---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to oil and gas, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 353.562 to make grammatical and technical corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 669"
citation: "Kentucky HB 669 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Environment and Conservation", "Oil and Natural Gas", "Pollution", "Technical Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "J. Gooch Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4af24718-0474-41d3-ac46-ca08cf04d262"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb669.html"
source_hash: "be55402d9542a7a6566d85c03614d0e93e904fa3bdb7db7073bc71a776016b47"
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 669 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to oil and gas, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 353.562 to make grammatical and technical corrections.

## 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/hb669/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 173** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0173.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb669/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 669 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (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** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **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** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 173) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4af24718-0474-41d3-ac46-ca08cf04d262`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).