FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky lawmakers will gavel in Tuesday for the final 26 days of this year’s session of the General Assembly.
The first bill expected to clear both chambers is also the number one priority in the House, the half point cut in the state income tax. It’s now in the Senate.
“I believe it will pass. As I have said repeatedly, I intend to vote for it. The people want that income tax cut. It will benefit all Kentuckians,” said Sen. Reggie Thomas, D-Lexington.
Republican leaders in the House say they also want to focus on housing issues, workforce participation, and Medicaid.
“What can we do to make sure the money spent in this state is going to the people it needs to be going to. And also how can we look at some things and get some people off those rolls that don’t belong there,” said Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford.
Once again Republicans will have the majority in the session. They will set the tone for laws heard before committee then onto the House and Senate floors. However, there are several issues both Democratic leadership and Republican leadership agree on.
One of them is artificial intelligence, making sure information isn’t falsified to protect people, and energy consumption.
“Also energy because you talk about artificial intelligence as it is growing, it consumes a large amount of energy,” said Sen. Thomas.
President Trump’s executive orders could have an impact on Kentucky laws. And the President even hinted last week he might want the states to take over federal emergency management issues.
“I think as we have seen in some of our natural disasters, there is a lot of room for improvement in FEMA. I’m not sure we could do it all on our own. But I think there are some things the states are restricted on with that program as well as others,” said Rep. Meade.
The session gavels in at 2 p.m. Tuesday, and will end at midnight on March 28.
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