Legislator
State Representative
John Hodgson
(R) - Kentucky
Kentucky House District 036
In Office
contact info
Fischerville Office
P.O. Box 74
Fischerville, KY 40023
Fischerville, KY 40023
Capitol Address
702 Capital Ave.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-8100
Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 100 |
3
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| Healthcare | 100 |
2
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| Economy | 67 |
1
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| Constitutional Gov't | 36 |
-3
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| Civil Liberties | 17 |
-4
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| All Bills | 50 |
0
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB2 | Gold and Silver Taxation Accountability | House: Third Reading RCS# 315 | 03/27/2025 | 1 | Yea | This bill protects and provides accountability for the government's extra-legal action to push tax collections on gold and silver after repeal of taxation of species tender. |
| HB4 | Bans Discriminatory DEI Policies | House: Third Reading RCS# 237 | 03/13/2025 | 1 | Yea | This law bans discriminating based on an individual's perceived or actual religion, race, sex, color, or national origin in higher education institutions. |
| HB6 | KY REINS Act | House: Final Passage RCS# 317 | 03/27/2025 | 1 | Yea | A REINs Act bill which prohibits regulators from putting in rules if the rules have an economic impact or implementation and compliance costs $500,000 which means it would require legislative action with some exceptions. |
| HB85 | Fee-for-Service Sanitation | House: Third Reading RCS# 230 | 03/12/2025 | 1 | Yea | A fee-for-service bill which only allows sanitation district to charge for properties that use the service or are slated to use the service. |
| HB160 | Mobile Home Zoning Protections | House: Final Passage RCS# 346 | 03/28/2025 | 1 | Yea | A bill to ban local governments from discriminating against mobile homes in zoning regulations. |
| HB211 | Stops Cigar Bar Ban | House: Third Reading RCS# 30 | 02/18/2025 | 1 | Yea | This bill stops the ban on cigar bars in Louisville by establishing clear cigar bar definitions. |
| HB340 | Eroding Privacy Rights | House: Third Reading RCS# 185 | 03/06/2025 | -1 | Yea | This bill empowers the federal government to access and centralize personal information on citizens eroding privacy rights. |
| HB371 | Increase Regulation on Waste Disposal | House: Third Reading RCS# 146 | 03/04/2025 | -1 | Yea | A bill to increase regulation on solid waste facilities. |
| HB398 | House Floor Amendment 2 - Workplace Self Representation Rights | House: Adopt HFA 2 RCS# 83 | 02/26/2025 | 1 | Nay | This amendment removes "qualified" allowing people to represent themselves in a workplace OSHA-style matters. |
| HB399 | Anti Free Speech Bill | House: Third Reading RCS# 189 | 03/07/2025 | -1 | Yea | A bill making it a felony to "disrupt" a legislative proceeding. |
| HB424 | Public School Performance Evaluations | House: Third Reading RCS# 79 | 02/26/2025 | 1 | Yea | A bill mandating the performance of public postsecondary Presidents and faculty cutting down on bureaucratic rot. |
| HB465 | Vehicle Forfeiture | House: Third Reading RCS# 159 | 03/05/2025 | -1 | Yea | This bill allows the government to seize your vehicle to destroy or sell it for street racing. |
| HB493 | Towing Regulation Bill | House: Third Reading RCS# 352 | 03/28/2025 | -1 | Yea | The bill institutes a private towing business certificate and rate reporting requirements with rigid adherence interfering in the private market. |
| HB520 | Removes Transparency in Public Records | House: Third Reading RCS# 135 | 03/04/2025 | -1 | Yea | An anti-transparency bill to allow police to keep records from the public if they "could" pose a risk of investigation rather than the current law stating it "would" harm an investigation. |
| HB606 | Crony Spending Tax District | House: Third Reading RCS# 361 | 03/28/2025 | -1 | Yea | This bill creates a special taxing district to raise money to spend taxpayer dollars on crony businesses for private gain. |
| HB664 | Speed Cameras Instituted | House: Third Reading RCS# 365 | 03/28/2025 | -1 | Yea | A bill to create a speed camera program to issue speeding tickets. |
| HB695 | Medicaid Work Requirements | House: Third Reading RCS# 307 | 03/14/2025 | 1 | Yea | This law requires able-bodied adults without dependents to work in order to get Medicaid. |
| SB1 | Hollywood Film Subsidies | House: Third Reading RCS# 277 | 03/14/2025 | -1 | Yea | This bill creates a new government program using taxpayer funds to promote and subsidize the film industry. |
| SB2 | Ban Taxpayer Funded Prisoner Gender Changes | House: Veto Override RCS# 308 | 03/14/2025 | 1 | Yea | A bill banning public funds to not be directly or indirectly used for inmate gender changes in a correctional facility. |
| SB4 | AI Generation Reporting Required | House: Third Reading RCS# 236 | 03/13/2025 | -1 | Yea | A bill requiring disclosure if an elected official whose appearance, action, or speech is altered through the use of synthetic media. |
| SB25 | House Floor Amendment #3 - KY DOGE | House: Adopt HFA 3 RCS# 271 | 03/14/2025 | 1 | Yea | An amendment to require reporting by departments to communicate cuts for wasteful spending. |
| SB38 | School Bus Traffic Camera Surveillance | House: Third Reading RCS# 247 | 03/13/2025 | -1 | Nay | This bill expands government surveillance by installing camera monitoring systems on school buses, disregarding due process for traffic violations. |
| SB84 | No Administrative Deference, Court Review | House: Final Passage RCS# 336 | 03/27/2025 | 1 | Yea | A Chevron Deference type bill stating administrative bodies shall not get deference of statutory interpretation requiring full court review. |
| SB100 | Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing | House: Third Reading RCS# 225 | 03/12/2025 | -1 | Yea | A 23-page bill of regulations creating a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license charging $500 per retailer, $1 million in total fees to sell the products. |
| SB120 | House Floor Amendment #1 - Homeschoolers Play Public School Sports | House: Adopt HFA 1 RCS# 279 | 03/14/2025 | 1 | Yea | This amendment allowed homeschool students to participate in extracurricular activities at local public schools. |
| SB129 | Violates Property Rights | House: Third Reading RCS# 273 | 03/14/2025 | -1 | Yea | This bill bans leasing or occupation of mother-in-law type units on single-family lots in single-family zones that are not owner occupied. |
Rated Sponored Bills
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