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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to child welfare. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 194A.030 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman from within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services' Secretary’s Office and establish it as an independent office; amend KRS 199.461 to require additional reporting of statewide, regional, and county caseload average for state social service workers; amend KRS 199.470 to change the definition of relative caregiver for adoption purposes and align placement options with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; amend KRS 199.641 to allow the cabinet to contract with child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies; amend KRS 199.800 to update definitions; amend KRS 199.801 to update and establish new processes for state-level and regional placement coordinators for children in the custody of the cabinet; create a new section of KRS 199.470 to 199.590 to require the cabinet to establish uniform home study processes; repeal and reenact KRS 200.575 to update and establish new processes for delivery of family preservation services; amend KRS 213.056 to change language required to be on a Kentucky birth certificate of a person adopted from outside the United States; amend KRS 213.141 to establish no birth certificate fees for a child who is in the custody of the cabinet; amend KRS 600.020 to expand the definition of “abused or neglected child”; amend KRS 605.120 to allow for a broader array of services, including monetary, for relative caregivers; amend KRS 610.040 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to resolve delays due to simultaneous criminal proceedings during dependency, neglect, or abuse cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the cabinet to charge a fee for background checks of child abuse and neglect records in certain circumstances; amend KRS 620.050 to establish new language related to Children’s Advocacy Centers in administrative hearings and access to the records and interviews; amend KRS 620.060 to clarify locations of dependency, neglect, or abuse cases for courts; amend KRS 620.070 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; amend KRS 620.180 to lengthen the time before the first out-of-home case plan is due and require that by January 1, 2019, that CHFS shall establish and implement the processes, procedures, timelines, and requirements to ensure that children committed to the cabinet as dependent, neglected, or abused and placed in foster family homes are timely reunified with their biological family or identified for and placed in a new permanent home; amend KRS 620.270 to establish changes to the existing Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in the state to establish an interested party review to occur to allow a forum for citizens throughout the state to express their thoughts and opinions related to child welfare; amend KRS 620.090 related to notifications from the Citizen Foster Care Review Boards; amend KRS 620.310 to establish changes to the Citizen Foster Care Review Board related to the election of the chairpersons; amend KRS 625.090 related to the filing of a motion of termination of parental rights; amend KRS 625.110 related to the appeals of the termination of parental rights; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish a putative father registry in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prescribe the data the registry will contain and who may access the data; amend KRS 199.480 and 199.990 to conform; amend KRS 406.081 to require courts to resolve cases against alleged fathers who do not comply with ordered genetic testing; amend KRS 406.091 to require the party requesting that the paternity action be filed to pay for genetic testing; amend KRS 625.065 to the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.502 related to the putative father registry; create a new section of KRS 199.640 to199.670 to require performance-based contracting and require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the creation and implementation of performance-based contracting for licensed child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in the Commonwealth and to require a report; create a new section of KRS 620 to establish a notification be made to foster parents; require the secretary of the cabinet for Health and Family services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the feasibility and implementation of the privatization of all foster care services in the Commonwealth and require a report; amend KRS 199.473, 199.490, 625.040, 625.042, and 625.043 to conform; repeal KRS 199.565, 199.805, 200.580, 200.585, 200.590, 200.595, 200.600, and 200.605."
+description: "AN ACT relating to child welfare. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 194A.030 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman from within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services' Secretary’s Office and establish it as an independent office; amend KRS 199.461 to require additional reporting of statewide, regional, and county caseload average for state social service workers; amend KRS 199.470 to change the definition of relative caregiver for adoption purposes and align placement options with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; amend KRS 199.641 to allow the cabinet to contract with child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies; amend KRS 199.800 to update definitions; amend KRS 199.801 to update and establish new processes for state-level and regional placement coordinators for children in the custody of the cabinet; create a new section of KRS 199.470 to 199.590 to require the cabinet to establish uniform home study processes; repeal and reenact KRS 200.575 to update and establish new processes for delivery of family preservation services; amend KRS 213.056 to change language required to be on a Kentucky birth certificate of a person adopted from outside the United States; amend KRS 213.141 to establish no birth certificate fees for a child who is in the custody of the cabinet; amend KRS 600.020 to expand the definition of “abused or neglected child”; amend KRS 605.120 to allow for a broader array of services, including monetary, for relative caregivers; amend KRS 610.040 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to resolve delays due to simultaneous criminal proceedings during dependency, neglect, or abuse cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the cabinet to charge a fee for background checks of child abuse and neglect records in certain circumstances; amend KRS 620.050 to establish new language related to Children’s Advocacy Centers in administrative hearings and access to the records and interviews; amend KRS 620.060 to clarify locations of dependency, neglect, or abuse cases for courts; amend KRS 620.070 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; amend KRS 620.180 to lengthen the time before the first out-of-home case plan is due and require that by January 1, 2019, that CHFS shall establish and implement the processes, procedures, timelines, and requirements to ensure that children committed to the cabinet as dependent, neglected, or abused and placed in foster family homes are timely reunified with their biological family or identified for and placed in a new permanent home; amend KRS 620.270 to establish changes to the existing Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in the state to establish an interested party review to occur to allow a forum for citizens throughout the state to express their thoughts and opinions related to child welfare; amend KRS 620.090 related to notifications from the Citizen Foster Care Review Boards; amend KRS 620.310 to establish changes to the Citizen Foster Care Review Board related to the election of the chairpersons; amend KRS 625.090 related to the filing of a motion of termination of parental rights; amend KRS 625.110 related to the appeals of the termination of parental rights; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish a putative father registry in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prescribe the data the registry will contain and who may access the data; amend KRS 199.480 and 199.990 to conform; amend KRS 406.081 to require courts to resolve cases against alleged fathers who do not comply with ordered genetic testing; amend KRS 406.091 to require the party requesting that the paternity action be filed to pay for genetic testing; amend KRS 625.065 to the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.502 related to the putative father registry; create a new section of KRS 199.640 to199.670 to require performance-based contracting and require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the creation and implementation of performance-based contracting for licensed child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in the Commonwealth and to require a report; create a new section of KRS 620 to establish a notification be made to foster parents; require the secretary of the cabinet for Health and Family services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the feasibility and implementation of the privatization of all foster care services in the Commonwealth and require a report; amend KRS 199.473, 199.490, 625.040, 625.042, and 625.043 to conform; repeal KRS 199.565, 199.805, 200.580, 200.585, 200.590, 200.595, 200.600, and 200.605."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 1"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 1 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "C. Fugate", "C. Harris", "C. McCoy", "D. Bentley", "D. Graham", "D. Horlander", "D. Mayfield", "D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "D. Schamore", "D. St. Onge", "J. Blanton", "J. Carney", "J. Donohue", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Jenkins", "J. Miller", "J. Petrie", "J. Shell", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Tipton", "K. Imes", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Bechler", "L. Belcher", "M. Castlen", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Benvenuti III", "R. Heath", "R. Mills", "R. Rothenburger", "R. Webber", "S. Santoro", "S. Wells", "T. Moore", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-30"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3124b460-b713-439e-985d-937a6c783bea"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB1.htm"
+source_hash: "456330ebc618da77b490bf9e4f555eaedb817e87aba36c23ee896a221afbd107"
+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 1 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to child welfare. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 194A.030 to remove the Office of the Ombudsman from within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services' Secretary’s Office and establish it as an independent office; amend KRS 199.461 to require additional reporting of statewide, regional, and county caseload average for state social service workers; amend KRS 199.470 to change the definition of relative caregiver for adoption purposes and align placement options with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; amend KRS 199.641 to allow the cabinet to contract with child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies; amend KRS 199.800 to update definitions; amend KRS 199.801 to update and establish new processes for state-level and regional placement coordinators for children in the custody of the cabinet; create a new section of KRS 199.470 to 199.590 to require the cabinet to establish uniform home study processes; repeal and reenact KRS 200.575 to update and establish new processes for delivery of family preservation services; amend KRS 213.056 to change language required to be on a Kentucky birth certificate of a person adopted from outside the United States; amend KRS 213.141 to establish no birth certificate fees for a child who is in the custody of the cabinet; amend KRS 600.020 to expand the definition of “abused or neglected child”; amend KRS 605.120 to allow for a broader array of services, including monetary, for relative caregivers; amend KRS 610.040 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to resolve delays due to simultaneous criminal proceedings during dependency, neglect, or abuse cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the cabinet to charge a fee for background checks of child abuse and neglect records in certain circumstances; amend KRS 620.050 to establish new language related to Children’s Advocacy Centers in administrative hearings and access to the records and interviews; amend KRS 620.060 to clarify locations of dependency, neglect, or abuse cases for courts; amend KRS 620.070 to attempt to resolve conflicts regarding the service of process for courts; amend KRS 620.180 to lengthen the time before the first out-of-home case plan is due and require that by January 1, 2019, that CHFS shall establish and implement the processes, procedures, timelines, and requirements to ensure that children committed to the cabinet as dependent, neglected, or abused and placed in foster family homes are timely reunified with their biological family or identified for and placed in a new permanent home; amend KRS 620.270 to establish changes to the existing Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in the state to establish an interested party review to occur to allow a forum for citizens throughout the state to express their thoughts and opinions related to child welfare; amend KRS 620.090 related to notifications from the Citizen Foster Care Review Boards; amend KRS 620.310 to establish changes to the Citizen Foster Care Review Board related to the election of the chairpersons; amend KRS 625.090 related to the filing of a motion of termination of parental rights; amend KRS 625.110 related to the appeals of the termination of parental rights; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish a putative father registry in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prescribe the data the registry will contain and who may access the data; amend KRS 199.480 and 199.990 to conform; amend KRS 406.081 to require courts to resolve cases against alleged fathers who do not comply with ordered genetic testing; amend KRS 406.091 to require the party requesting that the paternity action be filed to pay for genetic testing; amend KRS 625.065 to the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.502 related to the putative father registry; create a new section of KRS 199.640 to199.670 to require performance-based contracting and require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the creation and implementation of performance-based contracting for licensed child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in the Commonwealth and to require a report; create a new section of KRS 620 to establish a notification be made to foster parents; require the secretary of the cabinet for Health and Family services to designate a study group to make recommendations regarding the feasibility and implementation of the privatization of all foster care services in the Commonwealth and require a report; amend KRS 199.473, 199.490, 625.040, 625.042, and 625.043 to conform; repeal KRS 199.565, 199.805, 200.580, 200.585, 200.590, 200.595, 200.600, and 200.605.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 1 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/HFA3.pdf)
+6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/bill.pdf)
+7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/SCS1.pdf)
+8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/SFA1.pdf)
+9. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB1/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- C. Harris — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Graham — primary (person)
+- D. Horlander — primary (person)
+- D. Mayfield — primary (person)
+- D. Meade — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Donohue — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Jenkins — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+- S. Wells — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-26** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
+- **2018-02-27** Floor amendment (3) Committee Substitute (1) filed
+- **2018-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-01** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-05** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-04-02** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
+- **2018-04-02** Passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 90-1
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 159) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3124b460-b713-439e-985d-937a6c783bea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-100.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to building industry licensure. Amend KRS 198B.650 to revise the definitions of \"maintenance person or maintenance engineer,\" \"major repair,\" and \"routine maintenance of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning\"; amend KRS 198B.658 to change the experience requirement from five years to two years for a master, and from four years to two years for a journeyman; amend KRS 198B.678 to permit a master HVAC contractor to represent more than one firm if specified criteria are met; create a new section of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master HVAC contractor; amend KRS 318.054 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master plumber; amend KRS 227.480 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased electrical contractor; amend KRS 227A.140 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a business to use the license of a deceased master electrician."
+description: "AN ACT relating to building industry licensure. Amend KRS 198B.650 to revise the definitions of \"maintenance person or maintenance engineer,\" \"major repair,\" and \"routine maintenance of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning\"; amend KRS 198B.658 to change the experience requirement from five years to two years for a master, and from four years to two years for a journeyman; amend KRS 198B.678 to permit a master HVAC contractor to represent more than one firm if specified criteria are met; create a new section of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master HVAC contractor; amend KRS 318.054 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master plumber; amend KRS 227.480 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased electrical contractor; amend KRS 227A.140 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a business to use the license of a deceased master electrician."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 100"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 100 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "L. Bechler", "R. Mills"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-02"
+last_action: "2018-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7f8cf9a-4f49-44dd-ba7b-f6ac2f463be4"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB100.htm"
+source_hash: "058e71f0f3de8078f1044306fd26d259aec377563f62cec7faee658987696525"
+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 100 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to building industry licensure. Amend KRS 198B.650 to revise the definitions of "maintenance person or maintenance engineer," "major repair," and "routine maintenance of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning"; amend KRS 198B.658 to change the experience requirement from five years to two years for a master, and from four years to two years for a journeyman; amend KRS 198B.678 to permit a master HVAC contractor to represent more than one firm if specified criteria are met; create a new section of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master HVAC contractor; amend KRS 318.054 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased master plumber; amend KRS 227.480 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a company to use the license of a deceased electrical contractor; amend KRS 227A.140 to require the department to grant a 180-day interim period to allow a business to use the license of a deceased master electrician.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 100 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB100/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB100/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB100/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB100/SCS1.pdf)
+5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB100/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-04** To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-05** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-31** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 5, 2018
+- **2018-02-05** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-07** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-05** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-06** Floor amendment (1) defeated
+- **2018-03-06** Passed 25-12 with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-07** Received in House
+- **2018-03-07** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** Passed 49-33
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-12** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 22) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7f8cf9a-4f49-44dd-ba7b-f6ac2f463be4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-101.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 510.020 to state that a 16 or 17-year old is incapable of consent when the actor is 28 years old or more; amend KRS 510.030 to add lack of knowledge of the victim's age being 16 or 17 when the offender was at least 28 years old at the time of the offense as a defense; amend KRS 510.060 to add to rape in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; amend KRS 510.090 to add to sodomy in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has deviate sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; provide that this Act may be cited as Jenna's Law."
+description: "AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 510.020 to state that a 16 or 17-year old is incapable of consent when the actor is 28 years old or more; amend KRS 510.030 to add lack of knowledge of the victim's age being 16 or 17 when the offender was at least 28 years old at the time of the offense as a defense; amend KRS 510.060 to add to rape in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; amend KRS 510.090 to add to sodomy in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has deviate sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; provide that this Act may be cited as Jenna's Law."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 101"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 101 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Hatton", "B. Reed", "C. Fugate", "C. McCoy", "D. Hale", "D. St. Onge", "J. Petrie", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Wayne", "J. York", "L. Bechler", "R. Benvenuti III", "R. Mills", "R. Webber", "S. Lee", "S. Miles", "S. Riley"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-02"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaa832cd-9882-493b-b4c5-aa2cdbd87588"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB101.htm"
+source_hash: "b695636e0c478ac43964f7a1bbd7df80187cb66347005798fee258910330422a"
+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 101 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Amend KRS 510.020 to state that a 16 or 17-year old is incapable of consent when the actor is 28 years old or more; amend KRS 510.030 to add lack of knowledge of the victim's age being 16 or 17 when the offender was at least 28 years old at the time of the offense as a defense; amend KRS 510.060 to add to rape in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; amend KRS 510.090 to add to sodomy in the third degree a person who is 28 years old or more that has deviate sexual intercourse with a 16 or 17-year old; provide that this Act may be cited as Jenna's Law.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 101 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB101/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB101/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB101/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Hatton — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Wayne — primary (person)
+- J. York — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+- S. Lee — primary (person)
+- S. Miles — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-04** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-04** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-10** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-11** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-16** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
+- **2018-01-17** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-01-18** 3rd reading, passed 83-5 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-19** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-22** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 34-1 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in House
+- **2018-03-15** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-19** House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-19** Passed 89-0
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 43) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaa832cd-9882-493b-b4c5-aa2cdbd87588`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-11.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to power of attorney. Establish KRS Chapter 457 to adopt portions of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act of 2006; establish definitions for the chapter; provide that the chapter shall apply to all powers of attorney except for certain exceptions; provide that powers of attorney are durable and for their execution; provide a choice-of-law rule for determining the law that governs the meaning and effect of the power of attorney; detail the relationship between a power of attorney and a conservator or guardian; outline when a power of attorney becomes effective; detail when a power of attorney terminates; establish default rules for coagents and successor agents; allow for the reimbursement and compensation of an agent; detail how an agent accepts his or her appointment; outline an agent's duties; provide that a principal can lower the standard of liability for an agent with a few exceptions; establish a list of persons that may petition the court to review the agent's conduct; address when an agent is liable; detail how an agent can resign; provide protections for persons who accept a power of attorney in good faith; impose liability for refusal to accept a power of attorney; clarify that the principles of law and equity supplement the chapter unless displaced by a provision of the chapter; provide that the remedies under the chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate any other cause of action or remedy; amend KRS 367.93103, relating to funeral planning declarations, to clarify that a funeral declaration included in a will or power of attorney does not invalidate the will or power of attorney; amend KRS 372.140 and 387.530 to conform; repeal KRS 386.093, relating to the effect of incapacity or death on a power of attorney."
+description: "AN ACT relating to power of attorney. Establish KRS Chapter 457 to adopt portions of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act of 2006; establish definitions for the chapter; provide that the chapter shall apply to all powers of attorney except for certain exceptions; provide that powers of attorney are durable and for their execution; provide a choice-of-law rule for determining the law that governs the meaning and effect of the power of attorney; detail the relationship between a power of attorney and a conservator or guardian; outline when a power of attorney becomes effective; detail when a power of attorney terminates; establish default rules for coagents and successor agents; allow for the reimbursement and compensation of an agent; detail how an agent accepts his or her appointment; outline an agent's duties; provide that a principal can lower the standard of liability for an agent with a few exceptions; establish a list of persons that may petition the court to review the agent's conduct; address when an agent is liable; detail how an agent can resign; provide protections for persons who accept a power of attorney in good faith; impose liability for refusal to accept a power of attorney; clarify that the principles of law and equity supplement the chapter unless displaced by a provision of the chapter; provide that the remedies under the chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate any other cause of action or remedy; amend KRS 367.93103, relating to funeral planning declarations, to clarify that a funeral declaration included in a will or power of attorney does not invalidate the will or power of attorney; amend KRS 372.140 and 387.530 to conform; repeal KRS 386.093, relating to the effect of incapacity or death on a power of attorney."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 11"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 11 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Shell"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6f94f28-ce0f-47e2-b6fa-aae8d869b716"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB11.htm"
+source_hash: "cc86e6debfe8e5e49f7b38749428fc67d3d417cea9403c2f27298e7f1eb14c15"
+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 11 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to power of attorney. Establish KRS Chapter 457 to adopt portions of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act of 2006; establish definitions for the chapter; provide that the chapter shall apply to all powers of attorney except for certain exceptions; provide that powers of attorney are durable and for their execution; provide a choice-of-law rule for determining the law that governs the meaning and effect of the power of attorney; detail the relationship between a power of attorney and a conservator or guardian; outline when a power of attorney becomes effective; detail when a power of attorney terminates; establish default rules for coagents and successor agents; allow for the reimbursement and compensation of an agent; detail how an agent accepts his or her appointment; outline an agent's duties; provide that a principal can lower the standard of liability for an agent with a few exceptions; establish a list of persons that may petition the court to review the agent's conduct; address when an agent is liable; detail how an agent can resign; provide protections for persons who accept a power of attorney in good faith; impose liability for refusal to accept a power of attorney; clarify that the principles of law and equity supplement the chapter unless displaced by a provision of the chapter; provide that the remedies under the chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate any other cause of action or remedy; amend KRS 367.93103, relating to funeral planning declarations, to clarify that a funeral declaration included in a will or power of attorney does not invalidate the will or power of attorney; amend KRS 372.140 and 387.530 to conform; repeal KRS 386.093, relating to the effect of incapacity or death on a power of attorney.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 11 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB11/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018
+- **2018-02-14** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** Passed 81-4
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 185) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6f94f28-ce0f-47e2-b6fa-aae8d869b716`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-114.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 96.895 to require that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax revenue deposited in the general fund be distributed to agencies designated by counties that have TVA property located in that county or purchase power from TVA, increasing from zero percent currently to 50 percent or a maximum of $6,000,000; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 96.895 to require that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax revenue deposited in the general fund be distributed to agencies designated by counties that have TVA property located in that county or purchase power from TVA, increasing from zero percent currently to 50 percent or a maximum of $6,000,000; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 114"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 114 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Carney", "J. DeCesare", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Hoover", "J. Petrie", "J. Richards", "K. Imes", "K. Upchurch", "L. Bechler", "M. Castlen", "M. Dossett", "M. Meredith", "M. Prunty", "R. Heath", "R. Mills", "R. Nelson", "S. Miles", "S. Riley", "W. Coursey", "W. Stone", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-03"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e19d043a-dbb7-44bb-b93e-ad4286876a4f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB114.htm"
+source_hash: "c8f6a65245faaf83570802d36ad86098d45ebdbf4b773fa99461be31cfcef803"
+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 114 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 96.895 to require that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax revenue deposited in the general fund be distributed to agencies designated by counties that have TVA property located in that county or purchase power from TVA, increasing from zero percent currently to 50 percent or a maximum of $6,000,000; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 114 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB114/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB114/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB114/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. DeCesare — primary (person)
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- J. Hoover — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Nelson — primary (person)
+- S. Miles — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+- W. Coursey — primary (person)
+- W. Stone — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-05** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-14** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
+- **2018-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 82-3 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-16** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-19** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, to Rules
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 129) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e19d043a-dbb7-44bb-b93e-ad4286876a4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-116.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to jails. Amend KRS 441.125 to remove the words \"nonreligous sponsored\" from the definition of \"community-service-related project.\""
+description: "AN ACT relating to jails. Amend KRS 441.125 to remove the words \"nonreligous sponsored\" from the definition of \"community-service-related project.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 116"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 116 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "R. Mills", "S. Miles", "T. Moore"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-03"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f98cdf11-b2f8-461d-8a19-703b1698f2a1"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB116.htm"
+source_hash: "9eda1f0bdcb1061e803bb8ac42ae997bf4ffe95b03ab34c7164667d4a4d64a1d"
+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 116 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to jails. Amend KRS 441.125 to remove the words "nonreligous sponsored" from the definition of "community-service-related project."
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB116/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- S. Miles — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-05** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-16** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-24** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-25** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-31** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 103) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f98cdf11-b2f8-461d-8a19-703b1698f2a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-120.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor."
+description: "AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 120"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 120 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "C. McCoy", "C. Morgan", "D. Osborne", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Richards", "J. Sims Jr", "L. Belcher"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-03"
+last_action: "2018-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a10855fd-7917-419b-81d6-d771cd52f342"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB120.htm"
+source_hash: "758f10d6601c3dc918715405edc26b8dbf626ed99747d1c4c75fa5cfce315f30"
+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 120 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 120 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- C. Morgan — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-05** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-17** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-18** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, January 19, 2018
+- **2018-01-19** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-22** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-23** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in House
+- **2018-03-07** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** Passed 83-0
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-12** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 23) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a10855fd-7917-419b-81d6-d771cd52f342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-124.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to enhanced standards and criteria for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to complete a comprehensive review of all current state licensure and quality standards for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs; specify that licensure and quality standards be based on nationally recognized and evidence-based standards, standardized outcome measures, a reporting process, and conditions for reimbursement; permit fees for licensure; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the licensure and quality standards by January 1, 2019, repeal KRS 222.037 and 222.212; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to enhanced standards and criteria for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to complete a comprehensive review of all current state licensure and quality standards for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs; specify that licensure and quality standards be based on nationally recognized and evidence-based standards, standardized outcome measures, a reporting process, and conditions for reimbursement; permit fees for licensure; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the licensure and quality standards by January 1, 2019, repeal KRS 222.037 and 222.212; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 124"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 124 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "K. Moser"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-03"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35e4c916-a340-4bec-9a1f-d6ee2a10c207"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB124.htm"
+source_hash: "ef1bcacdf621042dfc940f8908ef9ce52b7e9a20be0f51f3071981295babce31"
+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 124 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to enhanced standards and criteria for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to complete a comprehensive review of all current state licensure and quality standards for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs; specify that licensure and quality standards be based on nationally recognized and evidence-based standards, standardized outcome measures, a reporting process, and conditions for reimbursement; permit fees for licensure; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the licensure and quality standards by January 1, 2019, repeal KRS 222.037 and 222.212; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 124 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB124/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-05** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-11** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-18** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-19** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-24** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 25, 2018
+- **2018-01-25** Floor amendment (1) to Bill, floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-30** 3rd reading, passed 85-2 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-31** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-01** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
+- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-19** Received in House
+- **2018-03-19** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-21** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-21** Passed 93-0
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 61) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35e4c916-a340-4bec-9a1f-d6ee2a10c207`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-128.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. Amend KRS 156.160 to require every public school to provide instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide."
