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State Representative
Bobby McCool
(R) - Kentucky
Kentucky House District 097
In Office - Started: 01/01/2019

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702 Capital Ave.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-8100

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB240 AN ACT relating to primary school. Amend KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten students to be given a universal screener within the final 10 instructional days of the school year; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year require that a student remain in kindergarten for an additional year if he or she did not make adequate progress in kindergarten; prohibit a school from requiring a student who turns seven by August 1 to remain in kindergarten; require the school to reevaluate the reading improvement plan of any student remaining in kindergarten; allow a student provided an additional year in kindergarten to advance through the primary program when it is determined to be in the student's best interest. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB30 AN ACT relating to public employee benefits. Amend KRS 61.598 to exempt from the pension spiking provisions any increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer that are provided to members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB19 AN ACT relating to privacy protection. Amend KRS 500.130 to define terms; provide that the use of an unmanned aircraft system is not prohibited in the case of recreational or professional use if there is not intent to conduct surveillance on private property and there is no unauthorized use or publication of images of individuals or areas of private property, or in the case of an insurance company for purposes of underwriting a risk or investigating damage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil action; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for the civil action. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR81 A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to assist with the prevention and mitigation of flood damage in Kentucky. A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to assist with the prevention and mitigation of flood damage in Kentucky. Dead
HB758 AN ACT relating to career and technical education. Amend KRS 157.069 to apportion supplemental funds for career and technical education to be 75 percent for enrollment-based funding and 25 percent for incentive-based funding; modify incentives to permit two incentives per student; require "concentrator" status as the first incentive before eligibility for a second incentive. Dead
HB16 AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs. Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies. Dead
HB643 AN ACT relating to fire prevention and protection. Create a new section of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 to allow for the creation of a local appeals board to hear appeals from final orders of fire chiefs and state fire marshals; establish membership, procedures, and jurisdiction when no local appeals board is established; provide for appeal to Circuit Court of jurisdiction; amend KRS 227.200 to define terms; amend KRS 227.210, 227.335, 227.380, and 227.390 to conform. Dead
HB615 AN ACT relating to electric utilities. Amend KRS 278.684 to make technical changes. Dead
HB616 AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities. Amend KRS 278.160 to prohibit the collection of charges and fees for other governmental units by an investor-owned electric utility; prohibit the collection of certain surcharges and amounts that are not directly and exclusively related to the provision of electric service; require investor owned utilities to file new tariffs 90 days after December 30, 2025; EFFECTIVE December 30, 2025. Dead
HB529 AN ACT relating to the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program. Amend KRS 164.787 to define "adjusted gross income" and limit eligibility for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to a workforce student with an adjusted gross income of less than 250% of the median household income in Kentucky. Dead
HB464 AN ACT relating to public protection. Amend KRS 75.160 , relating to fire chiefs, to include gender-neutral language. Dead
HB463 AN ACT relating to veterans. Amend KRS 40.050 to insert gender-neutral language. Dead
HB457 AN ACT relating to the display of child labor laws in public schools. Amend KRS 158.195 to require each public school with students in grades six through 12 to display a printed abstract of certain child labor laws, including limited and prohibited occupations and work hour restrictions for minors; require the information to be posted on the school's website. Dead
HB397 AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction. Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Olivia Act. Dead
HB1 AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate. Amend KRS 141.020 to reduce the individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB153 AN ACT relating to a veterinary medicine program at Murray State University. Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine. Dead
