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KFTC SupportsVoting RightsHouse Bill 232 Bill Sponsor(s): Reps. Jason Nemes, Pamela Stevenson, William Lawrence and others |
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HB 232 is similar to legislation passed by a House committee last year that received no further consideration when the pandemic curtailed the 2020 session. It has bipartisan sponsorship and support. HB 232 has not yet been assigned to a committee but should go to the Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. |
KFTC SupportsBreonna's LawHouse Bill 21 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Attica Scott & other Democrats |
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HB 21 was introduced in the House on January 5, and after much delay assigned to the Judiciary Committee. The committee also is likely to consider Senate Bill 4, a weaker bill that addresses the issuance and execution of police warrants. |
KFTC SupportsHealthy Democracy: RedistrictingHouse Bill 23 Bill Sponsor(s): Reps. Buddy Wheatley, Kelly Flood & Attica Scott |
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The majority party often has used redistricting to shape districts in ways that weaken the votes of minority populations, pit sitting legislators against each other and skew the district to favor their party’s candidates. The goal of this legislation is to remove that partisanship from the process. The Kentucky League of Women Voters has been particularly active in developing HB 23. HB 23 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsHealthy Democracy: Voting HoursHouse Bill 51 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Buddy Wheatley & others |
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Kentucky has one of the earliest poll closing times in the nation at 6 p.m. This adds one hour in the evening. HB 51 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsHealthy Democracy: Expanded Absentee VotingHouse Bill 72 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Rachel Roberts & others |
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"No excuse" absentee voting absentee (also referred to as mail-in voting) was widely used in the 2020 elections, but done so only under emergency orders for voters concerned about voting safely. HB 72 would make this a part of Kentucky law. HB 72 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsHealthy Democracy: Expanded voter registrationHouse Bill 182 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Josie Raymond |
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A person not previously registered could do so at the precinct of their residence on the day of an election, provided they met all qualifications to be a voter (age, residency, etc.). A person registered through their driver's licrese application or renewal would be required tro sdecline if they did not meet all qualification. HB 182 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsRedistrictingBill Sponsor(s): Reps. Buddy Wheatley, Attica Scott, Lisa Willner |
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HCR 61 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsBan Conversion TherapyHouse Bill 19 Senate Bill 30 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Lisa Willner / Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr with bipartisan cosponsors |
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Both bills have bipartisan sponsorship. Neither bill has yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC SupportsMaternal Health BillHouse Bill 27 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Attica Scott and others |
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HB 27 and most of the other maternal health-related bills have not been assigned to committees. However, House Bill 212 is moving. It would require a child and maternal fatality annual demographic analysis by race, income and geography. HB 212 was approved unanimously by the House Health & Family Services Committee on February 4 but then was reassigned by House leaders to the State Government Committee rather than sent to the floor for a vote. |
KFTC SupportsCivil rights protectionHouse Bill 132 Bill Sponsor(s): Nima Kulkarni, Jason Nemes |
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HB 132 has not been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC OpposesPublic funding for private schoolsHouse Bill 149 Senate Bill 25 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Chad McCoy / Sen. Ralph Alvarado and other Republicans |
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HB 149 is before the House Appropriations & Revenue Committee. A companion bill, Senate Bill 25, is before the Senate Appropriations & Revenue Committee. |
KFTC OpposesPenalties on water customersHouse Bill 272 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Josh Bray and other Republicans |
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HB 272 was approved by the House Local Government Committee on Feb. 11. It was passed by the full House, 70-25, on March 1. It now goes to the Senate. |
KFTC OpposesRenter EvictionsSenate Bill 264 Bill Sponsor(s): Sen. Stephen West and Republicans; Rep. David Meade |
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SB 264 has been assigned to the Senate Economic Development, Tourism & Labor Committee. HB 570 has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC OpposesMedical care refusalSenate Bill 83 Bill Sponsor(s): Sens. Stephen Meredith, Robby Mills |
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SB 83 was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11. It next goes to the full Senate for a vote. |
KFTC OpposesChild food securitySenate Bill 65 Bill Sponsor(s): Sens. Steven West, Ralph Alvarado |
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SB 65 was approved by the Senate State & Local Government Committee on February 10 and the full Senate, 30-6, on February 23.. In the House, SB 65 is on the agenda for the Licensing & Occupations Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 3. |
KFTC OpposesCriminalizing rental damageSenate Bill 11 Bill Sponsor(s): Sen. John Schickel & other Republicans |
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SB 11 was approved by the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee and the full Senate, 28-8, on February 4. See how senators voted. In the House SB 11 has been assigned to the Licensing & Occupations Committee. |
KFTC OpposesLegalized pari-mutuel gamblingSenate Bill 120 Bill Sponsor(s): Sen. John Schickel and others |
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SB 120 was approved by the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee and by the full Senate, 22-15, on February 9. It was moved through the House in near record time, getting a committee hearing and approval on February 10 and approval by the full House, 55-38, on February 11. Gov. Beshear signed the bill into law on February 22. An effort, through a House floor amendment, to increase the excise tax on historical horse racing from 1.5% to 3.5% was ruled out of order by House Speaker David Osborne. Another bill, HB 481 proposes a 27% excise tax on the gross commissions from the slot machine wagering. It has not yet been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC OpposesU.S. Senate vacanciesSenate Bill 228 Bill Sponsor(s): Sens. Robert Stivers, Tom Buford |
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SB 228 has been assigned to the Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
KFTC OpposesConstitutional ConventionBill Sponsor(s): Sen. Robby Mills and other Republicans |
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HJR 56 has not been assigned to a committee. |
KFTC OpposesReproductive JusticeSenate Bill 9 Bill Sponsor(s): Sen. Whitney Westerfield |
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The purpose of SB 9 seems to be to "shame and ostracize patients and healthcare providers … [and use] inflammatory rhetoric to make physicians who provide abortion care appear criminal." (ACLU-KY analysis). SB 9 was fast-tracked by Republicans and passed by the Senate 32-4 and the House 76-18 in the first week of January. It became law with Gov. Andy Beshear's signature. Because it has an emergency clause, it goes into effect immedicately. |
Comprehensive Tax ReformHouse Bill 356 |
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HB 356 has not been assigned to a committee. |
Omnibus voting changesHouse Bill 574 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Jennifer Decker |
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A 144-page committee substitute for the original 138-page HB 574 was approved by the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on February 25. It was approved by the full House, 93-4, on February 26, after they defeated a provision to expand no-excuse in-person early voting and added a provision to help people who are homeless register and vote. |
Death Penalty Limit / AbolitionHouse Bill 148 Senate Bill 60 Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Chad McCoy, Sen, Stephen Meredith and other Republicans and Democrats |
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HB 148 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on February 24. It passed the full House, 75-16, on March 1. See how House members voted. SB 60 has not been assigned to a committee. |
Statewide FairnessHouse Bill 116 Senate Bill 269 Bill Sponsor(s): Reps. Minter and Willner, Sen. McGarvey and Democrat and Republican cosponsors |
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None of the bills have been assigned to a committee by legislative leaders. |

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