In 2014, Hoover voted against an increase in the state [[minimum wage]]. He supported the issuance of concealed carry permits for victims of domestic violence. He voted to permit the court to expunge felony convictions from the crime record. In 2015, he voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 51-46; smokers are particularly numerous in his tobacco-growing state. In 2017, as Speaker, Hoover voted that Kentucky women must obtain an ultrasound twenty-four hours prior to scheduling an [[abortion]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/11557/jeff-hoover#.Wf_GHbpFx2E|title=Jeff Hoover's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> | In 2014, Hoover voted against an increase in the state [[minimum wage]]. He supported the issuance of concealed carry permits for victims of domestic violence. He voted to permit the court to expunge felony convictions from the crime record. In 2015, he voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 51-46; smokers are particularly numerous in his tobacco-growing state. In 2017, as Speaker, Hoover voted that Kentucky women must obtain an ultrasound twenty-four hours prior to scheduling an [[abortion]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/11557/jeff-hoover#.Wf_GHbpFx2E|title=Jeff Hoover's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> |