The Wrap for Tuesday, 2/27

Bill adds exception for rape, incest to state abortion ban

On the last day for new bills in the House, Republican Ken Fleming of Louisville filed a bill to modify the state’s abortion ban.

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House Bill 5 would cost Kentucky more than $1 billion over ten years

The bill passed the House even though there was no financial impact statement. Turns out HB 5 is hella expensive.

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Nuclear power plant bills get green light from Senate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Legislation that could lead to nuclear power plants being established for the first time in Kentucky won easy passage in the Kentucky Senate, Monday afternoon.

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Five bills to watch in Frankfort this week - LINK nky

Kentucky lawmakers expect longer days in Frankfort as they enter the final leg of their three-and-a-half-month budget session this week. Bills to elevate maternal health, nuclear energy and research at […]

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A pair of matching bills — HB 241 by Rep. Shane Baker, R-Somerset, & SB 276 by Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield — would require sites that host or distribute “matter harmful to minors” to confirm a user’s age by checking government-issued ID or other OK'd form of verification. https://t.co/MFbk5ZQd62
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 27, 2024

NEW: HB 500, in committee tomorrow, repeals a worker's right to lunch and rest breaks.https://t.co/v4IWRKxvNo
— KyPolicy (@KyPolicy) February 27, 2024

Currently, employers must provide a lunch break between three and five hours after a shift starts.

They must also provide at least a 10-minute rest break for each four hours of work.

HB 500 repeals those requirements.
— KyPolicy (@KyPolicy) February 27, 2024

Ky House just gave final passage, 75-20, to HB 18 from Rep. Ryan Dotson, R-Winchester, who said "no one should be forced to do business w/the gov't"

It'll ban local govts from stopping landlords from discriminating against ppl who use fed housing vouchershttps://t.co/kpdKA0Wz7c
— Alex Acquisto (@AcquistoA) February 27, 2024

This still must go to the governor's desk for his signature. But GOP has enough votes to overturn governor veto. It has an emergency clause which means it can take effect immediately.

That also means Lexington's source of income ban is likely dead. https://t.co/eyAPKnq2Mo
— HL Cityhall (@HLCityhall) February 27, 2024

Ky. Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong has filed a bill to preemptively protect IVF in Ky. It’s a pretty simple bill to shield providers from liability pic.twitter.com/PU44ymgCVc
— Sylvia Goodman (@sylviaruthg) February 27, 2024

Chicago is the latest city rethinking disputed technology that listens for gunshots

Louisville is one major city using ShotSpotter, and has come under criticism for the placement of the monitors in mostly poor and black neighborhoods.