Richard White
Born
1952
Contact
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53
Bills sponsored
this session · 111 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 16 all-time
9
Enacted into law
this session · 18 all-time
2834
Recorded votes
80%
Vote participation
voted in 80% of 2834 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
26rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.1%
based on 313 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.9%
based on 313 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
90.2%
based on 313 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
111 billsCurrent session 53 bills
- HB 521 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Signed
- HB 891 AN ACT relating to the proration of motor vehicle property taxes. In Committee
- HJR 89 A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Don McKenzie Memorial Bridge in Morgan County. In Committee
- HB 406 AN ACT relating to a supplemental payment for recipients of a monthly retirement allowance from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. In Committee
- HB 282 AN ACT relating to vehicle lights. Passed
- HB 737 AN ACT relating to the transportation of forestry products. In Committee
- HB 618 AN ACT relating to residential housing. In Committee
- HB 617 AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. In Committee
- HB 5 AN ACT relating to prison educational programs. Signed
- HB 635 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. In Committee
- HB 264 AN ACT relating to theft by deception. Signed
- HB 480 AN ACT relating to state contracts. Signed
- HB 413 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 71 and 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to term limits for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. In Committee
- HB 411 AN ACT relating to the affordable housing trust fund. In Committee
- HB 323 AN ACT relating to government social media accounts. In Committee
- HB 472 AN ACT relating to public contracts. In Committee
- HB 4 AN ACT relating to grooming a minor. Signed
- HB 447 AN ACT relating to coverage for emergency ground ambulance services. In Committee
- HB 422 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Signed
- HB 338 AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer. Passed
- HB 60 AN ACT relating to geoengineering. In Committee
- HB 535 AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities and declaring an emergency. In Committee
- HB 291 AN ACT relating to elections. In Committee
- HB 138 AN ACT relating to the compensation of coroners. In Committee
- HB 557 AN ACT relating to correctional services. In Committee
Historical 58 bills
- HB 5 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Signed
- HB 317 AN ACT relating to prior authorization. Died
- HB 278 AN ACT relating to the protection of children. Signed
- HB 700 AN ACT relating to the protection of mothers and their children. Died
- HB 45 AN ACT relating to privacy protection. Died
- HB 694 AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 402 AN ACT relating to adult-oriented businesses and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 407 AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities. Died
- HB 400 AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine programs at comprehensive universities. Died
- HR 63 A RESOLUTION urging President Joe Biden to repel the invasion at the United States' southern border. Died
- HB 384 AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic. Died
- HB 2 AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding. Signed
- HB 315 AN ACT relating to vegetation around railroad crossings and declaring an emergency. Died
- HR 45 A RESOLUTION expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023. Died
- HB 490 AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drug price discrimination. Died
- HB 208 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding. Died
- HB 163 AN ACT relating to blood donation. Died
- HB 141 AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs. Died
- HR 4 A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of the individuals whose lives were tragically lost in the recent flooding that ravaged Eastern Kentucky. Died
- HB 354 AN ACT relating to prescriptive authority and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 1 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. Signed
- HB 20 AN ACT relating to torture of a dog or cat. Died
- HR 26 A RESOLUTION honoring Kentucky's farmers for helping provide citizens with the most nutritious and affordable food in the world, and recognizing February 20 to 26, 2022, as Food Check-Out Week in Kentucky. Died
- HB 62 AN ACT relating to workers' compensation and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 14 AN ACT relating to public education and declaring an emergency. Died
Co-sponsored
16 billsHistorical 16 bills
- HB 700 AN ACT relating to the protection of mothers and their children. Died
- HB 694 AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 490 AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drug price discrimination. Died
- HB 407 AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities. Died
- HB 402 AN ACT relating to adult-oriented businesses and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 400 AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine programs at comprehensive universities. Died
- HB 384 AN ACT relating to the control of vehicular traffic. Died
- HB 317 AN ACT relating to prior authorization. Died
- HB 315 AN ACT relating to vegetation around railroad crossings and declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 278 AN ACT relating to the protection of children. Signed
- HB 208 AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding. Died
- HB 163 AN ACT relating to blood donation. Died
- HB 141 AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs. Died
- HB 45 AN ACT relating to privacy protection. Died
- HB 5 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Vetoed
- HB 2 AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Not Voting | fail | March 24, 2026 |
|
HB 534
AN ACT relating to elections.
Suspend the Rules |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | February 27, 2026 |
|
HB 139
AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
Veto Override |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | February 02, 2026 |
|
HB 869
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.
Final Passage |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
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.
Previous Question |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | April 15, 2026 |
|
SB 66
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Pass |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 263
AN ACT relating to education.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 251
AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
Veto Override |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
HB 904
AN ACT relating to gaming.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | April 14, 2026 |
|
SB 173
AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | April 14, 2026 |