# Kentucky SB 257: AN ACT relating to the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Kentucky SB 257, AN ACT relating to the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lindsey Tichenor (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (to Committee on Committees (H)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 257
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-03-06, to Committee on Committees (H)
- Sponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Effective Dates, Delayed, State Agencies, Auditor of Public Accounts, Budget and Financial Administration, Reports Mandated
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (32 yes, 6 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: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gex Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen West (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 32 | 6 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-06: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: returned to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: taken from State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: returned to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 1st reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: taken from State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb257/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb257/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/sb257/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb257/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-SB257-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).