Monday, March 10, 2014

Day Forty & Forty One of KY's 2014 Session In Review

We are still awaiting the official notice of the calendar adjustment for KY's 2014 legislative session, but last Thursday was the fortieth legislative day and Friday was the forty first. Thanks to a snow day last Monday it was a short but busy week. The deadline for introducing new bills in both Chambers was last week so we now have a total of 584 House bills and 240 Senate Bills for the 2014 Session and a better idea what the issues will be for this session. Four bills have been signed into law thus far with another two enrolled and delivered to the Governor. Tw0 additional bills have passed both Chambers and are awaiting there final fate in one Chamber or the other and another 62 Senate bills are awaiting action in the House and 101 House bills are awaiting action in the Senate.
Several bills of interest passed from one Chamber to the other this past week among them were bills dealing with electronic cigarettes, concealed deadly weapons and end of life medical orders.  SB 109, sponsored by Senator Hornback, would prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. The Senate approved SB109 on a 36-2 vote. SB 106, sponsored by Senator Carpenter, would allow domestic violence victims who have been granted emergency protective orders to receive provisional concealed deadly weapon permits in one business day. Petitioners would undergo the same application process as others but would have 45 days to complete the training required for a full-concealed carry license. The bill passed the Senate 35-0 and awaits action in the House.
The House budget committee plans to take up the $20.3 billion two-year spending plan proposed by the governor and make its own changes to the state budget before sending it to the full House for consideration this week.

BILLS THAT HAVE RECEIVED ACTION

Senate Bills Passed Senate:  1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 36, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 74, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91, 98, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 109, 114, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129, 138, 142
House Bills Passed House:  1, 2, 5, 17, 33, 38, 40, 47, 51, 62, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 84, 86, 87, 90, 93, 94, 102, 105, 110, 115, 121, 125, 126, 129, 133, 138, 145, 146, 152, 154, 165, 167, 169, 170, 175, 176, 179, 189, 191, 199, 202, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 217, 218, 222, 223, 225, 228, 229, 234, 242, 246, 249, 252, 254, 261, 263, 264, 272, 275, 276, 277, 279, 281, 286, 291, 296, 301, 316, 317, 318, 323, 332, 333, 337, 341, 343, 344, 349, 351, 353, 354, 357, 362, 363, 364, 365, 369,
Passed Both Houses: HB 157
For Receding: HB 70scs
Enrolled, Delivered to Governor: SB 28; HB 192
Signed by Governor: SB 7, 113; HB 98, 181

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     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Monday,  March 10, 2014
    10:00am, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    Agenda: Budget Review Subcommittee Reports: Subcommittee on Economic Development & Tourism, Natural Resources, and Environmental Protection, Rep. Fitz Steele, Chair, Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, and Public Protection, Rep. John Will Stacy, Chair, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Rep. Jimmie Lee, Chair, Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary, Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, Chair, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Rep. Arnold Simpson, Chair, Subcommittee on Primary/Secondary Education, Rep. Kelly Flood, Chair
    1:30pm, Annex Room 149
    ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
    2:00pm, Annex Room 129
    TOBACCO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
    Agenda: Report from Mr. Roger Thomas, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy and GOAP staff, on the projects considered for funding during the January and February meetings of the Agricultural Development Board.

    4:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    4:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

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