Making our voices heard in the KY General Assembly

KFTC members play an important role in issues that matter in the Kentucky General Assembly. We put the grassroots in grassroots lobbying! And we have a long track record of helping to pass important legislation, and stopping bad ideas before they become law.

Every winter our members make multiple trips to Frankfort to meet with legislators, testify before committees, and hold rallies and demonstrations at the Capitol. We share stories and information with legislators to promote ideas that can improve the quality of life in our state. And we hold lawmakers accountable if they ignore the needs of their constituents.

There are many ways you can help make a difference:

Let us know you're coming! Fill out this form to let us know if you can lobby with us while the General Assembly is in session. First-time lobbyists are especially encouraged to join us!
Call or write your legislators to let them know your views on important issues.

Set up a meeting with your legislators in your home district during the off-season.

Call the toll-free Legislative Message Line (1-800-372-7181) to leave a message for any legislator or group of legislators.

Get informed – and help educate others!

Follow this link to KFTC’s bill tracker, an updated list of bills we’re following during the most current legislative session.

Learn more about KFTC’s priority legislative goals, including:
- Passing a Constitutional Amendment Restoring the Right to Vote
- Passing the Kentucky Forward Plan for tax reform (will be updated when a new bill is filed in 2019)
- Stopping attempts to re-write our constitution (will be updated if a new bill is filed in 2019)
- Investing in a sustainable future with the Clean Energy Opportunity Act

Visit the Legislative Research Commission’s website to find the latest version of any bill and lots of other important information.

Contact KFTC if you’d like to host a workshop in your community about ways to be an effective citizen lobbyist or about any of these priority issues.

Restoring the right to vote

Grassroots Lobbying

The 2019 session of the Kentucky General Assembly began January 8 and met 4 days before a recess until February 5. This is a "short" session – 30 working days with a three-week recess in January and with the final legislative days in late March.

KFTC will coordinate one focus lobby day each week, working to be flexible to get the most members to Frankfort on days when there are hearings, votes or ally actions. We also emphasize at-home lobbying activities. If you wish to lobby with KFTC in Frankfort or at home, fill out this form to let us know or contact your chapter organizer.

For questions or more information email jessica@kftc.org

Actions and Lobby Days

(We'll have a staff person in Frankfort every Tuesday. If you'd like to join in on a Tuesday not listed below, contact Tyler@kftc.org.)

Feb. 18 – Legislative holiday
Feb. 19 – Voting Rights Lobby Day, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Kentucky Council of Churches Prayer in Action with a focus on Voting Rights, 9:30 a.m., Capitol Annex room 171; Black History Month Celebration, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the capitol rotunda
Feb. 20 – Hunger Free Kentucky Day, with Rally to Solve Hunger at 11 a.m. sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Food Banks
Feb. 20 – Refugee and Immigrant Day at the Capitol, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 – Lobby Day focused on Black Lung with the Black Lung Association of Southeast Kentucky
Feb. 21 – Throwback Thursday and Rally Day, 10 a.m. hosted by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky and the ACLU of Kentucky
Feb. 22 – Public hearing on new regulations limiting public access in the capitol, 10 a.m. Room 386 of the Capitol Annex in Frankfort
Feb. 26 – Fairness Lobby Day & Rally (1:30 p.m. in rotunda); Kentucky Council of Churches Prayer in Action with a focus on Gun Violence, 9:30 a.m.
Feb. 28 – Solar Lobby Day with 11 groups; Register.
March 5 – Kentucky Council of Churches Prayer in Action with a focus on the Death Penalty, 9:30 a.m., Capitol Annex room 171
March 5 – Special election to fill the vacant Senate District 31 seat (Elliott, Lawrence, Martin, Morgan and Pike counties)
March 6 – 874 Disabilities Coalition rally and lobby day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and EKY member lobby day
March 8 & 11 – General Assembly does not meet
March 12 – Kentucky Council of Churches Prayer in Action with a focus on the environment, 9:30 a.m., Capitol Annex room 171
March 15 – Veto recess, General Assembly does not meet
March 28 & 29 – Final legislative days

This schedule is subject to change.

Resources you can use

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KFTC works to strengthen our democracy in Kentucky in many ways, including:

Empowering voters
Making our voices heard in the Kentucky General Assembly
Making our voices heard in Congress
Working to restore voting rights
Encouraging people to participate in KFTC’s own democratic process and other local institutions like our rural electric cooperatives.

Follow the links above to learn ways you can get involved and make your voice heard.

Send an Email

For more information or
to get involved:

Jessica Hays Lucas | Tel: 859-276-0563

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