Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed House
Became law
Last action · March 4, 2025
To Committee On Committees (H)

Introduced February 13, 2025

Senate
Engrossed
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of state tax dollars.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to define "illegal alien"; prohibit state tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly from being used to compensate an illegal alien; direct the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to assist in the implementation and enforcement of the Act.

AI-generated. Always verify with primary sources
Plain-language summary
Beta

This bill would prohibit Kentucky state tax dollars from being used to compensate people the bill defines as illegal aliens. It directs the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to help carry out and enforce the law. Who it may affect: state agencies and programs that receive Kentucky General Assembly appropriations, and individuals who are in the country without legal immigration status.

Open official bill text (PDF)·Report a problem with the summary

Legislative History

Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 29-4
Yea: 29
Nay: 4
Absent: 5
LegiScan roll call

Primary Sponsor

View profile
Portrait of Phillip Wheeler

Phillip Wheeler

Senator · Senate District 31

Primary sponsor
Phillip.Wheeler@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (22)

View profile
Portrait of Robert Mills

Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

Co-sponsor
Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Gary Boswell

Gary Boswell

Senator · Senate District 08

Co-sponsor
gary.boswell@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Danny Carroll

Danny Carroll

Senator · Senate District 02

Co-sponsor
Danny.Carroll@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Matthew Deneen

Matthew Deneen

Senator · Senate District 10

Co-sponsor
matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Senator · Senate District 22

Co-sponsor
Donald.Douglas@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Greg Elkins

Greg Elkins

Senator · Senate District 28

Co-sponsor
greg.elkins@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Shelley Frommeyer

Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

Co-sponsor
shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Rick Girdler

Rick Girdler

Senator · Senate District 15

Co-sponsor
Rick.Girdler@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Jimmy Higdon

Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

Co-sponsor
Jimmy.Higdon@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Jason Howell

Jason Howell

Senator · Senate District 01

Co-sponsor
Jason.Howell@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Scott Madon

Scott Madon

Senator · Senate District 29

Co-sponsor
scott.madon@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Stephen Meredith

Stephen Meredith

Senator · Senate District 05

Co-sponsor
Stephen.Meredith@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Mike Nemes

Mike Nemes

Senator · Senate District 38

Co-sponsor
Mike.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Matt Nunn

Matt Nunn

Senator · Senate District 17

Co-sponsor
matt.nunn@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Steve Rawlings

Steve Rawlings

Senator · Senate District 11

Co-sponsor
steve.rawlings@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Aaron Reed

Aaron Reed

Senator · Senate District 07

Co-sponsor
aaron.reed@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Craig Richardson

Craig Richardson

Senator · Senate District 03

Co-sponsor
craig.richardson@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith

Senator · Senate District 30

Co-sponsor
Brandon.Smith@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Lindsey Tichenor

Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

Co-sponsor
lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Steve West

Steve West

Senator · Senate District 27

Co-sponsor
Steve.West@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Gex Williams

Gex Williams

Senator · Senate District 20

Co-sponsor
gex.williams@kylegislature.gov
View profile
Portrait of Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson

Senator · Senate District 32

Co-sponsor
Mike.Wilson@kylegislature.gov

Bill Text Versions

Engrossed (passed one chamber)

Most current
Read

Introduced (original)

Read

Something wrong on this page? Tell us