---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to advertising devices and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to advertising devices and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 328"
citation: "Kentucky HB 328 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advertising", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Highways", "Streets", "and Bridges", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Lewis", "DJ Johnson", "J. Higdon", "J. Higdon", "J. Higdon", "J. Higdon", "M. Wilson", "M. Wilson", "N. Tate", "S. McPherson", "S. Sheldon", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d28df49-1ad2-4a79-80ed-7bf3a57b3416"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb328.html"
source_hash: "b647c42cf573c8126500ae2d4d16a52db95f1989cb18f494f8f1fed6f5fdb826"
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 328 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to advertising devices 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/hb328/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 44** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0044.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb328/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 328 W/ sfa3 sfa6 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- S. McPherson — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 11, 2021
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-2 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2), (3), (4) and (5) filed
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (6) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2), (4), and (5) withdrawn
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-6 with floor amendments (3) and (6) `passage`
- **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 floor amendments (3) and (6)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate floor amendments (3) and (6)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-3 `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
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 44) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d28df49-1ad2-4a79-80ed-7bf3a57b3416`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).