# Kentucky SB 165: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky SB 165, AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lindsey Tichenor (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (to Education (S)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 165
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-18, to Education (S)
- Sponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Civil Actions, Civil Rights, Claims, Cooperatives, Reports Mandated, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Education, Finance, Effective Dates, Delayed, Effective Dates, Emergency, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Public Salaries, Race Relations, State Agencies, Teachers, Treasurer, Attorney General, Children and Minors
- 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: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gex Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-18: to Education (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb165/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/sb165/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-SB165-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).