+description: "AN ACT relating to instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. Amend KRS 156.160 to require every public school to provide instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 128"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 128 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Carney", "J. Tipton", "K. Fleming", "M. Hart", "M. Marzian"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf6d0d1-97b2-4cae-8c0a-59b026397aaf"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB128.htm"
+source_hash: "6ddbe1ef22824e996ff9a47e50ba6b88a2fb39df975ed6e993b01023032298be"
+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 128 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. Amend KRS 156.160 to require every public school to provide instruction on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 128 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB128/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB128/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB128/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Marzian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-07** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-02** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-09** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 60) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bf6d0d1-97b2-4cae-8c0a-59b026397aaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-132.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to financial literacy. Create a new Chapter of KRS 158 to require a financial literacy course as a high school graduation requirement; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the financial literacy course; direct the Department of Education to develop curricula, materials, and guidelines which may be used by schools for the financial literacy course."
+description: "AN ACT relating to financial literacy. Create a new Chapter of KRS 158 to require a financial literacy course as a high school graduation requirement; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the financial literacy course; direct the Department of Education to develop curricula, materials, and guidelines which may be used by schools for the financial literacy course."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 132"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 132 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "C. Morgan", "D. Schamore", "G. Brown Jr", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Greer", "J. Tipton", "K. Imes", "M. Castlen", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "S. Riggs", "S. Wells", "S. Westrom", "T. Moore"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4d370dc-8018-4f36-97ca-68baf4b5e7fd"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB132.htm"
+source_hash: "5e73ad5b19a9032e8c2f7e8fa03ad29debc1d2375492e46e75836ee51847f245"
+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 132 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to financial literacy. Create a new Chapter of KRS 158 to require a financial literacy course as a high school graduation requirement; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the financial literacy course; direct the Department of Education to develop curricula, materials, and guidelines which may be used by schools for the financial literacy course.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 132 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/HFA3.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB132/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Gentry — primary (person)
+- C. Morgan — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- G. Brown Jr — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- S. Riggs — primary (person)
+- S. Wells — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-23** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-24** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-30** Floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-31** 3rd reading, passed 68-24 with floor amendment (3) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-01** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-02** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-14** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-15** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-16** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 35-3 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-21** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-21** Passed 88-3
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 81) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4d370dc-8018-4f36-97ca-68baf4b5e7fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-133.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and supplies. Amend KRS 281.730 to define \"agricultural commodity,\" \"farm supply for agricultural purposes,\" and \"planting and harvesting season\"; exempt drivers of vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies for agricultural purposes within a 150 air-mile radius from a farm or distribution point during the planting and harvesting season from any provisions of 49 C.F.R. pt. 395, relating to hours of service of drivers, adopted by Transportation Cabinet."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and supplies. Amend KRS 281.730 to define \"agricultural commodity,\" \"farm supply for agricultural purposes,\" and \"planting and harvesting season\"; exempt drivers of vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies for agricultural purposes within a 150 air-mile radius from a farm or distribution point during the planting and harvesting season from any provisions of 49 C.F.R. pt. 395, relating to hours of service of drivers, adopted by Transportation Cabinet."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 133"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 133 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "D. Bentley", "DJ Johnson", "J. Blanton", "J. Petrie", "J. Shell", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Tipton", "M. Castlen", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "M. Meredith", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "R. Rothenburger", "S. Riley", "S. Rudy", "T. Turner", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ade623c5-589e-4d42-ba85-f2bec5b0396f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB133.htm"
+source_hash: "1d4427d40264722324c69f8cae490d3f8932955d21f0c6bb87b4ad89b32e1bcf"
+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 133 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and supplies. Amend KRS 281.730 to define "agricultural commodity," "farm supply for agricultural purposes," and "planting and harvesting season"; exempt drivers of vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies for agricultural purposes within a 150 air-mile radius from a farm or distribution point during the planting and harvesting season from any provisions of 49 C.F.R. pt. 395, relating to hours of service of drivers, adopted by Transportation Cabinet.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB133/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+- T. Turner — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-10** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-11** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-16** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
+- **2018-01-17** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-01-19** 3rd reading, passed 86-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-22** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-23** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 102) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ade623c5-589e-4d42-ba85-f2bec5b0396f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-136.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to microbreweries. Amend KRS 243.157 to require microbreweries to report and pay taxes on wholesale sales made directly to consumers to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 243.882 to define \"microbrewery\" and to include retail sales made by a microbrewery directly to a consumer in the definition of \"wholesale sale\"; amend KRS 243.884 to include microbreweries selling malt beverages directly to consumers; amend KRS 243.886 to exempt microbreweries from the authorization to deduct one percent of the tax due; amend KRS 211.285 to include microbreweries."
+description: "AN ACT relating to microbreweries. Amend KRS 243.157 to require microbreweries to report and pay taxes on wholesale sales made directly to consumers to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 243.882 to define \"microbrewery\" and to include retail sales made by a microbrewery directly to a consumer in the definition of \"wholesale sale\"; amend KRS 243.884 to include microbreweries selling malt beverages directly to consumers; amend KRS 243.886 to exempt microbreweries from the authorization to deduct one percent of the tax due; amend KRS 211.285 to include microbreweries."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 136"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 136 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "A. Wuchner", "C. McCoy", "D. St. Onge", "J. Nemes", "M. Hart", "M. Marzian", "P. Moffett", "R. Palumbo", "R. Rothenburger", "S. Westrom", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 11
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-03-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d7c5ac4-c6bb-43c5-a907-5024a622c08e"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB136.htm"
+source_hash: "3f3d26f2eac30995c1eaad5a4ce46a344da47213ace242c6f70cbbfc51b13132"
+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 136 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to microbreweries. Amend KRS 243.157 to require microbreweries to report and pay taxes on wholesale sales made directly to consumers to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 243.882 to define "microbrewery" and to include retail sales made by a microbrewery directly to a consumer in the definition of "wholesale sale"; amend KRS 243.884 to include microbreweries selling malt beverages directly to consumers; amend KRS 243.886 to exempt microbreweries from the authorization to deduct one percent of the tax due; amend KRS 211.285 to include microbreweries.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 136 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA3.pdf)
+6. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA4.pdf)
+7. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA5.pdf)
+8. **HFA6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA6.pdf)
+9. **HFA7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA7.pdf)
+10. **HFA8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/HFA8.pdf)
+11. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB136/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Marzian — primary (person)
+- P. Moffett — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-09** Reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
+- **2018-01-19** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-31** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 2, 2018
+- **2018-02-01** Floor amendment (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-05** Floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** Floor amendments (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendments (7) and (8) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment (2) withdrawn
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-09** Floor amendment (8) ruled out of order
+- **2018-02-09** Passed 68-15 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1) and (5)
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-28** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
+- **2018-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 33-3 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-02** Received in House
+- **2018-03-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-06** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 16) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d7c5ac4-c6bb-43c5-a907-5024a622c08e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-138.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to boards of adjustment. Amend KRS 100.217, relating to planning and zoning boards of adjustment, to allow for a joint board of adjustment to be appointed, and set out its membership parameters."
+description: "AN ACT relating to boards of adjustment. Amend KRS 100.217, relating to planning and zoning boards of adjustment, to allow for a joint board of adjustment to be appointed, and set out its membership parameters."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 138"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 138 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16ba647f-bbe5-44c6-9707-0e91acb4cd75"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB138.htm"
+source_hash: "ab312927bc738a03b14cc450d1ddd683d7d6dc7d6cd939d69552346af7a70497"
+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 138 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to boards of adjustment. Amend KRS 100.217, relating to planning and zoning boards of adjustment, to allow for a joint board of adjustment to be appointed, and set out its membership parameters.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB138/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-17** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-24** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-25** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-01-30** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-31** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-01** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 130) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16ba647f-bbe5-44c6-9707-0e91acb4cd75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-140.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the law enforcement and firefighters foundation programs, declaring an emergency, and making an appropriation therefor. Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 15 related to participation in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund to provide that the annual training stipend paid to all conservation officers be paid from the game and fish fund established in KRS 150.150 in an amount commensurate to the annual supplement paid to other police officers; amend KRS 15.460 to increase the annual supplement amount to $4,000 beginning July 1, 2018; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the law enforcement and firefighters foundation programs, declaring an emergency, and making an appropriation therefor. Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 15 related to participation in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund to provide that the annual training stipend paid to all conservation officers be paid from the game and fish fund established in KRS 150.150 in an amount commensurate to the annual supplement paid to other police officers; amend KRS 15.460 to increase the annual supplement amount to $4,000 beginning July 1, 2018; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 140"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 140 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "C. Fugate", "C. Morgan", "D. Bentley", "D. Hale", "D. Osborne", "J. Blanton", "J. Sims Jr", "M. Hart", "M. Meredith", "R. Rothenburger"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42729f12-3fc6-444e-b02d-2fa78fc5dc2e"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB140.htm"
+source_hash: "2aebc2b39b91a3805b3bd876e1a935f9df5b554ea0a76ed3898f2b79c671e463"
+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 140 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the law enforcement and firefighters foundation programs, declaring an emergency, and making an appropriation therefor. Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 15 related to participation in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund to provide that the annual training stipend paid to all conservation officers be paid from the game and fish fund established in KRS 150.150 in an amount commensurate to the annual supplement paid to other police officers; amend KRS 15.460 to increase the annual supplement amount to $4,000 beginning July 1, 2018; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 140 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/bill.pdf)
+5. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/SCA1.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/SCS1.pdf)
+7. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB140/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- C. Morgan — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-19** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-25** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-31** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-14** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-20** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 94-0
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 89) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42729f12-3fc6-444e-b02d-2fa78fc5dc2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-142.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the distribution of school funds. Amend KRS 157.410 to require the chief state school officer to prepare estimates for school district fund allotment and establish an incremental schedule for fund disbursement, allotment revisions, and equalization."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the distribution of school funds. Amend KRS 157.410 to require the chief state school officer to prepare estimates for school district fund allotment and establish an incremental schedule for fund disbursement, allotment revisions, and equalization."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 142"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 142 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Carney", "R. Huff", "T. Couch"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548d67ec-b847-4e12-a75a-20dc28fe07a8"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB142.htm"
+source_hash: "986023accc55b704c71e8381beb267cacf946197b9327cccdcff470e79cec4e5"
+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 142 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the distribution of school funds. Amend KRS 157.410 to require the chief state school officer to prepare estimates for school district fund allotment and establish an incremental schedule for fund disbursement, allotment revisions, and equalization.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB142/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+- T. Couch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 131) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548d67ec-b847-4e12-a75a-20dc28fe07a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-147.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define \"seizure action plan\"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act."
+description: "AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define \"seizure action plan\"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 147"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 147 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "D. Bentley", "D. Horlander", "J. Carney", "J. Greer", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "S. Riley"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbf0c6b2-07a6-4ec7-acca-e1714d641fa4"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB147.htm"
+source_hash: "1c934fa7615e74c301ad9c7e775cc9c3fd0684c5e083cab676fa7189a40cb721"
+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 147 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define "seizure action plan"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 147 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA3.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Horlander — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-09** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-23** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-25** Recommitted to Education (H)
+- **2018-01-25** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** Floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-02** Taken from Education (H)
+- **2018-03-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with floor amendments (1) and (3) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-09** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Education (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Education (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Education (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Education (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 90-1
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 153) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbf0c6b2-07a6-4ec7-acca-e1714d641fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-148.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to prescription medications in hospice programs. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to shift ownership of controlled substances from a deceased hospice patient to a hospice program so the hospice program may dispose of the controlled substances."
+description: "AN ACT relating to prescription medications in hospice programs. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to shift ownership of controlled substances from a deceased hospice patient to a hospice program so the hospice program may dispose of the controlled substances."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 148"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 148 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "K. Moser", "R. Palumbo"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd7bd756-7ed8-4dd9-ba57-7724b1d288cd"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB148.htm"
+source_hash: "60390c5dfc1fd45e2d06f52a19bc4cc2c4674cf4ab7e68689098479347930886"
+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 148 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to prescription medications in hospice programs. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to shift ownership of controlled substances from a deceased hospice patient to a hospice program so the hospice program may dispose of the controlled substances.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 148 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB148/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB148/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB148/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB148/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-09** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-30** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 6, 2018
+- **2018-02-06** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-07** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-08** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-14** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 82-3
+- **2018-04-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-14** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 35-0
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 172) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd7bd756-7ed8-4dd9-ba57-7724b1d288cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-150.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the Farms to Food Banks Advisory Committee. Amend KRS 247.984 to change the name of the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee; remove the requirement that the Advisory Committee annually review and update its written plan for the expenditure of funds; amend KRS 247.985 to change the reference from the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the Farms to Food Banks Advisory Committee. Amend KRS 247.984 to change the name of the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee; remove the requirement that the Advisory Committee annually review and update its written plan for the expenditure of funds; amend KRS 247.985 to change the reference from the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 150"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 150 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "DJ Johnson", "J. Tipton", "M. Castlen", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "R. Heath", "R. Rothenburger", "S. Westrom", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-05"
+last_action: "2018-03-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cc821b6-4c24-489a-a0d7-4ea3942099da"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB150.htm"
+source_hash: "10ec3c7b2487c61a4bb03b5231862ef30da77d808efa78822931458394af1dda"
+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 150 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Farms to Food Banks Advisory Committee. Amend KRS 247.984 to change the name of the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee; remove the requirement that the Advisory Committee annually review and update its written plan for the expenditure of funds; amend KRS 247.985 to change the reference from the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Advisory Committee to the Farms to Foodbanks Advisory Committee.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 150 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB150/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB150/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB150/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB150/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-08** To Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-10** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-11** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
+- **2018-01-17** Floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** 3rd reading, passed 90-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-19** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-22** To Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 15, 2018
+- **2018-02-15** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-16** Received in House
+- **2018-02-16** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-02-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-02-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 006) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cc821b6-4c24-489a-a0d7-4ea3942099da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-153.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to overweight vehicles. Amend KRS 189.222 to allow for a ten percent weight variance for vehicles transporting feed for livestock or poultry."
+description: "AN ACT relating to overweight vehicles. Amend KRS 189.222 to allow for a ten percent weight variance for vehicles transporting feed for livestock or poultry."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 153"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 153 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "D. Bentley", "D. Hale", "D. Schamore", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Petrie", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Tipton", "K. Imes", "M. Castlen", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "M. Meredith", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "R. Mills", "R. Rothenburger", "S. Miles", "T. Turner", "W. Stone", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-08"
+last_action: "2018-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ed69c87-e1ff-4483-b373-54a4624c1d56"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB153.htm"
+source_hash: "8b6b18871f9417bc23862bc0948eca1bfb27d6716eaec10c214cefa36c714a59"
+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 153 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to overweight vehicles. Amend KRS 189.222 to allow for a ten percent weight variance for vehicles transporting feed for livestock or poultry.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/CCR1.pdf)
+2. **FCCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/FCCR1.pdf)
+3. **HB 153 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/orig_bill.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/bill.pdf)
+5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/SFA1.pdf)
+6. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB153/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- S. Miles — primary (person)
+- T. Turner — primary (person)
+- W. Stone — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-10** To Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-10** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-17** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-18** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, January 19, 2018
+- **2018-01-19** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-01-19** 3rd reading, passed 84-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-22** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-22** To Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-02** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 6, 2018
+- **2018-02-06** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-02-06** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-07** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
+- **2018-02-07** Passed 32-5 with floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-02-08** Received in House
+- **2018-02-08** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-02-20** House refused to concur in Senate floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-02-21** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-28** Posted for passage for receding from Senate floor amendment (2) for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
+- **2018-02-28** Senate refused to recede from floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-02-28** Conference Committee appointed in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** Conference Committee appointed in House
+- **2018-04-02** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 24-13
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
+- **2018-04-13** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-04-13** Passed 63-26
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-13** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-25** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 175) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ed69c87-e1ff-4483-b373-54a4624c1d56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-158.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to life insurance for public employees. Amend KRS 18A.205 to permit certain individuals participating in an optional retirement plan authorized by KRS 161.567, certain individuals employed by a public postsecondary educational institution or certain local governments, and any certified or classified employee or elected member of a local board of education to obtain life insurance under the state-sponsored group life insurance policy or policies if the individual's employer opts to participate in the state-sponsored group life insurance program; amend KRS 18A.210 and 18A.215 to conform."
+description: "AN ACT relating to life insurance for public employees. Amend KRS 18A.205 to permit certain individuals participating in an optional retirement plan authorized by KRS 161.567, certain individuals employed by a public postsecondary educational institution or certain local governments, and any certified or classified employee or elected member of a local board of education to obtain life insurance under the state-sponsored group life insurance policy or policies if the individual's employer opts to participate in the state-sponsored group life insurance program; amend KRS 18A.210 and 18A.215 to conform."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 158"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 158 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-08"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6113acd-8a0a-4ecf-a5d2-5b76f4d7af1b"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB158.htm"
+source_hash: "250e7db72d190d9dc8b93805ed39c70eadde96ad8a790a0a7f192e2935c59c28"
+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 158 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to life insurance for public employees. Amend KRS 18A.205 to permit certain individuals participating in an optional retirement plan authorized by KRS 161.567, certain individuals employed by a public postsecondary educational institution or certain local governments, and any certified or classified employee or elected member of a local board of education to obtain life insurance under the state-sponsored group life insurance policy or policies if the individual's employer opts to participate in the state-sponsored group life insurance program; amend KRS 18A.210 and 18A.215 to conform.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB158/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-10** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-24** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-25** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-01-30** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-31** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-01** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 80) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6113acd-8a0a-4ecf-a5d2-5b76f4d7af1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-167.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to abandoned infants. Amend KRS 405.075 to establish a definition and allow the use of a \"newborn safety device\" related to the anonymous surrendering of a newborn infant in the Commonwealth."
+description: "AN ACT relating to abandoned infants. Amend KRS 405.075 to establish a definition and allow the use of a \"newborn safety device\" related to the anonymous surrendering of a newborn infant in the Commonwealth."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 167"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 167 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["G. Brown Jr", "K. King", "L. Bechler", "M. Dossett"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-10"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/939191d7-0f80-4e2e-9eb2-432200dc5a01"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB167.htm"
+source_hash: "7ce3c5f04dd169f936d9d0e998f820d5c1029d53cc3f0c33a45798bf310cb789"
+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 167 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to abandoned infants. Amend KRS 405.075 to establish a definition and allow the use of a "newborn safety device" related to the anonymous surrendering of a newborn infant in the Commonwealth.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 167 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB167/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB167/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB167/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB167/SCA1.pdf)
+5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB167/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- G. Brown Jr — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-10** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-16** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-25** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-31** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 91-0
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 152) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/939191d7-0f80-4e2e-9eb2-432200dc5a01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-168.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to railroad crossings. Amend KRS 189.550 to require the operators of all buses and motor vehicles used for transporting children to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.560 to require a motor vehicle operator to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.565 to require operators of motor vehicles used to transport inflammable liquids to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment."
+description: "AN ACT relating to railroad crossings. Amend KRS 189.550 to require the operators of all buses and motor vehicles used for transporting children to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.560 to require a motor vehicle operator to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.565 to require operators of motor vehicles used to transport inflammable liquids to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 168"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 168 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Hoover", "L. Belcher"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-10"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/368462cd-bf16-4877-83d2-1ce8bfa881b2"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB168.htm"
+source_hash: "8846a7f74844302a802f094ddccb2221d2ab556aebb09501f2c5f5822bd1e01c"
+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 168 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to railroad crossings. Amend KRS 189.550 to require the operators of all buses and motor vehicles used for transporting children to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.560 to require a motor vehicle operator to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment; amend KRS 189.565 to require operators of motor vehicles used to transport inflammable liquids to stop the vehicle at railroad crossings and look for approaching on-track equipment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 168 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB168/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB168/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB168/SFA1.pdf)
+4. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB168/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Hoover — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-10** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-16** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-12** Floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** Floor amendments (1-title) and (2) withdrawn
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 101) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/368462cd-bf16-4877-83d2-1ce8bfa881b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-169.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define \"criminal gang\" and \"pattern of criminal gang activity\"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define \"criminal gang syndicate\" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define \"criminal gang\" and \"pattern of criminal gang activity\"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define \"criminal gang syndicate\" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 169"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 169 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["C. Morgan", "J. Blanton", "J. Miller", "K. King", "R. Benvenuti III", "R. Mills", "S. Lee"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-10"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22bd3890-bfd4-4538-b39c-c774403d4a07"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB169.htm"
+source_hash: "30bba8bf2001038925d246909eff3631e74a6a809ff3a74214fc0fbd2754a91f"
+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 169 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 169 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA3.pdf)
+6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/bill.pdf)
+7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/SCS1.pdf)
+8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- C. Morgan — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- S. Lee — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-10** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-16** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-13** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-14** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-15** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-15** Floor amendments (2) and (3) defeated
+- **2018-03-15** Passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-16** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-19** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-02** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-13** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-04-13** Floor amendment (1) ruled not germane
+- **2018-04-13** Passed 21-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** Passed 59-30
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 202) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22bd3890-bfd4-4538-b39c-c774403d4a07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-176.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to fee disclosures by licensed ambulance providers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to require ambulance providers to post fee schedules and provide them to beneficiaries; require the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to assess a fee of $150 for failure to post a fee schedule and modifications to the fee schedule; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the requirements."
+description: "AN ACT relating to fee disclosures by licensed ambulance providers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to require ambulance providers to post fee schedules and provide them to beneficiaries; require the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to assess a fee of $150 for failure to post a fee schedule and modifications to the fee schedule; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the requirements."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 176"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 176 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "J. Miller", "R. Rothenburger", "R. Webber", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-10"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07197f77-1591-4817-b07b-60082967fa5f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB176.htm"
+source_hash: "ab77163c3a8444feaf560deaeb7130555a40cb150750f14229bff76846264c2d"
+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 176 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to fee disclosures by licensed ambulance providers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to require ambulance providers to post fee schedules and provide them to beneficiaries; require the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to assess a fee of $150 for failure to post a fee schedule and modifications to the fee schedule; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the requirements.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 176 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB176/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB176/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB176/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB176/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-10** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-16** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-24** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-25** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 30, 2018
+- **2018-01-30** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with committee amendment (1) and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-31** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-01** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 79) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07197f77-1591-4817-b07b-60082967fa5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-177.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to certified public accountants. Amend KRS 325.220 to define \"peer review\" as designed to promote quality in \"accounting and auditing services\"; change \"peer review committee\" to \" sponsoring organization\"; amend KRS 325.301 to allow an out-of-state CPA firm to perform attest services within Kentucky; exempt out-of-state CPA firms from paying the initial application fee; require firms to grant the Accountancy Board access to peer review documents maintained in Facilitated State Board Access; allow the board to appoint a peer review oversight committee to monitor the peer review program; amend KRS 325.340 to allow the board to privately reprimand CPAs and CPA firms; allow CPAs and CPA firms to apply to have minor violations removed from their professional record after ten years; limit a licensee from having his or her record expunged more than once."
