Laws, budget votes and local investments
You should be able to see what your senator has done and check the record for yourself.
Since returning to the Senate in 2023, I've supported tax relief, sponsored legislation that became law and voted for investments in transportation, education and public services.
I voted for House Bill 1 in 2023 and House Bill 1 in 2025.
The 2023 legislation established a 4.5 percent individual income-tax rate for 2023 and a 4 percent rate beginning in 2024. The 2025 legislation reduced the rate to 3.5 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
Lower income taxes let taxpayers keep more of what they earn. I support continuing the work toward eliminating Kentucky's individual income tax.
I cosponsored the 2023 law expanding KEES scholarship options for qualifying workforce training programs. I also voted for legislation improving career and technical education funding and allowing qualifying dual-credit internship and cooperative training hours to count toward certain trade licenses.
My budget votes supported statewide funding for career and technical education, Work Ready Kentucky Scholarships and Dual Credit Scholarships. I also supported establishing the Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund to help prepare more people for healthcare careers.
I cosponsored and supported Senate Bill 172 in 2026, the Fuel Surcharge Stability Act.
The law allows the Public Service Commission, at an electric utility's request, to extend the period over which fuel-adjustment costs are recovered. That gives the commission a tool to reduce volatility in customers' bills.
Spreading recovery over time does not eliminate the underlying cost.
I supported Senate Bill 8 in 2026.
The law expands the Public Service Commission from three members to five and changes requirements for commissioner qualifications, staffing and operations to allow the commission greater ability to oversee and study state utility actions.
I voted for the final 2026 state budget, which includes:
The SEEK guarantee is only one component of school funding and does not include more than $3 billion for learning and results services (LARS) or over $2.2 billion to support teacher pension funding.
I backed the 2026 road plan and House Bill 900 and Senate Bill 197, which included projects and appropriations in counties right here in our district.
I worked alongside Rep. Erika Hancock, Rep. Dan Fister and other partners to advance funding for the Singing Bridge replacement.
The enacted highway plan lists $12.17 million across right-of-way, utility and construction phases in fiscal years 2026 through 2028. Federal officials separately announced a $24 million BUILD grant for the project.
House Bill 900 includes $4.5 million in fiscal year 2027–28 for a Boone County Water Rescue river station.
The enacted highway plan programs approximately $31.15 million in fiscal year 2026 for utility work and construction on the US Highway 42 Kentucky River bridge project.
The highway plan includes $10 million for construction in fiscal year 2027 on the I-71 project from US Highway 127 to mile point 64.
The plan includes approximately $1.96 million combined for resurfacing projects on KY Highway 1982, KY Highway 3548 and KY 325 in fiscal years 2027 and 2028.
House Bill 900 includes $7 million across fiscal years 2026–27 and 2027–28 for Kenton County infrastructure and economic development.
