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Jimmy Higdon

Senator

Senate District 14

jimmy.higdon@kylegislature.gov

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Sponsored bills

Bills sponsored by this member in 2026 Regular Session.

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SB70

AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.

Latest action · Apr 23, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State

SR37

A RESOLUTION recognizing the tremendous skill and efficiency of the United States of America's elite Delta Force for the successful capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Latest action · Apr 15, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB9

AN ACT relating to housing districts.

Latest action · Apr 15, 2026

Conference Committee Report (1) Filed In House And Senate

SB124

AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.

Latest action · Apr 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

SB127

AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Latest action · Apr 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

SR128

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of William "Will" Prebble Coomes.

Latest action · Apr 14, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

Signed by Governor

SB245

AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.

Latest action · Apr 10, 2026

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 70)

Signed by Governor

SB39

AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife and declaring an emergency.

Latest action · Apr 10, 2026

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 93)

SB278

AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police.

Latest action · Apr 9, 2026

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 60)

SB22

AN ACT relating to the dual credit scholarship program.

Latest action · Apr 1, 2026

Floor Amendment (3) Filed To Committee Substitute , Floor Amendments (1) And (2-Title) Filed To Bill

SR208

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jessica Patton Rudy.

Latest action · Apr 1, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SR286

A RESOLUTION recognizing the life of Charlie Kirk as a martyr for truth, faith, and free speech.

Latest action · Apr 1, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

SR181

A RESOLUTION commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.

Latest action · Mar 31, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SR59

A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Love Your Smile Month.

Latest action · Mar 27, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB223

AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages.

Latest action · Mar 20, 2026

To Committee On Committees (H)

SR167

A RESOLUTION honoring and remembering Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt upon her passing as she made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

Latest action · Mar 17, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SR157

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Caroline Whitlock Mudd.

Latest action · Mar 16, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB80

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.

Latest action · Mar 13, 2026

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

SR122

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Douglas "Doug" Hubbard.

Latest action · Mar 9, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB28

AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.

Latest action · Mar 9, 2026

To Transportation (H)

SB51

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Latest action · Mar 6, 2026

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

SB339

AN ACT relating to motor carrier safety regulation.

Latest action · Mar 2, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

SJR129

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Lt. Brian Hatt Memorial Highway in Marion County.

Latest action · Mar 2, 2026

To Transportation (S)

SB299

AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.

Latest action · Feb 27, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

SR58

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Garland A. Davis.

Latest action · Feb 27, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB280

AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Latest action · Feb 26, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

SR118

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Joseph H. Mattingly, Jr.

Latest action · Feb 26, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB279

AN ACT relating to the efficient use of public funds in postsecondary institutions.

Latest action · Feb 26, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

SR57

A RESOLUTION honoring Father Patrick McDowell on the occasion of his ordination into the priesthood.

Latest action · Feb 25, 2026

Adopted By Voice Vote

SB244

AN ACT relating to transportation.

Latest action · Feb 25, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Voting record

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

Yea: 196

Nay: 2

Not voting / absent: 2

Based on 200 roll calls with this member’s vote recorded.

Recent

SB98— AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4259

SR224— A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Soozie Eastman as a member of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4203
SR257— A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Debra Wulfeck to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4236
SR274— A RESOLUTION confirming the hiring of Eric King as executive director of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4252
SR260— A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Marshall Coyle to the Kentucky State Fair Board.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4238
SR253— A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4232
SR220— A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of John Hollenbach to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4199
SR233— A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ken Hunt to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents.
Apr 15, 2026
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4212

Committee assignments

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

Public Pension Oversight Board

Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation

Senate standing

Licensing and Occupations