# Kentucky SB 15: AN ACT relating to minimum wage exceptions and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 15, AN ACT relating to minimum wage exceptions and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-17 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB15-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 15 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to minimum wage exceptions and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-17, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) - Sponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Wages and Hours, Workforce, Athletics, Labor and Industry - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (173 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some baseball players lose state wage protections: cost, medium. Kentucky excludes certain baseball players from specified state wage rules, including minimum-wage and overtime protections. Players must be paid under both a contract and a collective bargaining agreement that expressly sets wages and working conditions. The law took effect immediately upon enactm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-03-17: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) - 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-12: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-12: passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-11: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-07: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-02-25: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (House) - 2025-02-20: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-20: received in House (House) - 2025-02-19: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-14: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-13: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-06: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb15/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb15/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/sb15/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb15/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-SB15-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).