Gary Boswell

Sponsored SB 39, signed into law on 2026-04-10, changing private-lake fishing and stocking rules and adding ethics-training and qualification requirements for Fish and Wildlife Commission members.

April 10, 2026For

Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · researched July 25, 2026

Introduced SB 316 to add a $100 court cost for littering violations and direct the proceeds to the Kentucky Pride Fund; the bill remained in committee.

March 1, 2024For

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Questioned Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials during a legislative committee meeting about using electrofishing to combat invasive carp in western Kentucky waterways.

July 20, 2023For

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Sponsored SB 40, enacted on 2026-04-02, allowing an alternative county process for appointing public-library trustees and filling board vacancies.

April 2, 2026For

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Sponsored SB 58, enacted on 2024-04-07, simplifying the petition process for voters challenging local property-tax rates and removing Social Security-number and precinct-entry requirements for petition signers.

April 7, 2024For

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Advocated controlling state spending and using a zero-based-budget approach during a Greater Owensboro Chamber legislative forum.

March 7, 2026For

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Introduced SB 200 to exempt adults from Kentucky's hunter-education requirement; the bill remained in committee.

February 13, 2026Against

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Co-sponsored SB 86, directing state and local law-enforcement agencies to enter federal immigration-enforcement agreements; the bill remained in committee.

January 13, 2026For

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Co-sponsored SB 83, which the Senate passed on 2025-02-25, expanding Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship eligibility for graduates of noncertified schools; the bill stalled in the House.

February 25, 2025For

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Co-sponsored SB 20, signed into law on 2023-03-22, barring TikTok from most state-government devices and networks.

March 22, 2023For

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Voted on 2023-03-29 to override the governor's veto of SB 150, legislation restricting school instruction and medical treatment relating to gender identity for minors.

March 29, 2023Against

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Publicly opposed a proposed Daviess County fairness ordinance, telling Fiscal Court that he feared effects on churches and businesses and that Christians opposed the protected lifestyles under discussion.

October 17, 2019Against

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Co-sponsored SB 4, enacted on 2023-03-29, requiring Public Service Commission approval before regulated utilities retire fossil-fuel electric generating units and directing review of reliability, resilience, and affordability.

March 29, 2023For

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Served as vice chair of the Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee and co-chair of the Capital Planning Advisory Board, as documented by the legislature's current official profile.

July 24, 2026

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Endorsed Daniel Cameron for the 2026 U.S. Senate election.

November 14, 2025

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Gary Boswell serves as the incumbent State Senator for State Senate District 8 (2024) (in office as of the 2026 cycle).

January 13, 2025

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Sponsored SB 39, signed into law on 2026-04-10, changing private-lake fishing and stocking rules and adding ethics-training and qualification requirements for Fish and Wildlife Commission members.

April 10, 2026

Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · researched July 25, 2026