# Kentucky HB 157: AN ACT relating to special license plates.

Kentucky HB 157, AN ACT relating to special license plates., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ken Upchurch (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-18 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 157
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to special license plates.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-03-18, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
- Sponsor: Ken Upchurch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Agriculture, Local Mandate
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (227 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drivers get agriculture plates with set fees: mixed, low. The law creates an optional Friends of Kentucky Agriculture license plate. Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet must keep producing it. Drivers who choose it pay $28 initially and $23 for each renewal. Each fee sends $12 to the Transportation Cabinet and $6 to the county clerk. The agricultural progra…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ken Upchurch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Moore (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Whitaker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | passed | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-03-18: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
- 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: passed 93-0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: to Rules (H) (House)
- 2025-03-11: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-11: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: to Transportation (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2025-02-27: Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn (House)
- 2025-02-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2025-02-04: to Transportation (H) (House)
- 2025-01-09: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-01-09: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb157/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb157/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law)
- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb157/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb157/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS)
- [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS)
- [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS)
- [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS)
- [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB157-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).