# Kentucky HB 552: AN ACT relating to economic development. Kentucky HB 552, AN ACT relating to economic development., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kim King (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 109)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB552-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 552 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to economic development. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-03-27, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 109) - Sponsor: Kim King (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Hotels and Motels, Tourism, Associations, Cities, Counties - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (249 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kentucky creates commission for Ireland trade: benefit, low. The law creates an 11-member Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission to promote trade, investment, and business and academic exchanges. Initial appointments are due July 1, 2025; initial legislative members serve until January 1, 2027. Later legislative appointments occur each January in odd-numbered yea… - Local tourism boards get appointment rules: benefit, low. The law changes who can fill certain local tourism commission seats when a listed association or chamber does not exist. This applies when the commission starts or the relevant member's term ends. Appointees must live in the county or city served by the commission. They must represent the area's ho… - State marina operators gain renewal option: benefit, low. The Finance and Administration Cabinet may renew or extend state marina license agreements without following the usual state purchasing rules. Operators must have met all agreement duties and be in good standing with the Department of Parks. The Cabinet must find in writing that renewal or extensio… - Regions gain more tourism spending options: benefit, low. Multicounty tourism commissions gain more ways to use money from the additional lodging tax. They may buy, build, maintain, improve, promote, or operate property and facilities within their area. Projects must support tourism, visits, recreation, or economic development. The money cannot fund const… - Local governments can add uncapped lodging taxes: cost, low. Local governments that form a multicounty tourism commission may add a tax on short-term lodging. Each participating local government must approve the tax. The law sets no maximum rate and does not require local governments to impose it. Any added lodging cost depends on the rate approved locally.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kim King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adam Moore (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | House | passed | pass | 85 | 10 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | passed | pass | 33 | 4 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-03-27: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 109) - 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 33-4 (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 85-10 (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) - 2025-03-26: Vetoed - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 82-9 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-14: received in House (House) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Floor Amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-04: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 3rd reading, passed 96-0 (House) - 2025-02-21: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-21: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-20: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (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/hb552/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb552/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/hb552/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb552/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-HB552-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).