Kentucky lawmakers are back at the state capitol for the final two days of the legislative session as Kentucky additions June Lefler reports they convene to swiftly override many of the 27 vetoes by Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and turn saving some of this session's most controversial legislation.

More in tonight's legislative update.

This session, Governor Beshear vetoed 20 bills.

Lawmakers overrode his decisions to enact the legislation that includes Senate Bill 299, which moves the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission into a newly formed, an independent corporation overhauling how the state regulates gambling.

It puts all three forms of legalized gaming under one on one independent agency, making it less subject to politics.

Those three forms are parimutuel wagering, sports betting and charitable gaming.

This was not a strictly partizan issue.

The Senate saved Senate Bill 299 in a 26 to 12 vote.

The House finalized passage in a 57 to 38 vote, but most other votes today fell along party lines.

The governor vetoed the tough on crime bill, the safer Kentucky act.

Republican supermajorities handedly revived House Bill five in a 73 to 22 vote in the House.

Democrats questioned the social impacts and costs of the bill.

What I believe is, is that out of all the bills that we have passed and we will continue to pass over the next two days, I believe this, in fact, is the most dangerous bill in which we are going to pass this session.

House Republican lawmakers were happy to remove the governor's power to appoint U.S. senators when vacancies arise in an 81 to 17 vote.

Mr. Speaker, the governor is the party boss of the Kentucky Democrat Party, plain and simple.

Too much control.

The people should decide who a United States senator is.

By election always.

Beshear also issued several line item vetoes, two budget bills.

Beshear opposed limits for certain funding.

A Democrat from Lexington agrees, saying Kentucky needs to be flexible when it comes to responding to natural disasters.

Its estimated that in Kentucky we've already experienced the amount of damage that we are willing to cover $25 million.

And to me, thinking about our constituents, our neighbors in need.

It's not enough to say, well, come back and have a special session.

When people are in crisis, they need it.

In a crisis level response.

The legislature upheld the formation of a new energy board that Democrats say prioritizes fossil fuels over clean energy.

Republicans say the board will help build the right energy plan for Kentucky.

If you were a senator in here right now and your district's experiencing rolling brownouts, your industry is being told right now that they are going to have to be without power.

But they're getting to choose wind and it's not going to get any better unless we make a difference here.

The Senate voted to 7 to 11 to override the governor's veto of that board.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Jean Lefler.

A little over an hour ago, the Senate also vetoed House Bill 622, dealing with U.S. Senate vacancies by a vote of 29 to 5.

Now that bill will become law.

At the time we prepared tonight's broadcast, the Senate had not acted to override line item vetoes on the state budget bills, nor the SAFER Kentucky Act in the Autonomous Vehicles Act.

The Kentucky Senate is still in session.