# Kentucky SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 65, AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen West (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 114)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB65-2025RS - 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 65 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-27, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 114) - Sponsor: Stephen West (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, General Assembly, Governor, Health and Medical Services, State Agencies, Medicaid, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (262 yes, 34 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 ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | House | passed | pass | 75 | 18 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 4 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | passed | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-03-27: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 114) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: passed 75-18 (House) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (House) - 2025-03-27: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-27: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-27: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (Senate) - 2025-03-27: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed - 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) - 2025-03-12: passed 26-6 with Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2025-03-12: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 92-4 with Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2025-03-11: floor amendment (1) filed (House) - 2025-03-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-04: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-04: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-26: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-26: received in House (House) - 2025-02-25: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-02-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-06: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb65/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb65/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/sb65/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb65/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-SB65-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).