---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 148.522 to abolish the Kentucky Sports Authority and the Office of Creative Services in the Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-732."
description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 148.522 to abolish the Kentucky Sports Authority and the Office of Creative Services in the Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-732."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "SB 211"
citation: "Kentucky SB 211 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Girdler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-27"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01d26f49-245d-4674-bcee-3dcd8ffc89df"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB211.htm"
source_hash: "f2e7b9d845e3658acbce8741bd99468704de431b38456b49dcd1be56d69e74db"
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 211 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 148.522 to abolish the Kentucky Sports Authority and the Office of Creative Services in the Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-732.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB211/HCA1.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB211/HCS1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB211/bill.pdf)
4. **SB 211 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB211/orig_bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- R. Girdler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2018
- **2018-03-08** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-09** Received in House
- **2018-03-13** To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-15** Taken from Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2018-03-16** Taken from Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-16** Returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) as a Consent Bill
- **2018-03-20** Taken from Rules
- **2018-03-20** Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-21** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-27** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-27** Bill passed 37-0
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 124) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01d26f49-245d-4674-bcee-3dcd8ffc89df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).