---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to amusement rides and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "Amend KRS 247.232 to define \"department\"; amend KRS 247.233 to replace the Commissioner of Agriculture with the Department of Agriculture as the entity responsible for monitoring amusement ride regulations and inspections; amend KRS 247.234 to require an owner of an amusement ride or attraction business to register the business with the department; require an amusement ride or attraction to be permitted; require registrants to furnish proof of insurance of not less than $1,000,000; require registrants to provide proof of financial responsibility in the sum of $1,000,000; require an inspection of each amusement ride or attraction; amend KRS 247.236 to authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 273"
citation: "Kentucky HB 273 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Agriculture", "Amusements and Recreation", "Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Fister", "R. Heath"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56a06855-6c73-4e62-9a0e-c600deca2e55"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb273.html"
source_hash: "4fd56bea45d9694f22875defe6110ddc8ae5e733c83cc7cdb90cc8d3447b2891"
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 273 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to amusement rides and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 247.232 to define "department"; amend KRS 247.233 to replace the Commissioner of Agriculture with the Department of Agriculture as the entity responsible for monitoring amusement ride regulations and inspections; amend KRS 247.234 to require an owner of an amusement ride or attraction business to register the business with the department; require an amusement ride or attraction to be permitted; require registrants to furnish proof of insurance of not less than $1,000,000; require registrants to provide proof of financial responsibility in the sum of $1,000,000; require an inspection of each amusement ride or attraction; amend KRS 247.236 to authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations; APPROPRIATION.

## 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/hb273/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 80** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0080.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb273/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 273 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Fister — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 11, 2022
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-3 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56a06855-6c73-4e62-9a0e-c600deca2e55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).