# Kentucky SB 85: AN ACT relating to offices within the Auditor of Public Accounts and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky SB 85, AN ACT relating to offices within the Auditor of Public Accounts and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen Meredith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 85
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to offices within the Auditor of Public Accounts and declaring an emergency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-12, recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Sponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, State Agencies, Auditor of Public Accounts, Children and Minors
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (33 yes, 4 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: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 33 | 4 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-12: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House)
- 2025-03-12: taken from the Orders of the Day (House)
- 2025-03-04: floor amendment (3) filed (House)
- 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-28: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed (House)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-27: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: to Families & Children (H) (House)
- 2025-02-14: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-14: received in House (House)
- 2025-02-13: 3rd reading, passed 33-4 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 13, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: to Families & Children (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb85/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb85/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/sb85/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb85/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-SB85-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).