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to require advance electronic data screening of all inbound shipments to the United States to facilitate identification and interception of illegal synthetic drugs and chemicals.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for local elected officials.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to Medicaid provider appeals and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to evidence and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Denise Harper Angel

AN ACT relating to automobile service contract insurance.

Sponsor: Ernie Harris

AN ACT relating to colon cancer prevention and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Thomas Burch

AN ACT relating to chemical munitions disposal and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Rita Smart

AN ACT relating to persons with disabilities.

Sponsor: Wil Schroder

AN ACT relating to the storage and handling of grain.

Sponsor: Paul Hornback

AN ACT relating to oil and gas well sites.

Sponsor: Jared Carpenter

AN ACT relating to water resources policy.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

AN ACT relating to local government pension plans.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

AN ACT relating to the Prescribed Fire Program.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

Direct the Division of Water to meet with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to determine procedures for developing water resources for agriculture; provide that the Division of Water shall report findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2016.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Disabilities.

Sponsor: Johnny Bell

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ruth Ann Thurman Pullen.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

Establish the South Central Kentucky Caucus within the Kentucky General Assembly.

Sponsor: John Carney

AN ACT relating to pharmacy technicians.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Honor Commissioner Dr. Rice Cowan Leach upon receiving the 2016 Public Health Hero Award.

Sponsor: Stan Lee

AN ACT relating to volunteer service with an employer participating in Kentucky Retirement Systems.

Sponsor: Jerry Miller

Honor the Franklin County Lady Flyers girls' basketball team for its runner-up finish in the 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen State Tournament.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to tobacco products.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

AN ACT relating to jailers and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

Honor the Bell House in Metcalfe County upon being named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Sponsor: Bart Rowland

AN ACT relating to the office of coroner.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

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Sponsor: Julian Carroll

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bill W. May.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of amino acid-based elemental formula and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to recording statutes.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

Honor the Belfry High School football team on winning the 3A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Honor Brigadier General Norman E. Arflack (Ret.) for his service with the Kentucky Senate, and for his appointment as Commisioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

AN ACT relating to county clerks.

Sponsor: Arnold Simpson

AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.

Sponsor: Jerry Miller

AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law, and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Urge United States Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, to lead the Senate toward a confirmation hearing and to confirm President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the Honorable Judge Merrick Brian Garland.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Adjourn in recognition and celebration of the Community Farm Alliance on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.

Sponsor: Rita Smart

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Colonel Thomas Curtis "T.C." Sizemore.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

Designate June 27, 2016, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and June 2016 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to establishing Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Kentucky.

Sponsor: Ernie Harris

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joe Wayne Porter.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the advantages and disadvantages of reducing caseloads of speech-language pathologists.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bradley A. Moore.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edward Lee Fossett.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Retirement Systems' board of trustees and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Brent Yonts

Honor utility linemen.

Sponsor: Brian Linder

AN ACT relating to the Education Professional Standards Board.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

AN ACT relating to government contracts.

Sponsor: Brent Yonts

AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committee membership.

Sponsor: Kelly Flood

Direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to study the economic impact of adventure tourism in Harlan, Knott, Letcher, and Magoffin Counties.

Sponsor: John Short

AN ACT relating to roofing contractors.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

Recognize that February 2016 was Self-care Month.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Honor Commissioner Dr. Rice Cowan Leach upon receiving the 2016 Public Health Hero Award.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

AN ACT relating to adult education.

Sponsor: James Tipton

Adjourn in recognition and celebration of the Grayson County Historical Society on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

Honor Diane Sawyer during women's history month.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Honor Stephanie Kirtley for her 40 years in state government.

Sponsor: Jeff Hoover

Recognize the third Saturday in May as Friedreich's Ataxia Awareness Day.

Sponsor: Addia Wuchner

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Janet Ethel Asher.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Denzil O. King.

Sponsor: George Wise

AN ACT relating to interstate distance education among postsecondary institutions.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

Recognize Clarkson as the "Honey Bee Capital of Kentucky."

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

AN ACT relating to background checks of child abuse and neglect records.

Sponsor: Rita Smart

Honor a century of High School Basketball in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Johnny Turner

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Rev. James Perry Green.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Honor Martha Layne Collins during Women's History Month.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Michael Jay Bartley.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Honor Belinda Mason during Women's History Month.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Recognize April as National County Government Month.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

Recognize and commend the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission upon the celebration of its 40th anniversary.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

AN ACT relating to wages.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to area development districts.

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

AN ACT relating to disabled parking placards.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of George Harrison Wolfford.

