Kentucky
General Assembly

01/05/21	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) 1st reading returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
01/06/21	taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) 2nd reading returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
02/09/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/10/21	floor amendment (3) (4) (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
02/11/21	floor amendment (6) withdrawn floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute
02/24/21	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2021 floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute
02/25/21	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
02/26/21	floor amendment (9) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/01/21	3rd reading floor amendment (1) withdrawn floor amendments (3) (4) and (5) defeated passed 24-11 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (2), (7), (8), and (9)
03/02/21	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/03/21	to Judiciary (H)
03/04/21	posted in committee
03/11/21	taken from Judiciary (H) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/12/21	taken from Judiciary (H) 2nd reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/16/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/29/21	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendments (2), (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute floor amendment (5) filed
03/30/21	floor amendment (6) filed 3rd reading floor amendment (3) ruled out of order Bill passed 70-27 with floor amendment (6) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (6) Senate concurred in House floor amendment (6) Bill passed 24-14 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/11/21	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 205)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to provide liability protection for owners of premises during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, set the time limit within which a claim for personal injury must be brought, and specify the liability for essential services providers, and define what is an "essential service"; amend KRS 39A.020 to define "declared emergency", "disaster", and "executive action"; amend KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090 to conform; amend 39A.280 to refine the immunity of the state, private persons, volunteers, professional engineers and architects, and persons providing essential services during an emergency; EFFECTIVE MARCH 6, 2020, for Section 1 of the ACT; Repeal of Section 1 effective December 31, 2023; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Claims - Emergencies, immunity and filing limitations Disasters - Immunity, owners and essential workers Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Effective Dates, Emergency - Repeal of Section 1, December 23, 2023 Emergency Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Engineers and Surveyors - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Health and Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Local Mandate - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Emergency, services provided, immunity Retroactive Legislation - BR 477, March 6, 2020 Architects - Emergency, services provided, immunity

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Yates
Summary	Delete immunity from requirement to protect from risks associated with the SARS-COV-2 virus or the declared emergency.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, immunity, protecting from virus, removal Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, immunity, protecting from virus, removal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Yates
Summary	Ensure that the Act is not interpreted to limit liability relating to non-COVID-SARS-2 motor vehicle accidents.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, motor vehicle accidents, liability, Act does not limit Diseases - Emergency, motor vehicle accidents, liability, Act does not limit Motor Vehicles - Liability, Act does not limit

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Delete definitions for "executive action" and "health care providers".
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, health care providers, definition deleted Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, executive action, definition deleted Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, health care providers, definition deleted Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, executive action, definition deleted

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Remove definition of "executive action" and other changes to definitions for KRS Chapter 39A; delete conforming statutes KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090; delete changes to KRS 39A.270 that specify those businesses that may remain open during an emergency.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency declaration, Governor's actions Diseases - Emergency declaration, Governor's actions Governor - Emergency declaration, definition of action taken

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Specify that the owner of a premises is not liable for damage to property caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, owner not liable Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, owner not liable Property - Real, damage, SARS-COV-2 emergency, owner not liable Real Estate - Damage, SARS-COV-2 emergency, owner not liable

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	R. Stivers
Summary	Require that claims involving damage to real property related to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic be brought within the time set out in KRS 413.120.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, time for filing claim Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, time for filing claim Property - Real, damage claims, SARS-COV-2 emergency, time for filing Real Estate - Damage claims, SARS-COV-2 emergency, time for filing

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	R. Stivers
Summary	Require that claims involving damage to real property related to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic be brought within the time set out in KRS 413.120; clarify the protection afforded essential workers.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, time for filing claim Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, essential service workers, liability refined Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, damage to real property, time for filing claim Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, essential service workers, liability refined Property - Real, damage claims, SARS-COV-2 emergency, time for filing Real Estate - Damage claims, SARS-COV-2 emergency, time for filing

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	R. Stivers
Summary	Include distributors of medical or personal protective equipment as essential services providers.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, medical equipment distributors, essential services Diseases - Emergency, SARS-COV-2, medical equipment distributors, essential services Emergency Medical Services - Declared emergency, SARS-COV-2, medical equipment distributors, essential services Health and Medical Services - Declared emergency, SARS-COV-2, medical equipment distributors, essential services

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor	R. Stivers
Summary	Amend KRS 39A.270 specifying that the Governor or General Assembly may designate which services are essential during an emergency.
Index Headings	Disasters - Emergency, essential services, designation Diseases - Emergency, essential services, designation General Assembly - Emergency, essential services, designation Governor - Emergency, essential services, designation

