General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, technical corrections Legislative Research Commission - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, technical corrections Technical Corrections - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, technical corrections

Technical Corrections - Local board of education, financial statement posting, website

Amend KRS 100.326 to define terms; prohibit planning units from adopting or enforcing certain specified ordinances or regulations concerning aspects of commercial uses; state that a single principal structure or building on a single lot in a commercial zone for a permitted use shall be approved without a development plan; establish a cause of action by a developer to bring suit for a violation of the section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to state that a planning units activities are subject to its own land use and planning and zoning regulations.

Amend KRS 304.11-020 to exempt foreign insurers from compliance with the insurance code and insurance-specific taxes, assessments, surcharges, fees, and other charges imposed by the state or a local government for an individual or group health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract issued or delivered in this state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 91A.080; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to conform.

Amend KRS 218A.500 to provide that drug testing products that are used or intended for use to determine whether a substance contains a controlled substance, synthetic drug, or any chemical or compound that may cause physical harm or death shall not be deemed drug paraphernalia.

Barbers And Cosmetologists - Cosmetology, esthetics, nail technicians, regulation Boards And Commissions - Limited facilities, mobile salons, natural hair braiding, regulation, Board of Cosmetology Licensing - Limited facilities, mobile salons, natural hair braiding, regulation, Board of Cosmetology Occupations And Professions - Cosmetology, esthetics, nail technicians, regulation

Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, licensure Background Checks - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, licensure Boards And Commissions - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, licensure Crimes And Punishments - Medical imaging and radiation therapy, practice without a license, Class A misdemeanor Health And Medical Services - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, licensure Health Care Professionals - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, licensure Licensing - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, requirements Occupations And Professions - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, licensure Public Health - Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, licensing

Amend KRS 134.810 to require the proration of motor vehicle property taxes when a motor vehicle is transferred between private parties; set requirements for the proration; require any overpayments created from the proration requirements to be refunded without written request; apply to motor vehicle transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2027.

Energy - Public Service Commission, administrative regulations Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Public Service Commission

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish definitions; allow a customer of utility that provides electric, gas, water, or sewer services to opt out of having a smart meter installed if the customer owns the premises where the meter will be installed; establish procedures to opt out of the smart meter or request an analog meter; require utilities that furnish water, electric, gas, or sewer services to maintain sufficient quantities of meters for customer demand; require the retail electric supplier to give the customer 30 days' notice and give the customer 30 days to respond; require installation of the selected meter no later than 30 days after the selection; prohibit retail provider of electric, water, sewer, or gas service from charging the customer for the installation of the meter or imposing a surcharge or fee for opting out of having the smart meter installed; establish a process of obtaining a refund for a utility for improper charges through the Office of the Attorney General, Office of Rate Intervention; allow a customer to request a refund for any fees or damages incurred after January 1, 2015; require the utility and the fire district to send reports on fires involving meters; require a warning label on the meter and certification of the meter; provide for civil action; establish liability for harm caused by electromagnetic frequency radiation; prohibit the use of the meter to collect data accessed by third parties or any use of data that is not for the provision of utility service; require compensation for use of the meter to create a wireless network; require the utility to provide radiation protection at the customer's request; affirm a customer's private right of action and that the damages from a smart meter installation does not reduce the customer's outstanding balance to a utility service provider; RETROACTIVE.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; require local boards of education and local associations to bargain collectively; provide that a party who violates the duty to bargain collectively is required to pay to the aggrieved party no more than $500.

Children And Minors - Interpersonal protective order, school violence between minors Civil Actions - Interpersonal protective order, school violence between minors Civil Procedure - Interpersonal protective order, school violence between minors

Cooperatives - Educational cooperatives, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public school district, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Education, Finance - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Education, Higher - Public postsecondary institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition General Assembly - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Governor - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Lieutenant Governor - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Public Officers And Employees - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Secretary Of State - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition State Agencies - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition State Employees - Public education institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition Teachers - Public school district, employee participation in lobbying services, preserve Universities And Colleges - Public postsecondary institutions, third-party lobbyist compensation, prohibition

Appropriate General Fund moneys from the budget reserve trust fund account in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to various state agencies for miscellaneous projects and programs; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to allow employers participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) to make a one-time election to offer members who work in hazardous positions who are hired on or after January 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2027, so that, in lieu of continued participation in the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier III benefits), these members receive the benefits provided to members in a hazardous position who began participating immediately prior to January 1, 2014 (Tier II benefits); allow for employers in CERS to make a one-time election to opt in to the benefit change by July 1, 2027; allow members who are employed by an employer that makes a one-time election to make a one-time election to opt into the benefit change within 30 days of the employer election and allow a member to pay the costs to convert any other Tier III benefit service in a hazardous position to Tier II benefit service; provide that all new hires after July 1, 2027, in hazardous positions for any employer that makes a one-time election receive Tier II benefits; require that accumulated contributions in the hybrid cash balance plan remain in the member's account; provide that any member eligible to make a one-time irrevocable election to change their benefits shall not have the option to change or make a new election under any circumstances relating to a change in employment or reemployment with a participating employer; amend KRS 61.5955 to exempt members who are participating in Tier II benefits based upon an election of an employer pursuant to this Act; amend KRS 61.680 to allow members who have Tier II and Tier III service to consolidate that service for the purpose of determining eligibility and amount of benefits; amend KRS 78.510 to add December 31, 2013, to the definition of "membership date" for members whose benefit tier changes pursuant to this Act; amend KRS 78.5520 to allow members to pay the cost of converting any other Tier III service in a hazardous position to Tier II service and allow employers to pay the cost of converting any Tier III service that could be converted to Tier II service on behalf of the employee; amend KRS 78.635 to require employers who make a one-time irrevocable election to pay an additional actuarially accrued liability contribution that is sufficient to fund the conversion of benefits; amend KRS 78.640 to allow a member's accumulated employer credit attributable to service converted to Tier II benefits to be transferred to the retirement allowance account; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.