---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the interpretation of laws and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to the interpretation of laws and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HB 150"
citation: "Kentucky HB 150 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Insurance", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 59
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fb20d95-e842-4ad4-92f2-c6e3e5f115a2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb150.html"
source_hash: "58d7fcbb298df341ce8fa2fc51526fa06d1b3a633e8612054baf3118c88c4bfe"
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 150 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to the interpretation of laws and declaring an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb150/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb150/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 150 W/ ccr FINAL PASSAGE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 150 FINAL PASSAGE not w/stand veto — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 150 W/ scs1, sfa2 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Judiciary (H)
- **2020-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 11, 2020
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 60-35 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1), and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2020
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2) `passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Report filed in House and Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Conference Committee Report
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Report adopted in Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 28-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Conference Committee Report
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Report adopted in House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 66-16 `passage`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto message received in House
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden in House `veto-override-passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill passed 58-33 `passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden in Senate `veto-override-passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill passed 28-6 `passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts ch. 86) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fb20d95-e842-4ad4-92f2-c6e3e5f115a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).