Sponsor: Robin Webb

AN ACT relating to student athlete safety.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Commend the Southeastern Kentucky Shawnee for their efforts to help their elderly and youth and to recognize their work to preserve their native language and heritage, which does not include gambling and casinos.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Sponsor: James Kay

Honor the Kentucky High School Athletic Association for over a century of serving students in the Commonwealth.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to child abuse and neglect.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Honor a century of High School Basketball in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to child pornography.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

Honor the Russell High School Academic Team upon winning the 2016 Governor's Cup State Academic Championship.

Sponsor: Lew Nicholls

Honor the Russell High School Academic Team upon winning the 2016 Governor's Cup State Academic Championship.

Sponsor: Robin Webb

Honor the Paul Laurence Dunbar boys' basketball team for winning the 99th Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Richard Finley Duncan.

Sponsor: Bart Rowland

AN ACT relating to credit freezes for protected consumers.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

Honor Hannah Gadd for her documentary, Heroin: Drug of Sorrow.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Wendell Lloyd Johnson.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to victims of identity theft.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Honor Butler Traditional High School Bearettes Girls' Basketball Team for winning the 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament.

Sponsor: Dennis Horlander

AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees in the construction industry.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to the expansion of Medicaid.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to emergency air ambulance services.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

Recognize and honor the Stidger House on being named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Sponsor: James Tipton

AN ACT relating to veterinarians.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

AN ACT relating to a state-operated healthcare exchange.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to funding for the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Gregory Stumbo

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

AN ACT relating to radon testing in child-care centers.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. John Sipple.

Sponsor: Marie Rader

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to administrative regulations.

Sponsor: Wil Schroder

AN ACT relating to temporary removal hearings.

Sponsor: Thomas Burch

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a task force to develop a strategy and funding mechanism to provide care for medically fragile adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and report findings for referral to the appropriate committees.

Sponsor: Kevin Bratcher

Honor and commend the Kentucky National Guard for the dedication and commitment shown through its response to the January 2016 winter storm.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Fred Leavell.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bobby Joe Priddy.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to dual credit scholarships and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Russ Meyer

Recognize and honor the many 4-H members who are focusing on civic engagement and public policy by participating in Kentucky 4-H: A Capitol Experience.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

AN ACT relating to the Executive Branch Code of Ethics and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to voter registration records.

Sponsor: James Tipton

AN ACT relating to mine safety and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Chris Girdler

AN ACT relating to licensure.

Sponsor: Russ Meyer

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Sponsor: Johnny Turner

AN ACT relating to persons with disabilities.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldiers.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Clinton L. Walker.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

Recognize the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Ernestine P. Thomas.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to veteran-owned businesses.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Logan James Dean Tipton.

Sponsor: James Kay

Urge the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Kentucky's United States Congressional delegation to take the appropriate steps to get the approval and funding necessary for the construction of a veterans' center in Magoffin County, Kentucky.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

Urge private industry to aid in reducing the current commercial truck parking space shortage in the Commonwealth; urge law enforcement to enforce current statutes in an effort to reduce illegal commercial truck parking.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

Recognize and honor the Stidger House on being named to the National Register of Historic Places and applaud the Felix Grundy Historic Preservation Foundation.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Anna Bell Clark Brewer.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Request the Agriculture Committee examine agricultural fencing laws and consider possible changes to assist individuals with small acreage and no livestock.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

AN ACT relating to medical review panels.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to local government solid waste management.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

Recognize Boone Trace as a road of historical significance; encourage the Transportation Cabinet to seek funding to mark Boone Trace; encourage the Tourism Cabinet to continue its work in developing Boone Trace as a major route in the Cross Kentucky Master Trail Plan.

Sponsor: Donna Mayfield

Designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an emblem of the service and sacrifice by the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Sponsor: Thomas Thompson

AN ACT relating to the distribution of federal low-income housing tax credits.

Sponsor: Arnold Simpson

AN ACT relating to in-person absentee voting.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

AN ACT relating to entities registered with the Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to charter schools and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Mike Wilson

AN ACT relating to public-private partnerships and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: George Wise

AN ACT relating to certification of law enforcement personnel and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: David Floyd

AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 99, 124, and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to a Judge of the County Court.

Sponsor: Stan Lee

AN ACT relating to Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

AN ACT relating to naming the Benton National Guard Armory in honor of Representative Richard H. Lewis.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

AN ACT relating to family caregivers.

Sponsor: Jim Wayne

AN ACT relating to expungement of juvenile records.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to interest on judgments.

