Work continues in Frankfort as legislators await a budget

While it may be frigidly cold and clean-up efforts are underway in the wake of winter storm fern, work remains underway in Frankfort for the 2026 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Several high priority measures came up for discussion, including House Bill 2, which would align Kentucky’s Medicaid program with new federal programs. Representative Myron Dossett says it’s all about cutting down on fraud or accidental miss-spending.

There’s discussions in Frankfort about possibly passing legislation that would allow anyone over the age of 18 to legally carry a firearm—right now that age is 21 in Kentucky. Representative Walker Thomas says it just makes sense to do, because if we can trust an 18-year-old to fight in war for this country, then we can trust them to responsibly carry a gun. He says this would be a provisional license and they would have to take classes for.

State Senator Craig Richardson of Christian County is well pleased after his bill—Senate Bill 38—passed the senate last week and now heads to the house for consideration. Its purpose is to make sure that pharmacies and local health organizations are being appropriately reimbursed by Medicaid for their services.

The weather will undoubtedly play havoc with the session’s schedule, though many lawmakers will do their best to make to Frankfort this week in spite of the ice.