The 2023 Kentucky General Assembly was a meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives. It convened in Frankfort on January 3, 2023, and adjourned sine die on March 30, 2023. It was the fourth regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Andy Beshear.
Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2022 elections for the senate and the house.
This session saw the impeachment and conviction of commonwealth's attorney Ronnie Goldy, which was the first impeachment since 1991 and the first trial held since 1888.
Major legislation
Enacted
- SB 150: An act relating to children (passed over veto)
Major resolutions
Adopted
House resolutions
- HR 30: A resolution laying before the House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment against Ronnie Lee Goldy, Jr., Commonwealth's attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee, and Montgomery Counties
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
Presiding
Majority (Republican)
Minority (Democratic)
House of Representatives
Presiding
Majority (Republican)
Minority (Democratic)
Members
Senate
Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2022.
1. Jason Howell (R)
2. Danny Carroll (R)
3. Whitney Westerfield (R)
4. Robby Mills (R)
5. Stephen Meredith (R)
6. Lindsey Tichenor (R)
7. Adrienne Southworth (R)
8. Gary Boswell (R)
9. David P. Givens (R)
10. Matthew Deneen (R)
11. John Schickel (R)
12. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R)
13. Reggie Thomas (D)
14. Jimmy Higdon (R)
15. Rick Girdler (R)
16. Max Wise (R)
17. Damon Thayer (R)
18. Robin L. Webb (D)
19. Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)
20. Gex Williams (R)
21. Brandon J. Storm (R)
22. Donald Douglas (R)
23. Christian McDaniel (R)
24. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R)
25. Robert Stivers (R)
26. Karen Berg (D)
27. Steve West (R)
28. Ralph Alvarado (R)
29. Johnnie Turner (R)
30. Brandon Smith (R)
31. Phillip Wheeler (R)
32. Mike Wilson (R)
33. Gerald Neal (D)
34. Jared Carpenter (R)
35. Denise Harper Angel (D)
36. Julie Raque Adams (R)
37. David Yates (D)
38. Michael J. Nemes (R)
House of Representatives
All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2022.
1. Steven Rudy (R)
2. Richard Heath (R)
3. Randy Bridges (R)
4. D. Wade Williams (R)
5. Mary Beth Imes (R)
6. Chris Freeland (R)
7. Suzanne Miles (R)
8. Walker Thomas (R)
9. Myron Dossett (R)
10. Josh Calloway (R)
11. Jonathan Dixon (R)
12. Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
13. DJ Johnson (R)
14. Scott Lewis (R)
15. Rebecca Raymer (R)
16. Jason Petrie (R)
17. Robert Duvall (R)
18. Samara Heavrin (R)
19. Michael Meredith (R)
20. Kevin Jackson (R)
21. Amy Neighbors (R)
22. Shawn McPherson (R)
23. Steve Riley (R)
24. Brandon Reed (R)
25. Steve Bratcher (R)
26. Russell Webber (R)
27. Nancy Tate (R)
28. Jared Bauman (R)
29. Kevin Bratcher (R)
30. Daniel Grossberg (D)
31. Susan Tyler Witten (R)
32. Tina Bojanowski (D)
33. Jason Nemes (R)
34. Sarah Stalker (D)
35. Lisa Willner (D)
36. John Hodgson (R)
37. Emily Callaway (R)
38. Rachel Roarx (D)
39. Matt Lockett (R)
40. Nima Kulkarni (D)
41. Josie Raymond (D)
42. Keturah Herron (D)
43. Pamela Stevenson (D)
44. Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
45. Killian Timoney (R)
46. Al Gentry (D)
47. Felicia Rabourn (R)
48. Ken Fleming (R)
49. Thomas Huff (R)
50. Candy Massaroni (R)
51. Michael Pollock (R)
52. Ken Upchurch (R)
53. James Tipton (R)
54. Daniel Elliott (R)
55. Kim King (R)
56. Daniel Fister (R)
57. Derrick Graham (D)
58. Jennifer Decker (R)
59. David Osborne (R)
60. Marianne Proctor (R)
61. Savannah Maddox (R)
62. Phillip Pratt (R)
63. Kim Banta (R)
64. Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
65. Stephanie Dietz (R)
66. Steve Rawlings (R)
67. Rachel Roberts (D)
68. Mike Clines (R)
69. Steven Doan (R)
70. William Lawrence (R)
71. Josh Bray (R)
72. Matthew Koch (R)
73. Ryan Dotson (R)
74. David Hale (R)
75. Lindsey Burke (D)
76. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
77. George Brown Jr. (D)
78. Mark Hart (R)
79. Chad Aull (D)
80. David Meade (R)
81. Deanna Frazier (R)
82. Nick Wilson (R)
83. Josh Branscum (R)
84. Chris Fugate (R)
85. Shane Baker (R)
86. Tom Smith (R)
87. Adam Bowling (R)
88. Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
89. Timmy Truett (R)
90. Derek Lewis (R)
91. Bill Wesley (R)
92. John Blanton (R)
93. Lamin Swann (D)
94. Jacob Justice (R)
95. Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
96. Patrick Flannery (R)
97. Bobby McCool (R)
98. Danny Bentley (R)
99. Richard White (R)
100. Scott Sharp (R)
Changes in membership
Senate changes
|- ! 19 | data-sort-value="Aaaaa" | Vacant | data-sort-value="January 3, 2023" | Incumbent Morgan McGarvey (D) resigned at the beginning of this session, having been elected to in 2022.<br />A special election was held February 21, 2023. | |<br />(D) | March 2, 2023 |- ! 28 | | <br />(R) | data-sort-value="January 6, 2023" | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2023, to become Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health.<br />A special election was held May 16, 2023. | colspan=2 align=center | Vacant until the next session
House of Representatives changes
There were no changes in House of Representatives membership during this session.
Committees
Senate committees
House of Representatives committees
See also
Notes
References