---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to conservation officers."
description: "AN ACT relating to conservation officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 274"
citation: "Kentucky HB 274 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Fugate", "D. Elliott", "D. Hale", "J. Blanton", "J. Sims Jr", "S. Santoro", "S. Sheldon", "T. Turner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdd29dfc-daaa-4338-9c82-353b5f8146b3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb274.html"
source_hash: "011c46b7bc389e00420e6b8f44c2606d4d37b13c273967ea78de3465dfb430a5"
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 274 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to conservation officers.

## 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/hb274/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- T. Turner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 167) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdd29dfc-daaa-4338-9c82-353b5f8146b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).