# Kentucky HB 515: AN ACT relating to the Office of Safer Communities, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky HB 515, AN ACT relating to the Office of Safer Communities, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua Watkins (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-02-21 (to Appropriations & Revenue (H)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 515
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the Office of Safer Communities, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-21, to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Sponsor: Joshua Watkins (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Firearms and Weapons, State Agencies, Public Safety, Appropriations, Reports Mandated, Local Mandate
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joshua Watkins (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Moore (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Aull (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: George Brown Jr. (Democrat), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-21: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House)
- 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-13: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb515/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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb515/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-HB515-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).