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HB 738 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to state personnel.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to employ persons exempt from approval requirements the classified service as necessary for advice and to carry out policy; permit the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to increase, by executive order the salary of any classified employee with status to the midpoint of the grade of the employee's classification.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a draft version (BR1469) to its final approved version (HB 738/GA). The substantive legislative content remains unchanged, with only formatting and document identification details modified.
TECHNICAL

Document header changed from '25 RS BR 1469' to '25 RS HB 738/GA' to reflect final bill number and committee assignment.

Page footer updated from 'BR146900.100' to 'HB073810.100' to match the final bill identifier.

Minor spacing adjustment in Section 1 heading text.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

90–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 104
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic21
10 Yea 9 Nay 2
47% Yea
R Republican83
80 Yea 3
96% 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 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 86-9
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.