Consumer privacy, line of duty death benefits, and kratom receive attention
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
During the eighth week of the 2024 session, the legislature addressed online data privacy, smoke alarm requirements, line of duty death benefits, workplace violence, the sale of Kratom, and Patriot Day, among other issues.
SNAP, election integrity, math education, substitute teacher certification, motor vehicle registration, certificate of need
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Rep. Proctor reports on progress made during the halfway point of the 2024 session on such issues as SNAP eligibility, election integrity, education, motor vehicle registration and certificare of need.
Water infrastructure, election integrity, grants to strengthen families, higher education, first responders
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
Rep. Rawlings provides updates on funding improvements to water infrastructure, election integrity, establishing grants to strengthen families, expanding higher education degrees available at Kentucky universities and death benefits for first responders.
Healthcare bills pass the House; Certificate of Need update
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
This week, I would like to highlight a few legislative measures that I believe are significant for the people of my district. These are just a handful of the bills, but all can be found in the Legislative Record section of our website at legislature.ky.gov.
Education, Health, and Crime Bills Pass the House
Rep. Mark Hart (District 78)
Over forty pieces of legislation have passed the House and moved to the Senate for their concurrence. Rep. Hart highlights bills related to breast cancer, access to healthcare, teacher misconduct and more.
2024 Session continues with economic development
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
My colleagues and I have concluded another week of working to make the Commonwealth a better place, one piece of legislation at a time. The legislation we passed ranges from efforts to improve watershed dams, helping attract motor sports events, expanding access to health care, and protecting Kentucky children in our schools.
Investing in the Future of Kentucky
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
This week the House passed HB 6, which includes major investments in mental health, substance abuse recovery, and programs serving the state’s most vulnerable, HB 1, an investment proposal, and other measures.
Responsible Investments and Spending for the Commonwealth
Rep. Mark Hart (District 78)
The fifth week of the legislative session saw action on several important bills, including the state’s biennium budgets for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, pass the House. As your representative in Frankfort, I believe it is important to keep you informed on legislation that goes through the House. The following are summaries of a few legislative spending measures that passed House that I believe are important to the members of my district.
House passes Safer Kentucky Act
As the legislative body of Kentucky, it is the General Assembly’s responsibility to provide the strongest and most effective policy possible to hold criminals accountable for their actions. Last week, members of the House voted 74-22 to approve HB 5, legislation aimed at preventing crime through common sense changes.
House plan would make more than $1.74 billion in investments towards state’s priority areas
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 66)
In addition to the state budget, we are also considering legislation that taps existing state resources to make significant one-time investments in infrastructure, public safety, and economic development, as well as paying down the state’s public pension liabilities. The measure, HB 1, is different from the budget because it only includes one-time spending.