If you only have time to call about a few bills, here's a list of what we're watching closely this week.
Calling the Legislative Message Line is one of the most effective ways to share your opinion with lawmakers. It only takes a minute and you don't even have to know your legislators' names. The message is line is open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. ET, Monday - Thursday, and 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET on Friday. If you have time, call every day!
Read more about why calling matters and what to expect here.
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or dial 1-800-372-7181
SUPPORT THESE BILLS:
- Senate Bill 36, Keeping Kids Out of Adult Court
- Senate Bill 84, Dignity Bill Part 2 (establishes appropriate standards of care for pregnant incarcerated people)
- House Bill 7, Recovery Ready Communities
- House Bill 126, Modernizing the Felony Theft Threshold
OPPOSE THESE BILLS:
- House Bill 2, Attorney General Power Grab (allows AG to interfere with and undermine oversight of abortion care providers instead of leaving oversight to career health experts in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
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Committee hearing and events:
Watch committee hearings live via Kentucky Educational Television (KET) here. Click on "Legislature 1" or "Legislature 2" at the top of the page.
- Wednesday, February 3
- House Standing Committee on Judiciary
- House Bill 126 (Modernizing the Felony Theft Threshold): Mandy Simpson will testify on behalf of Kentucky Smart on Crime Coalition
- House Standing Committee on Judiciary
- Thursday, February 4
- Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
- Senate Bill 84 (Dignity Bill Part 2, establishing appropriate standards of care for incarcerated pregnant people): Erika Ellison will testify
- Senate Bill 36 (Keeping Kids Out of Adult Court)
- Text Bank for Senate Bill 84 at 6:30PM ET. Learn more and register here.
- Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
TRACK BILL MOVEMENT AND VIEW FULL LIST OF PRIORITY BILLS HERE