Sponsor: Steve West

AN ACT relating to state leases for real property.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Honor the Hazard Sailing School.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

AN ACT relating to electricians.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

Recognize March as Women's History Month and honor the award recipients from the University of Louisville/Yearlings Club Forum Series.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to medical review organizations.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to children in custody of the state.

Sponsor: Lynn Bechler

Recognize Refugee Day at the Capitol.

Sponsor: Perry Clark

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. John G. Green.

Sponsor: Reginald Thomas

AN ACT relating to nuclear power.

Sponsor: Gerald Watkins

AN ACT relating to retirement benefit election.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Amanda Lynn Presley.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to gubernatorial appointments.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

Honor Ronald Vaughn.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Curtis "Bud" Elswick.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

AN ACT relating to public safety personnel training.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Pierce Lively.

Sponsor: Jeff Hoover

Honor Janene Shakir.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Flonnie Todd.

Sponsor: Jeff Hoover

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Frank Andrew Shoulders Jr.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Honor Mrs. Nancy Johnson Head on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to healthcare decisions.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

Honor and recognize the Battle of Blue Licks.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Honor Larry Clark for his years of service in the Kentucky General Assembly.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Thomas Burch

Declare July 1, 2016, as State Employee Appreciation Day; require all three branches of government to recognize State Employee Appreciation Day.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.

Sponsor: David Floyd

AN ACT relating to controlled substances.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to trial by jury in criminal cases.

Sponsor: Dennis Horlander

AN ACT relating to criminal conspiracy.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Monica Rath.

Sponsor: Dennis Keene

AN ACT relating to offender reentry into the workforce.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to drug education.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating to expungement.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

AN ACT relating to commercial activities of governments.

Sponsor: Chris Girdler

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Michael "Mike" Trenton Fleener.

Sponsor: Tim Moore

Encourage the United States Congress to repeal the Health Insurance Tax; direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of this resolution to specific members of the United States government.

Sponsor: Brad Montell

AN ACT relating to electrical work.

Sponsor: Larry Clark

AN ACT relating to treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating the electric generating units.

Sponsor: John Short

Honor the 100th anniversary of Louisville Collegiate School.

Sponsor: Denise Harper Angel

AN ACT relating to cemeteries and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Urge the Transportation Cabinet to designate United States Highway 27 in Jessamine County, from mile point 1.230 to the Fayette County line, as the "Jessamine County Fallen Heroes Memorial Highway," and erect appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Russ Meyer

AN ACT relating to wages.

Sponsor: Gregory Stumbo

Honor Colonel Walker Russell "Russ" Reynolds upon the occasion of his enshrinment into the Aviation Museum of Kentucky's Hall of Fame on November 7, 2015.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Adjourn the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of Colonel Walker Russell "Russ" Reynolds.

Sponsor: Marie Rader

Recognize March 9, 2016, as Brain Injury Awareness Day.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Juanita Queen Blankenship.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

Honor the Central High School Class of 1958 on the occasion of its 58th reunion.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States.

Sponsor: Dennis Parrett

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Sponsor: Jared Carpenter

AN ACT relating to promoting outdoor recreation and tourism development by establishing the Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Jim Stewart

AN ACT relating to midwifery.

Sponsor: Russell Webber

Honor Colby McKee.

Sponsor: Thomas McKee

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Kenneth Davis "Kenny" Goodlett.

Sponsor: James Tipton

AN ACT relating to health and welfare.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

AN ACT relating to medical marijuana for palliative or hospice care.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Emory Reynolds "Butch" Moreland Jr.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to audiovisual recording of animal inspections.

Sponsor: Robin Webb

AN ACT relating to high-volume large-diameter fans.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

AN ACT relating to the judiciary.

Sponsor: David Givens

AN ACT relating to county finance and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Jared Carpenter

AN ACT relating to basic reparation benefits.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to economic and workforce development and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to emergency health services.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Steven Porter Rucker.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

AN ACT relating to student assistants.

Sponsor: Larry Clark

AN ACT relating to transient room taxes imposed by urban-county governments.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

AN ACT relating to peace officers.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Captain Adam C. Satterfield.

Sponsor: Ernie Harris

Recognize March as Irish American Heritage Month for Kentucky.

Sponsor: Jeffery Donohue

Honor Mary Carson Breckenridge during Women's History Month.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

AN ACT relating to veterans' affairs.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

Mar 07-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Dennis Keene

Honor and remember Captain Matthew David Roland of the United States Air Force.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James K. "Jim" Powell Jr.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to racial impact statements.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to transportation.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage for tobacco cessation treatment.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Adjourn in honor and memory of Specialist Christopher A. Landis.

