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Votes at a glance: major Senate actions April 1, 2026
Summary
The Senate recorded multiple final passage votes on April 1, including unanimous or near‑unanimous approval of transportation bills (HB 501, HB 502), the revenue bill (HB 757), and adoption of several resolutions; a small set of bills went to conference after non‑concurrence votes.
The Kentucky Senate’s April 1 session produced a number of recorded outcomes. This roundup lists major actions and recorded tallies as announced on the floor.
Final passage (selected): - Senate Bill 68 (concurred with House committee substitute and House floor amendments): finally passed (37 yeas, 0 nays). SEG 506–546. - Senate Bill 90 (behavioral health conditional dismissal program): finally passed (36 yeas, 0 nays). SEG 622–624. - Senate Bill 136 (unemployment insurance, as amended): finally passed (recorded unanimous roll call; roll call recorded 37 yes by clerk). SEG 739–741. - Senate Bill 251 (Department of Corrections, as amended): finally passed (27 yeas, 9 nays). SEG 823–825. - Senate Joint Resolution 23 (food is medicine): adopted (36 ayes, 0 nays). SEG 979–985. - House Bill 622 (roads, after recede): finally passed (38 yeas, 0 nays). SEG 1254–1256. - House Bill 501 (Transportation Cabinet operating budget): passed (38 yeas, 0 nays). SEG 1498–1501. - House Bill 502 (road construction plan): passed (37 yeas, 0 nays). SEG 1628–1631. - House Bill 757 (revenue bill): passed (37 ayes, 0 nays). SEG 2259–2261. - House Bill 568 (public adjusters): passed (36 ayes, 0 nays). SEG 2456–2457. - House Bill 567 (open records amendments): passed (28 ayes, 6 nays). SEG 2669–2671. - House Bill 776 (dental practice modernization): passed (37 ayes, 0 nays). SEG 2845–2846. - House Bill 619 (KCTCS governance): passed (38 ayes, 0 nays). SEG 2934–2936.
Conference and procedural actions: - The Senate voted not to concur with House Committee Substitute No. 1 to Senate Bill 198 and appointed conferees to negotiate with the House. SEG 994–1011. - Several House bills (e.g., HB 67, HB 257, HB 767, HB 869) saw the Senate not recede from its amendments and conferees were appointed. SEG 1022–1160.
Notes: Vote tallies are taken from the clerk’s roll calls and floor announcements recorded in the Senate transcript. If a roll call included names rather than a numeric tally, the clerk’s announcement has been summarized to the numerical result where the transcript provided one.
