---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to gaming."
description: "AN ACT relating to gaming."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Kentucky HB 226 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Amusements and Recreation", "Charitable Organizations and Institutions", "Gambling", "Licensing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "A. Koenig", "D. Osborne", "D. Osborne", "D. Osborne", "D. Thayer", "K. Timoney", "S. Santoro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f22e0dd6-4ca6-4d55-815f-2750ab3c4c33"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb226.html"
source_hash: "f100d2c49451d23460287af906e47070f944ec5f9dd83309856b82f7e55e07fd"
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 226 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to gaming.

## 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/hb226/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0200.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb226/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 226 W/ scs1 scta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Koenig — primary (person)
- A. Koenig — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- K. Timoney — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 73-15 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (3) and (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reassigned to
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 30, 2021
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-7 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 56-36 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f22e0dd6-4ca6-4d55-815f-2750ab3c4c33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).