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2024 Kentucky General Assembly

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{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox legislative session

| name = 2024 session of the
Kentucky General Assembly

| image = Kentucky State Capitol Building.jpg

| alt = The Kentucky State Capitol building, under construction in this photograph.

| image_size = 240px

| caption = The Kentucky State Capitol in 2023

| body = Kentucky General Assembly

| state = Kentucky

| election =

| term_start = January 2, 2024

| term_end = April 15, 2024

| before = 2023

| after = 2025

| 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 = Gerald Neal (D–33rd)
Jan. 3, 2023 - present

| 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 = Derrick Graham (D–57th)
Jan. 3, 2023 - Jan. 1, 2025

}}

The 2024 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 2, 2024, and adjourned sine die on April 15, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Documents/RS_Calendar.pdf |title=2024 regular session calendar |author= |date=September 6, 2023 |publisher=Kentucky General Assembly |access-date=January 19, 2024}} It was the fifth regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Andy Beshear.

Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2022 elections for the senate and the house.

During this session, the General Assembly approved two constitutional amendments that were voted on in November 2024, including the School choice amendment.

Major legislation

= Enacted =

; House bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb1.html HB 1]: An act relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb2.html HB 2]: 2024 Kentucky Amendment 2: An act proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb5.html HB 5]: An act relating to crimes and punishments (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb6.html HB 6]: 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 (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb7.html HB 7]: An act relating to autonomous vehicles (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb11.html HB 11]: An act relating to nicotine products
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb18.html HB 18]: An act relating to the rights of property owners and declaring an emergency (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb44.html HB 44]: An act relating to voter registration (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb53.html HB 53]: An act relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor (without signature)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb142.html HB 142]: An act relating to products that contain nicotine
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb278.html HB 278]: An act relating to the protection of children
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb388.html HB 388]: An act relating to local government and declaring an emergency (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb513.html HB 513]: An act relating to the New State Capitol campus (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb535.html HB 535]: An act relating to civic education
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb561.html HB 561]: An act relating to child care
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb611.html HB 611]: An act relating to truancy (without signature)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb622.html HB 622]: An act relating to elections and declaring an emergency (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb752.html HB 752]: An act relating to disaster recovery, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency

; Senate bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb2.html SB 2]: An act relating to student safety (without signature)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb20.html SB 20]: An act relating to crimes and punishments (without signature)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb143.html SB 143]: An act proposing to amend Sections 145 and 155 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb198.html SB 198]: An act relating to nuclear energy development (passed over veto)
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb215.html SB 215]: An act relating to motor vehicles (without signature)

= Passed both houses =

; Senate bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb6.html SB 6]: An act relating to postsecondary institutions

= Passed one house =

; House bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb96.html HB 96]: An act relating to moments of silence and reflection
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb227.html HB 227]: An act relating to school districts
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb255.html HB 255]: An act relating to employment of minors
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb300.html HB 300]: An act relating to the profession of education
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb367.html HB 367]: An act relating to public benefits
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb463.html HB 463]: An act relating to the protection of children using social media
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb465.html HB 465]: An act relating to worker benefits
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb509.html HB 509]: An act relating to access to the records and meetings of public agencies
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb575.html HB 575]: An act relating to the acquisition of agricultural land
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb626.html HB 626]: An act relating to interference with a legislative proceeding
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb829.html HB 829]: An act relating to medicinal cannabis

; Senate bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb3.html SB 3]: An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and declaring an emergency
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb4.html SB 4]: An act relating to sick leave for members of the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb8.html SB 8]: An act relating to the Kentucky Board of Education
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb10.html SB 10]: An act proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb23.html SB 23]: An act proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb25.html SB 25]: An act relating to local landlord and tenant ordinances
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb80.html SB 80]: An act relating to elections
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb126.html SB 126]: An act proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb142.html SB 142]: An act relating to paid parental leave
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb147.html SB 147]: An act relating to adult-oriented businesses and declaring an emergency
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb167.html SB 167]: An act relating to public school students' communication skills
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb344.html SB 344]: An act relating to vapor products and making an appropriation therefor

