Kentucky House vote

“aN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers” (HB 497)

Official title: AN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.

Passed: 57 yes, 21 no, 22 not voting

Feb 25, 2026, HB 497

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

Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

How each party voted

Republicans57 YES · 2 NO · 21 not voting
Democrats0 YES · 19 NO · 1 not voting

Yes (57)

Republicans (57)

Shane BakerState Representative
Kimberly BantaState Representative
Ryan BivensState Representative
John BlantonState Representative
Adam BowlingState Representative
Joshua BranscumState Representative
Steve BratcherState Representative
Josh BrayState Representative
Randy BridgesState Representative
Emily CallawayState Representative
Myron DossettState Representative
Ryan DotsonState Representative
Robert DuvallState Representative
Daniel ElliottState Representative
Daniel FisterState Representative
Patrick FlanneryState Representative
Chris FreelandState Representative
Chris FugateState Representative
Jim GoochState Representative
Peyton GriffeeState Representative
Vanessa GrosslState Representative
David HaleState Representative
Tony HamptonState Representative
Mark HartState Representative
Samara HeavrinState Representative
Thomas HuffState Representative
Mary ImesState Representative
DJ JohnsonState Representative
Matthew KochState Representative
William LawrenceState Representative
Chris LewisState Representative
Matt LockettState Representative
Shawn McPhersonState Representative
Michael MeredithState Representative
Suzanne MilesState Representative
Kimberly MoserState Representative
Amy NeighborsState Representative
Jason NemesState Representative
David OsborneState Representative
J.T. PayneState Representative
Jason PetrieState Representative
Michael PollockState Representative
Steven RudyState Representative
Scott SharpState Representative
Tom SmithState Representative
Nancy TateState Representative
Walker ThomasState Representative
Aaron ThompsonState Representative
James TiptonState Representative
Timmy TruettState Representative
Ken UpchurchState Representative
Billy WesleyState Representative
Mitch WhitakerState Representative
Richard WhiteState Representative
Wade WilliamsState Representative
Nicolas WilsonState Representative
Susan Tyler WittenState Representative

No (21)

Republicans (2)

Kim KingState Representative
Bobby McCoolState Representative

Democrats (19)

Chad AullState Representative
Tina BojanowskiState Representative
George BrownState Representative
Lindsey BurkeState Representative
Adrielle CamuelState Representative
Beverly Chester-BurtonState Representative

Absent (22)

Republicans (21)

Jared BaumanState Representative
Josh CallowayState Representative
Mike ClinesState Representative
Jennifer Henson DeckerState Representative
Stephanie DietzState Representative
Steven DoanState Representative
Ken FlemingState Representative
Deanna Frazier GordonState Representative

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 (57)

Republicans (57)

NONo (21)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (19)

ABSENTAbsent (22)

Republicans (21)

How each party voted

YESYes (57)

Republicans (57)

NONo (21)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (19)

ABSENTAbsent (22)

Republicans (21)

Democrats (1)

Yes (57)

No (21)

Absent (22)

Yes (57)

No (21)

Absent (22)