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HB 635 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant database.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to define terms; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to create a grant database that will be a central repository for information on all available state or local government grants; require state and local agencies to report grant opportunities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for inclusion in the grant database.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from BR 1871 to HB 635/GA and reorganized for clarity. The most significant change is the addition of a mandatory grant database managed by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, which will serve as a centralized system for individuals and entities to search for and review grant opportunities. This database must include keyword search functionality and require agencies to report detailed grant information quarterly starting December 1, 2025. The changes aim to improve transparency and accessibility of state and local grants by ensuring all opportunities are easily discoverable with clear requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new requirement for all agencies to report grant opportunities to a centralized database, making the system more comprehensive and user-friendly for applicants.
REQUIREMENT

Finance and Administration Cabinet must establish a grant database as a single entry point for accessing and reviewing grant opportunities

Database must include keyword search capability to help users discover all available grants

Reports must include grant title, authorizing statute, posting date, application deadline, eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and contact information

TIMELINE

All agencies must report quarterly grant opportunities to the Cabinet starting December 1, 2025

TECHNICAL

Bill renumbered from BR 1871 to HB 635/GA with updated formatting and page headers

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

101–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 104
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican83
80 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to State Government (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.