Kentucky lawmakers have issued subpoenas to the Beshear administration after months of requests for budget data they say is needed to complete the state’s two-year spending plan.
House Speaker David Osborne said House Bill 500 was filed only as “a starting point” because lawmakers “lacked key information to produce a responsible budget.”
Subpoenas from the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee target the state budget director and top officials in the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. Lawmakers are seeking actuarial reports, studies, and communications related to the Kentucky Employee Health Plan for plan years 2023 through 2028, including data on benefits, enrollment, premiums, and claims trends.
Legislators say the move is necessary to obtain information essential to funding decisions for state agencies and programs as the budget process moves forward.
The move comes after public consternation about the budget’s apparent lack of KEHP funding for critical pension jobs in the Commonwealth.
