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Legislative Process

There Ought to Be a Law!! Again!!

Charles Kendell, MPA Former Chief of Staff, Legislative Liaison, Commissioner’s Office Department for Public Health Independent Consultant KDN December 2, 2016

I DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING!!!!

AGENDA

 Legislative Structure Overview  Yes But….Election 2016  Lobbying and Advocacy  Words Words Words  2017 Session  Questions

Legislative Structure Overview

Pieces and Parts Process

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?

• What Branch do you work in?
• Who are the Leaders of these

branches?

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?  Leg - Makes,  Exec - Enforces,  Court Interprets

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?  Leg - Makes,  Exec - Enforces,  Court Interprets

• What Branch are you in?

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?  Leg - Makes, Exec - Enforces,  Court Interprets

• Who are the Leaders of these

branches?

CIVICS 101

 How Many Branches of Government?  What Are Their Roles regarding Laws?

 Makes, Enforces, Interprets

• Who are the Leaders of these

branches?

• Speaker Stumbo, Hoover President Stivers,

Governor Bevin, Chief Justice Minton

Kentucky Legislature

 Two Bodies - Senate House  Senate has 38 members, House has

100 All house members ½ half Senate were up

for election this fall

 Meet every year

 Even years for 60 days  Odd years for 30 days

• Budget can only be passed in longer

session

• Biennium Budget Process

Kentucky Legislature

 Committees

 During Session – meet weekly or prn

 Hear/vote on proposed legislation  Regulations

 Interim – meet monthly

 Hear Reports  Hear Special Testimony on Issues  Regulations

 Interim Committees combine Senate and House

members

Kentucky Legislature

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• How Legislation is passed

(considered) Introduced either in House or Senate

 Wherever introduced sent to Rules Committee to decide

which committee will hear the bill

 Assigned to the calendar of the assigned committee  Heard by committee and voted on  If passed then moves to full body depending on where

introduced, e.g. if starts in House then must pass the House.

 Once passed by full body then sent to other body, Rules

then Committee, then, if passed, full body

Kentucky Legislature

 How Legislation is passed (considered)

Introduced either in House or Senate

 Once Introduced legislation has 4 chances to

be changed/voted on

 Same Bill passed by both houses but

different are resolved in Conference committee

Kentucky Legislature

House



16 standing committees

 Health and Welfare - Chair Tom Burch D Louisville  matters pertaining to human development, health, and  welfare; delivery of health services; support of dependents; public

assistance; child

 welfare; adoptions; children’s homes; disabled persons; family welfare;

aid to the blind;

 commitment and care of children; mental health; substance abuse;

health, medical and

 dental scholarships; local health units and officers; vital statistics;  Communicable diseases; hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities;

health professions; physicians,

 osteopaths and podiatrists; chiropractors; dentists and dental specialists;

nurses;

 pharmacists; embalmers and funeral directors; psychologists;

• ptometrists, ophthalmic dispensers; physical therapists.

Kentucky Legislature

Senate 11 Standing Committees

 Agriculture and Natural Resources  2. Appropriations and Revenue  3. Banking and Insurance  4. Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor  5. Education  6. Health and Welfare  7. Judiciary  8. Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations  9. State and Local Government  10. Transportation  11. Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

Senate Health and Welfare Julie Raque Adams, Chair

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matters pertaining to human development, health, and

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welfare; fire prevention and protection; support of dependents; garbage and refuse

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disposal; public assistance; child welfare; adoptions; assistance to children; children’s

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homes; disabled persons; aid to the blind; commitment and care of children and families;

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mental health; health, medical and dental scholarships; local health units and officers;

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vital statistics; communicable diseases; hospitals, clinics and long- term care facilities;

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foods, drugs and poisons; hotel, restaurants and trailer park regulations; sanitation plants;

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sanitation districts; alcoholism; physicians, osteopaths and podiatrists; chiropractors;

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dentist and dental specialists; nurses; pharmacists; embalmers and funeral directors;

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clinical psychologists; optometrists, ophthalmic dispensers; physical therapists.