Sponsor: Brian Linder

Mar 07-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

Recognize the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Community Mental Health – Mental Retardation Centers System of Care in Kentucky.

Sponsor: Brent Yonts

Adjourn in loving memory and honor of Captain Adam C. Satterfield.

Sponsor: Ron Crimm

Urge Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions to identify Kentucky children whose biological parents are deceased or have had their parental rights terminated due to abuse or neglect, and have been legally adopted by a blood relative or were assigned a permanent legal guardian by a court; urge the postsecondary institutions to consider those students' hardships in making admissions, scholarship, and grant decisions in recognition of the relief those families have provided the Commonwealth.

Sponsor: Wilson Stone

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Sergeant Daniel T. Lee.

Sponsor: Diane St Onge

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Audrey Henke Metzger.

Sponsor: John Schickel

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY 122 in Pike County as the Lula Bates Memorial Highway, and erect appropriate signs.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Honor former Kentucky State Senator Henry G. Lackey.

Sponsor: David Watkins

AN ACT relating to juror pay.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

Recognize Leitchfield as the "Fiddling Capital of Kentucky."

Sponsor: Carroll Gibson

AN ACT relating to the tracking of drug convictions.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to transportation.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

AN ACT creating the Office of Inspector General in the Department for Local Government.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

Mar 04-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

AN ACT relating to firearms.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to taxation.

Sponsor: Rick Rand

AN ACT relating to 911 service.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Honor the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the 2016 KHSAA state championship.

Sponsor: Suzanne Miles

Honor the McConnell Center on the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2016.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Declare March 3, 2016, Kentucky March of Dimes Day.

Sponsor: Alice Kerr

Honor Charles J. "Chuck" Kavanaugh upon his retirement as Executive Vice President of the Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joe Paul Daugherty Sr.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

AN ACT relating to canines.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

AN ACT relating to in-person absentee voting.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to responsible real property ownership.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to organ donation.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

Honor the Union County High School wrestling team upon winning the 2016 KHSAA state championship.

Sponsor: Dorsey Ridley

Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United States and other Asian countries.

Sponsor: Thomas Thompson

AN ACT relating to genomic research and medicine and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

AN ACT relating to the presiding officers of the General Assembly.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to public school standards.

Sponsor: Lynn Bechler

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald "Hugh" McCormick Jr.

Sponsor: David Watkins

AN ACT relating to state government.

Sponsor: Stan Lee

Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on spending to influence elections.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Donald "Hugh" McCormick Jr.

Sponsor: Dorsey Ridley

AN ACT relating to asset forfeiture.

Sponsor: Diane St Onge

AN ACT relating to education.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Steven Rudy

AN ACT relating to products marketed for use in conjunction with tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.

Sponsor: Ken Upchurch

Honor the Livingston Central High School cheerleaders.

Sponsor: Dorsey Ridley

AN ACT relating to sampling licenses.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to the Public Employee Benefit Trust Fund.

Sponsor: Steven Rudy

AN ACT relating to charitable organizations and accountability.

Sponsor: Jill York

Mar 02-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

AN ACT relating to Individualized Education Accounts and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Addia Wuchner

AN ACT relating to local government.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to medical malpractice.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

Recognize the efforts and accomplishments of Homeplace on Green River.

Sponsor: George Wise

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Nancy Wilder Suit.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to election districts.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to local government procurement.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

AN ACT relating to families.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to banking.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Sal Santoro

AN ACT related to insurance.

Sponsor: Jeff Greer

AN ACT relating to state government.

Sponsor: Stan Lee

Designate June 27, 2016, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and June 2016 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

AN ACT relating to fantasy contests.

Sponsor: David Osborne

AN ACT relating to elections.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to banking.

Sponsor: Jeff Greer

AN ACT relating to area development districts.

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

AN ACT relating to real estate.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to transportation.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to workforce investment boards.

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

AN ACT relating to volunteerism and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

Mar 02-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Thomas Kerr

AN ACT relating to career readiness.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Robert Benvenuti

AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

Declare March 1, 2016, Live United Day in Kentucky.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating to family caregivers.

Sponsor: Gregory Stumbo

AN ACT relating to the recitation of the United States Pledge of Allegiance.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

AN ACT relating to the School Facilities Construction Commission and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Kelly Flood

AN ACT relating to public school funding.

Sponsor: Derrick Graham

AN ACT relating to assault.

