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Republican
· Representative
Steven Doan
Represents District 69 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
90%
on 113 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
88%
Yea or Nay on 421 of 481 roll calls · House median 92%
Their bills that became law
0 of 11
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
481
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Steven Doan votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Steven Doan sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Steven Doan is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
11 of 113 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB869 · AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.
In plain English Creates a rural building and job creation fund for low-interest loans and tax credit compliance, requires economic development reporting, and adjusts a prior appropriation.
House: Veto Override RCS# 512 · 2026-04-15 · Passed 70–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB757 · AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 451 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 65–25 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB199 · AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
House: Veto Override RCS# 409 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 56–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB677 · AN ACT relating to energy production and byproduct management.
House: Veto Override RCS# 445 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 61–28 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB500 · 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.
House: Veto Override RCS# 426 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 73–21 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB58 · AN ACT relating to privacy protection.
House: Veto Override RCS# 361 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 70–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB195 · AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.
House: Veto Override RCS# 330 · 2026-03-26 · Passed 66–25 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB199 · AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
House: Veto Override RCS# 266 · 2026-03-17 · Passed 53–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB567 · AN ACT relating to open records.
House: Veto Override RCS# 249 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 71–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB9 · AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 228 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 63–31 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB500 · 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.
House: Veto Override RCS# 158 · 2026-02-26 · Passed 21–12
HB335 · AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.
House: Adopt HFA 1 RCS# 315 · 2026-03-24 · Failed 25–36
HB1 · AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.
House: Veto Override RCS# 133 · 2026-02-24 · Failed 19–30
HB534 · AN ACT relating to elections.
House: Veto Override RCS# 204 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 53–40
SB199 · AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
House: Veto Override RCS# 266 · 2026-03-17 · Passed 53–37
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Matt LehmanDemocrat · District 67 · 112 shared contested votes
29%
Erika HancockDemocrat · District 57 · 120 shared contested votes
27%
Adam MooreDemocrat · District 45 · 128 shared contested votes
26%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (60 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Steven Doan was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced11
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Education, Elementary and Secondary 3Children and Minors 3Administrative Regulations and Proceedings 2Boards and Commissions 2Crimes and Punishments 2Effective Dates, Delayed 2
AN ACT relating to highways.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to define "resurfacing project'; require the Department of Highways to notify cities where resurfacing projects are located at least 60 days prior to the project letting date; specify contents of the notice; allow any affected city to…
Passed one chamberto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-03-19
AN ACT relating to child support.
Amend KRS 403.211 to prohibit a child from initiating, intervening in, or otherwise becoming a party to an action to enforce or establish child support or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; prohibit a child from receiving child support payments directly, unless the child…
Not out of committeeto Judiciary (H) · 2026-03-03
AN ACT relating to members of the bar.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to establish parameters for compulsory dues for members of the bar; define who is a member of the bar for purposes of the section; amend KRS 21A.300 and 21A.310 to conform; repeal KRS 21A.160, relating to organization…
Passed one chamberto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-02-17
A RESOLUTION urging United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files and recognizing the efforts of Kentucky's own Representative Thomas Massie in securing their public release.
Urge United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files; recognize the efforts of Representative Thomas Massie in securing the public release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Not out of committeeto Committee on Committees (H) · 2026-02-09
AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "backyard chicken"; allow a person to keep 6 or fewer backyard chickens on residential property in cities and certain other local governments; establish requirements and restrictions on local regulatory authority.
Passed one chamberto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-02-06
AN ACT relating to an eligible child tax credit.
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for an eligible child; define "eligible child"; allow credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; establish that the credit amount…
Not out of committeeto Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-02-03
AN ACT relating to universal recognition of occupational licenses.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to allow universal recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications; include work experience as a basis for licensure or certification; explicity include military personnel and their spouses; provide that the Act may be cited as the Universal Recognition…
Not out of committeeto Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · 2026-01-29
AN ACT relating to exempting the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the observance of daylight saving time.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the advancement of time known as daylight saving time; require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its political subdivisions to at all times observe the standard time of the United States;…
Not out of committeeto State Government (H) · 2026-01-22
AN ACT relating to school nutrition.
