---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reorganization."
description: "AN ACT relating to reorganization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 398"
citation: "Kentucky HB 398 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Reorganization", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Hatton", "A. Tackett Laferty", "B. McCool", "C. Massey", "D. Graham", "J. Jenkins", "K. Flood", "K. Moser", "M. Cantrell", "P. Minter", "P. Stevenson", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom", "T. Bojanowski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a8b859d-d054-4d6d-9628-7b2effe5bca7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb398.html"
source_hash: "b6627ff19395f1b64d9503d2e9b972a61bdb4c68b7509d6c21f1894686cc9d60"
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 398 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to reorganization.

## 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/hb398/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 95** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0095.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb398/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 398 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- A. Hatton — primary (person)
- A. Tackett Laferty — primary (person)
- B. McCool — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Graham — primary (person)
- J. Jenkins — primary (person)
- K. Flood — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Cantrell — primary (person)
- P. Minter — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — 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`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `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 Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **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 36-0 `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
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 95) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a8b859d-d054-4d6d-9628-7b2effe5bca7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).