---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to certain weather-related emergencies and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to certain weather-related emergencies and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 542"
citation: "Kentucky HB 542 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disasters", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Governor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Blanton", "J. Miller"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b150b71-b38e-4874-becb-c6337116530b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb542.html"
source_hash: "d4714a18977f33b82bb1fb732de2cd97174332876da8797938277febaa639630"
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 542 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to certain weather-related emergencies 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/hb542/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 143** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0143.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb542/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- To waive second and third readings — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Consider Motion — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 542 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Miller — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posting waived
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd and 3rd readings dispensed with
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** passed 86-9 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd and 3rd readings dispensed with
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** passed 29-0-2 `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 143) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b150b71-b38e-4874-becb-c6337116530b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).