Votes at a glance: HB500 and HB504 outcomes in Kentucky House
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Summary
Final roll calls: HB500 (operational budget as amended) passed 81–18; HB504 (judicial branch appropriations as amended) passed 94–4. Several suspension‑of‑rules motions to call floor amendments on HB500 failed to reach the 51‑vote constitutional majority.
Key votes taken during the House session in Frankfort:
- House Bill 500 (as amended by House Committee Substitute 1): Passed on final passage by recorded vote, 81 yeas to 18 nays. The bill sets the executive branch operational budget and includes the committee substitute adopted earlier on the floor.
- House Bill 504 (as amended by House Committee Substitute 1): Passed on final passage by recorded vote, 94 yeas to 4 nays. HB504 funds judicial branch operations and related projects.
Failed suspension motions (required constitutional majority of 51 to call floor amendments):
- House Floor Amendment 13 (affordable housing deposit): suspension attempt — 20 yeas; failed to reach 51.
- House Floor Amendment 12 (teacher pay): suspension attempt — 20 yeas; failed.
- House Floor Amendment 14 (pre‑K expansion): suspension attempt — 19 yeas; failed.
- House Floor Amendment 11 (thirteenth check for retirees): suspension attempt — 21 yeas; failed.
- House Floor Amendment 10 (rural hospital assistance): suspension attempt — 19 yeas; failed.
- House Floor Amendment 9 (additional Medicaid funding): suspension attempt — 20 yeas; failed.
All recorded tallies above come from the House roll calls and floor statements during the session. Where a suspension failed, the underlying amendment was not called or debated on the floor.
