2021 Kentucky General Assembly

The 2021 Kentucky General Assembly was a meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives. It convened in Frankfort on January 5, 2021, and adjourned sine die on March 30, 2021. It was the second regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Andy Beshear. The legislature convened again in September 2021 for an extraordinary session.
Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2020 elections for the senate and the house.
During this session, the General Assembly approved two constitutional amendments that were voted on in November 2022, including the No Right to Abortion Amendment.

Major legislation

Enacted

; House bills

: 2022 Kentucky Amendment 1: An act proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly
: 2022 Kentucky Amendment 2: An act proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to abortion

Leadership

Senate

Presiding

Majority (Republican)

Majority Leader: Damon Thayer
Majority Whip: Mike Wilson
Majority Caucus Chair: Julie Raque Adams

Minority (Democratic)

Minority Leader: Morgan McGarvey
Minority Whip: Dennis Parrett
Minority Caucus Chair: Reggie Thomas

House of Representatives

Presiding

Speaker: David Osborne
Speaker pro tempore: David Meade

Majority (Republican)

Majority Leader: Steven Rudy
Majority Whip: Chad McCoy
Majority Caucus Chair: Suzanne Miles

Minority (Democratic)

Minority Leader: Joni Jenkins
Minority Whip: Angie Hatton
Minority Caucus Chair: Derrick Graham

Extraordinary session

The legislature was convened by governor Andy Beshear from September 7 to 9 following a ruling of the Kentucky Supreme Court that his state of emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic required the approval of the legislature. The General Assembly approved the state of emergency, but banned Beshear from instituting mask mandates.

Members

Senate

Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2018.

House of Representatives

All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2020.

Changes in membership

Senate changes

! 22

House of Representatives changes

! 51
! 89