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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to certified public accountant firms."
+description: "Amend KRS 325.380 to eliminate limitations on the naming rights of small certified public accounting firms upon the death or retirement of an owner."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2025RS"
+identifier: "HB 262"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 262 (2025RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Accountants", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a638b1a-7480-4f33-ac36-077cdb31cf0d"
+source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb262.html"
+source_hash: "d2a019a85b72b2ac71b4695d4ef36acddcb325ee53ee0070e533b552a306b243"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
+---
+
+# Kentucky HB 262 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to certified public accountant firms.
+
+Amend KRS 325.380 to eliminate limitations on the naming rights of small certified public accounting firms upon the death or retirement of an owner.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb262/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Acts Chapter 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0005.pdf)
+3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb262/bill.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASS HB 262 — **33–0** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
+- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
+- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025
+- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
+- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
+- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
+- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a638b1a-7480-4f33-ac36-077cdb31cf0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+