Thread by @joesonka

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.

Kentucky League of Cities also supports, says it won't create a "wild west" of local taxation, as the legislature still has to approve the parameters of local taxation. Chief sponsor Meredith notes bill currently has 36 GOP and 5 Democratic sponsors.

HB 475 passes easily out of committee

Meanwhile in Senate Judiciary, SB 63 is up to shield personal information for law enforcement & prosecutors, or family of people that used to be either. Kentucky Press Association is strongly opposed to this as gutting Kentucky Open Records Act.

SB 63 passes 9-2, with Berg and Neal voting against it.

The version that passed was a committee sub that... we have not seen. #Drink

Now SB 153 is up to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse.

SB 153 passes out of committee 8-0.