2023 Kentucky General Assembly

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.

Enacted

 * SB 150: An act relating to children (passed over veto)

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: Gerald Neal
 * Minority Whip: David Yates
 * Minority Caucus Chair: Reggie Thomas

Presiding

 * Speaker: David Osborne (R)
 * Speaker pro tempore: David Meade (R)

Majority (Republican)

 * Majority Leader: Steven Rudy
 * Majority Whip: Jason Nemes
 * Majority Caucus Chair: Suzanne Miles

Minority (Democratic)

 * Minority Leader: Derrick Graham
 * Minority Whip: Rachel Roberts
 * Minority Caucus Chair: Cherlynn Stevenson

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) (from March 2)


 * 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) (until January 6)
 * 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. Mike 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 (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. Billy 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)



Senate changes
! 19 A special election was held February 21, 2023. (D) ! 28 (R) A special election was held May 16, 2023.
 * 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 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in 2022.
 * |Cassie Chambers Armstrong
 * March 2, 2023
 * | Ralph Alvarado
 * data-sort-value="January 6, 2023" | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2023, to become Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health.
 * 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.