Kentucky
General Assembly

02/15/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/11/22	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/14/22	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/17/22	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/18/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 80-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/21/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
03/22/22	taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) 2nd reading returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
03/29/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/30/22	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed and floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute floor amendment (1) withdrawn 3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Free Conference Committee Report (1) Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate passed 33-3 received in House to Rules (H) Free Conference Committee report adopted in House passed 86-4 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/08/22	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 184)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original proisions; make technical changes so that the title of the program reads "Employee Child Care Assistance Program"; clarify the state match requirements in Section 5; remove the appropriation; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Economic Development - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Effective Dates, Emergency - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership program Labor and Industry - Employee, child-care assistance, public-private partnership program Labor and Industry - Workforce, child-care assistance, subsidy, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Small Business - Subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Short Titles and Popular Names - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership Workforce - Subsidy, child-care assistance, Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Petrie
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 499

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except create a two-week grace period after a party decides to terminate a contract under Section 7; permit the Cabinet for Economic Development to coordinate with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to incorporate this program into agreements with employers seeking economic development incentives; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Economic Development - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Effective Dates, Emergency - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership program Labor and Industry - Employee, child-care assistance, public-private partnership program Labor and Industry - Workforce, child-care assistance, subsidy, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Small Business - Subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Short Titles and Popular Names - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership Workforce - Subsidy, child-care assistance, Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.896 to provide that the license or certification of a child-care center shall not be refused or revoked for refusing to require facial coverings; amend KRS 199.898 to provide that parents and guardians of children enrolled in licensed, certified, or publicly funded child care facilities have a right to refuse facial coverings on behalf of their children without any retribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on any public school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on property owned, leased, or operated by public postsecondary education institutions; provide exceptions for healthcare licensing board requirements imposed prior to January 1, 2020, and clinical research settings.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Facial coverings, public postsecondary educational institution property, prohibition of requirement Public Authorities - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement State Agencies - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Universities and Colleges - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement, exceptions Children and Minors - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Diseases - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement Education, Higher - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement, exceptions

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit a public entity from requiring an employee to be immunized against disease or provide evidence of immunization status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to require an employer to grant an exemption against immunization against disease based upon religious grounds; establish a cause of action for violation of the requirement.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Employer vaccine mandate, religious exception Labor and Industry - Employer vaccine mandate, written notice, exception Occupational Safety and Health - Employer vaccine mandate, religious exception Occupational Safety and Health - Employer vaccine mandate, written notice, exceptions Public Health - Employer vaccine mandate, religious exception State Employees - Immunization status, prohibit vaccine passport, disclosure allowance

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 499/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	C. McDaniel
Summary	Retain original provisions; clarify that the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership program is a pilot program in Section 1; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Economic Development - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Effective Dates, Emergency - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership program Labor and Industry - Employee, child-care assistance, public-private partnership program Labor and Industry - Workforce, child-care assistance, subsidy, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Small Business - Subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subsidy, child-care assistance, workforce Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Short Titles and Popular Names - Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership Workforce - Subsidy, child-care assistance, Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Amendment	Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Cannot agree.
Index Headings	Conference Committee Reports - HB 499/SCS1

Amendment	Free Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	In Section 1, clarify that the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership program is a pilot program.
Index Headings	Conference Committee Reports - HB 499 / SCS 1