+description: "AN ACT relating to certified public accountants. Amend KRS 325.220 to define \"peer review\" as designed to promote quality in \"accounting and auditing services\"; change \"peer review committee\" to \" sponsoring organization\"; amend KRS 325.301 to allow an out-of-state CPA firm to perform attest services within Kentucky; exempt out-of-state CPA firms from paying the initial application fee; require firms to grant the Accountancy Board access to peer review documents maintained in Facilitated State Board Access; allow the board to appoint a peer review oversight committee to monitor the peer review program; amend KRS 325.340 to allow the board to privately reprimand CPAs and CPA firms; allow CPAs and CPA firms to apply to have minor violations removed from their professional record after ten years; limit a licensee from having his or her record expunged more than once."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 177"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 177 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Miller"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/832f1a8b-7a26-4e50-b9f5-4f6ba41fce1c"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB177.htm"
+source_hash: "45c55e8da64820797e55b6b8ac809e800122ad5a4c5bc1fd858bb3e3a4e23a1f"
+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 177 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to certified public accountants. Amend KRS 325.220 to define "peer review" as designed to promote quality in "accounting and auditing services"; change "peer review committee" to " sponsoring organization"; amend KRS 325.301 to allow an out-of-state CPA firm to perform attest services within Kentucky; exempt out-of-state CPA firms from paying the initial application fee; require firms to grant the Accountancy Board access to peer review documents maintained in Facilitated State Board Access; allow the board to appoint a peer review oversight committee to monitor the peer review program; amend KRS 325.340 to allow the board to privately reprimand CPAs and CPA firms; allow CPAs and CPA firms to apply to have minor violations removed from their professional record after ten years; limit a licensee from having his or her record expunged more than once.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 177 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB177/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB177/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB177/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
+- **2018-01-19** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in House
+- **2018-03-07** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** Passed 84-0
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-12** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 24) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/832f1a8b-7a26-4e50-b9f5-4f6ba41fce1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-185.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to death-in-line-of-duty benefits and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.505 to include in the definition of \"dependent child,\" solely as it applies to a member who dies as a direct result of an act in line of duty or a duty-related injury, a disabled child of any age; define \"monthly average pay\" to mean the higher of a member's final rate of pay or average monthly creditable compensation earned during the deceased member's last 12 months of employment; amend KRS 16.601 and 61.621 to increase minimum act in line of duty or duty-related death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the deceased member's monthly average pay and, if there is no surviving spouse, to the dependent children at the rate of 50% for one dependent child, 65% for two dependent children, and 75% for three or more dependent children; amend KRS 61.510 to define \"monthly average pay\"; amend KRS 61.542 to provide that the surviving spouse shall supersede all previously designated beneficiaries in the case of line-of-duty death benefits payable from the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems unless the member files a valid beneficiary designation form after marriage to his or her spouse; amend KRS 61.702 to ensure full and timely hospital and medical insurance benefits for the spouse and dependents of a member who died as a direct result of an act in line of duty or duty-related injury; amend KRS 78.510 to define \"monthly average pay\"; provide that an eligible surviving spouse of a member who died as a result of an act line of duty or duty-related injury prior to the effective date of the Act shall receive the increased line of duty or duty-related death benefits; provide that a surviving spouse of a hazardous duty member who died as a result of an act in line of duty on or after January 1, 2017, who was ineligible for the minimum monthly death benefits because he or she was not named beneficiary shall be eligible for the benefits provided by this Act; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to death-in-line-of-duty benefits and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.505 to include in the definition of \"dependent child,\" solely as it applies to a member who dies as a direct result of an act in line of duty or a duty-related injury, a disabled child of any age; define \"monthly average pay\" to mean the higher of a member's final rate of pay or average monthly creditable compensation earned during the deceased member's last 12 months of employment; amend KRS 16.601 and 61.621 to increase minimum act in line of duty or duty-related death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the deceased member's monthly average pay and, if there is no surviving spouse, to the dependent children at the rate of 50% for one dependent child, 65% for two dependent children, and 75% for three or more dependent children; amend KRS 61.510 to define \"monthly average pay\"; amend KRS 61.542 to provide that the surviving spouse shall supersede all previously designated beneficiaries in the case of line-of-duty death benefits payable from the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems unless the member files a valid beneficiary designation form after marriage to his or her spouse; amend KRS 61.702 to ensure full and timely hospital and medical insurance benefits for the spouse and dependents of a member who died as a direct result of an act in line of duty or duty-related injury; amend KRS 78.510 to define \"monthly average pay\"; provide that an eligible surviving spouse of a member who died as a result of an act line of duty or duty-related injury prior to the effective date of the Act shall receive the increased line of duty or duty-related death benefits; provide that a surviving spouse of a hazardous duty member who died as a result of an act in line of duty on or after January 1, 2017, who was ineligible for the minimum monthly death benefits because he or she was not named beneficiary shall be eligible for the benefits provided by this Act; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 185"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 185 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "C. Fugate", "C. Morgan", "D. Hale", "D. Osborne", "D. Schamore", "D. St. Onge", "J. Blanton", "J. Carney", "J. Donohue", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Jenkins", "J. Miller", "J. Nemes", "J. Richards", "J. Shell", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Stewart III", "J. Tipton", "J. York", "K. Bratcher", "K. Fleming", "K. Flood", "K. Imes", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Belcher", "L. Brown", "M. Cantrell", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "R. Meyer", "R. Mills", "R. Nelson", "R. Palumbo", "R. Rothenburger", "R. Webber", "S. Lee", "S. Santoro", "S. Westrom", "T. Couch", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6221aaf4-18ab-4d93-8692-9ba379384a4f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB185.htm"
+source_hash: "c3eeb30a79a221d5a7715aed10027b68ab4227eeff9d87c4f19f12164c0ba0ca"
+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 185 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to death-in-line-of-duty benefits and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.505 to include in the definition of "dependent child," solely as it applies to a member who dies as a direct result of an act in line of duty or a duty-related injury, a disabled child of any age; define "monthly average pay" to mean the higher of a member's final rate of pay or average monthly creditable compensation earned during the deceased member's last 12 months of employment; amend KRS 16.601 and 61.621 to increase minimum act in line of duty or duty-related death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the deceased member's monthly average pay and, if there is no surviving spouse, to the dependent children at the rate of 50% for one dependent child, 65% for two dependent children, and 75% for three or more dependent children; amend KRS 61.510 to define "monthly average pay"; amend KRS 61.542 to provide that the surviving spouse shall supersede all previously designated beneficiaries in the case of line-of-duty death benefits payable from the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems unless the member files a valid beneficiary designation form after marriage to his or her spouse; amend KRS 61.702 to ensure full and timely hospital and medical insurance benefits for the spouse and dependents of a member who died as a direct result of an act in line of duty or duty-related injury; amend KRS 78.510 to define "monthly average pay"; provide that an eligible surviving spouse of a member who died as a result of an act line of duty or duty-related injury prior to the effective date of the Act shall receive the increased line of duty or duty-related death benefits; provide that a surviving spouse of a hazardous duty member who died as a result of an act in line of duty on or after January 1, 2017, who was ineligible for the minimum monthly death benefits because he or she was not named beneficiary shall be eligible for the benefits provided by this Act; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 185 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/bill.pdf)
+5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/SFA1.pdf)
+6. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB185/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Gentry — primary (person)
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- C. Morgan — primary (person)
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Donohue — primary (person)
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- J. Jenkins — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Stewart III — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- J. York — primary (person)
+- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- K. Flood — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+- L. Brown — primary (person)
+- M. Cantrell — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+- R. Meyer — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Nelson — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+- S. Lee — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+- T. Couch — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Posting waived
+- **2018-03-14** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-21** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-22** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** Returned to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendments (1) and (2)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate floor amendments (1) and (2)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 91-0
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 151) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6221aaf4-18ab-4d93-8692-9ba379384a4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-187.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"dyslexia\" and \"qualified dyslexia screening tool\"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of \"dyslexia\"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention."
+description: "AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"dyslexia\" and \"qualified dyslexia screening tool\"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of \"dyslexia\"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 187"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 187 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "D. Graham", "J. Blanton", "J. Sims Jr", "L. Belcher", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "S. Wells"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/358e7db7-04fa-41f6-b298-23b0e7fecbc3"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB187.htm"
+source_hash: "38dac64b79d5e0180570249a5f8a35a9ee2cae3edf518eaa3856b4820573a2eb"
+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 187 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "dyslexia" and "qualified dyslexia screening tool"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of "dyslexia"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 187 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB187/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB187/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB187/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB187/bill.pdf)
+5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB187/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- D. Graham — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- S. Wells — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-08** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-08** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-15** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 87-0
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 88) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/358e7db7-04fa-41f6-b298-23b0e7fecbc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-191.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION."
+description: "AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 191"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 191 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Hatton", "A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "C. Fugate", "C. McCoy", "D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "D. Mayfield", "D. Osborne", "D. Schamore", "G. Brown Jr", "G. Watkins", "J. Blanton", "J. Carney", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Greer", "J. Hoover", "J. Miller", "J. Nemes", "J. Petrie", "J. Richards", "J. Sims Jr", "J. York", "K. Bratcher", "K. Fleming", "K. Imes", "L. Brown", "M. Cantrell", "M. Dossett", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Adkins", "R. Heath", "R. Meyer", "S. Riley", "T. Herald", "W. Coursey", "W. Stone", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 15
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56fe6790-2277-41bf-b9a2-24895ce396a1"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB191.htm"
+source_hash: "bcc143e54cb514b7022422a49f5eaf7a9981d482918182d3daf9ea516734f1b7"
+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 191 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 191 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA1.pdf)
+5. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA2.pdf)
+6. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA3.pdf)
+7. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA4.pdf)
+8. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA5.pdf)
+9. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/bill.pdf)
+10. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SCS1.pdf)
+11. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA1.pdf)
+12. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA2.pdf)
+13. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA3.pdf)
+14. **SFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA4.pdf)
+15. **SFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA5.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Gentry — primary (person)
+- A. Hatton — primary (person)
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Elliott — primary (person)
+- D. Mayfield — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- G. Brown Jr — primary (person)
+- G. Watkins — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Fischer — primary (person)
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+- J. Hoover — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. York — primary (person)
+- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+- L. Brown — primary (person)
+- M. Cantrell — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Adkins — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Meyer — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+- T. Herald — primary (person)
+- W. Coursey — primary (person)
+- W. Stone — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-30** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** Floor amendments (2) and (3) withdrawn
+- **2018-02-09** Floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-13** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-13** Floor amendment (4) defeated
+- **2018-02-13** Passed 90-7 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-02-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Bill, (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-09** Floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-14** Floor amendments (2) (3) (4) and (5) withdrawn
+- **2018-03-14** Passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) & floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-15** Received in House
+- **2018-03-15** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute & floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-19** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute & floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-19** Passed 88-0
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56fe6790-2277-41bf-b9a2-24895ce396a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-193.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities."
+description: "AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 193"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 193 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "D. Mayfield", "J. Blanton", "S. Lee"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02dcfdde-f4e9-4056-8201-9483f74377e5"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB193.htm"
+source_hash: "e75cd5943d2e67f412ed4ac823f35ef202d58628390200457eede08180d759b9"
+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 193 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 193 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA3.pdf)
+6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/bill.pdf)
+7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SCS1.pdf)
+8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SFA1.pdf)
+9. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- D. Mayfield — primary (person)
+- J. Blanton — primary (person)
+- S. Lee — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
+- **2018-02-20** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-21** Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 81-3 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (2) and (3) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1-title) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
+- **2018-04-14** Passed 78-11
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 189) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02dcfdde-f4e9-4056-8201-9483f74377e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-198.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to government contracts. Create a new section of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 to establish standards and rules for the Attorney General when awarding contingency fee personal service contracts for legal services; require the Attorney General to make written findings of the need for a contingency fee contract; set limits on the amount of the contingency fee; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to post information regarding the contract on its Web site; require the contractor to maintain certain records; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Attorney General to submit a report on all contingency fee contracts to the Government Contract Review Committee by September 1 of each year; amend KRS 45A.695 to require the Attorney General to participate in discussions with contingency fee offerors to determine their qualifications; amend KRS 15.100 to conform."
+description: "AN ACT relating to government contracts. Create a new section of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 to establish standards and rules for the Attorney General when awarding contingency fee personal service contracts for legal services; require the Attorney General to make written findings of the need for a contingency fee contract; set limits on the amount of the contingency fee; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to post information regarding the contract on its Web site; require the contractor to maintain certain records; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Attorney General to submit a report on all contingency fee contracts to the Government Contract Review Committee by September 1 of each year; amend KRS 45A.695 to require the Attorney General to participate in discussions with contingency fee offerors to determine their qualifications; amend KRS 15.100 to conform."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 198"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 198 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Nemes"]
+version_count: 15
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebfac167-ce44-49a4-bfcf-2f006302362d"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB198.htm"
+source_hash: "c5337c4814acd1a703c8ad4a8cb204573dcd72b651198a5e8073e68c62b76f6f"
+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 198 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to government contracts. Create a new section of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 to establish standards and rules for the Attorney General when awarding contingency fee personal service contracts for legal services; require the Attorney General to make written findings of the need for a contingency fee contract; set limits on the amount of the contingency fee; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to post information regarding the contract on its Web site; require the contractor to maintain certain records; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Attorney General to submit a report on all contingency fee contracts to the Government Contract Review Committee by September 1 of each year; amend KRS 45A.695 to require the Attorney General to participate in discussions with contingency fee offerors to determine their qualifications; amend KRS 15.100 to conform.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 198 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA10.pdf)
+4. **HFA11** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA11.pdf)
+5. **HFA12** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA12.pdf)
+6. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA2.pdf)
+7. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA3.pdf)
+8. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA4.pdf)
+9. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA5.pdf)
+10. **HFA6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA6.pdf)
+11. **HFA7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA7.pdf)
+12. **HFA8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA8.pdf)
+13. **HFA9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/HFA9.pdf)
+14. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/bill.pdf)
+15. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB198/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-31** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-02** Floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
+- **2018-02-05** Floor amendments (4) and (6) filed to HFA 1 and floor amendments (5) and (7) filed to the Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 8, 2018
+- **2018-02-07** Floor amendment (8) filed to HFA 1 and floor amendment (9) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendments (10), (11), and (12) filed to Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-15** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-15** Floor amendments (8) and (9) ruled out of order
+- **2018-02-15** Floor amendments (4) and (6) defeated
+- **2018-02-15** Passed 52-40 with floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-02-16** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-20** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 26-12 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 57-36
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 87) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebfac167-ce44-49a4-bfcf-2f006302362d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-2.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. Amend KRS 342.020 to limit the time period of payment of medical expenses for certain permanent partial disabilities to 780 weeks but provide a mechanism to apply for extended benefits; limit the number of drug screens for which the employer will be liable; amend KRS 342.035 to specify circumstances upon which utilization review can be waived; mandate promulgation of treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary; clarify that a fee shall not be charged when an injured worker requests the initial copy of medical records; amend KRS 342.040 to indicate that interest will not accrue when the delay in payment of benefits was caused by the employee; amend KRS 342.125 to clarify that the four-year period in which to reopen a claim begins on the date of the original order granting or denying benefits and that subsequent orders granting or denying benefits shall not be considered an original order; amend KRS 342.185 to indicate that an application for adjustment of claim for compensation for a cumulative trauma injury must be made within five years of the last injurious exposure to the cumulative trauma; amend KRS 342.270 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for resolution of claims; amend KRS 342.315 to include pulmonary specialist as an examiner; amend KRS 342.316 to change procedure for filing occupational disease claims; amend KRS 342.320 to change calculation of attorney fees and increase limitation on amount of fees; amend KRS 342.610 to indicate that the employee must show that the voluntary introduction of a substance into his or her body that causes a disturbance of mental or physical capacities was not the proximate cause of his or her injury; amend KRS 342.700 to allow the recovery in subrogation of indemnity and medical expenses paid to or on behalf of the employee, less a pro rata share of the employee's legal expenses; amend KRS 342.730 to increase average weekly wage caps; set time limits for total disability benefits paid to certain professional athletes; allow payment of temporary total disability benefits to be offset by gross income minus applicable taxes paid to an employee during a period of light-duty work or work in an alternative job position; provide an offset against temporary total disability benefits for salary continuation or wholly employer-funded disability retirement plans; indicate that benefits shall terminate when a plaintiff reaches age 67 or two years after the date of injury, whichever shall last occur; amend KRS 342.7305 to require employment for a minimum of one year in order to be the responsible employer in a hearing loss claim; amend KRS 342.732 to set forth parameters for retraining; delete provisions of KRS 342.792 requiring the commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to adopt regulations regarding the \"B\" reader process; amend KRS 342.794 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to maintain a list of \"B\" readers who are pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.990 to conform; specify the applicability of substantive changes to claims arising on or after effective date of Act and remedial changes to all claims irrespective of injury date."
+description: "AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. Amend KRS 342.020 to limit the time period of payment of medical expenses for certain permanent partial disabilities to 780 weeks but provide a mechanism to apply for extended benefits; limit the number of drug screens for which the employer will be liable; amend KRS 342.035 to specify circumstances upon which utilization review can be waived; mandate promulgation of treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary; clarify that a fee shall not be charged when an injured worker requests the initial copy of medical records; amend KRS 342.040 to indicate that interest will not accrue when the delay in payment of benefits was caused by the employee; amend KRS 342.125 to clarify that the four-year period in which to reopen a claim begins on the date of the original order granting or denying benefits and that subsequent orders granting or denying benefits shall not be considered an original order; amend KRS 342.185 to indicate that an application for adjustment of claim for compensation for a cumulative trauma injury must be made within five years of the last injurious exposure to the cumulative trauma; amend KRS 342.270 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for resolution of claims; amend KRS 342.315 to include pulmonary specialist as an examiner; amend KRS 342.316 to change procedure for filing occupational disease claims; amend KRS 342.320 to change calculation of attorney fees and increase limitation on amount of fees; amend KRS 342.610 to indicate that the employee must show that the voluntary introduction of a substance into his or her body that causes a disturbance of mental or physical capacities was not the proximate cause of his or her injury; amend KRS 342.700 to allow the recovery in subrogation of indemnity and medical expenses paid to or on behalf of the employee, less a pro rata share of the employee's legal expenses; amend KRS 342.730 to increase average weekly wage caps; set time limits for total disability benefits paid to certain professional athletes; allow payment of temporary total disability benefits to be offset by gross income minus applicable taxes paid to an employee during a period of light-duty work or work in an alternative job position; provide an offset against temporary total disability benefits for salary continuation or wholly employer-funded disability retirement plans; indicate that benefits shall terminate when a plaintiff reaches age 67 or two years after the date of injury, whichever shall last occur; amend KRS 342.7305 to require employment for a minimum of one year in order to be the responsible employer in a hearing loss claim; amend KRS 342.732 to set forth parameters for retraining; delete provisions of KRS 342.792 requiring the commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to adopt regulations regarding the \"B\" reader process; amend KRS 342.794 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to maintain a list of \"B\" readers who are pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.990 to conform; specify the applicability of substantive changes to claims arising on or after effective date of Act and remedial changes to all claims irrespective of injury date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 2"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 2 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "A. Wuchner", "B. Rowland", "D. Osborne", "D. St. Onge", "J. DeCesare", "M. Castlen", "R. Mills", "S. Wells", "T. Herald"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-12"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be95616f-9c25-477c-989d-cd9250b6d83d"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB2.htm"
+source_hash: "38a129bc3c85f2148be198053754d381130ea12cf2b3836370bb9e236fe485e5"
+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 2 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. Amend KRS 342.020 to limit the time period of payment of medical expenses for certain permanent partial disabilities to 780 weeks but provide a mechanism to apply for extended benefits; limit the number of drug screens for which the employer will be liable; amend KRS 342.035 to specify circumstances upon which utilization review can be waived; mandate promulgation of treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary; clarify that a fee shall not be charged when an injured worker requests the initial copy of medical records; amend KRS 342.040 to indicate that interest will not accrue when the delay in payment of benefits was caused by the employee; amend KRS 342.125 to clarify that the four-year period in which to reopen a claim begins on the date of the original order granting or denying benefits and that subsequent orders granting or denying benefits shall not be considered an original order; amend KRS 342.185 to indicate that an application for adjustment of claim for compensation for a cumulative trauma injury must be made within five years of the last injurious exposure to the cumulative trauma; amend KRS 342.270 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for resolution of claims; amend KRS 342.315 to include pulmonary specialist as an examiner; amend KRS 342.316 to change procedure for filing occupational disease claims; amend KRS 342.320 to change calculation of attorney fees and increase limitation on amount of fees; amend KRS 342.610 to indicate that the employee must show that the voluntary introduction of a substance into his or her body that causes a disturbance of mental or physical capacities was not the proximate cause of his or her injury; amend KRS 342.700 to allow the recovery in subrogation of indemnity and medical expenses paid to or on behalf of the employee, less a pro rata share of the employee's legal expenses; amend KRS 342.730 to increase average weekly wage caps; set time limits for total disability benefits paid to certain professional athletes; allow payment of temporary total disability benefits to be offset by gross income minus applicable taxes paid to an employee during a period of light-duty work or work in an alternative job position; provide an offset against temporary total disability benefits for salary continuation or wholly employer-funded disability retirement plans; indicate that benefits shall terminate when a plaintiff reaches age 67 or two years after the date of injury, whichever shall last occur; amend KRS 342.7305 to require employment for a minimum of one year in order to be the responsible employer in a hearing loss claim; amend KRS 342.732 to set forth parameters for retraining; delete provisions of KRS 342.792 requiring the commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to adopt regulations regarding the "B" reader process; amend KRS 342.794 to require commissioner of Department of Workers' Claims to maintain a list of "B" readers who are pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.990 to conform; specify the applicability of substantive changes to claims arising on or after effective date of Act and remedial changes to all claims irrespective of injury date.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 2 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/HFA3.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/SCS1.pdf)
+7. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/SFA1.pdf)
+8. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB2/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. DeCesare — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- S. Wells — primary (person)
+- T. Herald — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-12** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-13** To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
+- **2018-02-16** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-20** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-20** Returned to the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-02-20** Floor amendments (2) and (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-21** Floor amendment (1) defeated
+- **2018-02-21** Passed 55-39 with floor amendment (2)
+- **2018-02-22** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-05** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Returned to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-21** Floor amendment (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-22** Floor amendment (2) defeated
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 23-14 with Committee Substitutes (1) floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-27** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-27** Passed 55-39
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 40) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be95616f-9c25-477c-989d-cd9250b6d83d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-200.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2017-2018: $7,018,500, 2018-2019: $1,704,291,300, 2019-2020: $1,655,441,200; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $31,672,600, 2019-2020: $32,384,800; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2018-2019: $4,885,519,300, 2019-2020: $4,885,920,600; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $630,653,700, 2019-2020: $635,306,400; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2018-2019: $272,522,400, 2019-2020: $280,337,000; appropriate to the Finance and Administration Cabinet: 2018-2019: $932,955,700, 2019-2020: $962,132,700; appropriate to the Health and Family Services Cabinet: 2017-2018: $12,064,200, 2018-2019: $13,902,025,100, 2019-2020: $14,153,724,700; appropriate to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 2017-2018: $22,281,300, 2018-2019: $1,279,407,200, 2019-2020: $1,315,928,100; appropriate to the Labor Cabinet: 2018-2019: $221,768,700, 2019-2020: $221,427,400; appropriate to the Personnel Cabinet: 2018-2019: $66,174,600, 2019-2020: $66,486,800; appropriate to Postsecondary Education: 2018-2019: $7,834,090,600, 2019-2020: $8,200,114,600; appropriate to the Public Protection Cabinet: 2018-2019: $123,723,400, 2019-2020: $122,273,100; appropriate to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 2017-2018: $8,831,600, 2018-2019: $258,238,600, 2019-2020: $261,409,800; appropriate to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund: 2018-2019: $62,414,100, 2019-2020: $183,378,000; not included in the appropriation amounts are capital project amounts as follows: 2017-2018 $16,500,000, 2018-2019: $2,804,425,500, 2019-2020: $342,579,500; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary."
