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House Bill 546

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Last Action 03/11/25: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Title AN ACT relating to roads and streets maintained by local governments.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1189
Sponsor J. Petrie
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 176 to define terms relating to Local Assistance Road Program funding; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish procedures whereby cities and counties can submit projects for consideration in the Local Assistance Road Program; limit projects to those that are rehabilitative in nature and do not expand capacity or the design of the original road; limit state funding for any individual project to $500,000; require the cabinet to assign a score to each project evaluating the project's impact on safety, congestion, asset management, and cost; set deadlines for local government submission of projects and cabinet submission of projects with evaluative scores; establish a graduated local funding match requirement based on the county population ranking developed by the Cabinet for Economic Development under KRS 154.21-015; require the cabinet to report quarterly to the Legislative Research Commission on the activity relating to projects awarded grants; specify required elements of the report.
Index Headings of Original Version Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, Local Assistance Road Program applications, evaluation
Budget and Financial Administration - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Cities - Roads and streets, Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Counties - Roads and streets, Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Reports Mandated - Transportation Cabinet, Local Assistance Road Program
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Committee Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/14/25
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/20/25
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/25/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025
02/27/25
  • 3rd reading, passed 85-11 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/28/25
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/04/25
  • to Transportation (S)
03/07/25
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)
03/11/25
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except require each highway district to assign a score to each project evaluating the project's impact on safety, congestion, asset management, cost, and priority level within the highway district; require the cabinet to report quarterly to the Legislative Research Commission on the activity relating to projects awarded grants; establish required elements of the report to include the actual final cost of completing the project.
Index Headings Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, Local Assistance Road Program applications, evaluation
Budget and Financial Administration - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Cities - Roads and streets, Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Counties - Roads and streets, Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Reports Mandated - Transportation Cabinet, Local Assistance Road Program

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except eliminate a required match for grants under the LARP program; amend various section of the 2024-26 Transportation Cabinet budget (2024 Kentucky Acts, ch. 180) regarding the state supported construction program, grant anticipation revenue bonds, the county priority projects program, and funding for mega projects; EMERGENCY in part.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Emergency - 2024-26 Transportation Cabinet Budget, amendments
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - 2024-26 Transportation Cabinet Budget, amendments
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, 2024-26 Budget, amendments
Transportation - 2024-26 Transportation Cabinet Budget, amendments
Budget and Financial Administration - 2024-26 Transportation Cabinet Budget, amendments
Budget and Financial Administration - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Cities - Local Assistance Road Program, creation
Counties - Local Assistance Road Program, creation

Amendment Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Higdon
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 546/GA

Last updated: 3/11/2025 9:25 PM (EDT)