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2019 Kentucky General Assembly

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = 2019 session of the
Kentucky General Assembly

| image = U.S. Route 60 Frankfort, KY (23892062134) (cropped).jpg

| alt = The exterior of the Kentucky State Capitol building.

| image_size = 240px

| caption = The Kentucky State Capitol in 2016

| body = Kentucky General Assembly

| state = Kentucky

| election =

| term_start =

| term_end =

| session1_type = Regular

| session1_start = {{Start date|2019|01|08}}

| session1_end = {{End date|2019|03|28}}

| session2_type = Extra.

| session2_start = {{Start date|2019|07|19}}

| session2_end = {{End date|2019|07|24}}

| before = 2018

| after = 2020

| chamber1 = Senate

| membership1 = 38

| control1 = Republican

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = Robert Stivers (R–25th)
Jan. 8, 2013 - present

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Damon Thayer (R–17th)
Jan. 8, 2013 - Jan. 1, 2025

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Morgan McGarvey (D–19th)
Jan. 8, 2019 - Jan. 2, 2023

| chamber2 = House of Representatives

| membership2 = 100

| control2 = Republican

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = David Osborne (R–59th)
Jan. 8, 2019 - present

| chamber2_leader2_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Rocky Adkins (D–99th)
Jan. 3, 2017 - Dec. 10, 2019

}}

The 2019 Kentucky General Assembly was a meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives. It convened in Frankfort on January 8, 2019, and adjourned sine die on March 28, 2019. It was the fourth and last regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Matt Bevin. The legislature convened again in July 2019 for an extraordinary session.

Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2018 elections for the senate and the house.

Party summary

= Senate =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Overview of Senate membership by party

! rowspan="3" scope="col" | 

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party

(shading shows control)

! rowspan="3" scope="col" |Total

! rowspan="3" scope="col" |Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

scope="col" |Democratic

! scope="col" |Republican

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |End of previous session

|11

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |27

!38

|0

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Begin (January 8, 2019)

| rowspan="2" |9

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |28

!37

|1

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |March 19, 2019

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |29

!38

|0

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Final voting share

! {{Percentage|9|38|1|pad=yes}}

! {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{Percentage|29|38|1|pad=yes}}

! colspan="2" |

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Extra. session

| 9

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |29

!38

|0

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Beginning of the next session

| 9

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |28

!37

|1

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Overview of House membership by party

! rowspan="3" scope="col" | 

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party

(shading shows control)

! rowspan="3" scope="col" |Total

! rowspan="3" scope="col" |Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

scope="col" |Democratic

! scope="col" |Republican

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |End of previous session

|37

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |63

!100

|0

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Begin (January 8, 2019)

|39

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |61

!100

|0

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Final voting share

! {{Percentage|39|100|1|pad=yes}}

! {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{Percentage|61|100|1|pad=yes}}

! colspan="2" |

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Extra. session

| 39

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |61

!100

|0

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Beginning of the next session

|37

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |61

!98

|2

Leadership

= Senate =

== Presiding ==

== Majority (Republican) ==

== Minority (Democratic) ==

= House of Representatives =

== Presiding ==

== Majority (Republican) ==

== Minority (Democratic) ==

Extraordinary session

The legislature was convened by governor Matt Bevin from July 19 to 24 to address increases in pension costs to regional universities and other agencies partially funded by the state. Bevin called the session after vetoing the plan passed by the legislature during the regular session.{{cite news |date=July 25, 2019 |title=Bevin signs measure - to address soaring pension costs |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=A1}}

Members

= Senate =

Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2016, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2018.

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: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}1. Stanley H. Humphries (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}2. Danny Carroll (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}3. Whitney Westerfield (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}4. Robby Mills (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}5. Stephen Meredith (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}6. C. B. Embry (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}7. Julian Carroll (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}8. Matt Castlen (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}9. David P. Givens (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}10. Dennis Parrett (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}11. John Schickel (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}12. Alice Forgy Kerr (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}13. Reggie Thomas (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}14. Jimmy Higdon (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}15. Rick Girdler (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}16. Max Wise (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}17. Damon Thayer (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}18. Robin L. Webb (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}19. Morgan McGarvey (D)

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: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}20. Paul Hornback (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}21. Albert Robinson (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}22. Tom Buford (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}23. Christian McDaniel (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}24. Wil Schroder (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}25. Robert Stivers (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}26. Ernie Harris (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}27. Steve West (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}28. Ralph Alvarado (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}29. Johnny Ray Turner (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}30. Brandon Smith (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}31. Phillip Wheeler (R) {{small|(after March 19)}}

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}32. Mike Wilson (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}33. Gerald Neal (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}34. Jared Carpenter (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}35. Denise Harper Angel (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}36. Julie Raque Adams (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}37. Perry B. Clark (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}38. Dan Seum (R)

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[[File:2019 Kentucky Senate membership.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|{{center|Senate composition by district

{{Legend|#92C5DE|Held by Democrats}}

{{Legend|#F48882|Held by Republicans}}

}}]]

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= House of Representatives =

All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2018.