= Proposed =

; House bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb4.html HB 4]: An act proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb9.html HB 9]: An act relating to postsecondary education and declaring an emergency
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb94.html HB 94]: An act proposing to amend Section 42 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly{{efn|name=constitution|Amendments to the Constitution of Kentucky require a 3/5 majority in both houses of the legislature and a majority vote by referendum. They can not be vetoed by the governor.}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb102.html HB 102]: An act relating to housing opportunities
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb208.html HB 208]: An act proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to education funding{{efn|name=constitution}}
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb228.html HB 228]: An act relating to postsecondary employment
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb259.html HB 259]: An act relating to concealed deadly weapons
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb304.html HB 304]: An act relating to education and declaring an emergency
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb500.html HB 500]: An act relating to wages and hours

; Senate bills

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb61.html SB 61]: An act relating to elections
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb77.html SB 77]: An act relating to elections
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb99.html SB 99]: An act relating to exceptions to restrictions on maternal healthcare
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb203.html SB 203]: An act relating to early childhood education
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb205.html SB 205]: An act providing maternity leave for public school employees
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb300.html SB 300]: An act relating to elections

Major resolutions

= Adopted =

; House resolutions

; Senate resolutions

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sr29.html SR 29]: A resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor Brereton Chandler Jones
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sr77.html SR 77]: A resolution expressing support for the State of Israel and the Israeli people and condemning the violent events on October 7, 2023
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sr94.html SR 94]: A resolution honoring the 20th Black History Celebration and recognizing that Black history is American history
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sr123.html SR 123]: A resolution calling upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sjr140.html SJR 140]: A joint resolution directing the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth
  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sjr149.html SJR 149]: A joint resolution directing the Energy and Environment Cabinet to provide guidance and consultation on best management practices for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to entities that discharge directly or indirectly into Kentucky's waterways

= Proposed =

; House resolutions

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hjr121.html HJR 121]: A joint resolution declaring the Commonwealth of Kentucky a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants

; Senate resolutions

  • [https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sr50.html SR 50]: A resolution acknowledging the events of January 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol and recognizing the citizens who have been held without due process

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

|7

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |30

!37

|1

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Begin (January 2, 2024)

| 7

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |31

!38

|0

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

! {{Percentage|7|38|1|pad=yes}}

! {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{Percentage|31|38|1|pad=yes}}

! colspan="2" |

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

| 7

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |31

!38

|0

= 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

|20

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |80

!100

|0

colspan="5" |
scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |Begin (January 2, 2024){{efn|District 26: Russell Webber resigned in order to become deputy treasurer.}}

| rowspan="3" |20

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |79

!99

|1

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |January 15, 2024{{efn|District 24: Brandon Reed resigned in order to become executive director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy.}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |78

!98

|2

scope="row" style="font-size:85%" |March 25, 2024

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |80

!100

|0

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

! {{Percentage|20|100|1|pad=yes}}

! {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{Percentage|80|100|1|pad=yes}}

! colspan="2" |

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

| 20

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |80

!100

|0

Leadership

= Senate =

== Presiding ==

== Majority (Republican) ==

== Minority (Democratic) ==

= House of Representatives =

== Presiding ==

== Majority (Republican) ==

== Minority (Democratic) ==

Members

= Senate =

Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2022.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}1. Jason Howell (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. Lindsey Tichenor (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}7. Adrienne Southworth (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}8. Gary Boswell (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}10. Matthew Deneen (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}12. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (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. Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)

{{col-break}}

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}20. Gex Williams (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}21. Brandon J. Storm (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}22. Donald Douglas (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}24. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}26. Karen Berg (D)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}28. Greg Elkins (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}29. Johnnie Turner (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}31. Phillip Wheeler (R)

: {{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. David Yates (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}38. Michael J. Nemes (R)

{{Col-break}}

[[File:2024–2025 Kentucky Senate membership.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|{{center|Senate composition by district

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

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

}}]]

{{col-end}}

= House of Representatives =

All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2022.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

: {{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. D. Wade Williams (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}5. Mary Beth Imes (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|Republican Party (US)}}10. Josh Calloway (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}11. Jonathan Dixon (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}13. DJ Johnson (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}15. Rebecca Raymer (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}17. Robert Duvall (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}18. Samara Heavrin (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}20. Kevin Jackson (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}21. Amy Neighbors (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}22. Shawn McPherson (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}24. Brandon Reed (R) {{small|(until January 15)}}

:: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Courtney Gilbert (R) {{small|(from March 25)}}

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}25. Steve Bratcher (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}26. Peyton Griffee (R) {{small|(from March 25)}}

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}28. Jared Bauman (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}30. Daniel Grossberg (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}31. Susan Tyler Witten (R)

