Kentucky
General Assembly

02/15/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/17/23	to State & Local Government (S)
02/22/23	floor amendment (1) filed
03/08/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/09/23	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
03/10/23	3rd reading floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (2) passed 34 -0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/13/23	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/14/23	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/15/23	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 2nd reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; establish the Government Teleworking Task Force; establish membership and areas of study; require report of findings by December 1, 2023.
Index Headings	Courts - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Public Officers and Employees - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment State Agencies - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment State Employees - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Boards and Commissions - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Mills
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 148

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	P. Wheeler
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove the definitions of "public agency" and "telework"; delete language prohibiting public employees from teleworking unless an emergency is declared; require that all governmental bodies and the Administrative Office of the Courts maintain sufficient personnel on-site to answer phone calls from the public; define "governmental body"; require governmental bodies to have live persons answer the phones during regular business hours; permit governmental bodies and the Administrative Office of the Courts to reduce staffing if the Governor declares an emergency, but shall not exceed 30 days unless approved by the General Assembly.
Index Headings	Courts - Employees, personnel requirements Legislative Research Commission - Employees, personnel requirements Public Officers and Employees - State agencies, personnel requirements State Agencies - State employees, personnel requirements State Employees - State agencies, personnel requirements Telecommunications - State employees, business hours, live persons, requirement

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original provisions; direct the task force to study to what extent public service has suffered or improved due to an increase in teleworking.
Index Headings	Legislative Research Commission - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Public Officers and Employees - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment State Agencies - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment State Employees - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment Telecommunications - Government Teleworking Task Force, establishment