Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) vetoed a comprehensive crime bill, citing the increased cost of incarceration as one of the key reasons for disapproving of the legislation.
“The legislature chose to include these good policies with dozens of other measures in one unwieldy bill that would criminalize homelessness and significantly increase incarceration costs without any additional appropriation,” Beshear said in his veto statement.
HB 5 passed in the Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature last month by a 27-9 vote in the state Senate and a 75-23 vote in the state House. However, it was vetoed by the Democratic governor on Tuesday. Beshear said that while some measures in the bill were good, he decided to veto the bill over concerns about illegal camping statutes and the lack of a fiscal impact statement for the bill.
“Despite the tremendous fiscal impact House
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