Senate Bill 3

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 09/09/21: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
Title AN ACT relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 2
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 18
Sponsor R. Stivers
Summary of Original Version Direct the use of a total of $69,268,300 of American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds in fiscal year 2021-2022 to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting pressures that have been experienced in the healthcare, long-term care, and school systems; amend 2021 Ky Acts Chapter 196 to reduce funds to the Employment Services budget; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Appropriations - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Diseases - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, testing supplies
Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Emergency Medical Services - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Nurses - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Public Health - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
State Agencies - COVID-19, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
Votes Vote History

Actions

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09/07/21
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
09/08/21
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
09/09/21
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, September 9, 2021
  • 3rd reading, passed 36-0
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • substituted for identical House Bill 3
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
  • 2nd and 3rd readings dispensed with
  • passed 84-8
  • received in Senate
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • delivered to Governor
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Maddox
Summary Add subsections to prohibit funding to any entity that has a policy in effect on or after September 24, 2021 requiring an immunization without permitting an exemption for conscientious objection and entities that terminate or discipline persons for objecting to an immunization on the basis of conscientious objection; require a private right of action to enforce these provisions; exempt long-term care facilities under a federal mandatory vaccine directive; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings Appropriations - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Diseases - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Emergency Medical Services - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
Nurses - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions
Public Health - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, expansion of medical services
State Agencies - COVID-19, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, appropriation of funds, emergency provisions

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor B. Wheatley
Summary Retain original provisions; provide a presumption that certain workers removed from work is due to occupational exposure to COVID-19.
Index Headings Workers' Compensation - COVID-19, exposure
Labor and Industry - Workers' compensation, COVID-19 exposure
Public Health - COVID-19, workers' compensation, exposure

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor B. Wheatley
Summary Retain original provisions; approve and extend 2020 Executive Order 2020-277.
Index Headings Workers' Compensation - Presumption, COVID-19 exposure
Labor and Industry - Workers' compensation, COVID-19 exposure
Public Health - COVID-19, workers' compensation due to exposure

Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:56 PM (EST)