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Portrait of Jim Gooch

Jim Gooch

Representative

House District 012


jim.gooch@kylegislature.gov

Profiles & links

House District 012 — select to explore the district map

Sponsored bills

16 bills

House
Chaptered

HB677

AN ACT relating to energy production and byproduct management.

Latest action · Apr 14, 2026

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 152)

House
Engrossed

HB593

AN ACT relating to data centers.

Latest action · Mar 31, 2026

Returned To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

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Voting record

How this member voted on floor and committee roll calls in 2026 Regular Session.

Yea: 172
Nay: 9
Absent: 19
Based on 200 roll calls with this member’s vote recorded.

Recent

SJR116A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Adopt RCS# 499

Yea
HR141A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Adopt RCS# 507

Yea
SJR116A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Veto Override RCS# 498

Yea
SJR74A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Adopt RCS# 497

Yea
SB56AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Veto Override RCS# 495

Yea
HR141A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Veto Override RCS# 506

Yea
SB261AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Veto Override RCS# 503

Nay
SB56AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.
Apr 15, 2026

House: Veto Override RCS# 494

Yea

Committee assignments

Standing and interim committees from the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) legislative calendar and roster data.

Joint
Interim joint
Natural Resources and Energy
Co-Chair
House
House standing
Natural Resources and Energy
Chair
Joint
Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection
House
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy
House
House standing
Banking and Insurance
House
House standing
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
Joint
Interim joint
Banking and Insurance
Joint
Interim joint
State Government
Joint
Interim joint
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection