---
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 495"
citation: "Kentucky HB 495 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Police", "State", "Reorganization"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "J. Blanton", "J. Blanton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cb7cf4d-cd32-43de-aeac-1bd60b31fac4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb495.html"
source_hash: "25c948e266224b75c257942ce9a7f4b8bc9f31a3b245f53d5c25daa935042ab0"
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 495 (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/hb495/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 82** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0082.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb495/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 495 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — 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`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+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 amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (1) `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 Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `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** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (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
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-0 `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. 82) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cb7cf4d-cd32-43de-aeac-1bd60b31fac4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).