Governor Andy Beshear has signed four more pieces of legislation to support Kentucky families, communities, businesses, and universities.
Governor Beshear signed the following bills, which will become law on their effective dates:
House Bill 421 requires health insurance plans to cover colonoscopies and other exams to detect colon cancer.
House Bill 606 supports job and tourism growth by allowing local governments to create special taxing districts to support regional economic development projects and establish a sales tax incentive to support entertainment events.
Senate Bill 76 increases the threshold for the creation of escrow accounts for real estate improvement contracts, which will help contractors and subcontractors receive the payments they are owed.
Senate Joint Resolution 55 directs Kentucky colleges and universities to implement policies to address antisemitism. The Governor received a letter from 13 members of the Kentucky Antisemitism Task Force, which the Governor created in 2023. Signatories include the executive director and board members of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass and the president and CEO and board members of the Jewish Federation of Louisville. The members wrote that they are lending their support to the resolution because it requires Kentucky universities to inform all students, and not just Jewish students, of their rights and protections under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It also tasks universities with collecting data on hate crimes regarding antisemitism and discrimination in general.
The 2025 regular session concluded on Friday, March 28.
Source: WBKO
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