David Yates

Voted for Senate Bill 100, which requires every store selling tobacco, nicotine or vaping products to hold a $500 yearly state license. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law.

March 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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As Jefferson County Clerk, David Yates oversaw the May 2026 primary; his office reported that voting equipment delivered secure and accurate results, improved voter check-in with its vendor, and provided wait-free voting across the county.

May 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: jeffersoncountyclerk.org · researched July 13, 2026

As Jefferson County Clerk, David Yates oversaw the May 2026 primary; his office reported that voting equipment delivered secure and accurate results, improved voter check-in with its vendor, and provided wait-free voting across the county.

May 20, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: jeffersoncountyclerk.org · researched July 13, 2026

Voted for House Bill 664, which lets a police officer in a highway work zone ticket speeders with a camera device. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-7, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

March 28, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 28, which creates a Department of Agriculture grant and loan program for farm and agribusiness projects. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 216, which exempts most Department of Agriculture employees from the ban on receiving farm funds from their agency. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 495, which bars Medicaid money for cross-sex hormones or gender surgery and cancels the conversion therapy order. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 65, which cancels five proposed agency regulations that legislative committees found deficient. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 424, which lets public colleges remove tenured faculty for failing performance requirements. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-9, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 694, which redirects teacher retiree health money into the pension fund once the health fund is full. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-8, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 398, which bars state workplace safety rules for private employers stricter than federal rules. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-9, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 90, which licenses freestanding birth centers and lists nine procedures a doctor may perform under the abortion law. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-7, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 89, which narrows which waters Kentucky's environmental protection law covers to four categories. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-8, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 183, which sets rules for the firms that vote public pension funds' shares, requiring analysis before voting against boards. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-7, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 399, which creates new crimes for disrupting the General Assembly, rising to a felony for a third offense. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-7, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 695, which bars changing Medicaid eligibility or coverage without legislative approval and seeks work requirements. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-7, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 136, which makes the prison system report far more each year about people leaving prison. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 84, which tells courts to decide what a law means themselves instead of deferring to the agency's reading. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

March 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2, which voids sales tax notices on currency and bullion sold after August 2024 and lets buyers sue for refunds. The Kentucky Senate voted 30-6, and the bill later became law over the Governor's veto.

March 14, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 520, which lowers the bar for police to refuse a public records request. The Kentucky Senate voted 25-12, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

March 14, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 202, which puts intoxicating hemp drinks under alcohol control, capped at 5 milligrams per serving and 21 to buy. The Kentucky Senate voted 22-13, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

March 13, 2025

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Voted against House Joint Resolution 15, which orders the Ten Commandments monument returned to permanent display at the Capitol. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the resolution became law without the Governor's signature.

March 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 241, which lets districts make up storm days with longer school days and caps online school enrollment. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-6, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

March 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 6, which bars state agencies from issuing most new regulations after March 2025 without a certified exception. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-6, and the bill later became law over the Governor's veto.

March 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 137, which lets air pollution enforcement rest only on data gathered by federally approved methods. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-6, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

March 12, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 4, which bars public colleges from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion or treating people differently by race or sex. The Kentucky Senate voted 32-6, and the bill later became law over the Governor's veto.

March 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 45, which bars foreign nationals from giving to or spending on Kentucky ballot question campaigns. The Kentucky Senate voted 29-6, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 9, which requires school districts to give staff who give birth up to 30 days of paid maternity leave. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-7, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

March 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 2, which bars public money for cosmetic or elective procedures, including gender surgery, for prisoners. The Kentucky Senate voted 31-6, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

February 18, 2025

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Introduced a bill letting people appeal a local ethics board's final orders to the circuit court in the board's county (Senate Bill 304). The bill was referred to a Senate committee in February 2024.

February 27, 2024

Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · researched July 13, 2026