Kentucky Senate vote

“a JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health...” (SJR 54)

Official title: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program.

Passed: 36 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting

Mar 6, 2026, SJR 54

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

Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

How each party voted

Republicans30 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting
Democrats6 YES · 0 NO

Yes (36)

Republicans (30)

Julie Raque AdamsState Senator
Amanda Mays BledsoeState Senator
Gary BoswellState Senator
Jared CarpenterState Senator
Danny CarrollState Senator
Matthew DeneenState Senator
Donald DouglasState Senator
Greg ElkinsState Senator
Rick GirdlerState Senator
David GivensState Senator
Jason HowellState Senator
Scott MadonState Senator

Democrats (6)

Casey Chambers ArmstrongState Senator
Karen BergState Senator
Gary ClemonsState Senator
Keturah HerronState Senator
Gerald NealState Senator
Reginald ThomasState Senator

Absent (2)

Republicans (2)

Shelley FrommeyerState Senator
Jimmy HigdonState 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 (36)

Republicans (30)

Democrats (6)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (36)

Republicans (30)

Democrats (6)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (2)

Yes (36)

Absent (2)

Yes (36)

Absent (2)