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Democratic
· Representative
Beverly Chester-Burton
Represents District 44 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
88%
on 92 party-line votes · House Democrats median 91%
Cast a vote
80%
Yea or Nay on 387 of 481 roll calls · House median 92%
Their bills that became law
0 of 15
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
481
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 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 Beverly Chester-Burton 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 Beverly Chester-Burton 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. Beverly Chester-Burton is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
11 of 92 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB139 · AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 365 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 76–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB398 · AN ACT relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units.
House: Veto Override RCS# 373 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 81–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB173 · AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 350 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 74–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB57 · AN ACT relating to nuclear energy development.
House: Veto Override RCS# 329 · 2026-03-26 · Passed 82–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB100 · AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 336 · 2026-03-26 · Passed 82–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB335 · AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.
House: Veto Override RCS# 316 · 2026-03-24 · Passed 78–15 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB607 · AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.
House: Veto Override RCS# 272 · 2026-03-17 · Passed 76–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB567 · AN ACT relating to open records.
House: Veto Override RCS# 249 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 71–19 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB900 · AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
House: Veto Override RCS# 227 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 85–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB194 · AN ACT relating to cigar bars.
House: Veto Override RCS# 50 · 2026-02-03 · Passed 69–24 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB2 · AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
House: Adopt HFA 16 RCS# 169 · 2026-02-27 · Failed 25–25
HB534 · AN ACT relating to elections.
House: Veto Override RCS# 203 · 2026-03-05 · Failed 19–20
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# 160 · 2026-02-26 · Failed 20–21
SB199 · AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
House: Veto Override RCS# 265 · 2026-03-17 · Failed 18–20
HB503 · AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
House: Veto Override RCS# 179 · 2026-03-03 · Failed 20–23
Republicans 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.
Scott LewisRepublican · District 14 · 81 shared contested votes
43%
Kevin JacksonRepublican · District 20 · 84 shared contested votes
42%
Nick WilsonRepublican · District 82 · 86 shared contested votes
38%
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 (94 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Beverly Chester-Burton 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.
Introduced15
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Labor and Industry 4Crimes and Punishments 3Local Mandate 3State Agencies 3Personnel and Employment 3Public Safety 2
AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing.
Amend KRS 189.993 to establish enhanced penalties for a violation of KRS 189.505, including increased fines, vehicle impoudment for up to 6 months for the first offense, and vehicle forfeiture for the second or subsequent offense; amend KRS 500.090 to provide that the proceeds from…
Passed one chamberrecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to harassing communications.
Amend KRS 525.080, relating to harrassing communications, to include sending repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, torment, embarass, or offend another and include posts to social media or an internet website any material that is reasonably likely to cause…
Not out of committeeto Small Business & Information Technology (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to occupational health and safety.
Amend KRS 338.991 to increase the civil penalties for employers who have violated any provision of KRS Chapter 338, received a citation for a violation of the requirements of KRS Chapter 338, or failed to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued;…
Not out of committeeto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to teachers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to make legislative findings, provide a teacher bill of rights, and require each local school board to provide a copy of the teacher bill of rights to all teachers and post the teacher bill of rights in…
Not out of committeeto Primary and Secondary Education (H) · 2026-03-11
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION declaring the right to adequate food.
Declare that all people have the right to adequate food.
Not out of committeeto Agriculture (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Amend KRS 241.065 to prohibit licensure for a quota retail package premises less than 1 mile from another quota retail package license premises in a county containing a city of the first class; exempt existing quota retail package license premises; allow for loss of exemption…
Not out of committeeto Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to children in foster care.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish and operate a Tutoring and Academic Assistance Grant Program for children in foster care; establish the directives of the program; establish the foster child…
Not out of committeeto Families & Children (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to employment discrimination.
Amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, 344.080, 344.100, and 344.110 to add protections against discrimination based on weight.
Not out of committeeto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · 2026-03-05
AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees; provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable…
Not out of committeeto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · 2026-03-05
A RESOLUTION recognizing August 21, 2026, as Senior Citizens Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Recognize August 21, 2026, as Senior Citizens Day in Kentucky.
Not out of committeeto Committee on Committees (H) · 2026-03-04
AN ACT relating to the terms of members of city legislative bodies.
Amend KRS 83A.040 to increase the term of office for city legislative body members in cities with populations of 12,000 or more to terms of 4 years; provide guidance for the transition of the members who will have longer terms of office after the effective…
Not out of committeeto Local Government (H) · 2026-03-04
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide 4-year terms of office for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives beginning with those elected from even-numbered districts in November 2026 and with those elected from odd-numbered districts in November…
Not out of committeeto Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · 2026-03-04
AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health penalties.
Amend KRS 338.991 to establish the civil penalty for certain violations of KRS Chapter 338, relating to occupational safety and health, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration beginning on August 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · 2026-02-19
AN ACT relating to risk protection orders.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or treated for…
Not out of committeeto Judiciary (H) · 2026-01-23
AN ACT relating to a sales and use tax holiday and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to define terms; establish a 3-day sales and use tax holiday during the first Friday through Sunday in August each year exempting eligible property, which includes tangible personal property, with certain exceptions, not to exceed $3,000, and…
Not out of committeeto Appropriations & Revenue (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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