---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to public agencies. Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language."
description: "AN ACT relating to public agencies. Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 592"
citation: "Kentucky HB 592 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Carney"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-27"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df1ded4c-aa15-4407-a21a-0dd2683cc619"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB592.htm"
source_hash: "18a7ce3c8a209ea99387c0be0c4bba7a67290554893094fd44b890d58a2a274a"
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 592 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to public agencies. Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 592 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/HCA1.pdf)
3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/HCS1.pdf)
4. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/HFA1.pdf)
5. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/HFA2.pdf)
6. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/HFA3.pdf)
7. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/bill.pdf)
8. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/SCA1.pdf)
9. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB592/SCS1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- J. Carney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Taken from Education (H)
- **2018-03-15** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Returned to Education (H)
- **2018-03-16** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-16** Taken from Education (H)
- **2018-03-16** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-16** Returned to Education (H)
- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-20** Floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-21** Taken from Rules (H)
- **2018-03-21** Placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 82-11 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (2) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-22** Taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2018-03-22** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-22** Returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2018-03-27** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2018
- **2018-04-02** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-02** Received in House
- **2018-04-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-04-13** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-04-13** Bill passed 51-34
- **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. 200) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df1ded4c-aa15-4407-a21a-0dd2683cc619`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).