Kentucky House Passes Amended Budget Bill to Senate

Kentucky House passes amended budget bill to Senate

The two-year, $31 billion executive branch budget crafted by Kentucky House Republicans has crossed its first hurdle.

State legislature sends federal tax credit scholarship bill to governor’s desk

House Bill 1 opts Kentucky into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which was created last year by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

KY Senate sends bill to opt Kentucky into federal K-12 scholarship program to Beshear • Kentucky Lantern

Senate President Robert Stivers answers questions in the state Senate's temporary chamber, June 25, 2025, in Frankfort. (Kentucky Lantern photo by David Stephenson)A Republican-backed bill opting Kentucky into a tax credit program promoted by the Trump administration to fund scholarships for K-12 students is now heading to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk.  House Bill 1 passed in the Senate with a vote of 33-5 Friday morning after it was file…

House Bill 1 passes Kentucky Senate, heading to Governor’s desk

House Bill 1 passed the Kentucky Senate and will now head to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk.

State budget clears House floor, heads to the Senate

FRANKFORT — Two bills related to Kentucky’s spending plan for the next biennium advanced off the Kentucky House floor on Thursday.

Week in Review: Kentucky bills advance on state budget, Medicaid, education tax credits

Several important bills advanced in the Kentucky General Assembly this week, including a $31 billion budget, a wide-ranging Medicaid bill and a new education tax credit.