---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to legislative oversight and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to legislative oversight and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 6"
citation: "Kentucky HB 6 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advisory Boards", "Commissions", "and Committees", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "General Assembly", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "B. Wesley", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "C. McCoy", "D. Frazier", "D. Graham", "D. Hale", "D. Lewis", "D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "J. Dixon", "J. Nemes", "J. Tipton", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Bechler", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Bridges", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "S. Miles", "S. Rudy", "S. Santoro", "T. Smith", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e86d9354-7353-45a0-b180-50e1f6566346"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb6.html"
source_hash: "1e460b8991aab2205c7a32896f1b1b440585391a76129702cc4cfc9f3e6b5845"
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 6 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to legislative oversight 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/hb6/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 14** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0014.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb6/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HB 6 VETO OVERRIDE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 6 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. McCoy — primary (person)
- D. Frazier — primary (person)
- D. Graham — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- J. Dixon — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- L. Bechler — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- S. Miles — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State Government (H)
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State Government (H)
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State Government (H)
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State Government (H)
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed 72-23 with Committee Substitute `passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** passed 72-23 `passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 74-24 `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 28-3 `passage`
- **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 Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 14) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e86d9354-7353-45a0-b180-50e1f6566346`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).