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SB 87 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to aviation.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 183 to allow an air board that operates a commercial airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers annually to utilize small purchase procedures established by the Federal Aviation Administration for purchases that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold identified in 2 C.F.R. sec. 200.88 and to purchase goods and services directly from vendors who maintain agreements with the General Services Administration; exempt these transactions from the requirements of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 82.084 to conform; amend KRS 183.525, regarding the Kentucky aviation economic development fund, to allow commercial airports to receive awards from the fund and require the Transportation Cabinet to report annually to the General Assembly through the Legislative Research Commission on expenditures from the fund; amend KRS 189.990 to increase monetary penalties for violations of the chapter; amend KRS 183.011, 183.012, and 183.120 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 183.085, regarding an unmanned aviation facility map for commercial airports.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Mar 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Kentucky's aviation laws to clarify procurement rules for major airports, update exemptions for certain government purchasing practices, and modify penalties for aviation violations. The changes expand eligibility for simplified purchasing procedures at large airports and adjust fine amounts for certain violations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on aviation regulation, but applicability was expanded to include air boards operating large commercial airports in specific procurement scenarios.
ELIGIBILITY

Air boards operating commercial airports serving over one million passengers annually may now use simplified federal procurement procedures and purchase directly from vendors with federal price agreements.

REQUIREMENT

Exemptions from certain state procurement laws were expanded to include air boards operating under the new simplified procedures and clarified rules for single-source purchases and replacement parts.

FISCAL

The Kentucky aviation economic development fund provisions were reorganized and clarified, maintaining the same fund structure but updating the language for clarity.

ENFORCEMENT

Penalties for aviation violations were increased from $50-$100 to $50-$1,000, and penalties for airport zoning violations were increased from $10-$100 to $100-$500.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made throughout the document to align with standard legislative formatting conventions.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

39–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Feb 21, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
33 Yea 2 Nay 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 14, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 11)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-1
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.