Greater Louisville Inc.: Special Session To Address COVID To Begin Tuesday

Louisville KY

06 September, 2021

5:13 PM

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Press release from Greater Louisville, Inc.: 2021-09-06 After more than a week of speculation and negotiation, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called the General Assembly back into a special session beginning 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7. The special session will specifically address the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic as the Commonwealth sees surging infection rates and hospitalizations. Last month, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed  new laws passed by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year to  limit the Governor's authority to issue executive orders during the pandemic. A special session is needed to extend the declaration of emergency and other protections before lapsing next week. During a special session, legislators can only take up the issues that are included in the call by the Governor.  Governor Beshear issued the call yesterday afternoon and requested that the General Assembly address the following issues: Governor Beshear noted that he and lawmakers have had productive conversations thus far. Stay tuned to Policy Distilled next week for more information as the special session gets underway.   This press release was produced by Greater Louisville, Inc.. The views expressed here are the author's own.