George Brown Jr.
Born
1948
Contact
Email · george.brown@kylegislature.gov
District office
KY
859-312-7513
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134
Bills sponsored
this session · 539 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 105 all-time
—
Enacted into law
counting…
2732
Recorded votes
90%
Vote participation
voted in 90% of 2732 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
26rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.1%
based on 289 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.9%
based on 289 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
83.3%
based on 289 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
539 billsCurrent session 134 bills
- HB 355 AN ACT relating to real property appraisers. Signed
- HB 485 AN ACT relating to the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness. Passed
- HB 220 AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. Signed
- HB 577 AN ACT relating to economic development. Signed
- HB 527 AN ACT relating to insurance regulatory requirements and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 418 AN ACT relating to domestic violence. Passed
- HB 584 AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. Passed
- HB 771 AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave. In Committee
- HB 753 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives. In Committee
- HB 754 AN ACT relating to the terms of members of city legislative bodies. In Committee
- HB 221 AN ACT relating to severe weather emergency alerts. In Committee
- HB 43 AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training. Signed
- HB 628 AN ACT relating to the Athletic Trainer Compact. Passed
- HB 681 AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. In Committee
- HB 111 AN ACT relating to on-farm animal health. Signed
- HB 415 AN ACT relating to educators. Passed
- HB 227 AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms. Passed
- HB 5 AN ACT relating to prison educational programs. Signed
- HB 589 AN ACT relating to retired emergency personnel. Passed
- HB 653 AN ACT relating to civil rights. In Committee
- HB 164 AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services. Signed
- HB 425 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing. Passed
- HB 49 AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships. Signed
- HB 392 AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions. Signed
- HB 128 AN ACT relating to the regulation of recovery residences and declaring an emergency. In Committee
Historical 405 bills
- HB 551 AN ACT relating to cold cases. Signed
- HB 169 AN ACT relating to emergency medical preparedness of schools. Signed
- HB 428 AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy. Died
- HB 321 AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments. Died
- HB 212 AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders. Died
- HB 100 AN ACT relating to birth certificates. Signed
- HB 170 AN ACT relating to civil rights. Died
- HB 605 AN ACT relating to professional development. Died
- HB 520 AN ACT relating to destruction of firearms. Died
- HB 796 AN ACT relating to firearms and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 828 AN ACT relating to teachers. Died
- HB 793 AN ACT relating to cosmetology. Died
- HB 777 AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 814 AN ACT relating to public postsecondary educational institutions. Died
- HB 695 AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project. Signed
- HB 795 AN ACT relating to city meetings. Died
- HB 799 AN ACT relating to home and hospital instruction. Died
- HB 794 AN ACT relating to elections. Died
- HB 792 AN ACT relating to beauty services. Died
- HB 3 AN ACT relating to human trafficking. Signed
- HB 797 AN ACT relating to wages. Died
- HB 240 AN ACT relating to firearms. Died
- HB 394 AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to redistricting. Died
- HB 237 AN ACT relating to employment schedules. Died
- HB 157 AN ACT relating to interrogation of children. Died
Co-sponsored
105 billsHistorical 105 bills
- HB 828 AN ACT relating to teachers. Died
- HB 799 AN ACT relating to home and hospital instruction. Died
- HB 797 AN ACT relating to wages. Died
- HB 796 AN ACT relating to firearms and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 795 AN ACT relating to city meetings. Died
- HB 794 AN ACT relating to elections. Died
- HB 793 AN ACT relating to cosmetology. Died
- HB 792 AN ACT relating to beauty services. Died
- HB 777 AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 695 AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project. Signed
- HB 605 AN ACT relating to professional development. Died
- HB 587 AN ACT relating to public charter schools. Died
- HB 570 AN ACT relating to emergency shelters. Died
- HB 568 AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for educators. Died
- HB 567 AN ACT relating to teachers. Died
- HB 566 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights. Died
- HB 551 AN ACT relating to cold cases. Signed
- HB 549 AN ACT relating to social studies curriculum. Died
- HB 543 AN ACT relating to drug disposal. Died
- HB 520 AN ACT relating to destruction of firearms. Died
- HB 518 AN ACT relating to firearm safety. Died
- HB 508 AN ACT relating to prevailing wage. Died
- HB 507 AN ACT relating to employment. Died
- HB 499 AN ACT relating to career and technical education funding, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 429 AN ACT relating to reproductive health care. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 732
AN ACT relating to worker benefits.
Adopt |
Yea | fail | March 24, 2026 |
|
HB 534
AN ACT relating to elections.
Suspend the Rules |
Yea | fail | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 504
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.
maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial |
Nay | pass | — |
|
HB 503
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of |
Yea | pass | March 03, 2026 |
|
HB 500
AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
funding and establishing conditions for the |
Nay | pass | — |
|
HB 380
AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.
kiosk business. |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB 84
AN ACT relating to legal liability for local governments and declaring an emergency.
governments. |
Nay | pass | January 30, 2026 |
|
HB 2
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
EMERGENCY |
Nay | pass | February 27, 2026 |
|
SB 189
AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.
kiosks. |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
|
SB 104
AN ACT relating to first responders.
Adopt |
Yea | fail | March 25, 2026 |
|
SB 56
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
analgesics in the Medicaid program. |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 139
AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 116
AN ACT relating to physician assistants.
Pass |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
SB 97
AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses.
Pass |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
SB 49
AN ACT relating to battery stewardship.
Pass |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
SB 4
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Pass |
Nay | pass | March 20, 2026 |
|
HJR 77
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of coal resource viability and energy affordability in eastern Kentucky and declaring an emergency.
Adopt |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2026 |
|
HB 385
AN ACT relating to state-operated mental health facilities.
Pass |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2026 |
|
HB 314
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency.
Pass |
Nay | pass | February 02, 2026 |
|
HB 869
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.
Final Passage |
Nay | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 37
AN ACT relating to state symbols.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 37
AN ACT relating to state symbols.
Adopt |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 37
AN ACT relating to state symbols.
Suspend the Rules |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 826
AN ACT relating to education.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HR 141
A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Adopt |
Nay | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HR 141
A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Previous Question |
Nay | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 197
AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Pass |
Nay | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 727
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Final Passage |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 261
AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 324
AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 98
AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 66
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SJR 116
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.
Adopt |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SJR 116
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.
Suspend the Rules |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SJR 74
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources.
Adopt |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 129
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 56
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 56
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Suspend the Rules |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 312
AN ACT relating to court-ordered transports.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 214
AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SCR 66
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore opportunities to participate in federal nuclear-related programs and to expand their curricula to offer courses and degree paths to train the workforce that will construct and operate the next generation of nuclear energy facilities.
Adopt |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 70
AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 133
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.
Pass |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 311
AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.
Final Passage |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 291
AN ACT relating to recyclers and declaring an emergency.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 263
AN ACT relating to education.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 251
AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
HB 504
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
HB 904
AN ACT relating to gaming.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 173
AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |