---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to the state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "SB 150"
citation: "Kentucky SB 150 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Insurance", "Health", "Physicians and Practitioners", "State Agencies", "State Employees", "Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Attorney General", "Health Benefit Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a5c1184-daf3-4c65-a8b3-c57c85265fbb"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb150.html"
source_hash: "0cf335f68995e3826749a397a0a5408f2f232e90e114fa62ff83ef521fa9beef"
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 150 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to the state of emergency in response to COVID-19 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/sb150/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb150/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 150 W/ scs1, sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 150 W/ fccr FINAL PASSAGE — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 30-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posting waived
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in Senate
- **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 receding from House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **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** Conference Committee Report adopted in House and Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee Report filed in House and Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee Report adopted in House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 82-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee Report adopted in Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 73) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a5c1184-daf3-4c65-a8b3-c57c85265fbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).