Legislation -- RS12 Day 35
HB 115
On House Orders
It may be nice to know where your catfish are from, but this legislation is too heavy handed. Instead of imposing an enormous regulatory burden on Kentucky restaurants, requiring them to constantly reprint menus to always denote where their catfish are from, the General Assembly would do well to accept the amendments offered by Rep. Jim DeCesare that will promote Kentucky Proud catfish, and allow restaurants to make the information available upon request. PROBABLE KEY VOTE.
HB 202
On House Orders
This is a ridiculous health care mandate without precedent. Tying chiropractor reimbursement rates to the workers comp schedule is not only wrong because no other reimbursement rate is set in such a ridiculous way, but it is estimated to raise health care costs for insured Kentuckians by more than $43 million each year. That's almost $100 per insured individual. It's a health care mandate we don't need and a KEY VOTE.
HB 240
On House Orders
This legislation to eliminate to elected office of constable would seem to be bill helping to eliminate government. Constables are actually cost-effective for the taxpayer. The office is self supporting by charging fees for the service they provide, namely serving papers. On the other hand, were the office eliminated, this job would fall to the sheriff, whose employees fall under the County Employees Retirement System, an underfunded pension system backed by the taxpayer. Eliminating this office actually means more cost to the taxpayer which is why this bill is a KEY VOTE.
HB 255 and its amendments regarding prevailing wage requirements remain KEY VOTES on House Orders.
HB 326
On House Orders
This bill would create a legal assumption that, if a firefighter has cancer, the firefighter has cancer because he or she is a firefighter. Amendments offered would improve the legislation, but the law should not assume medical diagnosis. POSSIBLE KEY VOTE
