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David Hale

RState Representative · District 74

Votes by issue

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 Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 6 of 219 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Health & care (3), Rights & public safety (2), Education & families (1)

  • AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

    Amends the bill to require anti-choking devices to be FDA-authorized and limit civil liability immunity to use according to the device's labeled instructions. (AI-written)

    What it does: 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 Heimli…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 5–36

    Mar 24, 2026Official record ↗

  • AN ACT relating to elections.

    What it does: Requires courts to send election officials a list of people convicted of felonies, including cases on appeal, and removal of those found ineligible from voter rolls by August 4, 2026; lets the elections board work wit…

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 53–21

    Mar 5, 2026Official record ↗

  • AN ACT relating to cigar bars.

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 7–13, Republicans 62–11

    Feb 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency.

    What it does: Restructures the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation: adds board seats for charitable gaming and quarter horse interests, requires annual outside audits, creates quarter horse and purse funds, expands its aut…

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–19, Republicans 71–3

    Mar 27, 2025Official record ↗

  • AN ACT relating to police department members.

    Amends the bill to add State Police provisions: the commissioner may allow officers to hold law-enforcement-related off-duty jobs and must set policies, including on uniforms, equipment and vehicles used; the police annual-leave provision stays. (AI-written)

    What it does: On the version voted Mar 27, 2025: Lets local police departments set, in their personnel policies, the one-year period over which officers covered by state law earn their annual leave.

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–17, Republicans 36–24

    Mar 14, 2025Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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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.

HB 869 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 70–22·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 83–7·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

NoVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 64–17·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 75–3·Procedural·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 826 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to education.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 89–4·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 197 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

YesVOTED

Motion: Passage

Amends the state budget bills to add supplemental appropriations for various programs and projects, with conditions attached.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 82–7·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 727 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 82–13·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 261 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 93–3·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 324 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 80–15·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 98 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to welding safety.

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 89–5·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 414 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.