Legislative Update: House moves many bills to Senate, pension bill clears committee
House passes many bills in first day of final week The House worked furiously Monday passing 28 bills in less than two hours. A few…
Telecommunications reform legislation becomes first bill to pass both chambers
House Bill 152, which seeks to provide telecom providers with the flexibility to invest in new technology, passed the Senate Monday with a vote of…
Ky. Chamber urging members and public to weigh in on important issues in final days of session
The Kentucky Chamber is hard at work at the Capitol on your behalf, but we need you to help us with an extra push on…
Kentucky Chamber salutes U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in Washington, D.C.
After a successful re-election to the U.S. Senate and achieving his goal of becoming Majority Leader, the Kentucky Chamber honored Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell…
Legislative Update: Chamber-supported debt bill passes Senate, action on telecom reform legislation expected Monday
Senate passes Chamber-supported bill limiting state debt The Senate passed Senate Bill 94, sponsored by Sen. Joe Bowen, which would limit the state’s spending to…
Important education bills moving at state and federal level
Immediate action needed on Federal ESEA Reauthorization The U.S. House is currently debating legislation that will reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known…
Legislative Update: Senate passes Oil and Gas Modernization Act, House and Senate continue to discuss heroin bills and more
House Judiciary Committee members hear discussion on Senate Bill 5 The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Thursday on Senate Bill 5 for discussion only as…
State chambers urge Congress to make transportation infrastructure investment a priority
The Kentucky Chamber and nearly 40 other state chambers are calling on Congress to make the long-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund a top…
Public-private partnership (P3) bill passes House, heads to Senate
One of the Chamber’s top priorities, House Bill 443, which authorizes public-private partnerships (P3), passed out of the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening after…
Legislative Update- February 25, 2015
House Heroin Bill Heard in Senate Committee-No Vote Taken The Senate Judiciary Committee heard for discussion only testimony on House Bill 213, sponsored by Rep….