2023 KY Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’

Phases out state and local property taxes on the production of "distilled spirits stored or aging in barrels" beginning in 2026 and eliminating them by 2043.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB5 Roll Call 1290178 Passed 60 to 39 on Mar 30, 2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. Parental Rights in Education

Limits the authority of public schools in relation to parental rights, a student's use of pronouns, medical or mental health services, and instructional content on human sexuality.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB150 Roll Call 1288276 Passed 76 to 23 on Mar 29, 2023 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants

Prevents a utility company from shutting down a "fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit" without demonstrating that it would result in reliability and resilience of the electric grid as well as cost savings for customers.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB4 Roll Call 1277885 Passed 66 to 28 on Mar 16, 2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Extending State “Unemployment Benefits”

Extends the minimum weeks of state "unemployment benefits" available from 12 weeks to 16 weeks.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB146 Roll Call 1274655 Passed 94 to 0 on Mar 13, 2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children

Would, as the "Do No Harm Act," ban the provision of "gender transition services" to a person under the age of 18 years.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB470 Roll Call 1267548 Passed 75 to 22 on Mar 2, 2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Prohibiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Restrictions

Prohibits state and local agencies from enforcing any "federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation that is enacted, adopted, or becomes effective on or after January 1, 2021."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB153 Roll Call 1259014 Passed 78 to 19 on Feb 22, 2023 See Article VI Second Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chad Aull D 17%
Shane Baker R 67%
Kimberly Banta R 33%
Jared A. Bauman R 67%
Danny R. Bentley R 83%
John C. Blanton R 80%
Tina Bojanowski D 0%
Adam Bowling R 83%
Joshua Branscum R 83%
Kevin D. Bratcher R 80%
Steve Bratcher R 83%
Josh Bray R 83%
Randall Bridges R 83%
George A. Brown D 17%
Lindsey Burke D 17%
Emily Callaway R 50%
Josh Calloway R 60%
Beverly Chester-Burton D 0%
Mike Clines R 83%
Stephanie A. Dietz R 33%
Jonathan Dixon R 83%
Steven Doan R 50%
Myron B. Dossett R 83%
Ryan Dotson R 83%
Robert B. Duvall R 80%
Daniel B. Elliott R 67%
Daniel A. Fister R 67%
Patrick Flannery R 83%
Ken Fleming R 67%
Deanna L. Frazier Gordon R 83%
Chris Freeland R 83%
Chris Fugate R 67%
Alan Gentry D 17%
Jim Gooch R 83%
Derrick W. Graham D 0%
Daniel Grossberg D 17%
David Hale R 60%
Mark Hart R 67%
Richard Heath R 100%
Samara Rae Heavrin R 83%
Jennifer Henson Decker R 67%
Keturah Herron D 17%
John F. Hodgson R 80%
Thomas Huff R 67%
Mary Beth Imes R 83%
Kevin Jackson R 83%
DJ Johnson R 83%
Jacob D. Justice R 67%
Kim King R 67%
Matthew R. Koch R 83%
Nima Kulkarni D 0%
William Lee Lawrence R 83%
Derek Lewis R 83%
Scott Lewis R 67%
Matt Lockett R 67%
Savannah Maddox R 100%
Candy D. Massaroni R 67%
Bobby Wayne McCool R 75%
Shawn McPherson R 83%
David Meade R 83%
Michael Lee Meredith R 83%
Suzanne Miles R 80%
Kimberly Poore Moser R 33%
Amy Neighbors R 83%
Jason Michael Nemes R 83%
David W. Osborne R 83%
Ruth Ann Palumbo D 17%
Jason Petrie R 83%
Michael Pollock R 67%
Phillip Pratt R 80%
Marianne Proctor R 67%
Felicia Rabourn R 80%
Steve Rawlings R 67%
Rebecca Raymer R 83%
Josie Raymond D 0%
William Brandon Reed R 67%
Steve Riley R 67%
Rachel Roarx D 0%
Rachel Roberts D 17%
Steven Jack Rudy R 83%
Scott L. Sharp R 83%
Tom Odell Smith R 67%
Sarah Stalker D 0%
Cherlynn Stevenson D 17%
Pamela D. Stevenson D 0%
Lamin Swann D 17%
Ashley Tackett Laferty D 75%
Nancy J. Tate R 83%
Walker Wood Thomas R 83%
Killian Timoney R 60%
James A. Tipton R 67%
Timothy Truett R 67%
Susan Tyler Witten R 67%
Ken Upchurch R 83%
Russell Webber R 50%
Billy Wesley R 67%
Richard White R 67%
D. Wade Williams R 83%
Lisa Willner D 0%
Nicolas Wilson R 75%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat12.3%
Republican74%
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