---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 148"
citation: "Kentucky SB 148 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Children and Minors", "Cities", "Counties", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Local Mandate", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Carroll", "D. Carroll"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0def3bb9-a90e-481c-a0ae-e6c277f5ec07"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb148.html"
source_hash: "540bb580f0527406a873490bc40430e6d7c51e213ec10d9ad3ed9b7e3ec2e2ac"
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 148 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to child care 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/sb148/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 172** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0172.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb148/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 148 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 148 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — 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`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-1 with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 81-14 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 33-4 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 74-18 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0def3bb9-a90e-481c-a0ae-e6c277f5ec07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).