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Shane Baker — Republican State Representative for Kentucky District 85 (official headshot)

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KY Representative

District: 85 • Republican

2025 Alignment:

73.17%

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Rep. Shane Baker (R-KY-85) earned a 73% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2025, showing moderate alignment with biblical business policy positions. Shane Baker voted on 41 of the 42 substantive bills scored by CEA in 2025. Shane Baker represents the 85th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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Lawmaker Position

HB 137House 20251x

Slightly Reducing Government Overreach by Implementing Objective Standards That Must be Met for Enforcement of Air Pollution Regulations.

With CEA
This bill provides that for air pollution enforcement by the Air Pollution Control Board or the Energy and Environment Cabinet, violation or noncompliance allegations must be based on either "A data collection method, emissions test, or monitoring method that has been approved or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency" or "A method or test that produces scientifically defensible and quality-assured data that is accepted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for enforcement purposes."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
HB 160House 20251x

Protecting Against Local Government Overreach by Restricting Regulations on Manufactured Homes.

With CEA
This bill prohibits localities from discriminating against manufactured homes by prohibiting zoning regulations and ordinances that ban manufactured homes or impose certain requirements that are different than for other single-family residences.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 164House 20251x

Supporting Parents by Allowing Posthumous Adoption if a Child Dies Before an Adoption is Finalized.

With CEA
This bill allows courts to approve a posthumous adoption of a child if the child dies after they were already "placed in the home of the petitioner" and the court makes certain findings. The bill clarifies that such an adoption does not "entitle the petitioner or petitioners proceeding under this section to any present or future interest in property or inheritance of the deceased child." Support.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Psalm 139:13-16 – "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
Leadership Insight
David declares that God forms every person in the womb - a truth that shapes First Freedom's protection of religious pro-life conviction. Believers who hold that life begins at conception must be free to operate hospitals, businesses, and ministries according to this conviction. First Freedom protects religious organizations from being forced to fund, perform, or participate in abortion against their sincere belief that God is the Author of life from conception.
HB 196House 20251x

Slightly Reducing Burdensome EMT Staffing Mandates in Coal Mines.

With CEA
This bill slightly reduces mandates on the number of emergency medical technicians or mine emergency technicians that must be employed per shift. Under existing law, at least two emergency technicians were required to be employed on each coal production shift, and one emergency technician was required on each nonproduction shift. Under this bill, emergency technicians are only required on production shifts, and only one is required if the shift includes 10 or fewer miners.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 20House 20251x

Strengthening Privacy and Civil Liberty Protections Through Restrictions on License Plate Data and Tracking and Other Devices.

With CEA
This bill prohibits retaining automated license plate reader data for more than 60 days unless the data is evidence in a criminal or insurance matter or if ordered by a court. The bill also prohibits releasing captured images or data except to law enforcement, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, or in response to a subpoena. Additionally, the bill prohibits placing "an identification device," such as a tracker, on a person without their consent. The bill also prohibits requiring or coercing placement of such a device through threats, intimidation, and other similar actions.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Leviticus 25:10 – "Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan."
Leadership Insight
Jubilee proclaimed liberty and restoration - principles essential to operational freedom. Businesses that have struggled under regulatory burden, economic downturn, or circumstance deserve the opportunity to rebuild, restructure, and return to productive enterprise. Operational freedom means bankruptcy laws that restore rather than permanently destroy, regulations that don't trap businesses in perpetual compliance, and policies that allow enterprises to return to their productive "property" rather than remain in bondage to past failures.
HB 201House 20251x

Strengthening Public Safety and Property Rights by Making Failure to Return Leased or Rented Property a Crime.

With CEA
This bill expands the offense of "theft by failure to make required disposition of property received" to also include failing to return rented or leased property, worth at least $100, within 5 days of the owner demanding its return.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:15 – "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.
HB 211House 20251x

Protecting Against Local Government Overreach by Prohibiting Localities from Banning Cigar Bars.

