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SB 176 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Legislative Research Commission and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 6.905, 7.200, 7A.110, 7A.185, 7A.220, 13A.020, 15A.063, 45.790, 45A.705, 158.647, and 248.723 to require statutory committee membership appointments be made in January of each odd-numbered year; require vacancies to be filled within 30 days; and require the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to appoint co-chairs; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from SB 1710 to SB 176 and amended to include an emergency declaration. The bill creates a new Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee with eight Senate and eight House members, and establishes a Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity with thirteen members focused on studying disparities in education, health, and justice sectors. Key changes include adding the emergency provision, modifying committee composition and appointment procedures, and expanding the commission's scope to address racial disparities.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity focused on studying disparities across multiple sectors, while also creating a new Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee with specific membership requirements.
TIMELINE

Added an emergency declaration to the bill

REQUIREMENT

Changed bill number from SB 1710 to SB 176 and updated page references

Modified appointment procedures for both the new oversight committee and the race commission

SCOPE

Created a new Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee with eight Senate and eight House members

Established a Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity with thirteen members to study disparities in education, health, and justice

DEFINITION

Added specific focus areas for the race commission including educational equity, child welfare, health, economic opportunity, and juvenile justice

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 43
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic6
4 Yea 2
66% Yea
R Republican37
33 Yea 4
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 33-0
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.