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2021 Special Session House Joint Resolution 1, Acts ch. 1

A Joint Resolution extending emergency executive actions and declaring an emergency (EO 2020-215 and listed executive, cabinet and board actions extended to January 15, 2022; all other COVID-19 executive orders terminated)

Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Special Session); signed by Governor Beshear · Kentucky (State)

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Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Level
State
Authority
Ky. Const. sec. 29; KRS 39A.090(2), (4) as amended by 2021 SB 1
Issued
2021-09-07 Sept. 7, 2021
Effective
2021-09-07 (signed by the Governor Sept. 7, 2021; emergency clause) (read as 2021-09-07)
End
2022-01-15
In force
Sept. 7, 2021 to Jan. 15, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • the Governor
  • all state agencies
  • CHFS
  • licensing boards
  • the public
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate through Q3 2021 and beyond
  • CT state agencies (remote services; extended licenses and deadlines)
  • HR licensing boards (Sections 3-4)
  • HC (CHFS testing and provider directives of July 8, Aug. 8 and Aug. 18, 2021)
  • OP (DFI, Insurance, Labor Cabinet orders)
Collection
Kentucky KY

Operative words

Section 1. All SARS-COV-2-related executive orders issued by the Governor and all executive actions and administrative orders, administrative regulations, or other administrative actions not specifically extended by this Resolution are of no further force or effect as of the effective date of this Resolution. Section 2. The General Assembly hereby approves, extends, and in some cases modifies as stated, the following executive orders... and declares that the same shall be in effect until and expire on January 15, 2022: (1) 2020 Executive Order 2020-215, which declared a state of emergency, to the extent necessary to: (a) Secure current or future federal funding...; (b) Preserve the protections and status afforded by 2021 RS SB 5...; and (c) Extend 2020 RS SB 150... until January 15, 2022... (8) 2020 Executive Order 2020-243 to the extent that the order: (a) Encourages social distancing among citizens; and (b) Requires state agencies to: 1. Encourage social distancing; 2. Provide and conduct services by mail, Internet, phone, and/or video conferencing; 3. Extend licenses, credentials, or certificates that require in-person appearances... Section 9. Nothing in this Resolution shall be interpreted to allow state agencies to remain closed for regular in-person business.

Enforcement

Joint resolution with force of law under KRS 39A.090

Notes

Section 3 extends 23 cabinet actions (Labor Cabinet AO 2020-001 digital signatures; CHFS testing order of July 8, 2021; Education and Workforce Development UI orders; Personnel Cabinet Memorandum 21-14 of Aug. 5, 2021; DFI guidance; Department of Insurance telehealth order of Mar. 18, 2020; Public Protection Cabinet hospital-overflow building-code suspension of Mar. 31 and Apr. 7, 2020); Section 4 extends 29 boards' actions to Jan. 15, 2022 (Dentistry Apr. 17, 2020; Barbering; Massage Therapy May 11, 2020; Pharmacy Apr. 24, 2020; Nursing memoranda; Social Work; Chiropractic; Podiatry; Respiratory Care; EMS regulations)

Retrieval note

The Special Session's SJR 1 (introduced Sept. 7) did not pass; HJR 1 is the enacted vehicle.