---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the donation of game meat."
description: "AN ACT relating to the donation of game meat."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 209"
citation: "Kentucky HB 209 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Charitable Organizations and Institutions", "Fish and Wildlife", "Foods", "Local Government", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Wesley", "C. Massey", "D. Fister", "D. Hale", "D. Lewis", "J. Branscum", "J. Bray", "J. Dixon", "J. Gooch Jr.", "K. King", "N. Kirk-McCormick", "R. Heath", "R. Palumbo", "S. Heavrin", "T. Huff", "W. Lawrence"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/842e8f0c-e66b-4ff8-88ca-73d7559cb145"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb209.html"
source_hash: "bdb8452e9e3ee740c41659e00a0e32c23183ce2a50d267a115407ac966be2b9f"
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 209 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the donation of game meat.

## 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/21RS/hb209/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 33** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0033.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb209/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 209 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- J. Branscum — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Dixon — primary (person)
- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- N. Kirk-McCormick — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 85-3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/842e8f0c-e66b-4ff8-88ca-73d7559cb145`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).