---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 394"
citation: "Kentucky HB 394 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Contracts", "Fish and Wildlife", "State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. McCool", "C. Massey", "C. Massey", "C. Massey", "K. Upchurch", "M. Koch", "S. Maddox", "S. Miles"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/516a1693-db08-4743-85c8-f895f9b241db"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb394.html"
source_hash: "9f76a5f97a480e4e4b3984daf76f9867b26223e355eba859e47afe4afe57a535"
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 394 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission 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/hb394/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 161** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0161.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb394/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 394 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 394 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. McCool — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
- M. Koch — primary (person)
- S. Maddox — primary (person)
- S. Miles — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 75-21 with floor amendments (1) and (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **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
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+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 71-23 `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 33-5 `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. 161) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/516a1693-db08-4743-85c8-f895f9b241db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).