Kentucky · Current officeholder
Joshua Watkins
Democratic Kentucky House, District 42
Record last updated:
Sponsored legislation
33 bills in the current data (33 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 311 | AN ACT relating to railroad crossings. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 23, 2026 |
| HB 755 | AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 333 | AN ACT relating to housing. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 7, 2026 |
| HR 91 | A RESOLUTION declaring May as Mental Health Month in Kentucky. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 195 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 621 | AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 924 | AN ACT relating to the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 782 | AN ACT relating to postsecondary education students. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 299 | AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 681 | AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 653 | AN ACT relating to civil rights. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 574 | AN ACT relating to preschool education programs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 572 | AN ACT relating to preschool education programs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HR 60 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 522 | AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 34 | AN ACT relating to death benefits. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 403 | AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 402 | AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 401 | AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 386 | AN ACT relating to coverage for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 354 | AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 326 | AN ACT relating to residential safety. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 316 | AN ACT relating to local firearms control ordinances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 304 | AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 303 | AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HCR 9 | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to reinstate the able-bodied adults without dependents time limits exemption for veterans under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 229 | AN ACT relating to housing, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 228 | AN ACT relating to a tax credit for renters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 199 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 157 | AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 152 | AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 128 | AN ACT relating to the regulation of recovery residences and declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 32 | AN ACT relating to coverage for epinephrine devices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
