# Kentucky SB 38: AN ACT relating to school bus safety.

Kentucky SB 38, AN ACT relating to school bus safety., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Elkins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-27 (passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB38-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 38
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to school bus safety.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-27, passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Courts, District, Crimes and Punishments, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Highways, Streets, and Bridges, Motor Vehicles, Police, City and County, Police, State, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Local Mandate
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 13 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: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | passed | pass | 83 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-03-27: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (House)
- 2025-03-14: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (House)
- 2025-03-13: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (House)
- 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2) (House)
- 2025-03-13: to Rules (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: passed 83-13 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) (House)
- 2025-03-13: Floor Amendment (1) defeated (House)
- 2025-03-13: 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2025-03-06: to Transportation (H) (House)
- 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-06: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: to Transportation (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb38/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb38/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/sb38/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb38/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-SB38-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).