---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife."
description: "AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 313"
citation: "Kentucky HB 313 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Motor Vehicles", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Public Safety", "Hunting and Fishing", "Public Meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Sims Jr", "P. Hornback", "P. Pratt", "R. Webb", "T. Turner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/300b737f-0494-47eb-bf19-7f5d0f541f97"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb313.html"
source_hash: "64e30cf779b213b4b5d81001c094dc2a425e70fb7e2e0ad11538575030eb1b96"
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 313 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife.

## 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/hb313/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Webb — primary (person)
- T. Turner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- **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 Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 99-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendments (1) and (2)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate floor amendments (1) and (2)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-1 `passage`
- **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. 115) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/300b737f-0494-47eb-bf19-7f5d0f541f97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).