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OpEd: Ky. General Assembly overrides the governor’s veto

The Kentucky House and Senate returned for part two of the 2021 Legislative Session. There was no shortage of activity, and my colleagues and I have been busy working for the people of the Commonwealth. One of the first tasks before us this week overriding the Governor’s vetoes...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021

Legislative Update: The Perfect Gift was Unprecedented

I imagine that I am not alone in saying that I will not miss 2020. Very few people have escaped this year unscathed, while at best most of us have seen our daily lives turned upside down. In too many instances, Kentuckians lost loved ones, the ability to provide for their...
Posted On 24 Dec 2020

Legislative Update: Interim joint committees meet to discuss state issues

(Legislative Update by 82nd Rep. Regina Huff) Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s update. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions, I am always willing to clarify or address any concerns. It was a busy week in Frankfort as several Interim Joint...
Posted On 15 Jul 2020

Legislative Update: Military, veterans issues remain a major focus for legislature

(OpEd: By Regina Petrey Huff, State Representative-82nd District) I hope everyone is doing well. I am praying daily for COVID-19 to be a memory, and for a vaccine to be available sooner than anticipated. During the quarantine, I have been busy trying to assist with unemployment...
Posted On 17 May 2020
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Legislative Update: Legislature leaves Frankfort

The 2020 Kentucky General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 15, 2020, several minutes before midnight, as required. You may have heard that term used in the past few days. It is a Latin term meaning “without day.” If a meeting ends with no set day to get back together during...
Posted On 21 Apr 2020

Legislative Update from 82nd Rep. Regina Huff

(Editor’s note; This legislative update was submitted by 82nd Rep. Regina Huff on March 30) Frankfort, like most of the world, is not the same place it was two weeks ago when the governor announced the state’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus.  However, we have...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020

Legislature working on budget, acts to pass COVID-19 relief bills

While I want to share information about what we are doing in Frankfort to address the COVID-19 spread, I would like to start this week’s update by sharing a little bit about my thoughts on what we are facing. Our state, nation, and world are facing an unprecedented challenge in...
Posted On 25 Mar 2020

Huff touts accomplishments in recent legislative session

State Representative Regina Bunch Huff, R-Williamsburg, saw two of the bills she sponsored during the current legislative session become law, while two others failed to pass the Senate. The bills passing included HB 30, which requires teachers to devote two of their required 24...

Rep. Bunch gives legislative update to Chamber of Commerce

Members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce received an update on the recent legislative session from 82nd Rep. Regina Bunch during the chamber’s monthly membership luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the Cumberland Inn. Bunch, who recently completed her sixth legislative...
Posted On 10 May 2017