---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the adjutant general."
description: "AN ACT relating to the adjutant general."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Kentucky SB 147 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts", "Deeds and Conveyances", "Eminent Domain and Condemnation", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Public Buildings and Grounds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["P. Wheeler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b82d19ce-fd36-4745-a605-1014e7607bf1"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb147.html"
source_hash: "bc6cb243c5719d234bfd311e038a32cc391217af7e86be9c167ece3304a68540"
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 147 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the adjutant general.

## 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/sb147/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 109** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0109.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb147/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 147 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- P. Wheeler — 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`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 109) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b82d19ce-fd36-4745-a605-1014e7607bf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).