republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2025rs/hb-775.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to fiscal matters."
description: "Amend KRS 65.490 to remove the minimum square-mile requirement for a development area; amend KRS 65.494 to define \"existing development area\" and \"new development area\"; allow certain new development areas to be created within an existing development area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 775"
citation: "Kentucky HB 775 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "First Class", "Counties with Cities of the First Class", "Economic Development", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca4b8a1c-0483-4aec-b8c2-384ffbceda3d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb775.html"
source_hash: "259afd269aca14b81630f741d9bf2a5388af43ec84acc45bd1d62ad15d29055b"
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 775 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Amend KRS 65.490 to remove the minimum square-mile requirement for a development area; amend KRS 65.494 to define "existing development area" and "new development area"; allow certain new development areas to be created within an existing development area.

## 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/hb775/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 98** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0098.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb775/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 775 W/ scs1 sfa4 — **32–5** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **61–23** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **67–18** (pass) · lower
- Lay on the Clerks Desk — **19–61** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from the Orders of the Day
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 67-18 with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3) withdrawn
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (4) `passage`
- **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) and Floor Amendment (4)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (4)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 61-23 `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 98) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca4b8a1c-0483-4aec-b8c2-384ffbceda3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).