Quick Summary of the Special Session, Day 10
The House is now recessed until 11:30. Conference committees have agreed to the provisions of HB 4, as reported yesterday, and they are returning to sign the conference agreement on HB 3 (tax incentives and tolls).
The Senate has not yet gaveled in.
UPDATE: The Seante passed the budget 35-0
12:20 - David Williams, speaking about the incentives bill, said that "shock jocks" wouldn't tell people about some portion of the bill, and that he'll depend on the real reporters to tell the story. Strangely defensive
12:41 - Senator Thayer complained that the Governor was uninterested in considering any provisions to assist the Horses other than slots, then Senator Worley complained that he didn't get the chance to have the slots bill defeated on the Senate floor, as if its place of defeat made a difference.
HB 3 passed. Williams suggested that the Governor couldn't line-item it (pretty sure he can) and Williams said folks could go home if they wanted.
1:26 - the House passed HB 3, and went to get a sandwich. Most Northern Kentucky legislators opposed on the grounds that it set a precedent for tolls in Northern Kentucky. Robin Webb and Bill Farmer both complained that the bill was ignoring the real problems of a broken tax code. Harry Moberly said that he was for the bill but he hated it because it created tax breaks that meant he'd have less money to spend in the future.
