---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to military affairs."
description: "AN ACT relating to military affairs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HB 279"
citation: "Kentucky HB 279 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Boards and Commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78e980cd-582f-44b4-9d5e-a2cbb4f4244a"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb279.html"
source_hash: "aba3ec9c01f7bc54ff3b48f5d33991aa525ea22fe307989cede4ff9b088cd62a"
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 279 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to military affairs.

## 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/hb279/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb279/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 279 W/scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed 82-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 43) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78e980cd-582f-44b4-9d5e-a2cbb4f4244a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).