This year's meeting of the General Assembly was distributed on Friday, March 28, with several legislative victories, the relaxation of official burdens, combating lack of staff and the continued tax reform.
One of the most effective was Senate Bill 23, sponsored by Senator Steve West. SB 23 strengthens the legislative supervision of state authorities that create new administrative regulations. Agencies must now appear in front of a legislative committee and strive to answer questions about their suggestions for good faith. If you do not do this, the committee can feel defective. These regulations would then be canceled at the end of the following legislative session, and the agencies would now be excluded a similar rule.
“This is about accountability and transparency,” said Tom Underwood, director of the state of NFIB. “Small companies shouldn't have to navigate that were created behind closed doors.”
House Bill 398, sponsored by Rep. Walker Thomas, organizes Kentucky's security standards in the workplace with the federal OSHA rules. Kentucky Osha prohibits the legislation, regulations more strictly than the federal dulmets to ensure the consistency for companies that work across national borders.
“Employers should not be punished just because they do business in more than one state,” said Underwood. “This helps to create a flat playing field.”
Another important measure for business owners is House Bill 1, which is introduced by Rep. Jason Petrie and continues the state reduction in personal income tax. From January 1, Kentucky's income tax rate will drop from 4% to 3.5%.
In order to remedy the ongoing lack of work, especially for qualified trade and transport, the legislators passed two additional invoices:
- House bill 54From Rep. Kim Banta enables High School Trading Course Boarding to count a complete licensing in licensed shops to fast young employees in the labor market.
- House bill 444From Rep. John Blanton enables individuals aged 18 and over to maintain a commercial driver's license with dangerous materials for the transportation transport – a step that is intended to strengthen the state's truck and delivery offer.
“On behalf of our members, I would like to thank the General Assembly for the recognition of the challenges of Kentucky's workers and say goodbye to laws that helps small companies grow the challenges of the workforce and to meet the workforce,” said Underwood.