Kentucky House GOP releases ‘bare bones’ budget bill, with questions ahead on Medicaid, education

House appropriations chair files 'scaled back' state budget bills, plans to seek input in committees • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, looks over the chamber. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)The state executive branch would have to significantly cut spending for a number of expenses, including in-state and out-of-state travel, under a “bare bones” budget bill for the state executive branch filed this week by a key Republican committee chair.  Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, the chair of the Kentucky House Appropriations an…

Kentucky House GOP releases ‘bare bones’ budget bill, with questions ahead on Medicaid, education

Kentucky House Republicans released a two-year state budget bill, which is expected to evolve over the session. It spends less than what Gov. Andy Beshear proposed for education and Medicaid.

House Files Initial Budget Bill as Starting Point in State Budget Process

House budget leaders filed House Bill 500 this week, marking the first formal step in the General Assembly’s work on Kentucky’s next two-year state budget. HB 500, filed by House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chair Jason Petrie, establishes an initial budget framework that will serve as the basis for further review and revision as the legislative process continues. Overview of the Budget Framework According to House budget leaders, House …