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to provide liability protection for owners of premises during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, set the time limit within which a claim for personal injury must be brought; specify the liability for essential services providers, and define what is an "essential service"; amend KRS 39A.020 to define "declared emergency", "disaster", and "executive action"; provide that any person providing an essential service during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic shall be considered an agent of the Commonwealth; amend KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090 to conform; amend 39A.280 to refine the immunity of the state, private persons, volunteers, professional engineers and architects, and persons providing essential services during an emergency; EFFECTIVE MARCH 6, 2020, for Section 1 of the ACT; Repeal of Section 1 effective December 31, 2023; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Disasters - Immunity, owners and essential workers Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Effective Dates, Emergency - Repeal of Section 1, December 23, 2023 Emergency Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Engineers and Surveyors - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Health and Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Emergency, services provided, immunity Retroactive Legislation - BR 477, March 6, 2020 Architects - Emergency, services provided, immunity Claims - Agents of the Commonwealth, designation Claims - Emergencies, immunity and filing limitations

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Banta
Summary	Retain original provisions; require person to act as an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person.
Index Headings	Claims - Agents of the Commonwealth, standard of care, establish

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary	Retain original provisions; and amend KRS 141.019 to allow the same treatment of unemployment compensation in accordance with Pub. L. No. 117-2, sec. 9042.
Index Headings	Taxation - Unemployment compensation, suspension of tax on a portion Taxation, Income--Individual - Unemployment compensation, suspension of tax on a portion Unemployment Compensation - Income taxation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Provide funds for the Urgent Needs School Replacement and Renovation Fund; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings	Appropriations - Urgent Needs School Replacement and Renovation Fund, provide funds for Budget and Financial Administration - Urgent Needs School Replacement and Renovation Fund, provide funds for Capital Construction - Urgent Needs School Replacement and Renovation Fund, provide funds for Education, Finance - Urgent Needs School Replacement and Renovation Fund, provide funds for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary	Retain original provisions; and amend KRS 141.019 to allow the same treatment of unemployment compensation in accordance with section 9042 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; amend 21 RS HB 249/EN to remove the new language in Sections 29 and 30 and make conforming changes in section 31.
Index Headings	Taxation - Unemployment compensation, suspension of tax on a portion Taxation, Income--Individual - Unemployment compensation, suspension of tax on a portion Unemployment Compensation - Income taxation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	C. Massey
Summary	Retain original provisions to create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to provide liability protection for owners of premises during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, set the time limit within which a claim for personal injury must be brought, specify the liability for essential service providers, and define what is an "essential service"; amend KRS 39A.020 to define "declared emergency", "disaster", and "executive action"; amend KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090 to conform; amend 39A.280 to refine the immunity of the state, private persons, volunteers, professional engineers and architects, and persons providing essential services during an emergency; provide definitions for additional terms including "COVID-19," "COVID-19 claim," and "arising from COVID-19"; and designate those businesses and providers deemed agents of the Commonwealth; EFFECTIVE MARCH 6, 2020, for Section 1 of the ACT; Repeal of Section 1 effective December 31, 2023; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Disasters - Immunity, owners and essential workers Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Effective Dates, Emergency - Repeal of Section 1, December 23, 2023 Emergency Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Engineers and Surveyors - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Health and Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Emergency, services provided, immunity Retroactive Legislation - BR 477, March 6, 2020 Architects - Emergency, services provided, immunity Claims - Business and service providers, deemed agents of the Commonwealth Claims - Emergencies, immunity and filing limitations State Agencies - Business and service providers, deemed agents of the Commonwealth

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	C. Massey
Summary	Retain original provisions to create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to provide liability protection for owners of premises during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, set the time limit within which a claim for personal injury must be brought, specify the liability for essential service providers, and define what is an "essential service"; amend KRS 39A.020 to define "declared emergency", "disaster", and "executive action"; amend KRS 39A.070 and 39A.090 to conform; amend 39A.280 to refine the immunity of the state, private persons, volunteers, professional engineers and architects, and persons providing essential services during an emergency; provide definitions for additional terms including "COVID-19," "COVID-19 claim," and "arising from COVID-19"; and designate those businesses and providers deemed agents of the Commonwealth; EFFECTIVE MARCH 6, 2020, for Section 1 of the ACT; Repeal of Section 1 effective December 31, 2023; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Embalmers and Funeral Directors - Emergency, essential service, immunity from lawsuit Disasters - Immunity, owners and essential workers Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Effective Dates, Emergency - Repeal of Section 1, December 23, 2023 Emergency Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Engineers and Surveyors - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Health and Medical Services - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Emergencies, immunity from lawsuit Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Emergency, services provided, immunity State Agencies - Business and service providers, deemed agents of the Commonwealth Retroactive Legislation - BR 477, March 6, 2020 Architects - Emergency, services provided, immunity Claims - Business and service providers, deemed agents of the Commonwealth Claims - Emergencies, immunity and filing limitations