# Kentucky HB 546: AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 546, AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Petrie (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 108)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB546-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 546 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-03-27, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 108) - Sponsor: Jason Petrie (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Highways, Streets, and Bridges, State Agencies, Budget and Financial Administration, Cities, Counties, Reports Mandated - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (339 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More money for priority local roads: benefit, low. The County Priority Projects Program provides $20 million in fiscal year 2024–2025 and $21.147 million in fiscal year 2025–2026. The second year's amount increases by $1.147 million, and unspent first-year funds carry forward into the second year. The Transportation Cabinet submits qualified county… - New repair grants for local roads: benefit, low. The Local Assistance Road Program gives Kentucky cities and counties access to grants of up to $500,000 per project. Repairs must restore roads to their original condition, without adding capacity or going beyond the original design. Applications open June 1 annually; the deadline for consideration… - Local governments must share repair costs: cost, low. Cities and counties receiving Local Assistance Road Program grants must pay 10%–20% of project costs. The county's population rank sets the rate: 193 or higher, 10%; 145–192, 12.5%; 97–144, 15%; 49–96, 17.5%; below 49, 20%. The Cabinet for Economic Development updates the rankings every two years f… - Less planned funding for state highways: cost, low. The law sets Road Fund highway construction funding at $535.6651 million for fiscal year 2024–2025. It sets fiscal year 2025–2026 funding at $434.2605 million, down $1.147 million from the previously planned $435.4075 million. This money pays for state construction and the state's share of federall… - Bridge funding tied to driver tolls: mixed, medium. The law authorizes $150 million in GARVEE bond funding for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing in fiscal year 2025–2026. Release requires financial plans that include bridge tolls and bond debt payments to cover project costs. The same condition covers debt-service funds of $7.5844 million in federal mone… - Parkway spending requires federal grants first: mixed, low. The state cannot spend money on Mountain Parkway or Hal Rogers Parkway projects until each project receives a federal grant. The law removes the I-69 Ohio River Crossing from this particular grant-first spending restriction. The crossing remains subject to its separate toll-financing conditions. Th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Petrie (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | passed | pass | 77 | 16 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-14 | House | passed | pass | 74 | 6 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 85 | 11 | | ## Actions (55) - 2025-03-27: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 108) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-27: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (Senate) - 2025-03-27: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: passed 77-16 (House) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (House) - 2025-03-27: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-27: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-25: line items vetoed - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-14: passed 74-6 (House) - 2025-03-14: Free Conference Committee report adopted in House (House) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-14: received in House (House) - 2025-03-14: passed 34-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-14: Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-12: received in House (House) - 2025-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: returned to Transportation (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: taken from Transportation (S) (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 85-11 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-02-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-02-20: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2025-02-14: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-14: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb546/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb546/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/hb546/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb546/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) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB546-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).