Tag: General Assembly
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With smoking ban dead for this year, its Senate sponsor holds a last-ditch discussion as she looks to another office
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Republican Sen. Julie Denton, sponsor of the Senate bill for a statewide smoking ban, held a last-ditch discussion Wednesday with the committee she chairs...
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Statewide smoking ban dead for this year, as House Democrats worry about political ramifications in fall elections
The sponsor of a bill for a statewide ban on smoking in enclosed public places said it is dead for this year, Tom Loftus reports for The Courier-Journal. Westrom “It’s...
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Rural health advocate pleads with legislature to ‘end the tobacco epidemic in rural Kentucky’
Sen. Julian Carroll, D-Frankfort, looks at a Smoke Free Kentucky display in the state Capitol. The group added black wreaths after the smoking-ban bill died. (Courier-Journal photo by Jonathan Palmer) The...
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Senate OKs bill to regulate e-cigarettes just like tobacco products
A bill to limit the sale of electronic cigarettes in the same way as sales of tobacco products passed the state Senate on Thursday, March 6. Senate Bill 109, sponsored by...
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House passes bill creating new type of order for end-of-life care, to be signed by patient and physician
An end-of-life order known as “medical order for scope of treatment” would be allowed in Kentucky under a bill that passed the Kentucky House on an 86-7 vote Thursday, March...
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Sponsor of statewide smoking ban says House leaders are blocking a vote to protect some members from political fallout
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The bill for a statewide smoking ban has stalled, with the prime sponsor saying House leaders are blocking a vote to protect members who...
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Medical-marijuana bill clears House committee; cannabis-oil bill, more likely to pass into law, goes to full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of...
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Here’s a fresh strategy for reforming malpractice lawsuit rules: measure doctors by national standards, not local custom
A bill that would create three-person panels of medical experts to give non-binding opinions on malpractice lawsuits before trial doesn’t appear to be getting anywhere in the Kentucky General Assembly, at least...
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Legislature passes bill requiring schools to have trained employees to give insulin and epilepsy medication to students
A bill to require schools to have an employee on duty to administer insulin and epilepsy medication to students is on its way to Gov. Steve Beshear for final action....