Kentucky House approves HB500 biennial budget as amended after floor amendment votes fail
The Kentucky House passed House Bill 500 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 after floor attempts to add funding for affordable housing, teacher pay, Medicaid and other priorities failed to reach the constitutional majority. Final passage was 81 yeas to 18 nays.
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The Kentucky House of Representatives approved House Bill 500, the two‑year operational budget for the executive branch, after more than two hours of debate and multiple failed attempts to suspend the rules to call floor amendments. The bill, as amended by House Committee Substitute 1, passed on a roll call of 81 yeas and 18 nays.
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