2014 Bill Tracker
KFTC SupportsThe Kentucky Forward PlanHouse Bill 220 |
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HB 220 was introduced on January 16 by Rep. Jim Wayne. It was assigned to House Appropriations and Revenue Committee but did not receive a hearing. There was an informational hearing on February 11 about the governor's tax proposal, with Lt. Gov. Jerry Abransom the only presenter. No additional hearings on tax reform took place. The legislature did include in its revenue and budget bills some new tax breaks for corporations, resulting in about $30 million in lost revenue. |
KFTC SupportsClean Energy Opportunity ActHouse Bill 195 |
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House Bill 195 has been assigned to the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee. A committee hearing took place on March 6 though no vote was taken. |
KFTC SupportsRestoration of Voting Rights AmendmentHouse Bill 70 Senate Bill 15 |
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Senate Bill 15 was assigned to the Senate State and Local Government Committee and did not receive consideration. House Bill 70 passed the House on January 16 with an 82-12 vote. Earlier in the week it was approved by the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on 1/14. On February 19, HB 70 was radically amended and passed by the Senate State and Local Government Committee, and then approved by the full Senate, 34-4. The amended bill added several new restrictions and a waiting period, and greatly reduced the number of former felons who would have their rights automatically restored. (see how they voted HERE) On March 5, the House rejected the Senate's version of HB 70. The Senate then had the opportunity to recede or not recede from its amendments but Senate leaders never allowed a vote. On April 15, the House changed Senate Bill 58 (an unrelated constitutional amendment that had previously passed the Senate) to the language of HB 70, with the addition of a maximum three-year waiting period to be set by the General Assembly. The re-written SB 58 passed the House 85-13 but was not called by Senate leaders for a final vote. |
KFTC SupportsStream Saver BillHouse Bill 288 |
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HB 288 was assigned to the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee. No hearing was allowed. |
KFTC SupportsEminent DomainHouse Bill 31 Senate Bill 14 |
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SB 14 was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee and did not receive a hearing. On February 26, the House Judiciary Committee approved a committee substitute for House Bill 31 that clarifyies that natural gas liquids pipelines do not have eminent domain under existing statutes. On March 21, the bill passed the full House 75-16 (see how they voted HERE) with an amendment to help the oil and gas industry. HB 31 was never assigned to a committee in the Senate. Several attempts by Sen. Jimmy Higdon to attach the language of SB 14 or HB 31 to other bills in the Senate were thwarted by Senate leaders. A proposed floor amendment by Rep. David Floyd with the language of SB 14 did not get a vote in the House. |
KFTC SupportsAbolition of the Death PenaltyHouse Bill 330 Senate Bill 77 |
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SB 77 was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It did not receive a hearing. HB 330 was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsMinimum wageHouse Bill 1 Senate Bill 215 |
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HB 1 was approved by the House Labor & Industry Committee on January 30, and by the full House on February 6 with a 54-44 vote (see how House members voted). It went to the Senate Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations Committee after being reassigned from the Senate State and Local Government Committee (where SB 215 had been assigned). Neither bill received a hearing. Minimum wage increase language was added as a House floor amendment to SB 99, but that bill was never called. |
KFTC SupportsMinimum wage for tipped workersHouse Bill 191 Senate Bill 215 |
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HB 191 was approved by the House Labor & Industry Committee on January 30, and by the full House on February 6, with a 57-40 vote. In the Senate it was assigned to the Senate State and Local Government Committee but did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsFairnessHouse Bill 171 Senate Bill 140 |
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HB 171 was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. SB 140 was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. There was a short hearing but no discussion on HB 171 in the House Judiciary Committee on March 5 – the first time there has been a committee hearing in the 15 years this bill has been introduced. You can read the Lexington Herald Leader's story about that HERE. Neither bill received a vote. |
KFTC SupportsNet meteringHouse Bill 535 |
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HB 535 was assigned to the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsJuvenile justiceSenate Bill 200 |
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SB 200 passed the Senate 31-7 on March 20. It was fast-tracked in the House and passed 84-15 on March 27. Because of a House amendment, the Senate voted again in April 14 and approved SB 200 with the House change, 30-8. The bill is now before the governor. |
KFTC SupportsVoting Rights Act |
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SCR 153 was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsProtection from utility shutoffsHouse Bill 485 |
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HB 485 was assigned to the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsLocal energy efficiency projectHouse Bill 404 |
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HB 404 was approved by the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee on March 20, and by the full House 64-32 on March 25. It received one reading in the Senate even though it was never assigned to a committee and did not pass. |
