A nonpartisan group has made recommendations meant to bolster public scrutiny of Kentucky’s legislature. The report takes aim at “shell bills” that seem harmless but can be transformed into sweeping policy measures, often late in legislative sessions. The League of Women Voters of Kentucky offered the suggestions Wednesday.
A nonpartisan group offered recommendations Wednesday to bolster public scrutiny of Kentucky ’s legislature, taking aim at “shell bills” that seem innocuous but can be transformed into sweeping policy measures in the hectic final days legislative sessions.
“These bills frequently serve as last-minute distractions, overwhelming both legislators and the public,” Jennifer Jackson, the group’s president, said at a news conference in Frankfort. “We know that these practices are often aimed at efficiency, but they unintentionally exclude the voices of everyday Kentuckians,” she said. “The cost of efficiency becomes the erosion of public participation and transparency.”
Such bills start with little or no content, Jackson said. Once the period to file bills has ended, such shell bells are sometimes amended into major pieces of legislation, typically late in a session, she said.
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