Monday, February 24, 2014

Day Thirty Two of KY's 2014 Session In Review

We are past the mid-point of the session and only three bills have passed both Chambers: HB 98; SB 7; SB 113.
There are two additional bills awaiting concurrence: HB 70scs; 181sfa(1) sfta(2).
Another 71 bills have passed the House and 39 bills have cleared the Senate for a total of 110 bills awaiting the approval of the other Chamber. And the rumor in the halls is that Leadership of both Chambers have told their committee chairman's to slow things down.
Senate Bills Passed Senate: SB 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 41, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 67, 74, 76, 78, 85, 87, 89, 98, 99, 103, 114, 119
House Bills Passed House: HB 1, 2, 5, 17, 40, 47, 51, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 84, 87, 93, 94, 102, 105, 110, 115, 125, 126, 129, 133, 138, 146, 152, 154, 157, 165, 169, 170, 175, 176, 179, 189, 191, 192, 199, 202, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 217, 218, 223, 225, 228, 229, 246, 252, 254, 261, 263, 272, 279, 281, 286, 291, 296, 301, 316, 323, 332, 341, 343

Most of the big issues of the session remained unresolved, including: HB 1, the minimum wage bill; SB 1, the administrative regulation bill; HB 5 the public agency security bill; HB 191, a bill that raises the minimum wage of tipped employees; and SB 119, a bill that establishes medical review panels.
The budget is always the biggest issues of an even year session and the House is expected to start marking up their version this week. So the focus will become even more about the budget and less about those issues outside of the budget. It should be a busy week, but don't expect a lot of controversial issues to move.

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    UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Monday, February 24, 2014
    Noon, Annex Room 154
    PUBLIC PENSION OVERSIGHT BOARD
    1:00pm, Annex Room 131
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
    2:30pm, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 270, HB 354, HB 396 and HR 77
    4:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes
    4:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

    SOME OF THE LATEST POLITICAL STORIES:

    Tom Loftus The Legislative Ethics Commission website shows that $2 million was spent lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly in January by the more than 600 corporations and associations registered to lobby. Nearly all of this spending was in salary or fees paid by the groups to their lobbyists. According to figures posted on the commission’s website, here are the corporations and associations which spent the most on lobbying in Frankfort last month: Motion Picture Assn. of America, Washington   $35,000 Ky. Chamber of Commerce, Frankfort               $34,723 Altria (Philip Morris), Richmond, Va.                $30,698 Ky.Hospital Assn., Louisville                                $27,582 Ky. Retail Federation, Frankfort                        $22,850 Teachers Insurance & Annuity, New York        [...]
    Sun, Feb 23, 2014 1:55:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Former Louisville Metro Council member Hal Heiner, on Friday, talked around rumors that he had selected K.C. Crosbie, the 2011 nominee for state treasurer, as a running mate for the 2015 gubernatorial race. Heiner has said he is interested in running for governor and plans to make his decision by the end of the first quarter of 2014. Talk among Republicans is centering on Crosbie, a three-term member of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County County Council and the wife Scott Crosbie who served on the council before her, as his pick for lieutenant governor. “The first decision is the primary decision is whether to [...]
    Sat, Feb 22, 2014 4:32:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    A Republican Super PAC with close ties to Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, who is expected to announce a run for governor later this year, says it hopes to raise $150,000…Click to Continue » [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 10:38:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for potential misconduct in Louisville Metro government, questioning several lawmakers and quizzing others about council activities.Four Metro council members—all contacted independently—and a council aide confirmed with WFPL and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting that they had spoken with agents as part of a federal inquiry into Metro government. [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 9:28:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    A bill that would guarantee teachers have time for lesson-planning has passed the Kentucky House.Click to Continue »[...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 8:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- Jacob Tamme, a Danville native and former University of Kentucky football player who now is a tight end for the Denver Broncos, will be the guest speaker at this year's Governor's Prayer Breakfast, Gov. Steve Beshear said Friday. The event, hosted by Beshear and first lady Jane Beshear, will be held at the Frankfort Convention Center on March 13. The breakfast dates back to 1965 and includes representatives of all three branches of government. It is a non-denominational event, according to a news release from Beshear's office, to give thanks for blessings and to ask for strength to [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 8:18:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin argued the recent federal court ruling in Kentucky regarding gay marriages performed in other states is redefining the institution.But the Tea Party backed challenger to incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell is bristling at suggestions he said legalizing same-sex unions may potentially allow a parent to wed their child. [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 1:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source



    A proposal to restore the voting rights of some felons has cleared the Kentucky Senate after being rewritten to include a waiting period. [...]
    Sun, Feb 23, 2014 11:04:45 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Tom Loftus I was stunned by a news release KET sent out late Friday that said Ferrell Wellman will announce tonight his retirement from hosting Comment on Kentucky. The release described Ferrell as a “veteran broadcaster, educator and Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame member.” For me he is also a good friend.  I can’t think of anyone who educated me more about the politics and history of Kentucky back when I was a Frankfort rookie working for The Kentucky Post in 1980. The KET news release quotes Ferrell: “Over the last few months, I had been considering when would be a good time to leave the [...]
    Sat, Feb 22, 2014 12:38:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

    Ferrell Wellman announced Friday that he is retiring immediately as host of Kentucky Educational Television's Comment on Kentucky, a weekly public affairs show that focuses on political and government news…Click to Continue » [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 11:59:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – Ferrell Wellman announced Friday that he is retiring immediately as host of Kentucky Educational Television’s “Comment on Kentucky,” a weekly public affairs show that focuses on political and government news in the state. Wellman, a veteran broadcaster, educator and Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame member, was named host of the program in 2008. It is the longest running public affairs series on KET. “Over the last few months, I had been considering when would be a good time to leave the moderator's chair,” Wellman said in a release. “I’m a firm believer in leaving a position a little [...]
    Fri, Feb 21, 2014 10:40:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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