Kentucky Legislature

Kentucky Legislature

When all is Said and Done More SAID than DONE

Legislative Session Workload Senate Bills 168 (2011) 167 (2012) 215

(2013) 172 (2014)

House Bills 494 (2011) 443 (2012) 458 (2013) 501 (2014) Bills, resolutions passed ‘11 105 ‘12 170 ’13 134

SAID and DONE 2016

 More Said than Done  2016 Bills introduced

941 1535

 2016 Resolutions

594

 Passed (all)

142 9%

SAID and DONE 2015

 2015 Session  Bills introduced

757

 Resolutions

494

 Total

1251

 Total Passed

126 = %10

 Approximately half the bills

introduced each session never get

• ut of committee.

Leroy Jethro Gibbs and the Kentucky Legislature

GIBBS RULES

RULES

–Rule 22. Decorum of Members. No member shall designate another member by name. –All members shall treat fellow members with the utmost courtesy and respect. All members’ remarks in debate shall be confined to the subject under debate, avoiding personality.

RULES

–Rule 22. Decorum of Members. No member shall designate another member by name. –All members shall treat fellow members with the utmost courtesy and respect. All members’ remarks in debate shall be confined to the subject under debate, avoiding personality. –For what reason does the gentleman from Morgan 23 rise? –Will the lady from Jefferson 34 yield to a question?

Legislative Structure

–YES But!!!!!!............ –The Election of 2016

What a Difference a Day Makes in the House!

Party Affiliation November 7, 2016 November 8, 2016 Change Democrat 53 (11) 36 (11)

• 17

Republican 46 (27) 64 (27) +18 Vacancy 1 Total 100 (38) 100 (38)

Kentucky Legislature

Senate Members 2010 2012 2013 Republicans 21 22 23 Democrats 16 15 14(1) Independent 1 1 1 House Members Democrats 61 58 55(1) Republicans 39 42 44

–Best Answer: a house cost $7,019, bread was 10 cents a loaf, gas was 11 cents a gallon, and milk was 58 cents. In 1921, the world was introduced to Betty Crocker, Eskimo Pies, Land O' Lakes Butter, Mounds, Baby Ruth candy bars, the world's first hamburger chain - White Castles, Wrigley's Gum, hybrid corn, and the first of 100 Billion Band-Aids to date. Thompson invented the submachine gun, the BBC was founded, and 1921 was the first time anyone ever heard the words, "I'd walk a mile for a Camel."

INFLUENCING LEGISLATION

ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING

Lobbying Defined

 Lobbying is attempting to influence

legislators to support or oppose a particular issue or piece of legislation

Advocacy Defined

 Advocacy is educating and creating

awareness among legislators and the general public of issues facing the community

 Advocacy does not endorse or oppose

specific legislation, but rather informs the community at large how public policy decisions impact service provision.

ADVOCACY NOT LOBBYING

The following activities are considered advocacy, not lobbying:

 Providing technical assistance or advice to a

legislative body or committee in response to a written request;

 Making available nonpartisan analysis, study or

research;

 Providing examinations and discussions of

broad, social, economic and similar problems; and

 Updating the members of your own organization

• n the status of legislation, without a call to

action

What you can do!!

As Health Professionals and Private Citizens

 Advisory Groups, Advocates, Coalitions,

Task Forces, Associations, Lobbying Groups, “Day at the Legislature” As a Private Citizen

 Supporting legislation as a private citizen

follow, call legislator, write, sign petitions

Eye of the Beholder

 It’s all local  If they ask for information, it’s not

lobbying

 Relationships matter  However…

The Absolutes in a Gray World

If you work for a publically funded

• rganization Do Not:

 Attempt to influence votes for specific

legislation

 Use your federally-funded or merit

position for influencing legislators on a specific statute

 Get involved in judicial lobbying  Get ahead of your agency

WORDS WORDS WORDS

WORDS WORDS WORDS

 Committee Sub (HCS, SCS)  For Discussion Only  Consent Calendar (Consent)  Floor Amendment (HFA, SFA)  Conference Committee  Free Conference Committee  Christmas Tree (Ornaments)

WORDS WORDS WORDS

 Declare an Emergency

else June 30/July 1

 SINE DIE

NEW WORDS

 SUPER MAJORITY Means a party has 3/5ths

• f the members ,

 e.g., 60 in House  23 in Senate  Can Do Super Things!!!

