KY State Rep Kathy Stein has vowed to kill all legislation regarding illegal immigration that comes before the Judiciary committee. Please call and email ASAP all Judiciary Committee members and voice your support for the bills listed below. All members of the Judiciary committee. Email all legislators and let them know your support for Damron, Nelson, Lee, Farmer, Henley, DeCesare. (Bill summaries, email addresses and telephone numbers provided in this alert for your convenience).

Illegal Immigration Legislation: HB 97, HB 95, HB 208, HB 304
Additional legislation impacted by illegal immigration: HB 105 (Expenditure of State funds -Taxpayer transparency Act)
HB 221 (Drug screening before public aid)


To leave msg for the Governor: 1-502-564-2611

To leave msg for specific and all Representatives: 1-800-372-7181
Ky Legislation Website: www.lrc.ky.gov

KY Legis. Judiciary Committee email addresses:
Kathy.Stein@lrc.ky.gov, Darryl.Owens@lrc.ky.gov , John.Vincent@lrc.ky.gov, Rob.Wilkey@lrc.ky.gov , Brent.Yonts@lrc.ky.gov , Kevin.Bratcher@lrc.ky.gov , Jesse.Crenshaw@lrc.ky.gov, Joseph.Fischer@lrc.ky.gov, Derrick.Graham@lrc.ky.gov,
Jeff.Hoover@lrc.ky.gov , Stan.Lee@lrc.ky.gov, Frank.Rasche@lrc.ky.gov , Steven.Rudy@lrc.ky.gov, Arnold.Simpson@lrc.ky.gov , Robin.Webb@lrc.ky.gov



All KY Legislature email addresses in addition to Fayette County Mayor and Council Members:

shane.suttor@insightbb.com, Bill@htitax.com, Tom.buford@lrc.ky.gov, Alice.kerr@lrc.ky.gov, david.boswell@lrc.ky.gov, julian.carroll@lrc.ky.gov, bob.leeper@lrc.ky.gov , richie.sanders@lrc.ky.gov, ernesto.scorsone@lrc.ky.gov, robert.stivers@lrc.ky.gov , gary.tapp@lrc.ky.gov, jack.westwood@lrc.ky.gov , john.arnold@lrc.ky.gov, eddie.ballard@lrc.ky.gov, sheldon.baugh@lrc.ky.gov, larry.belcher@lrc.ky.gov, johnny.bell@lrc.ky.gov , tom.burch@lrc.ky.gov, mike.cherry@lrc.ky.gov, larry.clark@lrc.ky.gov, leslie.combs@lrc.ky.gov, ron.crimm@lrc.ky.gov, jim.decesare@lrc.ky.gov, milward.dedman@lrc.ky.gov , bob.deweese@lrc.ky.gov, myron.dossett@lrc.ky.gov, tim.firkins@lrc.ky.gov, joe.fischer@lrc.ky.gov, danny.ford@lrc.ky.gov, jim.glenn@lrc.ky.gov, jim.gooch@lrc.ky.gov, richard.henderson@lrc.ky.gov, jimmy.higdon@lrc.ky.gov, charlie.hoffman@lrc.ky.gov , jeff.hoover@lrc.ky.gov, dennis.horlander@lrc.ky.gov, joni.jenkins@lrc.ky.gov, thomas.kerr@lrc.ky.gov, adam.koenig@lrc.ky.gov, jimmie.lee@lrc.ky.gov, marylou.marzian@lrc.ky.gov , tom.mckee@lrc.ky.gov, charlie.miller@lrc.ky.gov, harry.moberly@lrc.ky.gov, russ.mobley@lrc.ky.gov, tim.moore@lrc.ky.gov, lonnie.napier@lrc.ky.gov, rick.nelson@lrc.ky.gov , fred.nesler@lrc.ky.gov, david.osborne@lrc.ky.gov, ruthann.palumbo@lrc.ky.gov, marie.rader@lrc.ky.gov, jody.richards@lrc.ky.gov, tom.riner@lrc.ky.gov, carl.rollins@lrc.ky.gov, sal.santoro@lrc.ky.gov, charles.siler@lrc.ky.gov, arnold.simpson@lrc.ky.gov , dottie.sims@lrc.ky.gov, james.spencer@lrc.ky.gov, jim.stewart@lrc.ky.gov, john.tilley@lrc.ky.gov, tommy.thompson@lrc.ky.gov, tommy.turner@lrc.ky.gov, ken.upchurch@lrc.ky.gov , john.vincent@lrc.ky.gov, david.watkins@lrc.ky.gov, robin.webb@lrc.ky.gov, susan.westrom@lrc.ky.gov, ron.weston@lrc.ky.gov, rob.wilkey@lrc.ky.gov, kathy.stein@lrc.ky.gov , Robert.Damron@lrc.ky.gov, slee@bowlesrice.com, Jesse.crenshaw@lrc.ky.gov, Julie.denton@lrc.ky.gov, carolyn.belcher@lrc.ky.gov, jodi.richards@lrc.ky.gov, dan.seum@lrc.ky.gov , brent.yonts@lrc.ky.gov, Brent.Yonts@lrc.ky.gov, darryl.owens@lrc.ky.gov, kevin.bratcher@lrc.ky.gov, frank.rasche@lrc.ky.gov, derrick.graham@lrc.ky.gov, steven.rudy@lrc.ky.gov
mayor@lfucg.com, Councilmembers@lfucg.com, mmilburn@lfucg.com, mblodget@lfucg.com, jgray@lfucg.com, ajames@lfucg.com, tblues@lfucg.com, dickd@lfucg.com, davids@lfucg.com, kstinnett@lfucg.com, kcrosbie@lfucg.com, georgem@lfucg.com, jmcchord@lfucg.com, dblevins@lfucg.com, malone2@lfucg.com, edlane@lfucg.com, lgorton@lfucg.com, cellinger@lfucg.com

