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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County clerks say this bill would unjustly prohibit the state board of elections from accepting any private money to help with elections administration costs and then fairly distributing it, which they did in 2020 with the increased pandemic costs.
HB 301 passes 75-22. Mostly party line, but Cantrell voted for it.
HB 250 is now up to give $23 million in emergency funds for Kentucky State University, which is set to run out of funds this spring due at least party to misspending by its former president.
HB 250 to appropriate $23 million for KSU passed 82-7. No votes were Maddox, Rabourn, Fischer, Baker, Banta, Bechler and Calloway.
House orders are done, Senate has adjourned.
The Democrats' marijuana legalization bill in the House is Rep. Roberts' HB 521, while Rep. Moser's bill to address community health workers is HB 525. Both filed this afternoon.
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