Kentucky HB 419: AN ACT relating to abortion. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit all forms of abortion without exception; amend KRS 311.990 to impose a Class D felony for violations; amend KRS 211.027 and 311.720, to conform; repeal KRS 311.710, which declares legislative finding regarding abortion; repeal KRS 311.723, which establishes guidelines for when a physician may perform an abortion; repeal KRS 311.725, which establishes a requirement of informed written consent to abortion; repeal KRS 311.732, which establishes guidelines for abortions performed upon minors; repeal KRS 311.733 to conform; repeal KRS 311.735, which establishes guidelines for spousal notification of abortions; repeal KRS 311.750, which prohibits persons who are not licensed physicians from performing abortions; repeal KRS 311.760, which establishes minimum standards for abortions; repeal KRS 311.765, which prohibits partial birth abortion; repeal KRS 311.770 which restricted saline abortions after the first trimester; repeal KRS 311.780 prohibiting abortion after an unborn child has reached viability.

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CHAPTER 111
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CHAPTER 111
( HB 419 )
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 95A.020 is amended to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, "chief fire officer" means an individual who plays an essential role in the
administrative structure of his or her fire department.
(2) There is hereby created the Kentucky Fire Commission, hereinafter called "commission," which shall be
attached to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System for administrative purposes only.
(3) (a) The commission shall include male, female, and racial minority representation.
(b) No more than three (3) appointed members shall reside in the same congressional district.
(4) The commission shall be composed of eighteen (18)[fourteen (14)] members who are[,] residents of the State
of Kentucky[,] and appointed by the Governor, as applicable. These members should be persons well qualified
by experience or education in the field of fire protection or related fields.
(5) The membership of the commission shall include:
(a) One (1) member of a fire department formed under KRS Chapter 75 or 273 who is:
1. Not a chief fire officer;
2. Not a career employee of any department other than the one from which he or she is nominated;
and
3. Selected from a list of at least three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Firefighters
Association;
(b) One (1) member of a volunteer fire department who is:
1. Not a chief fire officer;
2. Not a career employee of any fire department other than the one from which he or she is
nominated; and
3. Selected from a list of at least three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Firefighters
Association;
(c) One (1) member of a fire department formed under KRS Chapter 95 selected from a list of at least[list]
three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Professional Firefighters;
(d) One (1) chief fire officer of a paid fire department selected from a list of at least three (3) names
submitted by the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs;
(e) One (1) licensed physician with experience in emergency medicine;
(f) A chief fire officer of a volunteer fire department who is not a career member of any other department,
selected from a list of at least three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs;
(g) One (1) member of a fire department formed under KRS Chapter 67 or 75, or a fire department in a
county containing an urban-county government created pursuant to KRS Chapter 67A, who is selected
from a list of at least three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Professional Firefighters;
(h) The director of Homeland Security or his or her designee;
(i) One (1) mayor or other officer of a Kentucky city providing fire services under KRS Chapter 95
selected from a list of at least three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities;
(j) One (1) county judge/executive or other officer of a Kentucky county selected from a list of at least
three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of Counties;

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(k) One (1) representative of a Kentucky building, industry, or safety association;
(l) One (1) representative of the general public who is not an employee of any government or
governmental agency;
(m) The state fire marshal or his or her designee;[ and]
(n) One (1) officer of a fire-based emergency medical service selected from a list of at least three (3) names
submitted by the executive director of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services;
(o) The president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or his or her designee;
(p) The president of the Kentucky Firefighters Association or his or her designee;
(q) The president of the Kentucky Professional Firefighters or his or her designee; and
(r) The president of the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs or his or her designee.
(6) [The vice president of administrative services of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System,
president of the Kentucky Firefighters Association, president of the Kentucky Professional Firefighters, and
president of the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs, or their designees, shall serve as nonvoting ex officio
members of the commission.
(7) ]The members of the commission who are firefighters shall possess a minimum of five (5) years of fire service
experience and shall be certified with the following:
(a) One hundred fifty (150) hours of training for volunteer firefighters; or
(b) Four hundred (400) hours of training for professional firefighters.
(7)[(8)] The Kentucky Firefighters Association, Kentucky Professional Firefighters, Kentucky Association of
Fire Chiefs, Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services Association, Kentucky League of Cities, and
Kentucky Association of Counties shall submit their lists of nominees by November 15 of each year as
vacancies occur.[
(9) The Governor shall appoint members of the commission to