2020 Legislative Recap
From Louisville to Lexington, Paducah to Whitesburg, young and old, Republicans and Democrats, we witnessed Kentuckians coming together to fight for our kids in 2020.
Although this is certainly not the end to this Legislative Session that we expected, we have so many accomplishments to celebrate- and much of that is thanks to you, our dedicated supporters. We have high hopes that 2021 will be the year we ban these dangerous and discredited practices, once and for all in the Commonwealth of Kentucky!
Thanks to your support, BCTK has:
• Set a historical precedent by having the first pro-LGBTQ legislation in Kentucky to be introduced by a Republican sponsor, Senator Alice Forgy Kerr
• Achieved record breaking bi-partisan support in both chambers, with 30 House cosponsors and 7 Senate cosponsors
• Received national media recognition from Washington Post, The New York Times, Vox.com, Huntington Post, and news outlets all across Kentucky, from big cities, to rural towns
• Over 100 organizations and businesses joined our coalition
• Mobilized 120+ volunteers; ambassadors, organizers, interns, and phone tree participants, to participate in the legislative process, engage with their legislators, and further BCTK’s mission
• Held our most successful Lobby Day yet, with 60+ constituents meeting with over 40 legislators
• Received our first confirmed informational hearing in the Senate during the interim session from Senator John Schickel, co-chair of the Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations committee.
Thank You To Our Bill Co-Sponsors!
House Bill 199 Co-Sponsors
Senate Bill 85 Co-Sponsors
Rep. Lisa Willner
Rep. Patti Minter
Rep. Kim Banta*
Rep. Tina Bojanowski
Rep. Charles Booker
Rep. George Brown Jr
Rep. Tom Burch
Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Rep. Jeff Donohue
Rep. Kelly Flood
Rep. Al Gentry*
Rep. Derrick Graham*
Rep. Joe Graviss*
Rep. Chris Harris*
Rep. Cluster Howard*
Rep. Joni Jenkins
Rep. Nima Kulkarni
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian
Rep. Reginald Meeks
Rep. Russ Meyer*
Rep. Charles Miller*
Rep. Jason Nemes*
Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo
Rep. Josie Raymond
Rep. Attica Scott
Rep. Maria Sorolis
Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson
Rep. Susan Westrom
Rep. Buddy Wheatley
Rep. Rob Wiederstein*
Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr*
Sen. Morgan McGarvey
Sen. Julie Raque Adams*
Sen. Jullian Carroll*
Sen. Perry Clark*
Sen. Denise Harper Angel
Sen. Reggie Thomas
* Indicates representatives that had not previously cosponsored legislation to protect youth from conversion therapy.