Kim Ward

PA Senate District 39

Republican Pennsylvania since Jan 6, 2009

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 4 Economy & Taxes 4 Education 3 Environment & Energy 3 Healthcare 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Banking & Finance 1 Gun Policy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
PA Senate District 39 current Pennsylvania	Republican	Jan 6, 2009	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,166 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 1090 An Act providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f970b26-c3be-4d9a-8e4d-2728984fa3de	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f970b26-c3be-4d9a-8e4d-2728984fa3de CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 64f9c67b-59e2-42ac-8903-d8b06ae638e0	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64f9c67b-59e2-42ac-8903-d8b06ae638e0 CC0-1.0
SB 203 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 13d3b1b2-e792-4c4e-922f-2fb7e09d365e	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13d3b1b2-e792-4c4e-922f-2fb7e09d365e CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b53242fd-e91c-468d-b1dd-954b30f447d7	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b53242fd-e91c-468d-b1dd-954b30f447d7 CC0-1.0
SB 867 An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania…	LAUGHLIN AMENDMENT NO. A-1965	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll f5b3ac7b-33ba-461e-a7fd-4a194d36eb12	Mar 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5b3ac7b-33ba-461e-a7fd-4a194d36eb12 CC0-1.0
SB 1209 An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State…	Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 971e1044-84b1-4e9b-a036-2d9dfca75a88	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/971e1044-84b1-4e9b-a036-2d9dfca75a88 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f50fe396-6f35-47b4-ad54-98d9c272ed75	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f50fe396-6f35-47b4-ad54-98d9c272ed75 CC0-1.0
SB 1218 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses…	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e7ce30f5-861c-4c92-a50c-310bf52fa150	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7ce30f5-861c-4c92-a50c-310bf52fa150 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 08a743fd-9c2d-49ea-af26-d90de35acb11	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08a743fd-9c2d-49ea-af26-d90de35acb11 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Law & Justice): Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b2970465-0610-4e42-9f40-961111226251	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2970465-0610-4e42-9f40-961111226251 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Law & Justice): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 42de0a28-f011-454a-b316-72d888e93e28	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42de0a28-f011-454a-b316-72d888e93e28 CC0-1.0
SB 331 An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fff5b3ed-ee7a-46cc-8bc8-7c72624bbef8	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fff5b3ed-ee7a-46cc-8bc8-7c72624bbef8 CC0-1.0
HB 993 An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general…	Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9242f681-4196-4eff-b392-b6b8e7ae79ee	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9242f681-4196-4eff-b392-b6b8e7ae79ee CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 93049ff2-0363-4ce8-8da1-fa4f65fd1003	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/93049ff2-0363-4ce8-8da1-fa4f65fd1003 CC0-1.0
SR 245 A Resolution supporting the bipartisan Federal Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Adaptive Care…	Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c4a0638c-2a5b-4ec9-8fc5-81ecfd704619	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4a0638c-2a5b-4ec9-8fc5-81ecfd704619 CC0-1.0
SB 1211 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of…	Committee vote (Banking & Insurance): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2cb968a5-1dd5-4787-b7f7-8a778fe59edd	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2cb968a5-1dd5-4787-b7f7-8a778fe59edd CC0-1.0
SB 1210 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of…	Committee vote (Banking & Insurance): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d7502bd-a2b4-4256-8885-d7a2c5a8c595	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d7502bd-a2b4-4256-8885-d7a2c5a8c595 CC0-1.0
SB 270 An Act amending the act of July 2, 1935 (P.L.589, No.210), referred to as the Milk Sanitation Law…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f28ce32c-4051-48f2-b858-7c8bd7b00204	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f28ce32c-4051-48f2-b858-7c8bd7b00204 CC0-1.0
SB 802 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a5f1b2fe-7f1a-4b90-a3da-1e911db70042	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5f1b2fe-7f1a-4b90-a3da-1e911db70042 CC0-1.0
SR 211 A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a…	Committee vote (Local Government): Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f4088ce4-12dc-4c65-8ccd-1cf98f2b974f	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4088ce4-12dc-4c65-8ccd-1cf98f2b974f CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Local Government): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b781824d-e53a-4100-a43c-25647810feb0	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b781824d-e53a-4100-a43c-25647810feb0 CC0-1.0
HB 1286 An Act amending the act of October 25, 2012 (P.L.1618, No.197), known as the National Human…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 701080d4-e646-4a9c-9a73-3aeb55e9b49e	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/701080d4-e646-4a9c-9a73-3aeb55e9b49e CC0-1.0
SB 990 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b909af7-1205-4bac-9d96-827f700ed5c6	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b909af7-1205-4bac-9d96-827f700ed5c6 CC0-1.0
SB 782 An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 32d8d124-416f-4102-9e03-cacf6aa85668	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32d8d124-416f-4102-9e03-cacf6aa85668 CC0-1.0
SB 49 An Act establishing the Cannabis Control Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis…	Committee vote (Law & Justice): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 02037966-ad05-4386-9816-7ce49459ca72	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02037966-ad05-4386-9816-7ce49459ca72 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

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Roll-call votes (1,166 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

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