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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. 22, 2019 KY SB 18 Establishes Employment Protections for Pregnant Women Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 14, 2019 KY SB 9 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Feb. 13, 2019 KY SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
Jan. 11, 2019 KY SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
April 2, 2018 KY HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 18)
March 29, 2018 KY SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 22, 2018 KY HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 22, 2018 KY HB 454 Prohibits Abortion After 11 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate
March 20, 2018 KY HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
March 20, 2018 KY HB 200 Establishes Budget for 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
March 19, 2018 KY HB 198 Limits Fees for Attorneys Contracting with State Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2018 KY HB 4 Amends Malpractice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
March 29, 2017 KY HB 128 Establishes Regulations for Elective Courses on Religious Literature Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
March 15, 2017 KY HB 520 Authorizes Charter Schools to Operate in Kentucky Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
March 8, 2017 KY SB 8 Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
March 7, 2017 KY HB 14 Classifies First-Responders as a Protected Class Under Hate Crimes Law Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 6, 2017 KY SB 17 Authorizes Expression of Religious or Political Viewpoints in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
Feb. 22, 2017 KY SB 8 Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Feb. 15, 2017 KY SB 1 Amends State Educational Standards Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Jan. 7, 2017 KY HB 2 Requires Ultrasound 24 Hours Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
March 22, 2016 KY SB 245 Authorizes State to Issue Real ID Compliant Identification Documents Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
March 17, 2016 KY SB 297 Repeals State Coal Mine Inspections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
March 16, 2016 KY SB 253 Establishes Public Charter School Pilot Project Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
March 15, 2016 KY HB 160 Establishes 1-for-1 Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
March 15, 2016 KY SB 180 Authorizes Businesses to Decline to Perform Artistic or Spiritual Services Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/22 SB 18 Establishes Employment Protections for Pregnant Women Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/14 SB 9 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
2/13 SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
1/11 SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
4/02 HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 18)
3/29 SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/22 HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/22 HB 454 Prohibits Abortion After 11 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate
3/20 HB 366 Appropriates Funds for Various Purposes for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
3/20 HB 200 Establishes Budget for 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
3/19 HB 198 Limits Fees for Attorneys Contracting with State Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
2/27 HB 4 Amends Malpractice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
3/29 HB 128 Establishes Regulations for Elective Courses on Religious Literature Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
3/15 HB 520 Authorizes Charter Schools to Operate in Kentucky Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
3/08 SB 8 Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
3/07 HB 14 Classifies First-Responders as a Protected Class Under Hate Crimes Law Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/06 SB 17 Authorizes Expression of Religious or Political Viewpoints in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
2/22 SB 8 Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
2/15 SB 1 Amends State Educational Standards Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
1/07 HB 2 Requires Ultrasound 24 Hours Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
3/22 SB 245 Authorizes State to Issue Real ID Compliant Identification Documents Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
3/17 SB 297 Repeals State Coal Mine Inspections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
3/16 SB 253 Establishes Public Charter School Pilot Project Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
3/15 HB 160 Establishes 1-for-1 Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
3/15 SB 180 Authorizes Businesses to Decline to Perform Artistic or Spiritual Services Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)

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