---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics. Amend KRS 13B.020 to include hearings by the Executive Branch Ethics Commission in the list of administrative hearings exempt from KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 11A.100 to conform."
description: "AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics. Amend KRS 13B.020 to include hearings by the Executive Branch Ethics Commission in the list of administrative hearings exempt from KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 11A.100 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "SB 150"
citation: "Kentucky SB 150 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Girdler"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ad23371-5f91-44fd-8524-4de3f19feccb"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB150.htm"
source_hash: "9b5154aeabf4b15ae91868f60c81139e664547bfdd3b25bab93ce4dd8529c086"
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 150 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to executive branch ethics. Amend KRS 13B.020 to include hearings by the Executive Branch Ethics Commission in the list of administrative hearings exempt from KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 11A.100 to conform.

## Version chain

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

1. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/HCA1.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/HCS1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/bill.pdf)
4. **SB 150 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/orig_bill.pdf)
5. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/SFA1.pdf)
6. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB150/SFA2.pdf)

## Sponsors

- R. Girdler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-02-16** To State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-22** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-23** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- **2018-02-27** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-02-28** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-01** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-02** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-02** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-05** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2018-03-05** Passed 27-10 with floor amendment (2)
- **2018-03-06** Received in House
- **2018-03-08** To State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-20** Taken from State Government (H)
- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Returned to State Government (H)
- **2018-03-20** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-21** Taken from State Government (H)
- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** Returned to State Government (H)
- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
- **2018-04-14** 3rd reading, passed 88-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-14** Received in Senate
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 188) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ad23371-5f91-44fd-8524-4de3f19feccb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).