---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county."
description: "AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 275"
citation: "Kentucky HB 275 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Meredith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37346223-a150-4213-81c4-b0303a6a7912"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB275.htm"
source_hash: "1acf10602d6abbf5214597cd031d4438163d48c60c6fdb2d2e342bebcd4e9273"
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 275 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to special deputies. Amend KRS 70.045 to permit sheriffs in all counties to appoint one special deputy for every 1,000 persons living in the county.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 275 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/HCS1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/bill.pdf)
4. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/SCA1.pdf)
5. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB275/SCS1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- M. Meredith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** To Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
- **2018-03-02** 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-07** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (S)
- **2018-03-22** Placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-22** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Received in House
- **2018-03-22** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-22** Passed 84-3
- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 83) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37346223-a150-4213-81c4-b0303a6a7912`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).