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HB 552 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to economic development.

Summary
Amend KRS Chapter 91A.360 to allow the appropriate chief executive officer or officers of a local tourist and convention center to appoint to the commission persons representing local restaurants, hotels, or motels residing within the city or county of the commission if no formal local city or county restaurant association, hotel and motel association, or chamber of commerce is in existence; make technical corrections.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was fundamentally rewritten to shift from a generic tourist and convention commission to a specific Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission focused on bilateral trade, investment, and policy cooperation between Kentucky and Ireland. The new version establishes a larger 11-member commission with appointments from the Governor, Senate, House, and business/academic representatives, replacing the previous 7-member structure focused on local hotel and restaurant associations.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from a general tourism and convention commission to a specialized economic development commission specifically focused on Kentucky-Ireland trade relations and investment.
SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'tourist and convention commissions' to 'economic development' and created a new Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission instead of a generic tourism commission.

REQUIREMENT

Increased commission membership from 7 to 11 members with new appointment requirements including Governor, Senate, House, public postsecondary institutions, Irish-American community, and business leaders.

Added specific commission purposes including advancing bilateral trade, initiating joint policy action, promoting business/academic exchanges, encouraging economic development support, and infrastructure investment between Kentucky and Ireland.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for marina-related terms including 'license agreement', 'marina facilities', 'marina operator', and 'state marina' in a separate section of the bill.

TIMELINE

Set specific appointment deadlines with initial appointments due by July 1, 2025, and legislative appointments remaining until January 1, 2027.

FISCAL

Added compensation provisions for nonlegislative members at $100 per regularly scheduled meeting plus expense reimbursement.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for the Finance and Administration Cabinet to renew marina license agreements without full compliance with chapter provisions under specific criteria.

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 33-4
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 85-10
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
veto overridden
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 82-9
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Floor Amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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