As Legislature Breaks for Veto Period, What Made It, What Didn’t, What Still Has a Chance

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The bulk of the 2026 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is behind us, with only two days remaining following the veto recess, and legislators were able to pass a two-year budget before that time passed. In fact, several spending plans were passed, including the Executive Budget, the Judicial and Transportation Budgets, and a one time spending bill that carried a hefty price tag of $1.7 billion. That one time spending bill is set to fund ov…

Gambling, Medicaid, KSU: Here’s what passed (and didn’t) in Kentucky ahead of veto period

Republican Senate President Robert Stivers of Manchester answers questions from reporters on the final day before the veto period.(Joe Sonka / KPR)Wednesday was the final day for “veto-proof” legislation to pass the Kentucky General Assembly in the 2026 session, with the Republican supermajority speeding through nearly 80 bills to final passage and sending them to the governor.Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear now has a week and a half to either sign…

As legislature breaks for veto period, what made it, what didn’t, what still has a chance

In Wednesday’s final hours, Kentucky lawmakers passed the state’s two-year budget bills, voted to name a section of highway in Boone County after the late Charlie Kirk and moved dozens of bills, while leaving some controversial legislation on the table.

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