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Wil Schroder

Republican · KY

Where Wil Schroder stands, based on their records

Supports

Anti-Corruption (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)

Opposes

Gun Control (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 2 support

  • Sponsored a law tightening state ethics rules. It lets ethics complaints be filed against former lawmakers and lobbyists for a year after they leave, and adds lobbyist pay reporting.

    April 24, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Sponsored a law letting people request public records by email or fax. It passed 37-0 in the Senate and 98-0 in the House.

    March 25, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support

  • Sponsored a law making it a crime to post someone's personal information online to threaten, scare, or harass them. It also lets victims sue.

    April 8, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Sponsored a law giving sexual abuse victims more time to sue their abusers. It raised the time limit for child sexual abuse lawsuits from 5 to 10 years. It passed 36-0 and 97-0.

    March 27, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support

  • Sponsored a bill requiring public colleges to adopt free speech policies for students and faculty, with a right to sue over violations. It passed the Senate 27-11 but died in the House.

    March 13, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 oppose

  • Voted yes on a bill letting adults 21 and older carry concealed guns without a permit. It passed the Senate 29-8 and became law.

    February 14, 2019Opposes Gun Control

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose

  • Voted to override the governor's veto of a broad abortion law. It tightened parental consent rules for minors and set new limits on abortion pills. The Senate vote was 31-6.

    April 13, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose

  • Co-sponsored a law saying workers at a franchise are not employees of the parent company under state labor laws. It passed the Senate 26-9 and the House 62-26.

    March 16, 2017Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

Track record — General

General · 12 records

  • Was named senior counsel by incoming Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, after co-chairing Coleman's transition team.

    November 15, 2023

    Source: nkytribune.com

  • Was named a 2022 session MVP by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The group cited his work passing an unemployment insurance overhaul (House Bill 4) in the Senate.

    December 23, 2022

    Source: linknky.com

  • Voted to override the governor's veto of a tax law that cut the state income tax rate. The Senate vote was 28-8.

    April 13, 2022

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Voted to override the governor's veto of an unemployment law. It ties how many weeks people can get benefits, 12 to 24, to the state jobless rate and adds weekly job-search rules. The Senate vote was 21-12.

    March 21, 2022

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that limits a governor's emergency orders to 30 days unless lawmakers extend them. The Senate vote was 29-8.

    February 2, 2021

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Was named co-chair of a new legislative working group set up to review Kentucky's public pension systems.

    January 11, 2019

    Source: wtvq.com

  • Was named chair of the Kentucky Senate committee on state and local government by the Senate Republican caucus.

    November 28, 2018

    Source: nkytribune.com

  • Voted yes on a bill that began as a sewer bill and was rewritten into an overhaul of state public pension plans. It passed the Senate 22-15.

    March 29, 2018

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Sponsored a law that lets people with disabilities save money in special ABLE accounts without losing public aid. It passed 36-0 in the Senate and 99-0 in the House.

    April 5, 2016

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Sponsored a bill to let lawsuits against the state be heard in other circuit courts, not only in Franklin County. It passed the Senate 27-10 but died in the House.

    March 17, 2016

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Sponsored a bill to exempt school buildings from Kentucky's prevailing wage law, which sets minimum pay on public construction. It passed the Senate 24-12 but died in a House committee.

    February 5, 2015

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov

  • Received the endorsement of former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning in his 2014 race for Kentucky Senate District 24.

    May 19, 2014

    Source: linknky.com

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