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SB 237 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public safety.

Summary
Amend KRS 15.382, relating to peace officer professional standards certification, to provide that a person who has previously been employed as a peace officer in another state and who meets certain criteria, shall not be required to pass a physical agility test; make technical corrections.
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 18, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from relating to peace officer certification to relating to public safety, and the document was updated from a draft version to an engrossed version. The substantive requirements for certification were modified to include a physical agility test and a polygraph examination, while removing the requirement for a psychological suitability screening. These changes expand the certification requirements for law enforcement officers in Kentucky.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened from specifically addressing peace officer certification to covering public safety more generally.
REQUIREMENT

Added a physical agility test as a condition of employment with the law enforcement agency in the other state where the officer is certified

Added a polygraph examination requirement to determine suitability to perform peace officer duties

Removed the requirement to take a psychological suitability screening examination

SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'relating to peace officer certification' to 'relating to public safety'

TECHNICAL

Updated document status from draft to engrossed version with updated page numbers and dates

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

41–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican37
36 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 53)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 36-0
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2), 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), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.