---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 337.050 to provide gender neutral language."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 594"
citation: "Kentucky HB 594 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Industry", "Wages and Hours", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "P. Pratt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b24a709-813e-49a3-8912-0e27dcfd5a0b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb594.html"
source_hash: "6c5267d08447a5eb5e20c72d6c7e49eebc54c0e7f8132812df6acba41f7f547e"
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 594 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 337.050 to provide gender neutral language.

## 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/hb594/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0207.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb594/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 594 VETO OVERRIDE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 594 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 71-22 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 26-9 `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed 74-24 `passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed 28-7 `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 207) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b24a709-813e-49a3-8912-0e27dcfd5a0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).