HB37 AN ACT relating to an exemption from sales and use tax for certain nonprofit institutions. Amend KRS 139.495 to exempt purchases and sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services made by qualifying resident nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions from state sales and use taxes. Dead
HB56 AN ACT relating to comprehensive universities. Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Eastern Kentucky University to offer doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees required for professional practice and licensure in osteopathic medicine. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB24 AN ACT relating to conservation. House: Third Reading RCS# 358 03/28/2025 Yea
HB48 AN ACT relating to education. House: Third Reading RCS# 355 03/28/2025 Yea
HJR5 A JOINT RESOLUTION designating names for various roads and bridges. House: Third Reading RCS# 345 03/28/2025 Yea
HB160 AN ACT relating to manufactured housing. House: Third Reading RCS# 346 03/28/2025 Yea
HB188 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle driveaway plates. House: Third Reading RCS# 350 03/28/2025 Yea
SB76 AN ACT relating to contracts for the improvement of real estate. House: Third Reading RCS# 348 03/28/2025 Yea
HB305 AN ACT relating to health care. House: Third Reading RCS# 353 03/28/2025 Yea
SB104 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Authority. House: Third Reading RCS# 347 03/28/2025 Yea
HB430 AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 343 03/28/2025 Yea
HB437 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. House: Third Reading RCS# 344 03/28/2025 Yea
HB441 AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement System. House: Third Reading RCS# 362 03/28/2025 Yea
SJR55 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions to combat antisemitism. House: Third Reading RCS# 364 03/28/2025 Yea
HB501 AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. House: Third Reading RCS# 359 03/28/2025 Yea
HB493 AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. House: Third Reading RCS# 352 03/28/2025 Yea
HB544 AN ACT relating to disaster relief, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 351 03/28/2025 Yea
SB181 AN ACT relating to children. House: Third Reading RCS# 356 03/28/2025 Yea
HB555 AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. House: Third Reading RCS# 349 03/28/2025 Yea
HB664 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 365 03/28/2025 Yea
HB622 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 360 03/28/2025 Yea
HB606 AN ACT relating to economic development. House: Third Reading RCS# 361 03/28/2025 Nay
HB618 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. House: Third Reading RCS# 363 03/28/2025 Nay
SB9 AN ACT relating to teacher benefit provisions and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 357 03/28/2025 Yea
HB662 AN ACT relating to personally identifiable information. House: Third Reading RCS# 354 03/28/2025 Yea
HB90 AN ACT relating to maternal health and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 326 03/27/2025 Yea
SB19 AN ACT relating to permitted uses of time during the school day. House: Third Reading RCS# 337 03/27/2025 Yea
SB28 AN ACT relating to agricultural economic development and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 341 03/27/2025 Yea
HB136 AN ACT relating to corrections. House: Third Reading RCS# 327 03/27/2025 Yea
HB2 AN ACT relating to the taxation of currency and bullion currency and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 315 03/27/2025 Yea
SB65 AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 334 03/27/2025 Yea
SB65 AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. House: Veto Override RCS# 333 03/27/2025 Yea
SB65 AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 331 03/27/2025 Yea
HB216 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 313 03/27/2025 Yea
SB89 AN ACT relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 339 03/27/2025 Nay
HB240 AN ACT relating to primary school. House: Third Reading RCS# 314 03/27/2025 Yea
SB84 AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action. House: Third Reading RCS# 336 03/27/2025 Yea
HB346 AN ACT relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 312 03/27/2025 Yea
HB399 AN ACT relating to interference with a legislative proceeding. House: Third Reading RCS# 329 03/27/2025 Yea
HB398 AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health. House: Third Reading RCS# 318 03/27/2025 Yea
HB424 AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions. House: Third Reading RCS# 319 03/27/2025 Yea
HB4 AN ACT relating to initiatives regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. House: Third Reading RCS# 330 03/27/2025 Yea
HB495 AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 311 03/27/2025 Yea
HB546 AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 325 03/27/2025 Yea
SB183 AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. House: Third Reading RCS# 332 03/27/2025 Yea
HB566 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 320 03/27/2025 Yea
HB552 AN ACT relating to economic development. House: Third Reading RCS# 322 03/27/2025 Yea
HB6 AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 317 03/27/2025 Yea
HJR46 A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 324 03/27/2025 Yea
HJR30 A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. House: Third Reading RCS# 323 03/27/2025 Yea
HB684 AN ACT relating to elections. House: Third Reading RCS# 321 03/27/2025 Yea
