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Protecting Human Life
Promoting Family Life
Practicing Global Solidarity
Pursuing Social Justice
"Our faith reflects God's special concern for the poor and vulnerable and
calls us to make their needs our first priority in public life."
Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility
The Catholic Conference works to pass legislation that responds to the needs
of poor persons. The list below includes bills related to economic justice, just
employment, housing, health care, immigration, criminal justice and other
categories that promote the common good, especially taking into account the
Gospel call to provide for poor persons.
| Bill Number |
Description |
Committee |
CCK Position |
Action |
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SB 8 sponsored
by Senator David Boswell |
AN
ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky and
amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky, relating to casinos. |
Senate State and Local Government |
Oppose |
Urge legislators to vote
against all efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky |
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SB 9 sponsored
by Senator David Boswell |
AN
ACT relating to gaming and making an appropriation therefor. This implements
SB 8 if the Constitution is changed |
Senate Licensing, Occupations and
Administrative Regulations |
OPPOSE |
Urge legislators to vote against all efforts to fund
expanded gambling in Kentucky |
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SB 10
sponsored by Senator Gary Tapp |
AN ACT relating to criminal background investigations. Amend KRS
309.0813, 309.1315, 319.032, 335.070, 335.320, and 335.615 to require
criminal background checks as a condition for certification or licensure for
alcohol and drug counselors, art therapists, psychologists, social workers,
marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and fee-based
pastoral counselors who apply after the effective date of this Act; require
fees to be nonrefundable, cost no more than the investigations, and be paid
by the applicant. |
Senate Licensing, Occupations and
Administrative Regulations |
Studying |
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HB 5 sponsored
by Rep. Rob Wilkey |
AN ACT relating to criminal record expungement. |
House
Judiciary Committee |
Support with reservation |
Urge legislators to vote for HB
5. |
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HB 53
sponsored by Rep. J. R. Gray |
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. Amend KRS 635.020 to allow a
juvenile aged 14 or older charged with a felony sexual offense to be tried
in adult court when the juvenile has been previously adjudicated guilty of a
prior felony sexual offense; amend KRS 635.510 to broaden the criteria for
declaring a juvenile to be a juvenile sexual offender where a prior sexual
offense has been adjudicated; amend KRS 635.025, 640.010; amend 640.040 to
conform. |
House Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
Urge legislators to vote against this bill
because children should not be tried as adults. |
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HB 81
sponsored by Rep. Joseph Fischer |
AN ACT to promote the uniform application of civil rights law in the
Commonwealth. Amend KRS 344.020, 344.190, and 344.320, and repeal and
reenact KRS 344.300, relating to the Commonwealth's civil rights laws, to
provide that the Commonwealth has occupied the field of civil rights law and
that local laws on the subject are prohibited. |
House Judiciary Committee |
Studying |
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HB 174/CI
sponsored by Rep. Tom Burch |
AN ACT relating to video
lottery terminals and making an appropriation therefor.
|
House Licensing and Occupation Committee |
OPPOSE |
Urge your Senator and Representative to vote
against all efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky |
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HB 188
sponsored by Rep. Tom Burch |
AN ACT relating to electronic gaming at racetracks as a part of the
state lottery, and making an appropriation therefor. |
House Licensing and Occupation Committee |
OPPOSE |
Urge your Senator and Representative to vote
against all efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky |
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HB 193
sponsored by Rep. Tom Burch |
AN ACT relating to electronic gaming at racetracks as a part of the
state lottery, and making an appropriation therefor. |
House Licensing and Occupation Committee |
OPPOSE |
Urge your Senator and Representative to vote
against all efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky |
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HB 205
sponsored by Rep. Jim Wayne |
AN
ACT relating to the rental and occupancy of lots in manufactured home
communities. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to establish
requirements and procedures for good cause eviction of residents of
manufactured home communities. |
House Local Government Committee |
Support |
Urge
your Senator and Representative to vote yes on HB 205. |
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HB 267 sponsored
by Rep. Jeff Hoover |
This is the Governor's
budget.
AN ACT
relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing for the
operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments,
boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other
state-supported activities. |
House A&R Committee |
Studying |
CCK will follow budget debate and urge action
accordingly. Bills this complex do not receive a simple "support", "oppose"
designation. |
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HB 276 sponsored
by Rep. Jim Wayne |
This
bill offers a restructuring of tax responsibilities for corporations,
closing loopholes and requiring corporation pay their fair share of taxes.
It meets standards set out in a
tax
policy statement of Kentucky's Bishops. |
House A&R Committee |
Support |
Urge your legislators to support this tax reform
measure. |
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HB 277 sponsored
by Rep. Jim Wayne |
This
bill is a reform of the Kentucky Individual Income Tax system and meets the
standards set out in a
tax policy statement of Kentucky's Bishops. |
House A&R Committee |
Support |
Urge your legislators to support this tax reform
measure. |
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HCR
19
sponsored by Rep. Stan Lee |
Direct a legislative staff study of the costs associated with educating
elementary and secondary children of undocumented immigrants within
Kentucky's public schools to be completed by November 1, 2005. |
House Education Committee |
Studying |
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