KENTUCKY — Kentucky lawmakers passed seven bills in eight days during the first part of the 2021 session of the General Assembly.

Governor Beshear has vetoed six of those, but the House and Senate both have enough of a Republican majority to override those

The General Assembly returns February 2, and when they return, one of the first things they could do is consider overrides to six, or possibly seven bills.

During this In Focus Kentucky segment, Democratic Minority Floor Leader Joni Jenkins (D-Shively) shares that while their caucus is in the minority, her members plan to continue to be outspoken and will actively work to support a progressive agenda that benefits all Kentuckians.

"Well it was rather fast and furious. We were in session, instead of the normal four days for an organizational session, we were in for eight, which will leave us with 22 days when we resumed on February 2nd. Many bills or taken up and passed. I was disappointed that we did not take up the Governor's proposal to give immediate help to individuals and small businesses that have been challenged by the COVID. But we passed a series of bills that really were about taking powers away from the Governor and giving them to the General Assembly and the Attorney General," explains Rep. Jenkins.