Beverly Chester-Burton
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147
Bills sponsored
this session · 381 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 189 all-time
—
Enacted into law
counting…
1836
Recorded votes
85%
Vote participation
voted in 85% of 1836 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
26rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.1%
based on 280 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.9%
based on 280 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
80.7%
based on 280 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
381 billsCurrent session 147 bills
- HB 485 AN ACT relating to the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness. Passed
- HB 134 AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners. Signed
- HB 176 AN ACT relating to prior authorization. Signed
- HB 136 AN ACT relating to campaign finance. Signed
- HB 521 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Signed
- HB 418 AN ACT relating to domestic violence. Passed
- HB 437 AN ACT relating to unemployment benefits. In Committee
- HB 253 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HR 115 A RESOLUTION relating to areas to be protected from civil immigration enforcement actions. In Committee
- HB 932 AN ACT relating to teachers. In Committee
- HB 934 AN ACT relating to harassing communications. In Committee
- HCR 111 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION declaring the right to adequate food. In Committee
- HR 112 A RESOLUTION recognizing August 21, 2026, as Senior Citizens Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In Committee
- HB 771 AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave. In Committee
- HB 282 AN ACT relating to vehicle lights. Passed
- 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 738 AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. In Committee
- HB 681 AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. In Committee
- HB 111 AN ACT relating to on-farm animal health. Signed
- HB 620 AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health penalties. In Committee
- HB 664 AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency. In Committee
- HB 663 AN ACT relating to a property tax installment payment program. In Committee
- HB 72 AN ACT relating to hazardous duty retirement for code enforcement personnel of a consolidated local government. In Committee
- HB 227 AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms. Passed
Historical 234 bills
- HB 194 AN ACT relating to workplace violence against healthcare workers. Signed
- HB 551 AN ACT relating to cold cases. Signed
- HB 115 AN ACT relating to coverage for breast examinations. Signed
- HB 482 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Signed
- HB 138 AN ACT relating to service credit for the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 52 AN ACT relating to coverage for cancer detection. Signed
- HB 439 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 169 AN ACT relating to emergency medical preparedness of schools. Signed
- HB 428 AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy. Died
- HB 207 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Signed
- HB 321 AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments. Died
- HB 435 AN ACT relating to overdose good samaritans and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 377 AN ACT relating to teacher recruitment and retention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 212 AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders. Died
- HB 410 AN ACT relating to Women Veterans Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 124 AN ACT relating to employment. Died
- HB 323 AN ACT relating to cancer detection in firefighters, and making an appropriation therefor. Signed
- HB 472 AN ACT relating to residential planned communities. Signed
- HB 100 AN ACT relating to birth certificates. Signed
- HB 170 AN ACT relating to civil rights. Died
- HB 328 AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations. Died
- HR 137 A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Louisville Fire Department firefighters, Louisville Metro Police Department officers, and Louisville emergency medical services personnel involved in the recent rescue on the Clark Memorial Bridge. Died
- HB 214 AN ACT relating to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Signed
- HB 86 AN ACT relating to interment in state veterans' cemeteries. Died
- HB 459 AN ACT relating to health care workers. Signed
Co-sponsored
189 billsHistorical 189 bills
- HB 829 AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 828 AN ACT relating to teachers. Died
- HB 824 AN ACT relating to employer requirements for victims of domestic abuse. Died
- HB 819 AN ACT relating to the presession filing of bills. Died
- HB 817 AN ACT relating to elementary literacy and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 816 AN ACT relating to responsible gambling. Died
- HB 814 AN ACT relating to public postsecondary educational institutions. Died
- HB 799 AN ACT relating to home and hospital instruction. Died
- HB 777 AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 759 AN ACT relating to affordable housing and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 758 AN ACT relating to assault weapons. Died
- HB 756 AN ACT providing maternity leave for public school employees. Died
- HB 737 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. Died
- HB 736 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. Died
- HB 735 AN ACT relating to background checks on the sale or transfer of firearms. Died
- HB 718 AN ACT relating to pretrial release. Died
- HB 717 AN ACT relating to peace officers. Died
- HB 716 AN ACT relating to local firearms control ordinances. Died
- HB 709 AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy. Died
- HB 696 AN ACT relating to waiting periods for sales of firearms. Died
- HB 695 AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project. Signed
- HB 665 AN ACT relating to the Office of Safer Communities, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 653 AN ACT relating to Medicaid-covered nonemergency medical transportation. Died
- HB 603 AN ACT relating to personal identification cards. Died
- HB 600 AN ACT relating to elections. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB 189
AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.
kiosks. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
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 |
Nay | 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. |
Yea | 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 |
|
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 |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 727
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 261
AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 324
AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 98
AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 66
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Pass |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 129
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 56
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 56
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Suspend the Rules |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 312
AN ACT relating to court-ordered transports.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 214
AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency.
Pass |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 133
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.
Pass |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
HB 311
AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.
Final Passage |
Yea | 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 |