Renee Shaw.

Thank you for starting off your weekend with us.

This week at the state Capitol wraps up with one step closer towards a new ballot measure for Kentucky voters.

The House will receive a measure that the state Senate unanimously approved this morning to let Kentuckians decide when the governor can use his pardon power.

Our June Leffler has more as we begin tonight's Legislative update.

When the Republican Controlled General Assembly takes a crack at gubernatorial powers, it can be seen as a direct attack on current Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.

>> But a northern Kentucky state senator takes aim at former Republican governor Matt Bevin's actions when presenting Senate bill 126.

>> Bevin pardoned convicted child rapist in Kenton County and not required to register is sex offender.

5 convicted of murder along with those pardoned by former governor Matt Bevin fit GOP prosecutor took donations from sex offenders.

Family then press button for pardon.

Bevin pardoned include convicted killer whose brother hosted a campaign fundraiser for him.

And finally.

Bevin pardoned a man convicted of decapitating woman in stopping her in a barrel.

>> Those actions make state Senator Christian McDaniel question age old pardoning powers.

>> But the power to pardon allows one person to override the judgment of a police officer.

A county prosecutor, a grand jury jury judge and many cases a pellet courts in several of those cases.

The Supreme Court impose his or her unilateral opinion upon the scales of justice.

>> 7 issued hundreds of pardons and commutations in his final weeks in office.

That's why the senator hopes to bar governor from pardoning or com mutating sentences 60 days before an election and 5 weeks after the bill had no no boats getting bipartisan support.

>> Remembering some of the things that we've seen in the past.

I get in understand the need for this change within the Constitution.

>> A similar bill had success last year in the Senate but died in the House for Kentucky Edition.

I'm to LaFleur.

Thank you.

June a state Senator Chris McDaniel has tried to change the governor's pardon power since 2020.

>> If it does win favor with 3 fifths majority vote in each chamber, it will then become a ballot measure.

Voters would see that proposed constitutional amendment during the 2026. general election.