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Marijuana, corporal punishment, and abortion: Pre-filed bills for Kentucky's 2020 legislative session

Kentucky lawmakers will kick off the new year in Frankfort on January 7. Here are some of the topics they could discuss.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — One day after the start of the Indiana legislative session, Kentucky lawmakers are preparing to meet in Frankfort Tuesday for the start of their 2020 session.

The Kentucky legislative session runs through mid-April and lawmakers already have a lot on their plate. Over 200 bills have already been pre-filed for this year's session.

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These pre-filed bills cover dozens of topics including:

Some bills are introduced to show support for a cause rather than pushing for a change in the law. BR 285, for example, covers better protections against children left in hot cars. If it's passed, it wouldn't change Kentucky law at all - it would just urge the U.S. Congress to take up a similar law.

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While bills on these topics have been filed, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll all get passed. In 2019, 786 bills were introduced into the Kentucky state legislature. Only about a quarter of them actually became laws.

While almost 200 new laws were passed in Kentucky last year, many bills were abandoned on the cutting room floor.

You can see all the pre-filed bills for the 2020 Kentucky legislative session online.

Contact reporter Rob Harris atrjharris@whas11.com. Follow him onTwitter (@robharristv) andFacebook

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