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: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}1. Steven Rudy (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}2. Richard Heath (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}3. Randy Bridges (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}4. Lynn Bechler (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}5. Larry Elkins (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}6. Chris Freeland (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}7. Suzanne Miles (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}8. Walker Thomas (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}9. Myron Dossett (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}10. Dean Schamore (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}11. Rob Wiederstein (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}12. Jim Gooch (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}13. Jim Glenn (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}14. Scott Lewis (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}15. Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}16. Jason Petrie (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}17. Steve Sheldon (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}18. Tim Moore (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}19. Michael Meredith (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}20. Patti Minter (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}21. Bart Rowland (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}22. Wilson Stone (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}23. Steve Riley (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}24. Brandon Reed (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}25. Jim DuPlessis (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}26. Russell Webber (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}27. Nancy Tate (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}28. Charles Miller (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}29. Kevin Bratcher (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}30. Tom Burch (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}31. Josie Raymond (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}32. Tina Bojanowski (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}33. Jason Nemes (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}34. Mary Lou Marzian (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}35. Lisa Willner (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}36. Jerry T. Miller (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}37. Jeffery Donohue (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}38. McKenzie Cantrell (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}39. Russ Meyer (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}40. Nima Kulkarni (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}41. Attica Scott (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}42. Reginald Meeks (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}43. Charles Booker (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}44. Joni Jenkins (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}45. Stan Lee (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}46. Al Gentry (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}47. Rick Rand (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}48. Maria Sorolis (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}49. Thomas Huff (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}50. Chad McCoy (R)

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: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}51. John Carney (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}52. Ken Upchurch (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}53. James Tipton (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}54. Daniel Elliott (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}55. Kim King (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}56. Joe Graviss (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}57. Derrick Graham (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}58. Rob Rothenburger (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}59. David Osborne (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}60. Sal Santoro (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}61. Savannah Maddox (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}62. Phillip Pratt (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}63. Diane St. Onge (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}64. Kimberly Poore Moser (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}65. Buddy Wheatley (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}66. C. Ed Massey (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}67. Dennis Keene (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}68. Joseph Fischer (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}69. Adam Koenig (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}70. John Sims Jr. (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}71. Travis Brenda (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}72. Matthew Koch (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}73. Les Yates (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}74. David Hale (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}75. Kelly Flood (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}76. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}77. George Brown Jr. (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}78. Mark Hart (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}79. Susan Westrom (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}80. David Meade (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}81. Deanna Frazier (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}82. Regina Bunch (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}83. Jeff Hoover (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}84. Chris Fugate (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}85. Tommy Turner (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}86. Jim Stewart (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}87. Adam Bowling (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}88. Cherlynn Stevenson (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}89. Robert Goforth (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}90. Derek Lewis (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}91. Cluster Howard (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}92. John Blanton (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}93. Chris Harris (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}94. Angie Hatton (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}95. Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}96. Kathy Hinkle (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}97. Bobby McCool (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}98. Danny Bentley (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}99. Rocky Adkins (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}100. Terri Branham Clark (D)

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[[File:2019 Kentucky House of Representatives membership.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|{{center|House composition by district

{{Legend|#92C5DE|Held by Democrats}}

{{Legend|#F48882|Held by Republicans}}

}}]]

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Changes in membership

= Senate changes =

{{Ordinal US Congress change|Senate}}

|-

! 31

| Vacant

| data-sort-value="January 7, 2019" | Incumbent Ray Jones II (D) resigned January 7, 2019, following his election as Judge/Executive of Pike County.
A special election was held March 5, 2019.

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{nowrap|Phillip Wheeler}}
(R)

| March 19, 2019

|}

= House of Representatives changes =

There were no changes in House of Representatives membership during this session.

Committees

= Senate committees =

class="wikitable"

!Committee

!Chair

!Vice Chair

Agriculture

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Hornback

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Matt Castlen

Appropriations and Revenue

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Christian McDaniel

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Stanley H. Humphries

Banking and Insurance

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jared Carpenter

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rick Girdler

Committee on Committees

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Robert Stivers

|none

Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Danny Carroll

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rick Girdler

Education

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Max Wise

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Steve West

Enrollment

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Robby Mills

|none

Health and Welfare

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Ralph Alvarado

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Stephen Meredith

Judiciary

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Whitney Westerfield

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Steve West

Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |John Schickel

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Hornback

Natural Resources and Energy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Brandon Smith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Robby Mills

Rules

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Robert Stivers

|none

State and Local Government

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wil Schroder

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Dan Seum

Transportation

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Ernie Harris

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jimmy Higdon

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Albert Robinson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |C. B. Embry

= House of Representatives committees =

class="wikitable"

!Committee

!Chair

!Vice Chair(s)

Agriculture

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Richard Heath

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Mark Hart

Appropriations and Revenue

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Steven Rudy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Phillip Pratt

Banking and Insurance

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Bart Rowland

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Joseph Fischer

Committee on Committees

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |David Osborne

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |David Meade

Economic Development and Workforce Investment

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Russell Webber

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Daniel Elliott

Education

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Regina Bunch

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Steve Riley

Elections, Const. Amendments, and Intergovermental Affairs

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kevin Bratcher

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Scott Lewis

Enrollment

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |David Hale

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |John Carney

Health and Family Services

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kimberly Poore Moser

|none

Judiciary

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jason Petrie

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |C. Ed Massey

Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Adam Koenig

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Matthew Koch

Local Government

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Michael Meredith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rob Rothenburger

Natural Resources and Energy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jim Gooch Jr.

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Adam Bowling

Rules

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |David Osborne

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |John Carney

Small Business and Information Technology

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Diane St. Onge

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Les Yates

State Government

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jerry T. Miller

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kevin Bratcher and Steve Sheldon

Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Tommy Turner

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Chris Fugate

Transportation

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Ken Upchurch

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Walker Thomas

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Tim Moore

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Les Yates

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

  • {{cite web|url=https://legislature.ky.gov/LRC/Publications/Documents/GA%20Directory%202019.pdf |title=Kentucky General Assembly 2019 Directory |date=2019 |publisher=Kentucky Legislative Research Commission |access-date=April 2, 2025}}

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