Gov. Andy Beshear is kicking off his weekly presser. He says he plans on signing several bills. No mention of any potential vetoes. 👀 
Beshear signed HB 538 -- the student discipline bill -- into law.
HB 538 allows principals to create policies to handle disruptive kids ... much like how it is now.
No major, required changes in this now-law. #KYGA23
HB 538 allows principals to create policies to handle disruptive kids ... much like how it is now.
No major, required changes in this now-law. #KYGA23
Beshear also said he plans on having another press event tomorrow at 11 a.m. where he plans on signing more bills.
Factoring in the eight new bills the LRC site says Beshear has signed today, Beshear has signed 53% of the bills and resolutions that made it to his desk before the veto period.
No vetoes yet. #KYGA23
No vetoes yet. #KYGA23
Beshear is now signing more bills. First up is Rep. Kim Moser's biomarker testing bill/now-law.
Next up: HB 146. This one expands unemployment coverage from 12 to 16 weeks, along with a few other changes to unemployment.
Beshear says this is a step in the right direction, but requests more review to match other states with longer coverage times. #KYGA23
Beshear says this is a step in the right direction, but requests more review to match other states with longer coverage times. #KYGA23
Next up: SB 30 which deals with automatic renewals. Companies basically have to tell you more about when a free trial will start charging you. #KYGA23
SB 281 is next - requires more of the state's fleet of vehicles to be hybrid or alternative fuel-based.
There are *many* pens still on the bill-signing desk, might be a while
HB 544 -- which calls for regulation of delta-8 in Kentucky -- up now.
HJR 76, which gives money to Kentucky State Parks to make renovations and improvements, up now.
It has come to my attention that the pens on the desk are not decreasing because a staffer is providing a new pen for each bill.
"Finally," we have SJR 58 which names a historical corridor.
Question time.
Me: Do you plan on vetoing SB 150?
Beshear: I think I've been clear how I feel about it.
Me: Do you plan on vetoing SB 150?
Beshear: I think I've been clear how I feel about it.
Beshear believes SB 150 will cause an increase in teen suicides in Kentucky.
He can't believe ever treating a coworker like the Senate GOP has treated Sen. Karen Berg.
He can't believe ever treating a coworker like the Senate GOP has treated Sen. Karen Berg.
He did not explicitly say he will veto SB 150 or when that could drop but ... pretty safe to say it is coming at some point in the next five days.
On the student discipline bill: Beshear says it really comes down to school safety during a time we've seen some scary incidents in schools across the country.
On SB 5: Beshear says they're still looking at it at both considering how many districts already have complaint policies, and in light of its potential impact
Beshear: "This session, we could have been lifting people up...unfortunately, it went in a different direction."
Beshear clarifies that Jason Glass is *the* education commissioner, not *his* education commissioner.
Gov's office not involved in that hiring process. That's all the Ky Board of Ed.
Gov's office not involved in that hiring process. That's all the Ky Board of Ed.
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