+description: "AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2017-2018: $7,018,500, 2018-2019: $1,704,291,300, 2019-2020: $1,655,441,200; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $31,672,600, 2019-2020: $32,384,800; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2018-2019: $4,885,519,300, 2019-2020: $4,885,920,600; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $630,653,700, 2019-2020: $635,306,400; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2018-2019: $272,522,400, 2019-2020: $280,337,000; appropriate to the Finance and Administration Cabinet: 2018-2019: $932,955,700, 2019-2020: $962,132,700; appropriate to the Health and Family Services Cabinet: 2017-2018: $12,064,200, 2018-2019: $13,902,025,100, 2019-2020: $14,153,724,700; appropriate to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 2017-2018: $22,281,300, 2018-2019: $1,279,407,200, 2019-2020: $1,315,928,100; appropriate to the Labor Cabinet: 2018-2019: $221,768,700, 2019-2020: $221,427,400; appropriate to the Personnel Cabinet: 2018-2019: $66,174,600, 2019-2020: $66,486,800; appropriate to Postsecondary Education: 2018-2019: $7,834,090,600, 2019-2020: $8,200,114,600; appropriate to the Public Protection Cabinet: 2018-2019: $123,723,400, 2019-2020: $122,273,100; appropriate to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 2017-2018: $8,831,600, 2018-2019: $258,238,600, 2019-2020: $261,409,800; appropriate to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund: 2018-2019: $62,414,100, 2019-2020: $183,378,000; not included in the appropriation amounts are capital project amounts as follows: 2017-2018 $16,500,000, 2018-2019: $2,804,425,500, 2019-2020: $342,579,500; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 200"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 200 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "DJ Johnson", "R. Huff", "S. Miles", "S. Rudy"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 66
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec8ae215-f1dd-4a8b-818d-0ed2fd8bcca9"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB200.htm"
+source_hash: "79cca731ec89adffe2bbda24055781cfed85a29d2be187b9d695d126f95681ae"
+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 200 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2017-2018: $7,018,500, 2018-2019: $1,704,291,300, 2019-2020: $1,655,441,200; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $31,672,600, 2019-2020: $32,384,800; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2018-2019: $4,885,519,300, 2019-2020: $4,885,920,600; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2018-2019: $630,653,700, 2019-2020: $635,306,400; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2018-2019: $272,522,400, 2019-2020: $280,337,000; appropriate to the Finance and Administration Cabinet: 2018-2019: $932,955,700, 2019-2020: $962,132,700; appropriate to the Health and Family Services Cabinet: 2017-2018: $12,064,200, 2018-2019: $13,902,025,100, 2019-2020: $14,153,724,700; appropriate to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 2017-2018: $22,281,300, 2018-2019: $1,279,407,200, 2019-2020: $1,315,928,100; appropriate to the Labor Cabinet: 2018-2019: $221,768,700, 2019-2020: $221,427,400; appropriate to the Personnel Cabinet: 2018-2019: $66,174,600, 2019-2020: $66,486,800; appropriate to Postsecondary Education: 2018-2019: $7,834,090,600, 2019-2020: $8,200,114,600; appropriate to the Public Protection Cabinet: 2018-2019: $123,723,400, 2019-2020: $122,273,100; appropriate to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 2017-2018: $8,831,600, 2018-2019: $258,238,600, 2019-2020: $261,409,800; appropriate to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund: 2018-2019: $62,414,100, 2019-2020: $183,378,000; not included in the appropriation amounts are capital project amounts as follows: 2017-2018 $16,500,000, 2018-2019: $2,804,425,500, 2019-2020: $342,579,500; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/CCR1.pdf)
+2. **FCCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/FCCR1.pdf)
+3. **HB 200 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/orig_bill.pdf)
+4. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/HCA1.pdf)
+5. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/HCS1.pdf)
+6. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/HFA1.pdf)
+7. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/bill.pdf)
+8. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB200/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+- S. Miles — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
+- **2018-03-01** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 76-15 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-02** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 26-11 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-21** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-21** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) on Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-03-22** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 25-13
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in House
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 59-36
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-09** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 66-28
+- **2018-04-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto for Friday, April 13, 2018
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 26-12
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 169) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec8ae215-f1dd-4a8b-818d-0ed2fd8bcca9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-201.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Transportation Cabinet Budget: appropriate from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, Federal Funds, and Road Fund $2,338,992,800 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $2,318,218,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020 for operating costs; appropriate from Road Fund and Investment Income for various capital projects; require the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to produce a document detailing the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the Highway Preconstruction Program; provide debt service to the General Administration and Support budget unit; allow reallocation of appropriations among budget units; allow the Transportation Cabinet to receive funds and services for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program; provide funds for Aviation's operational costs; provide debt service to the Aviation budget unit; provide funds for Economic Development Road lease-rental payments; provide that no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund accrue to the Debt Payment Acceleration Fund account; provide debt service for Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds; provide funds for the State-Supported Construction Program, Biennial Highway Construction Program, Highway Construction Contingency Account, and the Kentucky Pride Fund; authorize projects in the 2016-2018 Biennial Highway Construction Plan to continue into the 2018-2020 biennium; provide no Road Fund appropriation for the Kentucky Transportation Center; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to match federal highway moneys; prioritize projects should any additional federal highway moneys become available; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to continue the Cash Management Plan and to make programmatic adjustments; provide for carry forward of any unexpended Road Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for various programs; provide for the transfer of Road Fund resources for judgments; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to maximize the use of Toll Credits; provide funds for the County Road Aid Program, the Rural Secondary Program, the Municipal Road Aid Program, and the Energy Recovery Road Fund; provide debt service to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit; provide for Capital Construction Fund appropriations and reauthorizations; provide for the expiration of existing line-item capital construction projects; authorize various capital projects; specify funds transfers."
+description: "AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Transportation Cabinet Budget: appropriate from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, Federal Funds, and Road Fund $2,338,992,800 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $2,318,218,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020 for operating costs; appropriate from Road Fund and Investment Income for various capital projects; require the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to produce a document detailing the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the Highway Preconstruction Program; provide debt service to the General Administration and Support budget unit; allow reallocation of appropriations among budget units; allow the Transportation Cabinet to receive funds and services for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program; provide funds for Aviation's operational costs; provide debt service to the Aviation budget unit; provide funds for Economic Development Road lease-rental payments; provide that no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund accrue to the Debt Payment Acceleration Fund account; provide debt service for Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds; provide funds for the State-Supported Construction Program, Biennial Highway Construction Program, Highway Construction Contingency Account, and the Kentucky Pride Fund; authorize projects in the 2016-2018 Biennial Highway Construction Plan to continue into the 2018-2020 biennium; provide no Road Fund appropriation for the Kentucky Transportation Center; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to match federal highway moneys; prioritize projects should any additional federal highway moneys become available; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to continue the Cash Management Plan and to make programmatic adjustments; provide for carry forward of any unexpended Road Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for various programs; provide for the transfer of Road Fund resources for judgments; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to maximize the use of Toll Credits; provide funds for the County Road Aid Program, the Rural Secondary Program, the Municipal Road Aid Program, and the Energy Recovery Road Fund; provide debt service to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit; provide for Capital Construction Fund appropriations and reauthorizations; provide for the expiration of existing line-item capital construction projects; authorize various capital projects; specify funds transfers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 201"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 201 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "S. Rudy"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a69a44d-12c8-401c-b7c0-2e109a019885"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB201.htm"
+source_hash: "d8c8c27ce89cd51507d30a1f184c9c57a0fbe10fa9c110a0157d9eae835b1fe5"
+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 201 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Transportation Cabinet Budget: appropriate from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, Federal Funds, and Road Fund $2,338,992,800 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $2,318,218,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020 for operating costs; appropriate from Road Fund and Investment Income for various capital projects; require the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet to produce a document detailing the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the Highway Preconstruction Program; provide debt service to the General Administration and Support budget unit; allow reallocation of appropriations among budget units; allow the Transportation Cabinet to receive funds and services for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program; provide funds for Aviation's operational costs; provide debt service to the Aviation budget unit; provide funds for Economic Development Road lease-rental payments; provide that no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund accrue to the Debt Payment Acceleration Fund account; provide debt service for Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds; provide funds for the State-Supported Construction Program, Biennial Highway Construction Program, Highway Construction Contingency Account, and the Kentucky Pride Fund; authorize projects in the 2016-2018 Biennial Highway Construction Plan to continue into the 2018-2020 biennium; provide no Road Fund appropriation for the Kentucky Transportation Center; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to match federal highway moneys; prioritize projects should any additional federal highway moneys become available; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to continue the Cash Management Plan and to make programmatic adjustments; provide for carry forward of any unexpended Road Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for various programs; provide for the transfer of Road Fund resources for judgments; authorize the Transportation Cabinet to maximize the use of Toll Credits; provide funds for the County Road Aid Program, the Rural Secondary Program, the Municipal Road Aid Program, and the Energy Recovery Road Fund; provide debt service to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit; provide for Capital Construction Fund appropriations and reauthorizations; provide for the expiration of existing line-item capital construction projects; authorize various capital projects; specify funds transfers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 201 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB201/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB201/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB201/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB201/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-09** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-12** Reassigned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-04-14** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 78-11
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Line items
+- **2018-04-26** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-26** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 208) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a69a44d-12c8-401c-b7c0-2e109a019885`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-202.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. Set out the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. Set out the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 202"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 202 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "S. Rudy", "S. Santoro"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79ce71d5-b5e4-4484-9ef4-48f94f018890"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB202.htm"
+source_hash: "4f8e75510f8586f7c12fa03d8b997e86e3e5d215c6649d6004504a62f40f16cd"
+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 202 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency. Set out the 2018-2020 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/budget/HB202/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-09** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 76-14
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 167) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79ce71d5-b5e4-4484-9ef4-48f94f018890`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-203.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. The Judicial Branch Budget: appropriate $440,265,200 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $445,291,600 in fiscal year 2019-2020 from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Federal Funds; provide General Fund moneys for pay equity initiative; provide General Fund moneys for defined calculations; provide General Fund moneys to replace Federal Funds; provide that funds in the Court Operations and Administration appropriation unit carry forward; provide that if the Supreme Court retains the 2008 increase in civil filing fees, the additional income, not to exceed $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, shall be deposited in a trust and agency account for court operations; provide General Fund moneys for local facility assessments; provide General Fund moneys for increased CERS rates on janitorial and maintenance staff in judicial centers and courthouses; provide funds to compensate local units of government for providing court space and for costs incurred in the development of local court facilities; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Fund carry forward; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund carry forward; provide funds for actuarial-assessed judicial retirement benefits; detail project scope and use allowance payments for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, Jessamine, and Jefferson County court houses; authorize lease purchase of a Court of Appeals office building in Franklin County; provide General Fund support for use allowance payments for Jefferson County; defer General Fund support for operating costs, annualized use allowance payments, and nonrecurring furniture and equipment costs for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, and Jessamine Counties to the 2020-2022 fiscal biennium; authorize leases; clarify that nothing in this bill shall reduce funding of court facility projects authorized by the General Assembly; provide that if a court facility project is occupied and use allowance funding is insufficient that use allowance payments must be approved from the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, or if funds are not available in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, the use allowance payments shall be deemed a necessary government expense; provide the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts with expenditure authority; provide for severability of budget provisions and priority of individual appropriations; declare that KRS 48.312 controls duplicate appropriations; clarify that KRS 48.313 controls when a total or subtotal of the bill conflicts with a sum of the appropriations of which it consists; provide that any unexpended balance remaining in the Court's Restricted Funds or Federal Funds accounts carry forward; provide for the final budget document; provide for the transferability of funds; provide for appropriations revisions; include funds for trial commissioner salaries as provided for in the Judicial Branch Budget Recommendation; provide that issuance of paychecks scheduled for June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020, shall not be issued prior to July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020; provide for participation in any Budget Reduction Plan or Surplus Expenditure Plan."
+description: "AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. The Judicial Branch Budget: appropriate $440,265,200 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $445,291,600 in fiscal year 2019-2020 from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Federal Funds; provide General Fund moneys for pay equity initiative; provide General Fund moneys for defined calculations; provide General Fund moneys to replace Federal Funds; provide that funds in the Court Operations and Administration appropriation unit carry forward; provide that if the Supreme Court retains the 2008 increase in civil filing fees, the additional income, not to exceed $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, shall be deposited in a trust and agency account for court operations; provide General Fund moneys for local facility assessments; provide General Fund moneys for increased CERS rates on janitorial and maintenance staff in judicial centers and courthouses; provide funds to compensate local units of government for providing court space and for costs incurred in the development of local court facilities; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Fund carry forward; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund carry forward; provide funds for actuarial-assessed judicial retirement benefits; detail project scope and use allowance payments for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, Jessamine, and Jefferson County court houses; authorize lease purchase of a Court of Appeals office building in Franklin County; provide General Fund support for use allowance payments for Jefferson County; defer General Fund support for operating costs, annualized use allowance payments, and nonrecurring furniture and equipment costs for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, and Jessamine Counties to the 2020-2022 fiscal biennium; authorize leases; clarify that nothing in this bill shall reduce funding of court facility projects authorized by the General Assembly; provide that if a court facility project is occupied and use allowance funding is insufficient that use allowance payments must be approved from the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, or if funds are not available in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, the use allowance payments shall be deemed a necessary government expense; provide the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts with expenditure authority; provide for severability of budget provisions and priority of individual appropriations; declare that KRS 48.312 controls duplicate appropriations; clarify that KRS 48.313 controls when a total or subtotal of the bill conflicts with a sum of the appropriations of which it consists; provide that any unexpended balance remaining in the Court's Restricted Funds or Federal Funds accounts carry forward; provide for the final budget document; provide for the transferability of funds; provide for appropriations revisions; include funds for trial commissioner salaries as provided for in the Judicial Branch Budget Recommendation; provide that issuance of paychecks scheduled for June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020, shall not be issued prior to July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020; provide for participation in any Budget Reduction Plan or Surplus Expenditure Plan."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 203"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 203 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Nemes", "S. Rudy"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf771efc-d6de-4337-8fb5-455768fff0a3"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB203.htm"
+source_hash: "2dc4f63340cd4bcfaa21304898f7f87f3bec1ff5a90ef426926849c92f9c54d0"
+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 203 (2018RS) — AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. The Judicial Branch Budget: appropriate $440,265,200 in fiscal year 2018-2019 and $445,291,600 in fiscal year 2019-2020 from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Federal Funds; provide General Fund moneys for pay equity initiative; provide General Fund moneys for defined calculations; provide General Fund moneys to replace Federal Funds; provide that funds in the Court Operations and Administration appropriation unit carry forward; provide that if the Supreme Court retains the 2008 increase in civil filing fees, the additional income, not to exceed $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, shall be deposited in a trust and agency account for court operations; provide General Fund moneys for local facility assessments; provide General Fund moneys for increased CERS rates on janitorial and maintenance staff in judicial centers and courthouses; provide funds to compensate local units of government for providing court space and for costs incurred in the development of local court facilities; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Fund carry forward; provide that funds in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund carry forward; provide funds for actuarial-assessed judicial retirement benefits; detail project scope and use allowance payments for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, Jessamine, and Jefferson County court houses; authorize lease purchase of a Court of Appeals office building in Franklin County; provide General Fund support for use allowance payments for Jefferson County; defer General Fund support for operating costs, annualized use allowance payments, and nonrecurring furniture and equipment costs for Bath, Butler, Crittenden, and Jessamine Counties to the 2020-2022 fiscal biennium; authorize leases; clarify that nothing in this bill shall reduce funding of court facility projects authorized by the General Assembly; provide that if a court facility project is occupied and use allowance funding is insufficient that use allowance payments must be approved from the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, or if funds are not available in the Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, the use allowance payments shall be deemed a necessary government expense; provide the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts with expenditure authority; provide for severability of budget provisions and priority of individual appropriations; declare that KRS 48.312 controls duplicate appropriations; clarify that KRS 48.313 controls when a total or subtotal of the bill conflicts with a sum of the appropriations of which it consists; provide that any unexpended balance remaining in the Court's Restricted Funds or Federal Funds accounts carry forward; provide for the final budget document; provide for the transferability of funds; provide for appropriations revisions; include funds for trial commissioner salaries as provided for in the Judicial Branch Budget Recommendation; provide that issuance of paychecks scheduled for June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020, shall not be issued prior to July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020; provide for participation in any Budget Reduction Plan or Surplus Expenditure Plan.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/CCR1.pdf)
+2. **FCCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/FCCR1.pdf)
+3. **HB 203 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/orig_bill.pdf)
+4. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/HCS1.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB203/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably with Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
+- **2018-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 84-8 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-02** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 26-12 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-21** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-21** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for receding from Senate for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-03-22** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 35-3
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 81-9
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Line items
+- **2018-04-13** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-04-14** Placed in the Orders of the Day for Friday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** Returned to Rules
+- **2018-04-27** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 209) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf771efc-d6de-4337-8fb5-455768fff0a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-204.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Legislative Branch Budget: appropriate from the General Fund $69,693,900 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $71,248,700 for fiscal year 2019-20020; appropriate from Restricted Funds $75,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $175,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020, with appropriations allocated as follows:"
+description: "AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Legislative Branch Budget: appropriate from the General Fund $69,693,900 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $71,248,700 for fiscal year 2019-20020; appropriate from Restricted Funds $75,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $175,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020, with appropriations allocated as follows:"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 204"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 204 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["S. Rudy"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec0aeb27-4fdb-45ce-8b04-24949709a435"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB204.htm"
+source_hash: "6ec96f7ea63add7798ec9b3f5805cd0e514263353f44c80630b4ceed93119e58"
+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 204 (2018RS) — AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Legislative Branch Budget: appropriate from the General Fund $69,693,900 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $71,248,700 for fiscal year 2019-20020; appropriate from Restricted Funds $75,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $175,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020, with appropriations allocated as follows:
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 204 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB204/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB204/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB204/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB204/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably with Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
+- **2018-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 83-7 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-02** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 36-2 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-02** Passed 86-8
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Line items
+- **2018-04-13** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-14** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 74-12
+- **2018-04-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-14** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 35-0
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 173) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec0aeb27-4fdb-45ce-8b04-24949709a435`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-207.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to cell phones. Amend KRS 520.010 to allow persons who are in a detention facility in a professional capacity to possess a cell phone or other personal electronic device."
+description: "AN ACT relating to cell phones. Amend KRS 520.010 to allow persons who are in a detention facility in a professional capacity to possess a cell phone or other personal electronic device."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 207"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 207 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["C. McCoy", "D. Elliott", "D. St. Onge", "J. Nemes", "J. Petrie", "J. Wayne", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-17"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/354618aa-6d8d-4a9f-8587-be5088b377aa"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB207.htm"
+source_hash: "6b083272d20d3a6119258f119945ab412e9c9c331b54a0fe11c262b9975b3f50"
+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 207 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to cell phones. Amend KRS 520.010 to allow persons who are in a detention facility in a professional capacity to possess a cell phone or other personal electronic device.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 207 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB207/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB207/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB207/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB207/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Elliott — primary (person)
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Wayne — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-17** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-19** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
+- **2018-03-09** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-16** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 83-2 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-21** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-22** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 190) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/354618aa-6d8d-4a9f-8587-be5088b377aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-213.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to data-sharing of prescription drug monitoring information. Amend KRS 218A.245 to allow KASPER data-sharing agreements with different types of jurisdictions."
+description: "AN ACT relating to data-sharing of prescription drug monitoring information. Amend KRS 218A.245 to allow KASPER data-sharing agreements with different types of jurisdictions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 213"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 213 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "G. Brown Jr", "K. King", "K. Moser", "R. Benvenuti III"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-18"
+last_action: "2018-03-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92f9ae0b-c90a-419c-ad5c-c4b820dc9980"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB213.htm"
+source_hash: "9640a4c6495877af32612ac58d2b21df6e9789bd81e13ddcfad97e37d9e9c5f1"
+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 213 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to data-sharing of prescription drug monitoring information. Amend KRS 218A.245 to allow KASPER data-sharing agreements with different types of jurisdictions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB213/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Elliott — primary (person)
+- G. Brown Jr — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-18** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-22** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-25** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Received in Senate
+- **2018-01-31** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
+- **2018-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-16** Received in House
+- **2018-03-16** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-16** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-16** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-28** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 30) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92f9ae0b-c90a-419c-ad5c-c4b820dc9980`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-214.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate and observe June 30 of every year as \"Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day.\""
+description: "AN ACT relating to Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate and observe June 30 of every year as \"Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 214"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 214 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["K. Upchurch", "R. Palumbo"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-18"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c670055f-140c-4b26-bef9-e7e4c0e28309"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB214.htm"
+source_hash: "9434a93f62ed0e5ec3d44518ff66a82c8406009a5e3543bb8919d7cc63d394d5"
+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 214 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate and observe June 30 of every year as "Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day."
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB214/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-18** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-22** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2018
+- **2018-02-14** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch.100) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c670055f-140c-4b26-bef9-e7e4c0e28309`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-218.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to insurance coverage for autism benefits. Amend KRS 304.17A-142 to remove dollar amount coverage cap; to remove age limitation on coverage; to require the coverage of all health benefit plans; to add definitions; repeal KRS 304.17A-141 and 304.17A-143."
+description: "AN ACT relating to insurance coverage for autism benefits. Amend KRS 304.17A-142 to remove dollar amount coverage cap; to remove age limitation on coverage; to require the coverage of all health benefit plans; to add definitions; repeal KRS 304.17A-141 and 304.17A-143."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 218"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 218 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Greer", "W. Stone"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-19"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f82af2b8-770b-47a3-af43-a9ef633e7fef"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB218.htm"
+source_hash: "b45941abbcd8d6ce670b92f8bf0a591c04c7d5e116efe7631a9a88da390330a9"
+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 218 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to insurance coverage for autism benefits. Amend KRS 304.17A-142 to remove dollar amount coverage cap; to remove age limitation on coverage; to require the coverage of all health benefit plans; to add definitions; repeal KRS 304.17A-141 and 304.17A-143.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB218/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+- W. Stone — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-19** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-23** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 86) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f82af2b8-770b-47a3-af43-a9ef633e7fef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-220.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to marketplace contractors. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 defining \"marketplace contractor\" and \"marketplace platform\" and establishing the criteria in which a marketplace contractor shall not be deemed to be an employee of a marketplace platform."
+description: "AN ACT relating to marketplace contractors. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 defining \"marketplace contractor\" and \"marketplace platform\" and establishing the criteria in which a marketplace contractor shall not be deemed to be an employee of a marketplace platform."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 220"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 220 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Nemes"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-19"
+last_action: "2018-03-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e45d9cbf-96e1-4294-997d-55e5796ae0c5"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB220.htm"
+source_hash: "acdfc04d5ec9cec535d0560f394c80413c3898010cd9dec4b67d30f625b05b4a"
+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 220 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to marketplace contractors. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 defining "marketplace contractor" and "marketplace platform" and establishing the criteria in which a marketplace contractor shall not be deemed to be an employee of a marketplace platform.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 220 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB220/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB220/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB220/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-19** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-22** To Small Business & Information Technology (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-25** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-01-29** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-02-02** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** 3rd reading, passed 57-38 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-09** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 24-12 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in House
+- **2018-03-09** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-09** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-21** Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 18) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e45d9cbf-96e1-4294-997d-55e5796ae0c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-223.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to public housing authorities. Amend KRS 80.030, 80.040, 80.060 relating to city public housing authorities, and KRS 80.266, relating to city-county public housing authorities, to allow a city divesting itself of authority over its public housing program to have representation on the public housing authority that has agreed to take over responsibility."
+description: "AN ACT relating to public housing authorities. Amend KRS 80.030, 80.040, 80.060 relating to city public housing authorities, and KRS 80.266, relating to city-county public housing authorities, to allow a city divesting itself of authority over its public housing program to have representation on the public housing authority that has agreed to take over responsibility."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 223"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 223 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Graham", "P. Pratt"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-19"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a065f13-b9a3-4bcd-b332-35ea7f0ff2ae"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB223.htm"
+source_hash: "a2c2f76e4337b156fee1232c07af69381b797113b244bda82b033853e64f82c4"
+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 223 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to public housing authorities. Amend KRS 80.030, 80.040, 80.060 relating to city public housing authorities, and KRS 80.266, relating to city-county public housing authorities, to allow a city divesting itself of authority over its public housing program to have representation on the public housing authority that has agreed to take over responsibility.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB223/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Graham — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-19** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-23** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-24** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-31** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 2, 2018
+- **2018-02-02** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-06** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 45) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a065f13-b9a3-4bcd-b332-35ea7f0ff2ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-241.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to weights and measures. Amend KRS 363.904 to allow the Governor or the Governor's designee to issue a temporary waiver of ASTM specifications for motor fuel during an emergency that disrupts the motor fuel supply."
+description: "AN ACT relating to weights and measures. Amend KRS 363.904 to allow the Governor or the Governor's designee to issue a temporary waiver of ASTM specifications for motor fuel during an emergency that disrupts the motor fuel supply."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 241"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 241 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. DuPlessis", "J. Gooch Jr.", "R. Heath", "R. Mills"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-24"
+last_action: "2018-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a45a075d-005d-4e2a-9a32-f894328600b5"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB241.htm"
+source_hash: "2a890aeeb2f217b03725b5f8293a0a2140c9e6a0e92e35540b1fe79508c5cca1"
+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 241 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to weights and measures. Amend KRS 363.904 to allow the Governor or the Governor's designee to issue a temporary waiver of ASTM specifications for motor fuel during an emergency that disrupts the motor fuel supply.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 241 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/HFA1.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/bill.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB241/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-24** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-29** Reassigned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
+- **2018-01-30** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-09** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-12** 3rd reading, passed 82-10 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in House
+- **2018-03-07** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-09** Passed 76-8
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-12** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 25) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a45a075d-005d-4e2a-9a32-f894328600b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-244.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 42.650 to establish the Division of Enterprise Portfolios within the newly established Office of IT Architecture and Governance; amend KRS 42.724 to establish the Offices of Project Management, IT Services and Delivery, IT Architecture and Governance, the Chief Information Security Officer, KY Business One Stop; abolish the Offices of Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Services, Application Development, Chief Information Officer, and Information Technology Service Management; amend KRS 42.726 to declare the Commonwealth Office of Technology the lead organizational entity within the executive branch regarding information technology services and the single information technology authority for the Commonwealth; amend KRS 42.730 to require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology to serve as the chief information officer for all agencies within the executive branch; include in the duties of the executive director, the approval of technology acquisitions prior to any procurement; amend KRS 42.738 to change the titles of chief of information officers of various agencies to information technology leads; amend KRS 42.742, 42.744, and 116.200 to conform; amend KRS 131.020 to establish a Division of Application Development and Support within the Office of Processing and Enforcement in the Department of Revenue; confirm Executive Order 2017-0889."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 42.650 to establish the Division of Enterprise Portfolios within the newly established Office of IT Architecture and Governance; amend KRS 42.724 to establish the Offices of Project Management, IT Services and Delivery, IT Architecture and Governance, the Chief Information Security Officer, KY Business One Stop; abolish the Offices of Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Services, Application Development, Chief Information Officer, and Information Technology Service Management; amend KRS 42.726 to declare the Commonwealth Office of Technology the lead organizational entity within the executive branch regarding information technology services and the single information technology authority for the Commonwealth; amend KRS 42.730 to require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology to serve as the chief information officer for all agencies within the executive branch; include in the duties of the executive director, the approval of technology acquisitions prior to any procurement; amend KRS 42.738 to change the titles of chief of information officers of various agencies to information technology leads; amend KRS 42.742, 42.744, and 116.200 to conform; amend KRS 131.020 to establish a Division of Application Development and Support within the Office of Processing and Enforcement in the Department of Revenue; confirm Executive Order 2017-0889."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 244"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 244 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. St. Onge"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-24"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab761328-8f2a-4dcd-bac7-a88ebc23a360"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB244.htm"
+source_hash: "792c89ece8b69b18881288219997d2ddf52554efc7ae719cd10b10bbaad1d8b1"
+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 244 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 42.650 to establish the Division of Enterprise Portfolios within the newly established Office of IT Architecture and Governance; amend KRS 42.724 to establish the Offices of Project Management, IT Services and Delivery, IT Architecture and Governance, the Chief Information Security Officer, KY Business One Stop; abolish the Offices of Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure Services, Application Development, Chief Information Officer, and Information Technology Service Management; amend KRS 42.726 to declare the Commonwealth Office of Technology the lead organizational entity within the executive branch regarding information technology services and the single information technology authority for the Commonwealth; amend KRS 42.730 to require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology to serve as the chief information officer for all agencies within the executive branch; include in the duties of the executive director, the approval of technology acquisitions prior to any procurement; amend KRS 42.738 to change the titles of chief of information officers of various agencies to information technology leads; amend KRS 42.742, 42.744, and 116.200 to conform; amend KRS 131.020 to establish a Division of Application Development and Support within the Office of Processing and Enforcement in the Department of Revenue; confirm Executive Order 2017-0889.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB244/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-24** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** To Small Business & Information Technology (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
+- **2018-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-01** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-05** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 78) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab761328-8f2a-4dcd-bac7-a88ebc23a360`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-246.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to medication-assisted therapy in community pharmacies. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a pilot program to create a community pharmacy care delivery model for medication-assisted therapy for treatment of substance abuse."
