---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 to create, within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Office of Film and Tourism Development; abolish the Office of Sports Authority and the Office of Research and Administration; abolish the Commission on Small Business Advocacy within the cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2016-856."
description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 to create, within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Office of Film and Tourism Development; abolish the Office of Sports Authority and the Office of Research and Administration; abolish the Commission on Small Business Advocacy within the cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2016-856."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "SB 170"
citation: "Kentucky SB 170 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07dea0c6-6cfc-4aef-8c76-2e806c212afa"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB170.htm"
source_hash: "95248a5ec73cae9cec23403d6ee5b5be717331f7c04bd930cb3bee96c1ca1a8f"
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 170 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 to create, within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Office of Film and Tourism Development; abolish the Office of Sports Authority and the Office of Research and Administration; abolish the Commission on Small Business Advocacy within the cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2016-856.

## 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/SB170/bill.pdf)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-13** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-02-23** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-02-24** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-02-24** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2017-02-28** Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
- **2017-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 2, 2017
- **2017-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03** Received in House
- **2017-03-06** To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2017-03-07** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2017-03-07** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-08** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- **2017-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-15** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 110) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07dea0c6-6cfc-4aef-8c76-2e806c212afa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).