# Kentucky SB 57: AN ACT relating to funding health care services from increased penalties for speeding violations.

Kentucky SB 57, AN ACT relating to funding health care services from increased penalties for speeding violations., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen Meredith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-27 (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 57
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to funding health care services from increased penalties for speeding violations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-27, to Committee on Committees (H)
- Sponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Education, Elementary and Secondary, Fees, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Motor Vehicles, State Agencies, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (32 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 Meredith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Berg (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-02-27: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-27: received in House (House)
- 2025-02-26: passed 32-1-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) withdrawn (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Floor amendment (1-title) filed to bill, Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: to Transportation (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb57/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb57/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/sb57/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb57/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-SB57-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).