Sponsor: Johnny Bell

AN ACT relating to utility franchises.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

Honor Major General Edward Tonini upon his retirement for his dedication and commitment throughout his career in the United States Air National Guard and his active leadership and involvement within his community while serving as the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and thank him for his longtime service to his country, Commonwealth, and community.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons licensing.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

AN ACT relating to pawnbrokers.

Sponsor: Kim King

Designate Kentucky 510 from Route 221 to the Letcher County Line as the "Omer Lewis Memorial Highway," and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Fitz Steele

Commend and honor Sergeant First Class Charles Martland for his courageous actions to protect a child from a sexual predator while serving in Afghanistan, and denounce his punishment.

Sponsor: Lynn Bechler

AN ACT relating to labor.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to the transient room tax.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

Declare March 1, 2016, Live United Day in Kentucky.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.

Sponsor: Steven Riggs

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.

Sponsor: Robert Benvenuti

AN ACT relating to the use of drone for an unlawful purpose.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to special license plates and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Dean Schamore

AN ACT relating to public assistance fraud.

Sponsor: Regina Huff

AN ACT relating to the death penalty.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

AN ACT relating to labor.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

Request the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US 68/KY 80 in Trigg County as "Trigg County Veterans Memorial Highway" and to erect signage denoting this designation.

Sponsor: Kenny Imes

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs designating Kentucky Route 2, within the city limits of Olive Hill, as "Lieutenant Firefighter David Wayne Conley Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Robin Webb

AN ACT relating to fire protection and volunteer fire department districts in consolidated local governments.

Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams

AN ACT relating to trafficking in heroin.

Sponsor: John Schickel

AN ACT relating to public protection.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to transportation.

Sponsor: Ernie Harris

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Victor John Fister.

Sponsor: James Tipton

Honor Kentucky farmers and recognize February 29 to March 4, 2016, as Food Checkout Week.

Sponsor: Paul Hornback

AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for legislators.

Sponsor: Robert Benvenuti

Encourage the United States Congress to authorize and direct the United States Food and Drug Administration to study the benefits, side effects, drug interactions, and other aspects of medical marijuana.

Sponsor: David Osborne

AN ACT to labor.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to the use of drones for unlawful purposes.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

AN ACT relating to land bank authorities.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Gary Thomas Hunt.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

AN ACT relating to the protection of critical infrastructure.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John D. Price.

Sponsor: Reginald Thomas

AN ACT relating to plumbing.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William "Billy" Gillespie.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William C. "Bill" Adams Jr.

Sponsor: Kenny Imes

Feb 25-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: David Floyd

Honor Tim Farmer.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert T. "Bob" Murrell.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to study the feasibility of smartphone operator's licenses; require presentation of study to the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation by October 31, 2016.

Sponsor: Jonathan Shell

Encourage the United States Attorney General to investigate the Humane Society of the United States for false and misleading fundraising practices.

Sponsor: Robin Webb

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.

Sponsor: Kim King

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John D. Price.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

Urge Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on spending to influence elections.

Sponsor: Perry Clark

AN ACT relating to school safety.

Sponsor: Steve West

AN ACT relating to child safety.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to insurance.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to adoption information.

Sponsor: Dwight Butler

AN ACT relating to assault.

Sponsor: Diane St Onge

AN ACT relating to school bus safety.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

Honor Christian McCaffrey.

Sponsor: George Wise

Feb 24-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

AN ACT relating to public school standards.

Sponsor: John Schickel

Honor the Cordia boys' basketball team upon winning the All "A" Classic championship.

Sponsor: John Short

Honor the Cordia boys' basketball team upon winning the All "A" Classic championship.

Sponsor: Johnny Turner

AN ACT relating to the valuation of motor vehicles for property tax purposes.

Sponsor: Diane St Onge

AN ACT relating to boat dock and marina safety.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

AN ACT relating to pension surcharges to benefit the Kentucky Retirement Systems and Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Brent Yonts

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Sponsor: Cluster Howard

AN ACT relating to veterans' affairs.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Douglas Allen Kamber.

Sponsor: Jeff Greer

AN ACT relating to veterans.

Sponsor: Will Coursey

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on Kentucky Route 80 in Pulaski County that read, "Shopville Elementary Archery, 2014 NASP State Champions, 2015 NASP State and National Champions."

Sponsor: Tommy Turner

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle registration fees.

Sponsor: Suzanne Miles

AN ACT related to unclaimed property.

Sponsor: Dean Schamore

AN ACT relating to the disconnection of utility services.

Sponsor: Kevin Sinnette

Recognize Leitchfield as the "Fiddling Capital of Kentucky."

Sponsor: Tim Moore

AN ACT relating to organ donation.