Against CEA
This bill ensures that cigar bars are permitted to operate wherever other businesses with an on-premises alcoholic beverage consumption license may operate. Additionally, localities may adopt an ordinance waiving the requirement that a cigar bar hold such a license. However, the bill does prohibit the use of any products other than cigars and pipe tobacco, including cigarettes and vaping devices, and allows localities to require cigar bars to obtain a permit. While the bill contains negative provisions related to permitting and restrictions on the types of products that may be used in cigar bars, the measure as a whole protects against local government overreach.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 2 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Ensuring that Currency and Bullion Are Exempt from the State's Sales and Use Taxes.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that attempts to ensure that currency and bullion are exempt from the state's sales and use taxes. The bill provides that anyone who has paid sales and use taxes on currency or bullion since they were exempted in 2024 may file a civil action and is eligible for $1,000 per day the violation occurred. This follows the Governor's line-item veto of HB 8 in 2024, which the Attorney General has determined was invalid. This measure helps ensure gold and silver bullion can serve as an alternative competitive currency to the dollar. This is especially critical considering the reckless policies of the Federal Reserve, such as quantitative easing.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Leviticus 25:10 – "Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan."
Leadership Insight
The Year of Jubilee proclaimed economic liberty - restoration of property, cancellation of debts, and freedom from bondage. Economic freedom follows this biblical pattern: protecting property rights, enabling debt relief through bankruptcy rather than permanent servitude, and ensuring families can rebuild wealth across generations. Government policies that permanently trap families in poverty, extract generational wealth through death taxes, or prevent property ownership contradict Jubilee's vision of economic restoration.
HB 304 (House Version)House 20251x

Increasing the Maximum Assessment Rate for the Crony Soybean Checkoff Program.

Against CEA
This bill increases the maximum soybean assessment rate from 0.25% to 0.50% per bushel for assessments approved through a referendum. These funds are used by the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board for industry research and marketing. It is the role of the private sector to voluntarily organize and fund product promotion for an industry, not for big producers to utilize government to financially coerce small producers to fund their activities.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
HB 305House 20251x

Increasing Wealth Redistribution by Expanding Eligibility for "Healthcare Training Scholarships".

Against CEA
This bill expands eligibility for "healthcare training scholarships" to include physician assistants, dietitians, and nutritionists. These scholarships provide funds for students in certain healthcare programs who agree to work in the state for one year for each year that funds are received.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who deprive workers of their rights through forced union membership, mandatory dues extraction, and laws that trap workers in systems they never chose. Workforce freedom is justice for the oppressed worker - the right to keep their full paycheck, to negotiate directly with employers, and to be free from coercive representation. Unjust labor laws that force workers to fund political causes they oppose are exactly the oppressive decrees Isaiah condemns.
HB 387House 20251x

Protecting Sewer Utility Ratepayers by Prohibiting Wasteful, Unnecessary Spending by Joint Sewer Utilities.

With CEA
This bill prohibits joint metropolitan sewer districts from using rate and revenue bond funds for advertising, vehicles for personal use, club memberships, sponsorships, and "Any other expenses that the legislative body of the city or consolidated local government in which the district was established deems are unnecessary for the provision of sewer utility service."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God challenges wasteful spending and misdirected labor that produces no lasting value. Economic freedom means the liberty to invest resources in Kingdom purposes without government mandates dictating consumption. Leaders who reduce unnecessary taxation and regulation allow individuals to steward earnings toward what truly satisfies - family, faith, and generational wealth rather than bureaucratic waste.
HB 398 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Protecting Against Overreaching Labor Regulations by Expanding Restrictions on Occupational Safety and Health Regulations.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that expands restrictions on occupational safety and health administrative regulations. Under existing law, the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards board and the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet were prohibited from adopting or imposing "any occupational safety and health administrative regulation that is more stringent than the corresponding federal provision enforced by the United States Department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970." Under this bill, this prohibition is expanded to also include the Commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards, as well as their designees and representatives, respectively. Additionally, the prohibition is expanded to also apply to "any occupational safety and health administrative regulation that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the United States Department of Labor has not promulgated."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who deprive workers of their rights through forced union membership, mandatory dues extraction, and laws that trap workers in systems they never chose. Workforce freedom is justice for the oppressed worker - the right to keep their full paycheck, to negotiate directly with employers, and to be free from coercive representation. Unjust labor laws that force workers to fund political causes they oppose are exactly the oppressive decrees Isaiah condemns.
HB 399 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Strengthening Law and Order by Creating an Offense for Interfering with Legislative Proceedings.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that creates the offenses of first-degree and second-degree "interference with a legislative proceeding". A first-degree violation includes "engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in any legislative building" that "disrupts, impedes, or prevents the General Assembly from conducting business." A second-degree violation includes entering or remaining in an area for use by members of the legislature, or "obstructing or impeding a legislator, legislative officer, or legislative staff member's ingress, egress, or movement within a legislative building." Both degrees require "intent to disrupt, impede, or prevent the General Assembly from conducting business." The bill makes first-degree violations a class A misdemeanor and a class D felony for a third or subsequent offense, and second-degree violations a class B misdemeanor and a class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. Additionally, the bill requires law enforcement officers to remove individuals who violate these provisions, if requested by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, the Sergeant-at-Arms of either chamber, or a committee chair.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:15 – "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.
HB 421House 20251x

