republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2025rs/hb-437.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages."
description: "Amend KRS 241.090, relating to the police powers of state Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.110, relating to the appointment of county Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a county investigator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.170, relating to the appointment of city Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that city administrators and investigators shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.230, relating to the appointment of urban-county Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that urban-county administrators and investigators shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 437"
citation: "Kentucky HB 437 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Cities", "Consolidated Local Governments", "Counties", "Counties", "Urban", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/723c5202-7dcf-46d3-b0ce-3187d941d0a4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb437.html"
source_hash: "1e836425d1a063f9ca8c2b85d0967c341d4ba3454f34d3b7b6bae89b6355889d"
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 437 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Amend KRS 241.090, relating to the police powers of state Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.110, relating to the appointment of county Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a county investigator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.170, relating to the appointment of city Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that city administrators and investigators shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.230, relating to the appointment of urban-county Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that urban-county administrators and investigators shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.

## 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/hb437/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 143** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0143.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb437/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **87–6** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 437 W/ scs1 sfa1 scta1 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **87–10** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 87-6 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 87-10 `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 143) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/723c5202-7dcf-46d3-b0ce-3187d941d0a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).