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HB 605 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 154.14-020, relating to the GRANT Program, to redefine "eligible grant applicant," "eligible project," "eligible use," "GRANT program," "GRANT program fund," "regional project," and define "qualifying federal entity"; amend KRS 154.14-030 to make technical changes; amend KRS 154.14-040 to modify the dates of the Cabinet for Economic Development's review of grant applications and provide that obligation of funds shall be no more than 12 months with a possible six month extension; amend KRS 154.14-050 to make technical changes and allow community support evidence to come from the grant applicant or a majority of applicants for a regional project; amend KRS 154.14-060 to make technical changes and authorize the cabinet to transfer up to 10 percent of the funds remaining in the two categories of funds with notice to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue or applicable standing; amend KRS 154.14-070 to make technical changes; repeal KRS 154.14-010 and 154.14-080; EMERGENCY.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAmends grant program to provide economic relief funding for local communities, aligning with funding essential programs and economic development indicators.85% confidence
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 18, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill establishes a grant program for local communities in Kentucky to receive federal funding, with specific definitions and eligibility criteria for applicants and projects. The changes primarily involve formatting adjustments and minor text modifications to the definitions section, with no substantive policy changes to the program's scope, funding amounts, or eligibility requirements.
DEFINITION

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and punctuation in the definitions section of the bill, including changes to how certain terms are defined and formatted throughout the document.

The definition of 'Eligible grant applicant[recipient]' was slightly modified to clarify that eligible entities include those providing public services through law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, rescue, waterfront development, water utilities, or waste water utilities.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the current bill number (HB 605/GA) and revised date (2/27/2025) instead of the previous version (25 RS BR 999 dated 2/17/2025).

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)
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 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.