State Representative Lisa Willner

The 2020 Kentucky General Assembly has concluded.  The final days of session were extraordinary as we did our best to observe social distancing, not only to keep ourselves and one another safe, but to protect…

On Wednesday of this week, the Kentucky General Assembly took historic action to modify voting procedures in order to approve the state’s budget and several related bills.  Legislators were required to record attendance in person,…

The legislature was in session just one day this week.  On Thursday, both the House and Senate unanimously passed a COVID-19 relief bill, a new version of SB 150 that is now awaiting the Governor’s signature.   SB…

Just a quick update for this week…  first of all, Legislative Leadership announced today that, out of an abundance of caution, our sessions for March 13 and March 16 are canceled as we continue to…

A small victory this week!  Pictured above, presenting House Concurrent Resolution 110 to the House Standing Committee on Education.  HCR 110, the “Students First Resolution” reminds lawmakers to consider the impact of all education policy on the…

This past week, we celebrated National Public Schools Week 2020.  Nine out of 10 students in the U.S. attend our public schools, and it is only public schools that have as their mission and charge to serve every child, regardless…

Lots of highs and lows this week.  Good news first: HB 136  The medicinal marijuana bill passed the House this week with a 65-30 vote.  The debate – primarily between members of the majority party…

Two important bills passed out of their respective committees this week: HB 12 would cap the consumer co-pay on insulin prescriptions at $100 per month.  The bill would bring much-needed financial relief to the many Kentuckians living with…

In this first week of February, we’ve made it through the first third of the 60-day 2020 Regular Session. The vast majority of bills passed out of the House to date have been strongly bipartisan,…