Increasing Health Insurance Premiums by Expanding the Coverage Mandate for Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Against CEA
This bill expands the state's health insurance mandate requiring coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Under the bill, insurance policies may not require prior authorization. Previously, existing law prohibited any deductible or cost-sharing requirement. Additionally, policies are now required to cover prescribed bowel preparation. Each and every health insurance mandate prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need. This can result in lower-income or younger individuals choosing to purchase no insurance plan at all due to the high cost. Oppose is the Limited Government.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
HB 424 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Ensuring Colleges and Universities can Remove Poor-Performing Professors by Requiring Performance Evaluations.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that requires public college and university presidents and faculty to be evaluated based on "performance and productivity requirements" at least every 4 years, with employees who do not meet the standards potentially being terminated. Notably, this includes professors with tenure, as the requirement includes faculty "regardless of status." All individuals holding positions funded by taxpayers should be held accountable and perform their duties to the standards set by the state. While college and university-level education should be funded through user fees (i.e. tuition) by those who wish to pursue their selected career path, this bill serves as a step in the right direction at restoring some accountability at the state's institutions of higher education.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Corinthians 4:2 – "Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful."
Leadership Insight
Operational freedom begins with stewardship. God entrusts leaders with resources, influence, and people - not to control them, but to multiply them for His Kingdom. Faithfulness is Heaven’s metric for leadership success.
HB 437House 20251x

Allowing Alcohol Sales on Sundays and Restricting the Authority of Alcohol Administrators and Investigators to Make Arrests.

With CEA
This bill provides that most alcohol administrators and investigators "shall not have the power to make arrests unless" they are a certified law enforcement officer (this does not apply to current administrators in a consolidated local government). Additionally, the bill allows retail sales of individual spirit, wine, and malt beverage drinks on Sundays and during times authorized by localities. However, other than Sundays, localities may not restrict sales between 6 a.m. and midnight.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 45House 20251x

Strengthening Democracy by Prohibiting Foreign Nationals from Influencing Ballot Measures Through Contributions to Political Issue Committees.

With CEA
This bill prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions to support or oppose a ballot measure. A political issues committee is prohibited from accepting contributions from such individuals and is required to retain records of contributions and expenditures for 6 years. Additionally, the bill includes certification requirements related to contributions and expenditures. Finally, the bill provides that during an investigation into potential violations of these provisions, "A lawful donor to a tax-exempt organization possesses a right of privacy in his or her donations" and such contributions may not be revealed. This measure helps strengthen democracy and ensure American elections remain free from foreign interference.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 16:18-20 – "Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you."
Leadership Insight
Moses commands impartial justice - judges who follow "justice alone" without showing partiality. First Freedom depends on courts that protect religious liberty impartially, without favoring secular ideology over sincere faith. When judges show partiality against religious conviction, accepting the cultural bribes of elite approval, they pervert the justice God demands. First Freedom requires judges who fear God more than cultural pressure.
HB 455House 20251x

Strengthening Election Integrity by Establishing a "Unit of Election Investigations and Security" to Enforce and Investigate Violations of Election Laws.

