Kentucky Vote Reports

HB664 Automated Speed Enforcement (Passed 29 to 7 on 3/28/2025). Establishes a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones by issuing civil citations to drivers exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour when workers are present.

HB2 Real Money (Passed 30 to 6 on 3/14/2025). Prohibits the state from charging sales or use tax on gold, silver, and platinum bullion.

SB75 Concealed-carry Age Reduction (Passed 26 to 11 on 3/11/2025). Lowers the legal age for carrying a concealed weapon from 21 to 18.

SB151 No Tax Dollars on Illegal Migrants (Passed 29 to 4 on 2/28/2025). Prohibits the use of state tax dollars to pay illegal aliens for any goods or services provided to government entities

SB14 Government Mandate (Passed 33 to 4 on 2/13/2025). Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers from discriminating against 340B-covered entities.

HB1 Income-tax Cut (Passed 90 to 7 on 2/4/2025). Cuts the state’s individual income-tax rate from 4% to 3.5%, starting with the 2026 tax year.

HB664 Automated Speed Enforcement (Passed 76 to 20 on 3/28/2025). Establishes a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones by issuing civil citations to drivers exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour when workers are present.

HB4 DEI Admissions Ban (Passed 79 to 19 on 3/27/2025). Prohibits public universities from using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in admissions, hiring, scholarships, and other areas.

HB2 Real Money (Passed 80 to 19 on 3/27/2025). Prohibits the state from charging sales or use taxes on gold, silver, and platinum bullion.

HB495 Conversion-therapy Protections & Medicaid Gender-procedures Ban (Passed 78 to 20 on 3/27/2025). Overturns Governor Andy Beshear’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, protects counselors and religious providers offering it, and bars Medicaid coverage for adult sex-change procedures.

SB1 Kentucky Film Office (Passed 77 to 8 on 3/14/2025). Establishes an official Kentucky Film Office within the Cabinet for Economic Development

HB1 Income-tax Cut (Passed 90 to 7 on 1/9/2025). Cuts the state’s individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5%, starting with the 2026 tax year.

SB295 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (passed 25 to 11 on 3/26/2024). Prohibits a requirement for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the purposes of student enrollment, employment, or medical treatment.

HB2 Universal Education Funding Amendment (passed 27 to 8 on 3/15/2024). Proposes to amend the Kentucky Constitution to authorize the financial support of students outside the public school system.

HB357 Second Amendment Financial Privacy (passed 32 to 6 on 3/13/2024). 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.

SB27 Federal Drug Pricing (passed 32 to 5 on 3/8/2024). Ensures that pharmaceutical manufactures comply with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

HB18 Protecting the Rights of Tenants and Landlords (passed 25 to 11 on 2/20/2024). Preempts local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances that bar owners of housing accommodations from refusing to lease or rent to persons who receive federal housing assistance.

SB80 Secure Voter ID Requirements (passed 27 to 7 on 1/30/2024). Removes college and university identification documents, along with credit and debit cards, from being used as “proof of identification” to confirm a voter’s eligibility.

HB2 Universal Education Funding Amendment (passed 65 to 32 on 3/13/2024). Proposes to amend the Kentucky Constitution to authorize the financial support of students outside the public school system.

HB461 "Stop Arm Camera" Citations (passed 79 to 14 on 3/11/2024). 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.

HB357 Second Amendment Financial Privacy (passed 78 to 18 on 2/27/2024). 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.

HB255 Freeing Young Adults from "Child Labor" Laws (passed 60 to 36 on 2/22/2024). 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.

HB367 Cutting "Work Waivers" for Food Stamps (passed 61 to 33 on 2/22/2024). Prohibits SNAP recipients who are “able-bodied adults without dependents” from receiving any waiver of work requirements, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly.

HB96 "Moment of Silence" to Pray in School (passed 79 to 17 on 1/31/2024). 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.

HB5 Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’ (passed 23 to 14 on 3/30/2023). 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.

SB150 Parental Rights in Education (passed 29 to 8 on 3/29/2023). 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.

HB153 Prohibiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Restrictions (passed 27 to 9 on 3/15/2023). 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.”

SB115 Protecting Children from Lewd or Lascivious Conduct (passed 26 to 6 on 3/10/2023). Would make engaging in a “live sexually explicit performance” on public property or in a location where it could be viewed by a minor child a criminal offense.

SB4 Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants (passed 25 to 8 on 3/2/2023). 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.

SB64 “Electronic Money” in the Uniform Commercial Code (passed 34 to 0 on 2/28/2023). Would change Kentucky’s definition of “money” to include “electronic money,” as provided by the Uniform Commercial Code.  

HB5 Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’ (passed 60 to 39 on 3/30/2023). 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.

SB150 Parental Rights in Education (passed 76 to 23 on 3/29/2023). 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.

SB4 Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants (passed 66 to 28 on 3/16/2023). 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.

HB146 Extending State “Unemployment Benefits” (passed 94 to 0 on 3/13/2023). Extends the minimum weeks of state “unemployment benefits” available from 12 weeks to 16 weeks.

HB470 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 75 to 22 on 3/2/2023). Would, as the “Do No Harm Act,” ban the provision of “gender transition services” to a person under the age of 18 years.

HB153 Prohibiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Restrictions (passed 78 to 19 on 2/22/2023). 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.”

HB1 Reopening the Economy (Passed 29 to 8 on 2/2/2021). Allowed businesses to reopen and restored Kentuckian rights after COVID-19 lockdowns.

SB2 COVID-19 Policy (Passed 23 to 5 on 9/9/2021). Prohibits the governor from creating a statewide mask mandate and prohibits healthcare facilities from requiring vaccinations of employees.

SB8 Vaccine Mandates (Passed 33 to 1 on 3/16/2021). Provides exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian.

HB574 Elections (Passed 33 to 3 on 3/16/2021).  Expands the state’s early voting, lets people fix their own ballot issues, and allows drop boxes for people to submit their absentee ballots.

HB459 Broadband Fund (Passed 36 to 0 on 3/30/2022). Appropriates Federal Funds from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $127,000,000 and Federal Funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $123,000,000 to the broadband deployment fund.

SB83 Sports (Passed 29 to 8 on 4/13/2022). Prohibits male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as "girls".

HB459 Broadband Fund (Passed 97 to 0 on 2/23/2022). Appropriates Federal Funds from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $127,000,000 and Federal Funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $123,000,000 to the broadband deployment fund.

HB29 Gun Rights (Passed 75 to 20 on 3/10/2022). Prohibits government within the state from enforcing federal firearm bans.

SB8 Vaccine Mandates (Passed 77 to 20 on 3/12/2021). Provides exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian.

HB574 Elections (Passed 91 to 3 on 3/29/2021).  Expands the state’s early voting, lets people fix their own ballot issues, and allows drop boxes for people to submit their absentee ballots.

SB83 Sports (Passed 72 to 23 on 4/13/2022). Prohibits male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as "girls".

HB1 Reopening the Economy (Passed 72 to 22 on 2/2/2021). Allowed businesses to reopen and restored Kentuckian rights after COVID-19 lockdowns.