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HB 6 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 13A.010 to redefine "major economic impact"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to establish limitations on the authority of an administrative body to promulgate administrative regulations; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 13A to conform; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE March 31, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill updates definitions and formatting in Kentucky's administrative regulations law, clarifying terms like 'administrative regulation' and 'local government' while removing outdated document identifiers. These changes standardize terminology for regulatory compliance without altering core policy requirements.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily definitional and formatting updates.
DEFINITION

Reformatted indentation and spacing in definitions for 'Administrative body', 'Administrative regulation', and related terms to improve readability.

Added new line breaks and spacing in the definition of 'Written comments' to clarify submission methods.

Updated 'Local government' definition to explicitly include 'urban-county' and 'consolidated local government' types.

TECHNICAL

Removed outdated document identifiers and version numbers from header information.

Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 31-7
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 80-20
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
veto overridden
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 29-6
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 75-19 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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