+description: "AN ACT relating to medication-assisted therapy in community pharmacies. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a pilot program to create a community pharmacy care delivery model for medication-assisted therapy for treatment of substance abuse."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 246"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 246 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "C. Fugate", "D. Bentley", "DJ Johnson", "K. Fleming", "K. Moser", "M. Prunty", "R. Goforth", "R. Mills", "S. Santoro", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-24"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/559266e2-3121-4a90-b51e-e5e6098fe2f6"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB246.htm"
+source_hash: "e611512a7d4ad3fb083e444f5245872587ca503c179b93950b35dedfb00e5d28"
+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 246 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to medication-assisted therapy in community pharmacies. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a pilot program to create a community pharmacy care delivery model for medication-assisted therapy for treatment of substance abuse.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 246 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB246/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB246/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB246/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- R. Goforth — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-24** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-26** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-01** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, to Rules
+- **2018-03-07** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
+- **2018-03-08** 3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-09** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-12** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 133) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/559266e2-3121-4a90-b51e-e5e6098fe2f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-252.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor."
+description: "AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 252"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 252 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "J. DeCesare", "J. DuPlessis", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "R. Mills"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-25"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30521027-7484-4192-9f7c-cad92fe0eadd"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB252.htm"
+source_hash: "9b3b1a9e0212dd9a82fdf43e4d31b4a1ea00f73a787400212baadb850c41687c"
+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 252 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 252 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA3.pdf)
+6. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA4.pdf)
+7. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA5.pdf)
+8. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+- J. DeCesare — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-25** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-29** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-31** Reassigned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
+- **2018-02-01** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-23** Floor amendments (1) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-05** Floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 78-13 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (5) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-09** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 134) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30521027-7484-4192-9f7c-cad92fe0eadd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-259.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel tax. Amend KRS 138.510 to make permanent the Breeder's Cup exemption which sunsetted December 31, 2017."
+description: "AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel tax. Amend KRS 138.510 to make permanent the Breeder's Cup exemption which sunsetted December 31, 2017."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 259"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 259 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "C. Miller", "D. Horlander", "D. Keene", "D. Osborne", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-26"
+last_action: "2018-03-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/638e619b-fbd3-4dd3-a76e-4c1c351652df"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB259.htm"
+source_hash: "acd6624bd407cb813ca5533ff6a2859c8d23166fe6ca4d72709e22831e0104ba"
+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 259 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel tax. Amend KRS 138.510 to make permanent the Breeder's Cup exemption which sunsetted December 31, 2017.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB259/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+- C. Miller — primary (person)
+- D. Horlander — primary (person)
+- D. Keene — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-26** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-30** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-12** 3rd reading, passed 83-4 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-14** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-28** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
+- **2018-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-01** Received in House
+- **2018-03-01** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-01** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-01** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-12** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 12) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/638e619b-fbd3-4dd3-a76e-4c1c351652df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-260.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to licensed occupations, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 317.410 to add a definition for \"endorsement\" and make technical changes; amend KRS 317.420 to make technical changes and to specify that licensing under this chapter is required for barber shop advertising and to allow barbers to provide services to hospice patients or deceased persons at funeral establishments; amend KRS 317.450 to change probationary barber to apprentice barber, add requirements to apprentice skills, remove fees from statute and set through administrative regulations, allow manager or location changes, increase teacher experience to 36 months, and create a student permit and a demonstration charity event permit; amend KRS 317.460 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317.470 to allow electronic publication of administrative regulations; amend KRS 317.530 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317.590 to clarify board functions; amend KRS 317A.010 to add definition for \"esthetician,\" \"esthetic practices school,\" \"esthetic salon,\" \"eyelash artistry,\" \"makeup artistry,\" and \"nail technology school\" and make technical corrections; amend KRS 317A.020 to add esthetic practices, make technical changes, and allow the board to bring actions in its name; amend KRS 317A.030 to change the board name and include esthetic practices and nail technology; amend KRS 317A.040 to allow the board to delegate staffing decisions and make technical changes; amend KRS 317A.050 to condense similar licensing requirements, make technical changes, reduce required hours of training for estheticians and nail technicians, add estheticians provisions from KRS Chapter 317B, allow the board to automatically renew licenses, set license periods in administrative regulations, and establish permit requirements for eyelash artistry and makeup artistry; amend KRS 317A.062 to require fees to be set in administrative regulations; amend KRS 317A.070 to include permits; amend KRS 317A.080 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317A.090 to make technical changes and to reduce required training hours for estheticians and nail technicians; amend KRS 317A.120 to allow national examinations to be used, to require exam proctors, and to allow testing to be conducted at regional locations; amend KRS 317A.130 to make technical changes and include esthetician provisions from KRS Chapter 317B; amend KRS 317A.140 to specify board functions; amend KRS 317A.145 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317A.990 to increase potential penalty amounts; amend KRS 164.945, 165A.310, 309.352, and 324B.030 to conform; amend KRS 317.430, 317.440, 317.540, 317.580, 317A.060, 317A.100, 317A.150, and 317A.155 to make technical changes; repeal KRS 317A.160, 317B.010, 317B.015, 317B.020, 317B.025, 317B.030, 317B.035, 317B.040, 317B.045, 317B.050, 317B.055, and 317B.060; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to licensed occupations, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 317.410 to add a definition for \"endorsement\" and make technical changes; amend KRS 317.420 to make technical changes and to specify that licensing under this chapter is required for barber shop advertising and to allow barbers to provide services to hospice patients or deceased persons at funeral establishments; amend KRS 317.450 to change probationary barber to apprentice barber, add requirements to apprentice skills, remove fees from statute and set through administrative regulations, allow manager or location changes, increase teacher experience to 36 months, and create a student permit and a demonstration charity event permit; amend KRS 317.460 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317.470 to allow electronic publication of administrative regulations; amend KRS 317.530 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317.590 to clarify board functions; amend KRS 317A.010 to add definition for \"esthetician,\" \"esthetic practices school,\" \"esthetic salon,\" \"eyelash artistry,\" \"makeup artistry,\" and \"nail technology school\" and make technical corrections; amend KRS 317A.020 to add esthetic practices, make technical changes, and allow the board to bring actions in its name; amend KRS 317A.030 to change the board name and include esthetic practices and nail technology; amend KRS 317A.040 to allow the board to delegate staffing decisions and make technical changes; amend KRS 317A.050 to condense similar licensing requirements, make technical changes, reduce required hours of training for estheticians and nail technicians, add estheticians provisions from KRS Chapter 317B, allow the board to automatically renew licenses, set license periods in administrative regulations, and establish permit requirements for eyelash artistry and makeup artistry; amend KRS 317A.062 to require fees to be set in administrative regulations; amend KRS 317A.070 to include permits; amend KRS 317A.080 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317A.090 to make technical changes and to reduce required training hours for estheticians and nail technicians; amend KRS 317A.120 to allow national examinations to be used, to require exam proctors, and to allow testing to be conducted at regional locations; amend KRS 317A.130 to make technical changes and include esthetician provisions from KRS Chapter 317B; amend KRS 317A.140 to specify board functions; amend KRS 317A.145 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317A.990 to increase potential penalty amounts; amend KRS 164.945, 165A.310, 309.352, and 324B.030 to conform; amend KRS 317.430, 317.440, 317.540, 317.580, 317A.060, 317A.100, 317A.150, and 317A.155 to make technical changes; repeal KRS 317A.160, 317B.010, 317B.015, 317B.020, 317B.025, 317B.030, 317B.035, 317B.040, 317B.045, 317B.050, 317B.055, and 317B.060; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 260"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 260 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["R. Mills"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-26"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b07eaef3-4896-41dd-a2dd-b9c206866d76"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB260.htm"
+source_hash: "0e1ed0665cec6a88633463a51620eec47656f22f88cad4057d3f8b036fbe6d8c"
+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 260 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to licensed occupations, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 317.410 to add a definition for "endorsement" and make technical changes; amend KRS 317.420 to make technical changes and to specify that licensing under this chapter is required for barber shop advertising and to allow barbers to provide services to hospice patients or deceased persons at funeral establishments; amend KRS 317.450 to change probationary barber to apprentice barber, add requirements to apprentice skills, remove fees from statute and set through administrative regulations, allow manager or location changes, increase teacher experience to 36 months, and create a student permit and a demonstration charity event permit; amend KRS 317.460 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317.470 to allow electronic publication of administrative regulations; amend KRS 317.530 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317.590 to clarify board functions; amend KRS 317A.010 to add definition for "esthetician," "esthetic practices school," "esthetic salon," "eyelash artistry," "makeup artistry," and "nail technology school" and make technical corrections; amend KRS 317A.020 to add esthetic practices, make technical changes, and allow the board to bring actions in its name; amend KRS 317A.030 to change the board name and include esthetic practices and nail technology; amend KRS 317A.040 to allow the board to delegate staffing decisions and make technical changes; amend KRS 317A.050 to condense similar licensing requirements, make technical changes, reduce required hours of training for estheticians and nail technicians, add estheticians provisions from KRS Chapter 317B, allow the board to automatically renew licenses, set license periods in administrative regulations, and establish permit requirements for eyelash artistry and makeup artistry; amend KRS 317A.062 to require fees to be set in administrative regulations; amend KRS 317A.070 to include permits; amend KRS 317A.080 to specify terms of the board's trust and agency fund; amend KRS 317A.090 to make technical changes and to reduce required training hours for estheticians and nail technicians; amend KRS 317A.120 to allow national examinations to be used, to require exam proctors, and to allow testing to be conducted at regional locations; amend KRS 317A.130 to make technical changes and include esthetician provisions from KRS Chapter 317B; amend KRS 317A.140 to specify board functions; amend KRS 317A.145 to allow board inspection authority; amend KRS 317A.990 to increase potential penalty amounts; amend KRS 164.945, 165A.310, 309.352, and 324B.030 to conform; amend KRS 317.430, 317.440, 317.540, 317.580, 317A.060, 317A.100, 317A.150, and 317A.155 to make technical changes; repeal KRS 317A.160, 317B.010, 317B.015, 317B.020, 317B.025, 317B.030, 317B.035, 317B.040, 317B.045, 317B.050, 317B.055, and 317B.060; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB260/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-26** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-30** To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018
+- **2018-02-16** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-21** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 36-2 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 46) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b07eaef3-4896-41dd-a2dd-b9c206866d76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-261.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to mining. Amend KRS 13B.020 to exempt explosives and blasting hearings conducted under KRS 351.315 to 351.375 from the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 350.0301 to remove the requirement that proposed civil penalty amounts for suspected violations of surface coal mining and reclamation requirements be placed into an escrow account prior to a formal hearing; amend KRS 350.064 to remove the discretion of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to allow surface coal mining and reclamation permit applicants to submit their own reclamation bonds without separate sureties; amend KRS 350.070 to remove the ability to apply for a major revision to a permit in the event that an underground mining extension area is not on an incidental boundary and does not include planned subsidence; remove the maximum acreage allowance allowed to be added by an incidental boundary revision for underground mining operations; create a new section of KRS 350.240 to 350.280 to establish the requirements for a permit exemption for personal, noncommercial mining of vein minerals; amend KRS 350.300 to conform; amend KRS 350.518 to conform; amend KRS 350.990 to direct that civil penalties collected for violations of KRS Chapter 350 over $800,000 for a fiscal year be transferred to the Department for Natural Resources' Commissioner's Office restricted fund account to be used for the purposes set out in KRS Chapters 350, 351, and 352; amend KRS 351.090 to remove the reference to mine safety specialist qualifications required by KRS 351.060; amend KRS 351.182 to conform; amend KRS 351.315 to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.345 also to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.350 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of General Counsel, instead of the Attorney General, to bring actions for recovery of penalties and restraining orders for violations of KRS 351.315 to 351.375; amend KRS 352.170 to add lighters and vaping apparatuses to the list of prohibited items in an underground mine; amend KRS 352.180 to change the reporting requirements to the Department for Natural Resources for mining accidents; repeal KRS 351.380."
+description: "AN ACT relating to mining. Amend KRS 13B.020 to exempt explosives and blasting hearings conducted under KRS 351.315 to 351.375 from the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 350.0301 to remove the requirement that proposed civil penalty amounts for suspected violations of surface coal mining and reclamation requirements be placed into an escrow account prior to a formal hearing; amend KRS 350.064 to remove the discretion of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to allow surface coal mining and reclamation permit applicants to submit their own reclamation bonds without separate sureties; amend KRS 350.070 to remove the ability to apply for a major revision to a permit in the event that an underground mining extension area is not on an incidental boundary and does not include planned subsidence; remove the maximum acreage allowance allowed to be added by an incidental boundary revision for underground mining operations; create a new section of KRS 350.240 to 350.280 to establish the requirements for a permit exemption for personal, noncommercial mining of vein minerals; amend KRS 350.300 to conform; amend KRS 350.518 to conform; amend KRS 350.990 to direct that civil penalties collected for violations of KRS Chapter 350 over $800,000 for a fiscal year be transferred to the Department for Natural Resources' Commissioner's Office restricted fund account to be used for the purposes set out in KRS Chapters 350, 351, and 352; amend KRS 351.090 to remove the reference to mine safety specialist qualifications required by KRS 351.060; amend KRS 351.182 to conform; amend KRS 351.315 to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.345 also to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.350 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of General Counsel, instead of the Attorney General, to bring actions for recovery of penalties and restraining orders for violations of KRS 351.315 to 351.375; amend KRS 352.170 to add lighters and vaping apparatuses to the list of prohibited items in an underground mine; amend KRS 352.180 to change the reporting requirements to the Department for Natural Resources for mining accidents; repeal KRS 351.380."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 261"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 261 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Gooch Jr."]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-29"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a382c7e5-c771-4c49-8366-8be961ffcf42"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB261.htm"
+source_hash: "5e1aa72e80327e26085d85fe8eb661249018f5aad2ac46368d958d62c83dc0f1"
+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 261 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to mining. Amend KRS 13B.020 to exempt explosives and blasting hearings conducted under KRS 351.315 to 351.375 from the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 350.0301 to remove the requirement that proposed civil penalty amounts for suspected violations of surface coal mining and reclamation requirements be placed into an escrow account prior to a formal hearing; amend KRS 350.064 to remove the discretion of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to allow surface coal mining and reclamation permit applicants to submit their own reclamation bonds without separate sureties; amend KRS 350.070 to remove the ability to apply for a major revision to a permit in the event that an underground mining extension area is not on an incidental boundary and does not include planned subsidence; remove the maximum acreage allowance allowed to be added by an incidental boundary revision for underground mining operations; create a new section of KRS 350.240 to 350.280 to establish the requirements for a permit exemption for personal, noncommercial mining of vein minerals; amend KRS 350.300 to conform; amend KRS 350.518 to conform; amend KRS 350.990 to direct that civil penalties collected for violations of KRS Chapter 350 over $800,000 for a fiscal year be transferred to the Department for Natural Resources' Commissioner's Office restricted fund account to be used for the purposes set out in KRS Chapters 350, 351, and 352; amend KRS 351.090 to remove the reference to mine safety specialist qualifications required by KRS 351.060; amend KRS 351.182 to conform; amend KRS 351.315 to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.345 also to require that blasting license revocation hearings be held before the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of Administrative Hearings instead of being held under the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 351.350 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Office of General Counsel, instead of the Attorney General, to bring actions for recovery of penalties and restraining orders for violations of KRS 351.315 to 351.375; amend KRS 352.170 to add lighters and vaping apparatuses to the list of prohibited items in an underground mine; amend KRS 352.180 to change the reporting requirements to the Department for Natural Resources for mining accidents; repeal KRS 351.380.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 261 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB261/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB261/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB261/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-29** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-31** To Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-05** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-16** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-20** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2018
+- **2018-02-22** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-23** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-26** To Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 85) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a382c7e5-c771-4c49-8366-8be961ffcf42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-263.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to home-based food products. Amend KRS 217.015 to redefine \"retail food store,\" \"home-based processor,\" \"home-based microprocessor,\" and \"farmer\"; amend KRS 217.136 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based processor for sale in this state; amend KRS 217.137 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based microprocessor for sale in this state."
+description: "AN ACT relating to home-based food products. Amend KRS 217.015 to redefine \"retail food store,\" \"home-based processor,\" \"home-based microprocessor,\" and \"farmer\"; amend KRS 217.136 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based processor for sale in this state; amend KRS 217.137 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based microprocessor for sale in this state."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 263"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 263 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "C. McCoy", "D. Elliott", "D. Hale", "J. Petrie", "J. Richards", "K. King", "M. Dossett", "R. Heath", "R. Mills", "S. Wells", "S. Westrom", "W. Stone", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-29"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0af4aed3-e760-4f22-843a-f86aff53c59f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB263.htm"
+source_hash: "38987137eda6e387512a111f4257b9d5768c26b698d20c177e51d356fc9c933a"
+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 263 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to home-based food products. Amend KRS 217.015 to redefine "retail food store," "home-based processor," "home-based microprocessor," and "farmer"; amend KRS 217.136 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based processor for sale in this state; amend KRS 217.137 to change acceptable food products that may be offered by a home-based microprocessor for sale in this state.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 263 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB263/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB263/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB263/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB263/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Elliott — primary (person)
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- S. Wells — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+- W. Stone — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-29** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-31** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 83-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-21** Committee Substitute withdrawn
+- **2018-03-21** Passed 38-0
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 77) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0af4aed3-e760-4f22-843a-f86aff53c59f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-264.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganizations. Amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 224.10-020, 336.015, and 336.020 to abolish the Office of General Administration and Program Support for Shared Services and all of its divisions and abolish the Office of Inspector General for Shared Services for the Energy and Environmental Cabinet, Labor Cabinet, and Public Protection Cabinet and create new offices and divisions within each cabinet to handle the services previously handled by GAPS; confirm Executive Orders 2017-745, 2017-746, 2017-747, 2017-748, and 2017-855."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganizations. Amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 224.10-020, 336.015, and 336.020 to abolish the Office of General Administration and Program Support for Shared Services and all of its divisions and abolish the Office of Inspector General for Shared Services for the Energy and Environmental Cabinet, Labor Cabinet, and Public Protection Cabinet and create new offices and divisions within each cabinet to handle the services previously handled by GAPS; confirm Executive Orders 2017-745, 2017-746, 2017-747, 2017-748, and 2017-855."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 264"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 264 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["M. Castlen"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-29"
+last_action: "2018-03-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75d70a5f-cb39-4bb7-8c61-cd36165befce"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB264.htm"
+source_hash: "c698fb2e028af9b391b334bbd7fad37e0132af556ed522ba49d11fccc8de50ac"
+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 264 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganizations. Amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 224.10-020, 336.015, and 336.020 to abolish the Office of General Administration and Program Support for Shared Services and all of its divisions and abolish the Office of Inspector General for Shared Services for the Energy and Environmental Cabinet, Labor Cabinet, and Public Protection Cabinet and create new offices and divisions within each cabinet to handle the services previously handled by GAPS; confirm Executive Orders 2017-745, 2017-746, 2017-747, 2017-748, and 2017-855.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB264/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-29** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-31** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-06** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2018
+- **2018-02-14** 3rd reading, passed 94-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
+- **2018-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-16** Received in House
+- **2018-03-16** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-16** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-16** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-28** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 31) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75d70a5f-cb39-4bb7-8c61-cd36165befce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-270.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to county boards of elections. Amend KRS 117.035 to establish that a county board of elections shall meet every other month during election years; authorize meetings of the county board of elections at the call of the chair or upon member agreement at other times; direct notice provisions; make technical corrections."
+description: "AN ACT relating to county boards of elections. Amend KRS 117.035 to establish that a county board of elections shall meet every other month during election years; authorize meetings of the county board of elections at the call of the chair or upon member agreement at other times; direct notice provisions; make technical corrections."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 270"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 270 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Richards", "K. Imes"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-30"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/121d7942-542b-4f28-9716-6e61c7fc71a4"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB270.htm"
+source_hash: "9251bece284d7b3c988f273ead58d797e21376391bb55d11919703b01bc884e4"
+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 270 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to county boards of elections. Amend KRS 117.035 to establish that a county board of elections shall meet every other month during election years; authorize meetings of the county board of elections at the call of the chair or upon member agreement at other times; direct notice provisions; make technical corrections.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB270/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- K. Imes — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-12** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-13** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2018
+- **2018-02-14** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Returned to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 160) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/121d7942-542b-4f28-9716-6e61c7fc71a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-275.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county."
+description: "AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 275"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 275 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["M. Meredith"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-30"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37346223-a150-4213-81c4-b0303a6a7912"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB275.htm"
+source_hash: "1acf10602d6abbf5214597cd031d4438163d48c60c6fdb2d2e342bebcd4e9273"
+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 275 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 275 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/SCA1.pdf)
+5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-07** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 84-3
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 83) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37346223-a150-4213-81c4-b0303a6a7912`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-277.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the licensing of motor vehicles and operators. Amend KRS 138.715 to establish a fee of $500 for any licensee who fails to make any report required in KRS 138.660 to 138.7291; amend KRS 186.018 to change the Kentucky Driver's License Information System look back time from 5 years to 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to prohibit the masking of violations for a CDL holder from appearing on their CDLIS driver record; provide exemptions; amend KRS 281A.165 to change the time period of which the cabinet may waive a driving skills test for former military personnel, from 90 days of separation of service to one year; conform to federal regulation; amend KRS 281A.170 remove the requirement that a licensee's photograph be color; REPEAL KRS 138.670."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the licensing of motor vehicles and operators. Amend KRS 138.715 to establish a fee of $500 for any licensee who fails to make any report required in KRS 138.660 to 138.7291; amend KRS 186.018 to change the Kentucky Driver's License Information System look back time from 5 years to 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to prohibit the masking of violations for a CDL holder from appearing on their CDLIS driver record; provide exemptions; amend KRS 281A.165 to change the time period of which the cabinet may waive a driving skills test for former military personnel, from 90 days of separation of service to one year; conform to federal regulation; amend KRS 281A.170 remove the requirement that a licensee's photograph be color; REPEAL KRS 138.670."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 277"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 277 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["K. Upchurch"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-30"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c15b88c8-3360-405c-894e-b9deb7d852bc"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB277.htm"
+source_hash: "dd1d638e23de4d3c765229c966e9f17f478f55c994e6ee1d26585b52d892e30a"
+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 277 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the licensing of motor vehicles and operators. Amend KRS 138.715 to establish a fee of $500 for any licensee who fails to make any report required in KRS 138.660 to 138.7291; amend KRS 186.018 to change the Kentucky Driver's License Information System look back time from 5 years to 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to prohibit the masking of violations for a CDL holder from appearing on their CDLIS driver record; provide exemptions; amend KRS 281A.165 to change the time period of which the cabinet may waive a driving skills test for former military personnel, from 90 days of separation of service to one year; conform to federal regulation; amend KRS 281A.170 remove the requirement that a licensee's photograph be color; REPEAL KRS 138.670.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 277 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB277/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB277/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB277/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** 3rd reading, passed 66-27 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-15** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 35-2 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 135) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c15b88c8-3360-405c-894e-b9deb7d852bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-281.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of \"license\"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform."
