---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the protection of agricultural animals."
description: "AN ACT relating to the protection of agricultural animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 229"
citation: "Kentucky HB 229 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Local Mandate", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "M. Koch", "P. Hornback", "P. Hornback", "R. Heath"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be253200-3b95-4f3d-a53f-db21fb5767d4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb229.html"
source_hash: "e36fbdd32c56ec88063f419250791d8a225784b9ae9b6bc8868cf5e4d06ffdba"
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 229 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the protection of agricultural animals.

## 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/hb229/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 50** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0050.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb229/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 229 W/ sfa2 sfta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- M. Koch — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- R. Heath — 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`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with floor amendments (2) and (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate floor amendments (2) and (1-title)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 92-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 50) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be253200-3b95-4f3d-a53f-db21fb5767d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).