KY SB59 2026

Tax Money Election Advocacy Ban Election Integrity

Date of Vote: March 25, 2026

Chamber of Origin: Senate

Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.

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Voted YEA

75
98.67% REPUBLICANS1.33% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

16
0% REPUBLICANS100% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

Peyton GriffeeState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Nancy TateState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Jared BaumanState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:96.15
Chris LewisState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Susan Tyler WittenState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Jason NemesState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00

Voted nay

Anne DonworthState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:27.27
George BrownState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:14.29
Pamela StevensonState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:19.05
Chad AullState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:34.62
Beverly Chester-BurtonState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:38.46
Adam MooreState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:40.91

Not Voting

Felicia RabournState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:85.71
Kim KingState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:95.24
Richard WhiteState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:80.95
Steven RudyState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:92.86
Ashley Tackett LafertyState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:76.19
Erika HancockState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:36.36
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