2024 KY Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Universal Education Funding Amendment

Proposes to amend the Kentucky Constitution to authorize the financial support of students outside the public school system.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB2 Roll Call 1408806 Passed 65 to 32 on Mar 13, 2024 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. \"Stop Arm Camera\" Citations

Allows the use of "stop arm cameras" on school buses and enforces civil penalties against motor vehicle owners for violations, including fines of up to $1,000, license suspension, and imprisonment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB461 Roll Call 1407480 Passed 79 to 14 on Mar 11, 2024 See Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment 14th Amendment

3. Second Amendment Financial Privacy

Forbids the use of a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers and provides that no person or governmental entity may keep a list of privately owned firearms or firearms owners.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB357 Roll Call 1396887 Passed 78 to 18 on Feb 27, 2024 See Second Amendment Fourth Amendment 10th Amendment Article VI 14th Amendment

4. Freeing Young Adults from \"Child Labor Laws\"

Repeals a section of state law that prevents the Department of Workplace Standards from making "child labor" regulations less restrictive than those imposed by the United States Secretary of Labor.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB255 Roll Call 1392669 Passed 60 to 36 on Feb 22, 2024 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence 10th Amendment

5. Cutting \"Work Waivers\" for Food Stamps

Prohibits SNAP recipients who are "able-bodied adults without dependents" from receiving any waiver of work requirements, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB367 Roll Call 1392619 Passed 61 to 33 on Feb 22, 2024 See Article I Section 8 Fifth Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. \"Moment of Silence\" to Pray in School

Requires each local school district to have a "moment of silence or reflection" at the start of every school day, ensuring that all students may "pray" without distraction.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB96 Roll Call 1372890 Passed 79 to 17 on Jan 31, 2024 See First Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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 83%
Kimberly Banta R 40%
Jared A. Bauman R 50%
Danny R. Bentley R 50%
John C. Blanton R 33%
Tina Bojanowski D 17%
Adam Bowling R 80%
Joshua Branscum R 67%
Kevin D. Bratcher R 50%
Steve Bratcher R 50%
Josh Bray R 83%
Randall Bridges R 60%
George A. Brown D 17%
Lindsey Burke D 17%
Emily Callaway R 67%
Josh Calloway R 83%
Adrielle Camuel D 17%
Beverly Chester-Burton D 20%
Mike Clines R 67%
Stephanie A. Dietz R 67%
Jonathan Dixon R 67%
Steven Doan R 83%
Myron B. Dossett R 67%
Ryan Dotson R 67%
Robert B. Duvall R 67%
Daniel B. Elliott R 67%
Daniel A. Fister R 67%
Patrick Flannery R 50%
Ken Fleming R 50%
Deanna L. Frazier Gordon R 60%
Chris Freeland R 67%
Chris Fugate R 80%
Alan Gentry D 17%
Jim Gooch R 50%
Derrick W. Graham D 20%
Daniel Grossberg D 25%
David Hale R 67%
Mark Hart R 67%
Richard Heath R 67%
Samara Rae Heavrin R 67%
Jennifer Henson Decker R 83%
Keturah Herron D 17%
John F. Hodgson R 67%
Thomas Huff R 50%
Mary Beth Imes R 67%
Kevin Jackson R 40%
DJ Johnson R 80%
Jacob D. Justice R 80%
Kim King R 67%
Matthew R. Koch R 67%
Nima Kulkarni D 17%
William Lee Lawrence R 100%
Derek Lewis R 67%
Scott Lewis R 50%
Matt Lockett R 83%
Savannah Maddox R 83%
Candy D. Massaroni R 83%
Bobby Wayne McCool R 40%
Shawn McPherson R 67%
David Meade R 67%
Michael Lee Meredith R 83%
Suzanne Miles R 67%
Kimberly Poore Moser R 67%
Amy Neighbors R 67%
Jason Michael Nemes R 50%
David W. Osborne R 67%
Ruth Ann Palumbo D 33%
Jason Petrie R 67%
Michael Pollock R 67%
Phillip Pratt R 67%
Marianne Proctor R 83%
Felicia Rabourn R 83%
Steve Rawlings R 83%
Rebecca Raymer R 67%
Josie Raymond D 17%
Steve Riley R 67%
Rachel Roarx D 17%
Rachel Roberts D 17%
Steven Jack Rudy R 67%
Scott L. Sharp R 50%
Tom Odell Smith R 50%
Sarah Stalker D 17%
Cherlynn Stevenson D 50%
Pamela D. Stevenson D 17%
Ashley Tackett Laferty D 50%
Nancy J. Tate R 83%
Walker Wood Thomas R 67%
Killian Timoney R 50%
James A. Tipton R 67%
Timothy Truett R 67%
Susan Tyler Witten R 50%
Ken Upchurch R 67%
Billy Wesley R 67%
Richard White R 67%
D. Wade Williams R 67%
Lisa Willner D 17%
Nicolas Wilson R 50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat21.8%
Republican65.8%
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