---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 3"
citation: "Kentucky SB 3 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Boards and Commissions", "Confirmation of Appointments", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Governor", "Lieutenant Governor", "Reorganization", "State Agencies", "State Employees", "Tobacco"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Smith", "C. Embry Jr.", "D. Carroll", "D. Thayer", "J. Turner", "M. Nemes", "M. Wilson", "M. Wise", "P. Hornback", "R. Alvarado", "S. Meredith", "W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a033742e-5dd6-468b-a94a-66c6d062a1af"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb3.html"
source_hash: "6f68d582d1cce2faf55c61bcf1423c7be98fd4e5e7051ef3699901cf57ae0525"
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 3 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization and declaring an emergency.

## 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/21RS/sb3/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 12** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0012.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb3/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 3 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 3 W/ hfa1 FINAL PASSAGE — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 3 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Smith — primary (person)
- C. Embry Jr. — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- J. Turner — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Agriculture (S)
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Agriculture (S)
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 7, 2021
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 29-8 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 4, 2021
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 72-23 with floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1)
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1)
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 29-5 `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 24-5 `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 72-21 `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a033742e-5dd6-468b-a94a-66c6d062a1af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).