Less than 30 legislative days remain in the 2024 General Session. With over 685 bills filed to date, we’ve highlighted important legislation in the House and Senate that is currently being tracked by the Kentucky Liberty Caucus. Read through the issues and contact your elected representatives to support legislation important to you.
| Category | Bill Number | Summary info | Link to detail |
| Taxes & Spending | HB1 | BUDGET – One-time appropriations totaling $178M in FY2023-4, $1.49B in FY2024-5, and $75M in FY2025-6,from Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (ie Rainy Day Fund). J. Petrie,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this,session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb1.html |
| Education | HB2 | Alters KY Constitution to allow the Legislature to fund non-public schooling (the devil is in the details). S. Miles,Only If,Amended,High (Pass this,session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb2.html |
| Courts & Crimes | HB5 | Incr punishments for, and protections against, a wide range of violent criminal offenses, and regulates,homelessness encampments.,J. Bauman,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this,session),*Passed House,Omnibus bill. | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb5.html |
| Education | HB9 | Comprehensive ban on all DEI administrators, related mandatory statements, trainings & discriminatory,hiring or enrollment practices from public higher ed.,J. Decker,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb9.html |
| Health | HB10 | Establishes Kentucky Lifeline for Moms program; expands and specs post-natal services that must be,covered by insurance (incl KCHIP and medicaid); allows pregnant women to enter health care exchanges at,any time.,K. Moser,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb10.html |
| Business Regs | HB24 | Estab consumer rights in regard to collection, storage, and sharing of data. P. Pratt,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb24.html |
| Business Regs | HB34 | Allows recog of occupational licenses and gov’t certificates from other states, incl. using work experience,as a basis. Excl interstate licensure compacts.,S. Doan,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb34.html |
| Elections | HB44 | Reqs a public listing of the number of voters by address. J. Hodgson,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb44.html |
| Govt Regs | HB45 | Omnibus privacy bill. 5,categories of restrictions. Prohibits installation of a tracking device on person or property of another without their consent; exempts parental tracking of minors from the prohibition… J. Hodgson Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb45.html |
| Health | HB48 | Estab right to refuse medical treatment. S. Rawlings,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb48.html |
| Health | HB49 | Protects professional who don’t want to perform types of medical procedures they are opposed to,performing.,S. Rawlings,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb49.html |
| Elections | HB53 | Details a planned, mandatory hand-to-eye audit of an election-day result for a randomly selected race in,each county in order to validate results.,J. Hodgson,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb53.html |
| Transportation | HB60 | Reqs Transportation Cabinet to provide one permanent full-time driver license office in each Senatorial,district.,C. Massaroni,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb60.html |
| Education | HB96 | Reqs K-12 schools to have a 1,to 2 minute moment of silence at schools. D. Fister,Support,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb96.html |
| Govt Regs | HB106 | Remove req to have more than 5 acres to hunt on one’s own land and the need for a fishing license to fish. S. Maddox,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb106.html |
| Education | HB119 | Allows homeschoolers to participate in public school interscholastic activities (sports). R. Dotson,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb119.html |
| Health | HB177 | Prohibits the state or state affiliates from requiring COVID-19,vaccine for minors. R. Raymer Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb177.html |
| Courts & Crimes | HB178 | Provides for compensation for people who have been wrongfully convicted in the state of Kentucky. J. Nemes,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,Medium | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb178.html |
| Education | HB208 | Allows state to fund education outside common schools provided nothing is taken from the common school,fund…,J. Calloway,20,Support w/amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb208.html |
| Education | HB224 | Def free speech on campus and prohibits institutions from infringing upon this right & Estab penalties. S. Maddox,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb224.html |
| Firearms, Military & 1st Resp | HB259 | ower the concealed carry age from 21,to 18. S. Maddox”,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb259.html |
| Taxes & Spending | HB262 | BUDGET – Puts a definitely cap on spending for $50M for natural disasters, and $1M for prison cost,overruns, without a special session. J. Petrie,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb262.html |
| Taxes & Spending | HB263 | BUDGET – Standard Budget Boilerplate for Leg. Branch. Interesting that Senators each get almost twice the,stationery allowance. J. Petrie,Support,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb263.html |
| Firearms, Military & 1st Resp | HB288 | Allows concealed carry in public schools (not by students). Removes ban on concealed carry at,postsecondary institutions.,S. Maddox,26,”Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb288.html |
| Education | HB304 | Declares parental rights in their children’s education. S. Baker,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb304.html |
| Govt Regs | HB326 | Reqs state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel aluminum or manufactured goods be,made in the USA.,J. Blanton,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb326.html |
| Firearms, Military & 1st Resp | HB329 | Allows police officers leave time to attend mental health treatment. C. Freeland,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb329.html |
| Health | HB330 | AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency. L. Willner, High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb330.html |
| Education | HB346 | Reqs public school health instruction to incl human growth and development (fetal) instruction. N. Tate, High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb346.html |
| Firearms, Military & 1st Resp | HB357 | Prohibits financial institutions from targeting or discriminating against firearm retailers or customers. D. Lewis,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb357.html |
| Govt Regs | HB358 | Reqs that a designation of only male or female be entered onto a birth certificate. B. Wesley,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb358.html |
| Health | HB380 | THIS is the full MOMNIBUS bill. N. Tate,Support w/,amendment,suggestions,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb380.html |
| Govt Regs | HB384 | Prohibits closing of the drive around the Capitol except in emergency situations. J. Decker,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb384.html |
| Business Regs | HB402 | Estab minimum state reqs for adult-oriented businesses. N. Tate,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb402.html |
| Govt Regs | SB5 | Removes req to have more than 5,acres to hunt or fish on your own land w/o license. G. Williams, High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb5.html |
| Education | SB7 | Allows students in non-certified schools to receive KEES money. M. Wilson,Support,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb7.html |
| Govt Regs | SB37 | Create new section of the Open Records Act, to require officers, employees, and official custodians of public,agencies to complete specified open records training.,A. Southworth,Support,Medium | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb37.html |
| Elections | SB39 | Bars lobbyists from making campaign contributions through various current loopholes: permanent,committees, caucus campaign committees.,A. Southworth,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb39.html |
| Firearms, Military & 1st Resp | SB66 | Elim the ability of postsecondary facilities and state & local gov’t to limit concealed carry in gov’t buildings. A. Southworth, High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb66.html |
| Elections | SB77 | Reqs exact match of voter tallies with ballot cast tallies. A. Southworth,High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb77.html |
| Elections | SB78 | Reqs all voting machine components, firmware, software, etc be mfg’d in the U.S. by accredited DOD suppliers, A. Southworth, High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb78.html |
| Elections | SB80 | Disallow student or employee ID or debit/credit cards to be used as proof of ID for voting purposes. High Fidelity”, Gov’t Issued Photo Voter ID only. A. Southworth | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb80.html |
| Govt Regs | SB91 | Estab permanent full-time drivers license center in each state senatorial district. J. Higdon,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb91.html |
| Education | SB93 | Removes DEI and trauma informed approach from our K-12,public school system. S. Meredith, Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb93.html |
| Govt Regs | SB120 | Bans the appropriation of public funds (state, or local) for lobbying purposes or employing a lobbyist. G. Williams,Support High (Pass this session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb120.html |
| Courts & Crimes | SB126 | his limits the governor’s ability to grant pardons or commute sentences for 30 days prior to elections and,for a period after elections.,C. McDaniel,High (Pass this,session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb126.html |
| Business Regs | SB147 | Estab minimum state reqs for adult-oriented businesses. L. Tichenor,C. McDaniel,High (Pass this,session) | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb147.html |