Kentucky lawmakers to begin Legislative session on Tuesday

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky lawmakers are about to start one other legislative session.

The primary day of the “short-year” session begins Tuesday. The Home and Senate will gavel in tomorrow with 30 days to think about laws.

Historically, the primary week of the short-year session has been for brand new management and different organizational issues. Nevertheless, lately, it has additionally been a possibility to fast-track new legal guidelines.

That occurred two years in the past when the Republican-led legislature rushed to go a number of legal guidelines coping with gubernatorial powers and the state of emergency coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

This yr, lawmakers may work to offer extra reduction for japanese Kentucky flood victims. Different points on the desk embrace potential legal guidelines coping with medical marijuana and sports activities betting, which have had traction within the Home however failed to seek out assist within the Senate.

Lawmakers will meet by Friday, then adjourn and reconvene in early February for the second a part of the session.

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