SB207 AN ACT relating to education. House: Third Reading RCS# 338 03/27/2025 Yea
SB245 AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 335 03/27/2025 Yea
SB25 AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 340 03/27/2025 Yea
HB695 AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 316 03/27/2025 Yea
HB694 AN ACT relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding. House: Third Reading RCS# 328 03/27/2025 Yea
SB27 AN ACT relating to health care. House: Third Reading RCS# 289 03/14/2025 Yea
HB45 AN ACT relating to campaign finance. House: Third Reading RCS# 292 03/14/2025 Yea
HB38 AN ACT relating to orders of protection. House: Third Reading RCS# 266 03/14/2025 Yea
SB22 AN ACT relating to licensed professionals. House: Third Reading RCS# 278 03/14/2025 Yea
HB30 AN ACT relating to public employee benefits. House: Third Reading RCS# 269 03/14/2025 Yea
SB61 AN ACT relating to swimming pools. House: Third Reading RCS# 276 03/14/2025 Yea
SB68 AN ACT relating to education. House: Third Reading RCS# 281 03/14/2025 Absent
SB69 AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses. House: Third Reading RCS# 282 03/14/2025 Yea
HB184 AN ACT relating to insurance. House: Third Reading RCS# 284 03/14/2025 Yea
HB241 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 267 03/14/2025 Yea
HB240 AN ACT relating to primary school. House: Third Reading RCS# 291 03/14/2025 Yea
HB321 AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. House: Third Reading RCS# 302 03/14/2025 Yea
HB315 AN ACT relating to the acquisition of agricultural land. House: Third Reading RCS# 293 03/14/2025 Yea
HB346 AN ACT relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 294 03/14/2025 Yea
HB342 AN ACT relating to financial literacy. House: Third Reading RCS# 301 03/14/2025 Yea
SB2 AN ACT relating to correctional facilities. House: Third Reading RCS# 309 03/14/2025 Yea
SB2 AN ACT relating to correctional facilities. House: Veto Override RCS# 308 03/14/2025 Yea
HB369 AN ACT relating to police department members. House: Adopt SCS 1 RCS# 303 03/14/2025 Absent
SB133 AN ACT relating to sanctioning bodies for boxing and wrestling exhibitions. House: Third Reading RCS# 287 03/14/2025 Yea
SB129 AN ACT relating to property. House: Third Reading RCS# 273 03/14/2025 Yea
SB120 AN ACT relating to education. House: Veto Override RCS# 283 03/14/2025 Absent
SB120 AN ACT relating to education. House: Third Reading RCS# 280 03/14/2025 Yea
SB120 AN ACT relating to education. House: Adopt HFA 1 RCS# 279 03/14/2025 Nay
SB145 AN ACT relating to retail installment contracts. House: Third Reading RCS# 285 03/14/2025 Yea
HB455 AN ACT relating to elections. House: Third Reading RCS# 295 03/14/2025 Yea
SB169 AN ACT relating to administrative subpoenas. House: Third Reading RCS# 268 03/14/2025 Yea
HB495 AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 305 03/14/2025 Yea
HB495 AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency. House: Veto Override RCS# 304 03/14/2025 Yea
HB546 AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 298 03/14/2025 Yea
SB183 AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. House: Third Reading RCS# 265 03/14/2025 Absent
HB552 AN ACT relating to economic development. House: Third Reading RCS# 297 03/14/2025 Yea
HJR46 A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 264 03/14/2025 Yea
SB201 AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. House: Third Reading RCS# 290 03/14/2025 Yea
HJR30 A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. House: Third Reading RCS# 286 03/14/2025 Nay
HB682 AN ACT relating to utility relocation. House: Third Reading RCS# 299 03/14/2025 Yea
SB207 AN ACT relating to education. House: Third Reading RCS# 275 03/14/2025 Yea
SB207 AN ACT relating to education. House: Adopt HFA 3 RCS# 274 03/14/2025 Nay
SB25 AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 272 03/14/2025 Yea
SB25 AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. House: Adopt HFA 3 RCS# 271 03/14/2025 Yea
SB25 AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 270 03/14/2025 Yea
SB1 AN ACT relating to the film industry. House: Third Reading RCS# 277 03/14/2025 Yea
SB244 AN ACT relating to the operations of the Department of Law. House: Third Reading RCS# 300 03/14/2025 Yea
HB695 AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 307 03/14/2025 Yea
HB695 AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. House: Veto Override RCS# 306 03/14/2025 Yea
HB13 AN ACT relating to revenue and declaring an emergency. House: Third Reading RCS# 288 03/14/2025 Yea
HB775 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters. House: Third Reading RCS# 296 03/14/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Kentucky House Natural Resources and Energy Committee 14
Detail Kentucky House Postsecondary Education Committee 10
Detail Kentucky House Transportation Committee 15
Detail Kentucky House Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee Chair 1
Detail Kentucky Joint Education Committee 20
Detail Kentucky Joint Government Contract Review Committee 3
Detail Kentucky Joint Natural Resources and Energy Committee 13
Detail Kentucky Joint Transportation Committee 15
Detail Kentucky Joint Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee Co-Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
KY Kentucky House District 097 House Republican In Office 01/01/2019