Monday, February 3, 2014

Day Nineteen of KY's 2014 Session In Review

The one committee hearing, the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Human Resources was cancelled on Monday. There was plenty of snow in Frankfort and on the highways leading to the Capitol on Monday morning that made driving hazardous, but by 4:00 pm most of the roads were clear.
The House and Senate came in at 4:00 pm and the House took up and passed two bills.  HB 146, the partner therapy bill, introduced by Rep. Marzian, passed the House with a vote of 58 – 28. HB 165, Rep. Jenkins bill on competency hearings, passed the on a vote of 77 – 12. The Senate didn’t take up any bills on the floor today.
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee will NOT meet today, Tuesday, February 4th, however the House Banking & Insurance Committee is expected to meet tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5th. SB63, a workers comp bill endorsed by the small business council, is expected to be heard in Senate L&O today at Noon. SB 63 will eliminate all funding provided to the Labor Cabinet from special fund assessments.

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     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Tuesday, February 4, 2014
    8:00am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 2, HB 75, HB 77, HB 87, HB 194 and HB 223
    9:00am, Annex Room 171
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
    Agenda: Consideration of HCR 17 and HCR 37
    10:00am, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 170, HB 261 and HB 272
    10:00am, Annex Room 169
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING, OCCUPATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 63
    Noon, Annex Room 125
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY
    Agenda: Judicial Branch, Presenter: John Minton, Chief Justice
    Noon, Annex Room 149
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 93, HB 94, HB 110, HB 169, HB 199 and HB 216

    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

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