Dr. Teresa A. Daniel
Board Member
Our Work
2025 Veto Period: Here are the Bills We're Asking the Governor to Veto
As the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly comes to a close, we're asking Gov. Beshear to veto bills that are unconstitutional, erode Kentuckians' civil liberties, and harm marginalized communities in the commonwealth.
March 19, 2025
ACLU-KY Statement on Passage of House Bill 90
The House has just passed HB 90, a unanimously supported, bipartisan bill that would have helped Kentuckians access to freestanding birthing centers. Unfortunately, at the 11th hour, lawmakers attached HB 414 to the bill.
HB 495: Banned Conversion Program Loophole
The law would allow unlicensed, unaccredited people to continue the banned practice of "conversion" programs on children in Kentucky.
HB 520: Open Records Loophole for Law Enforcement
This bill would provide that law enforcement records shall be exempt from open records laws in certain circumstances.
SB 151: Prohibit Using Taxes for Compensating Undocumented Persons
This bill would define "illegal alien"; prohibit state tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly from being used to compensate an illegal alien; and direct the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to assist in the implementation and enforcement of the Act.