State Auditor Allison Ball is suing Governor Andy Beshear for failure to enact a law passed by the Kentucky General Assembly.

Ball, a Republican, previously launched an investigation into the administration's handling of Senate Bill 151.

The so-called kinship care bill was meant to help remove barriers for people wanting to care for a relative's child and allow them to access financial aid.

The bill unanimously passed last year and became law in July with the governor's signature.

But Beshear told state lawmakers it was one of several bills that could not be executed without additional funding.

His administration estimated it would need $20 million to implement SB 151, and the lawsuit filed today, order to ball is asking a judge to rule whether a case from 2005 Fletcher versus the Commonwealth allows a governor to refuse to carry out a law when claiming the General Assembly did not provide adequate funds.

We reached out to the Beshear administration for comment and did not hear back in time for tonight's broadcast.