CRYSTAL BALL 2017 Session

The Kentucky legislature convenes in regular session

• n the first Tuesday after the

first Monday in January for 60 days in even-numbered years and for 30 days in odd- numbered years. In 2017 that’s January 3rd

2017 SESSION WILL BE IN TWO PARTS

Part 1 First 4 days organizational January 3-6th Three Week Break Part 2 starts February 7th and ends March 30 with most of work done by mid March (26 work days)

Kentucky Legislature

Topics for 2015 Session

 State-wide Second Hand Smoke

Ban

 SB 5 Revisited Heroin Heroin

Heroin (naloxone, needles, penalties)

 Making Executive Orders Law:

 Health Benefits Exchange

 Pension reform

Kentucky Legislature

Topics for 2015 Session – Continued

 Medicaid Managed Care  Hospital Acquired Infections  Casino Gambling (Not likely)  Constitutional Amendment re

Health Insurance

 OTHERS? Marijuana? Hemp

Issues You’ll Hear About

• Charter Schools
• Economic Development
• Right to Work
• Gender Issues: Bathrooms, Religious Freedom
• Abortion/women’s health
• Budget, Tax reform (special session)
• Medicaid Waiver (Federal Influence)
• Pension Reform
• Gubernatorial Authority

–ITS ALREAD ITS ALREADY Y ST STAR ARTED!! TED!!!

HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU

Thank You Debby Yetter!!

–Kentucky rises to No. 3 in diabetes, increasing concern about removing dental and vision coverage from basic Medicaid

–

–Gov. Matt Bevin's plan for Medicaid "would have a profound effect in a state with the nation's third-highest rate

• f diabetes," The Courier-Journal reports, because it would

remove dental and vision care from the regular package of benefits. Reporter Deborah Yetter cites a Louisville optometrist who

• ften discovers diabetes during routine eye exams, and an

Eastern Kentucky dentist who "is seeing many more patients thanks to Kentucky's 2014 expansion of Medicaid that added coverage for those he describes as the 'working poor'."

–FEATURED POST –Kentucky rises to No. 3 in diabetes, increasing concern about removing dental and vision coverage from basic Medicaid

–Ky Health News November 28, 2016

–Kentucky's health rankings are poor in just about every category, with some of the highest rates of cancer, diabetes,

• besity, stroke and heart disease in the
• nation. Health advocates look for

improvements in these rankings to come from long-term preventive care, which many now have because of health reform and the expansion

–

–This trend of increased screenings by the expansion population also held true for other screenings during the second quarter: 88 percent of the 6,289 colorectal cancer screenings; 79 percent

• f the 4,589 diabetes screenings; and 65

percent of the 5,820 hepatitis C screenings.

–State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota,

One of the 10 essential benefits of the reform law is free preventive health care, a benefit that thousands of Kentuckians have taken advantage of.

Foundation for a Health Kentucky

–These se are t two of th the be best lob st lobbyists/ yists/advocate tes s around

The Circus is Coming to Town!! Its actually very interesting and inexpensive theater!

This Session is Different from Last Year (2013)

 Fewer Days  No budget  Governor’s Last Hurrah  Election will be Over  Some Leaders gone e.g.,

Stine/Denton

This Session is Different from any for the Last 95 Years!!

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Few Days Much Work

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No budget but with Super majority…???

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Governor’s building steam!!!!!!!

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Election will be over but impact just beginning!! National change as well

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Many Leaders gone e.g., new ones in new places

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23 brand new members!!!

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New Committee Chairs and assignments

Not All Bad….

Now is The Time to Educate!

–Meet new legislators –Educate on Diabetes prevalence – and Issues –Impact on their constituency –What already been done, etc. Diabetes Action Plan. –How can you help with information? –Build relationships (not just during session)

Legislative Wisdom

The perfect is the enemy of the good. Voltaire 1694 – 1778

 Kentucky Legislative Translation

Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good

Legislative Wisdom from Gibbs

“Two Things You Need as a Marine Marksman Patience and Stubbornness” Leroy Jethro Gibbs Episode 300 “Scope” March 15, 2016

 Legislative Wisdom

“Two Things You Need as a Marine Marksman Patience and Stubbornness” Leroy Jethro Gibbs Episode 300 “Scope” March 15, 2016 So Too with Public Policy Change!!

How to Track Bills

LRC Home Page

 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/home.htm

 Who Is My Legislator  Legislation, Schedules, Past legislation,

Organization, Legislative process

Bill Watch

 http://kentucky.gov/services/pages/billwat

ch.aspx

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE QUESTIONS??

Charles Kendell 502-395-1794 Charlie.Kendell@aol.com www.kentucky.gov/billwatch