Part 2 of Legislative Session Begins
Rep. Mark Hart (District 78)
The legislature returned to Frankfort Feb. 4 to begin Part 2 of the 2025 session. Rep. Hart notes the benefits to Kentuckians as the state’s individual income tax continues its drop from 6% in 2018 to 3.5% effective January 2026.
Proctor issues statement following appointment of three city commissioners in Union
State Representative Marianne Proctor of Union issued a statement regarding the Union mayor’s appointment of three new city commissioners following months of challenges.
Week 1: 2025 Regular Session
Sen. Gex Williams (District 20)
Sen. Williams explains the workings of the first week of the 2025 Regular Session, including advancement of HB1, which proposes further reduction in the state income tax. The post always links to ways to watch sessions live.
Proctor Files Measure to Protect Property Rights
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Rep. Proctor of Union filed HB 142 to increase protections for property owners against residential and commercial squatting. This measure classifies squatting as criminal mischief in the first degree, a Class D felony and provides law enforcement with tools to immediately address incidents of squatting.
Lawmakers convene 2025 Regular Session on January 7
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Learn the who, what, when, where, and how of the General Assembly as members prepare for the 2025 Regular Session beginning January 7.
Boone County to receive $99,164 from the KADF
Announced by Reps. Kim Banta (District 63), Steve Doan (69), Mark Hart (78), Savannah Maddox (61), Marianne Proctor (60), and Steve Rawlings (66): Boone County will receive $99,164 in tobacco settlement funds from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF), according to a report provided to lawmakers at the December meeting of the legislature’s Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee.
Governor stands in way of implementation of relative and fictive caregiver foster care reform
Steve Rawlings (District 66)
State Auditor Allison Ball spoke before the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children to announce an inquiry into the failure of Governor Andy Beshear and the Cabinet of Health and Family Services to act upon legislation-SB 151–passed with bipartisan support during the 2024 Regular Session.
Unilaterally dictating state law, executive order infringes on religious liberty, parental rights
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Rep. Proctor speaks against Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order regarding so-called “conversion therapy” for children struggling with sexual identify.
Ballot Amendment 1: Preserving our elections
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
Rep. Rawlings explains how the proposed Amendment 1 on this year’s general election ballot will close a loophole that could allow non-citizens to vote. While the amendment language is lengthy, one short, straightforward sentence adds the actual proposed change.
State on track to see next individual income tax cut in 2026
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto, in 2022, the Kentucky legislature passed a tax modernization package to eliminate the state’s individual income tax over time. The next cut is projected in 2026.