# Kentucky SB 177: AN ACT relating to vaccines.

Kentucky SB 177, AN ACT relating to vaccines., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lindsey Tichenor (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-19 (to Health Services (S)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 177
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to vaccines.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-02-19, to Health Services (S)
- Sponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Diseases, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Education, Higher, Health and Medical Services, Labor and Industry, Personnel and Employment, Public Health, Science and Technology, Children and Minors, Workforce, Sunset Legislation
- 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: Gex Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-19: to Health Services (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb177/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/sb177/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-SB177-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).