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Kentucky HouseHB 398

AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.

Passed 62–33Crossed party lines

What it does: 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. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Passage

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The tally

Yes 62 · No 33 · Not voting 5

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0182
Republicans62153

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 15 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 62

No 33

Not voting 5

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.