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State Senator
Chris McDaniel
(R) - Kentucky
Kentucky Senate District 23
In Office - Started: 01/01/2013
contact info
Latonia Office
P.O. Box 15231
Latonia, KY 41015
Latonia, KY 41015
Capitol Address
702 Capital Ave.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-8100
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR244 | A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. James Votruba. | A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. James Votruba. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR223 | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing America's River Roots Festival as an official 250th celebration event for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing America's River Roots Festival as an official 250th celebration event for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | Dead |
| SCR34 | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the life of Patrick "Pat" J. Crowley. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the life of Patrick "Pat" J. Crowley. | Dead |
| SB2 | AN ACT relating to correctional facilities. | Create new section of KRS Chapter 197 to define terms; prohibit hormone treatment or elective surgery for gender reassignment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR125 | A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Senator Aaron Reed as the first Navy SEAL to serve in the Kentucky Senate. | A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Senator Aaron Reed as the first Navy SEAL to serve in the Kentucky Senate. | Dead |
| SR144 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael Joseph Borchers to the Kentucky Board of Education. | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael Joseph Borchers to the Kentucky Board of Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR227 | A RESOLUTION commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Army. | A RESOLUTION commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Army. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB126 | AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. | Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection. | Dead |
| SB266 | AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police. | Amend KRS 16.060 to allow the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State police to authorize officers of the department to engage in law enforcement-related off-duty employment; require the commissioner to establish policies and procedures for off-duty employment; amend KRS 16.070 to require the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish policies and procedures related to the use of uniforms, equipment, and facilities for off-duty employment; amend KRS 44.045 to allow officers of the Department of Kentucky State Police to use motor vehicles with regular license plates for off-duty employment. | Dead |
| SB79 | AN ACT relating to state personnel. | Amend KRS 18A.005 to define "intern employee" and "intern position"; amend KRS 18A.050 to require a member of the Personnel Board to vacate his or her position or have the board terminate his or her position if he or she separates from the classified service; amend KRS 18A.0751 to no longer require the Personnel Board to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to employee fines or employee reemployment after a layoff; amend KRS 18A.110 to allow the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement scholarship programs, internship programs, education programs, and educational assistance programs for employees; allow the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the classified service governing layoffs, furloughs, and reduction of hours to include, but not be limited to reemployment of laid-off employees; amend KRS 18A.113 to provide that in the same department or office, county, and job classification, intern, interim and probationary employees shall be terminated before full-time and part-time employees with status are laid off; amend KRS 18A.115 to permit members and employees of boards and commissions exempt from the classified service to employ staff subject to the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, 18A.202, and 18A.203; exempt juvenile institution superintendents from the classified service; amend KRS 18A.125 to require all agencies and employees for which the Personnel Cabinet administers payroll to comply with the secretary's payroll administration; prohibit an executive branch agency for which the cabinet administers payroll from authorizing work performance outside of the Commonwealth without approval from the secretary; allow an agency to request the secretary deduct certain items from an employee's final paycheck so long as the deduction is expressly authorized in writing and does not reduce the employee's pay below the federal minimum wage; amend KRS 18A.135 to direct when reemployment rights expire; amend KRS 18A.197 and 18A.203 to permit an employee who has provided proper notice of resignation or retirement to transfer all or part of their remaining sick or annual leave balance even if they have accumulated under 75 hours of sick or annual leave; amend KRS 18A.035, 18A.095, 18A.100, 18A.355, 132.370, and 163.032 to conform and make technical corrections. | Dead |
| SJR68 | A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Johnnie L. Turner Memorial Highway in Harlan County. | A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Johnnie L. Turner Memorial Highway in Harlan County. | Dead |
| SB160 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps. | Amend KRS 37.170 to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps) within the Kentucky State Defense Force; create a new section of KRS Chapter 37 to detail KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions and to create the KEV Corps fund; amend KRS 39B.030 to permit the local emergency management director to use the KEV Corps during a local disaster or emergency; amend KRS 39B.050 to include the KEV Corps as a part of the local disaster and emergency services organization; amend KRS 39B.070 to permit each city, urban-county government, or charter county government the use of the KEV Corps. | Dead |
| SR22 | A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of former President Jimmy Carter. | A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of former President Jimmy Carter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB72 | AN ACT relating to limited X-ray machine operators. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3679 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB114 | AN ACT relating to landowner liability for recreational use permission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3682 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB190 | AN ACT relating to advanced educational opportunities. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3678 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB210 | AN ACT relating to dental benefit plans. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3680 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB304 | AN ACT relating to soybean assessments. | Senate: Third Reading W/sfa2 scta1 RSN# 3672 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HCR22 | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION declaring that nuclear power generation is a clean and dispatchable means of providing baseload electricity to the residents and businesses of the Commonwealth. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3676 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB421 | AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3675 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB444 | AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3683 | 03/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB462 | AN ACT relating to the correction of marriage documents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3681 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB524 | AN ACT relating to the Commonwealth's property and casualty insurance fund and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3684 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB501 | AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. | Senate: Third Reading W/sfa2 sfta1 RSN# 3674 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB181 | AN ACT relating to children. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3685 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB664 | AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa2 sfta2 RSN# 3673 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB622 | AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3671 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB606 | AN ACT relating to economic development. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3670 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB618 | AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 3677 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB9 | AN ACT relating to teacher benefit provisions and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3730 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR110 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sharon Porter Robinson to the Kentucky Board of Education. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3686 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR201 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jonathan Rabinowitz to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3705 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR195 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Carrico to the Board of Physicians and Advisors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3699 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR175 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Garth Bustle to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3687 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR206 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Wesley Cate to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3710 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR200 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Sara Ferguson to the Board of Nursing. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3704 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR196 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of David Bryan Sloan to the Mine Safety Review Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3700 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR221 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Partymiller to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3725 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR203 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Edward Holmes to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission Executive Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3707 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR219 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Leigh Amber Snell to the Education Professional Standards Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3723 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR199 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Alisha Clemons to the Board of Nursing. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3703 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR213 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jonathan R. VanHoose to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3717 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR186 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Laura Sanderfur to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3690 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR204 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jana Bailey to the Board of Nursing. