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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 10, 2020 KY HB 44 Amends Criminal Trespassing Laws Relating to Critical Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (71 - 7)
Feb. 7, 2020 KY SB 8 Requires School Districts Have Armed School Resource Officers Bill Passed - House (78 - 8)
Feb. 7, 2020 KY HB 22 Prohibits Corporal Punishment in Schools Bill Passed - House (65 - 17)
Jan. 31, 2020 KY HB 168 Requires Legislative Ethics Commission to Review Sexual Harassment Complaints Bill Passed - House (85 - 0)
July 22, 2019 KY HB 1 Establishes a State of Emergency for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
March 28, 2019 KY HB 358 Authorizes Pension Relief for Local Health Departments, Regional Universities and Other Groups Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 39)
March 14, 2019 KY SB 162 Establishes a State Police School Resource Officer Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 14)
March 14, 2019 KY SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - House (55 - 36)
March 13, 2019 KY HB 396 Expands Health Insurance Options Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 14)
March 12, 2019 KY HB 254 Requires Public Universities to Adopt Policies that Protect Freedom of Speech and Expression Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
March 1, 2019 KY SB 150 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
Feb. 26, 2019 KY HB 5 Prohibits Abortion Based On Race, Gender, Or Disability Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
April 14, 2018 KY HB 513 Amends Regulations on Wastewater Treatment Plants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 25)
April 14, 2018 KY SB 78 Amends Licensing for Electricians Bill Passed - House (45 - 44)
April 13, 2018 KY HB 169 Amends Criminal Laws Related to Gang Violence Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 30)
April 2, 2018 KY HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 44)
March 29, 2018 KY SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Bill Passed - House (49 - 46)
March 22, 2018 KY HB 198 Limits Fees for Attorneys Contracting with State Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 36)
March 20, 2018 KY HB 557 Amends Regulations on Economic Development Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
March 16, 2018 KY HB 604 Requires Mental Health Workers in Schools Bill Passed - House (81 - 1)
March 15, 2018 KY HB 200 Establishes Budget for 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Bill Passed - House (76 - 15)
March 13, 2018 KY HB 164 Authorizes Charitable Gambling Bill Passed - House (59 - 36)
March 12, 2018 KY HB 454 Prohibits Abortion After 11 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (71 - 11)
March 6, 2018 KY HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
March 1, 2018 KY HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/10 HB 44 Amends Criminal Trespassing Laws Relating to Critical Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (71 - 7)
2/07 SB 8 Requires School Districts Have Armed School Resource Officers Bill Passed - House (78 - 8)
2/07 HB 22 Prohibits Corporal Punishment in Schools Bill Passed - House (65 - 17)
1/31 HB 168 Requires Legislative Ethics Commission to Review Sexual Harassment Complaints Bill Passed - House (85 - 0)
7/22 HB 1 Establishes a State of Emergency for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
3/28 HB 358 Authorizes Pension Relief for Local Health Departments, Regional Universities and Other Groups Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 39)
3/14 SB 162 Establishes a State Police School Resource Officer Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 14)
3/14 SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - House (55 - 36)
3/13 HB 396 Expands Health Insurance Options Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 14)
3/12 HB 254 Requires Public Universities to Adopt Policies that Protect Freedom of Speech and Expression Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
3/01 SB 150 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
2/26 HB 5 Prohibits Abortion Based On Race, Gender, Or Disability Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
4/14 HB 513 Amends Regulations on Wastewater Treatment Plants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 25)
4/14 SB 78 Amends Licensing for Electricians Bill Passed - House (45 - 44)
4/13 HB 169 Amends Criminal Laws Related to Gang Violence Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 30)
4/02 HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 44)
3/29 SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Bill Passed - House (49 - 46)
3/22 HB 198 Limits Fees for Attorneys Contracting with State Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 36)
3/20 HB 557 Amends Regulations on Economic Development Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
3/16 HB 604 Requires Mental Health Workers in Schools Bill Passed - House (81 - 1)
3/15 HB 200 Establishes Budget for 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Bill Passed - House (76 - 15)
3/13 HB 164 Authorizes Charitable Gambling Bill Passed - House (59 - 36)
3/12 HB 454 Prohibits Abortion After 11 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (71 - 11)
3/06 HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
3/01 HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)

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