Sponsor: Lynn Bechler

Honor the 151st anniversary of the University of Kentucky.

Sponsor: Ruth Palumbo

AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to laws passed by the General Assembly.

Sponsor: Robert Benvenuti

AN ACT relating to shock probation.

Sponsor: Robert Benvenuti

AN ACT relating to employment opportunities for veterans.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to assisted-living communities.

Sponsor: David Watkins

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to redistricting.

Sponsor: Albert Robinson

AN ACT relating to overdimensional vehicle loads and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Paul Hornback

AN ACT relating to public education and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Mike Wilson

AN ACT relating to juries.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to nonteaching time for teachers.

Sponsor: Rita Smart

Recognize February 21, 2016, as ALS Awareness Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

AN ACT relating to student assessments.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to background checks for search and rescue personnel.

Sponsor: Brian Linder

AN ACT relating to the equitable treatment of manufactured homes.

Sponsor: Leslie Combs

AN ACT relating to problem, compulsive, or pathological gambling and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Terry Mills

Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Private Franklin Runyon Sousley, on the anniversary of his participation in hoisting the United States flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to voluntary unification of counties.

Sponsor: Adam Koenig

AN ACT relating to distribution of sexually explicit images without the consent of the person depicted.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating to idling motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

Honor Ms. Kyle Hornback upon winning the Miss Kentucky USA crown.

Sponsor: Jerry Miller

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Wil Schroder

Feb 17-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Sal Santoro

AN ACT relating to expungement.

Sponsor: Thomas Kerr

Feb 17-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Lynn Bechler

AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert Hilary Skees.

Sponsor: Dennis Parrett

AN ACT relating to the law enforcement and firefighters foundation programs and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Thomas Thompson

AN ACT relating to legal tender.

Sponsor: Thomas Kerr

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Fred Fulkerson.

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Timber Theft and Trespass Reduction Task Force; provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding timber theft and trespass and to develop consensus recommendations to address those issues; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet three times before submitting its final report; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2016; and provide that the Legislative Research Commission has authority to alternatively assign the issues identified in the Resolution to interim joint committees or subcommittees thereof.

Sponsor: Leslie Combs

AN ACT relating to establishing a state ombudsman.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

AN ACT relating to prescription drugs for erectile dysfunction.

Sponsor: Mary Marzian

AN ACT relating to the apparently wholesome food tax credit.

Sponsor: Brad Montell

AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to legal representation of indigent criminal defendants.

Sponsor: Thomas Kerr

Feb 16-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

AN ACT relating to the inheritance tax.

Sponsor: Thomas Kerr

AN ACT relating to reorganization.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committee membership.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to the physician preceptor tax incentive program.

Sponsor: David Watkins

Honor the late Colonel Charles Young, a Buffalo Soldier, for his dedication in serving our country and distinction as the highest ranking African-American officer in the Armed Forces.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Kentucky Workforce Development Task Force to study issues regarding workforce development and workforce education and to develop consensus recommendations concerning those issues; set forth the membership of the task force; require its final report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2016.

Sponsor: Larry Clark

AN ACT relating to geothermal wells.

Sponsor: Stan Humphries

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Andrew Bartholomew McManus.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

Honor and celebrate Mercy Academy as the first all-girls school in the nation and only school in the Commonwealth to establish a nationally certified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program.

Sponsor: Denise Harper Angel

Honor Alexandra Allen.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bonnie Chelf Simpson.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William Gene Lanham.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

AN ACT relating to automotive recycling.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to eligibility for "veteran" designation on operator's licenses or personal identification cards.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to apprenticeships.

Sponsor: Larry Clark

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles Gaynell Bolling Jr.

Sponsor: Tom Buford

AN ACT relating to shelter and advocacy center funding and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating to tangible personal property used in the production of equine.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to colon cancer prevention and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to the Legislators' Retirement Plan.

Sponsor: Christian McDaniel

AN ACT relating to minor users of tanning beds.

Sponsor: David Watkins

Direct the Department of Corrections to allow the sale and usage of electronic cigarettes in all adult correctional institutions within the Commonwealth, including correctional facilities operating under KRS 197.505 to 197.525; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations related to the sale and safe use of electronic cigarettes in correctional facilities housing state prisoners.

Sponsor: Julian Carroll

AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to detection of deception examination.

Sponsor: Brandon Smith

AN ACT relating to patient notification of mammogram results showing dense tissue.

Sponsor: Jim Duplessis

AN ACT relating to diabetes awareness.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to service animals.

Sponsor: Wil Schroder

AN ACT relating to certificates for driving.

