Representative Wade Williams of Earlington is the new Vice Chair of the Kentucky House’s Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services, House Speaker David Osborne announced this week.
“I am honored to have been appointed Vice Chair of the Kentucky House’s Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services,” said Williams. “The health of our citizens and families is a key indicator of our state’s success. As Vice Chair, I look forward to ensuring Kentucky’s health departments and programs are adequately funded, so they have the resources needed to provide services to all Kentuckians.”
Members of the Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services review funding of state health programs and health-related state departments, cabinets, and offices. They also monitor the rising cost of Medicaid and Kentuckians’ health outcomes. In addition, they craft funding proposals for family-support programs like foster care, the HANDS program for new and expecting parents, and children in state care.
“I’m incredibly pleased to see the direction this committee is heading in under the leadership of Rep. Williams,” Osborne added. “Committees are the backbone of the legislative process, serving as the critical mechanism by which complex issues are studied, debated, and refined. They allow legislators to focus on specific areas of policy, and provide a dedicated environment for public input, enabling citizens, experts, and advocacy groups to have their voices heard in the policymaking process.”
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, a committee chair “serves as the parliamentary head of a committee. The chair sets the committee’s agenda, determining when—or in many states, whether—bills will be considered.”
In addition to leading the committee, Williams will also serve as a member of the Appropriations and Revenue; Judiciary; Natural Resources and Energy; State Government; and Legislative Oversight and Investigations committees.
The 2025 Regular Session convened on Tuesday, January 7 and legislators will meet for 30 legislative days before adjourning at the end of March. Kentuckians can keep up to date with legislative activity by visiting legislature.ky.gov or following @KYHouseGOP on Facebook, Twitter, and most major social media outlets.
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