With CEA
This bill establishes a "Unit of Election Investigations and Security" to "enforce state election laws." Under the bill, the office is required to investigate complaints of violations of election laws and notify the Attorney General of violations. Maintaining strong safeguards against voter fraud is a critical aspect of ensuring free and fair elections, an essential component of democracy under our nation's constitutional republic.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 16:18-20 – "Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you."
Leadership Insight
Moses commands impartial justice - judges who follow "justice alone" without showing partiality. First Freedom depends on courts that protect religious liberty impartially, without favoring secular ideology over sincere faith. When judges show partiality against religious conviction, accepting the cultural bribes of elite approval, they pervert the justice God demands. First Freedom requires judges who fear God more than cultural pressure.
HB 493House 20251x

Driving Up Business and Consumer Costs by Requiring Towing and Storage Companies to Obtain a Certificate and Restricting Rates.

Against CEA
This bill establishes a "Towing and storage certificate" issued by the Department of Vehicle Regulation and requires an annual license fee of $10 per tow truck. Additionally, towing and storage companies must file a rate sheet with the department, and "All rates included shall be reasonable and customary to Kentucky."
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 495 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting the Use of Public Funds for Sex-Reassignment Procedures and Protecting Parental Rights by Nullifying an Executive Order Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that prohibits Medicaid from paying for sex-reassignment procedures or hormones, and nullifies the Governor's 2014 executive order related to "conversion therapy" for minors. The executive order prohibited the use of public funds for "conversion therapy" for minors and required regulatory agencies to report healthcare providers "for potential disciplinary action" for providing such therapy. This measure ensures taxpayers are not forced to fund sex-reassignment procedures and protects parental rights. Strong parental rights are a critical element of a free society. Support.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 22:5 – "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this."
Leadership Insight
God's design for gender is intentional, not arbitrary. Leaders who defend biological truth protect the foundation of family, identity, and society. Cultural pressure to erase distinctions does not change divine design. Clarity about gender honors God's created order.
HB 4 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayer Funds from Being Utilized for Politicized "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) Initiatives at Public College Campuses.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that prohibits public colleges and universities from requiring students to "enroll in or complete an academic course of which the primary purpose is to indoctrinate participants with a discriminatory concept." The bill also prohibits mandatory diversity training and asking prospective job or student applicants to provide a diversity statement. Finally, the bill prohibits using funds to establish or operate a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office or provide DEI trainings or "contribute to any cost associated" with such trainings. It is a role for taxpayers to fund K-12 education - not advanced degrees for select individuals who decide to pursue higher education. This bill serves as a step in the right direction to protecting taxpayers and reducing politicization at state colleges and universities.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Galatians 3:28 – "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
Leadership Insight
In Christ, economic opportunity transcends social categories - no person's worth or potential is determined by their background, class, or demographic. Economic freedom protects this biblical truth by ensuring all people can compete, create, and prosper based on capability rather than government-assigned categories. Policies that divide people into economic classes for preferential treatment or punishment contradict the gospel's declaration that all are one in Christ.
HB 501House 20251x

Expanding Access to Healthcare and Lowering Costs by Providing Pharmacists the Ability to Dispense Medications for Up to 180 Days if the Prescriber Dies.

With CEA
This bill allows pharmacists to dispense medications for up to 180 days if the prescriber dies, except controlled substances. The determination to dispense the medication is "based on the pharmacist's professional judgment."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 10:34-35 – "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have."
Leadership Insight
The Good Samaritan embodies healthcare freedom - personal compassion delivered without government permission, insurance approval, or bureaucratic delay. He bandaged wounds himself, paid directly for care, and promised to cover additional costs. Healthcare freedom means protecting this direct relationship between caregiver and patient. When government mandates and insurance bureaucracies stand between the suffering and those who would help, compassion is delayed, costs explode, and the wounded lie waiting while paperwork processes.
HB 555House 20251x

Reducing Government Transparency and Accountability by Expanding City Exemptions from Local Government Audits.

