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11 Jan, 9 tweets, 2 min read

Day 6 kicks off budget and revenue bills in House A&R committee. They will be passing continuing budgets until they can get to conference committee. #kyga21

Committee passes through the transportation, legislative, judicial and executive branch continuing budgets quickly.

The only one that didn't pass was HB 191, which is Beshear's suggested COVID-19 relief bill w/ $220 million for small businesses & $20m for nonprofits. Chairman Petrie says there needs to be more caution with that until it's known what such funds can/can't be used for. #kyga21

If passed by the House and Senate the budget bills can go straight to conference and legislators can meet on it during the break until February. Beshear's HB 191, however, is going to stay there in committee until they come back in February.

House is now in and quickly passed HB 194 budget bill (legislative branch) . On to the Senate.

HB 6 is up now to increase the investigative powers of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee. A Democratic amendment was defeated to make sure its work isn't exempt from the Kentucky Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act.

HB 6 passes

House passes HB 193 (exec branch budget) and now on to HB 193 (transportation)

HB 193 and HB 195 (judicial branch) both pass.

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