---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to labor organizations and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to set forth requirements for labor organizations collecting moneys for dues and for political activities; for enrollment for members; and for maintaining financial records; amend KRS 336.990 to set forth a civil penalty for a violator; amend KRS 336.180, 337.060, 67A.6909, 67C.416, and 345.110 to conform; EMERGENCY."
description: "AN ACT relating to labor organizations and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to set forth requirements for labor organizations collecting moneys for dues and for political activities; for enrollment for members; and for maintaining financial records; amend KRS 336.990 to set forth a civil penalty for a violator; amend KRS 336.180, 337.060, 67A.6909, 67C.416, and 345.110 to conform; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "SB 6"
citation: "Kentucky SB 6 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-01-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3d6c046-5163-4266-a394-67bed9e61429"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB6.htm"
source_hash: "ac9e7bee3939d1d5c3321cf2b1a5f537be0c83c13dee388f852543a7e6d87542"
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 SB 6 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to labor organizations and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to set forth requirements for labor organizations collecting moneys for dues and for political activities; for enrollment for members; and for maintaining financial records; amend KRS 336.990 to set forth a civil penalty for a violator; amend KRS 336.180, 337.060, 67A.6909, 67C.416, and 345.110 to conform; 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/17RS/SB6/bill.pdf)
2. **SB 6 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB6/orig_bill.pdf)
3. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB6/SCA1.pdf)
4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB6/SCS1.pdf)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-01-03** Taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2017-01-03** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2017-01-03** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-04** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-01-04** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-01-04** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-01-05** Reported favorably, to Rules
- **2017-01-05** Taken from Rules (S)
- **2017-01-05** Recommitted to State & Local Government (S)
- **2017-01-05** Reported favorably with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1)
- **2017-01-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 5, 2017
- **2017-01-05** 3rd reading, passed 25-11 with committee amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-05** Received in House
- **2017-01-05** To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** Taken from Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- **2017-01-05** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-05** Returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- **2017-01-05** Posting waived
- **2017-01-06** Taken from Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- **2017-01-06** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-01-06** Returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- **2017-01-07** Reported favorably, to Rules
- **2017-01-07** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, January 7, 2017
- **2017-01-07** 3rd reading, passed 57-39 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-07** Received in Senate
- **2017-01-07** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-01-07** Received in House
- **2017-01-07** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-01-07** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-01-09** 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/e3d6c046-5163-4266-a394-67bed9e61429`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).