Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts to tour the Commonwealth, discuss key issues ahead of 2021 session

As Kentucky gears up for the 2021 General Assembly, the Kentucky Chamber will be traveling the state to discuss the business community’s top legislative priorities to help the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic and rebuilds its economy.

Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts will kick off the 2021 legislative preview tour on November 5 and will visit over 12 local communities. Additionally, the Kentucky Chamber’s Annual Legislative Preview Conference will be held on December 16, 2020. Click here to register for the hybrid virtual and in-person event.

The Kentucky Chamber’s key issues for 2021 include the following:

• Invest in infrastructure
• Continue pro-growth tax reform
• Support substance use disorder recovery efforts
• Reform criminal justice system
• Enact COVID-19 liability protections
• Modernize unemployment insurance
• Invest in education
• Focus on childcare
• Support for signature industries

Below is the schedule of the 2021 legislative tour dates. Please contact each chamber individually to attend. For more information about the tour, please contact Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives Executive Director Amy Cloud at acloud@kychamber.com or (502) 848-8738.

Bullitt County Chamber – Thursday, November 5
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM EST
Virtual

Carroll County Chamber – Tuesday, November 10
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM EST
Virtual

Woodford Chamber – Wednesday, November 11
1:30-3:00 PM EST
Virtual

Hopkins County Regional – Thursday, November 12
11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST
In-person

Mercer Chamber – Monday, November 16
10:00-11:30 AM EST
In-person

Bowling Green Area Chamber – Tuesday, November 17
12:00-1:30 PM CST
Virtual

London – Laurel County Chamber – Thursday, November 19
12:00-1:00 PM EST
In-person

Frankfort Area Chamber – Tuesday, December 1
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Virtual

Jeffersontown Chamber – Thursday, December 3
8:00 AM-1:30 PM EST
Virtual

Campbellsville – Taylor County Chamber – Tuesday, December 8
Virtual

Shelbyville-Shelby County Chamber – Wednesday, December 9
8:30-10:00 AM EST
Virtual

Northern Kentucky Chamber – Wednesday, December 16
12:00-1:00 PM
Virtual

Henderson Chamber – Thursday, November 17
11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST
In-person