Kentucky House Overrides Veto on Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program Bill

KY GOP supermajority overrides Beshear veto of education grants fueled by US tax credit • Kentucky Lantern

Senate President Pro Tem David Givens, R-Greensburg, standing, speaks in favor of overriding a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear on House Bill 1. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Republican-controlled House and Senate overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that would opt the state into a program of education grants for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal ta…

Veto tracker: KY lawmakers override Beshear's school tax credit veto

Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed multiple bills passed in Frankfort, but Kentucky lawmakers have voted to override them. Keep track of the action here.

Kentucky legislature overturns Beshear’s veto of education tax credit

Disregarding the Democratic governor’s veto, lawmakers vote to finally push through priority legislation opting Kentucky into a federal tax credit for educational scholarships.

Beshear vetoes GOP-backed school scholarship bill

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill that would opt Kentucky into a scholarship program for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal tax credit.

Kentucky House overrides veto on federal tax credit scholarship program bill

HB 1 seeks to opt Kentucky into a federal education tax credit program. It is now up to the Kentucky Senate to take action on the override.

Kentucky House votes to override veto on federal tax credit for scholarships

The Kentucky House voted to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 1, passing the measure 77-14 with one abstention. The bill now returns to the Senate.