Against CEA
This bill increases the population threshold, from 2,000 to 3,000, for cities to be required to complete an annual audit of all city funds. Additionally, the bill exempts cities with revenue and expenditures under $500,000 (previously $150,000) from the requirement to complete an annual audit.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 16:10-11 – "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"
Leadership Insight
Jesus connects economic stewardship to spiritual trustworthiness. Economic freedom is built on this principle: individuals who manage small resources faithfully should be trusted with more - not have government confiscate their increase through taxation or redistribute their success. When government punishes productive stewardship through progressive taxation, it contradicts Christ's teaching that faithful management of "very little" qualifies you for "much." Economic freedom rewards faithful stewardship.
HB 606House 20251x

Growing Government Central Planning Through "Regional Economic Development" Projects.

Against CEA
This bill allows local governments to jointly "develop real estate as part of a regional economic development project." Under the bill, these districts may impose an ad valorem property tax of up to $0.10 per $100 of assessed value. Districts also may impose "an occupational license fee" of up to 3% of wages and profits for 20 years. The free-market - not central planning by government bureaucrats - is the best mechanism to ensure resources are invested in the most impactful initiatives that have the greatest returns for the state's economy.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 695 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers from Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Requiring Legislative Approval for Medicaid Program Changes.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that prohibits the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from making "any change to eligibility, coverage, or benefits in the Medicaid program" without approval from the legislature. The bill contains certain exceptions to this prohibition, such as complying with federal law and in states of emergency.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
HB 6 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Combatting Government Overreach by Prohibiting Regulations With a "Major Economic Impact".

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that restricts new regulations. Under the bill, beginning April 1, 2025, an agency is prohibited from imposing a regulation unless the regulation "Will not have a major economic impact" (regulatory costs of at least $500,000 over 2 years), or meets other criteria, such as being in response to an emergency or if the regulation "Relates to the licensure and regulation of health facilities and services." The bill also amends the definition of "Major economic impact" to include "the combined implementation and compliance costs of an administrative regulation are at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) over any two-year period" (previously "an overall negative or adverse economic impact from an administrative regulation of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more on state or local government or regulated entities, in aggregate").
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
HB 701House 20251x

Protecting Against Government Overreach by Restricting Regulations and Taxes on Digital Assets and Blockchain Users.

With CEA
This bill ensures individuals may use digital wallets and accept digital assets for goods and services, as well as connect to and participate in a blockchain. The bill also prohibits taxes and charges imposed specifically on digital assets. Additionally, the bill provides protection against liability for individuals who only validate transactions and ensures blockchain users are not required to obtain a money transmitter license.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HCR 22House 20251x

Reducing Energy Costs and Strengthening Energy Availability by Expanding "Clean Energy" to Include Nuclear Energy.

With CEA
This resolution "declares that nuclear power generation is a clean and dispatchable" form of energy "and that adding nuclear power to Kentucky's energy portfolio would result in a more resilient and reliable electric grid." This resolution follows the elimination of the state's moratorium on new nuclear power facilities in 2017. Lawmakers should adopt an "all of the above" approach to energy while not favoring one particular source of energy over another.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:5 – "The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty."
Leadership Insight
Vision without discipline is fantasy. God honors leaders who plan with wisdom and execute with patience. Haste builds pressure; diligence builds legacy.
SB 183 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Further Protecting Taxpayers from ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Considerations in State Investments.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that requires that for state retirement investments, a proxy adviser may only vote or make a recommendation that is different than "the recommendation of the board of directors of the issuer of the shares," if the proxy adviser "conducts and documents an economic analysis demonstrating that the vote or recommendation is solely in the interest of the members and beneficiaries." All public investment actions should be based on producing the maximum return and value for taxpayers, not advancing political or social agendas.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 11:1 – "The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
SB 2House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting the Use of Public Funds for Sex-Reassignment Surgeries and Hormones for Inmates.

