2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB738: AN ACT relating to state personnel.

Legislative 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.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
to State Government (H)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
taken from State Government (H)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
1st reading
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
returned to State Government (H)
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
3rd reading, passed 86-9
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/12/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 218
3/11/2025
86
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Committee on Committees(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197017.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197017.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/197069.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/11/202523.5 KB