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HB 640 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to invasive plant species.

Summary
Amend KRS 224.10-100 to authorize the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to prevent the spread of invasive, non-native plant species.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAuthorizes regulations to prevent invasive plant spread, directly protecting ecosystems and biodiversity under Environment and Conservation.95% confidence
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 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The document shows only formatting and header changes between the introduced and final versions of HB 640. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements. The changes are limited to updating the bill number reference from BR1562 to HB 640 and changing the jacket designation from 'Jacketed' to 'GA' in the footer information.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill reference numbers and footer metadata from BR1562 to HB 640/GA format throughout the document headers and footers.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

101–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 104
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican83
81 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (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.