The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has released its 2022 Legislative Agenda detailing the legislative priorities of the business community for the upcoming session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
“Time to Compete” is the business community’s focus for the upcoming legislative session, which includes advocating for policies that will help position Kentucky for future growth and outcompete other states for jobs and workers.
“As Kentucky and the nation continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to position Kentucky for future growth and to outcompete other states for jobs and workers,” said Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts. “The economy is changing: new technologies are emerging, workforce trends are evolving, and businesses and industries are pivoting and restructuring. Public policy in Kentucky must change as well in order for the Commonwealth to compete in today’s shifting economic landscape. The Kentucky Chamber’s 2022 legislative priorities provide a road map for lawmakers to implement the policies that Kentucky needs.”
Areas of focus in the 2022 Legislative Agenda include:
- Build a Competitive Tax System
- Solve the Workforce Crisis
- Invest in Kentucky’s Infrastructure
- Protect Employer Rights
- Ensure Liability Protections for Businesses
- Reform the Criminal Justice System
- Grow Kentucky’s Signature Industries
The Chamber’s legislative agenda is developed by several policy councils comprised of member businesses with final approval given by the organization’s Board of Directors. Click here to download the full 2022 Legislative Agenda.
NEW GOVERNOR REQUEST HOUSE BUDGET WRITERS TO:
UPDATE 1989 State real estate exemptions:
1989 TOTAL: $1,517,422,988
FILED IN GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
LOWER TP COSTS
UPDATE 1989 County real estate exemptions
$1,091,250,959
RECOMMEND County paying in-lieu payments
LOWER TP COSTS
UPDATE 1989 Education real estate exemptions
$3,421,989,994
Compare to 2011 TOTALS?
UPDATE 1989 Religious real estate exemptions
$1,772,630,582
Legislate exempt all but Church bldg. & 1 acre; pay “in lieu” tax payments on all other ownership
Lower TAXPAYER costs
UPDATE 1989 Disability & Homestead Exemption total of $4,490,732,861 with latest HEX total
+ BY REPLACING Homestead Exemption with PROPERTY TAX CIRCUIT BREAKER
PROPERTY TAX ON SENIORS & YOUNG FAMILIES
& ANYONE ELSE LAWMAKERS INCLUDE IN NEW LEGISLATION WILL RECEIVE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT DOES NOT EXIST UNDER PRESENT LEGISLATION!
UPDATE 1989 “Other EXEMPTIONS” @$967,161,974
FROM BILL HUFF… IF ELECTED,
+REQUEST ANDY PUSH HOUSE LEGISLATION ELIMINATING $2 BILLION FROM AN ESTIMATED $14 BILLION STATE TAX EXPENDITURE TOTAL;
+CUT ESTIMATED $5 BILLION OF OBSOLETE TAX EXEMPTIONS FROM ESTIMATED TOTAL OF $46 BILLION IN TAXING JURISDICTIONS!
+IF ELECTED, I WOULD LIKE ANDY RECOMMEND TO LAWMAKERS REPLACING 120 PVA’S WITH 17 REGIONAL PVA’S ANNUALLY SAVING TAXPAYERS ESTIMATED $20 MILLION;
+ REDUCE ESTIMATED 680 DEPUTY PVA NUMBERS TO 380 STATEWIDE, SAVING ESTIMATED $42 MILLION, ANNUALLY.
+REGIONALIZE 175 SUPERINTENDENTS INTO 17 REGION ANNUALLY SAVING ESTIMATED $20 MILLION, POSSIBLY PASSING THOSE SAVINGS ONTO TEACHERS;
IF elected revisit 1990’s ruling wherein General Assembly violating KY Supreme Court ruling whereby Court ruled General Assembly was only to use full “actuarial contribution” for funding state retirement, that was proposed by the State Board of retirement.
However, General Assembly’s anger towards retirement board’s suit against them retaliating by passing S.B. 64 reducing “actuarial contribution” $11,555,555 million per year (23M per biennium). For 24 years retirement board funding ($11,555,555 million per year) has been based on 1995 “actuarial contribution”, violating Ky Court decision reduciing State retirement an estimated $4.2B to date. Instead, these funds were used from 1994-2000 to fund lawmakers “pet projects ‘from 1994 to 2000. As a matter of fact, upon taking office Governor Patton stated “the currently diverted $442 million should be spent on roads. “We are going to quit skimming the road Fund,” said Patton. This is an executive branch public servant verifying “skimming the road fund” has been an ongoing practice used to cover deficits in KSP budgets and general fund. (Kentuckians For Better Transportation, dated July 10, 1998, page 7 & 8)
KY Supreme Court ruling whereby Court ruled General Assembly was only to use full “actuarial contribution” for funding state retirement, that was proposed by the State Board of retirement.
However, General Assembly’s anger towards retirement board’s suit against them retaliating by passing S.B. 64 reducing……”100% actuarial contribution”for [past 24 years $276 million (12 X 23,000,000=$276 million) retirement board funding of “actuarial contribution”, costing State retirement an estimated $276 million.
As a matter of fact, upon taking office Governor Patton stated “currently diverted $442 million from Road Fund should be spent on roads. “We are going to quit skimming the road Fund,” said Patton. This is an executive branch public servant verifying “skimming the road fund” has been an ongoing practice used to cover deficits in KSP budgets and general fund. (Kentuckians For Better Transportation, dated July 10, 1998, page 7 & 8)
In fact, Ky Road Fund lost several million federal dollars due to lack of state road fuknd dollars was lacking.