# Kentucky HB 54: AN ACT relating to building trade professions.

Kentucky HB 54, AN ACT relating to building trade professions., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kim Banta (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch.34)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 54
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to building trade professions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch.34)
- Sponsor: Kim Banta (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education, Vocational, Electricians, Housing, Building, and Construction, Licensing, Occupations and Professions, Plumbers and Plumbing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (125 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kim Banta (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 88 | 4 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-03-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch.34)
- 2025-03-12: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-12: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House)
- 2025-03-12: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-03-12: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 3rd reading, passed 88-4 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2) (House)
- 2025-02-20: floor amendment (2) filed (House)
- 2025-02-19: floor amendment (1) filed (House)
- 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb54/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb54/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/hb54/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb54/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-HB54-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).