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Republican
· Representative
Savannah Maddox
Represents District 61 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
88%
on 110 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
87%
Yea or Nay on 419 of 481 roll calls · House median 92%
Their bills that became law
1 of 9
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 Savannah Maddox 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 Savannah Maddox 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. Savannah Maddox is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
13 of 110 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
SB9 · AN ACT relating to housing districts.
In plain English Allows local governments to create residential infrastructure and housing development districts, issue bonds for infrastructure costs, collect special assessments on property, and offer incentive payments to developers.
House: Veto Override RCS# 408 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 71–21 · 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.
In plain English Requires permits for constructing and operating carbon dioxide sequestration facilities, sets financial responsibility requirements, and establishes oversight procedures for the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
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.
In plain English Requires written notice 60 days before filing civil lawsuits, limits insurance claims, restricts medical malpractice suits, and bars recovery for those more than 50% at fault, among other changes.
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.
In plain English Allows public records officials to require government-issued photo identification with an address to verify that someone requesting to inspect records is a Kentucky resident.
House: Veto Override RCS# 249 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 71–19 · most Republicans 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.
In plain English Requires Medicaid eligibility to be conditioned on community engagement, imposes cost-sharing requirements by January 2027, and requires eligibility redeterminations every six months, among other changes.
House: Adopt HFA 16 RCS# 169 · 2026-02-27 · Failed 25–25
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
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 · 111 shared contested votes
32%
Erika HancockDemocrat · District 57 · 118 shared contested votes
28%
Adam MooreDemocrat · District 45 · 126 shared contested votes
28%
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 (62 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Savannah Maddox 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.
Introduced9
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
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
State Agencies 4Administrative Regulations and Proceedings 3Agriculture 3Motor Vehicles 2Local Mandate 2Animals, Livestock, and Poultry 2
AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.
In plain English Allows the state police to issue provisional concealed carry licenses to people ages 18 to 20, with options to upgrade to standard licenses.
Official synopsis: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age;…
Became lawdelivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173) · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to an ad valorem tax exemption for motor vehicles.
Amend KRS 132.4851 to exempt motor vehicles assessed under KRS 132.485 from state property taxes beginning on or after January 1, 2027; amend KRS 132.020 to conform.
Not out of committeeto Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to fiscal statements.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to define "fiscal note"; require fiscal notes to be filed with the clerk in the chamber of the General Assembly for each bill or resolution that is filed; establish requirements related to fiscal notes for the director…
Not out of committeeto State Government (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife law enforcement.
Amend KRS 15.519 to make game wardens employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers; amend KRS 150.090 to conform; amend KRS 235.310 to make boating enforcement…
Not out of committeeto Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to working livestock dogs.
Amend KRS 258.265 to exempt a working livestock dog found at large from seizure by a peace officer or animal control officer when unaccompanied and unrestrained by its owner between sunset and sunrise or when engaged in a lawful working activity.
Not out of committeeto Agriculture (H) · 2026-03-10
AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.
Create a new section of KRS 217.015 to 217.215 to define "small farms"; exempt small farms and home-based processors from any state and any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government and any health department thereof from any…
Not out of committeeto Agriculture (H) · 2026-03-04
AN ACT relating to the portion of income tax liability contributed to a political party.
Amend KRS 141.071 and 141.072 to sunset the option to contribute to a political party from an individual's tax liability, effective for taxable years beginning January 1, 2026; amend KRS 121.180 and 121.230 to make conforming changes, repeal KRS 141.073, relating to rules and regulations…
Not out of committeeto Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-02-27
AN ACT relating to poultry.
Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.
Not out of committeeto Agriculture (H) · 2026-01-21
AN ACT relating to identity documents.
Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS…
Not out of committeeto Transportation (H) · 2026-01-14
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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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)
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