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House Bill 264

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Last Action 03/29/23: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 122)
Title AN ACT relating to regulatory relief.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 122
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 121
Sponsors P. Pratt, DJ Johnson, S. Rawlings
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to define "advisory committee," "applicable agency," "applicant," "consumer," "demonstrate," "director," "innovation," "innovative offering," "offering," "product," "production," "regulatory relief office," "regulatory sandbox," "sandbox participant," "secretary," and "service"; establish the General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee; establish the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief; create the General Regulatory Sandbox Program; establish the application process and requirements to apply to the sandbox; give an applicant that is accepted into the sandbox 12 months to demonstrate the offering identified in his or her application; establish the conditions upon which the regulatory relief office can terminate a sandbox participant's participation in the sandbox; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development to prepare and submit a written report to the General Assembly and LRC by October 1 of each year; amend KRS 12.020 to place the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief under the Office of the Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 13A.250 to require each administrative body to provide in its fiscal note an explanation of the fiscal impact of the methodology and resources it used to determine the fiscal impact; amend KRS 304.3-705 to allow a person regulated under KRS 304.3-700 to 304.3-735 to participate in the regulatory sandbox if the person is not qualified to make an application under KRS 304.3-700 to 304.3-735.
Index Headings of Original Version State Agencies - Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief, creation
Economic Development - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, creation
Insurance - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, participants
Small Business - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, qualifications
Public Meetings - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, requirements
Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, creation
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, requirements
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/14/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/16/23
  • to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
02/22/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/23/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/24/23
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
02/28/23
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/01/23
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/03/23
  • to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
03/09/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/10/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023
03/13/23
  • 3rd reading, passed 37 -0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
03/14/23
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/16/23
  • House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
  • passed 97-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
03/27/23
  • filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
03/29/23
  • became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 122)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except move new sections from Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to Chapter 15; establish the Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief under the Office of the Attorney General; require five members of the advisory committee to be appointed from the business community; require five members to be the secretary or his or her designee from state cabinets listed; establish an application fee not to exceed $1,000; remove all references to exempting any person from laws; prohibit the suspension of an administrative regulation that would preclude any person from recovering damages from a sandbox participant; EFFECTIVE March 15, 2024.
Index Headings Economic Development - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, creation
Effective Dates, Delayed - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, March 15, 2024
Insurance - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, participants
Small Business - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, qualifications
State Agencies - Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief, creation
Public Meetings - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, requirements
Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, creation
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, requirements
Attorney General - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, creation
Attorney General - Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief, creation

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except redefine "offering"; prohibit the regulatory relief office from entering a written agreement with an applicant that waives or suspends a requirement for licensure or regulation of a health facility; effective March 15, 2024.
Index Headings Economic Development - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, creation
Effective Dates, Delayed - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, March 15, 2024
Insurance - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, participants
Small Business - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Program, qualifications
State Agencies - Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief, creation
Public Meetings - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, requirements
Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, creation
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, requirements
Attorney General - General Regulatory Sandbox Program, creation
Attorney General - Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief, creation

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor R. Thomas
Summary Amend to add a member of the minority party in the Senate and a member of the minority party in the House of Representatives as ex officio, nonvoting members of the General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee.
Index Headings Economic Development - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, membership
Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee, membership

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)