Sen. Schickel Discusses Priorities
Sen. John Schickel (District 11)
Sen. Schickel discusses his priorities, efforts to facilitate good governance, and Kentucky’s bicameral system and budgeting process. He also updates state income tax reduction, the effect of HB 8 from the 2022 session
Senate Bill 5 Passes Committee (updated)
Sen. Gex Williams (District 20)
Sen. Williams is actively pursuing a minor yet impactful adjustment to Kentucky’s hunting and fishing regulations with Senate Bill (SB) 5, a designated 2024 legislative priority for the Senate.
AN ACT relating to coverage for annual pap smears
Rep. Kim Banta (District 63)
Rep. Banta provides a working draft of a bill related to insurance coverage of annual pap smears.
AN ACT relating to postincarceration supervision
Rep. Kim Banta (District 63)
Rep. Banta provides a working draft of a child protection bill regarding postincarceration supervision.
Update: The Future of Certificate of Need
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
One of the more integral functions of the time we spend preparing for our legislative session is the meeting of our task forces. Task forces have proven to be a vital part of crafting legislation in focus areas that we deem to need more attention than we can offer them in a traditional committee. One of these areas being Kentucky’s Certificate of Need program.
Interim Joint Committee Reports
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
Joint Interim Committee updates from Appropriations and Revenue, Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, Education, Transportation and Judiciary.
Efforts to Expand KEES Funding to Homeschoolers
Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, was joined by Laura Edwards, a certified teacher and homeschooling mother of six, along with Rep. Steve Rawlings, R-Burlington, and others during Wednesday’s Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Education meeting. One of the key topics of discussion centered around expanding funding opportunities for homeschool students under the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program.
Jobs, Child Care, Special Government Entities
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60) and Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
The legislature’s interim joint committees (IJCs) continued with October meetings as the agenda for session begins to take shape. Here are a few summaries from committees that met the week of October 23-27.
Banking & Insurance
Rep. Marianne Proctor, District 60
The House Committee on Banking and Insurance deals with a variety of issues in our banking industry and insurance laws. That means everything from banks, consumer loan companies, credit unions, and investments, as well as medical and dental insurance, and all forms of insurance.
State Contracts, Construction Plans, Tobacco Settlement, Child Fatality and Near-Fatality
Rep. Marianne Proctor, District 60
Several statutory committees met last week with discussions ranging from government contracts, administrative regulations, capital plan reviews, usage of tobacco settlement funds, and child fatality.