Our daily KYGA21 update includes three sections: a list of actions on key legislation from yesterday, a list of actions on key legislation planned for today, and the published calendar for today.
Yesterday’s actions, today’s plans on key bills
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Today’s calendar
8:00 am, Annex Room 154
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING, OCCUPATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (H)
• HB 172 – AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board.
• HB 224 – AN ACT relating to CPA licensure.
• HB 340 – AN ACT relating to radon safety.
8:30 am, Annex Room 149
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
• HB 325 – AN ACT relating to cannabidiol products.
• HR 3 – A RESOLUTION recognizing March 23, 2021, as National Agriculture Day.
• HR 15 – A RESOLUTION recognizing February 20 to 27, 2021, as FFA Week in Kentucky.
• HR 16 – A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2021 as National Beef Month in Kentucky.
• HR 17 – A RESOLUTION recognizing October 2021 as National Pork Month in Kentucky.
• HR 18 – A RESOLUTION recognizing September 2021 as National Chicken Month in Kentucky.
• HR 19 – A RESOLUTION recognizing June 2021 as National Dairy Month.
• HR 20 – A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2021 as National Soybean Month in Kentucky.
• HR 45 – A RESOLUTION recognizing the establishment of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Generation Bridge Program.
• HB 518 – AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
9:00 am, Annex Room 169
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
• HB 177 – AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits in the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency.
• HB 202 – AN ACT relating to nursing.
• HB 419 – AN ACT relating to physician assistants.
• HCR 7 – A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Severe Mental Illness Task Force.
• HCR 55 – A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Waiver Redesign Task Force.
• HJR 57 – A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a work group to assess the feasibility of implementing a bridge insurance program, to review current Temporary Assistance for Needy Families expenditures, and to consider opportunities for public-private partnerships to better meet the needs of public assistance beneficiaries.
9:00 am, Annex Room 129
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
• SB 75/CS – AN ACT relating to off-highway vehicles and making an appropriation therefor.
• SB 215 – AN ACT relating to reorganization.
• SB 236 – AN ACT relating to vehicle license plates.
10:00 am, Annex Room 131
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE
• SB 166 – AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors and declaring an emergency.
• SJR 59 – A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a work group to create written recommendations for distribution throughout Kentucky for individuals who suffer from substance use disorder in order to reduce the barriers the individuals experience when attempting to access opioid disorder treatment programs.
• SJR 60 – A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to work together to create recommendations related to partnerships for decriminalization, diversion programs, and the funding of drug courts.
• SCR 61 – A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION encouraging the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Medicaid managed care organizations to permit coverage of United States Food and Drug Administration approved digital therapeutics in order to provide more therapy options and improved compliance and outcomes for individuals going through substance use disorder recovery.
• SJR 68 – A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to work with substance use disorder treatment providers to create a work group to establish a pilot program to fully fund post-inpatient treatment housing and transitional living in a limited setting for individuals with substance use disorder.
• HB 50 – AN ACT relating to mental health parity.
• HB 53 – AN ACT relating to the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance.
• HB 79 – AN ACT relating to massage therapy.
• HB 108 – AN ACT relating to the codification of existing Medicaid cancer coverage.
10:00 am, Annex Room 154
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND INSURANCE
• HB 48/HM – AN ACT relating to reimbursement for pharmacist services.
• HB 259 – AN ACT relating to consumer loan companies.
• HB 509 – AN ACT relating to reorganization.
11:00 am, Annex Room 129
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
• SB 172 – AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.
• SB 255 – AN ACT relating to commercial mining of cryptocurrency.
11:30 am, Annex Room 154
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS, AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
• HB 155 – AN ACT relating to abandoned infants.
12:00 Noon, Annex Room 149
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• HB 120 – AN ACT relating to consolidated emergency services districts and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 267 – AN ACT relating to local government.
• HB 279 – AN ACT relating to the construction of educational facilities.
• HB 302 – AN ACT relating to sanitation districts.
• HB 309 – AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.
• HB 513 – AN ACT relating to sheriffs fees.
12:00 Noon, Annex Room 131
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• HB 4/LM – AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 36, 42, and 55 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.
• SB 53/AA – AN ACT relating to employment of part-time adjunct instructors for the Kentucky Fire Commission.
• SB 63 – AN ACT relating to elections.
• SB 79 – AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority plans.
• SB 88/LM – AN ACT relating to city annexation filings.
• SB 103 – AN ACT relating to operations of the property valuation administrators and making an appropriation therefor.
• SB 105 – AN ACT relating to abandoned and blighted property.
• SB 162 – AN ACT relating to reorganization.
• SB 171/LM – AN ACT relating to local government.
• SB 181 – AN ACT relating to sessions of the General Assembly.
12:00 Noon, Annex Room 169
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
• HB 145 – AN ACT relating to student discipline at public postsecondary education institutions.
• HB 148 – AN ACT relating to mental illness.
• HB 175 – AN ACT relating to unlawful discriminatory practices.
• HB 254 – AN ACT relating to the sexual exploitation of minors.
• HB 479 – AN ACT relating to legal actions involving the Commonwealth of Kentucky and declaring an emergency.
2:00 pm, House Chambers
House Convenes
2:00 pm, Senate Chambers