Kentucky
General Assembly

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

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