Representative Josh Branscum was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award in August by Kentucky Chamber Senior Manager of Public Affairs John Hughes and Russell County Chamber of Commerce President Brittany Stephens at a Russell County Chamber monthly luncheon.
Rep. Branscum was among a select group of legislators who “went to bat” for Kentucky business during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly by displaying conspicuous actions to strengthen business, improve competitiveness, and ensure growth.
Recipients of the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award show strong leadership for the business community by sponsoring or carrying Chamber priority legislation to final passage, showing leadership on passage of critical legislation to improve Kentucky, or by taking hard votes in defense of business.
During the 2024 session, Rep. Branscum sponsored a priority bill for the Kentucky Chamber, House Bill 15, which aims to provide data privacy protections to consumers in Kentucky that align with bills passed in surrounding states like Indiana, Tennessee, and Virginia. It was critical for the business community in Kentucky to model legislation from what has passed in several other states to avoid creating a patchwork of laws that would have added cost and compliance burdens on Kentucky employers.
The 2024 General Assembly advanced many top priorities of the Kentucky business community, and the pro-growth policies that passed saved Kentucky businesses an estimated $1.006 billion, or $589 for each employer in the Commonwealth.
While monitoring the progress of bills that create a better business climate and advance the Commonwealth, the Chamber tracks how each legislator votes on these bills. The Chamber’s MVP Award recipients displayed more than just a business-friendly voting record, but also went out of their way, and at times across party lines, to support or oppose an issue critical to the business climate in Kentucky.
Learn more about business issues during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly in the Kentucky Chamber’s “Results for Business” publication.
