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Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
On the version voted Apr 14, 2026: Adds federally set community engagement requirements and cost-sharing to Medicaid, requires eligibility checks every six months, extends current managed care contracts through 2028, bars coverage of weight-loss drugs, and limits Medicaid benefits to those the legislature authorizes or federal law requires.
Feb 27, 2026 · Failed 25–25 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to worker benefits.
Mar 24, 2026 · Failed 22–42 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.
On the version voted Mar 27, 2025: Bars Kentucky's workplace safety regulators from adopting or enforcing rules that are stricter than federal OSHA standards or not issued by federal regulators, sets deadlines for complaints and citations, bars citations more than six months after a violation, and bars fines for de minimis (minor) violations.
Feb 26, 2025 · Failed 47–48 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.
As introduced, requires schools that obtain an anti-choking device to train cafeteria staff and other expected users, and shields people from civil liability when giving emergency care with such a device or the Heimlich maneuver at public or private schools.
Mar 24, 2026 · Failed 25–36 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to the postsecondary education working group.
Mar 6, 2025 · Failed 22–67 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Creates a four-year leadership program for new principals, cuts the Jefferson County school board from seven to five members with new election divisions, creates a Center of American Civics at UK, and makes UofL's McConnell Center an independent academic unit, among other changes.
Apr 1, 2026 · Passed 72–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
AN ACT relating to first responders.
Mar 25, 2026 · Failed 21–56 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to interference with a legislative proceeding.
Creates first- and second-degree crimes of interference with a legislative proceeding, states they do not bar assembly in traditional public forums, allows arrests for them, and requires officers to remove violators from a legislative building at the request of presiding officers or committee chairs.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 69–28 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to civil rights.
Changes the Kentucky Civil Rights Act so people can sue over employment and public accommodation discrimination without first filing with the Human Rights Commission, narrows the commission's adjudication role, and lets it sue within 180 days on probable cause.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 72–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
On the version voted Apr 14, 2026: Adds federally set community engagement requirements and cost-sharing to Medicaid, requires eligibility checks every six months, extends current managed care contracts through 2028, bars coverage of weight-loss drugs, and limits Medicaid benefits to those the legislature authorizes or federal law requires.
Feb 27, 2026 · Failed 25–25 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.
As introduced, requires schools that obtain an anti-choking device to train cafeteria staff and other expected users, and shields people from civil liability when giving emergency care with such a device or the Heimlich maneuver at public or private schools.
Mar 24, 2026 · Failed 25–36 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.
Makes water fluoridation optional, letting each regulated water system's governing body decide whether to take part; existing programs continue until it ends them, and its decision binds the systems it supplies. Grants liability immunity for those decisions.
Feb 5, 2026 · Passed 67–29 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 80–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Creates a Local Assistance Road Program for rehabilitating local roads, capping state funding at $500,000 per project with a local match based on county population, and requires a memorandum with Indiana to use tolling revenue for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 77–16 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Apr 14, 2026 · Passed 81–17 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
Deems a pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture or EPA and bearing an EPA-approved master label to carry sufficient warning in civil actions over a duty to warn.
Mar 17, 2026 · Passed 53–37 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to sanitation districts.
Sets controls on fees and charges sanitation districts may impose, lets people sue if charged for a service not provided within a five-year plan, and limits stormwater charges to properties within 1,000 feet of the stormwater improvement and inside a city under a co-permittee agreement.
Mar 12, 2025 · Passed 68–23 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.
Bars counties, waste management districts and those acting for them from compelling, requesting, acquiring, reviewing or possessing solid waste companies' confidential business information; exempts it from open records disclosure; and requires securing and returning or destroying it if obtained in violation.
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 71–23 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
AN ACT relating to personally identifiable information.
Bars government agencies from disclosing judges' and their families' personal information on written request, requires removal within 72 hours, creates a lawsuit for violations, and ends requirements that insurance denial letters include a name, license number or medical director signature.
Mar 28, 2025 · Passed 77–17 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to privacy protection.
Mar 31, 2026 · Passed 70–19 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to data centers.
Mar 4, 2026 · Passed 90–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Mar 11, 2025 · Passed 63–18 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to the rights of real property owners.
Mar 4, 2025 · Passed 93–5 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program.
Mar 19, 2026 · Passed 84–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 44 of 152 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Rights & public safety (13), Health & care (11), Jobs & cost of living (7)
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.
