Where one week into the veto period of this year's state legislative session, this is the time that the Kentucky General Assembly is in recess.

As the governor has a chance to review bills passed by lawmakers, and then he can choose to sign them into law, veto them, or let them become law without a signature.

Our Mackenzie Spink brings us an update on the measures.

Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed and which were approved despite his objections.

Last week at an event honoring Tommy Elliot, a friend of Governor Beshear who died in the 2023 Old National Bank shooting.

Governor Beshear vetoed two bills regarding firearms.

House Bill 78 and 312.

House Bill 312 would allow 18 to 20 year olds to purchase provisional concealed carry licenses.

Supporters say if 18 year olds can carry weapons in the military, they should have the right to carry responsibly at home.

Citizens who are aged 18, 19 or 20 can legally vote.

Signed contracts, join the military, serve in combat, start a family.

Own a business.

And possess a firearm.

Yet, under current law, these adults are prohibited from carrying that same firearm concealed for self-defense.

House Bill 78 establishes liability protections for firearm manufacturers and sellers.

Sponsor representative T.J.

Roberts says these parties shouldn't be sued for actions taken by a criminal individual.

If you are injured, if you suffer harm as a result of the actions of a criminal, you can sue that criminal whom you should not be able to sue are the people that had nothing to do with it.

We don't see this in other industries.

I think of an incident in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where a man drove a truck through a crowd of people.

I don't think the manufacturer of the truck was sued.

I don't think the dealer of the truck was sued.

Governor Beshear said this about his veto.

While I believe in the Second Amendment, we must take steps to protect our people and allow them to seek justice for deadly acts like those these families have suffered from.

Vetoing these bills was the right thing to do.

House Bill 78 and 312 were vetoed by the governor after lawmakers had taken their ten day recess.

Some of the bills vetoed by the governor have already been overturned by the General Assembly.

That includes House Bill one, which opts Kentucky into a federal tax credit program created by last year's big beautiful bill passed by Congress.

Under HB one, Kentuckians can receive a dollar for dollar tax credit for donating to a scholarship granting organization.

These organizations often provide tuition aid for private school students, but can also fund transportation and technology needs for public school students.

Kentucky Democrats and the governor, in his veto message, criticized the measure as another form of school choice, allowing public dollars to fund private and charter schools, arguing Kentuckians made their opinion clear when they voted down a school choice amendment two years ago.

Supporters say it's not the same issue.

For amendment number two as the voters of Kentucky is.

Do you support state funding for nonpublic schools?

That's what was on the ballot and never said one single word about federal funding.

Scholarship granting organizations are going to take applications.

They're going to review those and parents on behalf of their children are going to be able to get scholarships that would allow them to parents that send their children to public school, private school, homeschool, that $1.

This is going to go directly to a school.

Public or private is going to parents.

The veto on House Bill one was overturned, and the bill was signed into law by Secretary of State Michael Adams on March 17th.

The law will take effect on July 1st.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Mackenzie Spink.

The governor has signed roughly 50 bills into law already, including Republican sponsored Senate Bill 101, which increases the penalty for students who assault teachers to a one year expulsion.

Today, Governor Beshear signed House Bill five into law, serving as the first step toward creating Kentucky's first reentry campus in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

The partnership seeks to increase second chance opportunities, boost public safety and the state's workforce.

The governor also signed House Bill seven to increase school bus safety for students.

And Senate Bill 102 to support retired Kentucky State Police.