Sponsor: Reginald Thomas

Require the General Assembly to appropriate lottery funds as prescribed by KRS 154A.130; prohibit the General Assembly from notwithstanding the statute in order to transfer those funds for other purposes.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to police.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Cecil Ferrell.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

Honor the Big Sandy Singers and Band and their performance in the House of Representatives chamber on February 9, 2016.

Sponsor: Chris Harris

AN ACT relating to prosecutors.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to extradition.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to administrative regulations.

Sponsor: Johnny Bell

AN ACT relating to conveyances of real property.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

AN ACT relating to taxes and fees imposed by special purpose governmental entities.

Sponsor: Ralph Alvarado

AN ACT relating to school bus drivers.

Sponsor: Steven Rudy

AN ACT relating to taxation.

Sponsor: Jim Wayne

Direct The Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on Kentucky Route 192 Bypass in Laurel County that read, "Home of the 2005 to 2015 Bluegrass 10,000 Crank Wheelchair Champion Greg Queen."

Sponsor: Tommy Turner

AN ACT relating to the revocation of receipt or provision of public assistance due to fraudulent use.

Sponsor: Regina Huff

AN ACT relating to computer science programs in public schools.

Sponsor: David Givens

AN ACT relating to an earned income tax credit.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Honor Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on the occasion of its tenth annual Delta Day at the Capitol.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

Recognize Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. on the occasion of its 108th anniversary.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

AN ACT relating to communication of mammographic breast density information to patients.

Sponsor: Regina Huff

Celebrate February as Black History Month and honor Dr. Carolyn Dupont.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

AN ACT relating to maintenance of burial grounds.

Sponsor: Jody Richards

AN ACT relating to the first-time homebuyer income tax credit.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to income tax credits promoting land conservation.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to opportunities in education.

Sponsor: Thomas Thompson

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Shane Thomason.

Sponsor: Jonathan Shell

AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT relating to 911 emergency services.

Sponsor: Adam Koenig

AN ACT relating to higher education funding.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of former United States Senator Marlow W. Cook.

Sponsor: Jeff Hoover

Declare February 4, 2016, Public Library Day.

Sponsor: Mike Wilson

AN ACT relating to marriage licenses and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to credit freezes for consumers.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

Feb 04-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to weapons carried by peace officers and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Dwight Butler

AN ACT relating to the disclosure of public retirement information and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Dwight Butler

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.

Sponsor: Hubert Collins

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Loarna Rae Key.

Sponsor: Danny Carroll

AN ACT relating to public benefit corporations.

Sponsor: Kelly Flood

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Chris Adams.

Sponsor: Myron Dossett

Feb 03-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Honor Wolfe County Health and Rehabilitation as the recipient of the 2015 Facility of the Year award given by the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities.

Sponsor: Robert Stivers

AN ACT relating to the safety and well-being of students.

Sponsor: Dorsey Ridley

Honor Fred Hester and his recent induction into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

AN ACT relating to the Health Insurance Trust Fund and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Brad Montell

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the first bridge in Leslie County, on Kentucky Route 1780, off of United States 421, as the "Graydon and Nell Hoskins Memorial Bridge," and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Tim Couch

AN ACT related to balance billing.

Sponsor: Linda Belcher

AN ACT relating to the appropriate care and disposition of human remains.

Sponsor: Larry Clark

AN ACT relating to tax increment financing.

Sponsor: Dennis Keene

AN ACT relating to the maintenance and operation of the Old Governor's Mansion and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: George Brown

Recognize February 24, 2016 as Alzheimer's Advocacy Day.

Sponsor: Reginald Meeks

AN ACT relating to the public employee health insurance trust fund.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Urge the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Kentucky's United States Congressional delegation to take the appropriate steps to get the approval and funding necessary for the construction of a veterans center in Magoffin County, Kentucky.

Sponsor: John Short

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Senator Georgia Powers and Judge Benjamin Shobe, two titans of civil rights.

Sponsor: Tom Riner

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: George Wise

Recognize the rights of employees in the education workplace and urge employers to respect those rights.

Sponsor: Rick Nelson

Establish the Priorities of Government Spending and Budget Reform Task Force; direct the task force to study the priorities of government spending and budget reform and report findings to the Legislative Research Commission no later than November 30, 2016.

Sponsor: Addia Wuchner

AN ACT relating to offender reentry.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.

Sponsor: Kenny Imes

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new bridge on Kentucky Route 52, in the community of St. Helens, in honor and memory of Roy Angel and to erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Cluster Howard

Designate Kentucky Route 1642 in Pulaski County as the "Bruce Weddle Memorial Highway," and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Chris Girdler

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers.