HB304

08RS

WWW Version
The hyperlink to a bill draft that precedes a summary contains the most recent version (Introduced/GA/Enacted) of the bill. If the session has ended, the hyperlink contains the latest version of the bill at the time of sine die adjournment. Note that the summary pertains to the bill as introduced, which is often different from the most recent version.

Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.

HB 304/ LM (BR 1097) - R. Damron, R. Nelson, B. Farmer, S. Lee
AN ACT relating to homeland security.
Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 514.160 relating to identity theft to increase the number of pieces of identifying information, include use of false identification to deprive a person of money, obtain employment, hide one's true identity, cause another person to suffer economic loss, defraud another person, or attempt, solicit, or conspire to commit identity theft; create a new section of KRS Chapter 441 to require pretrial release officers to obtain place of birth, citizenship, and related information from prisoners in jail and report the information to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and Administrative Office of the Courts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to expand the duties of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security with regard to immigration, customs, and other homeland security matters; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to permit local and state law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with the federal government for local enforcement of immigration and customs laws; create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 relating to employment to create definitions for an employee verification program; specify that the employee verification program applies only to businesses that contract or subcontract with government agencies and to government agencies; specify that an employer subject to the act shall verify citizenship, Social Security number, and other required information through the federal E-Verify program within the required time following employment to avoid hiring undocumented aliens; specify that an employer is not required to take any action that the employer believes would violate federal or state law; require an employer to utilize the federal Employment Eligibility Verification program beginning January 1, 2009; require the Department of Revenue to notify employers of the requirements of the employee verification law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require all local governments and local agencies to comply with the law and permit sharing of citizenship and immigration information as required by law and to prohibit local ordinances or other actions to violate the law; amend KRS 514.170 to conform.


Jan 16-introduced in House

HB97

08RS

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Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.


HB 97 (BR 43) - R. Nelson, R. Damron
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Create a new section of KRS 16.030 to 16.170, relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police, to require the state police to negotiate with the United States Department of Justice or Department of Homeland security to enforce federal immigration law and train officers to enforce federal immigration law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require detention facilities to ascertain the immigration status of detained foreign nationals.

(Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 9-to Judiciary (H)


HB95

08RS

WWW Version
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Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.

HB 95/LM / CI (BR 283) - R. Nelson, R. Damron
AN ACT relating to unauthorized aliens.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with the federal government to enforce immigration law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the State Police to enter into an agreement with the federal government to enforce immigration law and to form a Kentucky State Police Illegal Alien Task Force; Create several new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from employee illegal aliens, to create a graduated loss of business license or charter scheme for those found to have done so after January 1, 2009, and to require utilization of a federal work authorization verification system; amend KRS 514.160 to include with the offense of identity theft the theft of identity by an unauthorized alien for the purpose of obtaining employment; create a noncodified section to create a Employer Sanctions Task Force to study the system of employer sanction relative to the employment of unauthorized aliens to operate during the 2008 legislative interim; create a noncodified section to name the act, "The Kentucky Legal Workers Act."


(Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 9-to Judiciary (H)


HB105

08RS

WWW Version
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Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.


HB 105 (BR 393) - J. DeCesare, D. Floyd, S. Lee
AN ACT relating to accounting for the expenditure of state funds.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 42 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to create a searchable Web site to provide certain information on the expenditure of state funds; provide that the new sections shall be known as the "Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2008."


(Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 10-to State Government (H)


HB208

08RS

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Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.

HB 208/ LM (BR 1007) - S. Lee
AN ACT relating to employers.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to require a state agency, board, or commission that issues a license, credential, or permit that is a prerequisite to a person engaging in an occupation or business to refuse to issue or suspend the license, credential, or permit of a person who hires an unauthorized alien; require that the license be denied or suspended six months for each unauthorized alien employed; require the Department of Labor to promulgate regulations to provide for the uniform enforcement of this Act.


Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 11-to Labor & Industry (H)

HB221

08RS

WWW Version
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Includes opposite chamber sponsors where requested by primary sponsors of substantially similar bills in both chambers and jointly approved by the Committee on Committees of both chambers. Opposite chamber sponsors are represented in italics.















HB 221 (BR 211) - L. Napier, M. Henley, R. Adams, S. Baugh, L. Belcher, D. Butler, R. Crimm, D. Ford, J. Gooch Jr, S. Lee, R. Mobley, T. Moore, D. Osborne, M. Rader, S. Santoro, J. Stewart III, T. Turner
AN ACT relating to public assistance.
Amend KRS 205.200 to create a substance abuse screening program for adult recipients of public assistance, food stamps, and state medical assistance.


Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 11-to Health & Welfare (H)