Kentucky Senate Democrats

03/12/2025

Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong - KY Senate 19 said informing constituents on how rules impact outcomes is important to her.

“We work for the taxpayers and for the public, and so those folks deserve to know what we’re doing and how we’re doing it and people should expect us to be out here and be open,” Chambers Armstrong said.

Al Cross the Secretary of the Bluegrass of Society of Professional Journalists said as journalism changes community members need to understand the mediums journalist use to stay informed.

03/12/2025

Kentucky, it's day 26/30 of the 2025 legislative session! For more information on today's legislative calendar, visit https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/legislativecalendar

Today's meetings and legislative proceedings will be livestreamed on ket.org/legislature and youtube.com/

03/11/2025

At today’s Kentucky Statewide Fairness Campaign Rally, Kentucky Senate Democrats Leader Senator Gerald Neal, Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas, Keturah Herron, KY State Senator, and State Senator Karen Berg stood alongside Kentuckians in the Capitol Rotunda to affirm a simple truth: fairness is not a privilege—it is a right.

Every person deserves dignity, no matter who they are or who they love. Today’s rally was a powerful reminder that the fight for fairness is a fight for humanity itself. And that fight will continue until justice is a reality for everyone.

03/11/2025

Five years after Breonna Taylor’s death, the question remains: Does this city care?

Read Keturah Herron, KY State Senator’s powerful op-ed at the link below.

The unfortunate truth is that Louisville has seen little progress since police killed Breonna Taylor five years ago.

03/11/2025

Another busy day in Frankfort with multiple committee meetings taking place throughout the day before the full Senate convenes at 2 p.m. for Day 25 of the 30-day session

Stay informed and follow along with today’s coverage on the LRC YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmnoJBrwFmd7JK0HA9KcPaw

Edit: Today's House State Government Committee meeting has been canceled.

Good morning. It's day 25/30 of the 2025 legislative session. For more information on today's legislative committees, visit https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/LegislativeCalendar

You can watch today's proceedings on ket.org/legislature and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmnoJBrwFmd7JK0HA9KcPaw

03/11/2025

“We’re saying a whole lot about ourselves here,” Sen. Gerald Neal said while voting no on House Bill 4. “I’m hoping we can reclaim ourselves, because I know there are good people here, and I will continue to reach out to you.”

Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas of Lexington also spoke and voted against the anti-DEI bill, noting that until less than 80 years ago Black Kentuckians were barred by law from most of the state’s public universities. He said HB 4 would turn back the clock.

Backed by United Campus Workers of Kentucky, Sen. Gerald Neal tried but failed to win committee support for alternatives to two GOP higher education bills.

03/10/2025

Senator Reggie Thomas will join the Kentucky Tonight panel on KET this evening at 8 p.m. (EST) to discuss key education issues still moving through the legislative process in the final days of the 2025 Regular Session. He will share his perspective on these policies and their impact on students, educators, and families across Kentucky.

Watch live on KET or stream online at www.ket.org/live

03/10/2025

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03/10/2025

Opponents warned the bill would allow providers to widely discriminate against patients, denying them critical care.

“What this bill does is give anyone or any institution in the medical space a license to discriminate,” said Sen. Cassie Chambers-Cassie Chambers Armstrong - KY Senate 19. “To be honest, it’s one of the broadest authorizations of discrimination that I have ever seen in this body,” she said.

“Because it’s not just limited to denying care based on a religious objection, it goes so far to say, an ethical, moral or any other type of conscience objection. It means anyone could come up with any reason at any point in time to hold up someone’s health care.”

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A GOP bill to protect doctors who refuse to provide a service if it conflicts with their conscience advanced in the KY Senate. A Democrat called it “one of the broadest authorizations of discrimination”

03/10/2025

Although it is not a legislative day, several committee meetings kick off today at 12 PM (Noon) in Frankfort! Stay informed by following the live coverage on the LRC YouTube page below

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmnoJBrwFmd7JK0HA9KcPaw.

Stay tuned for updates!

Please note: Monday is not a legislative day, but there are several committees scheduled to meet. For more information, visit https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/LegislativeCalendar

03/09/2025

A great morning with at Cafe Louie!

03/08/2025

Today, we celebrate the strength, leadership, and impact of women in Kentucky and beyond. Let’s honor the trailblazers, uplift future leaders, and keep pushing for equality.

03/07/2025

📢 Week 6 Legislative Update 📢

With 24 days down and only six to go, the 2025 Regular Session is in its final stretch. In just four legislative days, the General Assembly will enter the veto recess, marking the last opportunity for lawmakers to pass key legislation before the governor takes action.

This week, we saw significant bipartisan progress on long-overdue measures:

✅ SB 144 – A major victory for public safety, allowing fi****ms used in homicides to be destroyed instead of resold. This measure, championed by Senator Keturah Herron in the House last year and previously filed by Senator Karen Berg in the Senate, finally passed with unanimous consent.

Several Bills sponsored by KYSenateDems members included:

✅ SB 133 – Sponsored by Senator David Yates, this bill modernizes combat sports laws, ensuring athlete safety and updating regulations.

✅ SB 93 – Sponsored by Senator Karen Berg, this measure expands insurance coverage for children’s hearing aids, helping more families access critical care.

Beyond these wins, other bills sparked major debate:

⚖️ SB 257 (The “Kentucky DOGE Bill”) – A proposal granting broad powers to restructure state agencies raised concerns over government accountability vs. bureaucratic overreach.

🏫 HB 241 – Originally aimed at helping schools recover from closures, this bill was amended to shield a struggling virtual school from oversight, drawing strong opposition.

🚨 SB 132 – A controversial “conscience protection” bill allowing healthcare professionals to deny care based on personal beliefs, raising concerns about discrimination and patient access to critical medical treatment.

Senate Bills, and House Bills with Senate changes go to the House for further consideration. Bills that cleared both chambers will head to the governor’s desk for approval or veto. Find all the bills passed this week on the Legislative Record by visiting legislature.ky.gov.

The finish line is in sight—let’s make these final days count! 💪🏛️

📸 Photos courtesy of LRC Public Information- David Hargis

03/07/2025

During debate on the bill, Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong - KY Senate 19 said invoking the name of the federal DOGE program “was particularly concerning to me because of exactly how much upheaval that program has created.”

Chambers Armstrong also added that she didn’t believe the bill added new authority to the auditor’s office, as “many of the provisions of this legislation are inherent to that office and have been exercised and often exercised to great effect and impact.”

Read to Full Kentucky Lantern Article ⬇️ https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/05/trump-has-doge-kentucky-senate-votes-to-launch-koge/

**Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, speaks against Senate Bill 257. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer).**

03/07/2025

Good morning! ☀️ It’s Day 24 of the 2025 Regular Session, and the Kentucky Senate is set to convene at 9:00am this morning. Stay informed and engaged as today’s proceedings unfold.

📜 See what’s on today’s agenda: apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/orders_Senate.html

📺 Watch live: ket.org/legislature

Today's Schedule 8:30 AM EST Senate Health Services Committee 8:30 AM EST House Primary and Secondary Education Committee 9:30 AM EST Senate Transportation Committee 10:00 AM EST House Judiciary Committee 11:00 AM EST Senate State and Local Government Committee 12:00 PM EST House Banking and Insuran...