With CEA
This bill prohibits the use of public funds for sex change procedures or hormones for inmates in jails and prisons. For inmates who have already started such treatment and "immediately terminating use of the drug or medication would cause physical harm to the inmate," the bill does allow for a "period during which the inmate's use of the drug or hormone is systematically reduced and eliminated." This measure ensures taxpayers are not forced to fund sex-reassignment procedures. Support.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God challenges wasteful spending and misdirected labor that produces no lasting value. Economic freedom means the liberty to invest resources in Kingdom purposes without government mandates dictating consumption. Leaders who reduce unnecessary taxation and regulation allow individuals to steward earnings toward what truly satisfies - family, faith, and generational wealth rather than bureaucratic waste.
SB 207 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Improving Education Outcomes by Allowing the State Board of Education to Grant School Districts Waivers from Certain Regulations.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that allows the state Board of Education to grant school districts a waiver "from the requirements of an administrative regulation promulgated by the state board or from a statute over which the state board has authority to enforce." A waiver applies for 3 years and can be renewed. However, certain types of regulations may not be waived, such as those related to health and safety or civil rights. Under the bill, if a local board approves a request for a waiver, the state board is required to approve the request if "the waiver is more likely than not: (a) To improve that school's or program's operation without hindering student academic achievement; or (b) To improve student academic achievement at that school or program."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Acts 4:19-20 – "Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to Him? As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."
Leadership Insight
When truth is silenced, darkness prevails. The apostles refused to edit their message for cultural comfort. Faithful leaders must speak what God says, even when it costs influence.
SB 23House 20251x

Strengthening Oversight of Regulations and Increasing Accountability of State Agencies.

With CEA
This bill strengthens the ability of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to conduct a "full review" of proposed regulations. Additionally, the bill allows the subcommittee to require an agency to appear in-person to answer questions and the agency must "Make a good faith effort to answer subcommittee questions." The bill provides that failure to do so is grounds for the subcommittee to find the proposed regulation to be deficient.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Corinthians 4:2 – "Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful."
Leadership Insight
Operational freedom begins with stewardship. God entrusts leaders with resources, influence, and people - not to control them, but to multiply them for His Kingdom. Faithfulness is Heaven’s metric for leadership success.
SB 26House 20251x

Prohibiting Denial of Foster Care Placement and Adoption Solely Due to a Parent's Disability.

With CEA
This bill prohibits the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from denying a foster care placement or adoption "on the sole basis of a disability of the prospective caregiver without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the prospective caregiver to provide essential care and protection for the child." This measure helps prevent discrimination against prospective foster and adoptive parents. Support.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Galatians 3:28 – "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
Leadership Insight
In Christ, economic opportunity transcends social categories - no person's worth or potential is determined by their background, class, or demographic. Economic freedom protects this biblical truth by ensuring all people can compete, create, and prosper based on capability rather than government-assigned categories. Policies that divide people into economic classes for preferential treatment or punishment contradict the gospel's declaration that all are one in Christ.
SB 28 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Establishing a New Economic Development Program to Incentivize Government-Favored Agricultural Projects Through Taxpayer-Funded Grants and Forgivable Loans.

Against CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that establishes the Agricultural Economic Development Board to offer economic incentives, including grants, low-interest loans, and forgivable loans, "to encourage projects promoting economic development related to agriculture" and for other similar purposes. The bill allows up to 20% of the funds annually to be used "to retain or create innovative or high-technology jobs in the agriculture industry that are directly associated with developing more diverse energy sources."
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
SB 3House 20251x

Strengthening Individual Liberties by Expanding the Ability of College Athletes to Earn Compensation for Their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) by Allowing Schools to Pay Players Directly.

With CEA
This bill allows colleges and universities to pay student athletes directly "for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness, institutional brand promotion, or other rights." However, the bill prohibits student athletes from using a school's property in NIL deals. Previously, student athletes were only prohibited from using a school's intellectual property.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Timothy 5:18 – "The worker deserves his wages."
Leadership Insight
God’s justice includes fair compensation. Exploitation contradicts His design. Leaders who value their teams reflect the righteousness of Heaven in the workplace.
SB 38 (House Version)House 20251x

Further Growing the Surveillance State by Allowing Law Enforcement to Utilize School Bus Cameras in Civil and Criminal Proceedings.