Amend KRS 158.850 to define terms; ban schools from selling or providing ultra-processed foods during the school day.
Not out of committeeto Primary and Secondary Education (H) · 2026-01-15
AN ACT relating to hospital price transparency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to maintain a publicly available chargemaster of all standard charges, in dollar amounts, and descriptions for all standard facility items or services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative…
Not out of committeeto Health Services (H) · 2026-01-15
AN ACT relating to public school facilities.
Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tracks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a…
Not out of committeeto Primary and Secondary Education (H) · 2026-01-14
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HR141 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission. (House: Veto Override RCS# 506)
HR141 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission. (House: Adopt RCS# 507)
SB197 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 505)
SB98 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to welding safety. (House: Veto Override RCS# 501)
SB133 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (House: Veto Override RCS# 489)
HB869 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 512)
SB129 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. (House: Veto Override RCS# 496)
SB324 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (House: Veto Override RCS# 502)
SJR74 · 2026-04-15
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources. (House: Adopt RCS# 497)
SB56 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program. (House: Veto Override RCS# 494)
SB56 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program. (House: Veto Override RCS# 495)
SCR66 · 2026-04-15
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore opportunities to participate in federal nuclear-related programs and to expand their curricula to offer courses and degree paths to train the workforce that will construct and operate the next generation of nuclear energy facilities. (House: Adopt RCS# 491)
SB312 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to court-ordered transports. (House: Veto Override RCS# 493)
HB826 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to education. (House: Veto Override RCS# 508)
SB66 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (House: Veto Override RCS# 500)
HB311 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to railroad crossings. (House: Veto Override RCS# 488)
SJR116 · 2026-04-15
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. (House: Veto Override RCS# 498)
SJR116 · 2026-04-15
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. (House: Adopt RCS# 499)
SB70 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board. (House: Veto Override RCS# 490)
HB727 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 504)
SB214 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 492)
SB261 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges. (House: Veto Override RCS# 503)
SB37 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to state symbols. (House: Veto Override RCS# 509)
SB37 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to state symbols. (House: Adopt HFA 3 RCS# 510)
SB37 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to state symbols. (House: Veto Override RCS# 511)
SB251 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections. (House: Veto Override RCS# 484)
HB490 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 465)
HJR50 · 2026-04-14
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth. (House: Veto Override RCS# 474)
HB904 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to gaming. (House: Veto Override RCS# 482)
SB4 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 476)
HB10 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 456)
HB501 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (House: Veto Override RCS# 468)
HB500 · 2026-04-14
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. (House: Veto Override RCS# 466)
SB291 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to recyclers and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 486)
HB652 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 472)
HB607 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments. (House: Veto Override RCS# 470)
SB263 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to education. (House: Veto Override RCS# 485)
HB355 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to real property appraisers. (House: Veto Override RCS# 462)
HB669 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to child welfare. (House: Veto Override RCS# 473)
SB100 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 480)
HB96 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to the postsecondary education working group and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 458)
HB757 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 467)
HB503 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (House: Veto Override RCS# 469)
HB619 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education. (House: Veto Override RCS# 471)
SB77 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth. (House: Veto Override RCS# 479)
HB2 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 455)
HB504 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. (House: Veto Override RCS# 483)
SB1 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to education. (House: Veto Override RCS# 475)
HB387 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 464)
HB142 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 460)
HB139 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 459)
HB379 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. (House: Veto Override RCS# 463)
SB173 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 481)
HB312 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons. (House: Veto Override RCS# 461)
SB65 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 478)
SB59 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. (House: Veto Override RCS# 477)
HB78 · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 457)
SB8 · 2026-04-01
AN ACT relating to public utilities and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 450)
HB904 · 2026-04-01
AN ACT relating to gaming. (House: Veto Override RCS# 452)
SB185 · 2026-04-01
AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency. (House: Veto Override RCS# 412)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 481 total roll-call votes this session).
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