The Kentucky state Senate has approved a bill that would let the governor, not the attorney general, be the voice of the state when filing amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate approved House Bill 281 by a vote of 26-12 on Thursday.
Republican Senate President Robert Stivers said the bill was necessary because he said Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear does not represent the views of the Republican governor and state legislature.
Beshear said the bill would violate the Supreme Court rules that automatically accept briefs filed by state attorneys general but not governors.
Beshear said that means Kentucky would be voiceless before the court.
