# Kentucky SB 23: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky SB 23, AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen West (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-25 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 23
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-25, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
- Sponsor: Stephen West (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Legislative Research Commission, State Agencies, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Committees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephen West (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-02-25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
- 2025-02-18: delivered to Governor
- 2025-02-18: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 92-1 (House)
- 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-14: reported favorably, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-12: returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House)
- 2025-02-12: 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House)
- 2025-02-11: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House)
- 2025-02-11: 1st reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-07: received in House (House)
- 2025-02-06: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: floor amendment adopted Floor Amendment (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: floor amendment (1) filed (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 06, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb23/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb23/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/sb23/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb23/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-SB23-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).