# Kentucky SB 87: AN ACT relating to aviation. Kentucky SB 87, AN ACT relating to aviation., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-14 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 11)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB87-2025RS - 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 87 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to aviation. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-14, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 11) - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Legislative Research Commission, Purchasing, State Agencies, Technical Corrections, Aeronautics and Aviation, Reports Mandated, Fiscal Note - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public colleges must develop air traffic training: benefit, low. The Council on Postsecondary Education must study public colleges’ ability to offer federally recognized air traffic control or safety credentials. Working with the Transportation Cabinet, it must finish by December 1, 2025, and assess a possible federal aviation academy. It must notify capable col… - Commercial airport drone-map requirement ends: benefit, low. The law repeals Kentucky’s requirement for unmanned-aircraft facility maps for commercial airports. The provided text does not establish how this changes costs, flight access, or safety. - Large airports get more buying options: benefit, low. Kentucky airport boards serving more than 1 million commercial passengers yearly get more buying options. They can use federal aviation small-purchase rules up to the federal simplified acquisition threshold. They can also buy directly from vendors with federal General Services Administration price… - Aviation violators face higher fines: cost, low. People who commit covered aircraft-operation violations face fines of $50 to $1,000, up from $10 to $100. These penalties also cover violations of rules, regulations, or ordinances adopted under the specified airport-board authority. Violators can face up to 90 days in jail, or both a fine and jail… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 35 | 1 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-14: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 11) - 2025-03-11: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-11: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-11: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: 3rd reading, passed 98-1 (House) - 2025-03-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: to Transportation (H) (House) - 2025-02-25: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-25: received in House (House) - 2025-02-21: 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) (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 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: to Transportation (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb87/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb87/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/sb87/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb87/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-SB87-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).