# Kentucky SB 77: AN ACT relating to education. Kentucky SB 77, AN ACT relating to education., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matthew Deneen (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB77-2025RS - 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 77 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33) - Sponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education, Elementary and Secondary, State Agencies, Boards and Commissions - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (166 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Universities must back research status claims: benefit, low. Kentucky comprehensive universities can call themselves research universities or research institutions only with a nationally recognized classification authority’s designation. This rule applies to official publications and marketing materials. - More doctoral options, with university limits: mixed, low. Kentucky’s six comprehensive universities can offer more doctoral degrees, including Ph.D., advanced-practice, and professional-practice or licensure degrees. Each program needs Council on Postsecondary Education approval. To propose programs, universities must meet benchmarks for both first-to-sec… - University doctoral plans face funding reviews: mixed, low. Doctoral proposals needing extra state General Fund money face Council on Postsecondary Education review of need, demand, resources, and five-year budgets. Proposals are due January 1 of odd-numbered years for the next two-year budget, and universities pay for specialized review resources. The Coun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-03-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33) - 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 38-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-13: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-07: returned to Postsecondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-07: taken from Postsecondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-02-26: to Postsecondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-02-19: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-19: received in House (House) - 2025-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-14: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-13: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb77/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb77/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/sb77/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb77/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-SB77-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).