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Senator Max Wise Legislative Update 19 Feb 2016

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By State Senator Max Wise, (R-Campbellsville)
16th District: Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne Counties

FRANKFORT, KY (Fri 19 Feb 2016) Heated floor speeches, passionate committee hearings, and the observance of Presidents Day highlighted the seventh week of the 2016 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. We have passed the halfway point of this session, and the countdown begins as we in the Senate anticipate the forthcoming 2016-18 budget bill from the House of Representatives.

There was no shortage of action in the Senate this week, as we passed two of our priority bills, Senate Bill (SB) 1, explained more fully in a separate editorial, and SB 5.
  • Senate Bill 5 was introduced to protect county clerks who have inhibitions, based on their religious beliefs, regarding issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. SB 5 removes the county clerk's name from the license and reinstates a form with a "bride" and "groom" designation. Couples could use this form or the "1st party/2nd party" form instituted by Governor Beshear following the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision.

  • SB 126 concerns enclosed three-wheeled vehicles, sometimes referred to as "autocycles," that have increased in popularity in recent years. It would specify that autocycles should be classified as a type of motorcycle under Kentucky law when dealing with the titling, registering, and selling of the vehicles. When autocycles wreck, however, they would be classified as a motor vehicle and not a motorcycle. The legislation also excludes autocycles from a law requiring anti-lock brakes.

  • SB 130 concerns shielding child pornography from public view when prosecuting the pornographer. It would restrict those who have access to child pornography used as evidence during criminal trials while keeping the proceedings open to the public.

  • SB 136 concerns controlled substances. It would enhance penalties for the trafficking of synthetic drugs in addition to prohibiting three drugs currently not addressed by law: Kratom and the designer opioid drugs W-15 and W-18.

  • SB 137 proposes a state constitutional amendment relating to legislative redistricting. It would remove the state constitutional requirement that counties not be split and replace it with a requirement that the General Assembly divide only the number of counties necessary to achieve substantial population equality. In addition, SB 137 would require the legislature to remain in session - without pay - if they fail to redistrict as required by law.
With more than half the session now behind us, the last day to request bill drafts has passed. The last day for the introduction of new Senate bills is March 3. Senate leaders say they hope to move all bills originating in the Senate in the next two weeks. Bills passed out of the House of Representatives would be considered after that.

While the Senate waits for the House of Representatives -- where spending bills must originate -- to pass out its budget bills, it has moved ahead with hearing testimony on the budget proposed by the governor. The Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue has taken testimony on the proposed budgets from cabinets that include Justice as well as Health and Family Services.

If you have any questions or comments about these issues or any other public policy issue, please feel free to call me toll-free at 1-800-372-7181 or e-mail me at Max.Wise@LRC.ky.gov. You can also review the legislature's work online at www.lrc.ky.gov

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