---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to utility services."
description: "AN ACT relating to utility services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 272"
citation: "Kentucky HB 272 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government", "Public Utilities", "Water Supply"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Wesley", "D. Fister", "D. Lewis", "DJ Johnson", "J. Bray", "M. Hart", "M. Meredith", "R. Dotson", "S. Heavrin", "S. Miles", "S. Sheldon", "T. Huff", "W. Lawrence"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09853417-cf99-43a1-b8ab-65bb2de10548"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb272.html"
source_hash: "18295da0153e1d5a90e9d4418feb107f9712296f4d61158e225eb593fa836aad"
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 272 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to utility services.

## 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/hb272/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0158.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb272/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS HB 272 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 272 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Meredith — primary (person)
- R. Dotson — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
- S. Miles — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 70-25 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+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 25-10 with Committee Substitute (1) `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
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 71-23 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **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** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 69-26 `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** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 24-12 `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. 158) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09853417-cf99-43a1-b8ab-65bb2de10548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).