---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the acquisition by utilities of assets used to provide water or sewer utility service."
description: "AN ACT relating to the acquisition by utilities of assets used to provide water or sewer utility service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 465"
citation: "Kentucky HB 465 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Utilities", "Sewer Systems", "State Agencies", "Water Supply"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "A. Southworth", "A. Southworth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23b01898-855b-40ea-94eb-b8abda9035af"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb465.html"
source_hash: "ec8f085e187550c17026b49904ad19c4a6862c296a8a5872cfaeac4eb4577efa"
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 465 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the acquisition by utilities of assets used to provide water or sewer utility service.

## 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/hb465/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 191** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0191.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb465/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 465 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT SFA 2 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Koenig — primary (person)
- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- A. Southworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 86-3 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) defeated
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 30-3 `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 Governor
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 191) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23b01898-855b-40ea-94eb-b8abda9035af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).