---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Emergency Response Commission."
description: "AN ACT relating to the Emergency Response Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 196"
citation: "Kentucky HB 196 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Public Safety", "Boards and Commissions", "Public Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["T. Moore"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/700eed3e-11ad-46ea-93a2-fce0b7988938"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb196.html"
source_hash: "b3ae28e0448c6bf1673d8be67fb49aa0bc83998011203ddf873b7f3e77d3e7dc"
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 196 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to the Emergency Response Commission.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb196/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- T. Moore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 015) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/700eed3e-11ad-46ea-93a2-fce0b7988938`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).