What it does: As passed by the Senate, creates a refundable economic development credit for approved incentive projects based on a four-tier county ranking, raises skills training credit caps to $5,000 or $4,000 per trainee, and cr…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 9–10, Republicans 61–12
Apr 15, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
What it does: Creates an annual legislative review process for the Medicaid state plan and the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program state plan.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 1–19, Republicans 79–0
Apr 14, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.
What it does: On the version voted Mar 12, 2026: Attaches the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission administratively to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research while keeping its independence, gives its exec…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 1–18, Republicans 78–0
Apr 14, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
What it does: Moves administration of the school mapping data program to the Kentucky 911 Services Board and assigns responsibility for mapping data accuracy walk-throughs.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 2–17, Republicans 79–0
Apr 14, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
What it does: Expands the KCTCS board of regents to 17 members with four-year terms, sets eligibility rules, lets the Governor remove all appointed members for cause, and gives the board budget review and presidential qualification…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 1–15, Republicans 79–0
Apr 14, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
With most of their party · Failed 25–25 · Yes 25–No 25 · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 5–25
Feb 27, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.
With most of their party · Failed 25–36 · Yes 25–No 36 · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 5–36
Mar 24, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to worker benefits.
With most of their party · Failed 22–42 · Yes 22–No 42 · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 2–42
Mar 24, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
With most of their party · Passed 53–37 · Yes 53–No 37 · Democrats 0–18, Republicans 53–19
Mar 17, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.
With most of their party · Failed 47–48 · Yes 47–No 48 · Democrats 17–1, Republicans 30–47
Feb 26, 2025Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to first responders.
With most of their party · Failed 21–56 · Yes 21–No 56 · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 1–56
Mar 25, 2026Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding.
With most of their party · Passed 67–27 · Yes 67–No 27 · Democrats 0–20, Republicans 67–7
Mar 27, 2025Official record ↗
AN ACT relating to the postsecondary education working group.
With most of their party · Failed 22–67 · Yes 22–No 67 · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 2–67
Mar 6, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Final passage
As passed by the Senate, creates a refundable economic development credit for approved incentive projects based on a four-tier county ranking, raises skills training credit caps to $5,000 or $4,000 per trainee, and creates a heritage community revolving fund.
Motion: Passage
Names the Treeing Walker Coonhound state dog, cats and dogs adopted from or living in Kentucky shelters or rescues official state pets, the eastern spotted skunk state nongame mammal, and the eastern hellbender state amphibian.
Motion: Adopt House Floor Amendment 3
Names the Treeing Walker Coonhound state dog, cats and dogs adopted from or living in Kentucky shelters or rescues official state pets, the eastern spotted skunk state nongame mammal, and the eastern hellbender state amphibian.
Motion: Suspend the Rules (House Floor Amendment 1)
Names the Treeing Walker Coonhound state dog, cats and dogs adopted from or living in Kentucky shelters or rescues official state pets, the eastern spotted skunk state nongame mammal, and the eastern hellbender state amphibian.
Motion: Final passage
Requires at least 85% of Office of Adult Education general funds to go to adult education programs, requires a paper-test option for the high school equivalency exam, and removes the McConnell Center from developing a required American civics course.
Motion: Passage
Amends the state budget bills to add supplemental appropriations for various programs and projects, with conditions attached.
Motion: Final passage
On the version voted Mar 31, 2026: Changes many education statutes, including class-size and caseload rules for exceptional children and school board training topics; lets a legislative subcommittee temporarily authorize new state education reports; repeals the summer learning camp and teacher computer purchase laws.
Motion: Passage
On the version voted Mar 12, 2026: Allows fiscal courts and cities to spend public funds to care for and maintain pedestrian swinging bridges open for recreation, and limits liability for owners of land leased to a local government that maintains such a bridge.
Motion: Passage
Lets unused portions of the $75 million annual film tax credit cap carry into the next year, adds video games, music videos and commercials to eligible productions, and raises minimum qualifying spending for some productions.
Motion: Passage
As passed by the Senate, requires structural steel welding on projects whose specifications cite AWS D1.1 or D1.5 to use welders certified by an accredited testing facility and meet those standards, effective January 1, 2027. Exempts homeowner or farmer welding on their own premises.
Showing 10 of 414 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.