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Ken Upchurch

RState Representative · District 52

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 1 of 213 party-divided votes on file.

  • AN ACT relating to worker benefits.

    Amends the bill to require hiring parties to report their self-employed worker contracts, including number, amount paid and type of portable benefit plans, to the Education and Labor Cabinet, which would issue annual reports with recommendations starting December 1, 2026. (AI-written)

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 20–0, Republicans 2–42

    Mar 24, 2026Official record ↗

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Their votes on the most contested roll calls

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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.

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Passed 70–22·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

PresentRECORDED

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.

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Passed 83–7·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

YesVOTED

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.

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Passed 64–17·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 37 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

YesVOTED

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Passed 82–13·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 261 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.

YesVOTED

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.

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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.

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Passed 80–15·Substantive·Apr 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 98 · KY HOUSE

AN ACT relating to welding safety.

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

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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.