---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 120"
citation: "Kentucky SB 120 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Amusements and Recreation", "Boards and Commissions", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Gambling", "Horses and Horse Racing", "Licensing", "Racing", "Wagering"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Parrett", "D. Thayer", "J. Adams", "J. Calloway", "J. DuPlessis", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Howell", "J. Schickel", "J. Tipton", "P. Hornback", "R. Heath", "R. Stivers", "R. Thomas", "W. Thomas", "W. Westerfield", "W. Westerfield", "W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cf45801-dd93-444e-bea2-11b96c842dd9"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb120.html"
source_hash: "531b224e76ab11fd778382552134573b128f29f1204a6758db452f363472822a"
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 SB 120 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering 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/sb120/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0008.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb120/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 120 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt sfa 1 — **fail** (fail) · upper
- No Motion Provided — **fail** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Parrett — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Howell — primary (person)
- J. Schickel — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) (2-title) and (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2-title) and (3) withdrawn
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed 22-15 `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) filed
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) withdrawn
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (5) defeated
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (6) ruled out of order
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed 55-38 `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cf45801-dd93-444e-bea2-11b96c842dd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).