KFTC SupportsEconomic development transparencyHouse Bill 17 |
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HB 17 passed the House 96-0 on January 22 and the Senate 38-0 on April 15. It is now before the governor for his signature or veto. |
KFTC SupportsSafe coal ash disposalHouse Bill 241 |
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HB 241 was assigned to the House Natural Resources & Environment Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsHCR 17 – Reverse Citizens United |
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HCR 17 was reported favorably by the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on February 4. It was placed in the House Orders of the Day on February 12 but was never called for a vote by House leaders. |
KFTC SupportsTax credit for Ohio River bridge tollHouse Bill 41 |
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HB 41 was assigned to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. It did not receive a committee hearing. |
KFTC SupportsPublic financing for judicial electionsHouse Bill 72 Senate Bill 222 |
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HB 72 was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and did not receive a hearing. SB 222 was assigned to the Senate State and Local Government Committee and did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC SupportsProtections for abused animalsHouse Bill 30 |
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HB 30 was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC OpposesLocal Sales Tax OptionHouse Bill 399 Senate Bill 135 |
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HB 399 passed from the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on March 11 by a 6-3 vote. Previously there was a discussion-only hearing in the House Economic Development Committee on February 27, and a discussion-only hearing 0n the House Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee on March 6. HB 399 died on the House floor after seven floor amendments were filed, including one to allow casino gambling and another to require 51% of funds received from a local sales tax to be used on projects in designated areas of elevated poverty. SB 135 was assigned to the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee and did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC OpposesVoter IdentificationSenate Bill 10 |
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SB 10 was asigned to the Senate State and Local Government Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC OpposesCarbon dioxide emissionsHouse Bill 388 |
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HB 388 passed the House with a 99-0 vote on February 26. On March 12 it was approved by the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and by the full Senate, 37-0, on March 19. HB 388 has been signed into law by the governor. |
KFTC OpposesRight to workHouse Bill 496 |
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A hearing took place on March 13 and the bill failed to pass the House Labor & Industry Committee by a vote of 4-14. |
KFTC OpposesLift the nuclear energy banHouse Bill 52 Senate Bill 67 |
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HB 52 was assigned to the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee. HB 52 twice was taken from the committee, given its first and second readings on the House floor, and then returned to the committee. No further action was taken. SB 67 was approved by the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on January 29, and by the full Senate on February 4 with a 29-6-1 vote (see how senators voted). It was assigned to the House Natural Resources & Environment Committee. It also was taken from committee, given two readings, returned to the committee and no further action was taken. The wording from these bills was adopted as part of a committee substitute the Senate Appropriations & Revenue Committee added to House Bill 483, an unrelated economic development bill. HB 483 with the amendment passed the Senate 38-0 on March 25. However, the House never voted on whether or not to accept the Senate changes, so the entire bill died (however, the House added the language of HB 483 to SB 74, a bill about emergency response personnel, and sent that bill back to the Senate. After a heated debate that pitted pro-coal senators against pro-nuclear energy senators, the Senate accepted the House changes by a 21-17 vote). |
KFTC OpposesUnmined minerals taxHouse Bill 380 |
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HB 380 was assigned to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. It did not receive a hearing. |
KFTC OpposesBig telecom deregulationSenate Bill 99 |
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SB 99 was put on the fact track by Senate leaders. It was approved by the Senate Economic Development, Tourism & Labor Committee on January 30 with only one No vote, and later that afternoon by the full Senate, 34-4. Earlier in the week it had been twice taken from committee to give it two of the required three readings on the Senate floor. In the House, SB 99 was approved by the Economic Development Committee on March 13. On the House floor six floor amendments were filed, some to address concerns about the bill, as well as one by Rep. Stumbo to raise the minimum wage that the Senate had killed. SB 99 was never called for a vote in the House. SB 99 sponsor Sen. Paul Hornback attached the language of the AT&T bill to House Bill 2, sponsored by Rep. Stumbo to set up a scholarship program in counties where coal is produced. In the last hours before adjournment on April 15, Sen. Hornback agreed to withdraw this amendment in order to let the scholarship bill pass. |
KFTC OpposesAdministrative regulationsSenate Bill 1 |
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SB 1 passed the Senate 24-14 on February 6. It went to the House Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee and did not move from there. |
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