+description: "AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of \"license\"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 281"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 281 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["P. Pratt"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17eaadf5-5e37-44d4-943e-b1096f5118ce"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB281.htm"
+source_hash: "514a6b09ebfd4e07f45d60f787bcac1e44ae540d2ea8473ca96f0014d60c789a"
+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 281 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to proprietary education. Repeal and reenact KRS 165A.310, relating to proprietary education, to delete outdated definitions and add definition of "license"; amend KRS 165A.330 to require renewal applications to be filed annually 45 days prior to the expiration date; amend KRS 165A.340 to require a biennial audit of the commission; expand the advertising requirements to be administered by the commission; delete the requirement for the commission to monitor programs and courses offered by licensed institutions; amend KRS 165A.370 to revise the minimum standards for licensure of proprietary schools; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 165A to conform.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 281 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB281/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-02** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 76-5 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-13** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 35-3 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 99) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17eaadf5-5e37-44d4-943e-b1096f5118ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-289.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 205.639 to establish definitions; amend KRS 205.640 to specify the process for submitting Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) surveys; specify the process by which initial and final DSH payments are calculated; provide for the distribution of DSH funds; require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations to provide hospitals with a paid claims list within 90 days of the end of each hospital's fiscal year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a penalty for managed care organizations that do not provide hospitals with a paid claims list by the required deadline; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to permit the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations to comply with changes in federal law regarding DSH payments and to make DSH payments contingent upon receipt of federal funds, the availability of state funds, and approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid; repeal KRS 205.641; APPROPRIATION."
+description: "AN ACT relating to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 205.639 to establish definitions; amend KRS 205.640 to specify the process for submitting Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) surveys; specify the process by which initial and final DSH payments are calculated; provide for the distribution of DSH funds; require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations to provide hospitals with a paid claims list within 90 days of the end of each hospital's fiscal year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a penalty for managed care organizations that do not provide hospitals with a paid claims list by the required deadline; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to permit the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations to comply with changes in federal law regarding DSH payments and to make DSH payments contingent upon receipt of federal funds, the availability of state funds, and approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid; repeal KRS 205.641; APPROPRIATION."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 289"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 289 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "D. Osborne", "DJ Johnson", "J. Carney", "J. Shell", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Mills", "R. Webber"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8adfb247-a3ee-415f-9aa1-a406d6e5ea4b"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB289.htm"
+source_hash: "c36bc0abdc8f496d7f06547ad3bb1a113efb1291ab528d5168eb3c05e46c68b5"
+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 289 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 205.639 to establish definitions; amend KRS 205.640 to specify the process for submitting Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) surveys; specify the process by which initial and final DSH payments are calculated; provide for the distribution of DSH funds; require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations to provide hospitals with a paid claims list within 90 days of the end of each hospital's fiscal year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish a penalty for managed care organizations that do not provide hospitals with a paid claims list by the required deadline; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to permit the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations to comply with changes in federal law regarding DSH payments and to make DSH payments contingent upon receipt of federal funds, the availability of state funds, and approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid; repeal KRS 205.641; APPROPRIATION.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 289 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB289/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB289/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB289/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-02** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-06** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** Floor amendment filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2018
+- **2018-02-21** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-21** Floor amendment (1) defeated
+- **2018-02-21** Passed 84-11
+- **2018-02-22** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-23** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 33-2 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 76) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8adfb247-a3ee-415f-9aa1-a406d6e5ea4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-290.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics. Amend KRS 156.070 to require the state board or the agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics to allow a member school's team to play against students or a team from non-member, at-home private schools and establish the conditions under which this may occur."
+description: "AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics. Amend KRS 156.070 to require the state board or the agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics to allow a member school's team to play against students or a team from non-member, at-home private schools and establish the conditions under which this may occur."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 290"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 290 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "J. Carney", "R. Mills"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/287a4cb3-5f67-4da6-a3e2-8043e37e92d3"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB290.htm"
+source_hash: "12772d02c3cf5dc9d483d8e474ea37a0ba1bc4df48274cbd0267fabce5d35b22"
+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 290 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics. Amend KRS 156.070 to require the state board or the agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics to allow a member school's team to play against students or a team from non-member, at-home private schools and establish the conditions under which this may occur.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 290 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB290/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB290/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB290/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Meade — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-02** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 76-8 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 75) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/287a4cb3-5f67-4da6-a3e2-8043e37e92d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-291.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the National Guard. Amend KRS 38.238, 38.460, and 61.394 to clarify that employment protections apply to any member of the National Guard."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the National Guard. Amend KRS 38.238, 38.460, and 61.394 to clarify that employment protections apply to any member of the National Guard."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 291"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 291 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "J. Richards", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87db0a98-5d46-40fd-8ee1-ab3482cf094a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB291.htm"
+source_hash: "47f9da2eade766bba3005f66f28f4099e02149970e29f9f6a2fc1bd6e6feea80"
+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 291 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the National Guard. Amend KRS 38.238, 38.460, and 61.394 to clarify that employment protections apply to any member of the National Guard.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB291/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-02** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018
+- **2018-02-16** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-21** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch.82) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87db0a98-5d46-40fd-8ee1-ab3482cf094a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-3.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to school curriculum. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, each school to provide an essential skills curriculum to students; amend KRS 158.645 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create the Council on Essential Skills; amend KRS 158.6453 to require the Council on Essential Skills to serve as a review committee for career studies; require the department to include the essential skills program on the school profile report; amend KRS 158.6457 to include work ethics certification in the definition of nonacademic factors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring the Kentucky Department of Education to develop an age-appropriate drug awareness and prevention program; require local school boards to ensure that students receive annual instruction in drug awareness and prevention."
+description: "AN ACT relating to school curriculum. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, each school to provide an essential skills curriculum to students; amend KRS 158.645 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create the Council on Essential Skills; amend KRS 158.6453 to require the Council on Essential Skills to serve as a review committee for career studies; require the department to include the essential skills program on the school profile report; amend KRS 158.6457 to include work ethics certification in the definition of nonacademic factors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring the Kentucky Department of Education to develop an age-appropriate drug awareness and prevention program; require local school boards to ensure that students receive annual instruction in drug awareness and prevention."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 3"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 3 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "D. Osborne", "D. Schamore", "J. Carney", "J. Greer", "J. Richards", "J. Shell", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Tipton", "M. Hart", "M. Marzian", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "S. Santoro"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a27ab279-1c6e-4c3c-921c-76ac9ce412e2"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB3.htm"
+source_hash: "20bb7cff87e91e743a6d1e830ab05c79ecf3e07c0013b882a036bfc1aa7ac6cd"
+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 3 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to school curriculum. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, each school to provide an essential skills curriculum to students; amend KRS 158.645 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create the Council on Essential Skills; amend KRS 158.6453 to require the Council on Essential Skills to serve as a review committee for career studies; require the department to include the essential skills program on the school profile report; amend KRS 158.6457 to include work ethics certification in the definition of nonacademic factors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring the Kentucky Department of Education to develop an age-appropriate drug awareness and prevention program; require local school boards to ensure that students receive annual instruction in drug awareness and prevention.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 3 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/bill.pdf)
+5. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/SCA1.pdf)
+6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB3/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Marzian — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-02** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-07** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 8, 2018
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-12** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-16** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Education (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Education (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Education (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Education (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading, passed 35-2 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 85-2
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 158) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a27ab279-1c6e-4c3c-921c-76ac9ce412e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-30.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to suicide prevention training. Amend KRS 156.095 to require two hours of in-person suicide prevention professional development training every other school year for middle and high school principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; require a newly hired staff member to receive a packet of information on suicide prevention when the person is hired in a year training is not provided; amend KRS 158.070 to delete requirement for two hours of self-study review for suicide prevention training."
+description: "AN ACT relating to suicide prevention training. Amend KRS 156.095 to require two hours of in-person suicide prevention professional development training every other school year for middle and high school principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; require a newly hired staff member to receive a packet of information on suicide prevention when the person is hired in a year training is not provided; amend KRS 158.070 to delete requirement for two hours of self-study review for suicide prevention training."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 30"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 30 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Hale", "J. Sims Jr", "J. York", "K. Fleming", "M. Prunty", "R. Huff", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2017-07-25"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9431386f-7c3d-4ec5-afe8-6426026e0829"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB30.htm"
+source_hash: "734b5fc8e40dab9f58912dc93e172e4bcc45c410f611198e7a9cc82a3a59e557"
+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 30 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to suicide prevention training. Amend KRS 156.095 to require two hours of in-person suicide prevention professional development training every other school year for middle and high school principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; require a newly hired staff member to receive a packet of information on suicide prevention when the person is hired in a year training is not provided; amend KRS 158.070 to delete requirement for two hours of self-study review for suicide prevention training.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 30 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB30/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB30/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB30/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB30/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Hale — primary (person)
+- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
+- J. York — primary (person)
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-07-25** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
+- **2018-01-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-02** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-24** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 29, 2018
+- **2018-02-01** 3rd reading, passed 88-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-02** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-05** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 90-0
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 53) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9431386f-7c3d-4ec5-afe8-6426026e0829`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-302.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 302"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 302 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Bentley"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-02"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b199d788-50f9-4612-b9e0-b29d934be961"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB302.htm"
+source_hash: "6f16eec14b015840eaef07294c2ed6b9490ea76ee9a0c4e733d8167baef8e9c3"
+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 302 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 302 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SCA1.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SCS1.pdf)
+5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-06** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 82-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from Rules (S)
+- **2018-03-19** Recommitted to State & Local Government (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 23-9 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 48-39
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 176) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b199d788-50f9-4612-b9e0-b29d934be961`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-305.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 11.200 to administratively attach the Commission on Small Business Advocacy to the Office of Entrepreneurship within the Cabinet for Economic Development; rename various offices and departments within the Cabinet for Economic Development, and create the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs and the Office of Workforce, Community Development, and Research; make conforming changes to KRS 12.020, 154.12-223, and 154.12-224; confirm Resolution 17-04 of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 11.200 to administratively attach the Commission on Small Business Advocacy to the Office of Entrepreneurship within the Cabinet for Economic Development; rename various offices and departments within the Cabinet for Economic Development, and create the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs and the Office of Workforce, Community Development, and Research; make conforming changes to KRS 12.020, 154.12-223, and 154.12-224; confirm Resolution 17-04 of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 305"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 305 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["P. Pratt"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-05"
+last_action: "2018-03-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69cffe8d-14dd-441a-9168-694d445e1158"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB305.htm"
+source_hash: "370d9ad023e1a6a3ff13a9891c24e457e628c6247ad1a3532a9b56f6dc069e8e"
+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 305 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 11.200 to administratively attach the Commission on Small Business Advocacy to the Office of Entrepreneurship within the Cabinet for Economic Development; rename various offices and departments within the Cabinet for Economic Development, and create the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs and the Office of Workforce, Community Development, and Research; make conforming changes to KRS 12.020, 154.12-223, and 154.12-224; confirm Resolution 17-04 of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 305 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB305/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB305/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB305/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB305/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 83-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
+- **2018-03-08** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-09** Received in House
+- **2018-03-09** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-16** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-16** Passed 81-5
+- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-19** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-29** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 37) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69cffe8d-14dd-441a-9168-694d445e1158`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-306.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to STABLE Kentucky accounts. Amend KRS 141.010 to exclude earnings of a STABLE Kentucky account from adjusted gross income; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to define a STABLE Kentucky account."
+description: "AN ACT relating to STABLE Kentucky accounts. Amend KRS 141.010 to exclude earnings of a STABLE Kentucky account from adjusted gross income; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to define a STABLE Kentucky account."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 306"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 306 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2566aff9-d6e2-4f45-a96a-5c4386bf1b8c"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB306.htm"
+source_hash: "c5b65314ee488baeeb81255f305d892c4b9b3fc30c460728bfd127074aae3066"
+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 306 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to STABLE Kentucky accounts. Amend KRS 141.010 to exclude earnings of a STABLE Kentucky account from adjusted gross income; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to define a STABLE Kentucky account.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 306 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/SCS1.pdf)
+4. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/SFA1.pdf)
+5. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/SFA2.pdf)
+6. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB306/SFA3.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
+- **2018-03-09** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-13** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Floor amendment (1-title) and (2) floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 88-0
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 177) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2566aff9-d6e2-4f45-a96a-5c4386bf1b8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-307.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to mechanical systems. Amend KRS 236.060 to exempt compressed air receivers of 120 gallons or less from KRS 236.005 to 236.150; remove cryogenic service piping, hydrogen piping, piping associated with a pressure vessel for human occupancy, and refrigeration service piping in safety group from the list of exemptions of piping associated with boilers and pressure vessels in KRS Chapter 236."
+description: "AN ACT relating to mechanical systems. Amend KRS 236.060 to exempt compressed air receivers of 120 gallons or less from KRS 236.005 to 236.150; remove cryogenic service piping, hydrogen piping, piping associated with a pressure vessel for human occupancy, and refrigeration service piping in safety group from the list of exemptions of piping associated with boilers and pressure vessels in KRS Chapter 236."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 307"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 307 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c8234ef-0f4c-4597-b55e-44021ccc4662"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB307.htm"
+source_hash: "f1e5498e8cf60a6cb6ab637d1ce9ea375518b7b0ed61e54e71a17f745c2c584b"
+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 307 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to mechanical systems. Amend KRS 236.060 to exempt compressed air receivers of 120 gallons or less from KRS 236.005 to 236.150; remove cryogenic service piping, hydrogen piping, piping associated with a pressure vessel for human occupancy, and refrigeration service piping in safety group from the list of exemptions of piping associated with boilers and pressure vessels in KRS Chapter 236.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB307/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018
+- **2018-02-16** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-21** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 59) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c8234ef-0f4c-4597-b55e-44021ccc4662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-310.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the reporting of information by governmental entities. Amend KRS 83A.085 to allow for electronic submission of specific city information by the city clerk to the Department for Local Government and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 65.905 and 65.925 to require compiled data from the uniform financial information report to be provided electronically to the Commission; delete the requirement that DLG file a copy of the report with the applicable county clerk."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the reporting of information by governmental entities. Amend KRS 83A.085 to allow for electronic submission of specific city information by the city clerk to the Department for Local Government and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 65.905 and 65.925 to require compiled data from the uniform financial information report to be provided electronically to the Commission; delete the requirement that DLG file a copy of the report with the applicable county clerk."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 310"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 310 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["R. Rothenburger", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-06"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02c458ea-7f93-4015-8277-e52be2c8d39f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB310.htm"
+source_hash: "46525ecff1ff0ea69604598e5fca5cd53d09a70af4f95b06fedbe88891c30c6d"
+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 310 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the reporting of information by governmental entities. Amend KRS 83A.085 to allow for electronic submission of specific city information by the city clerk to the Department for Local Government and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 65.905 and 65.925 to require compiled data from the uniform financial information report to be provided electronically to the Commission; delete the requirement that DLG file a copy of the report with the applicable county clerk.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB310/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-06** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-08** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 83-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 47) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02c458ea-7f93-4015-8277-e52be2c8d39f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-314.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 12.020, 224.20-320, 336.015, 338.015, and 338.061 to abolish the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary the board's authority; give the Labor Cabinet secretary authority to suspend or delay administrative regulations based on the actions of the federal government relating to a corresponding federal regulation; repeal KRS 338.051; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 12.020, 224.20-320, 336.015, 338.015, and 338.061 to abolish the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary the board's authority; give the Labor Cabinet secretary authority to suspend or delay administrative regulations based on the actions of the federal government relating to a corresponding federal regulation; repeal KRS 338.051; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 314"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 314 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Schamore", "DJ Johnson", "J. DeCesare", "J. Miller", "J. Tipton", "L. Bechler", "M. Castlen", "M. Dossett", "P. Pratt", "R. Mills", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-06"
+last_action: "2018-03-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ba736e3-6132-403f-b865-10a4bacdae7f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB314.htm"
+source_hash: "a45b7b89b0f63e801333426a939d06d9472f0c1905c89985bfa6f4df5b2a67a6"
+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 314 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 12.020, 224.20-320, 336.015, 338.015, and 338.061 to abolish the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary the board's authority; give the Labor Cabinet secretary authority to suspend or delay administrative regulations based on the actions of the federal government relating to a corresponding federal regulation; repeal KRS 338.051; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 314 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB314/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB314/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB314/HCA2.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB314/bill.pdf)
+5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB314/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Schamore — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. DeCesare — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Dossett — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-06** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-07** To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-07** Posting waived
+- **2018-02-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendments (1) and (2-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-09** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2018
+- **2018-02-12** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with committee amendments (1) and (2-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018
+- **2018-02-26** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-27** Received in House
+- **2018-02-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-28** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-02-28** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-28** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-02-28** Passed 93-1
+- **2018-03-01** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-01** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-01** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-08** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 8) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ba736e3-6132-403f-b865-10a4bacdae7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-319.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States."
+description: "AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 319"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 319 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "J. Richards", "T. Moore"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-06"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43f14abf-71d8-437b-9dc4-80bc869eda84"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB319.htm"
+source_hash: "3ecd79d65879fe45025179e90704896e3b13098b6a73f11397949c3d4369025c"
+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 319 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 319 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB319/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB319/HCA1.pdf)
+3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB319/HCS1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB319/bill.pdf)
+5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB319/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-06** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-08** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitutes (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 58) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43f14abf-71d8-437b-9dc4-80bc869eda84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-323.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to crimes affecting insurance. Amend KRS 304.47-020 to make technical corrections, establish range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud, allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemify a victim, remove conviction requirement for creating private cause of action for persons damaged by violation of statute; amend KRS 431.200, 532.032, 532.034, 532.160, 532.350, 533.030, 533.254, and 610.030 to allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemnify a victim, amend KRS 439.3107, 439.563, 532.162, 532.356, 532.358, and 446.010 to conform."
+description: "AN ACT relating to crimes affecting insurance. Amend KRS 304.47-020 to make technical corrections, establish range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud, allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemify a victim, remove conviction requirement for creating private cause of action for persons damaged by violation of statute; amend KRS 431.200, 532.032, 532.034, 532.160, 532.350, 533.030, 533.254, and 610.030 to allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemnify a victim, amend KRS 439.3107, 439.563, 532.162, 532.356, 532.358, and 446.010 to conform."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 323"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 323 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["S. Riggs"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-07"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f466a898-c564-40f9-859d-daedb0e3654a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB323.htm"
+source_hash: "680eba9c2b1e2431823f46dd9fc92a525cd8e99c150ba1f9422c4e6e9091a149"
+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 323 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to crimes affecting insurance. Amend KRS 304.47-020 to make technical corrections, establish range of criminal penalties resulting from conviction of insurance fraud, allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemify a victim, remove conviction requirement for creating private cause of action for persons damaged by violation of statute; amend KRS 431.200, 532.032, 532.034, 532.160, 532.350, 533.030, 533.254, and 610.030 to allow restitution to insurers that have contracted to indemnify a victim, amend KRS 439.3107, 439.563, 532.162, 532.356, 532.358, and 446.010 to conform.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 323 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB323/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB323/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB323/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB323/bill.pdf)
+5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB323/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- S. Riggs — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-01** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-09** 3rd reading, passed 83-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-13** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Banking & Insurance (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Banking & Insurance (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 88-0
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 178) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f466a898-c564-40f9-859d-daedb0e3654a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-324.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to trespass. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511, to establish the offense of trespass upon key infrastructure assets."
+description: "AN ACT relating to trespass. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511, to establish the offense of trespass upon key infrastructure assets."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 324"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 324 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. St. Onge", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-07"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e91225e-0192-4df6-99f7-20ffc47f41af"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB324.htm"
+source_hash: "15cd093b0f4320ff164580890e773cb178903d950b53202e0e38f1fba43861a8"
+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 324 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to trespass. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511, to establish the offense of trespass upon key infrastructure assets.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 324 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB324/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB324/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB324/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB324/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 80-1 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 90-1
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 168) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e91225e-0192-4df6-99f7-20ffc47f41af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-327.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to statutorily mandated fees. Amend KRS 194A.050, 194A.707, 194A.729, 199.640, 199.896, 199.8982, 211.180, 211.357, 211.760, 211.976, 213.141, 217.125, 217.811, 217.924, 219.021, 219.340, 221.020, 258.043, and 333.070 to remove fee limits; require fees to be established by administrative regulation; require that fees not exceed costs to the cabinet; effective date July 1, 2019."
+description: "AN ACT relating to statutorily mandated fees. Amend KRS 194A.050, 194A.707, 194A.729, 199.640, 199.896, 199.8982, 211.180, 211.357, 211.760, 211.976, 213.141, 217.125, 217.811, 217.924, 219.021, 219.340, 221.020, 258.043, and 333.070 to remove fee limits; require fees to be established by administrative regulation; require that fees not exceed costs to the cabinet; effective date July 1, 2019."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 327"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 327 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["R. Webber"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-07"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1d703b1-1d24-44f2-9a04-fbd4c775f2f4"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB327.htm"
+source_hash: "86aeb25d225f0417ed7acf69d5c444fcb8612df010a4c4daed38d90d58faa42c"
+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 327 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to statutorily mandated fees. Amend KRS 194A.050, 194A.707, 194A.729, 199.640, 199.896, 199.8982, 211.180, 211.357, 211.760, 211.976, 213.141, 217.125, 217.811, 217.924, 219.021, 219.340, 221.020, 258.043, and 333.070 to remove fee limits; require fees to be established by administrative regulation; require that fees not exceed costs to the cabinet; effective date July 1, 2019.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 327 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB327/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB327/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB327/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB327/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- R. Webber — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-09** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2018
+- **2018-02-28** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 46-40 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-20** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** Committee Substitute 1 withdrawn
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 35-2 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 136) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1d703b1-1d24-44f2-9a04-fbd4c775f2f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-33.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the overtaking of bicycles on a roadway. Amend KRS 189.300 to provide that the operator of any vehicle moving upon a highway is to keep to the right unless signage or markings indicate otherwise; amend KRS 189.340 to require vehicles overtaking bicycles to pass at a distance of at least three feet; provide that if there is not a minimum distance of three feet available, the passing vehicle is to use reasonable caution; specify when a motor vehicle may pass a bicycle to the left of the center of a roadway."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the overtaking of bicycles on a roadway. Amend KRS 189.300 to provide that the operator of any vehicle moving upon a highway is to keep to the right unless signage or markings indicate otherwise; amend KRS 189.340 to require vehicles overtaking bicycles to pass at a distance of at least three feet; provide that if there is not a minimum distance of three feet available, the passing vehicle is to use reasonable caution; specify when a motor vehicle may pass a bicycle to the left of the center of a roadway."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 33"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 33 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["C. Miller", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Miller", "J. Richards", "R. Huff", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2017-08-16"
+last_action: "2018-03-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/065b02b5-d979-44d7-bfb4-a6afae544ecc"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB33.htm"
+source_hash: "11093d33888d4424152d0ee53682156b8a3835b811e5a5d27b180c0a95b80f88"
+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 33 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the overtaking of bicycles on a roadway. Amend KRS 189.300 to provide that the operator of any vehicle moving upon a highway is to keep to the right unless signage or markings indicate otherwise; amend KRS 189.340 to require vehicles overtaking bicycles to pass at a distance of at least three feet; provide that if there is not a minimum distance of three feet available, the passing vehicle is to use reasonable caution; specify when a motor vehicle may pass a bicycle to the left of the center of a roadway.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 33 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB33/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB33/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB33/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- C. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-08-16** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
+- **2018-01-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-02** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 73-3 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-14** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 12, 2018
+- **2018-03-12** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-13** Received in House
+- **2018-03-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-16** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-16** Passed 78-5
+- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-19** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-29** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 38) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/065b02b5-d979-44d7-bfb4-a6afae544ecc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-334.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law, and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law, and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 334"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 334 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Richards"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-08"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15771070-07ae-4984-9df6-545d54ccd9db"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB334.htm"
+source_hash: "2895d720c73740b736b54f33f55ea9fe92646d9349fb1e68e32017b5008acf4c"
+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 334 (2018RS) — AN ACT authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law, and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB334/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-12** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
+- **2018-03-09** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-13** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-22** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-13** Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 179) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15771070-07ae-4984-9df6-545d54ccd9db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-343.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to certificates of free sale. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to authorize the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to issue certificates of free sale for products that are manufactured or processed in Kentucky and not intended for human consumption."
