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Elaine Wilson has been approved to join the University of Kentucky’s leadership board. She will serve in this role until June 30, 2027.
Soozie Eastman has been approved to join the Kentucky Film Leadership Council. She will serve on the council until June 30, 2029.
The Senate is ending today’s meeting to honor Senator Jimmy Higdon as he retires.
Misdee Wrigley Miller has been approved to join the board that oversees the film industry in Kentucky. She will serve in this role until June 30, 2027.
Amend KRS 189.993 to establish enhanced penalties for a violation of KRS 189.505, including increased fines, vehicle impoudment for up to 6 months for the first offense, and vehicle forfeiture for the second or subsequent offense; amend KRS 500.090 to provide that the proceeds from any public auction of a vehicle that has been forfeited for a second or subsequent violation of KRS 189.505 be transferred to the Crime Victims Compensation Board.
Andrew Marshall Coyle has been picked to serve on the Kentucky State Fair Board until May 19, 2029.
May 2026 will be a special month dedicated to learning more about asthma and allergies.
Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%.
This law lets the Department of Agriculture accept donations and grants from private people and companies, not just from the government. This change starts immediately.
Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of "bona fide promotion or career advancement," to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer for members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System who retired on or after July 1, 2022; require the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to review and make necessary adjustments to benefits payable on or after July 1, 2022, to impacted members; RETROACTIVE.
Direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders; require a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
This law allows the state to immediately send out money that was already set aside to help struggling towns fix their broken water and sewer pipes.