Sponsor: Kim King

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Sue "Mama Carolyn" Flener.

Sponsor: C.B. Embry

AN ACT relating to abortion.

Sponsor: George Wise

Feb 01-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Jeffery Donohue

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John L. "Jack" Bennett.

Sponsor: James Tipton

AN ACT relating to chief executive officers of colleges within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Sponsor: John Schickel

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Sponsor: Sannie Overly

Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966 and its administrative enforcement by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.

Sponsor: Kim King

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E in Knox County that read, "Home of 2015 National Junior Olympic Gold Medalists in Gymnastics Hannah and Reese Farris."

Sponsor: Jim Stewart

Jan 28-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Kelly Flood

AN ACT relating to the reduction of the distilled spirits wholesale sales tax rate.

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to erect signs on United States Highway 25E in Knox County that read, "Home of Brian Kilgore 'Original Bad Boy' MMA 2011 Hall of Fame."

Sponsor: Jim Stewart

AN ACT relating to cosmetology.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

AN ACT relating to pharmacists.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Honor Kash Daniel.

Sponsor: Hubert Collins

AN ACT relating to preserving the right of Kentuckians to own and use firearms.

Sponsor: Diane St Onge

Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966 and its administrative enforcement by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of William Buckler "Bill" Peterson.

Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles A. "Charlie" Brown.

Sponsor: Mitchel Denham

Adjourn in honor of Pastor Gary Arrington, who is retiring from the Garner Baptist Church after more than 23 years of service.

Sponsor: Robin Webb

AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree.

Sponsor: Brian Linder

AN ACT relating to the limited liability entity tax.

Sponsor: Brent Yonts

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Franklin S. Foreman Jr.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor.

Sponsor: Damon Thayer

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robbie L. Durham.

Sponsor: John Carney

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James "Jim" Grant Tomaw.

Sponsor: Regina Huff

AN ACT relating to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Sponsor: Jeffery Donohue

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the new bridge on Kentucky Route 30, near the intersection of Kentucky Route 3237 in Breathitt County, as the "Sergeant Willie Sandlin Memorial Bridge," and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Cluster Howard

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 3419 in Pike County as the "Deputy Earl Smith Memorial Highway" and to erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 2059 in Pike County as the "Deputy Jessie Ferrell Memorial Highway" and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Ray Jones

AN ACT relating to attorneys and their non-lawyer assistants.

Sponsor: James Kay

AN ACT relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in schools.

Sponsor: Jeff Greer

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate Kentucky Route 1848 from United States Route 60 to Kentucky Route 362 as the "George Frank Smith Memorial Highway" and erect the appropriate signage.

Sponsor: Paul Hornback

AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits.

Sponsor: Cluster Howard

AN ACT relating to offenses committed in a continuing course of conduct against vulnerable victims and declaring an emergency.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

Honor Jonathan Grate for his 21 years of serivce with the Legislative Research Commission, the General Assembly, and the Judiciary Committee, and wish him well with his next adventure in the Executive Branch wherein he will serve as the esteemed Deputy Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

Sponsor: Whitney Westerfield

Jan 21-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Susan Westrom

Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966 and its administrative enforcement by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.

Sponsor: Darryl Owens

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the "Camp Jefferson Memorial Bridge" in Hart County and erect appropriate signs.

Sponsor: Bart Rowland

AN ACT relating to sales of property.

Sponsor: David Meade

Recognize Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. on the occasion of its 108th anniversary.

Sponsor: Gerald Neal

Jan 20-WITHDRAWN

Sponsor: Dean Schamore

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Patricia Lynn Prater.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bobby S. Moore.

Sponsor: Paul Hornback

AN ACT relating to peace officers.

Sponsor: Tim Moore

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Elhanan Pete Grigsby Jr.

Sponsor: Gregory Stumbo

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Elhanan Pete Grigsby Jr.

Sponsor: Johnny Turner

Demand that the United States government demand the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini, a United States citizen from Boise, Idaho who is being held prisoner in Iran.

Sponsor: Tim Moore

AN ACT relating to temporary elevator mechanic licensure.

Sponsor: Wil Schroder

AN ACT relating to the use of bicycle helmets by children under the age of twelve and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsor: Joni Jenkins

AN ACT relating to school safety.

Sponsor: Jim Duplessis

Urge Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced federal budget.

Sponsor: Jim DeCesare

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Mildred Louise Scott Pack.

Sponsor: Rocky Adkins

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Sponsor: Perry Clark