---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325."
description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 302"
citation: "Kentucky HB 302 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Bentley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-02"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b199d788-50f9-4612-b9e0-b29d934be961"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB302.htm"
source_hash: "6f16eec14b015840eaef07294c2ed6b9490ea76ee9a0c4e733d8167baef8e9c3"
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 302 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization. Amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to create the Professional Licensing Legal Division within the Public Protection Cabinet; create the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Public Protection Cabinet; confirm Executive Order 2017-325.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 302 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/bill.pdf)
3. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SCA1.pdf)
4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SCS1.pdf)
5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB302/SFA1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Bentley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-06** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-15** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2018
- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading, passed 82-1 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-26** Received in Senate
- **2018-02-27** To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-19** Taken from Rules (S)
- **2018-03-19** Recommitted to State & Local Government (S)
- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-22** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-27** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 23-9 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-29** Received in House
- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1)
- **2018-04-14** Bill passed 48-39
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 176) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b199d788-50f9-4612-b9e0-b29d934be961`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).