---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to revenue, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to revenue, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Kentucky HB 249 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation", "Taxation", "Sales and Use"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Reed", "C. McDaniel", "J. Petrie", "J. Petrie", "J. Petrie", "J. Petrie", "J. Petrie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab570108-f293-42b2-9377-02e416630b52"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb249.html"
source_hash: "b43b087adab9c885ca440468b85d014ce0c2dcbaa25001535bec86badb015ef7"
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 249 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to revenue, making an appropriation therefor, 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/21RS/hb249/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0156.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb249/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS HB 249 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 249 W/ scs1 scta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- C. McDaniel — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2), (3), (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (2) (4) and (5) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 27-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 62-33 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** line items vetoed `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** vetoes overridden
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 62-32 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** vetoes overridden
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 28-10 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab570108-f293-42b2-9377-02e416630b52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).