Kentucky 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 84 — AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action.

Last action — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 112)

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on March 27, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

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  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to establish the legal standard for judicial review of agency action; amend KRS 13B.150 to conform.

Bill Text

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56 added · 69 removed

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 84/VO AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action.
CHAPTER 112 1 CHAPTER 112 ( SB 84 ) AN ACT relating to judicial review of state agency action.
Page 1 of 3 SB008490.100 - 209 - XXXX 3/27/2025 6:56 PM Vetoed and Overridden UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 84/VO (1) An administrative body shall not interpret a statute or administrative regulation with the expectation that the interpretation of the administrative body is entitled to deference from a reviewing court.
(1) An administrative body shall not interpret a statute or administrative regulation with the expectation that the interpretation of the administrative body is entitled to deference from a reviewing court.
(e) Based on an ex parte communication which substantially prejudiced the rights of any party and likely affected the outcome of the hearing;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (e) Based on an ex parte communication which substantially prejudiced the rights of any party and likely affected the outcome of the hearing;
Page 2 of 3 SB008490.100 - 209 - XXXX 3/27/2025 6:56 PM Vetoed and Overridden UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 84/VO (f) Prejudiced by a failure of the person conducting a proceeding to be disqualified pursuant to KRS 13B.040(2);
(f) Prejudiced by a failure of the person conducting a proceeding to be disqualified pursuant to KRS 13B.040(2);
Page 3 of 3 SB008490.100 - 209 - XXXX 3/27/2025 6:56 PM Vetoed and Overridden
Veto Overridden March 27, 2025.
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Action History

  1. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 112)

  2. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  3. received in Senate

  4. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  5. passed 74-18

  6. veto overridden

  7. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  8. taken from Rules

  9. to Rules (H)

  10. received in House

  11. passed 32-6

  12. veto overridden

  13. posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  14. to Rules (S)

  15. received in Senate

  16. Vetoed

  17. delivered to Governor

  18. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  19. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  20. passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1)

  21. Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)

  22. posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)

  23. to Rules (S)

  24. received in Senate

  25. 3rd reading, passed 80-19 with Committee Substitute (1)

  26. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025

  27. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

  28. returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  29. 2nd reading

  30. taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  31. to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  32. returned to Committee on Committees (H)

  33. 1st reading

  34. taken from Committee on Committees (H)

  35. to Committee on Committees (H)

  36. received in House

  37. passed 28-6

  38. Floor Amendment (1) defeated

  39. 3rd reading

  40. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025

  41. floor amendment (1) filed

  42. 2nd reading, to Rules

  43. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  44. to Judiciary (S)

  45. to Committee on Committees (S)

  46. introduced in Senate

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Override Veto Final Passage SB 84

Passed 32 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32000
Democrat 0400
Unaffiliated 0200
Total 32600
% of votes cast 84%16%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Yates — Nay
ChambersArmstrong — Nay
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Nay
Karen Berg Democrat Nay
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Nay
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Nay
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Craig Richardson Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matt Nunn Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Scott Madon Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea

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Final Passage

Passed 74 Yea · 18 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 69005
Unaffiliated 4101
Democrat 11702
Total 741808
% of votes cast 74%18%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Huff T — Yea
Bratcher S. — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Lewis S — Yea
Stevenson P — Nay
Lewis D — Not Voting
Adam Moore Democrat Nay
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Nay
Al Gentry Democrat Nay
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Nay
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Nay
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Nay
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Nay
Erika Hancock Democrat Nay
George Brown Jr. Democrat Nay
Joshua Watkins Democrat Nay
Lindsey Burke Democrat Nay
Lisa Willner Democrat Nay
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Not Voting
Matthew Lehman Democrat Nay
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Nay
Rachel Roarx Democrat Nay
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Nay
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Nay
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Not Voting
Felicia Rabourn Republican Not Voting
Gex Williams Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Not Voting
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Not Voting
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Not Voting
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Final Passage SB 84 W/ hcs1

Passed 32 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32000
Democrat 0400
Unaffiliated 0200
Total 32600
% of votes cast 84%16%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Yates — Nay
ChambersArmstrong — Nay
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Nay
Karen Berg Democrat Nay
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Nay
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Nay
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Craig Richardson Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matt Nunn Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Scott Madon Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 80 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 74000
Unaffiliated 5100
Democrat 11801
Total 801901
% of votes cast 80%19%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Huff T — Yea
Bratcher S. — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Lewis D — Yea
Lewis S — Yea
Stevenson P — Nay
Adam Moore Democrat Nay
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Nay
Al Gentry Democrat Nay
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Nay
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Nay
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Nay
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Nay
Erika Hancock Democrat Nay
George Brown Jr. Democrat Nay
Joshua Watkins Democrat Nay
Lindsey Burke Democrat Nay
Lisa Willner Democrat Nay
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Nay
Matthew Lehman Democrat Nay
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Nay
Rachel Roarx Democrat Nay
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Nay
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Nay
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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PASS SB 84

Passed 28 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28004
Democrat 0400
Unaffiliated 0200
Total 28604
% of votes cast 74%16%0%11%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Yates — Nay
ChambersArmstrong — Nay
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Nay
Karen Berg Democrat Nay
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Nay
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Nay
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Not Voting
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Craig Richardson Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Not Voting
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matt Nunn Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Not Voting
Scott Madon Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Not Voting
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea

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What does SB 84 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to establish the legal standard for judicial review of agency action; amend KRS 13B.150 to conform.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
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