With CEA
This bill allows school districts to install cameras on school buses to record "stop arm" violations. The civil penalties for violations are $300 for a first offense and $500 for a second or subsequent offense within 3 years, with school districts retaining all revenue. Failure to pay the fine within 60 days will result in suspension of the vehicle's registration. Notably, the images may be used "for the purpose of enforcing stop arm camera violations, traffic violations, and any other incidents captured by the camera monitoring system in the course of normal operation that could result in civil or criminal liability."
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
SB 61 (House Version)House 20251x

Protecting Property Rights by Ensuring Pools at Private Residences are Not Regulated as Public Pools and Restricting Local Regulations on Short-Term Rentals.

Against CEA
This bill clarifies that pools located at a single-family residence are not considered public pools and are not subject to regulation as such, "regardless of whether the guests gained use of the private single-family residence pool through a sharing platform or pay a fee for its use." The House version of the bill added language restricting localities from regulating short-term rentals. Localities may not restrict such rentals that are offered for less than 30 days per year or if "The restriction is solely based on density." However, for short-term rentals offered for more than 30 days per year, the bill allows localities to require owners to obtain a permit or approval, while restricting the types of regulations a locality may impose.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
SB 64House 20251x

Strengthening Law and Order by Expanding Facilities Considered Critical Infrastructure in the Crime of Criminal Mischief.

With CEA
This bill expands the definition of "key infrastructure asset," for purposes of the offense of criminal mischief, to include "A facility, equipment, or communication line used in the delivery of cable television, telephony, or broadband service" (previously only "A cable television headend"). The bill also expands the scope of criminal mischief involving a "key infrastructure asset" to include additional actions. Protecting property rights and ensuring public safety serve as essential components of government.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:15 – "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.
SB 84 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Combatting the Regulatory Overreach of Unaccountable Bureaucrats by Ending Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Statutes.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that provides that an agency or administrative "interpretation of a statute or administrative regulation . . . shall not be entitled to deference from a reviewing court." This follows the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision to overturn the "Chevron doctrine," which generally required courts to defer to government agency interpretations of ambiguous language in statutes as long as the interpretation was not arbitrary or capricious or contrary to the statute. This measure serves as a critical tool to combatting the regulatory overreach of unaccountable bureaucrats within government by helping restore the proper separation of powers.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
SB 87House 20251x

Growing Taxpayer Costs by Increasing the Threshold for Requiring Large Airports to Use Competitive Bidding for Purchases.

Against CEA
This bill allows commercial airport boards with more than 1 million passengers annually to make purchases without using competitive bidding requirements for purchases up to federal "the simplified acquisition threshold" (currently $250,000). Under existing state law, cities and counties are generally prohibited from making purchases above $40,000 without using competitive bidding.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 11:1 – "The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
SB 9House 20251x

Forcing Taxpayers to Provide 30 Days of Paid Maternity Leave Benefits to Public School Employees.

Against CEA
Beginning July 2030, this bill requires school districts to provide up to 30 days of paid maternity leave following the birth of a child.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
HB 152House 20251x

Increasing Government Dependency by Expanding Medicaid Welfare Program to Supplement Ambulance Services.

Neutral
This bill requires the state's Medicaid program (government-provided healthcare) to seek federal approval for a "supplemental payment program to provide state-directed Medicaid managed care payments" for publicly-run ambulance services. Local governments must provide matching funds for the payments.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rep. Shane Baker's voting record?

Rep. Shane Baker (R-KY-85) earned a 73% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2025, showing moderate alignment with biblical business policy positions. Shane Baker voted on 41 of the 42 substantive bills scored by CEA in 2025. Shane Baker represents the 85th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

How aligned is Shane Baker with biblical business policy positions?

Shane Baker earned a 73% Christian Employers Alliance score in 2025, showing moderate alignment with biblical business policy positions.

What is Shane Baker's CEA score?

Shane Baker has a 73% CEA score for 2025.

Where does Shane Baker serve?

Rep. Shane Baker (R-KY-85) represents the 85th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Republican.

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