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3708 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR215 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jodi Wojcik to the Board of Physicians and Advisors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3719 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR211 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Phillip Ryan Prokes to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3715 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR193 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Brian Weisker to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3697 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR205 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Joshua Cummins to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3709 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR184 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Frederick A. Higdon as a member and the chairperson of the Board of Tax Appeals. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3688 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR214 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Thomas Colley to the Board of Physicians and Advisors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3718 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR197 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Lisa Haydon to the Personnel Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3701 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR198 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Krissie Coe Fields to the Parole Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3702 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR218 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kevin Wayne Weaver to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3722 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR222 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Grace-Nicole Danielle Burke to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3726 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR185 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Darrell "Neil" Denton to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3689 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR212 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Robb W. Adams to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3716 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR220 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Courtney French Bourne to the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3724 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR216 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Daniel Belcher to the Murray State University Board of Regents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3720 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR217 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kenneth Christopher LeMonds to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3721 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR189 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Cathy Hinko to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3693 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR208 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Hans G. Poppe to the Kentucky State Fair Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3712 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR192 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michelle Snodgrass-Deimling to the Personnel Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3696 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR207 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3711 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR187 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Cammie D. Grant to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3691 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR191 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of William Jones to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3695 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR202 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of James Dale Sights to the Board of Claims. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3706 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR209 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mike S. Stacy to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3713 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR188 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mitchel B. Denham Jr. to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3692 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR194 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Lori Cooksey to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3698 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR190 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Porter G. Peeples to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3694 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR210 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Talina Mathews to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3714 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR251 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Peter Naake as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3727 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR269 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Lu Settles Young to the Kentucky Board of Education. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3729 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| SR265 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jimmy "Jay" Smith to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3728 | 03/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB90 | AN ACT relating to maternal health and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3665 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB19 | AN ACT relating to permitted uses of time during the school day. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3584 | 03/27/2025 | Nay |
| SB28 | AN ACT relating to agricultural economic development and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3586 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION designating names for various roads and bridges. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 3593 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB136 | AN ACT relating to corrections. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3666 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB65 | AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3585 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB216 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3601 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB89 | AN ACT relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3588 | 03/27/2025 | Nay |
| HB240 | AN ACT relating to primary school. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3602 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB84 | AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3587 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB346 | AN ACT relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3603 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB399 | AN ACT relating to interference with a legislative proceeding. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3667 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB398 | AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3604 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB369 | AN ACT relating to police department members. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3592 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB424 | AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3616 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB430 | AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 3596 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB495 | AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3598 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB493 | AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 3594 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB546 | AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3618 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB183 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3589 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB566 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3661 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB552 | AN ACT relating to economic development. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3617 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB555 | AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. | Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 3595 | 03/27/2025 | Nay |
| HJR46 | A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3660 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HJR30 | A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3662 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB684 | AN ACT relating to elections. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3663 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB207 | AN ACT relating to education. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3590 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB245 | AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3591 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB25 | AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3583 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HJR32 | A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3597 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB695 | AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3605 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB694 | AN ACT relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3668 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR114 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Keith E. Hamilton to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3614 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR111 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Larry M. Hayes to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3611 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR132 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Laura Beasley as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3633 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR123 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Amanda Perkins as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3626 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR115 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Gregory Leist to the Parole Board. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3615 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR130 | A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jeffrey Brock to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3632 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| SR124 | A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Thomas George Polites as an administrative law judge in the Department of Workers' Claims. | Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3627 | 03/27/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Kentucky Joint 2026-2028 Budget Preparation and Submission Statutory Committee | Co-Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Kentucky Joint Appropriations and Revenue Committee | Co-Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Kentucky Joint Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Kentucky Joint Local Government Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Kentucky Joint Public Pension Oversight Board Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Kentucky Joint State Government Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Kentucky Senate State and Local Government Committee | 8 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Kentucky Senate District 23 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/01/2013 |