| Last Action | 08/26/22: idenitcal House bill substituted for this bill | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to disaster relief, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | 
| Bill Documents | Introduced | 
| Bill Request Number | 18 | 
| Sponsors | R. Stivers, J. Turner, J. Blanton, C. Fugate, P. Wheeler, R. Bridges, M. Dossett, R. Dotson, D. Fister, P. Flannery, M. Hart, A. Hatton, K. King, N. Kirk-McCormick, D. Lewis, M. Lockett, B. McCool, S. McPherson, K. Moser, R. Palumbo, M. Pollock, B. Reed, A. Tackett Laferty, N. Tate, K. Timoney, T. Truett, B. Wesley | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to establish the East Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (EKSAFE) fund; amend KRS 39A.305 to provide that moneys in the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (WKSAFE) fund shall carry forward until June 30, 2026; provide that financial assistance to cities, counties, and school districts for realized revenue losses shall be limited to 100% of the lost revenue in fiscal year 2022-2023, 66% of the lost revenue in fiscal year 2023-2024, and 33% of the lost revenue in fiscal year 2024-2025; provide that moneys reimbursed to the Commonwealth after June 30, 2026, shall be deposited into the Budget Reserve Trust Fund; allow the waiver of up to 15 student attendance days for days missed by school districts through January 20, 2023, that are located in the Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster and impacted by the July 2022 storms and flooding in the eastern Kentucky region; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Disasters - Eastern Kentucky storms and floods, disaster relief  Disasters - Western Kentucky storms and tornadoes, disaster relief Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student attendance days, waiver Effective Dates, Emergency - East Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (EKSAFE) fund Appropriations - East Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (EKSAFE) fund Budget and Financial Administration - East Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (EKSAFE) fund Budget and Financial Administration - West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (WKSAFE) fund  | 
            
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                                    Senate Committee Substitute 1   Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2  | 
                
| Votes | Vote History | 
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; provide that the appropriation to the Highways budget unit is for the non-federal share of state road and bridge repair projects; APPROPRIATION. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Transportation - Appropriation, Highways budget unit  Appropriations - Highways budget unit Budget and Financial Administration - Appropriation, Highways budget unit  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | B. Smith | 
| Summary | Appropriate General Fund moneys to provide an affordable housing program for those located in the areas impacted by the July 2022 storms and flooding in the eastern Kentucky region; APPROPRIATION. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Appropriations - Affordable housing program  Budget and Financial Administration - Appropriation, affordable housing program Housing, Building, and Construction - Appropriation, affordable housing program  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | B. Smith | 
| Summary | Appropriate General Fund moneys to provide an affordable housing program for those located in the areas impacted by the July 2022 storms and flooding in the eastern Kentucky region; APPROPRIATION. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Housing, Building, and Construction - Appropriation, affordable housing program  Appropriations - Affordable housing program Budget and Financial Administration - Appropriation, affordable housing program  | 
            
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