House Bill 2

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Last Action 09/09/21: identical Senate Bill 2 substituted for this bill
Title AN ACT relating to COVID-19 emergency actions and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 8
Sponsors S. Rudy, K. Moser
Summary of Original Version Require visitation in long-term care facilities and residential long-term care facilities to be allowed by family members, legal guardians, outside caregivers, friends, or volunteers who provided regular care and support to the resident prior to the pandemic, who are designated as being important to the mental, physical, or social well-being of a resident in critical situations; require the establishment and operation of COVID-19 antibody administration centers (CAACs) in each Area Development District; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to assist and support distribution of COVID-19 tests; permit paramedics to be employed by a hospital or nursing facility to work as a licensed paramedic in any department of a hospital or nursing facility subject to conditions; require the cabinet to produce public service announcements and develop strategies to urge vaccination; require the cabinet to create a singular form in accordance with federal law for permits to offer and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to patients; promulgate administrative regulations for safe storage of COVID-19 vaccines; develop and initiate a public awareness campaign to talk to doctors about the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine; amend KRS 205.636 to update conditions for the requirements for temporary COVID-19 personal care attendants to be placed on the Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry; add new sections to KRS Chapter 13A to declare 902 KAR 2:211E and 902 KAR 2:212E null and void; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Nullification of select emergency administrative regulations
Diseases - COVID-19, emergency actions
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, emergency actions
Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19, emergency actions
Governor - Nullification of select emergency administrative regulations
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, emergency actions
Nurses - COVID-19, emergency actions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, emergency actions
Public Health - COVID-19, emergency actions
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
House Floor Amendment 6
House Floor Amendment 7
House Floor Amendment 8
House Floor Amendment 9
House Floor Amendment 10

Actions

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09/07/21
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
  • taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 1st reading
  • to Health & Family Services (H)
  • posting waived
  • reported favorably
  • to Rules (H)
  • floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
09/08/21
  • 2nd reading
  • recommitted to Health & Family Services (H)
  • floor amendments (4) and (5) filed
09/09/21
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendments (9) and (10) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (6), (7) and (8) filed to Bill
  • 3rd reading
  • Committee Substitute adopted
  • returned to the Orders of the Day
  • identical Senate Bill 2 substituted for this bill

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain provisions of the bill; add amendment to KRS 214.036 to require that any administrative order issued by a local public health department requiring immunization during an epidemic include exemptions for medical contraindications, religious grounds, and conscientiously held beliefs; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Diseases - COVID-19, emergency actions
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, emergency actions
Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19, emergency actions
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, emergency actions
Nurses - COVID-19, emergency actions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, emergency actions
Public Health - COVID-19, emergency actions

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Retain original provisions; define "red zone", "orange zone", "yellow zone", and "green zone"; provide that 2021 RS SB 1, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6, and 2021 RS SB 5, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205 are suspended when the Department for Public Health declares a county in a red or orange zone; provide that when the Department for Public Health declares a county in a yellow or green zone for two consecutive weeks, the Governor may exercise the powers with 2021 RS SB 1, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6, and 2021 RS SB 5, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205 suspended unless the local legislative body finds that the local board of health recommends that the local legislative body regain control of the emergency and the local legislative body approves the return of control of the emergency; nothing in the subsection prevents a local legislative body from requesting the Governor to exercise the powers with 2021 RS SB 1, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6, and 2021 RS SB 5, 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205 suspended.
Index Headings Disasters - Governor, authority, local governments, suspension of 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6 and 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205
Governor - Emergencies, certain local governments, suspension of 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6 and 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205
Local Government - Emergencies, Governor authority, suspension of 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6 and 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 205

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Retain original provisions; create a new section to extend the eviction moratorium for people who apply for rental assistance programs and are awaiting approval.
Index Headings Housing, Building, and Construction - Eviction moratorium, extension for rental assistance program
Landlord and Tenant - Eviction moratorium, extension for rental assistance program

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor S. Baker
Summary Prohibit visitation from being conditioned on vaccination for COVID-19; require COVID-19 antibody treatments to be permitted for children under age 12 when approved; prohibit provision of COVID-19 tests to entities that require vaccination; add that COVID-19 vaccine mandates for any university, college, or health care organization are not authorized by this bill.
Index Headings Diseases - COVID-19, emergency actions
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, emergency actions
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, emergency actions
Nurses - COVID-19, emergency actions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, emergency actions
Public Health - COVID-19, emergency actions

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor A. Tackett Laferty
Summary Retain original provisions; temporarily revise retirement reemployment provisions for local and district health departments until January 15, 2022.
Index Headings Public Health - Local health departments, retirement reemployment, provisions
Retirement and Pensions - Local and district health department employees, retirement reemployment, provisions

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor J. Raymond
Summary Delete Sections 9 and 10 declaring 902 KAR 2:211E and 902 KAR 2:212E null and void, relating to mask mandates.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, COVID-19, emergency actions, mask mandates
Governor - COVID-19, emergency actions, mask mandates
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, emergency actions, mask mandates
Public Health - COVID-19, emergency actions, mask mandates

Amendment House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor J. Blanton
Summary Approve and extend provisions of paragraph 3 of 2020 Executive Order 2020-277 related to temporary disability from occupational exposure to COVID-19; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Select emergency administrative regulations, nullification
Diseases - COVID-19, emergency actions
Drugs and Medicines - COVID-19, emergency actions
Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19, emergency actions
Governor - Select emergency administrative regulations, nullification
Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, emergency actions
Nurses - COVID-19, emergency actions
Physicians and Practitioners - COVID-19, emergency actions
Public Health - COVID-19, emergency actions

Amendment House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor B. Wheatley
Summary Retain original provisions; provide a presumption that certain workers' removal 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 8
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

Amendment House Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor B. Wheatley
Summary Retain original provisions; provide a presumption that certain workers' removal 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 10
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)