KY’s Beshear gives veto pen a workout but GOP has votes to override

By: McKenna Horsley, Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 2,094

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has issued more than two dozen vetoes of bills approved by Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature ranging from Medicaid copays to lowering the legal age to carry a concealed firearm.

The GOP supermajority has the votes to override Beshear’s objections Tuesday and Wednesday, which are the final days of the 2026 legislative session.

The governor vetoed parts of House Bill 2, which makes changes to Medicaid which 1 in 3 Kentuckians …

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