Rep. Joshua Watkins
Democratic Kentucky House · District 42 · Kentucky
-0.844Left–right score (within House)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#13 of 98Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
96.8%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
258Roll calls (6 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2025-01-01 · joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov · legislature.ky.gov/…/Legislator-Profile.aspx? · Open States ID 118003d1-9f48-4ef8-bbd0-748d17ebb699
Capitol-Mail: Room Annex 472, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601 502-564-8100
Where they sit in the Kentucky House
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Kentucky House have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Joshua Watkins. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Joshua Watkins.
Committees
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Committee on Committees
- Housing Task Force
- Impeachment Special
- Legislative Research Commission
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Rules
- Small Business and Information Technology
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
Recent votes (latest 60 of 258 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | HB 48 Final Passage AN ACT relating to education. | Yea | Pass 96–1 |
| 2025-03-28 | SB 181 Pass AN ACT relating to children. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | SJR 55 Final Passage A JOINT RESOLUTION directing Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions to combat antisemitism. | Not Voting | Pass 75–6 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 437 Final Passage AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. | Yea | Pass 87–10 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 555 Final Passage AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. | Yea | Pass 98–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 618 Final Passage AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. | Yea | Pass 76–14 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 622 Final Passage AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | Yea | Pass 84–13 |
| 2025-03-28 | SB 104 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Authority. | Yea | Pass 98–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 430 Final Passage AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 606 Final Passage AN ACT relating to economic development. | Yea | Pass 82–17 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 493 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. | Yea | Pass 88–10 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 160 Final Passage AN ACT relating to manufactured housing. | Yea | Pass 95–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 544 Final Passage AN ACT relating to disaster relief, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 501 Final Passage AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. | Nay | Pass 83–16 |
| 2025-03-28 | SB 76 Final Passage AN ACT relating to contracts for the improvement of real estate. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | SB 9 Pass AN ACT relating to teacher benefit provisions and declaring an emergency. | Yea | Pass 90–9 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 441 Final Passage AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement System. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 662 Final Passage AN ACT relating to personally identifiable information. | Nay | Pass 77–17 |
| 2025-03-28 | HJR 5 Final Passage A JOINT RESOLUTION designating names for various roads and bridges. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 305 Final Passage AN ACT relating to health care. | Yea | Pass 92–4 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 24 Final Passage AN ACT relating to conservation. | Yea | Pass 94–0 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 664 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. | Yea | Pass 76–20 |
| 2025-03-28 | HB 188 Final Passage AN ACT relating to motor vehicle driveaway plates. | Yea | Pass 100–0 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 240 Final Passage AN ACT relating to primary school. | Yea | Pass 93–3 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 25 Final Passage AN ACT relating to oversight of government operations and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 72–19 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 183 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Nay | Pass 72–17 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 495 Final Passage AN ACT relating to healthcare services and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 78–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 4 Final Passage AN ACT relating to initiatives regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. | Nay | Pass 79–19 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 552 Final Passage AN ACT relating to economic development. | Not Voting | Pass 85–10 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 566 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 72–22 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 136 Final Passage AN ACT relating to corrections. | Nay | Pass 80–17 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 694 Final Passage AN ACT relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding. | Nay | Pass 67–27 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 84 Final Passage AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action. | Nay | Pass 74–18 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 65 Final Passage AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 75–18 |
| 2025-03-27 | HJR 46 Final Passage A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 80–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 28 Final Passage AN ACT relating to agricultural economic development and declaring an emergency. | Not Voting | Pass 81–10 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 207 Final Passage AN ACT relating to education. | Nay | Pass 78–16 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 424 Final Passage AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions. | Nay | Pass 80–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 2 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the taxation of currency and bullion currency and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 80–19 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 90 Final Passage AN ACT relating to maternal health and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 77–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 65 Reconsider AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 68–12 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 546 Final Passage AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Not Voting | Pass 77–16 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 65 Final Passage AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 72–15 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 695 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 80–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 346 Final Passage AN ACT relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 78–19 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 245 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 77–15 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 6 Final Passage AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 80–20 |
| 2025-03-27 | HJR 30 Final Passage A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. | Nay | Pass 82–18 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 398 Final Passage AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health. | Nay | Pass 78–22 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 89 Final Passage AN ACT relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 66–23 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 684 Final Passage AN ACT relating to elections. | Nay | Pass 84–15 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 216 Final Passage AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency. | Nay | Pass 79–15 |
| 2025-03-27 | HB 399 Final Passage AN ACT relating to interference with a legislative proceeding. | Nay | Pass 69–28 |
| 2025-03-27 | SB 19 Final Passage AN ACT relating to permitted uses of time during the school day. | Nay | Pass 74–17 |
| 2025-03-14 | HJR 30 Final Passage A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds. | Yea | Pass 87–1 |
| 2025-03-14 | SB 69 Final Passage AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses. | Yea | Pass 88–0 |
| 2025-03-14 | HB 30 Final Passage AN ACT relating to public employee benefits. | Yea | Pass 92–0 |
| 2025-03-14 | HB 321 Final Passage AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. | Yea | Pass 91–0 |
| 2025-03-14 | SB 207 Pass AN ACT relating to education. | Nay | Pass 73–16 |
| 2025-03-14 | SB 169 Final Passage AN ACT relating to administrative subpoenas. | Yea | Pass 87–0 |