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Feb 16 • 11 tweets • 1 min read
Kentucky House and Senate gavel in any second now for Day 30 (!) of the 60-day session.
SB 83 to ban transgender girls from girls athletics in Kentucky is now up on the Senate floor.
Background on SB 83: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
Sen. Berg proposing a floor amendment to limit this to grades 6-12, not elementary school athletics
Berg floor amendment passing easily on a bipartisan vote.
Berg speaking against bill, says she is the mother of a trans boy
After Berg's impassioned speech against SB 83, Republican senators begin voting yes, appears headed to easy passage.
Sen. Raque Adams of Louisville votes yes on SB 83
Republican Sen. Howell votes no, as does Schroder, who says legislature shouldn't interfere with Kentucky High School Athletic Association policies.
Wise says he's proud to vote for SB 83, says he wishes it went further to cover college athletics.
SB 83 passes 27-8. Two Democrats, Parrett and Webb, voted yes.

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Feb 17
The Kentucky House and Senate have gaveled in. The Senate has music, not the Indigo Girls, though.
House now voting on HB 301, the "Stop Outside Influence Over Elections Act." This is the so-called "Zuckerbucks" bill that made its way out of committee last week.
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Sec. of State Adams announcing Judge Wingate has denied Kentucky Democratic Party's motion for temporary injunction to block the new state House and Congress maps for 2022 primary.
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Kentucky House Elections committee taking up HB 475, a constitutional amendment to allow local governments to modernize and diversify their tax structure. Details on the proposal are a little vague.
Chambers of commerce testifying for HB 475, says it will allow local governments flexibility on taxes and not make them over reliant on occupational taxes or taxing "production."

Bill has bipartisan sponsors.
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Gov. Beshear holding his presser now to detail a plan to address inflation.
Beshear is proposing a temporary 1% decrease in Kentucky's sales tax.
Beshear also says he's signing an executive order to freeze vehicle property taxes... beating legislature to the punch. This is effective immediately and for two years.
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At noon today two committees are taking up bills proposing to amend Kentucky's constitution. HB 476 appears to give local governments more taxing powers, while SB 149 would limit governor's ability to grant pardons and commutations at the end of their terms. #kyga22
There can be a maximum of only 4 statewide ballot initiatives to amend the Kentucky constitution on the ballot this fall, and there are already 2 related to the length of legislative session and declaring no right to an abortion. There's room for 2 more but unclear which will be.
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Kentucky House has gaveled in, Senate about to.
House taking HB 263 known as Kami's Law, which increases felony penalties for child abuse of someone younger than 12 years old.
HB 263 passes 95-0
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