# Kentucky SB 64: AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 64, AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J. Storm (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB64-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 64 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42) - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Local Mandate, Corrections Impact - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (172 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Infrastructure tampering brings felony charges: mixed, medium. Kentucky law expands first-degree criminal mischief, adding legal protection for key infrastructure and felony exposure for prohibited conduct. It covers intentionally or wantonly damaging or possessing an asset, or tampering with its operations. The conduct must make the asset partly or fully unus… - More infrastructure protected by trespass penalties: mixed, low. Kentucky law expands legal protection for key infrastructure, including cable, phone, broadband, and electrical highway equipment. Covered sites also include power, petroleum, chemical, natural gas, rail, drinking water, detention, military weapons, and wireless communications facilities. Commercia… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: D. Yates - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-03-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42) - 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-07: Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) withdrawn (House) - 2025-03-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-05: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill (House) - 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-02-25: to Judiciary (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: received in House (House) - 2025-02-12: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-06: floor amendment (1-title) filed (Senate) - 2025-02-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Judiciary (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb64/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb64/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/sb64/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb64/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) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB64-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).