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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees; provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable uses of earned paid sick time.

  HB55    PREVAILING WAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS  (GENTRY, ALAN)

Establish new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to create a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.

  HB107    RIGHT TO A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT  (RAYMOND, JOSIE)

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing a right of the people to have a clean and healthy environment with the preservation of the natural, scenic and cultural values of the environment, and for the Commonwealth to serve as the trustee for the conservation and maintenance of the environment and its natural resources for the benefit of all people; ballot language provided; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

  HB124    SEWER CHARGES IMPOSED BY SANITATION DISTRICTS  (FISCHER, JOSEPH M.)

Amend KRS 220.510 to prohibit a sanitation district from imposing any fee, tax, surcharge, or other charge for the provision of service to a property unless the property is connected to a sanitary sewer owned or maintained by the sanitation district, there is an approved plan to connect the property to a sanitary sewer owned or maintained by the sanitation district within five years, the property discharges storm water to a storm sewer or storm water improvement owned or operated by the sanitation district, the sanitation district's storm sewer controls storm water that flows to the property, or the person responsible for the charge has contracted with the sanitation district to provide the service; amend KRS 220.515 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as the "Ensuring Fair Sewer Charges Act."

  HB127    UTILITY RATES  (HATTON, ANGIE)

Amend KRS 278.030 to include rate affordability when determining fair, just and reasonable utility rates; allow the Public Service Commission to review the affordability of a utility's rate if the utility has not requested a rate adjustment in five years; allow the commission to order a rate increase to prevent significant increases in a single period; require fair, just and reasonable rates to balance the intrests of the utility, its investors, and the ratepayer.

  HB159    WATER FLUORIDATION PROGRAMS  (HART, MARK)

Amend KRS 211.190 to allow local government entities and special districts to void implementation of the water fluoridation programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services by legislative action.

  HB192    EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET  (PETRIE, JASON)

The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2020-2021.

  HB207    UTILITY SERVICE  (GOOCH JR., JIM)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit a local government entity from taking any legislative or executive action that has the purpose or effect of impairing a consumer's ability to use a utility service that is described in KRS 278.010(3)(a), (b), or (c) and that is provided by a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission under KRS Chapter 278 or is otherwise incorporated under KRS Chapter 279.

  HB238    CITY UTILITY COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP  (JOHNSON, DJ)

Amend KRS 96.530 allow city utilities boards to consist of either 3 or 5 members, and to specify the appointment of nonresident utility commission members for utility commissions consisting of three members and five members.

  HB272    WATER DISTRICTS AND ASSOCIATIONS  (BRAY, JOSH)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a water district formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 74 or a water association formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 273 to charge a late payment charge of 10% of the amount billed; specify that the late payment charge meet certain requirements; prohibit the Public Service Commission from modifying, rejecting, or suspending late payment charges established by tariff.

  HB302    SANITATION DISTRICTS  (MEADE, DAVID)

Amend KRS 220.010 to add definitions for "homeowner" "on-site sewage disposal system" and "service waiver"; amend KRS 220.170 to allow a homeowner located in a county served by a sanitation district that has a an on-site sewage disposal system approved by the local board of health to refuse sanitary sewer service and not be charged by the district or denied drinking water service; establishes application, process, and timelines for requesting a service waiver; require the board to update any customer bill of rights to include information about the service waiver; amend KRS 220.250 to make technical correction.

  HB303    UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION  (SANTORO, SAL)

Amend KRS 367.4903 to redefine "operator," "Kentucky Contact Center," "approximate location," and "working day"; define "person," "positive response," "unique identification number" or "locate request number," "locator," "second notice," "tolerance zone," "untonable facility," and "work site contact"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require a positive response from operators of underground facilities; establish the timing of operator responses.

  HB386    WATER POLLUTION CONTROL  (FREELAND, CHRIS)

Create new sections of Subchapter 16 of KRS Chapter 224 to require that mixing zones for bio-accumulative chemicals of concern established on or before September 8, 2004, remain in effect until explicitly extinguished by the Energy and Environment Cabinet; require that any change or extinguishment of mixing zone assignments for bio-accumulative chemicals of concern only be accomplished through the promulgation of administrative regulations; define "rapid and complete mixing"; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to apply rapid and complete mixing when establishing certain permit limitations and conditions for discharges that occur through a submerged high-rate multi-port diffuser or outfall structure; EMERGENCY.

  HB393    WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS  (GOOCH JR., JIM)

Amend KRS 74.020 to allow the Public Service Commission to grant reasonable extensions of time not to exceed six months for water district commissioners to complete their training requirements; amend KRS 74.363 to conform; EMERGENCY.

  HB432    GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY  (MADDOX, SAVANNAH)

Amend KRS 39A.280 to delete the restriction on governmental immunity when the governmental agency has insurance.

