House Bill 3

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Last Action 09/09/21: identical Senate Bill 3 substituted for this bill
Title AN ACT relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 7
Sponsors S. Rudy, J. Petrie
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
House Floor Amendment 4

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 Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • posting waived
  • floor amendment (1) filed
09/08/21
  • floor amendment (2) filed
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
09/09/21
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendments (3) and (4) filed
  • 3rd reading
  • returned to the Orders of the Day
  • identical Senate Bill 3 substituted for this bill

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 J. Raymond
Summary Amend to permit funding for "Test and Stay" COVID-19 testing only to schools with mandatory use of face coverings; 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
Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19, appropriation of funds, testing supplies
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 3
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 4
Sponsor B. Wheatley
Summary Retain original provisions; approve and extend 2020 Executive Order 2020-277.
Index Headings Labor and Industry - Workers' compensation, COVID-19 exposure
Public Health - COVID-19, workers compensation due to exposure
Workers' Compensation - Presumption, COVID-19 exposure

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