Kentucky
General Assembly

03/03/22	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/22	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to State & Local Government (S)
03/08/22	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/09/22	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022
03/10/22	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/11/22	floor amendment (1) filed passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/14/22	3rd reading, passed 27-8 with Floor Amendment (1) received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/25/22	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/29/22	to State Government (H) reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
03/30/22	taken from Rules (H) placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (2) filed
04/14/22	floor amendments (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7-title) filed

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Amend Section 1 to require transmission to LRC of only executive orders relating to reorganizations, states of emergency, and operations or official policy of the government of Kentucky; extend timelines for Secretary of State and director of LRC to transmit executive orders to five working days; create a new subsection limiting Governor's ability to duplicate executive orders which have been found deficient; reduce Governor's reporting requirements to LRC; delete subsection (2) of KRS 11.160; amend KRS 247.090, 247.944, and 248.707 to conform.
Index Headings	General Assembly - Executive orders, review by legislative committees Governor - Executive orders, reporting requirements Legislative Research Commission - Executive orders, review by legislative committees Secretary of State - Executive orders, copy to Legislative Research Commission Committees - Executive orders, review by legislative committees

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	Add a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to authorize intervention by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in actions challenging any Kentucky legislative act, statute, or resolution; reaffirm legislative or other privilege and immunity for the members or staff of the General Assembly or Legislative Research Commission.
Index Headings	General Assembly - Intervention, challenge action, time limit Civil Actions - General Assembly, intervention, time limit Civil Procedure - Intervention, time limit, General Assembly

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	Add a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to reaffirm legislative or other privilege and immunity for the members or staff of the General Assembly or Legislative Research Commission.
Index Headings	General Assembly - Legislative privileges and immunities, reaffirmation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	L. Bechler
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; 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 at public postsecondary education institutions; establish exceptions; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, parent opt-out Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, opt-out Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	S. Maddox
Summary	Retain original provisions and define "immunization status" to specify vaccination against COVID-19; clarify the definition of "public entity" to include consolidated local government and unified local government; remove all provisions relating to a private employer in Sections 1, 3, and 4; create a new provision in KRS Chapter 214 to allow a public entity to share an individual's immunization status with his or her consent; clarify that Section 2 applies exclusively to public schools in the postsecondary education system; amend KRS 214.036 to allow the objection to immunization against COVID-19 on the basis of conscientiously held beliefs.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Immunization status, students, staff, and faculty, disclosure allowance Piggybacked Bills - HB 28 to SB 4 Public Health - Immunization, parents and guardians, conscientiously held beliefs, objection State Employees - Immunization status, prohibit vaccine passport, disclosure allowance

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Delete original provisions; 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 at public postsecondary education institutions; establish exceptions; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, opt-out Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, parent opt-out

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	L. Bechler
Summary	Retain all original provisions and 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; 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	Diseases - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, opt-out provision Education, Elementary and Secondary - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, parent opt-out, response to COVID-19 pandemic Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine and testing requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing requirements, emergency Health and Medical Services - Facial coverings, public postsecondary educational institution property, opt-out provision Public Authorities - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, opt-out provision State Agencies - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, opt-out provision Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	L. Bechler
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 4/GA