Kentucky Senate vote

“a JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky...” (SJR 116)

Official title: 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.

Passed: 37 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting

Apr 15, 2026, SJR 116

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

How each party voted

Republicans31 YES · 0 NO · 1 not voting
Democrats6 YES · 0 NO

Yes (37)

Republicans (31)

Democrats (6)

Absent (1)

Republicans (1)

Rick GirdlerState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (37)

Republicans (31)

Democrats (6)

ABSENTAbsent (1)

Republicans (1)

How each party voted

YESYes (37)

Republicans (31)

Democrats (6)

ABSENTAbsent (1)

Republicans (1)

Yes (37)

Absent (1)

Yes (37)

Absent (1)