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Here s what the KY legislature is passing on its last day for veto-proof bills Daniel Desrochers, Jack Brammer, and John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mar. 16 FRANKFORT Lawmakers began another busy day of passing bills Tuesday in a Capitol shrouded in fog from the Kentucky River, moving legislation related to broadband access, executive powers, tax breaks and education.
At the end of the day, lawmakers will lose the ability to override any vetoes issued by Gov. Andy Beshear for any other bills they pass during the 2021 legislative session. The Republican-led General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on March 29 and 30 to consider any vetoes issued by the Democratic governor and pass additional legislation.
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There bipartisan stars aligned briefly this session, most notably on the issue of rescuing historical horse racing games in the commonwealth and a decision to drop impeachment petitions, but the overall dynamic has been one of tension between an overwhelmingly Republican legislature and a lone Democratic governor. Whether it s emergency powers or the governor s office of agriculture policy, Beshear said there are a number of other bills out there about stripping governors this governor of authority that every other governor has had.
This week, Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd temporarily stopped the implementation of three major priority bills designed to rein in the executive, which are likely to end up before the state Supreme Court.
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Thursday that he will extend a temporary order blocking a state law restricting the governor's authority to combat
Judge issues temporary injunction on House Bill 1, which would limit Gov. Beshear s COVID-19 powers
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â A Franklin Circuit Court judge has issued a temporary injunction on House Bill 1, which would allow businesses, schools, and churches to remain open during an emergency as long as they follow CDC or state guidelines.
The restraining order was issued by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd and will last for 30 days.
The restraining order comes just one day after Gov. Beshear filed a lawsuit against lawmakers regarding six bills, one of which was House Bill 1. That lawsuit was filed shortly after the Kentucky General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to override Gov. Beshear s vetoes of those six bills.