ICYMI: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delays State of the Commonwealth address after Capitol riot in D.C., now scheduled for 7pm tonight: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol… via @courierjournal #kyga21
This afternoon on Day 3 of the #kyga21 session, the House and Senate are expected to pass through most if not all of their Top 5 priority bills in each chamber. A few detailed in here: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
House Bill 1 up now in the House, which will let businesses and schools and other orgs stay open despite Gov. Beshear's emergency orders so long as they meet CDC guidelines. #kyga21
House Bill 1 passes 70-23 on a mostly party-line vote.
House Bill 2 now on the House floor, which gives Attorney General Daniel Cameron the power to regulate abortion clinics in Kentucky. This passed in last year's session and was vetoed by Beshear.
HB 2 passes 75-18. Now on to HB 3 that would divert cases away from Franklin Circuit Court to a randomly selected 3-judge panel of judges from across the state. #kyga21
HB 3 passes 69-24, over objections of Democrats who say it is unconstitutional and will be quickly struck down in court. Now on to HB 4, to push back the closing dates of legislative sessions. #kyga21
HB 4 passes 77-16. Now on to HB 5, which prevents a governor from temporarily organizing a state board or commission. For example, what Bevin did to UofL board or Beshear did to Ky Board of Education right after taking office. #kyga21
Rep. Meredith again refers to an article in "Louisville Future" in 2017. (No such site existed then, he's referring to Insider Louisville) #kyga21
HB 5 passes 73-22. Orders of the day now empty.
I believe Rep. John Blanton just withdrew HB 141 that he filed on the first day of the session, which I wrote about when he prefiled it last year. It would basically make journalism a felony: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
The Senate has gaveled in, and Senate Bill 9 -- the anti-abortion "born alive" bill -- is now up. Beshear vetoed it last year, it's assured to pass again soon.
SB 9 passes 32-4.
SB 3 up now, which moves a Kentucky Agricultural Fund from the governor's office to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
SB 3 passes 29-8. SB 2 now up, which restricts governor's emergency regulations.
SB 2 passes 31-6.
SB 1 up now, which limits Beshear's executive orders under COVID-19 declared emergency to 30 days.
Thayer says SB 1 "is not trying to strip anyone's powers." Says it just limits the governor's emergency orders to 30 days until legislature can weigh in and stop.
Sen. Schickel says people are now increasing divided between government employees and experts, and working people who work with their hands
Sen. Carroll says Gov. Andy Beshear blew his chance to be looked at in school history books as someone who saved Kentucky during the COVID-19 pandemic. Says instead he's made terrible decisions that have destroyed people's lives. #kyga21
Carroll said he really wanted to support Beshear, but now "I don't respect our governor."
Sen. McGarvey says a Republican member told him Democrats would be criticizing Bevin if he was governor during this pandemic. He says that's probably right... if we were still alive.
Sen. Meredith says that Beshear was not elected by a majority of Kentuckians and most counties voted against him. Says SB 1 isn't an attempt to strip governor's powers, just add guardrails.
Meredith says urban people don't hear or care about the pain of rural people. Says the @courierjournal has Breonna Taylor on the front page every day but ignores plight of rural people.
Following Meredith, Alvarado criticizes the tone of Beshear. Says he ignores and doesn't communicate with Republicans in the Senate.
Alvarado accuses Beshear of making "bad jokes" in his daily pressers. I mean...
President Stivers says Republicans loudly said they would pull back Beshear's COVID-19 orders before the election and they won in a landslide. Says Beshear is the one being political, giving connected family members jobs throughout government.
Stivers earlier complained that newspapers wrote 10 articles about his wife getting hired by Bevin but no one talks about family members Beshear is hiring.
I believe he referenced a family member of Dorsey Ridley
SB 1 passes 27-9. Party line vote except for Buford voting against it and Southworth passing.
Senate orders of the day over. Two of the priority bills won't be heard today.
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