---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets."
description: "AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HB 44"
citation: "Kentucky HB 44 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Local Mandate", "Crimes and Punishments", "Energy", "Oil and Natural Gas", "Public Utilities", "Civil Actions", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4411ae19-6543-4f53-b994-7d47c271e069"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb44.html"
source_hash: "abd65b972fd351560d971b5c37877efaaea137a58b60971ef9da194f4cd8c6b9"
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 44 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets.

## 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/hb44/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb44/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 44 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+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 Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 7, 2020
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 71-17 with floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 5, 2020
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-4 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 12) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4411ae19-6543-4f53-b994-7d47c271e069`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).