FRANKFORT, Ky. — A new report from the League of Women Voters of Kentucky shows what they say is an upward trend in tactics used by state lawmakers to fast-track bills.

The authors of the report call the strategy a barrier to transparency and public participation in the legislative process.

“The analysis of the 2025 session is the first time the League has examined fast-track maneuvers in 30-day sessions,” the report states. “The analysis shows that the rate of fast-tracking in the 2025 short session was about the same as in recent 60-day sessions.”

Of bills that became law this year, the League reports roughly one-third of House bills and one-fourth of Senate bills were fast-tracked by the Republican-led Kentucky General Assembly.

“They’re definitely being used more often. More and

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