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

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}34. Sarah Stalker (D)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}36. John Hodgson (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}37. Emily Callaway (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}38. Rachel Roarx (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}39. Matt Lockett (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}41. Josie Raymond (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}42. Keturah Herron (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}43. Pamela Stevenson (D)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}44. Beverly Chester-Burton (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}45. Killian Timoney (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}47. Felicia Rabourn (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}48. Ken Fleming (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}50. Candy Massaroni (R)

{{Col-break}}

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}51. Michael Pollock (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|Republican Party (US)}}56. Daniel Fister (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}58. Jennifer Decker (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}60. Marianne Proctor (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. Kim Banta (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}65. Stephanie Dietz (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}66. Steve Rawlings (R)

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}67. Rachel Roberts (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}68. Mike Clines (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}69. Steven Doan (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}70. William Lawrence (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}71. Josh Bray (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}73. Ryan Dotson (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}75. Lindsey Burke (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. Chad Aull (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. Nick Wilson (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}83. Josh Branscum (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}85. Shane Baker (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}86. Tom Smith (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. Timmy Truett (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}91. Billy Wesley (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}93. Adrielle Camuel (D)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}94. Jacob Justice (R)

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}96. Patrick Flannery (R)

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

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

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}99. Richard White (R)

: {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}100. Scott Sharp (R)

{{Col-break}}

[[File:Kyhouse2023.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|{{center|House composition by district

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

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

}}]]

{{col-end}}

Changes in membership

= Senate changes =

There were no changes in Senate membership during this session.

= House of Representatives changes =

{{Ordinal US Congress change|House}}

|-

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| data-sort-value="Aaaaa" | Vacant

| data-sort-value="January 2, 2024" | Incumbent Russell Webber (R) resigned January 2, 2024, at the beginning of this session to become deputy treasurer in the administration of Mark Metcalf.{{cite news |last=Barr |first=Thomas |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Rep. Webber stepping down for job in state government |url=https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/rep-webber-stepping-down-for-job-in-state-government/article_adc1b955-7e23-5500-8cd6-f528e44bb6e3.html |work=The News-Enterprise |access-date=December 20, 2023}}
A special election was held March 19, 2024.

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{nowrap|Peyton Griffee}}
(R)

| March 25, 2024

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{Sortname|Brandon|Reed}}
(R)

| data-sort-value="January 15, 2024" | Incumbent resigned January 15, 2024, to become executive director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy.{{cite news |last=Shepherd |first=Allison |date=January 5, 2024 |title=Reed withdraws candidacy for re-election |url=https://www.pmg-ky2.com/larue/news/reed-withdraws-candidacy-for-re-election/article_4e7a9741-77de-5c15-860a-41b91829ef4a.html |work=The LaRue County Herald News |access-date=January 6, 2024}}
A special election was held March 19, 2024.

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{nowrap|Courtney Gilbert}}
(R)

| March 25, 2024

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Committees

= Senate committees =

class="wikitable"

!Committee

!Chair

!Vice Chair

Agriculture

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Gary Boswell

Appropriations and Revenue

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Amanda Mays Bledsoe

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}} |Max Wise

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

Education

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Gex Williams

Enrollment

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Amanda Mays Bledsoe

|none

Families and Children

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Julie Raque Adams

Health and Services

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Donald Douglas

Judiciary

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

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

Licensing and Occupations

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Michael J. Nemes

Natural Resources and Energy

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

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

Rules

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

|none

State and Local Government

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Michael J. Nemes

Transportation

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Brandon J. Storm

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

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

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

= House of Representatives committees =

class="wikitable"

!Committee

!Chair

!Vice Chair(s)

Agriculture

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

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

Appropriations and Revenue

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Adam Bowling and Josh Bray

Banking and Insurance

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Matt Lockett and Michael Pollock

Committee on Committees

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

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

Economic Development and Workforce Investment

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Josh Branscum

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

Education

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |James Tipton

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Shane Baker and Timmy Truett

Elections, Const. Amendments, and Intergovermental Affairs

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Josh Calloway

Enrollment

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

|none

Families and Children

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Samara Heavrin

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

Health Services

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Ryan Dotson

Judiciary

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jennifer Decker

Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

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

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

Local Government

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Randy Bridges

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

Natural Resources and Energy

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Billy Wesley and Richard White

Rules

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

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

Small Business and Information Technology

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |William Lawrence

State Government

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Mary Beth Imes

Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kim King

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Shawn McPherson

Transportation

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

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jonathan Dixon

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

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

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

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

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