---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals."
description: "AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 67"
citation: "Kentucky SB 67 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Punishments", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Corrections Impact", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Carroll", "D. Harper Angel", "D. Seum", "D. St. Onge", "D. St. Onge", "D. Thayer", "J. Adams", "J. Nemes", "M. McGarvey", "P. Hornback"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a2cfd41-0cb3-4971-b65a-8243f6526855"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb67.html"
source_hash: "7d3dcb42648cade0456b7af9c878f2cc848180669ad0c826ecba08b9c92347b6"
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 67 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals.

## 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/sb67/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
- D. Seum — primary (person)
- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-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`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with floor amendment (3) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (3) on Thursday, March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (3)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-0
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 184) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a2cfd41-0cb3-4971-b65a-8243f6526855`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).