---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to public records and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to public records and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 273"
citation: "Kentucky HB 273 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime Victims", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Local Mandate", "Public Records and Reports", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "C. Freeland", "J. Decker", "W. Schroder"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfabc13c-ef15-4593-86bf-c3f67d5c77b4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb273.html"
source_hash: "e82d5416d2149d38127d990d373f064a986956cd8e69be8e20b943c0c079d531"
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 273 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to public records 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/hb273/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 78** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0078.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb273/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 273 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- W. Schroder — 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 Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+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 93-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+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 and floor amendment (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 82-10 `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
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfabc13c-ef15-4593-86bf-c3f67d5c77b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).