  HB465    ACQUISITION OF ASSETS BY UTILITIES  (KOENIG, ADAM)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define "asset acquisition price," "accumulated depreciation," "net original cost," and "water or sewer system"; establish the criteria by which the Public Service Commission determines for ratemaking purposes the value of an asset acquired by a utility that is used to provide water or sewer service; allow a utility that has entered into an agreement to acquire water or sewer utility assets to apply to the Public Service Commission for an order declaring the value of the acquired assets for ratemaking purposes.

  HB559    PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL (PFAS) CHEMICALS  (KULKARNI, NIMA)

Create a new section of subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "PFAS chemicals"; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before January 1, 2022, to promulgate administrative regulations establishing maximum PFAS chemical limits and monitoring requirements for drinking water provided by public and semi-public water systems; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before January 1, 2022, to promulgate administrative regulations establishing maximum PFAS chemical limits and monitoring requirements for discharges into the waters of the Commonwealth; provide that maximum PFAS chemical limits be designed to protect public health and be updated; provide that nothing in the section interferes with the Energy and Environment Cabinet's responsibilities under the federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act; amend 227.395 to prohibit the use of personal protection equipment for firefighting or firefighting training that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals after January 1, 2022.

  HB589    LOCAL PROVISION OF WASTEWATER SERVICE  (OSBORNE, DAVID W.)

Amend KRS 96.539 to clarify how refunds are calculated on-line extensions and delete imprecise language.

  SB13    PREVAILING WAGE  (YATES, DAVID)

Establish new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to create a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 336.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.

  SB14    UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION  (GIRDLER, RICK)

Amend KRS 367.4903 to define "positive response," "unique identification number", and "locator"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require operators to update the positive response system documenting the status of marking the approximate location of its underground facilities and to require excavators to give additional time to operators of underground facilities transporting gas or hazardous liquids or transmitting electricity; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators that find evidence of an unmarked underground facility to notify the protection notification centers and give the operators 6 hours to identify the facility; provide that if an operator of underground facilities other than one transporting gas or hazardous liquids or transmitting electricity fails to respond to locate requests and to update the positive response system the excavator shall not be liable for damages resulting from the operator's failure to comply with the duties provided in the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994; amend KRS 367.4913 to clarify the duties of the protection notification centers and to require the centers to maintain certain information for 5 years and file an annual report with the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission.

  SB37    MANDATED IMMUNIZATION  (GIRDLER, RICK)

Amend KRS 214.036 to prohibit required immunization of any person by any state agency or instrumentality; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to prohibit required immunization of any employee by an employer as defined in KRS 338.015; EMERGENCY.

  SB109    WATER FLUORIDATION PROGRAMS  (WEST, STEPHEN)

Amend KRS 211.190 to allow local government entities and special districts to void implementation of the water fluoridation programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services by legislative action.

  SB145    ANNEXATION  (NEMES, MICHAEL J.)

Amend KRS 81A.420 to reduce number to 50% for annexation to fail, amend KRS 81A.425 to require notification of relevant county judge/executive and in certain circumstances the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet and affected property owners; amend KRS 81A.427 relating to infrastructure and annexation to include public roads; amend KRS 81A.510 to include property owners, mayors, and county judge/executives affected in standing in court.

  SB172    UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION  (HOWELL, JASON)

Amend KRS 367.4911 to include exempted activities in the process of ceasing operations when damage occurs to an underground facility and notification of appropriate authorities; amend KRS 367.4915 to make conforming changes.

  SB179    KENTUCKY RIVER AUTHORITY  (SOUTHWORTH, ADRIENNE)

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to establish definitions for KRS 151.700 to 151.730, regarding the Kentucky River Authority; amend KRS 151.710 to clarify membership requirements for directors of the Kentucky River Authority.

  SB201    OPEN RECORDS  (SOUTHWORTH, ADRIENNE)

Amend KRS 61.880 to allow persons to complain to the Attorney General if the person feels that the intent of the open records law has been subverted by an agency by delaying past the three day time period for answering an open records request, or by excessive extensions of time.

  SB284    MINIMUM WAGE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS  (MCGARVEY, MORGAN)

Amend KRS 337.010 to define "essential employee"; amend KRS 337.275 to set a minimum wage for essential employees; EMERGENCY.

  SCR64    PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE  (WEBB, ROBIN)

Reestablish the Public Water and Wastewater System Infrastructure Task Force; direct the task force to receive reports from the Energy and Environment Cabinet and continue to evaluate policy options on how to address Kentucky's troubled public water and wastewater systems; name the membership of the task force; require the task force to meet at least three times during the 2021 Interim and to submit its findings, legislative recommendations, or a memorandum to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2021; provide that the Legislative Research Commission is authorized to alternatively assign the issues to be addressed by the task force to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof and to assign an alternative study completion date.

  SR85    CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF KENT ALAN CHANDLER  (THAYER, DAMON)

Confirm the appointment of Kent Alan Chandler to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2024.