KYGA25
Content related to the 2025 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Wetlands, groundwater, small streams would lose KY protection under advancing bill
— by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern — Click here to share this article on social media! A bill that would limit regulation of water pollution in Kentucky to a weakened federal standard advanced Wednesday from a state legislative committee, lawmakers touting it as relief from bureaucracy for industry. Environmental advocates and a
Kentucky bill to protect kids from ‘sextortion’ gets bipartisan green light in Senate
Moves to the House for final approval

Session catch-up
This week Robert and Jazmin went over several updates about the 2025 legislative session, and a few more quick hits.

How much would that bill cost? Beshear provides a price list.
Rep. Maddox says her proposed fiscal note requirement is still needed
‘An attack on local control’: Bill aims to curb KY cities’ oversight of Airbnb, VRBO
Cities would no longer be able to control the proliferation of short-term rentals
KYGA25 Update for 2/6
More anti-abortion bills filed, plus free-standing birthing centers bill moves closer to passage

Bill aims to prevent choking deaths in schools
FRANKFORT — In 2022, 8-year-old Landon McCubbins choked on a bouncy ball in a Nelson County classroom. His mother, Lauren McCubbins, told the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on Wednesday her son died after all efforts to dislodge the bouncy ball from Landon’s throat failed. Rep. Candy Massaroni (R-Bardstown)

KY House Democratic Caucus unveils 2025 platform
Their goal is to boost public education and help families thrive

Maddox seeks to end passage of bills with ‘confidential’ fiscal analysis in Kentucky
Proposed legislation filed in the Kentucky General Assembly would require any bill taken up on the floor of a chamber to have an estimate of its impact on the state budget available to the public. GOP Rep. Savannah Maddox of Dry Ridge said House Bill 178 would provide more transparency

Second complaint against Rep. Daniel Grossberg advanced by Kentucky ethics commission
Ethics complaints are confidential until a final ruling by the commission, so who filed the second complaint is unknown.

The first week of session, plus FOP and the consent decree
This week Robert and Jazmin discussed the first week of the session, which included a vote on one bill and the introduction of both HB 1 and 2, as well as the Louisville Police Union's opposition to the consent decree involving the DOJ and LMPD
Bills filed in first week of session address abortion ban exceptions, perinatal care, adoption
The bills come from both sides of the aisle.

Why does GOP leadership fear public debate and scrutiny?
They’ve already got a super-majority – what are they afraid of?