Renee Shaw recaps the last day of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly.

Legislative Update

March 30, 2021 - Day 30 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

In the penultimate day of the 2021 session, the General Assembly overrides gubernatorial vetoes on a series of measures, including bills on school choice, teacher pensions, the executive branch budget, how U.S. Senate vacancies are filled, and broadband internet installation.

March 29, 2021 - Day 29 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House and Senate act on school choice, spending of federal COVID relief funds, and a retirement package for new teachers. Legislators also approve a do-over school year for students, allocate $250 million for broadband deployment, negotiate a compromise on state Board of Education membership, and move to expand voting options in elections.

March 16, 2021 - Day 28 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The Senate and House approve a one-year state budget. The Senate agrees to House changes to a bill creating a commission on racial equity, and approves new guidelines for appointments to the Kentucky Board of Education. A Senate committee considers a hybrid retirement plan for future teachers.

March 15, 2021 - Day 27 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House votes on Open Records Act requests, vaccination opt-outs, police misconduct, and cryptocurrency mining incentives. A House committee approves a new process for filling a U.S. Senate vacancy. Both chambers pass a bill on emergency executive orders. Conversations with new lawmakers Rep. Killian Timoney and Sen. Adrienne Southworth.

March 12, 2021 - Day 26 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House passes a school choice bill and a limit on pandemic emergency executive orders. The Senate approves a measure on riot-related crimes and insulting police officers, and legislation on Open Records Act requests. A Senate panel discusses Kentucky Board of Education membership

March 11, 2021 - Day 25 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House approves unemployment overpayment relief, transitional help for the formerly incarcerated, assistance for pregnant inmates, and penalties for rental property damage. The Senate votes on quasi-governmental agency pension obligations and insulin co-payments. A House panel considers a do-over school year. Conversations with new lawmakers Rep. Matt Lockett and Sen. Brandon Storm.

March 5, 2021 - Day 24 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House gives final passage to a school reopening plan. House committees advance unemployment overpayment relief and exemptions for mandatory immunizations. Senate panels discuss riot-based crimes, the felony theft threshold, and a death penalty exception for those with a mental illness. A conversation with new lawmaker Sen. Karen Berg.

March 4, 2021 - Day 23 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House approves aid packages for rural broadband deployment and rural hospitals, financial protection for the gun industry, and a tax break for cryptocurrency miners. Senate committees discusses pension relief for quasi-governmental agencies and postpartum care for female inmates, while the full Senate sets a date for schools to restart in-person instruction.

March 3, 2021 - Day 22 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

March 2, 2021 - Day 21 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The Senate passes liability protections for some businesses during the pandemic, and approves bills to give the General Assembly more flexibility in the legislative calendar. A Senate panel discusses civilian review boards for police departments. The House acts on water bill late fees and school tax recall petitions.

March 1, 2021 - Day 20 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The House votes to make some new voting options permanent, to rewrite the state’s Open Records Act, and to expand KEES-eligible institutions. The Senate approves unemployment overpayment relief, while a Senate committee discusses how U.S. Senate seat vacancies are filled.

February 26, 2021 - Day 19 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The Senate votes to limit the use of no-knock search warrants. The House approves a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion and a bill to stabilize the state Board of Education. House committees consider reopening unemployment offices, purchases of personal protective equipment, and voting options in elections.

February 25, 2021 - Day 18 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The Senate votes to create a commission on racial inequities, while Senate committees act on mental health parity, substance abuse counselors, and legislative session scheduling. A House panel discusses prosecution of protest-related crimes, while the full House passes a measure that would require schools return to in-person instruction, and a bill on unemployment insurance.

February 24, 2021 - Day 17 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

House panels act on U.S. Senate vacancies, paper ballots, broadband access, firefighter mental health, state Board of Education appointments, student financial aid, and school bus cameras. A Senate committee passes unemployment overpayment relief. The full House moves on insulin prices and on County Employees Retirement System severability.

February 23, 2021 - Day 16 of the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

A report on the most significant activities of the day's legislative meetings, including committee testimony and actions, and debate and votes on the floor of Kentucky's Senate and House of Representatives.

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