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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to the licensing of professional engineers."
+description: "Amend KRS 322.040 to allow an individual to qualify for licensure as a professional engineer if he or she has graduated from a fire protection engineering technology program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2025RS"
+identifier: "HB 306"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 306 (2025RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Engineers and Surveyors", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/874d259e-fd24-49c5-b20b-c306ce53d7b5"
+source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb306.html"
+source_hash: "27960bf3bc680b8c8e765ac179918430a678416fa65c10d594a4c118a78af803"
+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 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to the licensing of professional engineers.
+
+Amend KRS 322.040 to allow an individual to qualify for licensure as a professional engineer if he or she has graduated from a fire protection engineering technology program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb306/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Acts Chapter 60** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0060.pdf)
+3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb306/bill.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Pass — **96–1** (pass) · lower
+- PASS HB 306 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025
+- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-1 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
+- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
+- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
+- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
+- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 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/874d259e-fd24-49c5-b20b-c306ce53d7b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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