2020 Kentucky General Assembly

The 2020 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 7, 2020, and adjourned sine die on April 15, 2020. It was the first regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Andy Beshear.

Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2018 elections for the senate and the house.

Major legislation

Enacted

Senate bills

• SB 15: 2020 Kentucky Amendment 1: An act proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to crime victims' rights^[a]

House bills

• HB 405: 2020 Kentucky Amendment 2: An act proposing to amend Sections 97, 119, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of Constitutional offices^[a]

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Presiding

• President: Robert Stivers (R)
• President pro tempore: David P. Givens (R)

Majority (Republican)

• Majority Leader: Damon Thayer
• Majority Whip: Mike Wilson
• Majority Caucus Chair: Julie Raque Adams

Minority (Democratic)

• Minority Leader: Morgan McGarvey
• Minority Whip: Dennis Parrett
• Minority Caucus Chair: Johnny Ray Turner

House of Representatives

Presiding

• Speaker: David W. Osborne (R)
• Speaker pro tempore: David Meade (R)

Majority (Republican)

• Majority Leader: John Carney
• Majority Whip: Chad McCoy
• Majority Caucus Chair: Suzanne Miles

Minority (Democratic)

• Minority Leader: Joni Jenkins
• Minority Whip: Angie Hatton
• Minority Caucus Chair: Derrick Graham

Members

Senate

Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2016, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2018.

1. Stanley H. Humphries (R)

2. Danny Carroll (R)

3. Whitney Westerfield (R)

4. Robby Mills (R)

5. Stephen Meredith (R)

6. C. B. Embry (R)

7. Julian Carroll (D)

8. Matt Castlen (R)

9. David P. Givens (R)

10. Dennis Parrett (D)

11. John Schickel (R)

12. Alice Forgy Kerr (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. Morgan McGarvey (D)

20. Paul Hornback (R)

21. Albert Robinson (R)

22. Tom Buford (R)

23. Christian McDaniel (R)

24. Wil Schroder (R)

25. Robert Stivers (R)

26. Ernie Harris (R)

27. Steve West (R)

28. Ralph Alvarado (R)

29. Johnny Ray Turner (D)

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. Perry B. Clark (D)

38. Michael J. Nemes (R) (after January 21)

House of Representatives

All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2018.

1. Steven Rudy (R)

2. Richard Heath (R)

3. Randy Bridges (R)

4. Lynn Bechler (R)

5. Larry Elkins (R)

6. Chris Freeland (R)

7. Suzanne Miles (R)

8. Walker Thomas (R)

9. Myron Dossett (R)

10. Dean Schamore (D)

11. Rob Wiederstein (D)

12. Jim Gooch Jr. (R)

13. Jim Glenn (D)

14. Scott Lewis (R)

15. Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R)

16. Jason Petrie (R)

17. Steve Sheldon (R)

18. Samara Heavrin (R)

19. Michael Meredith (R)

20. Patti Minter (D)

21. Bart Rowland (R)

22. Wilson Stone (D)

23. Steve Riley (R)

24. Brandon Reed (R)

25. Jim DuPlessis (R)

26. Russell Webber (R)

27. Nancy Tate (R)

28. Charles Miller (D)

29. Kevin Bratcher (R)

30. Tom Burch (D)

31. Josie Raymond (D)

32. Tina Bojanowski (D)

33. Jason Nemes (R)

34. Mary Lou Marzian (D)

35. Lisa Willner (D)

36. Jerry T. Miller (R)

37. Jeffery Donohue (D)

38. McKenzie Cantrell (D)

39. Russ Meyer (D)

40. Nima Kulkarni (D)

41. Attica Scott (D)

42. Reginald Meeks (D)

43. Charles Booker (D)

44. Joni Jenkins (D)

45. Stan Lee (R)

46. Al Gentry (D)

47. Rick Rand (D)

48. Maria Sorolis (D)

49. Thomas Huff (R)

50. Chad McCoy (R)

51. John Carney (R)

52. Ken Upchurch (R)

53. James Tipton (R)

54. Daniel Elliott (R)

55. Kim King (R)

56. Joe Graviss (D)

57. Derrick Graham (D)

58. Rob Rothenburger (R)

59. David W. Osborne (R)

60. Sal Santoro (R)

61. Savannah Maddox (R)

62. Phillip Pratt (R)

63. Kim Banta (R)

64. Kimberly Poore Moser (R)

65. Buddy Wheatley (D)

66. C. Ed Massey (R)

67. Rachel Roberts (D) (after March 3)

68. Joseph Fischer (R)

69. Adam Koenig (R)

70. John Sims Jr. (D)

71. Travis Brenda (R)

72. Matthew Koch (R)

73. Les Yates (R)

74. David Hale (R)

75. Kelly Flood (D)

76. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)

77. George Brown Jr. (D)

78. Mark Hart (R)

79. Susan Westrom (D)

80. David Meade (R)

81. Deanna Frazier (R)

82. Regina Bunch (R)

83. Jeff Hoover (R)

84. Chris Fugate (R)

85. Tommy Turner (R)

86. Jim Stewart (R)

87. Adam Bowling (R)

88. Cherlynn Stevenson (D)

89. Robert Goforth (R)

90. Derek Lewis (R)

91. Cluster Howard (D)

92. John Blanton (R)

93. Chris Harris (D)

94. Angie Hatton (D)

95. Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)

96. Kathy Hinkle (D)

97. Bobby McCool (R)

98. Danny Bentley (R)

99. Richard White (R) (after March 3)

100. Terri Branham Clark (D)

Changes in membership

Senate changes

|- ! 38 | Vacant | data-sort-value="November 16, 2019" | Incumbent Dan Seum (R) resigned November 16, 2019.
A special election was held January 14, 2020. | |Michael J. Nemes
(R) | January 21, 2020 |}

House of Representatives changes

|- ! 99 | data-sort-value="Aaaaa" | Vacant | data-sort-value="December 10, 2019" | Incumbent Rocky Adkins (D) resigned December 10, 2019, to join the administration of Andy Beshear.
A special election was held February 25, 2020. | |Richard White
(R) | March 3, 2020 |- ! 67 | data-sort-value="Aaaaa" | Vacant | data-sort-value="December 16, 2019" | Incumbent Dennis Keene (D) resigned December 16, 2019, to become the Kentucky Commissioner of Local Government.
A special election was held February 25, 2020. | |Rachel Roberts
(D) | March 3, 2020 |}

Committees

Senate committees

House of Representatives committees

See also

• 2018 Kentucky elections (elections leading to this session)
  • 2018 Kentucky Senate election
  • 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election
• List of Kentucky General Assemblies

Notes

1. ^ Amendments to the Constitution of Kentucky require a 3/5 majority in both houses of the legislature and a majority vote by referendum. They can not be vetoed by the governor.

References

• "Kentucky General Assembly 2020 Directory". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2025.