---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to building facilities and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 198B.650 to provide an exception to the definition of \"practice of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting\"; amend KRS 198B.674 to add an exemption for persons cleaning duct work, not engaged in installation or repair."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Kentucky HB 249 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing", "Building", "and Construction", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions", "Small Business"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Dixon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c680c5b1-0123-48ff-a30d-130cd65ba846"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb249.html"
source_hash: "d42e0552dcdd11c361902986ab8b03e33be3d17909208e02f925cc02e68094c0"
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 249 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to building facilities and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 198B.650 to provide an exception to the definition of "practice of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting"; amend KRS 198B.674 to add an exemption for persons cleaning duct work, not engaged in installation or repair.

## 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/22RS/hb249/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0108.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb249/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 249 w/ scs1 sfa2 sfa3 sfta4 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Dixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 28, 2022
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment (1) filed to bill, floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) withdrawn
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2), (3) and (4-title) `passage`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2), (3) and (4-title)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2), (3) and (4-title)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed 89-1 `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c680c5b1-0123-48ff-a30d-130cd65ba846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).