+description: "AN ACT relating to certificates of free sale. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to authorize the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to issue certificates of free sale for products that are manufactured or processed in Kentucky and not intended for human consumption."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 343"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 343 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "J. Petrie", "J. Richards", "J. Tipton", "M. Meredith", "R. Heath", "S. Riley"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-08"
+last_action: "2018-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05e80872-9953-4597-83bf-4ecc585bf359"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB343.htm"
+source_hash: "cd9345fad03a647228605669166ebdf57a8d658ad895bbdec3792286802d9618"
+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 343 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to certificates of free sale. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to authorize the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to issue certificates of free sale for products that are manufactured or processed in Kentucky and not intended for human consumption.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB343/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+- J. Richards — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- M. Meredith — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- S. Riley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-12** To Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2018
+- **2018-02-16** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-21** To Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-19** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in House
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 48) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05e80872-9953-4597-83bf-4ecc585bf359`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-345.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to surplus lines. Amend KRS 304.10-030 to include certain types of disability insurance in the definition of \"nonadmitted insurance\"; amend KRS 304.10-040 to allow licensed agents with lines of authority in health and life to export disability insurance; amend KRS 304.120 to a broker procuring surplus lines disability coverage maintain his or her agent license with lines of authority for health and life; amend KRS 304.10-180 to remove reference to Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Commission; repeal KRS 304.10-400."
+description: "AN ACT relating to surplus lines. Amend KRS 304.10-030 to include certain types of disability insurance in the definition of \"nonadmitted insurance\"; amend KRS 304.10-040 to allow licensed agents with lines of authority in health and life to export disability insurance; amend KRS 304.120 to a broker procuring surplus lines disability coverage maintain his or her agent license with lines of authority for health and life; amend KRS 304.10-180 to remove reference to Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Commission; repeal KRS 304.10-400."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 345"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 345 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-08"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a13d1262-1385-4242-ba75-9403d70bd382"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB345.htm"
+source_hash: "d66265c930fd53e97635a3d8dec26cf2d0a9d30f314159f8bb1dbdd0fc1cc5eb"
+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 345 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to surplus lines. Amend KRS 304.10-030 to include certain types of disability insurance in the definition of "nonadmitted insurance"; amend KRS 304.10-040 to allow licensed agents with lines of authority in health and life to export disability insurance; amend KRS 304.120 to a broker procuring surplus lines disability coverage maintain his or her agent license with lines of authority for health and life; amend KRS 304.10-180 to remove reference to Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Commission; repeal KRS 304.10-400.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 345 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB345/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB345/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB345/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB345/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-12** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 83-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-27** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-22** Reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-04-14** To Senate Floor `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Passed 83-2
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 180) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a13d1262-1385-4242-ba75-9403d70bd382`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-348.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to authorize the Supreme Court to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to perform an analysis to determine the need to rearrange the judicial circuits and districts or reallocate the number of judges relative to population or caseload; amend KRS 23A.040 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to two judges and two divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.045 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to three judges and three divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.050 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to four judges and four divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.055 to increase circuit judges in the Sixteenth Circuit; amend KRS 24A.030 to realign the boundaries of the judicial districts; amend KRS 24A.050 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to two District Judges and two numbered divisions of District Court; amend KRS 24A.060 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to three District Judges and three numbered divisions of District Court; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
+description: "AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to authorize the Supreme Court to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to perform an analysis to determine the need to rearrange the judicial circuits and districts or reallocate the number of judges relative to population or caseload; amend KRS 23A.040 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to two judges and two divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.045 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to three judges and three divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.050 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to four judges and four divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.055 to increase circuit judges in the Sixteenth Circuit; amend KRS 24A.030 to realign the boundaries of the judicial districts; amend KRS 24A.050 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to two District Judges and two numbered divisions of District Court; amend KRS 24A.060 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to three District Judges and three numbered divisions of District Court; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 348"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 348 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "DJ Johnson", "J. Fischer", "J. Hoover", "J. Nemes", "T. Turner"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-09"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef557d85-871d-4773-a650-b97a1d0f8d09"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB348.htm"
+source_hash: "59267875b43e8b2e2350f7d0741717587a0a9aeb3dcf950d632398255bdd45e3"
+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 348 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to authorize the Supreme Court to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to perform an analysis to determine the need to rearrange the judicial circuits and districts or reallocate the number of judges relative to population or caseload; amend KRS 23A.040 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to two judges and two divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.045 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to three judges and three divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.050 to reallocate judicial circuits entitled to four judges and four divisions of the Circuit Court; amend KRS 23A.055 to increase circuit judges in the Sixteenth Circuit; amend KRS 24A.030 to realign the boundaries of the judicial districts; amend KRS 24A.050 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to two District Judges and two numbered divisions of District Court; amend KRS 24A.060 to reallocate judicial districts entitled to three District Judges and three numbered divisions of District Court; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 348 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB348/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB348/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB348/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB348/SCA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Koenig — primary (person)
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- J. Fischer — primary (person)
+- J. Hoover — primary (person)
+- J. Nemes — primary (person)
+- T. Turner — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-13** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-05** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-06** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-07** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
+- **2018-03-12** 3rd reading, passed 69-17 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-14** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 32-5 with committee amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 63-31
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 57) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef557d85-871d-4773-a650-b97a1d0f8d09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-356.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to sex offender registrants. Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a sex offender registrant who is 18 years of age or older and has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from having the same residence as a minor; provide an exception if the registrant is the minor's spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, or court-appointed guardian of the minor, unless the minor was a victim of the registrant."
+description: "AN ACT relating to sex offender registrants. Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a sex offender registrant who is 18 years of age or older and has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from having the same residence as a minor; provide an exception if the registrant is the minor's spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, or court-appointed guardian of the minor, unless the minor was a victim of the registrant."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 356"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 356 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Petrie"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-12"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37917232-b7a3-493b-a788-5eeab0f0a797"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB356.htm"
+source_hash: "f85dc85db8889591ac4a3dee79645b130ee24f7662c283ddfe8ea46c4c686522"
+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 356 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to sex offender registrants. Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a sex offender registrant who is 18 years of age or older and has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from having the same residence as a minor; provide an exception if the registrant is the minor's spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, or court-appointed guardian of the minor, unless the minor was a victim of the registrant.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 356 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB356/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB356/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB356/SFA1.pdf)
+4. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB356/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-12** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-14** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2018
+- **2018-03-19** 3rd reading, passed 86-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-21** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 181) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37917232-b7a3-493b-a788-5eeab0f0a797`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-360.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to state agency children. Amend KRS 158.135 to include in the definition of \"state agency children\" those children referred by a family accountability, intervention, and response team to a Department of Juvenile Justice operated or contracted day treatment program."
+description: "AN ACT relating to state agency children. Amend KRS 158.135 to include in the definition of \"state agency children\" those children referred by a family accountability, intervention, and response team to a Department of Juvenile Justice operated or contracted day treatment program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 360"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 360 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Carney"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-13"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96367c89-9516-4787-ae32-c1564dc899d1"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB360.htm"
+source_hash: "700b465fc1ec3886baf8ddb7e10268666a0ec1428241a30344600773586e32f0"
+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 360 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to state agency children. Amend KRS 158.135 to include in the definition of "state agency children" those children referred by a family accountability, intervention, and response team to a Department of Juvenile Justice operated or contracted day treatment program.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB360/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-13** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-15** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 56) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96367c89-9516-4787-ae32-c1564dc899d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-362.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to high school students pursuing military careers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test annually to students in grades 10 through 12, offer counseling based on the ASVAB test results, and allow up to four excused absences to meet with a recruiter of the Armed Forces of the United States or Kentucky National Guard; amend KRS 159.035 to allow excused absences for students who meet with a military recruiter, receive ASVAB counseling, or pursue enlistment."
+description: "AN ACT relating to high school students pursuing military careers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test annually to students in grades 10 through 12, offer counseling based on the ASVAB test results, and allow up to four excused absences to meet with a recruiter of the Armed Forces of the United States or Kentucky National Guard; amend KRS 159.035 to allow excused absences for students who meet with a military recruiter, receive ASVAB counseling, or pursue enlistment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 362"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 362 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "R. Heath", "T. Moore"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-13"
+last_action: "2018-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af409ca7-bdc3-4b46-bccd-bd45642cf64a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB362.htm"
+source_hash: "7fe1ae194911b430c48cab53ac1b36406fd3523ff6995345df1b88f5225e6264"
+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 362 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to high school students pursuing military careers. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test annually to students in grades 10 through 12, offer counseling based on the ASVAB test results, and allow up to four excused absences to meet with a recruiter of the Armed Forces of the United States or Kentucky National Guard; amend KRS 159.035 to allow excused absences for students who meet with a military recruiter, receive ASVAB counseling, or pursue enlistment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 362 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB362/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB362/bill.pdf)
+3. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB362/SCA1.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB362/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
+- R. Heath — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-13** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-15** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-20** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 81-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-04-02** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-04-02** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading, passed 35-3 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 90-2
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-05** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 94-2
+- **2018-04-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 34-4
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 170) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af409ca7-bdc3-4b46-bccd-bd45642cf64a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-363.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to public assistance reform. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to seek information from various state agencies to assist in reviewing the circumstances of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and those receiving food stamps, to determine any changes in eligibility; create a section to require the cabinet to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare and Family Services by October 1, 2018."
+description: "AN ACT relating to public assistance reform. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to seek information from various state agencies to assist in reviewing the circumstances of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and those receiving food stamps, to determine any changes in eligibility; create a section to require the cabinet to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare and Family Services by October 1, 2018."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 363"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 363 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "J. Shell", "K. Moser", "R. Huff"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-13"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8082b8b-213c-4c94-9daa-aa691d50fe4b"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB363.htm"
+source_hash: "fb24ee7ce93802a49cece4e57649c479cece20ea91becfeee67a4783aff50f5d"
+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 363 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to public assistance reform. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to seek information from various state agencies to assist in reviewing the circumstances of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and those receiving food stamps, to determine any changes in eligibility; create a section to require the cabinet to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare and Family Services by October 1, 2018.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 363 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB363/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB363/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB363/HFA2.pdf)
+4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB363/HFA3.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB363/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. Shell — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- R. Huff — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-13** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-15** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-05** Floor amendments (2) and (3-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 63-32 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-08** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 31-6 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 141) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8082b8b-213c-4c94-9daa-aa691d50fe4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-366.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to revenue measures, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 224.50-868 to extend the new tire fee to July 1, 2020; provide that the amount of principal which a qualified applicant may owe the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation at any one time shall not exceed $5 million; allow a 0.5% administrative fee to be paid to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the administration of each project funded by the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal-Producing Counties and the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; require any revenue received from the sale or renewal of Child Victims' Trust Fund license plates in excess of actual costs incurred by the Transportation Cabinet be transferred to the Child Victims' Trust Fund on an annual basis; require any funds or assets recovered by the Attorney General in connection with a lawsuit be paid directly to the Commonwealth and deposited in a distinct trust and agency account for each settlement; allow expenses incurred by the Auditor of Public Accounts for required audits of federal funds be charged to the government or agency that is the subject of the audit; require each agency of the Executive Branch to remit an assessment to the Personnel Board for its operation; exempt from all state and local taxes water withdrawal fees imposed by the Kentucky River Authority; require a school district that receives an allotment for an urgent needs school, and subsequently receives funds for that facility as a result of litigation or insurance, to reimburse the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount received; establish the Office of Employment Training Building Proceeds Fund and require up to $3 million of proceeds from the disposal of any state-owned real property by the Office be deposited into the fund; require any revenue derived from the establishment of statewide contracts by the Office of Material and Procurement Services be credited to a trust and agency account and be used to administer the program; require the insurance surcharge rate be calculated at a rate to provide sufficient funds for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to impose copayments for services rendered to Medicaid recipients, not to exceed the amount permitted by federal law or waivers; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to utilize premiums and cost-sharing for services rendered to Medicaid and KCHIP recipients not to exceed amounts permitted by federal law or waivers, however KCHIP premiums are suspended for the 2018-2020 biennium; allow the Department of Insurance to waive or assess at any rate between zero and one percent for the 2019 or 2020 plan year on any health benefit plan premiums written by an insurer in the individual market segment; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a pro rata assessment from all state agencies, in all three branches of government, and other organizations that are supported by the system and deposit the assessment in a restricted fund account within the Personnel Cabinet; suspend the processing all applications received by the Kentucky Film Office during the biennium and require that the Department of Revenue not process or approve any refund requests from motion picture production companies related to sales and use tax paid during the biennium; require 0.075 percent be withheld from each rate established under KRS 341.270 and 341.272 if the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund balance exceeds the balance of the trust fund as of December 31, 2017, and deposit those funds in the Service Capacity Upgrade Fund; require insurance premium taxes and retaliatory taxes from any insurer be credited to the General Fund; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a benefits assessment per month per employee eligible for health insurance coverage in the state group for administration of the health insurance program; EMERGENCY"
+description: "AN ACT relating to revenue measures, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 224.50-868 to extend the new tire fee to July 1, 2020; provide that the amount of principal which a qualified applicant may owe the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation at any one time shall not exceed $5 million; allow a 0.5% administrative fee to be paid to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the administration of each project funded by the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal-Producing Counties and the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; require any revenue received from the sale or renewal of Child Victims' Trust Fund license plates in excess of actual costs incurred by the Transportation Cabinet be transferred to the Child Victims' Trust Fund on an annual basis; require any funds or assets recovered by the Attorney General in connection with a lawsuit be paid directly to the Commonwealth and deposited in a distinct trust and agency account for each settlement; allow expenses incurred by the Auditor of Public Accounts for required audits of federal funds be charged to the government or agency that is the subject of the audit; require each agency of the Executive Branch to remit an assessment to the Personnel Board for its operation; exempt from all state and local taxes water withdrawal fees imposed by the Kentucky River Authority; require a school district that receives an allotment for an urgent needs school, and subsequently receives funds for that facility as a result of litigation or insurance, to reimburse the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount received; establish the Office of Employment Training Building Proceeds Fund and require up to $3 million of proceeds from the disposal of any state-owned real property by the Office be deposited into the fund; require any revenue derived from the establishment of statewide contracts by the Office of Material and Procurement Services be credited to a trust and agency account and be used to administer the program; require the insurance surcharge rate be calculated at a rate to provide sufficient funds for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to impose copayments for services rendered to Medicaid recipients, not to exceed the amount permitted by federal law or waivers; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to utilize premiums and cost-sharing for services rendered to Medicaid and KCHIP recipients not to exceed amounts permitted by federal law or waivers, however KCHIP premiums are suspended for the 2018-2020 biennium; allow the Department of Insurance to waive or assess at any rate between zero and one percent for the 2019 or 2020 plan year on any health benefit plan premiums written by an insurer in the individual market segment; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a pro rata assessment from all state agencies, in all three branches of government, and other organizations that are supported by the system and deposit the assessment in a restricted fund account within the Personnel Cabinet; suspend the processing all applications received by the Kentucky Film Office during the biennium and require that the Department of Revenue not process or approve any refund requests from motion picture production companies related to sales and use tax paid during the biennium; require 0.075 percent be withheld from each rate established under KRS 341.270 and 341.272 if the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund balance exceeds the balance of the trust fund as of December 31, 2017, and deposit those funds in the Service Capacity Upgrade Fund; require insurance premium taxes and retaliatory taxes from any insurer be credited to the General Fund; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a benefits assessment per month per employee eligible for health insurance coverage in the state group for administration of the health insurance program; EMERGENCY"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 366"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 366 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["K. Fleming", "S. Rudy"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 65
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2eeb782-24e2-4632-b03a-1c75e885607a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB366.htm"
+source_hash: "cbad3c7c0648a4ec46153a84e48da53e7158cb5f2b723cb6d3702f898e621fe8"
+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 366 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to revenue measures, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 224.50-868 to extend the new tire fee to July 1, 2020; provide that the amount of principal which a qualified applicant may owe the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation at any one time shall not exceed $5 million; allow a 0.5% administrative fee to be paid to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the administration of each project funded by the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal-Producing Counties and the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; require any revenue received from the sale or renewal of Child Victims' Trust Fund license plates in excess of actual costs incurred by the Transportation Cabinet be transferred to the Child Victims' Trust Fund on an annual basis; require any funds or assets recovered by the Attorney General in connection with a lawsuit be paid directly to the Commonwealth and deposited in a distinct trust and agency account for each settlement; allow expenses incurred by the Auditor of Public Accounts for required audits of federal funds be charged to the government or agency that is the subject of the audit; require each agency of the Executive Branch to remit an assessment to the Personnel Board for its operation; exempt from all state and local taxes water withdrawal fees imposed by the Kentucky River Authority; require a school district that receives an allotment for an urgent needs school, and subsequently receives funds for that facility as a result of litigation or insurance, to reimburse the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount received; establish the Office of Employment Training Building Proceeds Fund and require up to $3 million of proceeds from the disposal of any state-owned real property by the Office be deposited into the fund; require any revenue derived from the establishment of statewide contracts by the Office of Material and Procurement Services be credited to a trust and agency account and be used to administer the program; require the insurance surcharge rate be calculated at a rate to provide sufficient funds for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to impose copayments for services rendered to Medicaid recipients, not to exceed the amount permitted by federal law or waivers; allow the Department for Medicaid Services to utilize premiums and cost-sharing for services rendered to Medicaid and KCHIP recipients not to exceed amounts permitted by federal law or waivers, however KCHIP premiums are suspended for the 2018-2020 biennium; allow the Department of Insurance to waive or assess at any rate between zero and one percent for the 2019 or 2020 plan year on any health benefit plan premiums written by an insurer in the individual market segment; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a pro rata assessment from all state agencies, in all three branches of government, and other organizations that are supported by the system and deposit the assessment in a restricted fund account within the Personnel Cabinet; suspend the processing all applications received by the Kentucky Film Office during the biennium and require that the Department of Revenue not process or approve any refund requests from motion picture production companies related to sales and use tax paid during the biennium; require 0.075 percent be withheld from each rate established under KRS 341.270 and 341.272 if the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund balance exceeds the balance of the trust fund as of December 31, 2017, and deposit those funds in the Service Capacity Upgrade Fund; require insurance premium taxes and retaliatory taxes from any insurer be credited to the General Fund; allow the Personnel Cabinet to collect a benefits assessment per month per employee eligible for health insurance coverage in the state group for administration of the health insurance program; EMERGENCY
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/CCR1.pdf)
+2. **FCCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/FCCR1.pdf)
+3. **HB 366 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/orig_bill.pdf)
+4. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/HCA1.pdf)
+5. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/HCS1.pdf)
+6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/bill.pdf)
+7. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/SCA1.pdf)
+8. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB366/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- K. Fleming — primary (person)
+- S. Rudy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-16** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
+- **2018-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 68-25 with Committee Substitute (1), committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-02** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** Returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 23-15 with Committee Substitute (1) & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendments (1-title) Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-21** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-21** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-03-22** Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-03-22** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference for Monday, April 2, 2018
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 20-18
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report filed in House
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
+- **2018-04-02** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
+- **2018-04-02** Passed 51-44
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-09** Vetoed `executive-veto`
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 57-40
+- **2018-04-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-04-13** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto for Friday, April 13, 2018
+- **2018-04-13** Veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
+- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 20-18
+- **2018-04-13** Received in House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 171) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2eeb782-24e2-4632-b03a-1c75e885607a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-367.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT establishing support for dyslexia and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to create a dyslexia trust fund to be administered by the Kentucky Department of Education to finance grants to school districts for support of students identified with characteristics of dyslexia; require a report on expenditures from the fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create a Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate with extra fees funding the dyslexia trust fund; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of license plates to include the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
+description: "AN ACT establishing support for dyslexia and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to create a dyslexia trust fund to be administered by the Kentucky Department of Education to finance grants to school districts for support of students identified with characteristics of dyslexia; require a report on expenditures from the fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create a Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate with extra fees funding the dyslexia trust fund; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of license plates to include the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 367"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 367 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "B. Rowland", "D. Graham", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67294bdd-3285-4b41-a4a1-abc70b1d8ca0"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB367.htm"
+source_hash: "ea2e02c2af8b7a7dde03f48ba25189a310c84c49052e3f32a77dc820016e269b"
+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 367 (2018RS) — AN ACT establishing support for dyslexia and making an appropriation therefor. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to create a dyslexia trust fund to be administered by the Kentucky Department of Education to finance grants to school districts for support of students identified with characteristics of dyslexia; require a report on expenditures from the fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create a Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate with extra fees funding the dyslexia trust fund; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to update the list of license plates to include the Dyslexia Ready to Read special license plate; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 367 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB367/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB367/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB367/SFA1.pdf)
+4. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB367/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- D. Graham — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-15** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-15** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-08** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
+- **2018-03-08** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-15** To Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reassigned to Health & Welfare (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-29** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-29** Floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendments (1-title) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
+- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 87-0
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 206) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67294bdd-3285-4b41-a4a1-abc70b1d8ca0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-369.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to contracts. Amend KRS 360.010 to specify when parties are bound to interest rate in contract and the interest rate parties are entitled to receive after default; create a new section of KRS Chapter 371 to specify that an obligation to pay or satisfy a debt is not extinguished by any action taken by a creditor for the purposes of the creditor's own financial, tax, or accounting records or affairs."
+description: "AN ACT relating to contracts. Amend KRS 360.010 to specify when parties are bound to interest rate in contract and the interest rate parties are entitled to receive after default; create a new section of KRS Chapter 371 to specify that an obligation to pay or satisfy a debt is not extinguished by any action taken by a creditor for the purposes of the creditor's own financial, tax, or accounting records or affairs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 369"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 369 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Greer"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d956580-f0bc-4779-a9a6-e7af8f7c5213"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB369.htm"
+source_hash: "5f6c34e6e971ed5df59a2b113e811f54d814c9b50cba98c4aa5f197390b1c009"
+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 369 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to contracts. Amend KRS 360.010 to specify when parties are bound to interest rate in contract and the interest rate parties are entitled to receive after default; create a new section of KRS Chapter 371 to specify that an obligation to pay or satisfy a debt is not extinguished by any action taken by a creditor for the purposes of the creditor's own financial, tax, or accounting records or affairs.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 369 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB369/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB369/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB369/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
+- **2018-02-26** 3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-27** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-28** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 140) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d956580-f0bc-4779-a9a6-e7af8f7c5213`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-370.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to property redevelopment. Amend KRS 224.1-512 to redefine \"remediation\" and \"site\"; amend KRS 224.1-514 to update the application requirements, application fee, and public notice; replace a covenant not to sue with a corrective action liability agreement; amend KRS 224.1-516 to reduce the time for cabinet to notify applicant on the status of the application from 45 days to 30 days and update requirements for resubmittal; amend KRS 224.1-520 to specify the statutes that will be used to evaluate whether the site characterization plan is in conformity; delete detailed requirements for the corrective action plan; amend KRS 224.1-522 to include public comment period before taking action on the corrective action plan; delete the time frames associated with additional information submittals; amend KRS 224.1-524 to require notice for public comment to days after submitting corrective action plan and post signage; amend KRS 224.1-526 to deletes language referring to reimbursement of costs for cabinet site investigation; change covenant not to sue to correction action liability agreement; require the corrective action liability agreement to run with the land; amend KRS 224.1-528 to delete cabinet withdrawal from negotiations from the list of final determinations; make conforming changes; repeal KRS 224.1-518."
+description: "AN ACT relating to property redevelopment. Amend KRS 224.1-512 to redefine \"remediation\" and \"site\"; amend KRS 224.1-514 to update the application requirements, application fee, and public notice; replace a covenant not to sue with a corrective action liability agreement; amend KRS 224.1-516 to reduce the time for cabinet to notify applicant on the status of the application from 45 days to 30 days and update requirements for resubmittal; amend KRS 224.1-520 to specify the statutes that will be used to evaluate whether the site characterization plan is in conformity; delete detailed requirements for the corrective action plan; amend KRS 224.1-522 to include public comment period before taking action on the corrective action plan; delete the time frames associated with additional information submittals; amend KRS 224.1-524 to require notice for public comment to days after submitting corrective action plan and post signage; amend KRS 224.1-526 to deletes language referring to reimbursement of costs for cabinet site investigation; change covenant not to sue to correction action liability agreement; require the corrective action liability agreement to run with the land; amend KRS 224.1-528 to delete cabinet withdrawal from negotiations from the list of final determinations; make conforming changes; repeal KRS 224.1-518."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 370"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 370 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Gooch Jr.", "M. Castlen", "R. Mills"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6902a254-15e3-4418-9351-ba40b08a9620"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB370.htm"
+source_hash: "21305271ca09f203857430a93f4b86a4dfe914591893dfc4c039b9f7589a21dd"
+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 370 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to property redevelopment. Amend KRS 224.1-512 to redefine "remediation" and "site"; amend KRS 224.1-514 to update the application requirements, application fee, and public notice; replace a covenant not to sue with a corrective action liability agreement; amend KRS 224.1-516 to reduce the time for cabinet to notify applicant on the status of the application from 45 days to 30 days and update requirements for resubmittal; amend KRS 224.1-520 to specify the statutes that will be used to evaluate whether the site characterization plan is in conformity; delete detailed requirements for the corrective action plan; amend KRS 224.1-522 to include public comment period before taking action on the corrective action plan; delete the time frames associated with additional information submittals; amend KRS 224.1-524 to require notice for public comment to days after submitting corrective action plan and post signage; amend KRS 224.1-526 to deletes language referring to reimbursement of costs for cabinet site investigation; change covenant not to sue to correction action liability agreement; require the corrective action liability agreement to run with the land; amend KRS 224.1-528 to delete cabinet withdrawal from negotiations from the list of final determinations; make conforming changes; repeal KRS 224.1-518.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB370/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** To Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-21** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-08** To Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 37-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 98) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6902a254-15e3-4418-9351-ba40b08a9620`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-373.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding."
