---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to underground facility protection."
description: "AN ACT relating to underground facility protection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 172"
citation: "Kentucky SB 172 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications", "Energy", "Hazardous Materials", "Local Mandate", "Oil and Natural Gas", "Public Protection", "Public Safety", "Public Utilities", "Public Works", "Safety", "Sewer Systems", "Telecommunications", "Waste Management", "Water Supply"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Howell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f38eb06-b73c-47ed-8292-d17056dd411c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb172.html"
source_hash: "690a68850eb0d92cb2943a464afd69f4a89d2222fe00af01db8a536c3fbe0094"
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 172 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to underground facility protection.

## 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/sb172/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0105.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb172/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS SB 172 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 172 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **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`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-0 `passage`
- **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
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f38eb06-b73c-47ed-8292-d17056dd411c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).