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Week In Review: March 30th - April 3rd
KY Democratic chair demands investigation of GOP state senator’s payments from nonprofit
The chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into the financial dealings between a political nonprofit called Kentucky Strong Inc. and its president state Sen. Julie Raque Adams.
Kentucky Today
What bills are unlikely to become law in Kentucky this year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least 160 bills have been delivered to Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., for action after being passed by the General Assembly. More than a dozen are already on track to becoming law, but of the roughly 1,300 bills filed in 2026, most will not make it across the finish line.
Spectrum News
Bill re-imagining Kentucky State U as polytechnic, but keeping HBCU tradition, goes to governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. — With approval in the state House of Representatives, the General Assembly has passed legislation aimed at resetting and reimagining the future of Kentucky State University (KSU), advancing a collaborative plan to support the commonwealth’s only historically Black university and position it for long-term success. Senate Bill (SB) 185 previously passed the Senate with unanimous support.
The Lane Report
Gov. Beshear signs 'Logan's Law' bill named after slain 6-year-old boy
FRANKFORT, Ky. — House Bill 422 has been signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear.
WLKY Louisville
Gambling, Medicaid, KSU: Here’s what passed (and didn’t) in Kentucky ahead of veto period
Republicans sped nearly 80 “veto-proof” bills to passage on Wednesday, including a massive Medicaid omnibus bill, though others fell just short.
WFPL
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes Kentucky bill lowering concealed carry age to 18
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would lower the age to carry a concealed weapon.
WDRB
Kentucky approves transportation budget with major Brent Spence funding
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers finalized the state transportation budget plan Wednesday. House Bill 502 outlines $4.7 billion in transportation projects across the state.
Spectrum News
Kentucky lawmakers pass $32B state budget, send to Gov. Beshear
The Kentucky General Assembly’s GOP supermajority waited until the final day before the veto period to pass a two-year state budget and a bill spending $1.7 billion on specific projects.
WFPL
Bill putting restrictions on automated license plate readers passes Kentucky legislature
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that puts restrictions on automated license plate readers, like Flock cameras.
WDRB
The Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway is likely coming to Boone County
Legislation that would rename a stretch of highway in Boone County after the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is currently sitting on the governor’s desk.
LINK NKY
General Assembly sends $450M infrastructure, economic development aid package to governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A comprehensive measure appropriating roughly $450 million in funds from Kentucky’s Budget Reserve Trust Fund to strengthen infrastructure, drive economic development and support communities across the commonwealth was given final passage Wednesday in the House and Senate and goes to the governor.
The Lane Report
Bill passed by KY lawmakers would bar Fayette school board chair from running again
The Kentucky House and Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would stop Tyler Murphy, chairman of the Fayette County Board of Education, from running for re-election, according to the bill sponsor.
Lexington Herald-Leader
KY voters will get to decide if governor’s pardon powers should be restricted
Voters will decide this fall whether to restrict the Kentucky governor’s pardon powers.
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lawmakers pass Kentucky State University makeover after some changes are made to bill
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly approved a bill Wednesday to transition the state’s only public historically Black university into a polytechnic institution, after a House committee amended the measure to honor the campus’ legacy.
Kentucky Lantern
Omnibus bill would ban kratom sales, limit school levies and tax prediction markets
FRANKFORT — A 380-page bill that underwent significant changes before advancing late in this year’s legislative session would ban the sale of kratom, restrict a type of school board taxation and tax prediction markets, among other changes.
Kentucky Lantern
GOP-controlled KY legislature gives final passage to $31 billion executive branch budget
FRANKFORT — The GOP-controlled Kentucky legislature gave final passage to the state’s executive branch budget allocating over $31 billion in General Fund revenues, sparking heated debates between Republicans and Democrats over funding for education, Medicaid and more.
Kentucky Lantern
KY lawmakers increase money for kinship care in final budget
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly will provide the Beshear administration with $12 million over the next two years to implement a 2024 law to help kinship care families.
Kentucky Lantern
Pesticides, elections and surveillance: These bills a step closer to law in Kentucky
The clock is ticking as the GOP-controlled Kentucky General Assembly races to pass bills ahead of the governor’s veto period this week. On Tuesday they advanced bills addressing pesticides, Medicaid spending, elections and more.
WFPL
Senate panel backs Kentucky Medicaid changes, lowers copays
FRANKFORT, Ky. — With just one day remaining in this year’s legislative session, Kentucky lawmakers are moving to reshape the state’s Medicaid program as they race toward adjournment.
Spectrum News
General Assembly passes Kentucky schools of innovation bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill that would allow Kentucky schools to use third-party educators and bypass some state regulations has passed the General Assembly and is headed to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk.
Spectrum News
Kentucky Senate panel advances bill raising sports betting age to 21
Sweeping changes to sports gambling in Kentucky could soon become law.
WLKY Louisville
Students, alumni celebrate revised SB 185 as win for Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Students and alumni at Kentucky State University are calling changes to Senate Bill 185 a major victory after lawmakers approved an amended version that preserves the school’s historic identity while advancing campus reforms.
WLKY Louisville
Bill proposing 25-foot buffer zone around first responders on Beshear's desk
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A bill aimed at creating a 25 foot buffer zone upon request around first responders is on the governor's desk.
WHAS TV
Kentucky legislature passes bill shrinking JCPS board to 5 members
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A revamped bill unveiled late on the final day to pass legislation in the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly with the ability to later override a veto would significantly alter the makeup of Louisville’s public school board.
Louisville Courier-Journal
Gas pipeline plan in Western Kentucky getting help from powerful state lawmaker
FRANKFORT — A powerful lawmaker is seeking a change in state law that would boost an “unprecedented” natural gas pipeline project in his home county.
Kentucky Lantern
KY House backs Senate-overhauled elections bill, including bumping up donation limits
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House has agreed with changes the Senate made to one of its election bills — including raising political donations limits for candidates in the state.
Kentucky Lantern
Beshear vetoes bill blocking Kentuckians from suing pesticide makers
FRANKFORT — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that critics say would block Kentuckians from suing pesticide companies for failing to warn of their products’ hazards
Kentucky Lantern
Judicial order strikes down House impeachment resolution against Lexington judge
A circuit judge overturned the Republican-controlled Kentucky House’s attempt to impeach a sitting Lexington judge on Tuesday, roughly a week before proceedings were set to start in the Senate.
WFPL
Beshear: Proposal for McConnell statue in Kentucky Capitol building is 'just wrong'
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear isn’t sold on a new proposal that would honor Kentucky’s longest-serving U.S. senator.
WHAS TV
Kentucky moves to ban school NDAs in child sex abuse cases
In four years, children across the Commonwealth suffered sexual abuse by a coach or teacher of a school district.
Louisville Courier-Journal
What Kentucky bills has Beshear vetoed? See list
FRANKFORT, Ky. — It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as Gov. Andy Beshear's time in the governor's mansion.
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky moves to criminalize grooming, a first step in child abuse
With final approval from the governor, Kentucky will be the 17th state to criminalize grooming.
Louisville Courier-Journal
KY passes broad election bill with changes for immigrants, donation limits
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A sizeable bill making several changes to Kentucky’s election laws is heading to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk.
Louisville Courier-Journal
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