+description: "AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 373"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 373 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "R. Benvenuti III"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0119d6c7-d664-4ac8-a15f-5462d52c0571"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB373.htm"
+source_hash: "c21980dcb48efef5b36951518f993b831dd7e88d94760abfad2eb357da0bb1ae"
+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 373 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 373 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB373/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB373/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB373/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB373/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-16** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-22** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** 3rd reading, passed 94-2 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-15** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 35-2 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 139) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0119d6c7-d664-4ac8-a15f-5462d52c0571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-385.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to design/build projects. Amend KRS 176.431 to, in each fiscal year, allow 5 major design/build road and bridge projects at a total cumulative cost no greater than $300,000,000 and 10 projects not to exceed a total cumulative cost of $75,000,000."
+description: "AN ACT relating to design/build projects. Amend KRS 176.431 to, in each fiscal year, allow 5 major design/build road and bridge projects at a total cumulative cost no greater than $300,000,000 and 10 projects not to exceed a total cumulative cost of $75,000,000."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 385"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 385 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["K. Upchurch", "S. Santoro"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-15"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e884d503-20c5-4ace-b5e0-205418444293"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB385.htm"
+source_hash: "ba87f0dfd8abc6acf43ff090df7f3fa485ebc0d6a837f4569b377a924749ca97"
+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 385 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to design/build projects. Amend KRS 176.431 to, in each fiscal year, allow 5 major design/build road and bridge projects at a total cumulative cost no greater than $300,000,000 and 10 projects not to exceed a total cumulative cost of $75,000,000.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 385 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB385/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB385/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB385/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-15** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-20** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 73-13 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Transportation (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 55) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e884d503-20c5-4ace-b5e0-205418444293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-388.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define \"deductible program adjustment\" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term \"taxpayer\" to \"assessment payer\"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define \"deductible program adjustment\" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term \"taxpayer\" to \"assessment payer\"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 388"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 388 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Tipton"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-16"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7103ece4-9e23-40e6-974a-aa38e3af9539"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB388.htm"
+source_hash: "a66ffaa767394595251ef51d0c8642c177f88e535a1f55c502cf80abadaf6428"
+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 388 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define "deductible program adjustment" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term "taxpayer" to "assessment payer"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 388 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-21** To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 77-18 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-08** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
+- **2018-03-13** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-13** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
+- **2018-03-14** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-14** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 33-5 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-22** Passed 57-32
+- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7103ece4-9e23-40e6-974a-aa38e3af9539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-394.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to abandoned property. Establish KRS Chapter 393A and create new sections thereof to enact the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 2016; amend KRS 41.360, 164A.701, 164A.707, 304.15-420, 393.170, and 393.250 to conform; repeal KRS 393.010, 393.060, 393.062, 393.064, 393.066, 393.072, 393.090, 393.095, 393.100, 393.110, 393.115, 393.120, 393.125, 393.130, 393.140, 393.150, 393.160, 393.180, 393.190, 393.210, 393.220, 393.230, 393.240, 393.260, 393.270, 393.280, 393.290, and 393.990; require the State Treasurer to submit a report on the status of the abandoned property fund to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2018."
+description: "AN ACT relating to abandoned property. Establish KRS Chapter 393A and create new sections thereof to enact the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 2016; amend KRS 41.360, 164A.701, 164A.707, 304.15-420, 393.170, and 393.250 to conform; repeal KRS 393.010, 393.060, 393.062, 393.064, 393.066, 393.072, 393.090, 393.095, 393.100, 393.110, 393.115, 393.120, 393.125, 393.130, 393.140, 393.150, 393.160, 393.180, 393.190, 393.210, 393.220, 393.230, 393.240, 393.260, 393.270, 393.280, 393.290, and 393.990; require the State Treasurer to submit a report on the status of the abandoned property fund to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2018."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 394"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 394 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Miller"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-20"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d95b2691-e546-48b5-93db-61bd8c3a7b4f"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB394.htm"
+source_hash: "544270872398f54768b6ccdf044703a29b8db81a09fe3ca59a0d1fba0d7d2e70"
+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 394 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to abandoned property. Establish KRS Chapter 393A and create new sections thereof to enact the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 2016; amend KRS 41.360, 164A.701, 164A.707, 304.15-420, 393.170, and 393.250 to conform; repeal KRS 393.010, 393.060, 393.062, 393.064, 393.066, 393.072, 393.090, 393.095, 393.100, 393.110, 393.115, 393.120, 393.125, 393.130, 393.140, 393.150, 393.160, 393.180, 393.190, 393.210, 393.220, 393.230, 393.240, 393.260, 393.270, 393.280, 393.290, and 393.990; require the State Treasurer to submit a report on the status of the abandoned property fund to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2018.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 394 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB394/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB394/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB394/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
+- **2018-03-07** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-08** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-09** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-12** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules
+- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
+- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 79-13
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 163) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d95b2691-e546-48b5-93db-61bd8c3a7b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-398.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to physical therapist licensure and declaring an emergency. Repeal and reenact KRS 327.310, relating to physical therapist licensure, to make the applicant criminal background check consistent with state and federal standards; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to physical therapist licensure and declaring an emergency. Repeal and reenact KRS 327.310, relating to physical therapist licensure, to make the applicant criminal background check consistent with state and federal standards; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 398"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 398 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["M. Prunty", "S. Riggs", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-20"
+last_action: "2018-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3db1b257-a786-4da2-822f-4484ac63d1a8"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB398.htm"
+source_hash: "1c2ef8181d782ccd50e419427da9b0b407fc73c354e3d144c92116da1600efd9"
+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 398 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to physical therapist licensure and declaring an emergency. Repeal and reenact KRS 327.310, relating to physical therapist licensure, to make the applicant criminal background check consistent with state and federal standards; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB398/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- S. Riggs — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-21** Received in House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-21** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 97) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3db1b257-a786-4da2-822f-4484ac63d1a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-4.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the privileging of peer review activities in health care. Amend KRS 311.377 to add medical malpractice actions, actions arising out of review of credentials or retrospective review and evaluation, and actions by an applicant for or grantee of staff privileges to materials that are confidential and privileged and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence, in any civil action in any court."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the privileging of peer review activities in health care. Amend KRS 311.377 to add medical malpractice actions, actions arising out of review of credentials or retrospective review and evaluation, and actions by an applicant for or grantee of staff privileges to materials that are confidential and privileged and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence, in any civil action in any court."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 4"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 4 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "D. Osborne", "K. Moser", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "R. Benvenuti III", "S. Santoro"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-01-03"
+last_action: "2018-03-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0cc1d43-e236-460f-a36d-0ad9e9634ecc"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB4.htm"
+source_hash: "657a513c38b35be814583fd3748b910ec47a6c762fa3988fb25475a0c3580fcb"
+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 4 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the privileging of peer review activities in health care. Amend KRS 311.377 to add medical malpractice actions, actions arising out of review of credentials or retrospective review and evaluation, and actions by an applicant for or grantee of staff privileges to materials that are confidential and privileged and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence, in any civil action in any court.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 4 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB4/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB4/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB4/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB4/HFA2.pdf)
+5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB4/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-01-04** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-11** Posted in committee
+- **2018-01-25** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-01-30** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 2, 2018
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
+- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading, passed 58-27 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-12** Received in Senate
+- **2018-02-15** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2018
+- **2018-02-27** 3rd reading, passed 25-13 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-28** Received in House
+- **2018-02-28** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-02-28** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-02-28** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-03-09** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 11) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0cc1d43-e236-460f-a36d-0ad9e9634ecc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-400.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to direct shipment of alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow distilleries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.120 to add package sales for distilleries; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to recognize the three-tier system; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm wineries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.200 to allow transporters to ship directly to consumers and set requirements for shipping packages; amend KRS 243.240 to allow quota retail package license holders to ship directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 244.165 to set requirements for delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased out-of-state to consumers in Kentucky; amend KRS 244.240 to conform; amend KRS 242.260 and 242.270 to limit delivery liability of common carrier and add defense to shipping into dry territory; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to direct shipment of alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow distilleries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.120 to add package sales for distilleries; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to recognize the three-tier system; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm wineries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.200 to allow transporters to ship directly to consumers and set requirements for shipping packages; amend KRS 243.240 to allow quota retail package license holders to ship directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 244.165 to set requirements for delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased out-of-state to consumers in Kentucky; amend KRS 244.240 to conform; amend KRS 242.260 and 242.270 to limit delivery liability of common carrier and add defense to shipping into dry territory; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 400"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 400 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "C. McCoy", "D. Osborne", "L. Belcher", "M. Hart", "S. Santoro", "S. Westrom"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-20"
+last_action: "2018-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bffdbe9b-a510-4caf-a98f-2452830b502a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB400.htm"
+source_hash: "c06db5abbd654586befd28d2aa24bc3b80eb5ca7b78b1313cd35b74123679e26"
+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 400 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to direct shipment of alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow distilleries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.120 to add package sales for distilleries; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to recognize the three-tier system; amend KRS 243.155 to allow small farm wineries to ship product and monthly club membership orders directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 243.200 to allow transporters to ship directly to consumers and set requirements for shipping packages; amend KRS 243.240 to allow quota retail package license holders to ship directly to consumers and set delivery requirements; amend KRS 244.165 to set requirements for delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased out-of-state to consumers in Kentucky; amend KRS 244.240 to conform; amend KRS 242.260 and 242.270 to limit delivery liability of common carrier and add defense to shipping into dry territory; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 400 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB400/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB400/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB400/bill.pdf)
+4. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB400/SFA1.pdf)
+5. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB400/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- C. McCoy — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- S. Santoro — primary (person)
+- S. Westrom — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-09** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-12** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
+- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
+- **2018-03-20** Floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-21** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-27** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-03-29** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-04-02** Floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
+- **2018-04-02** Passed 33-5
+- **2018-04-02** Received in House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 164) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bffdbe9b-a510-4caf-a98f-2452830b502a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-402.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to credit balances for insurers. Amend KRS 91A.0804 to provide a schedule for distribution of refunds for overpaid local government insurance premiums tax to insurance companies; amend KRS 91A.0802 to add a definition."
+description: "AN ACT relating to credit balances for insurers. Amend KRS 91A.0804 to provide a schedule for distribution of refunds for overpaid local government insurance premiums tax to insurance companies; amend KRS 91A.0802 to add a definition."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 402"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 402 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Greer"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-20"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ebea350-f069-44c8-b4e5-e4f09f5c4a6b"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB402.htm"
+source_hash: "e5d0d3b91b736e56fe41466f6981dfb5fb91b3fc512cf62e82b8de6bdbc150de"
+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 402 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to credit balances for insurers. Amend KRS 91A.0804 to provide a schedule for distribution of refunds for overpaid local government insurance premiums tax to insurance companies; amend KRS 91A.0802 to add a definition.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 402 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB402/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB402/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB402/SFA1.pdf)
+4. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB402/SFA2.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Greer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
+- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-06** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 182) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ebea350-f069-44c8-b4e5-e4f09f5c4a6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-424.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky 911 Services Board. Amend KRS 65.7623 to reconstitute the Kentucky 911 Services Board; establish means and terms of service on board; provide for an administrative relationship with the Office of Homeland Security; exempt the board from the provisions of KRS 12.028; amend KRS 65.7625 to delineate the financial responsibilities of the board and the Office of Homeland Security."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky 911 Services Board. Amend KRS 65.7623 to reconstitute the Kentucky 911 Services Board; establish means and terms of service on board; provide for an administrative relationship with the Office of Homeland Security; exempt the board from the provisions of KRS 12.028; amend KRS 65.7625 to delineate the financial responsibilities of the board and the Office of Homeland Security."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 424"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 424 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "J. Carney"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-21"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e67820f-d50a-404e-a1d0-ca5cf74b69fa"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB424.htm"
+source_hash: "a9b4cc9da4ef09f1daff85c49de70a7b0a1c90d6ee30f32282c9225948fca493"
+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 424 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky 911 Services Board. Amend KRS 65.7623 to reconstitute the Kentucky 911 Services Board; establish means and terms of service on board; provide for an administrative relationship with the Office of Homeland Security; exempt the board from the provisions of KRS 12.028; amend KRS 65.7625 to delineate the financial responsibilities of the board and the Office of Homeland Security.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 424 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB424/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB424/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB424/HFA1.pdf)
+4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB424/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-21** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-23** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-01** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-13** 3rd reading, passed 86-11 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-14** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-15** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 138) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e67820f-d50a-404e-a1d0-ca5cf74b69fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-427.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to nurses. Amend KRS 314.011 to eliminate reference to the Controlled Substance Formulary Development Committee and to change the term \"noncontrolled\" to \"nonscheduled;\" amend KRS 314.031 to reference the disciplinary statute and to eliminate the list of reportable offenses; amend KRS 314.035 to establish a mandatory reporting requirement for anyone who has knowledge of a potential violation by a dialysis technician; amend KRS 314.042 to update language concerning the definition of an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), require an applicant for an APRN license to take a jurisprudence examination; simplify reporting of the rescission of a CAPA-NS or CS; amend KRS 314.085 to clarify that evaluations must be submitted within 30 days; amend KRS 314.089 to clarify when an immediate suspension of a license is warranted; amend KRS 314.091 to add use or possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and use or impairment by use of alcohol or drugs to the list of violations; amend 314.101 to clarify when a nurse that is temporarily in the state does not need a license; amend KRS 314.181 to clarify when a registered nurse may pronounce the death of a patient; amend KRS 314.111 to allow the Board of Nursing to fine a program of nursing that is not in compliance with regulations; amend KRS 311A.185 to conform; repeal KRS 314.046 and 314.105."
+description: "AN ACT relating to nurses. Amend KRS 314.011 to eliminate reference to the Controlled Substance Formulary Development Committee and to change the term \"noncontrolled\" to \"nonscheduled;\" amend KRS 314.031 to reference the disciplinary statute and to eliminate the list of reportable offenses; amend KRS 314.035 to establish a mandatory reporting requirement for anyone who has knowledge of a potential violation by a dialysis technician; amend KRS 314.042 to update language concerning the definition of an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), require an applicant for an APRN license to take a jurisprudence examination; simplify reporting of the rescission of a CAPA-NS or CS; amend KRS 314.085 to clarify that evaluations must be submitted within 30 days; amend KRS 314.089 to clarify when an immediate suspension of a license is warranted; amend KRS 314.091 to add use or possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and use or impairment by use of alcohol or drugs to the list of violations; amend 314.101 to clarify when a nurse that is temporarily in the state does not need a license; amend KRS 314.181 to clarify when a registered nurse may pronounce the death of a patient; amend KRS 314.111 to allow the Board of Nursing to fine a program of nursing that is not in compliance with regulations; amend KRS 311A.185 to conform; repeal KRS 314.046 and 314.105."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 427"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 427 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "K. Moser", "L. Belcher", "M. Marzian"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-21"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dc8c8b4-5cdc-45b3-95b1-e3b45fb4e276"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB427.htm"
+source_hash: "469afbd357141cd7791da7e71c7938ba77f996ac1ac4c7369a339cc55d1bde65"
+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 427 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to nurses. Amend KRS 314.011 to eliminate reference to the Controlled Substance Formulary Development Committee and to change the term "noncontrolled" to "nonscheduled;" amend KRS 314.031 to reference the disciplinary statute and to eliminate the list of reportable offenses; amend KRS 314.035 to establish a mandatory reporting requirement for anyone who has knowledge of a potential violation by a dialysis technician; amend KRS 314.042 to update language concerning the definition of an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), require an applicant for an APRN license to take a jurisprudence examination; simplify reporting of the rescission of a CAPA-NS or CS; amend KRS 314.085 to clarify that evaluations must be submitted within 30 days; amend KRS 314.089 to clarify when an immediate suspension of a license is warranted; amend KRS 314.091 to add use or possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and use or impairment by use of alcohol or drugs to the list of violations; amend 314.101 to clarify when a nurse that is temporarily in the state does not need a license; amend KRS 314.181 to clarify when a registered nurse may pronounce the death of a patient; amend KRS 314.111 to allow the Board of Nursing to fine a program of nursing that is not in compliance with regulations; amend KRS 311A.185 to conform; repeal KRS 314.046 and 314.105.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 427 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB427/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB427/HCS1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB427/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB427/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- K. Moser — primary (person)
+- L. Belcher — primary (person)
+- M. Marzian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-21** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-23** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-06** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-09** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
+- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-20** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-04-14** Passed 86-0
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 183) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dc8c8b4-5cdc-45b3-95b1-e3b45fb4e276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-429.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add a Division of Education to the Office of Adult Institutions in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-268, dated May 1, 2017."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add a Division of Education to the Office of Adult Institutions in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-268, dated May 1, 2017."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 429"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 429 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Petrie"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-21"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6efb3c93-d715-4b78-9558-d1113595afe2"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB429.htm"
+source_hash: "dc696827030d9a628471be446871de0dec1a2b803f0140d7cef237fab7e54047"
+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 429 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add a Division of Education to the Office of Adult Institutions in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-268, dated May 1, 2017.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB429/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-21** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-23** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 85-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, April 13, 2018
+- **2018-04-13** Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 184) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6efb3c93-d715-4b78-9558-d1113595afe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-430.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add the Division of Reentry to the Office of Community Services and Facilities in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-749, dated October 31, 2017."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add the Division of Reentry to the Office of Community Services and Facilities in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-749, dated October 31, 2017."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 430"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 430 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Petrie"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-21"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd588baa-7902-4690-87dd-9265398a7076"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB430.htm"
+source_hash: "1022f80ec19c2eb50cc304381724b53571a7085ab91e40c27c22ea0cb7c1e2cb"
+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 430 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 196.026 to add the Division of Reentry to the Office of Community Services and Facilities in the Department of Corrections; confirm Executive Order 2017-749, dated October 31, 2017.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB430/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-21** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-23** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 85-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, April 13, 2018
+- **2018-04-13** Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 191) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd588baa-7902-4690-87dd-9265398a7076`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-431.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 15A.020 to reorganize the Department of Juvenile Justice into offices and divisions; confirm Executive Order 2017-599, dated September 1, 2017."
+description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 15A.020 to reorganize the Department of Juvenile Justice into offices and divisions; confirm Executive Order 2017-599, dated September 1, 2017."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 431"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 431 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Petrie"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-21"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f8b404c-27a2-40d0-a02a-d5b6e757d9fb"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB431.htm"
+source_hash: "29da92f00053237a9c1a6b9101e6b80c82552cee6360ead62d1b72213d493d8d"
+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 431 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 15A.020 to reorganize the Department of Juvenile Justice into offices and divisions; confirm Executive Order 2017-599, dated September 1, 2017.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB431/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Petrie — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-21** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-23** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-12** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
+- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, April 13, 2018
+- **2018-04-13** Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 192) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f8b404c-27a2-40d0-a02a-d5b6e757d9fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-434.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust. Amend KRS 164A.305, relating to the Educational Savings Plan Trust, to define \"educational institution\" and \"qualified educational expenses\" in conformance with Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code; include elementary and secondary schools in the definitions; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 164A.360."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust. Amend KRS 164A.305, relating to the Educational Savings Plan Trust, to define \"educational institution\" and \"qualified educational expenses\" in conformance with Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code; include elementary and secondary schools in the definitions; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 164A.360."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 434"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 434 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Carney"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-22"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ae77c37-182e-4e03-9945-e3ac1ad16217"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB434.htm"
+source_hash: "5fcce670777a0602189d4417a4c44d487765c239bb2326fc0b98a538e96f17c0"
+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 434 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust. Amend KRS 164A.305, relating to the Educational Savings Plan Trust, to define "educational institution" and "qualified educational expenses" in conformance with Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code; include elementary and secondary schools in the definitions; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 164A.360.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB434/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Rowland — primary (person)
+- J. Carney — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-26** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-02** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-09** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 12, 2018
+- **2018-03-12** 3rd reading, passed 80-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-14** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
+- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 137) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ae77c37-182e-4e03-9945-e3ac1ad16217`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-443.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations. Amend, create, and repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 273 to modernize statutes regulating nonprofit corporations."
+description: "AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations. Amend, create, and repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 273 to modernize statutes regulating nonprofit corporations."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 443"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 443 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["R. Benvenuti III"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-22"
+last_action: "2018-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c34767f8-8dae-43da-ba83-3ce6262c9f8a"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB443.htm"
+source_hash: "a3c2c780130d0ccf7964407ed233cdde5416210c18cde5c75e3b9cd69f6b7fcb"
+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 443 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to nonprofit corporations. Amend, create, and repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 273 to modernize statutes regulating nonprofit corporations.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 443 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB443/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB443/bill.pdf)
+3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB443/SFA1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-26** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-09** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
+- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-20** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-29** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-13** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules (S)
+- **2018-04-14** Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018
+- **2018-04-14** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
+- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-14** Received in House
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 193) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c34767f8-8dae-43da-ba83-3ce6262c9f8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-444.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove \"primary care centers\" and \"rural health clinics\" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a \"critical access hospital\"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of \"long-term care facilities\"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for \"Type A\" and \"Type B\" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the \"Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board\" with the \"Cabinet for Health and Family Services\"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint \"technical advisory committees\" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177."
+description: "AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove \"primary care centers\" and \"rural health clinics\" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a \"critical access hospital\"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of \"long-term care facilities\"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for \"Type A\" and \"Type B\" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the \"Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board\" with the \"Cabinet for Health and Family Services\"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint \"technical advisory committees\" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 444"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 444 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["R. Benvenuti III"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-22"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bbab9a0-367f-4ee1-96ea-7558ea7e05e0"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB444.htm"
+source_hash: "89156913f84522bd25715a9f05837506c02a1fc179e72f323e133912d135b456"
+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 444 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB444/bill.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-26** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
+- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 61-32 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-08** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-19** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
+- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules
+- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
+- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 34-3 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Received in House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** 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/0bbab9a0-367f-4ee1-96ea-7558ea7e05e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+

legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-454.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to prohibit an abortion on a pregnant woman that will result in the bodily dismemberment, crushing, or human vivisection of the unborn child when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 11 weeks or greater, except in the case of a medical emergency; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; EMERGENCY."
+description: "AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to prohibit an abortion on a pregnant woman that will result in the bodily dismemberment, crushing, or human vivisection of the unborn child when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 11 weeks or greater, except in the case of a medical emergency; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; EMERGENCY."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2018RS"
+identifier: "HB 454"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 454 (2018RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "C. Fugate", "D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Miller", "J. Tipton", "K. King", "L. Bechler", "M. Castlen", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Goforth", "R. Mills", "R. Rothenburger", "S. Lee", "T. Moore", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 0
+first_action: "2018-02-22"
+last_action: "2018-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24d9d417-2d95-499e-915f-5e23a8094afc"
+source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB454.htm"
+source_hash: "fba2ed0d24a76696cf76f1629f2a451463c32583183ad14a8722b95bc599177e"
+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 454 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to prohibit an abortion on a pregnant woman that will result in the bodily dismemberment, crushing, or human vivisection of the unborn child when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 11 weeks or greater, except in the case of a medical emergency; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; EMERGENCY.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 454 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB454/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB454/HFA1.pdf)
+3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB454/bill.pdf)
+4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB454/SCS1.pdf)
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
+- B. Reed — primary (person)
+- C. Fugate — primary (person)
+- D. Bentley — primary (person)
+- D. Elliott — primary (person)
+- D. Meade — primary (person)
+- D. Osborne — primary (person)
+- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
+- J. Fischer — primary (person)
+- J. Miller — primary (person)
+- J. Tipton — primary (person)
+- K. King — primary (person)
+- L. Bechler — primary (person)
+- M. Castlen — primary (person)
+- M. Hart — primary (person)
+- M. Prunty — primary (person)
+- P. Pratt — primary (person)
+- R. Goforth — primary (person)
+- R. Mills — primary (person)
+- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
+- S. Lee — primary (person)
+- T. Moore — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-26** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
+- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-09** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 12, 2018
+- **2018-03-12** 3rd reading `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-12** Floor amendment (1) ruled out of order
+- **2018-03-12** Passed 71-11
+- **2018-03-13** Received in Senate
+- **2018-03-14** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-20** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** Taken from Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-21** Returned to Judiciary (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (S)
+- **2018-03-22** Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
+- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-22** Received in House
+- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Taken from Rules (H)
+- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
+- **2018-03-27** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
+- **2018-03-27** Passed 75-13
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
+- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
+- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 142) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24d9d417-2d95-499e-915f-5e23a8094afc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+